I lived down there for 5 years late 80s West Ham football club meant a lot to the community Fine, if you don't like that. FACT
Which community are you on about? The average Plaistow local is not interested in WHU these days. Go to Hornchurch, Chigwell and other places twenty miles out of London where much of their support now resides.
I wasn't referring to the extremely wealthy by the way, just the type of communities who now make that area their home.
Thats what im on about. The original comunities are getting pushed further out and replaced by wealthier incumbants
First Man Hunter now WHU. They've found a way to work with the Council to get the best for both parties. We've stood still for a few years now as the pissing contest continues. They've upgraded the lights (to comply with the PL) and got some artificial sunlight lamps to force the grass growth. But the PA is **** (still), signs of rust and peeling paint on much of the metalwork inside the ground, the walkway back to town is littered to **** with Tsykie cans and the stadium offices are constantly getting ****ty makeovers. Come back Adam and sort these ****s.
Green Street is still rather up for it. Praise the Almighty panties Cass Leacho at No2, Billy Beaumont and his herb garden at 4 and Dave the uphill in the pink washed no3 opposite Terrifying
5 things Westside Hammers fans will remember about the Uptown Park Bowling Ground - By Soccer Guy After a real long time, it’s time for Westside Hammers to say good bye to their real old soccer stadium. Older than the Queen of Britain, Uptown Park Bowling Ground opens up its bleachers one last time for the game against the Manchester Unity. After that, centuries of historic soccer history will be smashed up by a bunch of wrecking ball operators and the franchise will go some place new. But what will soccer fans of the West London based franchise remember about this place? I took a closer look. Pablo Di Canio’s real nice no-bouncer please log in to view this image Way back in the 2000s, the referee hatin' Italian soccer player scored one of the awesomest goalshot in EPL League history, kicking in a soccer ball real nice against tennis-named franchise Wimbledon. Pablo became a the Hammer’s MVP over the years before getting bored and going to the Charleston Atheltes when he was real old. Jonathan Spector please log in to view this image Of all the guys that have laced up their cleats and done soccer at the Uptown Park Bowling Ground down the years, most Westside Hammers fans will agree that one guy was way better than the rest. Making Pablo Di Canio and the rest of the guys look like a bunch of dumbass fat kids that can’t even make it through gym class without getting real sick, former USMNT star Spector was a hero of the guys down at the Tool Shack. The Chicken Shack please log in to view this image The bleachers in the east side of the stadium were once known as the Chicken Shack, named after the humongous fried chicken restaurant that fans could go get some food from if they got the munchies during the game. England Soccer Club won the World Cup please log in to view this image Back in the summer of '69, a Three Lines side made entirely of Westside Hammers soccer players became World Cup world champions of the world, beating Doucheland 4-2 at the Uptown Park Bowling Ground. As a result, a statue of some of the guys that played soccer that day still stands outside the stadium. Michael Jackson's statue Although the Prince of Pop was more bothered about climbing trees and stuff than he was about soccer, a statue of him once famously stood outside the Uptown Park Bowling Ground. please log in to view this image To be honest, nobody knows why. Maybe it had something to do with that song the Westside Hammers fans sing about MJ's pet monkey. http://www.sportsjoe.co.uk/football...will-remember-uptown-park-bowling-ground/1965
Back in the summer of '69, a Three Lines side made entirely of Westside Hammers soccer players became World Cup world champions of the world, beating Doucheland 4-2 at the Uptown Park Bowling Ground. Good grief
I hereby predict what is left of the Boleyn Park atmos will go south. It's the last game (yet again!) tonight so expect more media feeding frenzy and forlorn bubbles shots across deserted stands. In a year or two it will be wall to wall rent-a-fan there, with an Emirates type quiet droney buzzzzzz. For years WHU have been believing the **** the media feed back to them: salt of the earth, witty, hard as nails, intimidating cauldron, plucky underdogs who play lovely football, football the 'West Ham way'. Usually the evidence has demonstrated the contrary. In the 70s, Millwall had the likes of Big Kitch and Crippsy, while soft WHU had Brooking and Moore. The days of Roy 'Pretty Boy' Shaw v Lenny 'The Governor' Maclean are long gone, and it's all gone Phil Jupitus over there.
