montylynch
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Closely followed by Jack Rodwell no doubt....
Let's All Laugh At... Let's All Laugh At West Ham
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Col_M
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That’s their 20goals a season man.
pffft
some kind of member
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Seems like a plan.
Others - and I'm not sure anything could be more West Ham than this - blame a gypsy curse
This is anecdotal but I understand the origins of our injury misfortunes date back to 1995; The year a disenchanted Dutchman wandered lonely into the wilderness and set up camp in a jubilee viceroy two berth caravanette. Sad and alone he was found by a local travelling community who took him in as one of their own. One night by campfire Nehemiah (as he was named by the travellers) finally found the strength to speak of his time at West Ham Utd and of ultimately being cast aside for the more attractive and prolific figure known as Dowie. Enraged, the travellers swore revenge. In unison they raised their lucky heathers aloft, chanted an incantation and cursed West Ham Utd for 28 years. As the curse was marked a 6 year-old Andy Carroll felt a twinge in his hamstring on his way to second place in the school sports day egg and spoon race.........
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This is about the legendary Marco Boogers. He actually lived in a caravan while he played- very briefly- for them.
Wikipedia's opening paragraph on him says everything you need to know:
After a decade playing in the Netherlands, especially prolific in their second tier Eerste Divisie, Boogers joined West Ham United from Sparta Rotterdam for £1 million in July 1995,[3] even though West Ham manager Harry Redknapp had never seen him play.[4] Coming on as a substitute against Manchester United at Old Trafford in only his second appearance for the club, he was almost immediately sent off for a violent rib-high challenge on Gary Neville.[5] The press called it a "horror tackle" and suggested that Boogers was hired to injure a Manchester United player on purpose. Boogers himself claimed the wet grass made him slide too far and noted that Neville was able to finish the match, but nevertheless he was suspended for four matches. In November he returned as a substitute against Aston Villa in a 4-1 loss. He played his last match a month later, on 2 December, against Blackburn Rovers in a 4-2 defeat.[6]
Led's Zeppelin
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And to rub it in, he'll be remembered longer than Mark Noble.
fortworthspur
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thats a pretty funny thread. they go on to discuss HIV and hepatitis transmission.
Led's Zeppelin
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You can’t blame them. They have to find something other than football to talk about to lighten the mood.
Flynn
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In fairness to him that does include training games when he has joe hart between the sticks.
montylynch
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Can we all pray to the footballing gods that they lose their next 3 games.....just to put them back amongst the shit again. Really need cheering up at the moment.....
TheChosenOne
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Reading about all their player injured woes and transfer failings in quite laughable considering
they are the 17th richest club in the world according to Deloitte's
Short on players but able to sell some. Tough shit.
they are the 17th richest club in the world according to Deloitte's
Short on players but able to sell some. Tough shit.
montylynch
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A 6 game ban he's got for spitting.....
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Good
Woland
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Exactly why West Ham have so many injuries is a hot topic on KUMB...
Others - and I'm not sure anything could be more West Ham than this - blame a gypsy curse
This is anecdotal but I understand the origins of our injury misfortunes date back to 1995; The year a disenchanted Dutchman wandered lonely into the wilderness and set up camp in a jubilee viceroy two berth caravanette. Sad and alone he was found by a local travelling community who took him in as one of their own. One night by campfire Nehemiah (as he was named by the travellers) finally found the strength to speak of his time at West Ham Utd and of ultimately being cast aside for the more attractive and prolific figure known as Dowie. Enraged, the travellers swore revenge. In unison they raised their lucky heathers aloft, chanted an incantation and cursed West Ham Utd for 28 years. As the curse was marked a 6 year-old Andy Carroll felt a twinge in his hamstring on his way to second place in the school sports day egg and spoon race.........
I had to google the Marco Boogers story and it's a wonderful piece of trivia, involving Harry Redknapp, Iain Dowie, and Gary Neville. Read it here:
http://backpagefootball.com/the-curious-case-of-marco-boogers/21422/
Here's how the caravan legend was born:
The caravan legend was born out of a phone call West Ham’s travel arranger Bill Prosser received from a Clubcall reporter. The reporter had looked to get an interview with Boogers over the tackle after The Sun carried the headline ‘Horror Tackle!’ as its main Thursday sport story. Boogers, homesick and deeply affected by the media attention that had dogged him since his arrival, began a leave of absence during his four-match ban at home in Dordecht.
Prosser told the reporter he had not booked any flights for Boogers and that he had “probably gone by car again.” When said aloud on the phone, this was misunderstood by the reporter as “he’s gone back to his caravan.” With Clubcall being one of the main tabloid football news agencies in the 90s, it led to the headline on the backpage of The Sun reading ‘Barmy Boogers Gone to Live in a Caravan.’
Prosser told the reporter he had not booked any flights for Boogers and that he had “probably gone by car again.” When said aloud on the phone, this was misunderstood by the reporter as “he’s gone back to his caravan.” With Clubcall being one of the main tabloid football news agencies in the 90s, it led to the headline on the backpage of The Sun reading ‘Barmy Boogers Gone to Live in a Caravan.’
Woland
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God, people still texting each other, as in "short text messaging (SMS)" over mobile network?
Don't you have internet in Blighty lol?
Armstrong_11
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If u are gonna spend the time praying.... Might as well ask for more then 3. Losing their next 30 matches would be nice. League 1 side?
class of 62
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I think its got so bad the media must automatically link them with injury ravaged /broken players now.
mano-obe
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Hate the club and always been a bit of a yoyo club. They played some good stuff under Harry and were extremely physical as well. Apart from some glimpses of good under Curbishley and Pardew they've been awful for years. Hope it goes on for another 20 years at least
riggi
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RickyVilla
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That’s 2 mill in a brown envelope then.
JerryGarcia
Dark star crashes...
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God, people still texting each other, as in "short text messaging (SMS)" over mobile network?
Don't you have internet in Blighty lol?
Text messages are free, my data plan isn't
Lilbaz
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God, people still texting each other, as in "short text messaging (SMS)" over mobile network?
Don't you have internet in Blighty lol?
We have 95% superfast internet coverage in our country. Where are you from?
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