K is for Karren Brady. Vice-chairman and moving force behind the Olympic Park move (even going so far as to float the idea we could be renamed West Ham Olympic to demonstrate her cutting edge marketing nous and total lack of any grasp of West Ham's fanbase). Of course, she has another job on The Apprentice. Either her experiences with The Pornographers are insufficient, or she has a penchant for sucking up to loud-mouthed wide boys. She should be fired (preferably from a cannon).
L is for Losing. What we've become good at, especially away from home, despite the tremendous support which is always thanked by whomever is temporarily in charge. Now, of course, relegation will mean losing all that multi-millions in Sky money. It might also mean losing some of the over-priced and underperforming mercenaires from the team (£90k a week for Wayne Bridge - not even the Golden Gate Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge together is worth that).
M is for Manchester United. Not because they've won the Premiership for the 19th time and will, I hope, lose comprehensively to Barcelona. They've encapsulated our season. One of the few (only?) highs of the season was the Carling Cup game when two-goal Jonathon Spencer contributed to our 4-0 win never having scored before. In our league game, we went 2 goals up and Vidic should have been sent off. Then who knows? In the event we capitulated and lost 2-4, a good mini-revival ended and we were done. But we still won the season 6-5 on aggregate.
N is for Newcastle. Away, when they were in disarray following the sacking of Chris Hughton, the appointment of Pardew and the sale of Andy Carroll. Still West Ham away? That'll do nicely for a 5-0 stroll.
O is for Orient. The mystic east and, please god, derailers of West Ham's journey to the Olympic Park. Never thought Barry Hearn was much of a saviour but who knows?
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