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We all know that some West Ham fans are horrible, racist oiks, and this is blatantly sentimental, but I think it`s also a beautifully crafted little film, which many fans of other clubs might relate to. I dread the day we leave our fleapit. http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/06/west-ham-olympic-stadium-move-up
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Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 02:29 - May 9 with 4358 views
Avoiding the Alf Garnet cliche of being born a Meryvn Day goal kick from the Boleyn in 1967 and seeing the top of the old North Bank from my Bedroom window , Both my Maternal Grandads were buried in their West Ham blazers and ties . The first Ground and thus football match i ever went to in 1974.
I know for a fact my 71 year old dad , East Ham Dave, is feeling hollowed out this morning. He wont be alone. I remember most the Scarves on wrists , the huge CLyde Best and the smell of rolling tobacco and Dead Hamburger meat which seemed bleedin' well exotic and scary to a 7 year old.
Knees up muvva Brown,Under the Table you must go . that Video choked me up a bit if truth be told.Thank for posting it.
ps. i never thought something published in the Guardian would move me to tears for all the right reasons .
pps ..Imo i dont think West Ham fans are any more racist than any other collective of football fans. Just a sample drawn from the plasma pool of life..
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"...The monkey is never dead, Dealer. The monkey never dies. When you kick him off, he just hides in a corner, waiting his turn."
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Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 08:43 - May 9 with 4160 views
Club prejudices aside, it's a great shame that another iconic football ground is confined to the bulldozers. In a thousand years time, what will our descendants have to remember to 20th century by?
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Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 08:51 - May 9 with 4143 views
The 4 nil win with sir les running colin foster ragged all afternoon was a joy. I also Remember Micheal Robinson missing an open goal and nearly hittting the corner flag with his effort.
Im not sure it was Robinson, my skin tight electric blue lois jumbo cords and Ellesse Trackie top had to be surgically removed as it as causing hypoxia.
"...The monkey is never dead, Dealer. The monkey never dies. When you kick him off, he just hides in a corner, waiting his turn."
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Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 08:59 - May 9 with 4126 views
Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 08:49 - May 9 by Toast_R
Club prejudices aside, it's a great shame that another iconic football ground is confined to the bulldozers. In a thousand years time, what will our descendants have to remember to 20th century by?
got to agree, call me an old romantic but there was something special about seeing lit floodlights from a housing estate love upton park, yeah it was a bit rough and ready and the natives had a certain edge to them but that's what football should be about , different characters , different grounds all of these new grounds look the same to me not a housing estate or a couple of local pubs in site, tragic really give me Highbury, upton park, filbert street, fratton park , the Dell, griffin park, loftus road , the cottage , and the old Wembley all day long as for OP calling our ground a flea pit , you sure your a QPR fan ?
And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 09:58 - May 9 with 4077 views
Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 08:17 - May 9 by Discodroids
Avoiding the Alf Garnet cliche of being born a Meryvn Day goal kick from the Boleyn in 1967 and seeing the top of the old North Bank from my Bedroom window , Both my Maternal Grandads were buried in their West Ham blazers and ties . The first Ground and thus football match i ever went to in 1974.
I know for a fact my 71 year old dad , East Ham Dave, is feeling hollowed out this morning. He wont be alone. I remember most the Scarves on wrists , the huge CLyde Best and the smell of rolling tobacco and Dead Hamburger meat which seemed bleedin' well exotic and scary to a 7 year old.
Knees up muvva Brown,Under the Table you must go . that Video choked me up a bit if truth be told.Thank for posting it.
ps. i never thought something published in the Guardian would move me to tears for all the right reasons .
pps ..Imo i dont think West Ham fans are any more racist than any other collective of football fans. Just a sample drawn from the plasma pool of life..
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Disco, just out of curiosity, how did you come to be QPR if your family are claret & blue?
Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 09:58 - May 9 by CamberleyR
Disco, just out of curiosity, how did you come to be QPR if your family are claret & blue?
My 'Grandad', my Maternal Grandads twin brother took me to Loftus road in 1977 for a home game vs Everton. He was born in Acton and stayed there until his death in 1986.
I just wanted to be different and stuck with QPR and grew to love the fukers. Caused a lot of grief for a while , and even to to this day i still get ribbed about it when i go to the west ham supporters club for a pint with dad and some of my old school mates.
I still call the area home even though i left in 1988. If anyone knows a Black lad called Andrew Rose, A qpr regular for over 30 years, on here i went to school with him in east ham and he was the only other QPR fan i knew for many years.
First foremost and forever more, im QPR.
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"...The monkey is never dead, Dealer. The monkey never dies. When you kick him off, he just hides in a corner, waiting his turn."
Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 10:14 - May 9 by Discodroids
My 'Grandad', my Maternal Grandads twin brother took me to Loftus road in 1977 for a home game vs Everton. He was born in Acton and stayed there until his death in 1986.
I just wanted to be different and stuck with QPR and grew to love the fukers. Caused a lot of grief for a while , and even to to this day i still get ribbed about it when i go to the west ham supporters club for a pint with dad and some of my old school mates.
I still call the area home even though i left in 1988. If anyone knows a Black lad called Andrew Rose, A qpr regular for over 30 years, on here i went to school with him in east ham and he was the only other QPR fan i knew for many years.
First foremost and forever more, im QPR.
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Was that Everton game the Bob Latchford hat-trick 5-1 ?
Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 10:31 - May 9 by CamberleyR
Was that Everton game the Bob Latchford hat-trick 5-1 ?
thats the one. it was one of the very rare times i can remember Norman, my grandad saying 'Bastard' it was said with such gut wrenching emotion ive never forgotten it.
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"...The monkey is never dead, Dealer. The monkey never dies. When you kick him off, he just hides in a corner, waiting his turn."
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Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 11:14 - May 9 with 3957 views
Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 10:14 - May 9 by Discodroids
My 'Grandad', my Maternal Grandads twin brother took me to Loftus road in 1977 for a home game vs Everton. He was born in Acton and stayed there until his death in 1986.
I just wanted to be different and stuck with QPR and grew to love the fukers. Caused a lot of grief for a while , and even to to this day i still get ribbed about it when i go to the west ham supporters club for a pint with dad and some of my old school mates.
I still call the area home even though i left in 1988. If anyone knows a Black lad called Andrew Rose, A qpr regular for over 30 years, on here i went to school with him in east ham and he was the only other QPR fan i knew for many years.
First foremost and forever more, im QPR.
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Similar to me disco, my mums family all lived in the area, went to a fair few games there in the late 70's early 80's, my dad hated his mother in law (my nan) so when my mum wanted to visit he made sure west ham was at home, stood on the chicken run with my uncles. Living in Bracknell though all my mates were qpr and once I was old enough to go to games parentless I ended up at Loftus rd. The ironic thing now is my new girlfriend lives about 100 yards from the Boleyn, get a few funny comments and looks when my tattoo gets clocked when I'm having a pint in the Boleyn pub.
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favourite cheese mature Cheddar. FFS there is no such thing as the EPL
Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 11:16 - May 9 by loftboy
Similar to me disco, my mums family all lived in the area, went to a fair few games there in the late 70's early 80's, my dad hated his mother in law (my nan) so when my mum wanted to visit he made sure west ham was at home, stood on the chicken run with my uncles. Living in Bracknell though all my mates were qpr and once I was old enough to go to games parentless I ended up at Loftus rd. The ironic thing now is my new girlfriend lives about 100 yards from the Boleyn, get a few funny comments and looks when my tattoo gets clocked when I'm having a pint in the Boleyn pub.
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I know you enjoy a crafty pint in the Boleyn these days Loftboy with your new lady , ive got my spies out !. I used to drink in the Green Man or the Wakefield If my mates dragged me along for a game. Sadly no longer there.The Boozer in queens road market 'The queens ' is known as 'the painted turd' by locals. The Black lion in plaistow, one stop before upton park is the best pub in the area. Funny you should mention the chicken run , not very pc but my Long departed uncle George was known as chicken run George for his 3o odd years on the Chicken run smoking his waccybaccy .
Anyway, its turning into Cilla Blacks 'surprise surprise' this thread, but i will miss the Boleyn , and more importantly, it characters .
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"...The monkey is never dead, Dealer. The monkey never dies. When you kick him off, he just hides in a corner, waiting his turn."
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Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 12:11 - May 9 with 3878 views
Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 11:39 - May 9 by Discodroids
I know you enjoy a crafty pint in the Boleyn these days Loftboy with your new lady , ive got my spies out !. I used to drink in the Green Man or the Wakefield If my mates dragged me along for a game. Sadly no longer there.The Boozer in queens road market 'The queens ' is known as 'the painted turd' by locals. The Black lion in plaistow, one stop before upton park is the best pub in the area. Funny you should mention the chicken run , not very pc but my Long departed uncle George was known as chicken run George for his 3o odd years on the Chicken run smoking his waccybaccy .
Anyway, its turning into Cilla Blacks 'surprise surprise' this thread, but i will miss the Boleyn , and more importantly, it characters .
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My east end two-penneth...
My old man (God rest his soul) was originally from the Bush area, but grew up in 'nam and took me to loads of West Ham games in the 70s as he had a season ticket given to him as he was a Ref/Linesman. He was lino at Booby Moore's testimonial in 1970 when about 15,000 Jocks descended on Upton Park and I saw him run the line or ref at loads of testimonials thereafter and games at Chadwell Heath.
I went to Wembley in 1975 when they beat Fulham but always was Rangers and hated it when we lost to West Ham as all the kids at school ripped the p**s out of me , but when we won it was heaven...
I have a lot of affection for the place and most of my mates from back in the day are Irons (in the Footballing sense!). I went to West Ham v Villa a while ago as my last visit to the place. Real shame to see it go.
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Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 12:28 - May 9 with 3843 views
Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 12:11 - May 9 by billericaydicky
My east end two-penneth...
My old man (God rest his soul) was originally from the Bush area, but grew up in 'nam and took me to loads of West Ham games in the 70s as he had a season ticket given to him as he was a Ref/Linesman. He was lino at Booby Moore's testimonial in 1970 when about 15,000 Jocks descended on Upton Park and I saw him run the line or ref at loads of testimonials thereafter and games at Chadwell Heath.
I went to Wembley in 1975 when they beat Fulham but always was Rangers and hated it when we lost to West Ham as all the kids at school ripped the p**s out of me , but when we won it was heaven...
I have a lot of affection for the place and most of my mates from back in the day are Irons (in the Footballing sense!). I went to West Ham v Villa a while ago as my last visit to the place. Real shame to see it go.
1979-80, Bob Hazell's bullet-header of an own goal gave them the win in the last 10 minutes and the whole ground erupted in a gleeful chorus of "Nice one N*gg*r, nice one son!". I thought the 30 stops on the District Line had taken me to another country.
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Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 13:01 - May 9 with 3796 views
Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 12:28 - May 9 by MrSheen
1979-80, Bob Hazell's bullet-header of an own goal gave them the win in the last 10 minutes and the whole ground erupted in a gleeful chorus of "Nice one N*gg*r, nice one son!". I thought the 30 stops on the District Line had taken me to another country.
I am a little puzzled by your post MrSheen. Was this so unusual in 70s London?
The thing about the racists of the time is that they did not get into endless debates about whether they were racist or not, or try to present themselves as victims, or try to dream up ingenious ways of raising the issue of race without explicitly mentioning race. They were proud of being racist.
Air hostess clique
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Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 20:05 - May 12 with 3313 views
Goodbye Boleyn film...one day this will be us. on 10:14 - May 9 by Discodroids
My 'Grandad', my Maternal Grandads twin brother took me to Loftus road in 1977 for a home game vs Everton. He was born in Acton and stayed there until his death in 1986.
I just wanted to be different and stuck with QPR and grew to love the fukers. Caused a lot of grief for a while , and even to to this day i still get ribbed about it when i go to the west ham supporters club for a pint with dad and some of my old school mates.
I still call the area home even though i left in 1988. If anyone knows a Black lad called Andrew Rose, A qpr regular for over 30 years, on here i went to school with him in east ham and he was the only other QPR fan i knew for many years.
First foremost and forever more, im QPR.
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That was my first game too Disco. Bob Latchford with 2 diving headers if memory serves me right.
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