Affinity with West Ham. How did it start?

[worsleyweb]

Indeed.

Sunderland fans were proper sound on the weekend of the 2014 League Cup final. Both sets of fans mingling all weekend and not a hint of trouble anywhere

They were class that day!

 

[peoffrey]

I've never felt or noticed that. I dislike that club especially it's fanbase, they are absolutely horrible & for some reason compared to us by some of our own fans but they are scum. I remember one time at Maine road in the uncovered corner one of there fans had a go at my mum and spat right in her face and loads of them loved it. Horrible bunch

I’ve been threatened, goaded, baited and even attacked by other Blues. There are some disgusting people involved with our club. I assume you’ve never encountered some scrote in Clone Island who thinks he’s King? I’ve also seen innocent away fans done in for wearing their club’s colours. Pure shit at many clubs.

To single West Ham out is ridiculous. A near majority of their fans would abhor the behaviours described.

 

[OB1]

I shall be sat with the West Ham supporters tomorrow so I hope I'm surrounded by a decent bunch; not that I will be showing my true colours but I certainly don't have a Cockney accent.

Wouldn't claim a particular affinity with West Ham but my best man and his brother, who is an equally close friend, are West Ham fans that moved to Cheshire when we were kids so I probably pay them more attention than I otherwise would. I've also got on well with a few Hammers at work over the years.

I've long thought City and West Ham fans have a similar sense of humour when it came to their clubs but that could be a skewed perception.

 

[OB1]

I’ve been threatened, goaded, baited and even attacked by other Blues. There are some disgusting people involved with our club. I assume you’ve never encountered some scrote in Clone Island who thinks he’s King? I’ve also seen innocent away fans done in for wearing their club’s colours. Pure shit at many clubs.

To single West Ham out is ridiculous. A near majority of their fans would abhor the behaviours described.

All big clubs have a mix of supporters and, unfortunately, none are without people you'd rather not have following your own club.

 

[Met Line Hammer]

I shall be sat with the West Ham supporters tomorrow so I hope I'm surrounded by a decent bunch; not that I will be showing my true colours but I certainly don't have a Cockney accent.

Wouldn't claim a particular affinity with West Ham but my best man and his brother, who is an equally close friend, are West Ham fans that moved to Cheshire when we were kids so I probably pay them more attention than I otherwise would. I've also got on well with a few Hammers at work over the years.

I've long thought City and West Ham fans have a similar sense of humour when it came to their clubs but that could be a skewed perception.

I wouldn't worry mate. The cess pit is full of day trippers and away 'fans' wearing their colours or even colours of other perm teams.

I was at that THAT game and as a 14 year old brought up in the ICF era it was amazing to see the friendly song banter between the two of us. Most over 40 mates of mine share that affinity. As has been mentioned before we were brothers from a different mother. Hugely loyally supported minnows swimming in a pool of bloated entitled 'big clubs'. Except in 2018 you're a different animal from us, one of the 'great unwashed' as Bruce Buck would say

Anyway, enjoy your trip tomorrow. MLH

 

[JULES]

if I was born in the London area I would have been a hammer, most of their fans I have met have been decent.

 

[BlueRockape]

1974 final playing football outside Houston station waiting for the specials to come in we got into a ruck with some arsenal fans it was touch and go until about a 100 WH fans joined in the arse were soon on there toes. They stuck with us all day against Millwall wolves arsenal fans great day.

Except the scoreline :(

 

[citymad]

Great club with loyal fans. Their fans could've easily taking the piss that day but they didn't and for that I'll always have respect for them. Saying that I bet it was a bit tasty between the fans back in the day around the backstreets of our beloved Maine Road.

On a side note who wouldn't have a soft spot for a team that Zabba plays for ?

 

[kippaxchris]

I’ve been threatened, goaded, baited and even attacked by other Blues. There are some disgusting people involved with our club. I assume you’ve never encountered some scrote in Clone Island who thinks he’s King? I’ve also seen innocent away fans done in for wearing their club’s colours. Pure shit at many clubs.

To single West Ham out is ridiculous. A near majority of their fans would abhor the behaviours described.

I didn't single West Ham out its a West Ham thread. And yes all clubs have idiots and I have witnessed it myself but some clubs have more idiots than most West Ham being one of them.

 

[The blue phantom]

I've never felt or noticed that. I dislike that club especially it's fanbase, they are absolutely horrible & for some reason compared to us by some of our own fans but they are scum. I remember one time at Maine road in the uncovered corner one of there fans had a go at my mum and spat right in her face and loads of them loved it. Horrible bunch

Tbf mate we have some absolute vile bastards supporting our very own club who have done far worse than that, every club has them unfortunately.

I'm still with you though that they are a **** of a club.