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Sportsthoughts (164) – Billy Bonds’ Claret and Blue Army!

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

Yesterday evening, at the London Stadium, the chants of Billy Bonds’s claret and blue army! rang out again, as they once did at Upton Park. The occasion was the naming of the stadium’s East Stand after the great West Ham … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (163) – Premier League predictions 2018-19

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

So, less than a month after the World Cup final, the Premier League is back! Starting with Man Utd v Leicester tomorrow. And I’m more excited than usual. That’s because West Ham have bought well this summer and things just … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (162) – Those Premier League predictions 2017-18. The outcome!

Posted on May 30, 2018 by

Another season over, though we still have the prospect of the World Cup (English expectations low, although manager Gareth Southgate has made an impressive start in the job). So it’s time to look back at those Premier League predictions and … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (160) – Premier League predictions for 2017-18

Posted on August 6, 2017 by

Time for the most fruitless exercise of the year – predicting the outcome of this season’s Premier League! Always fun though. All starts again, absurdly, on a Friday –  11 August. Arsenal v Leicester. Same time as the World Athletic … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (159) – An encounter with Ron “Chopper” Harris

Posted on August 3, 2017 by

Last night, I and two old friends – Tony and Jon (he who is Dood) – had the pleasure of an evening at Stamford Bridge, sampling the delights of the food and wine that will be on offer to the … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (158) – Those Premier League predictions!

Posted on May 22, 2017 by

So, it’s that time of the year to ‘fess up and check my predictions against the outcomes in the Premier League, with the season finishing yesterday. And it’s fair to say that they were even wider of the mark than … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (156) – Dimitri Payet and West Ham: love turns to betrayal

Posted on February 4, 2017 by

In January, Dimitri Payet, West Ham’s one time hero, refused to play for the club. This is a man apparently on £125,000 a week – football persists in describing salaries as a weekly amount. £6.5 million a year. Refusing to … Continue reading →

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