The're back, we're back!

Victory and true glory to those who finish sixth eh, nevermind the FA or Carling Cups they  become two-bob the day the Mancs and Arse fielded all their reserves and Sir Alec took his lot off to South America and now because these two powerful teams got bottley in case it's the season of we are going to win f**k all and their on the pitch feud, it's all now suddenly a major event. Well many would disagree judging by the euphoria around them parts of East and Essex as our much criticised and I for one have said worstever team rightly milk the plaudits for beating Preston in the Play-off final at the Millenium stadium in Cardiff. God we are going to miss that place if only for the fact it is the best organised city for providing major football events. The way it geared to welcoming fans with low key policing with a smile, Bars opening at 10am ready with bacon sarnies, booze and football anthems blaring out you can only return that respect and party with everyone going mental.As did our player's at the final whistle joining in as a rousing roaring reception of Bubbles and celebrating long after the enternal 7 mins it took for the ref to blow that final whistle. Oh mate I'd stayed in that stadium as long as I could cos I've seen times like it in 75' and 80' and to witness the majority of fans here that have never known those times was a moment worth saviouring, as was meeting all the old faces who found their way up the side street to the Copa bar. The all knowing winks as the supporter's knew today was the day we were putting the United back into West Ham again. We all have each our own memories but mine would be from the start of the journey on the M4 and driving through a sea of urine coming from loads of limos and Hummer's parked on every hard shoulder of that motorway. Then there was the banter and stick I got for wearing my West Ham suit as everyone remembered how unlucky it was for us last season ( Nothing to do with Pardrew's substitions then). My pals turning to look to see what I had to say after Repka hit a post (how?).Plus loads of text congratulation messages from rival fans except Tottenham and Chelsea who stated thats 6pts (not off the pitch mind) while the 'Wall claim their result was seeing Palace go down (QPR will keep you busy chaps). F**k them all it was our day and them streets both before and after was all claret and blue just like it was in '80 beating Arsenal. Throw in a victory parade from the Town Hall to the ground and think on the rise of young Mark Noble and  believe we have a future for all things claret until you think of the man that said there be no more firesales and that he might think lovely jubbly bums on seats and 20mill in the bank and voices in the head saying stick-around Tel. Woah its the Westham world.

News in brief.....

Film news of Yank/Hooligans is that it comes out August 26th and has been re-titled to Green Street (Either they didn't pay the think tank enough or the marketing boy's have an eye on the asian film market) You tell me.

Film based on the bestselling book Cass of my life story is progressing nicely.

The Cockney Rejects confirm their long awaited Essex gig is booked for Friday September 2nd at the Circus Tavern. Support band is The Gonads (Garry Bushell). Tickets available from the shop on this site so get in now for their last hammer's gig was awesome (checkout the dvd of it available from shop).

Oi! band The Business and it's longtime member Micky Fitz is a big hammer's fan who has took a tumble of late and I hear is now bouncing back to full health. We wish him well from this site and Micky you have some good friends around you, all the best pal we will see you next season.

Bank robber turned author Terry Smith as seen in Channel 4 TV's "The Heist" was once a member of West Ham's 'Sniper's' and was at Cardiff where he told me the long awaited sequel to "The Art of Armed  Robbery" is out this week and is called "Two Strikes and You're Out".

For those of you that should have ASBO on yer cv there's a link to new West Ham site www.firmingup.cjb.net  and those looking for the best memories of Cardiff in pictures go check Geedee's site on my link for he has broke the Bacon's monopoly or more the case of rolled him over for top boy for yer matchday photo's. Finally a reminder for adults only to view the whulass site as there's been a few wins of late and that site could be in for a long hard season coming up and no doubt the reason she has gone and revealed all.

"Hooliologist", I knew it wound'nt take long for someone to pick up on it and ask what the fuck. well you know how it is and it was Mr Dillon, chief sports writer for the Daily Express and I give you his brief. Pennant is described as the nation's foremost "hooliologist". What next? "University courses in "bovveristics"?   Well well it just so happens that the last 2 years I have been engaged in helping out students of Law, journalism, media, sociology and film study departments of the Uni's of Exeter, Plymouth, Guildford, Manchester and at london's prestigious King's Unniversity I was invited and did give a talk to 3 departments. Chuck in students from Italy and Paris and I've learn't the young and gifted find the whole culture interesting enough to write to me thanking for my help in their achieving their projected grades. "hooliologist" tickles most I know but did you know there was no such word as criminologist, only sociologist and anthropologists until former armed-robber McVicar announced he was now a criminologist. And yeah he  would'nt need to study the subject and his expertise is valued and sought along with his comments. So "hooliologist is a expert in said subject as to someone who  has to study said subject to become an expect. now you hacks throw me with yer french and latin words chucked in well written articles written in english to which there is no need to do that, though we know why you do it. So you lot are due some 'chav' but I will have the last chuckle when they next update the Collins/Oxford dictionary.

finally a big thanks to those that checked me out when I was given a 2 hour slot alongside host dj Flip on Solar Radio playing all my fav soul collection. F**king luved it and Banksy I owe you one but need a copy of that show. Oh mate  o'Jays,Jean Carne,Mary Jane Girls,Alicia Keys,Staple singers,JB,Elgins,Angie Stone,Lauryn Hill, Al Green,Shirley Brown, Nelly,Rufus,Dennis Edwards, Jimmy Cliff......even the boys from the KO Bar in Majorica manage to tune in. Well lets stay tuned in all the way to the premiership rollercoaster ride (should have played that one 'Ohio players').

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