When the Hammers meet Bolton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup, mention will inevitably be made of the first-ever meeting of the two clubs, the F. A. Cup Final of 1923. In the early 1970s, when I was working for one of the then ‘Big Five’ banks in the City of London, my office took on a one-off job that required a dozen or more temporary staff to come in and help. Those ‘temps’…
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Idle Thoughts: 1923 and all that…
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I've been a passionate Hammers fan since i can remember.
Growing up in Canning Town i was always down Upton Park as it was only a 10 minute walk down the Barking road.
Always and forever COYI !
West Ham Till I Die !
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