A West Ham fan reminisces about the Boleyn Ground: the flat caps, the terraces close to the pitch and a programme seller with the threatening drip on his nose “Roasted peanuts – tanner a bag” – the first words I ever heard at Upton Park, on the old North Bank. November 1966. I was eight years old. We beat Newcastle 3-0. Budgie Byrne and Geoff Hurst were among the scorers. Hurst was…
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‘The roar will never be same as at Upton Park when we rattle around new stadium’
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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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