Here’s what was happening in that famous year of 1963:
John F Kennedy was murdered!
Martin Luther King Jr.’s launched the world famous “I Have a Dream” speech,
the beginning of Beatlemania
the Vietnam War was underway
Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) getting his poetic mouth taped by trainer Angelo Dundee during his weigh-in before big fight with Doug Jones,
UK’s hope of European entry vetoed by President of France Charles De Gaulle
The Profumo Affair rocked the British Government
Oh yes and this West Ham team beat Liverpool at Anfield 2-1 with goals from Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst despite the Reds scoring through Roger Hunt!
West Ham: Jim Standen, Bobby Moore, Joe Kirkup, Jack Burkett, Dave Bickles, Ronnie Boyce, Martin Peters, Peter Brabrook, Brian Dear, Johnny Byrne and Geoff Hurst
Forget all the prematch bull**** about respecting the point. These boys know where the net is. We went there and gave them a right good seeing to which is exactly what I wanted.
Don’t forget the mid important thing from 1963; the first broadcast of Doctor Who!!
I was 13 when this game was played, I can rember the team it was almost same one that won the F A Cup a year later……save Sissons and Eddie Bovington in for Bickles & Dear. Here,s hoping COYI
Can’t get the smile off, of my face.
We’re are you Kevin ? Come on now or please forever hold your peace !!
Oh yeah and John Bond, Kenny Brown was in the FA Cup side. Senior moment there too excited. Ha
I’m pleased to say I was seventeen at the time and went to that match! Only wished health and finance had let me go today. But I am going to sit back and gloat over MOTD and enjoy a very large scotch! COYI’s
Strikers will be clamouring to play for us now. They will be dropping all there contract clauses and wage demands and begging us to sign them.
Today was a Repeat of Doctor Doom for Liverpool … It was a long time coming and nobody expected it ,,, But Absolutely Nobody .. Not us as West Ham fans nor the Kop .
What The Phuck happens in the West Ham dressing room when we are playing away to the Big Clubs ??,, a complete mystery to everyone …..the Home game support is over expectant or something ,, who knows ,, nerves at home , maybe ..
We have a Striker Crisis ,, so everyone says ,, but it was not evident today ..
Do we still need to be searching the Transfer Market ?.., yes most definitely , no doubt .
Strange how both Arsenal & Liverpool were weary of West Ham ,,, the question is , Why !
It was a massive Day for Bilic and the Hammers ,, and for Liverpool .
Liverpool Kopped it big time ,, love it .
At home to Newcastle after the International break ,,, can we at last settle down and play like winners ??.. Today ended a lot of years of Hurt … Come on you Hammers .
I’ve been waiting for your return Kevin and your pearls of wisdom since you stood on your pulpit and slagged off countless fans the club and Bilic himself. You nailed your Bilic out flag in your garden last week asking for a manager transfer window and the return of your golden hippo ,and telling all and sundry that you knew best because of your age.. Well guess what you made yourself look a **** last week and even now can’t say we have a manager who understands that we can win at the so called top clubs. Your messiah couldn’t do it Kevin could he ?but you like him live in the dark ages, I like others won’t forget the **** that you spouted and the way you attacked the club, the fans and the manager thinking you knew best, well guess what we won at Arsenal, won at Liverpool and for the 35 years + I’ve supported them I haven’t seen that many times.. But I guess you won’t give Bilic any credit no doubt it was all down to the foundations that your messiah allegedly layed!
Read it again , numbskull .
Can’t see much sign of humility there Kev? Are you still for sacking our manager and bringing back the safe pair of hands BFS?
Kev you should be careful what you wish for and perhaps rethink your ways in how you support the team and more importantly the manager.
Hmmm,seems tonight the man that retracts his support for Bilic can speak about our great win but still shows little thanks towards Bilic & very well executed game plan.Maybe waiting for the next lose so he can call for his head again.Sad!
Sorry Kevin you are wrong,I predicted a WIN because how bad the Liverpool defence is,
But then BFS did get these results so often,
They were weary of us they were out manoeuvred by a better manager,
We now have to have a way to play at home,
Today everyone knew what they had to do and understood how Slav wanted them to perform,
Kevin the words are YES I WAS WRONG
Kevin was telling us all last saturday that we would all be apoligizing when it was shown that he was right when he wrote BILIC OUT!! OUT NOW!!!
Sorry , but ,, don’t remember saying we would lose to Liverpool .
I do remember , however saying I hope we win .
All the pundits said we would lose , but I didn’t .
Check out what I said really , and then get back to me … Could be Interesting .
Because I respect you as a reasonably person , bubs I can admit I was wrong ,, but some of the open abuse doesn’t deserve a answer . We can all be wrong ,, just hope I was profoundly wrong . Hammers at Heart , just suffering with management doubts .
Home to Newcastle will swing it for me one way or the other .
I can see you have your doubts as well ,, but if we continue to improve , beginning with a convincing home win over Newcastle should halt the painful doubts I am carrying within me.
Two very welcome away results does not mean we are going to heaven … I as a supporter love this results , obviously … But if all you cretins can do is March back to some comments
Then i feel sorry for you . My love for West Ham doesn’t mean I must Love Bilic . Don’t worry because when I see clearly , I was wrong ,,, I will admit it .
Not like a lot of fans that stand up and then get blown over because they won’t admit anything ,,,,, anyway , apart from that , I use my real name instead of hiding behind a multilingual mishmash encrypted synonyms of a name .. I stand by what I said just because people want to provoke me ,,,,but come the day I am proved wrong I will Admit openly .
Not being allowed to congratulate my team is a bit Stupid , if you ask me … Hammers fan all my life . If I don’t like the manager or if I do like the manager is irrelevant .
Just like likening Big Sam became irrelevant .
If we lose at home to Newcastle we will have the same pointless , silly comments again , no doubt … Bilic won that game because he is good at it ,, I have said before if he can prove it I will obligated to change my opinion . Regardless of who the Manager is I shall always celebrate a West Ham Win ,,, I am West Ham fan you twits ,,, that doesn’t I must fall into what you consider to be right or wrong . I have my opinions , right or wrong , but they are Mine and not what everyone tells me they must be .
I have seen some rather nasty comments regarding players ,, but now they have beaten Liverpool everything is suddenly Rosey with them,,,,, hypocricty doesn’t suddenly become
Over night wisdom . Just leave me In peace to celebrate my Team Winning and I shall leave you In peace with some of the things you have been saying regarding certain players .
Bilic at the moment with these two amazing away results is King , and so he should be for a few weeks …. But Big Sam was also king when we beat Tottrnham three times on the trot .
Even had Tee Shirts printed ,, but some ungrateful fans , although celebrating found time to chant ” alkardyce out ” at every opportunity … Most of you fans that wore that Tee Shirt were hypocrites . So Don’t Try Sayin to Me that I am not a Hammers Fan , I was thumping the air at 1 nil ,,, imagine how I feel at 3 nil … Bilic is a good manager , but only time will tell if he is going to be idolised for the whole season . More Home defeats will see that support start to melt . It’s the West Ham way , that everyone shouts about .
After reading your book Kevin I think you have covered this season,
Now let’s go into the International break with optimism,wait to see if the 2 Daves and the boy come good on transfers,
But no more Hippo no more Harry No more Nolan,
Let’s give Slav a couple of months before we judge him,
It’s time for the happy hammers to have some banter,
No more beer today got a screemer ( but worth it )
Thanks for the respect Kev
I dont really care what Kevin has to say for the rest of the seasom tbh.After his BILIC OUT frenzy last week whats the point of taking anything he says seriously.If we lose our next match he will be on here again screaming Bilic out & calling everyone tossers & w#nkers again.
Kevin you can write a million words this week but it means nothing.Last week after three matches you said you retracted your support for Bilic.That was lame!
Haha,good to see the Mighty Kevin turned up.No BILIC OUT though i see.Just a load of bs.