West Ham holds the best home unbeaten record in all four divisions in England. The Hammers have not been beaten at the Boleyn Ground for 227 days and that will increase to 230 days by the time we play Arsenal at Saturday lunchtime.
Two Premier League defeats last August at home saw us lose 2-1 to Premier League leaders Leicester City on Saturday 15th August, then a week later we lost our last game at home to Bournemouth 4-3 on 22nd August.
Since those early setbacks we have won seven games in the league and have drawn a further six scoring 24 goals and conceding 16 in the process during our last season at the Boleyn Ground.
We are also unbeaten in all cup competitions at home which include two Europa League wins against Lusitanos and Birkirkara FC and one 2-2 draw against Astra Giurgiu together. We have also witnessed two FA Cup wins at home against Wolves and Liverpool.
The next seven days will prove a big test to retain our Fortress Boleyn record. We face third place Arsenal at Saturday lunchtime followed by Manchester United on Wednesday evening in a FA Cup quarter-final replay under the famous lights.
Whatever happens, at 18 games unbeaten we still have some way to go to catch up with Chelsea’s 86 matches unbeaten at Stamford Bridge achieved by the recently sacked Jose Mourinho.
So who should we blame for Fortress Boleyn? Who is the culprit? Slav? 2 Davids? WHO?? SlavenaLaugh will probably blame Shakespeare….and I wouldn’t argue with that.
All eyes on the ref,s !
After clatterburks overruled red !!
Don’t hold you’re breath , the 18 refs on Monday all backed the muppets decision to send papi off , only to be proved wrong !!
Evidently Halseys mate , clatterburk is furious , maybe he should take it up with his guvnors at the FA , then again I don’t think this deluded mug has the bottle ?
This is by all accounts is our top ref ??) Ffs , god help the euros ! And the rest of our season?