Hugh Southon is a lifelong Iron and the founding editor of ClaretandHugh. He is a national newspaper journalist of many years experience and was Bobby Moore's 'ghost' writer during the great man's lifetime. He describes ClaretandHugh as "the Hammers daily newspaper!"
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4 comments on “Forty years ago today this happened”
I was there to what a good day and a team full of players that had a heart and money was not every thing,I wonder how many of them that season suffered with fatigue?
Amazing! Great memory, great team….I was ten years old and remember me mum bought me a claret and blue West Ham cake to share with me pals for the occasion! Lol! Good ole mum…
Also everyone in that line-up was English, a little known fact
I was there – great day – blimey forty years ago, where’s the years gone!
I was there to what a good day and a team full of players that had a heart and money was not every thing,I wonder how many of them that season suffered with fatigue?
Amazing! Great memory, great team….I was ten years old and remember me mum bought me a claret and blue West Ham cake to share with me pals for the occasion! Lol! Good ole mum…