Many 
Hammers fans hoping to fly to Manchester today to attend the match at Old Trafford have had their hopes dashed.
A massive winter storm has caused wide spread disruption diverting and cancelling many flights in and around the North of England.
The Met Office and Met Eirann have named the fourth storm of the autumn/winter season so far. Storm Desmond – a deep area of low pressure is currently tracking north of the UK, however it’s producing it’s strongest winds further south, which lies across northwestern parts of Britain.
Storm Desmond is set to unleash 75mph winds and up to 200mm rainfall in 30 hours
One West Ham fan on Twitter told how he and his eight year old son got up at 4.30am this morning to catch a flight only to find it had been cancelled.