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Irons fans respond to the great man’s honour

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Billy Bonds…the very name conjures up an immediate vision in claret and blue of a man who gave absolutely everything for the club we love.
And after the club announced the East Stand was to carry his name the fans responded in rapturous fashion.
Here’s the random responses of ClaretandHugh Facebook users to the great man’s honour from https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/
O Finally! 🙂
About time too.
Well deserved. He was one of the very best in my eyes. 
O No one deserves it more. Absolute legend.
O Finally, what a great humble man Billy is 🤘COYI
O My all time favourite player ever .
O I will be proud to tell everyone I sit in the Billy Bonds stand
O Always gave everything. A perfect example to anyone pulling on the shirt.
Absolutely lived breathed and bled for the shirt

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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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