Yes, I know it’s very early days and I know I’ll take stick for the comparison but Tomas Soucek is starting to bring back memories of West Ham’s most famous son.
He is a total professional who gets on with what he does brilliantly and makes so few mistakes both on and off the pitch.
He wears a great smile most of the time and like Bob remains impeccably calm and his interviews are straight to the point and honest – he is not an OTT individual regularly giving it large like so many. Just a regular guy with class.
Everything we have seen from him so far tells us he has become a Hammer to his backbone after a very short space of time.
I think it’s fair to make the comparison with Mooro although Bob will forever be the main man at this club of ours OF COURSE.
The outrage over Tomas’ sending off and the quiet pleading he did when Mike Dean got it so wrong spoke volumes about his character and the fans’ response to him.
I recall when talking to one of the backroom staff soon after he and Jarrod Bowen arrived being told: “Soucek is going to amaze everybody – he will become a big star with us. He’s also one of the nicest blokes you could wish to meet.”
He has three years more minimum with us, was a major face in averting relegation last season and taking us to where we are now.
It’s been a joy watching the man and speaks volumes for me personally that I chose to watch the Czechs in international break whilst barely both bothering with England.
I reckon Mooro is looking down on the man with great approval too!
Its stature and composure under pressure and he just oozes both with class and utter commitment, just like the great man himself. It was watching Moore as a very young boy that made me a Hammer, and there will never be a greater defender in world football for me, or greater leader or ambassador of club and country but Tomas has all the hallmarks of Mooro being able to look down with pride and a nod of acknowledgement. We cannot let him be taken from us at any price
Totally agree, he is one of the best signings in years
Hugh
I saw Bobby Moore play – in some truly awful West Ham sides in the late sixties and the Blackpool Night club season of 1970/71 when over half the Team were non league standard at best – Peter Grotier, Bobby Howe, Peter Bennett, Clyde Best and Peter Eustace in particular being incredibly inept.
Bobby Moore and Billy Bonds alone kept us up that season – in the days of only 21st and 22nd placed teams being relegated, we limped into 20th place.
Moore was immense that season – against a background of so many defeats (you may recollect people were calling for Greenwood’s resignation in November 1970) he alone stopped there being double digit loses. Sorry but after less than 35 games to mention Thomas in the same breath as the one and only Bobby Moore is total nonsense
I remember it all and also worked with Bob and became a sorta friend. I see similarities and to describe a very good footballer indeed and very very decent person as not being allowed in the same sentence is nonsense . We won’t fall out but for me there are many similarities. I also saw Tomas and Declan save us from relegation last season in an awful season.
Same with me, I watched the Czech Republic games more eagerly than England who didn’t excite me as much. Even so, I noticed Declan played really well.
Lol snap with the international games, WEST HAM REPUBLIC WERE UNLUCKY
That’s the comment of the day Martyn LOL