Tuesday, August 26

The Tevez derby

Looking forward to the Tevez derby against Sheffield United tonight, and the Daily Mail claims that lots of Tevez face masks are going to be distributed to the fans. What's commonly forgotten about the affair is that West Ham paid a fine of £5 million and then £20 million compensation to Sheffield United and that United went down because they failed to beat Wigan in their final game. Their relegation to League One certainly hasn't been due to lack of money.

Another forgotten fact is that Tevez scarcely got a game under Pards and then Curbishley until after Christmas. I've never understood the ruling that Tevez helped us gain an extra three points as these things are impossible to quantify. Robert Green and James Collins were just as vital in the win at Old Trafford, while Green gave a superhuman performance to earn three points at the Emirates.

What's sad is that West Ham's Great Escape isn't appreciated because of the Tevez furore. Yes, we might have been lucky to escape points being docked, but West Ham still managed to win seven out of their last nine games. That has to be the greatest escape in Premier League history.

3 comments:

mj said...

Couldn't agree more. People ignore the facts when they get in the way. Looking forward to tonight but not wearing a tevez mask as it would be too much of an improvement to my boat!

Anonymous said...

Think it's time to move on.

Pete May said...

On reflection think Valencia should have worn a Tevez mask to take his penalty…