West Ham musings by Pete May, author of Massive, Goodbye to Boleyn, Hammers in the Heart and Irons in the Soul.
Friday, November 14
Matt Taylor reaches for the stars
See Dr Matt Taylor has successfully landed a probe on the comet 67/P. Presumably he left West Ham because it wasn't rocket science launching the ball towards Andy Carroll…
Well done. Dowie doesn't actually have a degree in rocket science but he does have a Masters degree in mechanical engineering, and when he was working at British Aerospace, and playing part time, he had to sign the Official Secrets Act. Also, Shaka Hislop earned a scholarship to play college football at Howard University in Washington DC, interned at NASA and graduated with honours with a degree in mechanical engineering, if the internet is to be believed.
Read more http://www.kgbanswers.co.uk/was-former-premiership-goalkeeper-shaka-hislop-ever-trainedemployed-by-nasa-and-was-he-a-rocket-scientist-ever/3114226#ixzz3JN1jCtqy
And he had to apologise for wearing a dodgy shirt. Very West Ham. Jimmy Walker would have pointed out he was having himself.
ReplyDeleteAnd can you name the former Hammer who actually was a rocket scientist? (Well, sort of)
Iain Dowie was reputed to be clever...
ReplyDeleteAnd presumably he still is..
ReplyDeleteWell done. Dowie doesn't actually have a degree in rocket science but he does have a Masters degree in mechanical engineering, and when he was working at British Aerospace, and playing part time, he had to sign the Official Secrets Act.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Shaka Hislop earned a scholarship to play college football at Howard University in Washington DC, interned at NASA and graduated with honours with a degree in mechanical engineering, if the internet is to be believed.
Read more http://www.kgbanswers.co.uk/was-former-premiership-goalkeeper-shaka-hislop-ever-trainedemployed-by-nasa-and-was-he-a-rocket-scientist-ever/3114226#ixzz3JN1jCtqy
Which would explain why Dowie's shots always had an upwards trajectory…
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