Good bit of niche West Ham trivia on The Repair Shop this week. Former Hammers keeper Peter Grotier, who made 50 appearances for the Irons between 1969-74, bought in his battered old programme from the Santos versus West Ham friendly in Brazil, in which he played as a 19-year-old in 1970. The programme cover featured Pele and Bobby Moore embracing at the 1970 World Cup.
The programme also had Pele's autograph, but had had suffered from eight house moves during Grotier's career. He now wanted to present it to his West Ham-supporting grandson Joseph in better condition. The Repair Shop's Angelina Bakalarou did a great job restoring the paper, removing creases and replacing tears. The 72-year-old Grotier, who now lives in Clacton, looked very moved by the results as it bought back memories of Pele scoring twice against him in the 2-2 draw.
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Wowza, that's a lovely tale. I remember Peter Grotier being reserve keeper when I started supporting the Hammers in 1969 (thanks to family who hailed from West 'am)
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