tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post2299451609091096963..comments2024-03-27T17:33:24.033+01:00Comments on Hammers in the Heart: Manchester (and RVP) so much to answer for…Pete Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492414093187007414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-42014189314587495912013-01-09T18:27:17.364+01:002013-01-09T18:27:17.364+01:00Good point, the subtleties of Nigel's humour w...Good point, the subtleties of Nigel's humour were lost on me!<br />Pete Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492414093187007414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-4589306908647575002013-01-08T00:58:42.418+01:002013-01-08T00:58:42.418+01:00I think the joke is more along the lines of....Dan...I think the joke is more along the lines of....Danny Welbeck's dad Stan used to be in the bomb disposal unit...<br /><br />I imagine that is how Bobby Davro would tell it, anyway....mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-77382001311561293502013-01-07T20:54:08.283+01:002013-01-07T20:54:08.283+01:00Very good point, Anonymous. It's a sign of pro...Very good point, Anonymous. It's a sign of progress... and if the Michael Vaughan analogy is correct then we'll go on to win the FA Cup!Pete Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492414093187007414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-50179368939633847102013-01-07T19:03:57.176+01:002013-01-07T19:03:57.176+01:00At the end of the game I got to thinking about whe...At the end of the game I got to thinking about when Michael Vaughan was captaining the England cricket team against Australia in the Ashes. During one test early on, we were in a commanding position - then the Aussies forced an unlikely draw.<br /><br />The Aus fans went wild with celebration, as did their team. (They had been the dominant force for so long, and it seemed this wouldn't be changing.)<br /><br />Vaughan brought England into a huddle and told them to look at the Aussie team and fans cheering and congratulating each other...<br /><br />Then he said:<br /><br />"Look at them... celebrating a draw."<br /><br />It was a turning point - it said a lot about how far the England team had come. They went on to win the Ashes handsomely.<br /><br />As the Man Utd team and their fans congratulated each other and cheered wildly the other night - I think it may have said a lot about how far West Ham have come in the last year. <br /><br />We are not the push overs of old. We have grown up a lot since Avram left.<br /><br />Van Persie's goal was excellent- but....<br /><br />"Look at them... celebrating a draw..."<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com