5 interesting facts about West Ham

parmopooly · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:22 pm

1) they used to be known as Woolwich Arsenal until 1971
2) they play in the east London borough of Orient
3) the famous terrace anthem of their fans is "Let 'em come"
4) the German Luftwaffe bombarded their ground during WWII and a UXB lies on top of the stand to this very day
5) their notorious hooligan firm the ICF (Institute of Chartered Foresters) is feared throughout the land.

http://www.charteredforesters.org/

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:18 pm

'kinnell, the link really works! :shock:

parmopooly · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:29 pm

Poolsrme · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:17 pm

Celebrity supporter..........Alf Garnett. :laugh:

Who? I hear a lot of younger members ask?

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Thought you said "interesting"?

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:21 pm

Tree_With_Hamster wrote:

Thought you said "interesting"?

I thought that the bewer in your avatar was going to show us her tits at some point, but no, round and round on the loop without so much as a fleeting glimpse of nipple.

So don't you start.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37433

Used to be a laugh watching fans get off the District Line Underground at West Ham instead of going on to Plaistow and Upton Park.

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Poolsrme wrote:

Celebrity supporter..........Alf Garnett. :laugh:

Who? I hear a lot of younger members ask?

Although Alf Garnett was a West Ham supporter - the actor who played that part, Warren Mitchell was / is a Spurs supporter.

Fetish_Bob · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:55 pm

parmopooly wrote:

1) they used to be known as Woolwich Arsenal until 1971
2) they play in the east London borough of Orient
3) the famous terrace anthem of their fans is "Let 'em come"
4) the German Luftwaffe bombarded their ground during WWII and a UXB lies on top of the stand to this very day
5) their notorious hooligan firm the ICF (Institute of Chartered Foresters) is feared throughout the land.

http://www.charteredforesters.org/

Number 1 incorrect they were Thames Ironworks

Woolwich Arsenal ( formed 1891) became Arsenal(1914)

bluemonkey · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:54 pm **Posts:** 1101

West Ham is the only football team to be mentioned in JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books.

bluemonkey · **Joined:** Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:54 pm **Posts:** 1101

Number 1 incorrect they were Thames Ironworks

Woolwich Arsenal ( formed 1891) became Arsenal(1914)

I think you will find all 5 maybe incorrect Bob

But this is true, England captain John Terry broke the clubs record transfer fee received when he moved to Man Utd for 18m quid.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:22 am

1. 'Vienna' the Cat off 'Rising Damp' was a former Season Ticket Holder!!!!

2. West Ham isn't actually in 'West Ham'....West Ham is in Wombell, Yorkshire!!!!

3. I.C.F. actually stands for....'I'm Called Cass Forfucksake Not Carol'!!!!

4. Phil Parkes played Chewbacca in Star Wars!!!!

5. People in the East End actually support Southend....apart from that auld slag Peggy Mithcell who supports Orient!!!!

parmopooly · **Posted:** Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:08 am

bluemonkey wrote:

I think you will find all 5 maybe incorrect Bob

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:43 pm

Five more interesting things about West Ham

1) Many people confuse West Ham with East Ham. They shouldn't really as the only London club George Eastham played for was Arsenal.
2) West Ham call themselves the irons because they actually started as a golf club.
3) Their first chairman, was Francis Bacon. It was he who chose their name.
4) A stopped dial clock tells the right time twice every day
5) Don't speak to a West Ham supporter if you are allergic to soap.

Spiff · **Posted:** Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:02 pm

They were managed for a long time by John Lyall, who was the founder of the sugar & golden syrup dynasty. He left the club to form a briefly successful middle of the road singing duo with Dermot Gallagher.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:59 pm

Spiff wrote:

He left the club to form a briefly successful middle of the road singing duo with Dermot Gallagher.

Apparently this association worked so well at the start that Mr Gallagher was once quoted as saying "I wanna stay with you for the rest of my life".
I wonder what went wrong.

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:04 pm

The club have been in financial difficulty since the death of owner and former Mastermind host Magnus Magnusson in 2007.

Spiff · **Posted:** Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:04 pm

Richard Head wrote:

Spiff wrote:

He left the club to form a briefly successful middle of the road singing duo with Dermot Gallagher.

Apparently this association worked so well at the start that Mr Gallagher was once quoted as saying "I wanna stay with you for the rest of my life".
I wonder what went wrong.

He wore his Heart on his Sleeve & realised he couldn't Stay Young forever, so he decided to Breakaway.

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