Tag Archives: West Ham United
Reader Report: West Ham Europa League Semifinal and … Sheppey?
This is our favorite kind of Reader Report, in which people genuinely surprise us with where they wind up going to a game. Terry went groundhopping to West Ham United's Europa League semifinal at London Stadium and to Sheppey United's league title game in Kent. A Reader Report is simply when readers of our blog…
Green Street Hooligans is Well Worth a Watch
Green Street Hooligans is yet another film about hooligans among English football fans, and yet another football film that divides opinions across the Atlantic. While the 2005 film is no more about football than Rocky is about boxing, it's still the case that a combined US-UK production that features an American plus a Brit with the…
English Soccer Game Day: West Ham’s New Home
As I have traveled around England these last few years, going to 100 games and counting, I have noticed a trend which I recognize from the America of my youth. England is busily tearing down, or “rebuilding,” their old grounds in the middle of their towns, and replacing them – sometimes nearby, but often out…
Seeing a Game at West Ham’s New Stadium
As I have traveled around England these last few years, going to more than 100 games, I have noticed a trend which I recognize from the America of my youth. And I noticed it again when I saw a Premier League game at West Ham United. England is busily tearing down, or “rebuilding,” their old…
A Sad, Wet, Fun Night with West Ham United at Upton Park
Here is a post I wrote back in 2014, when West Ham were in the semifinals of the English League Cup and still in their old ground, Upton Park. Those days are long gone, sadly, so I offer this post as it was written -- a little time capsule, as it were. I find it…
Reader Report: How to Buy Tickets for West Ham United
I get requests all the time from people looking to buy Premier League tickets. Most often, they are focused on Liverpool, Man U, Arsenal and Chelsea. Sometimes, though, they just want to see some games, and are willing to move "downscale," let's say, to get tickets. Those top Premier League clubs can be hard to…