Hammers in the Heart
Pete May(Author)
Mainstream Publishing
Published on 27. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-84596-084-1 (ISBN)
Description
West Ham are back in the Premiership and, to celebrate, Pete May reflects on a lifetime of supporting the Irons. It's all here in "Hammers in the Heart", from a full account of West Ham's triumph against Preston in the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final at Cardiff on 30 May, 2005 to his early recollections of Bobby Moore, high-leg DM boots in the North Bank, Billy Bonds' pirate chic, obscene humour in the "Chicken Run", Trevor Brooking's sideburns, the FA Cup triumphs of 1975 and 1980, promotions, relegations and sides invariably 'down to the bare bones'. With the dark humour necessary to be a Hammers fan, Pete May recalls Frank McAvennie's Neighbours mullet; Paolo Di Canio's walk-off against Bradford; 'Two Bob' Florin Raducioiu, who preferred shopping in Harvey Nichols to playing for West Ham; Iain Dowie's legendary own goal at Stockport; homeboy Joey Beauchamp; John Hartson attempting to kick off Eyal Berkovic's head in training; beating Bury 10-0 and signing their centre-half; chants of 'We want a new back four!' and relegation with the most talented side ever to go down; and, of course, the sublime skills of Brooking, Devonshire and Di Canio.
You'll laugh, you'll wince, you'll probably need a cup of Rosie Tea in Ken's Cafe after reading "Hammers in the Heart", an epic tale of dreams that didn't always fade and die.
You'll laugh, you'll wince, you'll probably need a cup of Rosie Tea in Ken's Cafe after reading "Hammers in the Heart", an epic tale of dreams that didn't always fade and die.
Reviews / Votes
"'Very funny, a real egg-and-chips romp' - Phill Jupitus 'Without doubt it is a true fan's view of recent events at the club' - Alan Pardew, West Ham manager"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Weight
331 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84596-084-1 (9781845960841)
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E-Book
05/2013
1st Edition
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Person
Pete May is a West Ham season ticket holder and author of West Ham: Irons in The Soul, Sunday Muddy Sunday: The Heart and Soul of Sunday League Football and Rent Boy: How One Man Spent 20 Years Falling Off The Property Ladder. He also co-wrote The Lad Done Bad: Sex, Sleaze and Football in English Football.