He knows exactly what we need?
- by TheHandOfDog
- Posted: 29 December 2019
- 2 million+ views
This should be all about Declan Rice, his football, his journey to the brink of history, the kid who we have watched move from boy to man as he has driven West Ham into Europe.
There are times when football just can't help itself. It changes lives, it changes perceptions, it changes a whole nation's mood. And as of about 7pm on Tuesday, it just about killed the myth that Declan Rice wasn't good enough for England.
West Ham United have had a Premier League campaign to remember under David Moyes and one that will have brought back some of the better memories that fans of this historic football club had once been able to enjoy a long time ago.
I cannot claim to be part of the West Ham community, in the sense of it comprising working-class people, with an East End background (even if they now live outside London), for whom West Ham games at the Boleyn were bound up with the people they sat next to, the pubs they drank at, even the places where they got their pie-and-mash.
It would appear that Spurs have looked down the road at their more successful neighbours (that's West Ham United in case you were in any doubt) and decided "if it's good enough for them, why don't we give it a go?" They say never go back, but it does look like 'Poch' will likely be giving it another turnaround in N17 next year.
We've had the agony of the Great Escape, now we've had the ecstasy of the Greatest Last Day - and I know what I prefer.
A long hard season ends. West Ham United have qualified for European competition and have a side to be proud of. A series of stirring results against all predictions have catapulted the club into Thursday night trips to the likes of Rome, Baku, Prague and Marseille.
It has been a long time since I last wrote anything about West Ham United and submitted it to KUMB for publication.
Yes, I still believe West Ham are good enough to qualify for Europe. We have not been out of the top five since the end of January. We damned well deserve it.
'What do you want?' 'New owners.' 'When do you want them?' 'Now.' 'Who do you want?' 'Er, can we come back to you on that?'