Newcomers to Knees up Mother Brown may not be aware that in addition to our 20+ forums, our website provides a plethora of additional services and resources for Hammers fans.
Although the KUMB.com forums (to which well in excess of 17,000 fans are subscribed) allow you to wax lyrical on affairs related not just to West Ham United but also subjects as diverse as music, film & TV, travel, gaming and current affairs, KUMB provides a number of additional resources that should be of interest to every hardcore Hammers fan.Some of those areas of the site - including handy links - we've listed below...
Archives: from 1997 to the current day
KUMB has been bringing West Ham supporters daily news, articles and match reports since our inception way back in in 1997. Those news items include a long list of exclusive stories and transfer news that broke here first - such as the signings of Titi Camara (2000), Nigel Reo-Coker (2004) and, more recently, Papa Bouba Diop (2011).
Additionally we are the only resource on the internet that brings you full transcripts of the thoughts of both managers in their post match press conferences at the Boleyn Ground.
Invaluable for research purposes, you may browse these archives at your leisure by using our on-site search facility. This may be accessed by using the claret 'Search KUMB' link situated in the top right hand corner of every page on site.
Statistics
Our statistics area contains a plethora of useful (and possible useless!) information. As well as being the only resource on the web to list details of the first team squad's contract details, we also bring you details of all recent transfers, form sequences and referee stats.
Player bios
Since 2004, we have been boosting our squad profile pages with player's match ratings and comments from each match in which they have featured. Check out the progress of the likes of Mark Noble and Carlton Cole by visiting their bios. All player bios may be found under the 'Squad' heading on our main menu (above).
Ask the expert
Last year West Ham statistician John Northcutt joined the KUMB team in order to answer any questions you may have on West Ham United FC - be that a question about a past player of match, or somthing more recent. You can put your question to John by visiting our 'Dear John' page.
Awards
Every year, we conduct a readers' poll in which supporters may vote in up to 11 categories - from Best Player and Best Goal to Biggest Disappointment and Hackett of the Year - a special award for the individual who has most infuriated you during the previous season. The 2011/12 season will mark our 15th annual poll; the results of all previous winners may be found here.
Kits
West Ham United have played in a whole host of different kits since the club was formed from the ashes of Thames Iron Works FC in 1900. Thanks mainly to collector Mick Clifford we have every shirt the club has ever worn, home or away, listed here.
Q&As
Over the years we have interviewed a number of key figures at the club from both the current era and days gone by. Subjects of our Q&A sessions have included the likes of Trevor Brooking, Frank Lampard Snr and most recently George Moncur plus non-playing staff such as Eggert Magnusson, Jeremy Nicholas and Tony Carr. You may find all of these extended interviews here.
Book Store
Coming soon is our new, improved in-house Book Store that will promote works either based on West Ham United FC or those written by our very own members and readers. Already for sale is Jeremy Nicholas' latest release, 'Mr Moon Has Left The Stadium' - whilst we have plans to add several more new and exciting releases over the coming weeks and months. Contact us for more details on how we can help promote your book.
Never content to rest on our laurels we plan to bring you a new, improved and fully revamped Knees up Mother Brown later this year to celebrate our 15th anniversary and - fingers crossed! - our return to the Premier League. Stay tuned for more details on that in the near future.
Finally, as always, if there's anything you'd like to see on KUMB.com that we don't already cover why not drop us a line and let us know? It's your site, after all. And don't forget that we're always looking for new writers to join the existing team.
All of our contact details may be found at the top of this (or any) page under the 'Contact Us' link.
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