Rob Parker | February 9, 2010
West Ham’s financial woes summarised neatly by ex-Magpie
Newcastle’s transfer dealings over recent years have hardly been awe-inspiring. The process has usually involved paying over the odds for a player, watching them flop and leave on the cheap, or watching them do pretty well and selling them for less than was originally paid for them.
Kieron Dyer [...]
Rob Parker | February 8, 2010
Cutting through the exotic monikers of Premier League imports so you can judge the player, not the name
Throughout his career in England, the West Ham striker has battled against cruel accusations that his name was in some way related to a dead snake. It is not. Unless the snake in question had one helluva death.
That’s [...]
Rob Parker | February 4, 2010
Cutting through the exotic monikers of Premier League imports so you can judge the player, not the name
This is precisely the reason why OTP has set up the Premier League Name Translator. West Ham splash out a reported £6 million to bring in an Alexander Diamond from Livorno when they could have got one from [...]
Rob Parker | January 19, 2010
Carlos Cuellar dishes out a healthy dose of karma
Derby midfielder and all round irritating so-and-so Robbie Savage was hit in the face with a ball while commentating on Aston Villa’s game at home to West Ham. Co-commentator John Murray has about as much concern and compassion as BBC Radio Five Live’s average listener (that’s zilch, [...]
Rob Parker | January 12, 2010
Hammers match against Wolves should not have been called off
West Ham’s game against Wolves last weekend was wrongly called after an incorrect weather forecast. The match was postponed on Saturday when more snow was predicted for Sunday. But the snow did not arrive and the area around Upton Park was virtually clear of snow and [...]
Rob Parker | December 11, 2009
All the best, Deano
West Ham striker Dean Ashton has announced his retirement from football at the age of 26. OTP sends its best wishes to Dean - a very good striker who is popular with neutrals and opposition fans simply because he always comes across as a genuine nice guy.
This video shows Dean battling his [...]
Rob Parker | December 7, 2009
The reason why Polish goalkeeper will not be competing for gymnastics gold in 2012
Manchester United keeper Tomasz Kuszczak very nearly let his side’s fourth and final goal against West Ham on Saturday come and go with the understated celebration it deserved. But something made him decide to put on a bit of a show for [...]
