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 3, 2010
Our position of listening to you trot out the same generic excuse has become untenable
OTP reader Ben Marlow is pining for a time when footballing folk gave half-decent excuses for their high profile fall-outs instead of reverting to lawyer speak.
Ben said: “Reading the recent stories about Peter Storrie, Avram, that West Ham bloke, and anyone [...]
Rob Parker | February 2, 2010
Which players and club have made bad decisions this January?
1. Robbie Keane to Celtic
It is only a loan move and Keane’s frustration at a lack of starts for Tottenham is understandable, but generally his career has been on an upwards curve since leaving Liverpool last January while the standard of the SPL continues an a [...]
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 [...]
