Remember goals, West Ham? They were big in the '70s!' sh in seventh place (and above Spurs). It's perhaps typical that West Di Canio, Cole, Sinclair and Kanoute are all still Hammers' stars in Pete May's classic diary of the 2001-02 season. As always with the Hammers, life is never dull. That summer Harry Redknapp has been sacked and replaced with rookie boss Glenn Roeder, who admits to feeling like a 100 to 1 outsider winning the Grand National. Paolo Di Canio makes more tearful exits than the average opera diva before deciding to turn down Manchester United in favour of spending more time with his piranhas; the Hammers lose 7-1 at Blackburn but a few weeks later win 1-0 at Man United; and the huge new Dr. Martens Stand is opened by right-royal supporter the Queen. Aussie defender Hayden Foxe mistakes a West End bar for a urinal while over-celebrating at the players' Christmas party and England keeper David James sports a season's worth of dodgy barnets, ranging from peroxide tea cosy to mustard-on-hot-dog squiggles. Journeyman Christian Dailly is transformed into an ever-present football genius (at least for half a season) while Steve Lomas
- ISBN10 1840188545
- ISBN13 9781840188547
- Publish Date 1 January 2099 (first published 26 September 2002)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 23 April 2014
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Imprint Mainstream Publishing
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 240
- Language English