Paddock Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Many memories for the Hammers fans to reflect on such as attempting to come back from a 0-6 first leg in the League cup semi's and having the 2nd division championship trophy nicked off them at the last minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Picture courtesy of the Oldham Athletic book 'One Hundred Years One Hundred Images One Gound'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChaddySmoker Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Yeah but I think that for many of their fans the enduring memory will be of depriving the scum of a Champios League place, as mine will be too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Not called Upton Park anymore. Boleyn Ground or you're a CAAAAAAAAAANT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky_Latic Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 That ceremony felt like it went on for about 40 of those years. Jeez talk about milking it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super_blue Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Couldn't care less...dragged out stadium move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byrnes boots Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Think they may be banned from there new place for a while after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ak's11 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Who gives a flute seriously... I dont remember sky creaming from the hips when Highbury or Maine Road had its last game... Embarassing the amount of coverage its got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliggi Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 All that ground should be remembered for in modern times is super Carlo corazzin!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainrod Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Also why is it being refered to as the Boleyn Ground all of a sudden, never heard of it until a month ago!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Much more newsworthy is the fact that they are getting a brand new £600 million pound stadium fully maintained and staffed on match days for the grand sum of around £2.5 million a year, :censored:ing scandalous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_lover Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Also why is it being refered to as the Boleyn Ground all of a sudden, never heard of it until a month ago!! Think there's a pub at the ground called The Boleyn but this could have been named after the ground was renamed. Not 100% sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapegoat Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 It was always a sports trivia question about the ground name - but media / club have suddenly started to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Valentine Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 It's officially The Boleyn ground at Upton Park, but those cockneys have been getting all emotional about the place these last few weeks and for some reason the Media have jumped on the bandwagon too. Can't remember all this fuss about Burnden Park or Filbert Street? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 I thought the name Boleyn Ground was common knowledge. For those interested, this is from Wikipedia: The club rented Green Street House and grounds in the Municipal Borough of East Ham from the Roman Catholic Church from around 1912.[3][not in citation given] Green Street House was known locally as Boleyn Castle because of its imposing nature and an association with Anne Boleyn, who had either stayed at or, as some believe, owned the house. Hence renting the grounds of "Boleyn Castle" the name Boleyn Ground came into being. I don't remember Maine Rd so much, but there was definitely a grand old circle jerk when Arsenal left Highbury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzlatic Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 It's officially The Boleyn ground at Upton Park, but those cockneys have been getting all emotional about the place these last few weeks and for some reason the Media have jumped on the bandwagon too. Can't remember all this fuss about Burnden Park or Filbert Street?Sky sports have clearly run out of people to speak to in Leicester and need something else to fill their 24hr bull:censored:athon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofcecere Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 It's always been the Boleyn Ground, Upton Park is just the name of the nearest tube station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 It's always been the Boleyn Ground, Upton Park is just the name of the nearest tube station I'd honesty never heard it referred to as the Boleyn Ground until this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemboy Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 No loss for me. Horrible fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 100+ year's of a proud club's history at Upton Park ended with a wank firework display to the backdrop of Rudimental and Ben Shephard on the microphone. I'd have been itching to call it a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Many memories for the Hammers fans to reflect on such as attempting to come back from a 0-6 first leg in the League cup semi's and having the 2nd division championship trophy nicked off them at the last minute 3-0 in the second leg and we were actually hanging on. Typical. Great at the end when Joe (finally) took a bow. I have a vague memory of a group of skinheads launching an assault on the chaddy in the 1980s (?). I also remember sales of 'Bulldog' outside their ground. However, i also have to say that i had a training session with West Ham. They were a very friendly club, including Trevor Brooking. It's also the only ground (pre-redevelopment) south of the midlands where you got a proper atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 100+ year's of a proud club's history at Upton Park ended with a wank firework display to the backdrop of Rudimental and Ben Shephard on the microphone. ....whilst being kept in your seat - and don't forget the Sky montage of the clubs' history since football began in 1992. It's enough to make you go out looking for a banning order. To quote somebody else - Millwall will be pissing themselves. When they moved they set fire to everything & hospitalised coppers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 ....whilst being kept in your seat - and don't forget the Sky montage of the clubs' history since football began in 1992. It's enough to make you go out looking for a banning order. Not quite the case. They showed plenty of clips of Brooking, Bonds and Moore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshawlatic Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 I'd honesty never heard it referred to as the Boleyn Ground until this season. I hadn't heard of it till a few years ago, it's a popular pub quiz question. The Boleyn Ground is its original and proper name - don't know when they started calling it Upton Park, maybe one day people will wonder why Sportsdirect.com Park is suddenly being called Boundary Park, but I doubt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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