Left it late to organise accommodation for this game so we ha to pay £59 for the Barking Premier Inn with free parking. We were going to catch the tube 2 stops but met a Welsh couple in the foyer who were doing the 20 min walk so we went with them. They drive over for a game from Pembrokeshire in South Wales about once a month.
Dave and I had ordered some custom WHU-AU and Brisbane Hammers badges through Big Al and they were ready to be collected, so I grabbed them and a match badge and headed straight into the ground. In the Bobby Moore lower for the last time about 6 rows back behind the goal to the left a bit.
Watched the players warming up wearing their "get well soon Dylan" t-shirts in support of young Aussie academy player Dylan Tombides who sadly has had a relapse with leukaemia. Ben high fiver Hammerhead, and celebrity fan Kris Akabusi (former British Olympic sprinter) announced the line ups in his typical hyperactive way.
Forest are struggling and we again had high hopes of clicking into gear and blowing a team away and in the 1st half we were running towards our end so fingers were crossed for some goals up our end in the opening 45min. Unfortunately we were very poor making a lot of errors and failing to boss the game like we should be doing against teams at the wrong end of the table. The ref was not giving us anything but thIngs started to go our way in injury time right on half time when we were awarded a penalty that was a bit harsh on the defender. Marky Mark stepped up to smash it home even tho the keeper guessed correctly and got a hand on it. Half time and an undeserved lead but we'll take it.
2nd half started and we weren't much better until another soft penalty was again awarded and slotted home by Noble to make it 2-0. All of a sudden the nerves disappeared and we started to stroke it about and look like a good side. Deep in injury time Forest smashed one in to silence around the ground and we had a nervous 30 secs or so before the ref blew his whistle.
So for at least 48 hours (when Southmpton play) we are top of the league.
After the game we spent some more cash in the club shop. They had a deal where you get a £20 voucher if you buy an away shirt. But we worked out that it also applied to kids kits which weren't that much more than £20 anyway so we got a kids shirts&shorts combo for £25.50 essentially only £5.50. We were last to leave the shop and by that time most people had gone home and the players were starting to come out to their fancy sports cars and most with the exception of keeper Rob Green stopped to sign autographs through the fence. Managed to get Ben's shirt signed by Kevin Nolan, Mark Noble, Carlton Cole, Sammy Baldock, Jack Collison ("you alright down there little man?) & Danny Potts. Nice one. Carole also had her gym bag signed...poor Ben holding out the bright pink sack. "what's that then" said Baldock? My Mum's gym bag...
| Team | P | Pts | Goals Diff | Goal Scored | Current Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham | 27 | 53 | 19 | 43 | ||
| Southampton | 26 | 50 | 22 | 50 | KO 19:45 (H) | v Leicester |
| Cardiff | 27 | 49 | 15 | 44 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 27 | 45 | 3 | 31 | ||
| Hull | 27 | 45 | 3 | 28 | ||
| Birmingham | 26 | 43 | 16 | 42 | ||
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