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Dublin Hammers Next Meeting
The date for the next Dublin Hammer meeting is;
ARSENAL vs WEST HAM
Sunday 25th October, 2009. KO 4pm.
To take place upstairs in Brannigans, 9 Cathedral Street, (off O'Connell Street), Dublin 1.
NOTE; Non-members are welcome, however a charge of €3.00 will be payable on the door.
(Please note that this charge will be deducted from your membership fee should you decide to join the Dublin Hammers).
Dublin Hammers Meeting 28th September 2009
MANCHESTER CITY 3 vs WEST HAM 1.
No report from this meeting!
Dublin Hammers Meeting 19th September 2009
WEST HAM 2 vs LIVERPOOL 3.
A busy meeting this one, an entertaining game with lots of goals! Everyone seemed in good form as we settled down for this early evening kick-off. After our trip to the same fixture last year (to watch a 3-0 whooping), members were hoping for a better show from the Hammers.
New signing Diamanti started, as did younster Hines.
In the spirit of MOD, here are 3 good and 3 bad from the game...
THE GOOD...
1. Diamanti and Hines both added to our limited attacking options, especially Hines who hit the post, won our penalty and was generally a thorn in the side of the Liverpool defence, especially in the first half!
2. Carlton Cole headed goal to make it 2-2 just before half time.
3. Sandwiches, Chips, Chicken Goujons and... Onions rings!
THE BAD...
1. Sitting back and letting them come repeatedly at us... sitting and watching, we knew it would only be a matter of time before Torres scored... again! He must love us.
2. Giving the ball away time after time, lost count of the amount of times we did this... apart from his corner that Cole converted, Mark Noble had a stinker!
3. Injuries to Upson and Behrami resulting in both players having to be substituted in the first half.
So whats coming up? A mouthwatering Carling Cup fixture away to Bolton (zzzzzzzzz) followed by ManCity away... bring it on!
Dublin Hammers Meeting 7th September 2009
QUIZ NIGHT.
The first table quiz of the new season saw the Dublin Hammers stalwarts take their seats.
A number of the usual suspects were missing on the night due to work commitments etc – most notably Gary Purdy.
This meant that the Simpsons team was not pre-determined! Anyway, Quizmaster supreme, Presidente Fran Ryan opened proceedings by use of a flipchart whereby he asked all in attendance for a word to describe Manager Zola. All was going well with the usual answers – happy, intelligent, Italian etc. until Liam piped up with “Chelsea” and some other word – not sure what it was!
Following a brief discussion on Liam’s anger issues we settled down to the task at hand – answering the questions.
The scores were very even until the music round where Patrick Murtagh showed a knowledge of music beyond his years. Some doubts were expressed about Josh Holland’s image as a hard rocker when he instantly recognised a Celine Dion song (Are those tattoos the wash off variety???).
In a bizarre twist of fate the scores going into the last round showed the table consisting of Gerry O’Keefe, Patrick Murtagh and Mark Napier (who left before the last round) in the lead and looking like a sure bet to win. But Fran’s coupe de resistance of a final question left the room stunned in silence as brains were racked thinking of names of players that had played for two of the “Top 4” clubs – going back as long as you wanted.
The leaders were stunned and caught well off guard as they only recorded 1 name and found themselves not 1st but LAST!
Cue the Simpsons music and much laughter. By the way the winning team consisted of Liam McDonagh (with only 1 yellow card this time), Brian Reid and Gerry Murtagh who each received a programme from the Eddie Cox Archives!
General consensus on the evening? A cracking night out with plenty of laughs and well done Fran on some great questions.
Many thanks to Gerry Murtagh for taking the time to write this report.
Dublin Hammers Meeting 23rd August 2009
WEST HAM 1 vs TOTTENHAM 2.
A well attended meeting (The newsletter must have worked) saw the Hammers lose to totts... again... it’s getting to be a habit! Although I thought we were unlucky, as we made enough chances to at least draw the game. The second half came to life within 5 minutes as Cole took the ball down, turned and unleased an un-stoppable shot into the tottenham net... members engaged in a the first sing-song of the season as Cole’s first half misses were forgotten. Unfortunately the joy was short lived as moments later Cole then supplied the perfect back pass to (the slimey) Defoe, who put away the equaliser with ease. Either side could have scored as the play ebbed and flowed, however Spector’s slip on the edge of the area allowed (the equally slimey) Lennon to score the winner. Collison could/should have equalised in the closing stages, but it wasn’t to be! Sickener! Good meeting lots of old faces, plus some new ones!
Dublin Hammers Meeting 17th August 2009
A small turn out for the annual ‘emptying of the wallet’ meeting. Money was collected for club memberships and the free trip draw. Good to see the faces, especially Robbie and John O’Leary. Charlie where are you? Deposits for the Fulham trip will be collected at the Spurs meeting on Sunday.
Dublin Hammers UK Membership
If you want to travel on the club trips, please make sure that you have a valid UK membership! REMEMBER to renew your membership!
Dublin Hammers Unoffical Meetings
Murrays Pub (formally Frazers) on 33/34 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1, now has multiple foreign TV channels, so it seems that most of West Ham's matches will be shown throughout the season. There are sure to be member’s in attendance for most games. For more information on Murrays, check them out on the internet at; www.murraysbar.eu
West Ham United Live on Television 2009-2010
1. WEST HAM 1 vs SPURS 2.
Sunday 23rd August 2009 (1.30pm kick off).
2. WEST HAM 2 vs LIVERPOOL 3.
Saturday 19th September 2009 (5.30pm kick off).
3. MANCHESTER CITY 3 vs WEST HAM 1.
Monday 28th September 2009 (8pm kick off).
4. WEST HAM vs ARSENAL.
Sunday 25th October 2009 (4pm kick off).
West Ham United Season 2009-2010
PREMIER LEAGUE/CARLING CUP/FA CUP
= Dublin Hammers Trip/Meeting (Live on television). LP = League Position.
AUGUST 2009
15th Wolves. (a). 2-0.
Scorers: Noble, Upson. LP:4th.
Calum Davenport and mother attacked and stabbed while at home in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Jack Collison’s father killed in motorcycle accident on the way to watch the Spurs game.
23rd Spurs. (h). 1-2.
Scorers: Cole. LP:11th.
25th Millwall. (h). Carling Cup 2nd Rd. 3-1 (aet).
Scorers: Stanislas x 2 (1 pen), Hines.
Serious crowd trouble before, during and after this game. FA to investigate!
29th Blackburn Rovers. (a) 0-0.
West Ham sign striker Alessandro Diamanti from Italian side Livorno.
SEPTEMBER 2009
West Ham sign a 32yr old mexican striker, Guillermo Franco on a 1 yr deal.
12th Wigan. (a). 0-1. LP:13th.
19th Liverpool. (h). 2-3.
Scorers: Diamanti (pen), Cole.
22th Bolton Wanderers. (a). Carling Cup 3rd Rd. 1-3 aet.
Scorer: Cole.
26th Manchester City. (a). 3-1
Scorers: Cole.
OCTOBER 2009
04th Fulham. (h). 2-2. LP:19th (2nd from bottom!).
Scorers: Cole, Stanislas.
17th Stoke City. (a).
24th Arsenal. (h).
31st Sunderland. (a).
NOVEMBER 2009
04th Aston Villa. (h).
08th Everton. (h).
21st Hull City. (a).
28th Burnley. (h).
DECEMBER 2009
05th Manchester Utd. (h).
12th Birmingham City. (a).
15th Bolton Wanderers. (h).
19th Chelsea. (h).
69th Portsmouth. (h).
28th Spurs. (a).
West Ham United Goalscorers 2009-2010
5 x Carlton Cole. (Carling Cup x 1).
3 x Junior Stanislas (Carling Cup x 2).
1 x Alessandro Diamanti. (pen x 1).
1 x Zevon Hines (Carling Cup x 1).
1 x Mark Noble.
1 x Mathew Upson.
Dublin Hammers Website
HELP!
Due to work commitments, I am finding it difficult to attend every meeting at present, anyone out there willing to write reports of meetings I don't make? If you fancy helping out, your efforts will be welcomed! You can email me at; paul@creatives.ie
This site was last updated on 05:10:2009@11:45am.
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