How much do you dislike West Ham

[MmmMonsterMunch]

"They are the Championship's nouveau riche"

I like that comment. Up until 2 mths ago every summer was an 'everything must go' sale! A continual rebuild job every bloody season.

Since the Ruski, we've signed a 34 yr old forward for £500k (they could have taken a punt as his family are in London...they chose not to), a central midfielder on a free until the end of the season & Connolly on loan from QPR. Plus this Arsenal kid today for 8 games which I'm guessing cost next to nothing.

Hardly throwing cash around.

The egghead owner clearly followed the Pompey business model - spend whatever the fcuk you like regardless of whether you have the cash or not. Well we haven't - we've earned our success by producing good academy players & astute transfer dealings.

£5m for Kieron Dyer. Unreal.

Do feel a tiny bit sorry for them - Having BFS as their manager must be quite soul destroying. I honestly thought with the capture of Maynard they'd start flying but he's done absolutely fcuk all.

I love the fact they consider Upton Park to be some kind of footballing mecca, ala Camp Nou. WTF? I'll have some of what they're smoking please.

[Royal With Cheese]

It's a bit for me.

[FORZA READING]

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This much

which is a lot

[manny96]

Reading KUMB, they seem to have it their heads they we consider this a rivalry. A rivalry is, for me, an irrational hatred that will be there whatever the weather, whatever the division. No, this is just dislike - because many of their fans carry themselves with the false authority that being a 'big club' means anything other than some fond memories and an arsehole moistened by the tongues of the half-baked pundits on Soccer Saturday.

Oh and the East End finishes at the A12, anything after that is just East London.

[chilipepper91]

Reading KUMB, they seem to have it their heads they we consider this a rivalry. A rivalry is, for me, an irrational hatred that will be there whatever the weather, whatever the division. No, this is just dislike - because many of their fans carry themselves with the false authority that being a 'big club' means anything other than some fond memories and an arsehole moistened by the tongues of the half-baked pundits on Soccer Saturday.

Oh and the East End finishes at the A12, anything after that is just East London.

To be fair I think there's a reason related to RFC that mean Reading fans dislike West Ham more than most - Alan Pardew. The fact that he left us for them still annoys me, not only West Ham but Pardew acting like he did. Obviously it meant Coppell came in but it's still a factor in our "rivalry".

Plus you have to say our "traditional" rivals aren't really up to our standard

[Royal With Cheese]

Respect to the hammers fan that mooned outside the Mad Stad when we got relegated.

[soggy biscuit]

Don't see them any differently to the other clubs that spend their time bouncing between this div and the one above - West Brom for example

The Pardew thing goes on in football all the time so don't care about that. Do dislike Brooking though for thinking that he walks on water when in fact he is no different to any other hypocritical c**t involved in football

[PieEater]

Not so much a dislike, more an irritation.

I got a text from an armchair hammers fan when we lost away at Wigan and saw them promoted and also got West Ham into the playoffs. The text said "Enjoy the ride back".

And they have the cheek to call me plastic.

[Silver Fox]

I've always quite liked West Ham but the current setup from owners to manager through the buying tickets for themselves players isn't very nice. At the moment they are on of a list of 22 clubs I'd like reading to finish above this year

[cmonurz]

I've always quite liked West Ham but the current setup from owners to manager through the buying tickets for themselves players isn't very nice. At the moment they are on of a list of 22 clubs I'd like reading to finish above this year

Who isn't on the list?

[Silver Fox]

Southampton at the moment

[PieEater]

The big question is how suitable will it be for Premier League football and who will pay to make it so? There is around £50m set aside in the OPLC budget plus £40m from Newham Council to turn the stadium into what the local authority describes as a viable facility suitable for the community. That almost covers the estimated £100m costs. Come May it would be a surprise if West Ham weren't finally given the go ahead.

Someone else fully expecting West Ham to be playing Premier League football.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Booing their team when they're 0-0 away. Good ol' West Ham.

[Avon Royal]

West Ham are everything that is wrong with football wrapped up in a single club.

Trevor Brooking is an utter tool.

[No Hoops]

Should have been thrown out of the Prem after the Tevez affair.

Once a cheat always a cheat.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

On KUMB:

Booing from the hammers fans. totally justified.

we should be rolling these teams.

bfs sort this shower of ***** out.

They do actually think they have a divine right to walk the league . Well we won the World Cup innit geezer.

[blindedbythelights]

genuine dislike for them really, mainly for the whole bobby moore/we won the cup w@nk when the truth is they pushed him out the back door to fulham when he was five minutes past his peak

Plus i talk to a whu fan everyday at work who has the misfortune to have moved to liverpool aged 10 and now is not only an 'ammer but also has a scouse accent

his attitude this season can be summed up as 'get promoted, get rid of fat sam and get some decent players in' - showing that you don't have to live in Essex to be an ignorant, whu fan with an over inflated sense of entitlement and opinion of yourselves

[Chaney]

Respect to the hammers fan that mooned outside the Mad Stad when we got relegated.

he mooned on his way home from their winning play-off final win in Cardiff

[Royal With Cheese]

Respect to the hammers fan that mooned outside the Mad Stad when we got relegated.

he mooned on his way home from their winning play-off final win in Cardiff

Fair enough.

Funnier than waving a sock around like a spastic which is what we're apparantly planning on doing on Saturday.

[sandman]

Respect to the hammers fan that mooned outside the Mad Stad when we got relegated.

he mooned on his way home from their winning play-off final win in Cardiff

Fair enough.

Funnier than waving a sock around like a spastic which is what we're apparantly planning on doing on Saturday.

Both are incredibly childish and unfunny.