Our period of excitement at gaining promotion back to the Premier League is quickly developing into anticipation as we edge closer and closer to our season opener with Aston Villa.
Despite being able to look forward to seeing top-flight football at Upton Park this seasons, nothing has really changed when we consider the way the club works in the transfer market.
As inspirational stories go, Gary Steer’s is right up there with them. Being told you’ll never walk again, let alone play football, must be one of the hardest things to digest in life, but writer and poet Gary’s determination to bounce back and prove his doctors wrong helped him realise a dream of having his poems printed on West Ham merchandise and sold in the club store. From mouse mats to mugs to framed poems, Gary’s work is becoming very popular amongst the Hammers faithful.
I had the pleasure of interviewing the poet earlier this week and he told me what kept him going and how his love for writing helped him come to terms with the accident that left him paralysed, ruining a potential dream career as a footballer.
As inspirational stories go, Gary Steer’s is right up there with them. Being told you’ll never walk again, let alone play football, must be one of the hardest things to digest in life, but writer and poet Gary’s determination to bounce back and prove his doctors wrong helped him realise a dream of having his poems printed on West Ham merchandise and sold in the club store. From mouse mats to mugs to framed poems, Gary’s work is becoming very popular amongst the Hammers faithful.
I had the pleasure of interviewing the poet earlier this week and he told me what kept him going and how his love for writing helped him come to terms with the accident that left him paralysed, ruining a potential dream career as a footballer.
We’re now under a month away until the big kick-off, which means we’re all once again thinking about our Fantasy Football prospects for the new season.
As a result, West Ham World will be hosting its very own fantasy league on Sky Sports, Premier League and The Sun.
So far both Sky Sports and Premier League have opened their games for the coming 2012/2013 Premier League season, so below you’ll be able to find the details on how to join our leagues. They are all, of course, free to play.
The winner will win nothing but pride and bragging rights (unless we can conjure up some prizes throughout the season – watch this space!).
Sky Sports Fantasy Football
Website: fantasyfootball.skysports.com
League Name: West Ham World
Pin: 8004458
Premier League Fantasy Football
Website: fantasy.premierleague.com
League Name: West Ham World
Pin: 61036-20783
Keep an eye out for our Sun Dream Team league in the near future.
For the majority of footballers it is a relatively short career. Well compared to the average working man anyway.
Very few achieve superstar status but a large percentage make a good living from the game. What is a legend? How does a player achieve this admirable and enviable status?
