It’s an exciting time to be a West Ham fan.
Yesterday’s 2-2 draw with Man City was one of the best games of football we’ve witness at the Boleyn Ground for some time. We didn’t win, but we probably should have and the fact we were disappointed not to have done so at the full time whistle shows how far we’ve come in such a short space of time.
There were so many positives to take from the game, most notably the introduction of January signing Sam Byram.
After Carl Jenkinson had a shocking opening 10 minutes, in which he lost possession easily, gave away a penalty and then got injured, Byram was handed his debut a lot earlier than we all expected.
To be thrown in to a game being played at that pace, with some of the world’s best footballers already on the pitch, Byram must’ve been a nervous wreck. But if he was, he certainly didn’t show it.
Instead he was calm, composed and solid in defence, and looked as if he’d been playing in the Premier League for years, instead of just a few minutes.
And it didn’t go unnoticed, as West Ham fans took to Twitter to praise the performance and Byram’s impact after the game…
Every single player was brilliant. Particularly impressed with Song, Noble, Byram and Kouyate. #COYI
— WestHamWorld.co.uk (@WestHamWorld) January 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/mattyethers/status/690978043045744640
https://twitter.com/mattwebb1982/status/690982073507643392
Proud to call myself a Hammer today. Unreal performance by everyone on the pitch, wonderful debut for Byram. Could've been 3 points! #COYI
— Emmett Foxe (@foxee__) January 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/MrNeilD/status/690985957978411009
Byram had a good debut today. You mad, #EFC? #COYI #WHUFC https://t.co/TgOm0rrVvj
— WestHamWorld.co.uk (@WestHamWorld) January 23, 2016
Probably the best game I've been to and what a debut from Byram was class #COYI ⚽️ @whufc_official @sambyram93
— Jake (@JakeBalding) January 23, 2016
@whufc_official fantastic debut for @sambyram93. Welcome to the club fella, you are a great addition.
— Ian Gardiner (@I_Gardiner_) January 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/gzxklair/status/690978240257769473
https://twitter.com/Jordan_Armo/status/690981563450966017
https://twitter.com/phil_mead/status/691022775482486786
https://twitter.com/craigcagehin/status/691014936680624128
And Byram also took to Twitter to reveal his delight at making his West Ham debut, and also thanked the fans for making him feel at home…
1/2 Wow, what an experience. Words can't explain how it feels to have made my premier league debut. pic.twitter.com/yfwiQn6M6R
— Sam byram (@sambyram93) January 23, 2016
2/2 And a massive Thank You to all the west ham fans for making me feel so welcome. really appreciate it
— Sam byram (@sambyram93) January 23, 2016
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