Author Archives: earlscourthammer

A SERIOUS BIT OF KIT

Posted on April 5, 2013

I’m a firm believer that having confidence in yourself and feeling good goes a long way to how you perform on the football field, or in any walk of life. Back in the days when I played Sunday league football … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOHN STEINBECK!

Posted on February 27, 2013

John Steinbeck is one of my favourite writers. His books are a perfect mixture of heart-warming, shorter novels and epic, drawn out family sagas. But whatever the length and depth of his work, it is always beautiful, charming and perfectly … Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Leave a comment

WORRIED ABOUT LOSING CARROLL IN JANUARY? I’M NOT SO SURE.

Posted on September 4, 2012

I was initially panic-stricken when I read Brendan Rodgers’ admission that he might look into recalling Andy Carroll in January. We had just demolished Fulham 3-0 and, while the whole team played well, a lot of our prowess was down … Continue reading →

Posted in Earls Court Hammer's Opinion | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

A VACATION TO THE NAPPA VALLEY

Posted on August 13, 2012

There are many parts of the world renowned for their wine and scenery, often designated as “wine tourism” destinations. However, while the regions that come to mind first and foremost tend to be in places like France and Italy, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: IT NEEDS TO BE CLOSE OR WRAPPED UP!

Posted on May 3, 2012

To me it has felt like a very short season; seems like only a couple of months ago I was excitedly tuning in to see us buckle under the pressure and lose to Cardiff on the opening day of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Earls Court Hammer's Opinion | Leave a comment

PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: IT NEEDS TO BE CLOSE OR WRAPPED UP!

Posted on May 3, 2012

To me it has felt like a very short season; seems like only a couple of months ago I was excitedly tuning in to see us buckle under the pressure and lose to Cardiff on the opening day of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Earls Court Hammer's Opinion | 1 Comment

READING INTO IT

Posted on March 30, 2012

It seems a little dramatic to say that our match against Reading could decide who achieves automatic promotion, but it’s hard not to see it that way. A win for Reading would see them go four points clear of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Earls Court Hammer's Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

SIX FROM SIX IS THE TALK OF DESPERATE AVRAM, SAM: POSH VS IRONS PREVIEW

Posted on March 27, 2012

My lack of posts over the last couple of weeks is directly related to the sense of frustration at our last few performances. I wrote my last blog after the draws against Watford and Doncaster, hoping those two results would … Continue reading →

Posted in Earls Court Hammer's Opinion | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

SO ENDS A WEEK OF FRUSTRATION FOR THE HAMMERS NATION

Posted on March 12, 2012

I was convinced that we would end the last week as the team at the top of the Championship. Isn’t it just classic West Ham to blow the the easiest chance we could possibly get to go top with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Earls Court Hammer's Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK KEROUAC! CHECK OUT THE ON THE ROAD MOVIE TRAILER

Posted on March 12, 2012

Today marks what would have been the 90th birthday of my all-time hero, Jean Louis Kerouac. Born in 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts, Kerouac wrote some of my favourite books but is best known for On The Road, his tale of … Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Tagged , , | Leave a comment