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Afternoon all, excuse the bloke before.

Genuine question though, why do you get so angry when describing your east end brethren?
Alright and welcome,
To answer your question ,probably because of all the abuse we have had of you lot over the years.
You have his this hatred for us,and despite what many of you lot believe,it isn't resipicated.
Or it certainly wasn't, it is getting stronger,i'll give you that
But it's a relatively new thing(last 20 years) with normal fans(the "chaps" is another discussion for another forum :) ).
If you poke someone long enough,you will get a reaction.I think that's the case with us and our attitude with West Ham. Personally,i have always had a healthy rivalry with West ham,going back to 81(youth cup final).i also use to go to football with Essex based Spurs,so their thoughts on the Hammers probably rubbed off on me a bit as well.
That's how i see it due to my experiences anyway
regards
 
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If you poke someone long enough,you will get a reaction.

Fairplay, to be honest half the time I wind up any Spurs mates is because they seem the easiest to get a reaction out of. The rivalry has definitely got more intense in the past couple of decades, but I reckon that's to do with West Ham and Spurs mingling in Essex/Hertfordshire.

Thanks for the decent reply, now, as you were with the caravan jokes.
 
Fairplay, to be honest half the time I wind up any Spurs mates is because they seem the easiest to get a reaction out of. The rivalry has definitely got more intense in the past couple of decades, but I reckon that's to do with West Ham and Spurs mingling in Essex/Hertfordshire.

Thanks for the decent reply, now, as you were with the caravan jokes.
Did you hear about the West ham fan that won the lottery??
They're going to pay him in Travelers cheques....

Well you did insist :)
 
Afternoon all, excuse the bloke before.

Genuine question though, why do you get so angry when describing your east end brethren?

I hate West Ham it's probably irrational but I hate everything about them.

I hate your colours
I hated dr Martin's and you were sponsored by them
I hated your hero worshipping of Julian Dicks an absolutely fucking terrible player.
I hate the fact that you claim West Ham won the world cup and even have a statue of it.
I hate the whole false legend ICF movement.
I hate the fact that you describe yourself as a club of great traditions and act as though your fans are more genuine than anyone else's because the team is useless.
I hate the fact that your club is embodied by a bubble.
I hate the fact that you have no beef with Woolwich and even support them at times.
I hate the ignorance displayed by your fans " the skinless ones" , "bacon dodgers "hooknoses" etc
I hate the fact that your fans flood on to social media to celebrate Spurs missing out on the Champions League despite finish 14th yourselves.
I hate that you think you are synonymous with free flowing adventurous football and get salty when anyone mocks the fabled West Ham Way , I've been watching football for 28 years you've never played good football.
I hate the fact most of your fans cant acknowledge talented players because they play for Spurs.
I hate the Crossed arm Xfactor pose.
That's just for starters.
 
Fairplay, to be honest half the time I wind up any Spurs mates is because they seem the easiest to get a reaction out of. The rivalry has definitely got more intense in the past couple of decades, but I reckon that's to do with West Ham and Spurs mingling in Essex/Hertfordshire.

Thanks for the decent reply, now, as you were with the caravan jokes.
Genuine question.

How long have you lot been crossing your arms, since the dildos or just before? Can't say I remember you doing it before the dildos.
 
Fairplay, to be honest half the time I wind up any Spurs mates is because they seem the easiest to get a reaction out of. The rivalry has definitely got more intense in the past couple of decades, but I reckon that's to do with West Ham and Spurs mingling in Essex/Hertfordshire.

Thanks for the decent reply, now, as you were with the caravan jokes.

The caravan jokes are usually reserved for when the '40 years undefeated' wannabees make an appearance.

The hatred felt by you lot towards us is far more intense than the other way around which winds most Hammers up.

We have three premier league clubs that considers us their rivals and you have a club with 10k fans you play once a decade.
 
I hate West Ham it's probably irrational but I hate everything about them.

Whisper it, but the majority of West Ham fans say stuff you hate because we know it winds other fans up.

It's only when the silly bollocks media and marketing team get hold of it and thinks it's a real thing that it starts getting pumped out by the club.

The crossed arm thing has been going on for a while, but it's only when Tevez did it whilst coming back to UP with Manchester United that it got picked up by the club.
 
I know lots of decent Hammers, some even in the family (black sheep) but their desperation to make themselves our rivals is embarrassing.

The fact that they associate with a neo-nazi Italian club and revel in, and gloryfy them cutting up fellow Englishmen without understanding the irony as they fly their St George's Crosses is a stain on their club.

Although singing Viva Lazio rather than Forza Lazio and not knowing the difference is quite amusing.
 
Whisper it, but the majority of West Ham fans say stuff you hate because we know it winds other fans up.

It's only when the silly bollocks media and marketing team get hold of it and thinks it's a real thing that it starts getting pumped out by the club.

The crossed arm thing has been going on for a while, but it's only when Tevez did it whilst coming back to UP with Manchester United that it got picked up by the club.

Not quite sure why you disagreed with my post mate. We both know some of your fans like abit of casual racism.
 
Not quite sure why you disagreed with my post mate. We both know some of your fans like abit of casual racism.

*Some* being the bit you missed out, that's why I disagreed. I don't sing those songs because I'm not a 14 year old, every team has got w****** just look at the Chelsea stuff a couple of years ago. Most of the West Ham I go with are old fashioned been through the 70s and 80s types and they think the hissing and jew jokes are pathetic. Sadly since Green Street we attract a certain wannabe hooligan type.
 
*Some* being the bit you missed out, that's why I disagreed. I don't sing those songs because I'm not a 14 year old, every team has got w****** just look at the Chelsea stuff a couple of years ago. Most of the West Ham I go with are old fashioned been through the 70s and 80s types and they think the hissing and jew jokes are pathetic. Sadly since Green Street we attract a certain wannabe hooligan type.

Problem is it wasn't some when you all marched down the high road. Look I'm not stupid enough to tar you all with the same brush and weirdly I do stick up for you lot on occasion but because of the lot that you bring to our place, I just love beating you.

I don't get why you don't seem to hate Woolwich the same as us?
 
I don't get why you don't seem to hate Woolwich the same as us?

Older fans do, younger fans don't. I think it's to do with what I said above, there's a lot more Spurs around where I used to live in Essex than Gooners.

The myth that we somehow support Woolwich baffles me, the atmosphere is always pretty dire against them because they just sit there and don't say anything, you can't have a pop against people who don't give it back. Also we always seem to get spanked by them and you can't exactly wind up someone after they've just put 5 past you :oops:.
 
Afternoon all, excuse the bloke before.

Genuine question though, why do you get so angry when describing your east end brethren?

Nothing to do with east end brethren. The odd West Ham fan is just more of a cunt going about daily life than any other fan from any other team. What I mean is that they'll tend to go 10x more out of their way than Chelsea or Woolwich to have a go when they have absolutely no business to.

West Ham as a club and players and fans in general I don't have a problem with. It tended to be a good atmosphere and good game at Upton Park or White Hart Lane. But yeah, I also don't really get why you decide to turn up against us and no one else.
 
Older fans do, younger fans don't. I think it's to do with what I said above, there's a lot more Spurs around where I used to live in Essex than Gooners.

The myth that we somehow support Woolwich baffles me, the atmosphere is always pretty dire against them because they just sit there and don't say anything, you can't have a pop against people who don't give it back. Also we always seem to get spanked by them and you can't exactly wind up someone after they've just put 5 past you :oops:.

Ye I've always thought that was it in regards to the gooners. I suppose our fan base is pretty similar. That's the risk of being successful in the premier league I guess, becoming like them...
 
I also don't really get why you decide to turn up against us and no one else.

We get this from any team that thinks that their aim is to be challenging. Fergie used to be obsessed that we up our game against Manchester United, it's just what we seem to do, turn up to the big games and then lose the so called easy ones.

That's the risk of being successful in the premier league I guess, becoming like them...

I wouldn't know mate
 
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