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The names (as voted by fans) for those Hammers to be immortalised have been announced by the club and the list is thus, Bobby Moore, Sir Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters, Ron Greenwood, John Lyall, Paolo di Canio, julian Dicks, Mark Noble, Billy Bonds, Sir Trevor Brooking and the late Dylan Tombides. Personally I have nothing against any of the aforementioned but some notable absentees for me. Do any of you really think that Paolo, Julian or Mark deserve to be on this list? I have always been a big fan of The Terminator (our Dicksy) who always gave more than 100% in Claret and Blue, Paolo was (at his best) one of the most gifted players to grace the Boleyn and Nobes yep love the guy true loyalty and more than any other season this is certainly (IMHO) his very best. But some (for me at least) glaring ommissions.. Arnold Hills (club founder) , Paynter and King (the men who guided the Hammers through it's infancy, Wally St Pier the scout who brought us Moore, Hurst and Peters, Tony Carr? but what about Malcolm Allison who thought of the Academy, Frank Lampard Snr who along with Bonzo and Sir Trev won 2 FA Cups, a Div II (record breaking) Championship, a ECWC and League Cup Final? Alvin Martin, Steve Potts? Vic Watson our all time leading goalscorer, Phil Parkes (no keepers on the original final list) or Ron 'Ticker' Boyce , Budgie Byrne, or more lately Ray Stewart? What would your list be who would you (if any) take out and replace? I would love to see your suggestions.
I don't think I could take
I don't think I could take any out Plaistow,but I agree about adding important figures in the early history of our club, that's for sure
For me if you are gona be
For me if you are gona be immortalised then you need to keep the list special. Much as I rate all mentioned they haven't all done anything significant for us. I agree about Paulo Julian and mark. Much as I rate them I don't think they as yet have done anything significant enough. I'd take them off put in the club founder, frank senior and tony Carr. Too many can devalue the idea, unless it's a tribute to West Ham in general which you could include lots of decent players. Aren't the World Cup winners immortalised in the statue anyway? I'm assuming the statue is gona be relocated?
To add
I can't believe Maiga and Carlton Cole are missing..........
Bobby Ferguson goalkeeper we
Bobby Ferguson goalkeeper we bought for £65k in 1967 a world record fee for a goalkeeper at the time and went on to make 240 appearances. Alan sealey who scored both goals when we won the European cup winners cup in 1965