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“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country” was a phrase proposed as a typing drill by a teacher named Charles E. Weller. Originallythe phrase ended with the word 'party', but it was altered by many to country because it exactly fills out a 70-space line. Of course this quasi Sheakespearian expression has been hijacked and used for various crowd inspiring speeches in movies and TV shows, not forgetting dreary bi-election speeches!

Last night's comprehensive win over perennial champions league qualifiers Dinamo Zagreb strangely threw up more questions than answers, for a start David Moyes played a very strong line up which included the backbone of his successful league side, this was not necessarily his expected course of action with many guessing, incorrectly, that he would give Mark Noble a start and play Alphonse Areola in goal.

Hammers front line and of course Declan '£200 Million' Rice, have rightly received the plaudits from previous critics for their superb performance against Dinamo Zagreb in last night's Europa Cup victory, but it was the exploits of the defence, snuffing out what is normally a formidable Dinamo attack, that played a strong second fiddle.