Going to Upton Park tomorrow

Title: Going to Upton Park tomorrow

Tomorrow sees my first visit to Upton Park in 20 years. There are many things riding on this game and it's not just money or the result. It could determine my future involvement in football. Should the mighty Hammers win and I have an amazing experience then it could spur me to attending more regularly. At present I still play myself but the knee's are going and I'm getting older. I'm now thinking about what happens when I have to give up. Following football now is very expensive so it needs to be good tomorrow.

The natural thing to do would be to go with my girlfriends 8 year old to his games and turn into one of those annoying parents. However, if things go well tomorrow then this will change everything.

As for the game itself, the return of a certain Mr Bellamy should at least ensure an electric atmosphere, getting the crowd worked up and creating plenty of noise. He does, of course, also cause a conundrum. He is the sort of person who seems to thrive on being despised and raise his game against former clubs. I fully intend to politely inform him of my feelings about what he did but, in reality, should I really be that angry at at the despicable little man. What did he really do at West Ham. In 2 years he played about 20 odd games and was not in double figures in terms of goals. Drew a big salary in that time for little return. He has form for being disruptive (allegedly lol) and for being disloyal. He has shown no respect for the clubs that have taken a gamble on him, giving him chance after chance. So what to do? Jeer him and boost his desire or, as I've seen suggested elsewhere, refuse to even acknowledge his existence. How confused would he be if the crowd remained silent and looked non-plussed at the mention of his name? Treating him like some player from foreign parts that only his manager has heard of. If it could be done I'd laugh my proverbial's off.

Our recent results are cause for concern. We face a city team that are woeful away from home but appear to be picking up. Couple that with the fact that both teams and players seem to break their bad streaks against and I'm a bit worried. I can't wait to see first hand the Zola revolution but think he'll have had his work cut out to get the players confidence up after a very poor display midweek.

So, experience dependent, tomorrow could see me commit a large portion of my hard earned dollar to attending Upton Park on as regular a basis as possible. However, should I spend in the region of £80 -£100 to see a steaming pile of turd my options are limited. Quit football all together, turn into a raging touchline parent (I can't seem to do quiet and encouraging when footballs involved) or (and I'm joking here) become a referee.

I feel like a kid on Christmas eve a the moment and really hope I'm not getting over excited, having not been in such a long time, but we will see. If I'm not feeling too suicidal tomorrow I'll let you know how it went.

Written By: 13hammers

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