Anyone reading yesterday's newspapers might have been tempted to choke on their cornflakes. There were a couple of stories on the back of West Ham's unexpected win over Man Utd on Sunday.
In tabloid-speak the players had rallied some of the ‘under fire’ West Ham players such as captain and goalscorer Nigel Reo-Coker. Reo-Coker might have scored the winner but he still got booed because some supporters believe he was behind the team’s poor performance. It’s said that Reo-Coker fell out with previous manager Alan Pardew, who he believes denied him a move to a bigger club such as Arsenal or Man United. Reo-Coker is just the latest example of the jumped-up little footballer who has one mediocre season and thinks he’s a world class footballer. Where does the fault lie – proba...
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