West Ham Vs. Southhampton

Yesterday I saw a great match at West Ham (caleld Boleyn grounds) Southhampton is a very strong team and in the middle of the standings but have tied Chelsea an won some other big matches against top clubs.
I had really good seats again, 30-40 rows behind the home team bench and coach Sam Allardyce who is bit of a crazy guy.

In only 7 minutes, Southhampton scored. I was quietly excited as I preferred them over West Ham. I thought it would be a long day but West Ham scored 3 straight times including a final bicycle kick goal to win 3-1 and keep away from being dropped for next season. (The football leagues have an arrangement that the top 4 teams from the division move up and bottom four move down so there is tremendous pressure to not be "relegated".) 

I don't know if I have noted this, but  I have been excited about how close I can be to these matches once I get a ticket.  

The West Ham team song is about bubbles so everyone starts singing the song and the bubble machines (there are multiple ones) pump out lots of bubbles. It is, I have to say, childish in a nice way but a giant paradox to how people behave if one is not " a Hammer fan" or a "spurs fan. Ironic.

The way to the stadium and the surroundings is madness. Hundreds and Hundreds of cops, horses, singing, swearing........Imagine a Patriots game in the center of Quincy with all of the stores and shops. Add the emotion people have about their club and it can make for problems. Here is a link of essentially what I saw when I went to both West Ham and Spurs games this month. 

West Ham and Spurs Fan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0kTRf0OX7o4