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Frank LampardLast night, Frank Lampard captained England and in doing so was presented with his 100th international cap for his country.

I hope that those West Ham fans in ‘that’ press conference feel stupid now, what a player he has been for club and with Three Lions on his chest.

If only we looked after the midfielder and dealt with a difficult situation involving Harry Redknapp and Frank Lampard senior with more grace.

Lampard is the type of player that if we had held onto would have propelled us to the next level and European football in the process. Keeping hold of just one of that ‘golden’ generation could have had a huge influence on the West Ham we see today.

Obviously I am, and always will be, an avid Irons fan so I tend to dislike most of the players that have left the club, but in all honesty it’s just jealousy of what West Ham could have accomplished if we had stronger people in charge at the time!

Watching players such as Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, Jermain Defoe, Joe Cole (at Chelsea), Glen Johnson amongst others achieve unbelievable success at other clubs is a bitter pill to swallow.

West Ham fans are very passionate and full of pride, therefore most will hold a grudge against Lampard forever, and to a certain extent I don’t blame them because he broke everyone’s heart by leaving. However, you cant just blame the midfielder, the board had no back bone and the fans weren’t exactly the most pleasant towards the youngster, for some unknown reason.

I know some Hammers fans will hate this article, I know how the song goes, and yes I have sung it, but I just can’t help thinking what might have been.

Here’s the link to ‘that’ press conference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctWS52IA_JY

What do you make of the fan with the black and white shirt? Did some West Ham fans want there to be controversy because a young Lampard was related to the manager and assistant manager? Will there ever be another generation of West Ham players of that quality? Would we be able to keep hold of them if that happened now?

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6 comments

  • bob says:

    What an ass licker

  • Northern Sold says:

    You can’t be a real West Ham fan as everyone knows that we don’t hate players for just leaving the club. Most of us are realistic and acknowledge that we’re a small premiership team when compared to the bigger clubs. Its the way they leave West Ham and their attitude afterwards. Lampard was moving to Chelsea before his dad was sacked and then he spent years at Chelsea slagging West Ham off.

    Its also stupid to believe that we had any hope whatsoever of hanging onto the players that you mention. All good players leave all smaller clubs. Its the food chain.

  • musty says:

    lampard is my best player of all d time

  • bluedrogba says:

    we will love frank forever thank you those so called west ham fans,he`s a blues legend and always will be

  • Jordan Marsden says:

    In reply to Northern Solid
    Firstly, I am a true West Ham fan and have been all my life, but I am a fan of football and the Hammers, and if someone deserves praise then I will recognize that!

    Secondly, I understand that a club of our size it would be hard to keep hold of those types of players! However, this is place for opinion and debate and you probably didn’t even read the whole article, because if you did you would understand that it was just a piece about Lampard reaching 100 caps and a look back at what could have been at West Ham.

    You saying that I am not a true fan surprises me, its the type of reply that is totally uneducated, its an easy and immature response in all honesty!

    Thirdly, I also understand that the way Lampard has acted has been very hurtful towards West Hams fans, but to be totally honest its probably fans like you that drove him out! If Lampard or any of the other players mentioned had the loyalty say of a Matt Le Tissier at Southampton (players can stay if they want), then maybe we wouldn’t be talking about this.

    Finally, If you haven’t got a response that doesn’t include child’s play and words like ‘stupid’ then how can we have a proper debate.

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