West Ham fans have taken to Twitter to wish former player and current first team coach Julian Dicks Happy Birthday.
Dicks – known affectionately as ‘The Terminator’ from his time as a Hammer – spent ten years and two spells with the club between 1988 and 1999, making over 250 appearances and scoring an impressive 50 times.
He was named Hammer of the Year four times.
The no nonsense defender won the hearts of West Ham fans everywhere with his die hard defending and tough tackling, something which developed the once Liverpool player a reputation as one of football ‘hard men’ during his time on the pitch.
After retiring from playing in 2002, Dicks has since had spells as manager of Wivenhoe Town, Grays Athletic and Sealand, before returning to the London Stadium in 2015 as the first team head coach, working alongside manager Slaven Bilic. He also spent a year as manager of West Ham Ladies beforehand in which he made the FA Cup final, only to lose out to Charlton Athletic.
Happy Birthday, Julian!
https://twitter.com/Pascalito_Meier/status/894873271249797121
https://twitter.com/treadshairmua/status/894872868378554368
Avery happy birthday to my good friend and West Ham legend Julian Dicks – have a great day mate pic.twitter.com/Ki0gohhsVy
— Ian Abrahams (Moose) (@BroadcastMoose) August 8, 2017
Happy Birthday to The Terminator, Julian Dicks ⚒⚒⚒ pic.twitter.com/xpeXZ9up0c
— West Ham News (@WHUFC_News) August 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/MarkGurney3/status/894864235301400576
Happy birthday Julian Dicks many happy returns for the day ok. Enjoy your birthday party with ya family ok. Good luck for Sunday! COYI! 🛠🎂
— Michael A Gomes (@MichaelAGomes5) August 8, 2017
Happy birthday to my hero growing up, the brilliant Julian Dicks! #legend #shouldhaveplayedforengland #whufc https://t.co/e8JB83OghZ
— Mike C (@mikecawston) August 8, 2017
¡Feliz cumpleaños Julian Dicks! 🎂#Legend ⚒ pic.twitter.com/8qhdqmlmCT
— Sp_ | West Ham United (@WHUSphera) August 8, 2017
What's not to love about Julian Dicks smashing a penalty home. His free kick at Forest one of me all time favourite goals. My hero. 😍⚒ https://t.co/CVutLlr1JG
— Denzel (@HalcyonDays78) August 8, 2017
