Just back from the match

[Paul B]

I've been to every one of our games at Cardiff and I have to say, West ham were the best team and gave us the best game and definitely had the best fans we've yet had there. They were great before, during and especially afterwards and really are a credit to their club and the West Ham heritage. Of course, we all know the emotions we all went through during the game but the few gripes I have are;

the fat moron in the grounds of the castle bar-if you don't like people playing football outside, drink somewhere else you miserable get.

The subdued nature of our fans compared to previous occasions-I'm sure this was due to ticket allocation. Everyone I spoke to had stories of neutrals sat next to/near them. I sat next to five lads on the train down who were all neutral but have been to every FA cup final in the last eight years! they get tickets from Wiltshire FA! The seat next but one to me was empty and there were two lads on my left who didn't move all game and left with ten minutes of normal time remaining! Then you think of the thousands desperate for tickets and think "this can't be right." Some people in front of us looked at us like we were mad when we dared to celebrate each of our goals. Incredibly, my near neighbour sat right next to me and the woman in front of him spoke to a steward about him! He'd only done what normal people do when their team score.

And lastly, the train station for the journey home was a joke. It's a good job the vast, vast majority of Hammers fans were great, patient people or there could have been real trouble. The only trouble we saw were (the fat miserable get in the castle grounds apart) Cardiff fans and pissed-up, stupid g******* west-country bumpkins thinking we'd be impressed at their songs of hatred towards Plymouth Argyle! Mental!