Claret and Blue Blood: Pumping Life into West Ham United

by Ben Sharratt (Author), Kirk Blows (Author)

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.27

  From the World Cup-winning days of Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters to highly acclaimed modern-day heroes such as Joe Cole, Michael Carrick and Jermain Defoe, West Ham United supporters have always had the greatest affection for homegrown Hammers. Since the 1960s, talents such as Trevor Brooking, Tony Cottee, Paul Ince and Rio Ferdinand (who has twice hit the headlines as the world's most expensive defender following his move to Leeds and Manchester United) have been nurtured and brought through the club's ranks, ensuring the Hammers can rightly lay claim to having one of the country's most fruitful youth policies. In this revised and fully updated paperback edition, Claret and Blue Blood brings together all these characters and others for the very first time, including new chapters on Anton Ferdinand, Stephen Bywater and Kevin Horlock. Using exclusive new interviews, the authors present biographical pieces that collectively tell the story of West Ham United's evolution over the last half-century. Focusing on each player's roots, development and personal achievements, Claret and Blue Blood is a unique book that features key characters, candid conversations, successes, failures and controversies as it explores the very essence of West Ham United.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2002

  $3.27

  From the World Cup-winning days of Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters to today's highly acclaimed trio of Joe Cole, Frank Lampard and Michael Carrick, West Ham United supporters have always hailed homegrown Hammers with the greatest affinity and affection. With talent such as Trevor Brooking, Tony Cottee, Paul Ince and Rio Ferdinand (the world's most expensive defender following his #18 million transfer to Leeds United) also being produced through the club's ranks since the 1960s, the Hammers can rightly lay claim to having one of the country's most fruitful youth policies. Claret and Blue Blood brings together all these characters and more for the very first time, using interviews to present biographical pieces that collectively tell the story of West Ham United's evolution since the 1960s.