Hammers vs. Blades - round 294 - DingDing!

In a move which has the level of schoolyard vindictiveness normally reserved only for inter-city rivalries, some West Ham fans over at ‘Knees Up Mother Brown’ are offering fans the ultimate chance to stick their virtual middle fingers up at “Sheffield United's bungling gobshite of a Chairman” Kevin McCabe. By going here, you can send the whinging McCabe a postcard from each away ground the Hammers travel to this season, featuring a photo of local highlights that the Blades will be missing out on this year while they languish down in The Real League. This week’s postcard, pictured below, includes a delightful view of Birmingham’s Bullring, where West Ham shall be travelling this weekend. Here at STT we whole-heartedly endorse this kind of behaviour, long may it continue!

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