Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Not quite a Nolan style announcement but...

This time last year we all got very excited after the surprise capture of Captain Kev from Newcastle and today's announcement that Jussi Jaaskelainen has at last signed - 12 or so hours later than I predicted - hardly compares, but sometimes a tug boat is more useful than a show boat.

There's nothing glamourous about Jussi Jaaskelainen, he's the Ken Barlow of football, been there for ever and rarely been in the spotlight. But the point is, you can rely upon him. At 37, he may not have too many seasons left at the top, but we have only given him a one year contract anyway, so that doesn't matter.

Green or Jaaskelainen? Personally, I would rather have Jussi!

And Jussi is rare because his first and surname start with the same letter. How many West Ham players down the years can you name with this unusual alliterative quality? Your starter for ten - Kevin Keen!

28 comments:

  1. Sebastian Schemmel, Malky Mackay.

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  2. Dion Dublin
    Chris Colman
    Jermaine Jenas

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  3. It was, in fact, William Bonds.

    1820 West Ham players!

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  4. Anony-mouse says,

    Runt Redknapp.

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  5. Stuart slater

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  6. Very happy with this signing!

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  7. Rosy Redknapp!

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  8. Savio Nsereko
    Richard Wright

    :D

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  9. Two youngsters:

    Izzy Iriekpen (was at school with me)
    Chris Cohen

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  10. David Di Michele, stuart slater, Clive Clarke, Chris Cohen, Bobby Barnes

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  11. Bobby Barnes doesn't count, not his real first name, like Billy Bonds. Already had Clarke and Cohen. There's another CC!

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  12. Oops, we'd had Slater too! Clever call with Di Michele though!

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  13. I would have forgotten Izzy Stani!

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  14. ...he used to date the girls' P.E teacher!

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  15. Clive Charles Chris Coyne Bertie Brayley Jonny Jordan Jimmy Jackson Malcolm McPherson Mike Marsh

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  16. Very good Sergeant B. Have you been cheating?

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