Hammers go through

[M5Rick]

West Ham beat AK Alkmaar 3-1 on aggregate last night, after the game extreme 'ultra' hooded thugs tried to attack West Ham players' families in the stands. They failed, thanks to Knollsy and a mate who held them all off.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...aar-thugs.html

Oops should be in Sports Lounge, just imagine it is

[vreihen16]

Ugly logo choice revealed yesterday aside, remind me again why we in the USA want to host the next World Cup? Several European nations have issued travel warnings to their citizens about widespread gun violence, yet more spectators have been killed by spectator violence at soccer (football in the UK) matches than shot at USA sporting events.....

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Ugly logo choice revealed yesterday aside, remind me again why we in the USA want to host the next World Cup? Several European nations have issued travel warnings to their citizens about widespread gun violence, yet more spectators have been killed by spectator violence at soccer (football in the UK) matches than shot at USA sporting events.....

That's because of the original 'works team' roots and links, represented on the club's badge. Team was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks.
Link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Ham_United_F.C.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Ugly logo choice revealed yesterday aside, remind me again why we in the USA want to host the next World Cup? Several European nations have issued travel warnings to their citizens about widespread gun violence, yet more spectators have been killed by spectator violence at soccer (football in the UK) matches than shot at USA sporting events.....

You may be referring to the Hillsborough disaster in '89 when Liverpool were playing Nottingham Forest there, where 97 deaths occurred because of overcrowding and errors by the organisers and police opening a wrong gate causing a crush.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

That's because of the original 'works team' roots and links, represented on the club's badge. Team was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks.

I was referring to the boringly plain North America 2026 World Cup logo that was announced yesterday:

Originally Posted by M5Rick

You may be referring to the Hillsborough disaster in '89 when Liverpool were playing Nottingham Forest there, where 97 deaths occurred because of overcrowding and errors by the organisers and police opening a wrong gate causing a crush.

That and several others on the continent as well as other parts of the world. We think of soccer hooligans the same as all y'all think of crazy armed Americans roaming the streets.....

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

I was referring to the boringly plain North America 2026 World Cup logo that was announced yesterday:





That and several others on the continent as well as other parts of the world. We think of soccer hooligans the same as all y'all think of crazy armed Americans roaming the streets.....

Agree, just the 26 and a cup looks like an afterthought, something like an eagle in the background would have been nice.

Knowing that someone could be armed walking the streets would make me a bit jumpy but keeping to soccer, countries, say in South America can have extreme reactions like referees and players being shot or beaten to death which has happened.

[infinitekidM2C]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

West Ham beat AK Alkmaar 3-1 on aggregate last night, after the game extreme 'ultra' hooded thugs tried to attack West Ham players' families in the stands. They failed, thanks to Knollsy and a mate who held them all off.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...aar-thugs.html

Oops should be in Sports Lounge, just imagine it is

AK Alkmaar are lucky frodo baggins wasnt in the house. That's for sure.
if you know you know

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by infinitekidM2C

AK Alkmaar are lucky frodo baggins wasnt in the house. That's for sure.
if you know you know

Not a Lord of the Rings films viewer but after a quick look up think I see your point, the name comes from the old English name of Froda, it's been written he combines courage,selflessness and fidelity.