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Low life

My life in West Ham matches

My future prosperity depended on us beating Manchester United in the cup quarter final— but then we lost

23 April 2016

9:00 AM

23 April 2016

9:00 AM

What consolation in life can Arthur and I find after that defeat at the hands of Manchester United in the quarter-final replay of the FA Cup, and the manner of it? West Ham and their always hiding fortunes are, and always have been, real life for me; real life, only sport.

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