Turf Moor is one of just 3 current Premier League stadiums I have yet to visit – the other two being Luton Town (just promoted, did not get a ticket for this season) and Wolves (no idea why not).
It is not that I have not tried to go. A few years back there were no trains to or from the game so me and my mates hired a mini bus. It got to just outside Coventry before breaking down.
3-hours and a quick temporary repair later, we were in a pub in Coventry whilst the mini bus driver searched for a garage for a more permanent fix to get us home. As 10 of us marched into this pub, we were met with comments such as “why don’t you support your local team” and “didn’t fancy going to the game did you?”. Clearly the locals thinking we were students or something. We soon put them right.
Today I will once again miss out on the trip to the suburb of Manchester as I will be away! I will miss the entire game while travelling.
Mikel Arteta has been cagey when it has come to team news saying “hopefully we’re going to get a few back for tomorrow” and refusing to rule anyone out. I am not sure if these comments include the long term injured trio of Fabio Vieira, Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber.
Later in his interview, he did clarify that both Partey and Vieira were close to returning, and Porto is a more realistic target.
He really did not get any more away, speaking on David Raya, Kai Havertz and Kylian Mbappe. As always, I would advise everyone to spend 5-minutes reading every word from Arteta rather than just the click bait headlines.
You can not expect a West Ham performance every weekend. A win against Burnley will make it the first time in our history that we have won the first 5 league games of the calendar year. Whether it is 6-0 or 1-0 it will be 3 points. And that is what matters.
A final thought, I have quickly calculated that I have also been to 14 of the 24 Championship stadiums. So only 13 out of 44 missed! Hopefuly I will be add Wolves ground soon…
If you are going today, enjoy. And if your bus breaks down outside Coventry, go to the Tudor Rose!
Keenos
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