Part 24 of a series charting the history of West Ham United during the four and a half years of Billy Bonds' management.
The New Year starts well with a 1-0 win at Goodison Park, but the 0-0 draw with Sheffield United at The Boleyn Ground is labelled “The worst game you are likely to see in the Premiership this season.” Watford are dispatched in the cup, then an undeserved 3-1 defeat at Villa Park is followed by a 3-3 draw on the Monday Night Football and sees the first paying punters sitting in the new Bobby Moore Stand. Steve Jones scores a great goal and is retained for the cup game at Meadow Lane where he spares Miklosko’s blushes with an equaliser. Lee Chapman is turning into an awkward bundle of limbs. He is the target of the fans’ frustration in the replay as they sing “We want Chapman off the pitch!” Of course Chapman scores the winner in extra time, but sarcastic applause to the fans and post-match comments mean that his nomination for Hammer of the Year is permanently cancelled. He scores the winner again in the fifth round at Kidderminster but remains the focal point for the fans’ frustration.
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