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4th August 2004 (yes I know this is out of order, please bear with me while I get permission to edit/delete posts - a surprise that I can't just do that to my own thread).
West Ham v Bayern Munich
Team Selection - unchanged
West Ham 1 (0) Bayern Munich 2 (1)
Harewood 86
Substitutions - Bywater for Walker (45), Sheringham for Zamora (45), Powell for Cohen (45).
A spirited performance from the team against one of the giants of European Football (with a strong XI playing).
So that's it for pre-season, PL5 W2 D2 L1, not a bad effort, particularly with such a threadbare squad. I'm really looking forward to the new season with a renewed feeling of optimism. First game is against Leicester City on the 10th August 2004.
The first (but probably not last) bitter taste of football management at Upton Park. Despite being against 10 men for 84 minutes (after Tiatto was sent off early), my team produced a terrible performance and never looked like getting a draw, let alone a win.
Physio John Green has also told me that Mark Noble has a groin strain and will be out for 2 weeks.
Rebrov in for Noble on right (Reo-Coker moves into the centre), and Williams replaces Hutchison on the bench.
West Ham 2 (2) Derby County 0 (0)
Rebrov 10, Sheringham 35
Substitutions - Zamora for Harewood (75)
Attendance - 27,501
This is much, much better. Rebrov marked his first appearance with an excellent free kick to open the scoring. Perhaps, he'll be worthing hanging on to providing we can handle his wages. Sheringham completed the scoring in the first half and we coasted for the rest of the match.
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