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West Ham End of Season Party

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Rosco

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http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/05/16/2489971/police-called-to-west-ham-end-of-season-party-following
Trouble reportedly broke out at West Ham United's end of season party on Monday after one of the Hammers' players refused to give fans his autograph.

The gala dinner was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London with attendance understood to cost fans £275 each, but it reportedly turned sour when West Ham striker Demba Ba didn't sign autographs, apparently claiming instead that he was 'too tired'.

The Daily Mail reports this angered many of the fans who attended which led to some of them hurling abuse at the former Hoffenheim man.

Following the situation with the player, who scored twice against Wigan on Sunday, it is believed that security attempted to step in.

Ben Shephard, a celebrity supporter of the Hammers and host of the party, is believed to have appealed for calm whilst the altercation ensued, and two police cars turned up moments later.

It is believed that West Ham players were threatened with a fine of one weeks wages if they didn't turn up to the event after the club was relegated from the Premier League on Sunday.
 
i would have took the fine and played fifa all night myself
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=45381.msg1334508#msg1334508 date=1305583908]
"Ben Shephard, a celebrity supporter of the Hammers"


Who is he?
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Don't start this bollocks again.

Google exists for a fucking reason.
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=45381.msg1334514#msg1334514 date=1305584450]
He doesn't sound important enough to bother searching.
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Define "important".
 
Why have a party when you're relegated ?

Why have an end of season party when the season isnt over ?

What absolute fuckwit organised it ?
 
Eg, assuming Paul McCartney were a Liverpool fan, would he be "celebrity supporter Paul McCartney"? No, he'd be Paul McCartney.
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=45381.msg1334517#msg1334517 date=1305584607]
Someone that's not defined as a "celebrity supporter"
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So why ask about him in the first instance ?
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=45381.msg1334523#msg1334523 date=1305584812]
Because the cult of celebrities annoy me
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That doesn't really answer the question.

You are annoyed by this celebration of "celebraties".

You hear of one.

You don't know who they are, presumably because you preclude yourself from, said, world.

But, you ask who they are.

Why ?
 
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=45381.msg1334532#msg1334532 date=1305585582]
Good point. I don't give a shit who he is actually.
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[quote author=themn link=topic=45381.msg1334528#msg1334528 date=1305585384]
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=45381.msg1334523#msg1334523 date=1305584812]
Because the cult of celebrities annoy me
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That doesn't really answer the question.

You are annoyed by this celebration of "celebraties".

You hear of one.

You don't know who they are, presumably because you preclude yourself from, said, world.

But, you ask who they are.

Why ?
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Brendan adopted a similar attitude when a poster gave him some abuse.

All this "I've never noticed you or your posts before" bullshit.
 
"@dembabafoot: I did sign the autograph. I never refuse to sign autograph to the fans"

He came to me saying he is tired to watch us play and was looking for confrontation."
 
Ba is on *cough* Talksport telling his version of events, which go something like this-

Fan approaches his table to ask for Ba's autograph.

Ba signs the autograph.

Fan asks Ba how he is.

Ba replies "I'm tired due to yesterday's game"

Fan then says "Well we're tired of watching you (lot) every week"

Fan then gets over-excited and starts being verbally abusive.

Other people on the table that understand the Fan's language as being, somewhat, racist, try to talk to the Fan and calm him down.

The Fan starts throwing things and acting the bad tit.

Security arrive and lob the Fan.
 
Strange when he's been one of a few players at West Ham to give two hoots about them staying up. I'm pretty sure he's done nothing wrong in this case but he's got a little bit of history as a troublemaker, refusing to go on a trip to Malaga for training during the Winter break, therefore forcing his move to West Ham. Maybe he was tired I don't know.
 
[quote author=irishred link=topic=45381.msg1334824#msg1334824 date=1305648286]
Strange when he's been one of a few players at West Ham to give two hoots about them staying up. I'm pretty sure he's done nothing wrong in this case but he's got a little bit of history as a troublemaker, refusing to go on a trip to Malaga for training during the Winter break, therefore forcing his move to West Ham. Maybe he was tired I don't know.
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If you read what I put down as his version of events, words I heard him say in the last fourty minutes (give or take), you will know that Ba did fuck all wrong.
 
Yeah, I thought he acquitted himself well in that interview.

They were hinting afterwards that he'll stay with W.Ham and try to help them get back up, which says a lot for him, 'coz he's a decent player and I'm pretty sure somebody still in the Prem would take him if he became available.
 
I would say Ben Shepherd is a fairly well know celebrity.

I think Celebrity supporter , just defines who it was rather than Ben Shepherd from somewhere in the East End

I don't think the timing of the dinner under the circs was particularly bright

regards
 
Shepherd did well when he took part in Sky One's celebrity MATCH.

Looked a decent player.
 
[quote author=RolandG link=topic=45381.msg1335189#msg1335189 date=1305717723]
Maybe Ben should sign for WHU then instead of being tired watching that lot!
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Huh ?

Ben Shepherd is a tv presenter who hosted the evening.

The guy that kicked off was just some random racist Cockney.
 
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