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EPISODE 84: Justin co-hosts with Wayne today and the two have plenty to talk about after this weekend! In What Was That they chat about our Europa match and finish up on the match up at Turf More with some questions to answer. A quick preview of the games coming up and a few giggles. !! Then onto Part 2 of West Ham Transfer Talk in The West Ham Plug. More great insight from Bootsie about midfielders and defenders . Then we premiere a new segment called The West Ham Why, where we take some questions from our social media followers and give our take on the answers. Enjoy and spread the word!   Thanks to Our Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3),    RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 83: Bootsie co-hosts with Wayne today and the two old codgers have a laugh from start to finish and Wayne debuts his latest piss take karaoke song all about West Ham Transfer Rumours.  In What Was That we give some insight into our disappointing result against Brighton, but mostly gloat over the wonderment of beating the Rent Boys once again in fine fashion.  Bootsie does us proud with some fine in depth analysis and then the lads predict the two games we have this week.  It may be getting cold in the Northern hemisphere but Social Shenanigans brings the heat from some great posts from our friends and listeners, and a little laughing at the Portuguese Pube!!  Then onto The West Ham Plug - Transfer Rumours .  Wayne writes a new song detailing the rumours from the last few weeks or so and the two lads talk up a storm about possible forwards and strikers we have been linked with.  So much great info that we decided to make this a two part segment with the conclusion about midfielders and defense in the next episode.  Don't miss it! Thanks to Our Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3), Alex Mississippi Hammer (@mshammers), Baz (@WhuBaz),  Bootsie on FB.   RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 82: We hope you all had your fill on Thanksgiving!  And how cool was it to watch West Ham spank Vienna on turkey day in Europa? We reflect on the Europa match in What Was That and also discuss the snowy away day to Manchester Shitty.  Wayne and John Black then go full blizzard into Social Shenanigans and talk about your posts and discuss a great Hammers Poll.  Finally another installment of our Quiz the West Ham A to Z as Johnny Black challenges for the Crown!  Lots of talk about booze this episode and keeping faith in the future!   Thanks to Our Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3), KeN17 (@SaxyKeN17), Lena Starr WHU (@LenaWHU), Bootsie on FB.   RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 81: Happy Thanksgiving to all in the USA!  An episode filled with hope and reflection and a few laughs! Wayne has his long time mate, Richard Oram in the co-pilot's seat today and the two really go to town!  What Was That.... the lads agree that we need to move on from this game with heads held high and put Wolves behind us as we concentrate on Europa League and Man City! Then onto your posts in Social Shenanigans, brought to you by our partners Hammers Polls and a windy time is mentioned. Then in The West Ham Plug, Wayne and Richard go into the tales of some of our rivalries and how they have painted our history and made match days an experience to behold!   Thanks to Our Sponsor, Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3), Footy Scran (@FootyScran), @LeytonOrientfc, ExWHUemployee (@ExWHUemployee), Daniel Dennison (@the_brit_kid)   RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 80: Wayne apologizes for this being later than expected, but he was nursing a week long hangover from beating Liverpool!!!!! Guest Co-Host, John "Branny" Branson and Wayne celebrate at the start of this episode and really don't stop.  What Was That.... we are Massive and skinned the Scousers!!! The lads sing the praises of the little team that could!!  Then onto your posts in Social Shenanigans, brought to you by our partners Hammers Polls. Then we herald the return of Pie & MashUp as as Wayne and Branny sing their hearts out and are just feeling soooooooo darn goooooood!   Thanks to Our Sponsor, Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: McSwiggan's Irish Pub, Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3), John Black (@WestHaminVegas)   RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 79: Lot of talk lately about how F**kin' MASSIVE we are... so we continue the theme! Guest Co-Host, and my great friend, Justin Mangrich opens the episode with me as we blast into What Was That, and sing the praises of some deserving players who took to the pitch against Villa!  A special visit from "West Ham Lamb" sees a prediction for our Europa match vs Genk on Thursday and then onto some of your posts in Social Shenanigans, brought to you by our partners Hammers Polls. Then we herald the return of Two Truths and a Sully as as Wayne and Justin duel to see who can beat David Sullivan at his own game, and you find out some of the lads darkest secrets.  All this and a bonus preview episode coming up in a couple days of our match versus the Bin Dippers! Thanks to Our Sponsor, Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: McSwiggan's Irish Pub, Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3), John Black (@WestHaminVegas), @paddypower, geoff longhurst (@sirgeoff), WACCA147 (@Wacca1970), Michail Antonio (@Michailantonio), Ben Johnson (@jjohnsonben on IG)    RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 78: Welcome to the Spud Slagfest 2021 with special guest co-host Ted Lipowicz! We open with a celebratory What Was That and review both Genk and our mauling of Totshite!  Some keen Spud jokes in this episode, as you can tell the lads were in fine form and an excellent mood! On to Social Shenanigans and we continue to laugh at Spurs and everyone else in the league! Then it's onto The West Ham A to Z as Bootsie (Mark Anthony Boots) pits his wits against the 15 second clock 3x for a shot at fame and the top of the leader board.  Listen all the way to the episode theme music at the end for a special Easter Egg (you won't regret it)!! We haven't stopped smiling yet... have you? Thanks to Our Sponsor, Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: McSwiggan's Irish Pub, Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3), John Black (@WestHaminVegas), Russ Budden (@DJRussyB).   RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 77:  This Europa Match Preview sees the Old Guard of Wayne and Bootsie preview the match that we have all been waiting for.  Find out a bit about this mysterious team from Belgium, and who we should look out for and get the prediction from both your hosts! A few laughs are had along the way also! #CheersWHU Thanks to Our Sponsors, Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: McSwiggan's Irish Pub, Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3).   RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 76: John Branson and Wayne do some horizontal thinking in this episode for all to enjoy. We open with What Was That and review the Everton match giving our "top shelf" and "dregs of the barrel!" Some Social Shenanigans sees the likes of South Bank Legends Jean and Mary mentioned, along with Aaron Cresswell and Football Galaxy! Then it's onto The West Ham A to Z as another victim... oops, I mean contestant goes up against the 15 second clock 3x for a shot at fame and the top of the leader board.  Join us for fun and 'ave a laugh!  Thanks to Our Sponsor, Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: McSwiggan's Irish Pub, Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3), John Black (@WestHaminVegas), Football Galaxy on FB, @MartinB16005633, Dave (@DaveHammer1984), Aaron Cresswell, West Ham Way USA Podcast, Moore than Just a Podcast, and Franco D'Orazio (@FrancoWestHam).       RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 75:  Wayne and Johnny Black preview the match vs Everton in a way only these two could.  Find out a bit of history about our past meetings and some fun facts about how Everton got their name! Plus a special couple announcements in this episode about a charitable cause and the West Ham Way USA Event in Las Vegas. All of this and you even get predictions from the Dynamic Drunken Duo. #CheersWHU Thanks to Our Sponsors, Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: McSwiggan's Irish Pub, Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3).   WATCH THIS SPACE FOR BREAKING NEWS!!!   RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 74: I apologize for this episode being later than advertised but we had some challenges with family this week and then of course Facebook banned itself! So we steam in with Wayne and Bootsie reviewing the match vs Brentford in What Was That?  In Social Shenanigans Wayne runs the gauntlet of Talk Sport and heralds Dave Walker and a very smart fan! You get to hear our take on who is doing the best this season thanks to Hammers Polls too. We also debut a new segment called Battlefield Bootsie, and in this inaugural segment we hear the wisdom of a long time supporter who just has to have his rant! My daughter Lily pays a special guest appearance in this episode and she has an interesting take on what she calls podcast fans... love my Lily!!!!!!!  Thanks to Our Sponsor, Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: McSwiggan's Irish Pub, Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3), John Black (@WestHaminVegas),  Mark Boots (on FaceBook), Sarah (@Lunaphinx on IG), Dave Walker (@DaveWalkerWHU), Andrew Gay (@Andyinexile), @tonypierson2, WestHamUnitedPhilly (@west_ham_philly),      RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 73:  Johnny Black rejoins us this week from Las Vegas with the odds for the match and he and Wayne discuss the chances for West Ham vs the giant killers of Brentford. Plus you get their predictions and a very interesting take of what it is like being a West Ham fan in these strange and wonderful times. #CheersWHU Thanks to Our Sponsors, Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: McSwiggan's Irish Pub, Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3),  John Black (@WestHaminVegas).   RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 72: Listen to our preview to get some background on the away team, Rapid Vienna. Guest Co-Host Ted Lipowicz (@ted_lipowicz) and Wayne (@WESTHAMISWHYpod) talk everything including injuries, tactics, and predictions.  Plus, as a bonus you hear a New Song for West Ham United in Europa League! So you get a preview and can sing & laugh too! #CheersWHU RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with **promo code CHEERSWHU21** at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod

EPISODE 71: I had a blast recording with Mark Boots on this episode and I know you are gonna 'ave a laugh! It's been a great week as we prove in our review of two matches in What Was That?  In Social Shenanigans we hear from some of our listeners and get into a couple fun posts and discuss a Hammers Poll all about the next 4 league matches. Finally, I had a right good laugh in Bag Heads as I dropped hints to "Bootsie" and he had to guess what West Ham legend I was concealing.  Some great stories and we also find out how the lads feel about divers!  By the time you get to the end of this episode you are going to have a big smile on your face, so get comfortable, grab a beer and take a walk through this wonderful world we call West Ham United!!  Thanks to Our Sponsors, Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: Manscaped (@manscaped) at manscaped.com, McSwiggan's Irish Pub, Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3), Mark Boots (on FaceBook), John Black (@WestHaminVegas), Rich WHUFC (@ironsrichie), Dave Walker (@DaveWalkerWHU), @tonypierson2   Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with **promo code CHEERSWHU21** at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 70: Seldom do we have a week where we go from elation to deflation so fast.  We try to remember the glorious Europa match, but that penalty fiasco in the league bites us in What Was That?  In Social Shenanigans we hear from some of our listeners and get in a better mood, but once again we talk penalty takers as we review and discuss Hammers Polls. Finally a good old laugh in Pie and MashUp and we make it through a rollercoaster of an episode. Big thanks to John Branson for being our guest co-host!  Thanks to Our Sponsors, Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, & Contributors: Manscaped (@manscaped) at manscaped.com, McSwiggan's Irish Pub, Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3),  John Black (@WestHaminVegas), John AHN (@JohnonAHN), Dan Lawless (@TheLawless), Irish Tommy 5280 (@tomster36), Adam Frankel (@AdamFragFrankel).   Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with **promo code CHEERSWHU21** at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

EPISODE 69 (miniPOD): you lucky sons of guns get a second match preview in this "mini-pod." Wayne and John take a look at our match on Sunday vs Manure and talk about our chances.  It's worth a listen and it may be tiny but it's powerful...oh I am so full of it :-)  #CheersWHU RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with **promo code CHEERSWHU21** at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod

EPISODE 68: this week's MATCH PREVIEW Wayne and John go over our first foray into Europa as we play away at Dinamo Zagreb.  We also touch on both matches v Man U.  Dinamo Zagreb is going to be a tough team so have a listen to find out what the lads think about playing in Europe after so long and our chances of West Ham putting a few goals past the Croatians.  #CheersWHU RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with **promo code CHEERSWHU21** at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod

Join Patreon - Become a POD HEAD - get this episode 2 days earlier EPISODE 67: Adam was travelling back from vacation so we got a great Guest Co-Host for todays episode!!  We first want to thank all our Patreon members who joined in the first two weeks.  You are our Founding Pod Heads and we luv ya! We kick off with What Was That, and the lads name their Top Shelf, Dregs of the Barrel and give a breakdown of our match vs Crystal Palace. Then Social Shenanigans highlights some fun Tweets and we discuss a Hammer's Poll!   Some more Transfer Chat between segments and then onto something new... Two Truths and a Sully! See if you can find out who is on the level and have as much fun listening to this episode as we had recording it.  A big thanks to Our Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, and Contributors: Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3),  John Black (@WestHaminVegas), Charlie Boy (@CharlieB_BKLYN), Rebecca (@specky_blonde), Tom Atherton (Athers32), Franco D'Orazio, D.C. Irons (@DC_Irons), Geoff Walker (@geoff_walker123). Check out Charlie Boys YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJyu3QKDU07hqQiw0MIwgxg   Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with **promo code CHEERSWHU21** at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

Join Patreon - Become a POD HEAD - get this episode 2 days earlier EPISODE 66: this week's WILD AND CRAZY MATCH PREVIEW Wayne and John give you the ins and outs of West Ham United vs Crystal Palace. Remember, if you join as a Patreon Pod Head you will get these every week 2-3 days earlier!   So have a listen to these two Wild and Crazy Guys as they banter about  the Mighty Irons and the Eagles #CheersWHU   Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with **promo code CHEERSWHU21** at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE

Join Patreon - Become a POD HEAD - get this episode 2 days earlier EPISODE 65: Are you still buzzing like we are?  Wayne and Adam were still a little inebriated when they recorded this one, but what a great match and so happy for Antonio! We go into this episode recognizing our first Patreon members and the lads truly appreciate your Pod Headedness :-).  We review our win over the Foxes in What Was That, starting off the show and morphing into something else and then morphing back... you'll get it when you listen.  Then Social Shenanigans starts with an Adam tall tail and goes on to celebrate some great tweets.  Adam's internet kept cutting out this episode, so a little shorter episode than normal, but still packed with fun and West Ham United.  Our next episode will be out tomorrow and is a Wild and Crazy Match Preview with Wayne and John... don't miss it!  A big thanks to Our Partners, Our Brilliant Fans, and Contributors: Hammers Polls (@HammersPolls), COYIrons.com (@COYIrons_com), American Hammers Network(@americanhammer3),  John Black (@WestHaminVegas), Football Daily (@footballdaily), Let’s All Have A Disco Soundsystem (@LAHADdeejays), Russ Budden (@DJRussyB), Jacob Cox (@westhamunofficial), Rebecca (@specky_blonde), Lena Starr (@LenaWHU).   RETURN TO WEST HAM IS WHY WE DRINK HOME PAGE