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A derby against Chelsea neatly summed up everything about Small’s time in east London. His confidence was high and he was all hustle and bustle from the first whistle, bullying the Blues’ defence. He hit the bar twice in the first half, initially with a sensational drive that deserved better, then with a toe-poke from close range when it was far, far easier to score. In the second half he got the goal his sheer effort deserved, bundling home the opener from a yard out after Colin Foster hit the post. All visitors may be searched - please have your coats open and remove hats at search areas.Some events may havespecific search policies. Avoid delays - please don't bring bags to the venue. All bags will be subject to a search regime.Large bags are not permitted and there are no left luggage facilities

The midas touch deserted him. It was as if overnight, he lost all his reserves of good fortune. The scuffed shots bobbled out of play, the mis-controls were gobbled up by centre-halves. With every passing game, the confidence drained from his very being. It was awful to watch. He made his debut in a dreadful season-opener with Luton Town. Both teams were favourites to be relegated and the goalless draw did nothing to suggest otherwise. Free Stadium WI-FImeans that you can connect with stable and fast speeds throughout the concourse and in bowl – join LSFreeWIFIand enter your details to connect. Family friendly Wi-Fi certification

In a desperate attempt to preserve what little dignity I had remaining, I zoned out of the conversation and focussed on the radio behind the counter. It was playing the Five Live commentary and the familiar voice of commentator Alan Green described the action from the featured game in the Barclays First Division. During a break in play, he brought a score update from around the grounds and my heart stopped when I realised where he was going next: Arsenal. Oh please no. AtLondon Stadium, fan experience is paramount, and we are committed to creating a safe, comfortable and enjoyable spectator experience.In that, London Stadium for football matches fully adheres to the FA Respect Code of Conduct, which can be read here. Unfortunately, my public relations masterclass hadn’t taken into account the price differential between my prized Diadoras and my Mum’s budget for football boots. No matter what I tried: promises of chores, eating more vegetables, spending less time on the Amiga, she wouldn’t budge. And despite my increasingly juvenile protests, it became clear that I was going to end up with the same basic pair of Gola boots that I always did. As the carnage cleared, a lone limb appeared from the mass of humanity to poke the ball apologetically over the line. It belonged to Mike Small. To add insult to injury, he was probably offside (a position he would later spend most Saturday afternoons). Nonetheless, he celebrated with the massed ranks in the away end like he’d won the World Cup. And why not. The smug grin disappeared instantly from Arsenal Boy’s face. At that point, we both became prisoners of our environment. For his part, he was now contractually obliged to offer the same snarky level of customer service to my Mum whilst she fumbled through her handbag for her purse.

Nonetheless, the big lad will always be a legend to me. After all, he did put the Hammers ahead at Highbury.London Stadium management reserves the right to deny entry to guests wearing clothing items or signs displaying offensive text and/or images

Given that he’d never scored more than a dozen league goals in a single season, Small arrived with little fanfare. Incredibly, he took the division by storm, notching 21 times as the Seagulls made it all the way to the Second Division Play-Off final.

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What happened next is hard to explain. The facts are simple enough: Mike Small stopped scoring – and West Ham stopped winning. We didn’t get another three points until mid-January.

Defending Elliott in the burglary trial, Rupert Hallowes said: “In proceedings that occurred in this court in the early part of last year was the first time you made a public admission confession to committing the robbery. During the murder trial in March last year, Elliott had admitted to being involved in stealing the cash. At this stage, it was hard to work out what Small was. There were times when he looked unstoppable. And then there were others when he looked like he wasn’t on speaking terms with the ball. Those incidents could happen mere minutes apart in the same game. He was an enigma. A quandary. Then there are those for whom the mere mention of his name provokes the pained grimace of seeing a thousand offsides, and a man’s confidence crumble before your very eyes. The highlight of Small’s time in Claret and Blue came during four glorious days at the end of October when the First Division fixture computer conjured up successive games against Tottenham and Arsenal. We had a disastrous start against Spurs when our central defenders, as they so often did in this era, contrived to leave Gary Lineker – England’s captain and goalscorer supreme – totally unmarked on the penalty spot.These days the name Mike Small provokes a mixed reaction. There are those who remember that glorious three-month spell where everything he hit turned to gold, and where a man came from nowhere to the very pinnacle of his profession. He barely played for the club again. In fact, he barely played professional football again. Loan spells at Charlton and Wolves followed, then short stints in Sweden and the Republic of Ireland. The new striker opened his Hammers account on a Tuesday night trip to Sheffield United. In many ways, it was a goal that became the essence of Small. A goal so undeniably terrible that it looked better on Teletext. And in the same way you made a promise to tell me the truth in this court, you made a similar promise, to tell the truth in that court. During those proceedings you admitted you were involved in that burglary.