We’ve retired the number 6 shirt in memory and respect of the great man, Bobby Moore.

Stephanie Moore does a fantastic job at raising awareness of bowel cancer for the Bobby Moore Fund.

We place Bobby Moore Fund logos on all our kid’s shirts in attempt to raise even more awareness, and there are hoardings around the Boleyn doing just the same.

West Ham have named the most ‘prestigious’ of our pre-season friendlies the ‘Bobby Moore Cup’, with a percentage of proceeds going towards the fund……

……or have we?

In the past few seasons we’ve played teams such as Villarreal and Napoli as our last pre-season friendly, immediately prior to the kick-off of the new season. There’s usually a small trophy up for grabs, but that’s irrelevant…the game and the occasion is for the England and West Ham legend and all the work that the Bobby Moore fund does in raising money for research into the disease.

However this year our prestigious game is against Deportivo La Coruna, but it’s not being dubbed the Bobby Moore Cup. And if it is, the club are doing their best to make sure no-one knows about it.

I don’t know any better other than to assume that because it’s not publicised as the Bobby Moore Cup and it doesn’t say the Bobby Moore Cup on the tickets, then it simply won’t be played as the Bobby Moore Cup.

Simply put, this year we’re not supporting the BMF or raising a single penny for them when buying tickets for the game. If this is the case and it’s Sullivan and Gold attempting to cut back some costs and increase revenue for themselves, then it’s nothing short of disgusting. And if it is true and you hold the same opinion as me, then I sincerely urge you not to buy tickets for the game. Is that a step too far? Not if we want SuGo to understand what is close to our hearts…and frankly Bobby Moore and the fund in his name come ahead of turning our club into a commercialised, money spinning, callous machine.

If anyone, or the club, could shed any more light on this for me then I’ll happily adjust the article accordingly – but until it’s clarified, I think it’s fair to assume that this year it will just be ‘another’ friendly.

The BMF are doing an amazing job and our club should continue to support them. Please do spend a couple of minutes to have a butchers at their site (HERE) and a read up on the work that they do

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