West Ham United chairman from 1990-1992, has died.
https://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=138570
Martin Cearns
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Re: Martin Cearns
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Re: Martin Cearns
RIP
Last of the Cearns/Pratt era. All downhill from then. Made a few rickets, but they all generally ran the club well, much better than today. Oversaw, perhaps, the golden era of West Ham.
Last of the Cearns/Pratt era. All downhill from then. Made a few rickets, but they all generally ran the club well, much better than today. Oversaw, perhaps, the golden era of West Ham.
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Re: Martin Cearns
Yes.
Perhaps guilty of being unambitious but I always thought their heart was in the right place and they never sold Upton Park did they?
RIP.
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Re: Martin Cearns
Martin was resonsible for me being able to get a season ticket in the Chicken Run (1981:chin:). we didn't have anough vouchers (used to sell lottery tickets to get comps in the West Side). He was my dads company bank manger, my dad called him on a Friday, he said to make sure the application forms and what vouchers we had were on his desk by 9am Monday morning and he would sort it. Come up with the 5 tickets we needed.
RIP Martin..
RIP Martin..
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Re: Martin Cearns
Nice story 3 times3times wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 2:37 pm Martin was resonsible for me being able to get a season ticket in the Chicken Run (1981:chin:). we didn't have anough vouchers (used to sell lottery tickets to get comps in the West Side). He was my dads company bank manger, my dad called him on a Friday, he said to make sure the application forms and what vouchers we had were on his desk by 9am Monday morning and he would sort it. Come up with the 5 tickets we needed.
RIP Martin..
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Re: Martin Cearns
I remember at the time not loving the Cearns family because it seemed they held the purse strings too tight.
What I wouldn't give to have sober, dignified people like them in charge now.
The end of an era.
What I wouldn't give to have sober, dignified people like them in charge now.
The end of an era.
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Re: Martin Cearns
Condolences to his family - although for a lot of us mired by the Bond Scheme underwritten by his Bank if my memory is correct, Still remember the sitting down on the North Bank and wavering the red card in protest
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Re: Martin Cearns
Yeah, short arms and deep pockets and all that but looking back they backed Johnny Lyall to sign a goalkeeper for a then world record fee and a teenager for a then world record fee.
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Re: Martin Cearns
Condolences to a family that left and built a legacy (Despite what some lelt in the modern era). And shame on the poster who/if left an abusive post. Have some respect!Joffrey wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 1:33 pm This comment was removed by a moderator because it was off-topic. For more details, please refer to the Forum Terms of Use. Replies may also be deleted.
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Re: Martin Cearns
Hermit_Road wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 8:44 pm And shame on the poster who/if left an abusive post. Have some respect!
For the record (and as stated) the post you referenced H_R was off-topic, not abusive.
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Re: Martin Cearns
Sir Reg Pratt was in his last year has chairman.He was the fella that give the go ahead for the Phil Parkes transfer.He called it,his parting gift.WestHamLyallStyle wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 5:47 pm Yeah, short arms and deep pockets and all that but looking back they backed Johnny Lyall to sign a goalkeeper for a then world record fee and a teenager for a then world record fee.