West Ham United Fc - Season Review 2006/7 - the Great Escape [Import anglais]

This was a year that no West Ham United fan will ever forget. Crammed with incident; tragedy, nobility, infamy and heroism in equal measures, all taking part in the environs of E13. A team who had lost the FA Cup Final by the vagaries of the spot kick lottery made their way back from Cardiff in May 2006 in anticipation of a European adventure and another season in the top half of the top flight, where they belonged. Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, two of Argentina's stars from the 2006 World Cup Tournament, decided that West Ham United was a club whose future they wanted to be a part of. Into this breach of despair, stepped an Icelandic businessman, Eggert Magnusson, a lifetime fan and believer in the club, a man who did not appreciate or understand the concept of failure. Changes were immediately made at the club. A new manager, Alan Curbishley, was appointed to turn things round. Rising from his mediocre early season form, Carlos Tevez slammed in a wondergoal free-kick against North London nemesis Spurs. Six further goals were to follow, as Hammers ended the season with an inconceivable seven wins out of their last nine games. The climax of a final day win at the home of Sir Alex Ferguson s Premiership Champions proved what no media clairvoyant had dared to predict... This DVD will allow you to enjoy an experience, the like of which you may never see again in your lifetime Watch now as West Ham United stage the Greatest Escape ever seen in footballing history!