West Ham rolled back the years last night as most of the ex and current youth players took part in academy chief, Tony Carr’s testimonial. England stars such as Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole all took part…however the Chelsea stars were on strict orders that they could not take part in the match itself due to the crunch title decider on Sunday.
A West Ham XI ran out 5-1 winners against the Academy All-Stars, however it was a night in which it was the Italian veterans that drew the plaudits as West Ham legend, Paulo Di Canio, dazzled fans with a ‘man of the match’ performance and Hammers manager, Gianfranco Zola, showed he still has the class that won him the respect from football fans all over the world.
Overall, it was a fitting night to the man of the hour, Tony Carr, a man who has given 37 years of service to West Ham and a man who is respected all throughout football. Even Sir Alex Ferguson paid his tributes and showed his respect by allowing England skipper, Rio Ferdinand, to take part even though he has troublesome injury problems at this crucial time of the season.
A question I would like to leave you with though is would England have a chance of winning this year’s World Cup without Tony Carr as he has brought through seven members of the current squad?
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