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Please stick to the template and I'll kick us off......

Username: Dave

Real Name: errr Dave

Age: 29

Sex: Yes please (thought I'd get this one out the way). Male (I'm male I don't have sex with Males let's make this clear).

Location: Brisbane

Years supported West Ham: Too many. 21 I think (since the cottee/mac era)

Your West Ham experience:

First game: 1989/90 season Div 2 vs Bournemouth 4-1 win

Visits to Upton Park: Lots! Too many to count. Had a season ticket from 1996 to 2002 and attended games regularly since I could get on a train and pay for it (in the 90s it was only a fiver to get in).

Other West Ham related info: Run the Brisbane Hammers for the last 4 years - we formed after the playoff final vs Palarce a core group of us started off with a few meets at Annerley Football Club watching vids of games sent from the UK and now we regularly get together at the Pig n Whistle for match days.

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it?: I have too many issues for here. lol

Username: Stu

Real Name: Stu (there's a pattern occurring here)

Age: 30 (at least until this weekend)

Sex: No thanks, I'm British.

Location: Brisbane

Years supported West Ham: Since the early 80's

Your West Ham experience:

First game: It was against Notts County and we won 3-2 (I've tried googling to find out when this was but no luck). early 80's.

Visits to Upton Park: Not enough.

Other West Ham related info: was well chuffed when on my first weekend in Brisbane I turn up at the Pig and see all this claret and blue. Magic.

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it?: i'll come back to you.

Username: Mike_WHU

Real Name: Michael

Age: 25

Sex: Male

Location: Brisbane

Years supported West Ham: 12

Your West Ham experience:

First game: Vs. Crystal Palace @ Sellhurst Park (more like Shit-hole Park), 1994/1995 season

Visits to Upton Park: F**king hell, well pretty regularly since 1995/1996 - had season tickets every season until I emigrated in 2001.

Other West Ham related info: Will get back to this

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it?: Will get back to this

Username: whubris

Real Name: Graham aka Buster

Age: keeps creeping up... just about to bust the 30 mark

Sex: M

Location: Canberra (ex-Brisbane)

Years supported West Ham: Hmm... about 9 I believe

Your West Ham experience:

First game: Never been - but you ain't a fan unless you've seen them lose to Nottingham Forest at a Brisbane pub with 4 other people at 2am on a Tuesday morning...

Visits to Upton Park: Never been

Other West Ham related info: Alongside Dave and Tony I've been heavily involved in the development of the blog and the Brisbane Hammers supporters group.

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it?: Not really, I'm not particularly wound up at the moment.

Username: beex

Real Name: Curbs Out

Age: 43

Sex: Yes please but smoking a pipe, I too am British (I'm a chap)

Location: Brisbane

Years supported West Ham: 35

Your West Ham experience:Photo with Geoff Hurst at my Mum's shop in Basingstoke when I was 8.

First game: Can't remember! With my Dad vs QPR (his team) early 70's. Think they won (kunce!)

Visits to Upton Park: Faasands

Other West Ham related info: I run weekly Anti-Curbs clinics for those of us suffering from Alan Cautiously's dreadful tactics, long ball game and general awfulness

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it?: McClaren can piss off too!

Username: tezza_westham

Real Name: Terry

Age: 20

Sex: Male

Location: Brisbane

Years supported West Ham: The first season I remember getting into it and following them was the 2002/03 season.

Your West Ham experience:

First game: One of the first games I remember watching on T.V was West Ham v Chelsea. West Ham won 1-0 with a goal from PDC at the time it gave us hope of avoiding relegation.

Visits to Upton Park: Never been unfortunately. I definitely will go one day though.

Other West Ham related info: First game I went to at the Pig and Whistle to watch West Ham was the FA Cup Semi vs Boro. Been going there pretty regularly ever since.

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it?: Non West Ham??? What does that mean?

Username: TheRedRisky

Real Name: Christopher McCoy

Age: 19

Sex: Never Enough

Location: Brisbane

Years supported West Ham: Not including a few year hiatus when i moved back to Australia - 11 Years

Your West Ham experience:

First game: 1995/96 season EPL vs Boro 3-1 win (thats how i remember it bu on the net apprently it was 2-0)

Visits to Upton Park: 6 or 7 - Not enought

Other West Ham related info: I want to find a centenary shirt to buy somewhere. It was my first and favourite, but alas it doesnt fit me anymore.

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it?: John Howard really is a cunt isn't he

Username: Westham5096

Real Name: Paul

Age: 43 (shit im getting old)

Sex: Not as often as i should

Location: Adelaide

Years Supported Westham: As long as i can remember

Visits to Upton Park: 3 (came to Aus when i was 4)(went back 2005)

Other Westham related info: When we went back, we went to the away fixtue against Man city and stayed at the Marriot and thats where the players stayed.Wife got photos taken with Dailly and Nigel Reo-Coker.

Non Westham Stuff: This is Big Brother and its time to go Steve McClaren (you just dont have what it takes)

Username: xloserfishx

Real Name: Josh

Age: 18

Sex: Male / More than enough

Location: Brisbane

Years supported West Ham: None, I support Toffees... I come to the meets with Chris cos its always a fun night

Your West Ham experience:

First game: 0-2 to Man City, after watching Tottenham lose to Sunderland in the last minutes of injury time at the start of this season at the P&W

Visits to Upton Park: None, same as the number of times i've been to the UK

Other West Ham related info: You're going down in the CC

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it? Not really

Username: norven munky

Real Name: Tony

Age: 40

Sex: M

Location: Redcliffe QLD

Years supported West Ham: since u/9's when they won the fa cup ('75).

Your West Ham experience: haven't made my debut yet

First game: 1990 away to Barnsley lost 1-0 to snap a 20 odd game unbeaten streak.

Visits to Upton Park: been a few times now but been to even more away games...you gotta love the travelling fans, unbeatable atmosphere especially when there were still terraces. I have some camcorder footage of it going mental at an away win at Palace in '91 after the winner went in to make it 3-2..magic

Other West Ham related info: we got kicked out of Stamford Bridge for having stolen tickets that the West Ham football secretary had given us from the player's allocation. A journalist from the Redland Times once made fun of me in a bar after I didn't know the answer to a question about Clive Best so 10 minutes later I blindside tackled him. Had tickets locked in for the '91 cup final only for them to lose in the semi (Keith Hackett was and still is a cunt). Went over for the 2006 final to make amends and we all know how that ended up.

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it? : aoli will never fill the shoes of tartare no matter how much it fucking trys.

Username: illhavehalf

Real Name: Kaye

Age: old

Sex: F

Location: Adelaide

Years supported West Ham: Since day one I moved in with Paul (westham5096) about 8 years ago

Your West Ham experience: Its bloody hard being a Westham fan most of the time!

First game: 2005 Man City away

Visits to Upton Park: 2005 Middleboring and West Brom. Stayed in the hotel there and watched us away to Liverpool on the screens

Other West Ham related info: Stayed at the same Hotel as the team in Manchester in 2005. Wasgood to have my photo taken with a couple of them but great to see the whole team up close.

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it? : I hate the Adelaide Crows more than i hate Chelsea. In fact I hate the Adelaide Crows more than any other sporting team!

Username: westy177

Real Name: Will

Age: 20

Sex: Male

Location: Melbourne

Years supported West Ham: Family team, i ate my baby food wearing a West Ham bib.

Your West Ham experience:

First game: 1998/99 season vs Southampton 1-0 win

Visits to Upton Park: every time i go to the UK (which isn't very often).

Other West Ham related info: I've been cursed that every time i watch a match at a pub somewhere we lose. Therefore, for the sake of our club i have vowed to never again watch another match at a public house.

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it?: Karl Pilkington is the funniest man alive.

Username: Deano

Real Name: Dean McGrath

Age: 22

Sex: i am a male, and i fancy women (sorry to any bloke here whos interested in over weight, alcoholic, gerascophobic, gambling addict)

Location: Brisbane

Years supported West Ham: around 02...i was studying for exams and up late (sober)

Your West Ham experience: Never played

First game: cant remember

Visits to Upton Park: never

Other West Ham related info: like drinking (perhaps too much), have a strange facination with matty etherington

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it?: i play cricket, some rugby, vote Liberal (Kevin Rudd should not be alone around children)

Username: Pasty

Real Name: Mark

Age: 22

Sex: M

Location: Adelaide

Years supported West Ham: Born with claret & blue blood but really started following the teams fortunes during the Redknapp era.

Your West Ham experience: none

First game: Can't really remember the 1st Hammers game i saw but DiCanio's winner in the FA Cup to knock out the scum (in 99 i think?) when Barthez stood there appealing for offside is one of the earlier games i remember watching.

Visits to Upton Park: Yet to visit but plan to go in the next few years.

Other West Ham related info: I have the club crest tattooed on my left arm. Dad was born in Dagenham so West Ham runs deep in my blood. Paulo DiCanio and Joe Cole are probably my favourite two Hammer players of all time (current team faves are Deano & Greeno).

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it?: I also follow the Swansea results closely due to a friend of mine being a fan.

Username: Mr Coker

Real Name: Blake

Age: 24

Sex: Male

Location: Adelaide

Years supported West Ham: Since I can remember…. brainwashed by the old man… thank god!!!

Your West Ham experience: Made my debut on FIFA and my Dreams

First game: West Ham v Chelsea at Upton Park on the 2nd of January 2006 - Photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23381&id=693785930 Match Preview: http://www.kumb.com/article.php?id=2137

Visits to Upton Park: Not enough only 2

Other West Ham related info:

Non West Ham stuff you wanna get off your chest whilst we're at it?: I’m a Melbourne Demons Supporter!