The first leg of our play-off semi final is edging closer and closer and I don't think I've ever known Hammers fans to be so expectant and optimistic having suffered disappointment so recently (and I mean that in a good way, I'm not saying we're all normally pessimistic defeatists!).
The demand for tickets for the home leg this coming bank holiday Monday has been incredible and you'll probably be lucky to get any - in the lower price bands anyway - when they go on general sale 9am tomorrow morning.
We go into the play-offs having taken 14 points from a possible 18 in our last 6 games so we are most certainly hitting form at the right time and with an almost fully fit squad, we couldn't be any better prepared for what lies ahead than we are now. The players will be buzzing with confidence - while most teams would have been deflated in our situation, having missed out on automatic promotion - having overcome the 'home hoodoo' with excellent wins at the Boleyn against Brighton & Hove Albion and more recently, Hull City on the final day of the season.
The away leg will be an extremely tough challenge because Cardiff are among the play-off quartet for the third time running and will surely want to give their fans something to cheer about having failed at the previous two attempts. However, I believe that if we can get a draw in Cardiff, we will be huge favourites going into the second leg with the home advantage in front of what promises to be a buzzing and electrifying atmosphere in East London on Monday afternoon.
COME ON YOU IRONS!
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