VanDerElstVenerator
5:28 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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Very sad. Great little player. In '83 we had him, Goddard and Swindlehurst up front; what we'd give for a front line of that ilk now, eh? Maybe not Sandy Clark though. RIP
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The Mercernary
4:59 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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Absolutely gutted about this - my favourite foreign WHU player.
Met him once at Upton Park a couple of years ago, when he was back filming a documentary about his career. He was a proper gentleman and clearly loved his time here. Sadly not many of the fans recognised him at the time!
70 games with 17 goals - if only the Mrs hadn't been so homesick!
I didn't realise at the time how lucky I was to watch that great 80's team in action - those were the days!
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FrancoisVanDerElst
4:52 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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Obviously an all time favourite of mine
Sad news
Really was a lovely player to watch
RIP
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JayeMPee
3:55 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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Sad news.
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Troy McClure
3:46 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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RIP. One from my childhood that.
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panamahat
3:32 Wed Jan 11
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Sad news indeed , remember his clinching breakaway goal in a 3-2 win at the library about '82 viewed from the rightside of their North Bank RIP .
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DaveT
3:30 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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PD, We were well on top in that final only that Frank Lampard back pass screwed us up. Still a cracking player, remember him scoring a hat trick for us at Notts County
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kips
3:27 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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Very sad news. Didn't know he had been ill.
Super little player
RIP
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Lowestoft Hammer
3:20 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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Superb player and a nice fella as well.
RIP Frankie.
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Chopper Toshack
3:07 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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Really enjoyed watching this guy. What you'd call a proper West ham player - quality and skill in abundance. Met him in the supporters club two or three seasons ago as well and seemed a good bloke.
RIP
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HairyHammer
2:50 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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R.I.P Francois Van der Elst, a wonderful player who's name I will never forget.
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greenie1
2:48 Wed Jan 11
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RIP Francois.
There is an interview with him in one of those Hammers News (mid 80's), I must dig it out.
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boleyn8420
2:23 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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Couldn't find the iconic Van Der Elst goal against Spuds but I was there for this one when Frankie equalised and Swndlehurst got the winner v Watford
RIP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPpyEDP9yJM
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The Stoat
2:22 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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Wonderful player imho another sad loss
RIP
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OccupyGreenStreet
2:21 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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RIP Frankie.
Only saw him a couple of times but remember him as an exciting and classy player.
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Northern Sold
2:21 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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http://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/january/11-january/francois-van-der-elst-1954-2017
Forward?? Not in my eyes he wasn't... can't even get that right on the club official site...
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Admiral Lard
2:19 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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Sad news, was one of our better players in a pretty poor era for West Ham.
We had a decent enough group of players with the likes of Devo, Alvin Martin, Paul Godard etc but we terribly inconsistent.,
My favourite memory of Francois was New years Day 1983 when we thumped the Yiddos 3-0 at home. I don't remember him scoring that day but he ran rings around a weary looking Tottenham midfield
RIP old son
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stewey
2:08 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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RIP frankie
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wickford hammer
1:46 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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Fantastic player, one of my all time favorites :(
RIP
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Percy Dalton
1:34 Wed Jan 11
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Sorry 76.
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Percy Dalton
1:32 Wed Jan 11
Re: François Van der Elst - RIP
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Was great for us in the short time he was here, ahead of his time too good for us great passes that the rest of the team couldn't read.
Absolutely destroyed us in the 75 Cup winners cup final.
Sad news.
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