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While some clubs suffer from the mysterious footballing ailment known as 'second-season syndrome',
at West Ham it appears to afflict managers. The first year in the top flight brings serene
progress, but the next tends to result in a downturn. Glenn Roeder was relegated in his, Alan
Pardew dismissed half-way through a second top-flight campaign with demotion appearing to beckon
and Alan Curbishley, perhaps aware of the unfortunate precedents, left before he could celebrate a
second anniversary at the Boleyn Ground.
Today is the one year anniversary of this particular soccer blog. Just one of thousands, it has
somehow become relatively popular, relatively respected, and relatively fun for yours truly. When
I...