West Ham Till I Die

David Hautzig

I take care of my family, I sell wonderful wines and spirits, and I am West Ham through and through.

  • From: East Chatham
  • Born: 1965

About me

I am married with two children, one on each side of the gender aisle. I am a wine and spirits sales person for several wineries and a distributor here in the USA. I have customers in both the United States and United Kingdom. That's my paying job. Writing match reports for this site is my other, un-paying job.

How I came to support West Ham

A very good friend of mine, Derek, had a season ticket with his father and brothers. He dated, married, had two daughters with, and eventually divorced my old neighbor in Manhattan. He brought me to West Ham, so to speak, and I never looked back. I kept him in the divorce, by the way. No clue what happened to her.

My best West Ham memory

Coming over with my best mate Jon to say goodbye to Upton Park. The match? Liverpool , FA Cup replay. I met so many people I "knew" but had never met, and are close friends with now. Ogbonna scoring was as remarkable a live sports moment as I have ever had.

The best West Ham game I’ve ever seen

See above.

Favourite Player

Paolo Di Canio
Striker

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West Ham Till I Die is a website and blog designed for supporters of West Ham United to discuss the club, its fortunes and prospects. It is operated and hosted by West Ham season ticket holder, LBC radio presenter and political commentator Iain Dale.

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