If you can't beat 'em, eh Eggert?

PeanutsMolloy

Opera singer Cortes to lift West Ham
Tue 17 Apr, 10:48 AM

LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United are turning to Icelandic opera singer Gardar Thor Cortes for inspiration before the relegation battlers face champions Chelsea on Wednesday.

Cortes, a compatriot of West Ham's Icelandic chairman Eggert Magnusson, will sing Hammers anthem "I'm forever blowing bubbles" and "Nessun Dorma" -- an aria from Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot -- before kickoff at Upton Park.

The aria made its mark in English football when Luciano Pavarotti's rendition was used by the BBC as the theme tune for their coverage of the 1990 World Cup in Italy.

Cortes will be making his first foray into warming up a football crowd.

"He's a very keen football fan, he's based himself in England and I suppose this is the nearest thing to an Icelandic football team," Cortes' agent Brian Lane told Reuters on Tuesday.

West Ham certainly need inspiration in their battle to avoid the drop. Second from bottom of the Premier League, they are five points adrift of safety with five games left to play.

Cortes was quoted as telling Metro newspaper: "I aim to give them Icelandic inspiration and sing them on to victory."

Chelsea have been on song all season and are second in the table, chasing leaders Manchester United for the title.

Stu_of_Kunming

He's got the guy sining after the team talks in the dressing room according to the Metro, funny stuff.

PeanutsMolloy

I heard that Curbs always hated it when we had the opera singer, hence Reg's decision to lay it on for his return. I trust he'll continue to hate it after Wednesday.

AFKABartram

And after the match they have the legendary Quo doing 'down down, deeper and down' !!


*we hope*

Mortain

Just what you want when you've got one of your london rivals, a nice bit of opera to get the crowd buzzing!!!

MCS

[cite]Posted By: Mortain[/cite]Just what you want when you've got one of your london rivals, a nice bit of opera to get the crowd buzzing!!!

its very charlton-esque inn it Mortain, looks like your just a 'bigger Charlton' after all! lol

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: PeanutsMolloy[/cite]I heard that Curbs always hated it when we had the opera singer, hence Reg's decision to lay it on for his return. I trust he'll continue to hate it after Wednesday.

West Ham will be laying on cheap travel next. What? they already have? Whatever next; Mervyn Day as coach?

letthegoodtimesroll

[quote][cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: PeanutsMolloy[/cite]I heard that Curbs always hated it when we had the opera singer, hence Reg's decision to lay it on for his return. I trust he'll continue to hate it after Wednesday.[/quote]

West Ham will be laying on cheap travel next. What? they already have? Whatever next; Mervyn Day as coach?[/quote]

are they becoming charlton in disguise ?...you dont think he bought the wrong club do you ?...if he'd watched us on motd and told his people to go out and buy that east london club in the premiership...no, that's too far fetched...

AFKABartram

LOL, very good

Oggy Red

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/citeWest Ham will be laying on cheap travel next. What? they already have? Whatever next; Mervyn Day as coach?[/quote]

No, they've already got one with seats in it......