Man of Steel - Billy Bonds

Simply the hardest working and bravest player that I can personally recall wearing the claret and blue of West Ham United.

They talk about captains stamping their authority on the pitch, well this man did it in huge bucket loads. He was a player who would never shirk a tackle. If needed, he could rough it up with the toughest of opposition players but also had the skill to outplay them as well.

Billy had unbelieveable stamina and would be playing the 90th minute in the same fashion as the first one.

One season, Billy virtually kept us up in the top flight on his own.

Thanks Bonzo - you truly were and still are a legend!