Seven years ago, I went to West Ham to interview Sam Allardyce. The club were in the Premier League, but their manager's office was a portable one — his name on the door written on a piece of A4 paper.
It is different now. Different training ground, different stadium, different manager. But do West Ham have a greatly different attitude? We may soon find out.
Under David Moyes, West Ham have been terrific. He is doing a very fine job and one of his notable achievements has been to sign Jesse Lingard on loan from Manchester United.