Article: Cheers, Trevor Brooking's quick-fix magic lifts Hammers; West Ham United . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Bradford City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.

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August 27, 2003
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Byline: CLAIRE NASH

IF THEY could, West Ham would surely bottle the elixir of life that is Trevor Brooking and lock it in an Upton Park vault - ready to recall at any time dark days come calling.

In the short tenure that is expected to be his second caretakership, there is little chance of the West Ham legend curing all the ills that once again threaten his beloved club.

But against Bradford last night he again transformed Upton Park. No jeers, only cheers. The ovation for matchwinner Jermain Defoe did not even come close to matching that for the caretaker and afterwards Brooking reiterated his intention that his brief is to merely set the ...

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