I've just watched West Ham lose the FA Cup on penalties after coming really close to winning. All the players were fantastic (even Scaloni and Dailly) and didn't deserve to lose. They can all be proud of themselves.
If we had won then it may have given the whole area a boost in the wake of the BNP victories recently. Perhaps people would've reflected on how, despite all the hype about West Ham being an "English" team, most of the players are either foreigners or from an immigrant background.
Instead the BNP and the racists who support them will probably try and find a way to blame immigrants and ethnic minorities for the defeat.