A Dimitri Payet wonder goal lifted the spirits at the London Stadium as Hammers fought back after conceding a contentious goal against the visitors Middlesbrough. Slaven Bilic's revamped team may only have secured a draw against newly promoted opposition, but the manner in which the team played bodes well for the future, the crowd got behind the team and but for lady luck being hormonal and a referee who likes gravy with everything West Ham could have been going in to the international break with three points instead of one, Mark Noble's shot deserved more than hitting the post and Payet also had a goal disallowed, Sam Byram had to be stretchered off after only four minutes which didn't help matters.
The event was slightly marred by some unpleasant confrontations outside the ground after the match reminiscent of the seventies, before Police re-established order, as the late great David Bowie sang "look at them cavemen go!"
A point at this stage is obviously not enough, but it is a damn sight better than bugger all and could represent the turning point in Hammers fortunes, at least the journey back from the ground for the 50,000 plus crowd was not as miserable as it has been for the last two games. Onwards and upwards and C.O.Y.I - Ed
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This problem outside after
This problem outside after games is getting out of hand ,the press is making the most of it
agree,
outside is a problem, stewarding is still rubbish, good to see Police there however.
The atmosphere is still toxic in the stadium, the latest being the guys that want to stand singing "Stratfords a **** hole" and "we want our Boleyn back" , this negativity just adds to the problems and personally Im feed up with it. Ive got a season ticket and find it a chore at the moment, the football is appalling, the atmosphere toxic, treated like scum by Westfield and add the tube issues and it all makes for a lovely day out! Good to see Gold and Sullivan can park the RR's outside the front door :o(
19 shots two on target of
19 shots two on target of which one of them was the goal! I agree we needed to concentrate more on not conceding many and 1-1 should be looked on as a step forward but what do these people do in training? Surely the attacking players at least should be putting in time, over and above their normal training to get a better ratio than that! Shocking!
Football!!
I did not expect the good start we had last season and I did not see the bad start we have had this season coming, good job I am not a gambling man COYI