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Beware False Prophets & False 9's

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Submitted by boogerscaravan on Mon, 14/04/2025 - 11:34

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Call me old fashioned, call me a pragmatist? But I'm in the minority, I know, where Potter is concerned it seems?

I'm quite content with what Potter is doing in the main. I don't want to sound like a broken record. But the season is gone, has been for weeks. So it seems to me at least. As though Potter is playing the long game. Running the rule over everyone, to get a proper handle on pre season.

Before the shenanigans begin with Midget porn and the gang. That being purse strings!!

Potter has sorted the defence out, now we resemble a closed shop. Not open all hours as we were under El Loppo. I must admit, I didn't realise it would take so long! It's been frustrating and I think a lot of the free flowing football we are known for, has had to suffer as a result with no end product ie goals.

But I have to say. The one thing that puzzles me. Is Potters reluctance to have a number 9 as the focal point. Ferguson and Fulkrug. The two "F's". Neither 100% fit it seems? Or are they? I think Fulkrug looks useful, Ferguson looks nervous (when we see him). So as I say, why are we not seeing more of them?

Southampton are there for the taking next weekend. A Fulkrug hat trick perhaps. A Ferguson brace, who knows?

Surely this is the game where we see a proper number 9 giving a proper number 9 performance. If we do not set up like this, I shall have to start asking questions, like everybody else FF'S (see what I did there)?

Ferguson, Fulkrug Surely!!!

Do we have any Leaders?

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Submitted by mcbikeman on Mon, 14/04/2025 - 09:35

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Watching the Bindipper game yesterday and the struggle that young Scarles was having with arguably the Prems player of the season he clearly needed backup and a word to calm his obvious nerves facing that man but not one of Mav Tod Kil helped him guided him gave him any sort of encouragement and so the Lad suffered and learned a harsh lesson which begs the question do we have any real Leaders at West Ham?
Kilmans post match interview blimey he was so quiet and clearly not a personality that is going to give you earache and a kick up the arse if you are not pulling your weight.
Bowen a leader? not really for me a great player but leader give over...how many times this season have you seen him try to close down the opposition and be totally isolated as nobody goes up with him and you see him looking back waving for assistance but it rarely arrives.
Alvarez? not really not on the pitch long enough most games? Soucek lovely man but again i do not see the will to drive his fellow players on and looking throughout the squad i see nobody who can do that.
Does it matter some say but of course it matters when the managers had his talk and you cross the white line you need that leader that player the other players look up to who may even fear what he may do if you are not pulling your weight and doing your job on the pitch a leader drives you on demands you do better no matter the circumstance but we just do not have that kind of personality and we need one we really do otherwise players just drift by in games.

Reality Hits For Presumptuous Potter

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sun, 13/04/2025 - 16:07

After the results today it means Potter’s side now sit 17th with our loss and Wolves beating Spurs.

The continuous theme of us being in the fight but not getting the result is consistent, we went to Anfield, gave a good fight but ultimately ended up short. Chances after chances but none put away, Kudus hitting the bar, Bowen not capitalising on a 1 on 1 chance and Füllkrug hitting the bar late on. It all just seemed like today wasn’t our day, but since Potters taken over, it seems like that every game!

Atrocious in the first half, but the better team in the second and you just have to wonder when is this continued theme going to stop?

Some “footballing experts” will claim it’s the lineups, others will say we’re taking too long to find our groove in games, but the bottom line is that it doesn’t matter if you’ve played well, you HAVE to pick up points. We’re fortunate ex-West Ham player Ben Johnson’s masterclass resulted in nothing for Ipswich, as a win would’ve put them just 12 points behind us.

A late kerfuffle between Van Dijk and Robertson saw the ball in the back of the net to make it 1-1, but it all must've been just to toy with our feelings as it was nullified two painfully slow minutes later with a goal from a pathetic corner we gave away

An extremely harsh result and even Jamie Carragher of all people admitted that West Ham deserved to win today, but instead, the fans hike home with nothing apart from their heads in their hands.

Southampton up next, three home games to go, six games remaining all in all.

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Liverpool vs West Ham Line-ups

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sun, 13/04/2025 - 12:46

Liverpool: Alisson, Bradley, Sonate, van Dijk (C), Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Jones, Luis Diaz, Jota
West Ham: Areola, Todibo, Kilman, Mavropanos, Wan-Bissaka, Scarles, Soler, Paqueta, Ward-Prowse, Bowen (C), Kudus Subs: Fabianski, Coufal, Fullkrug, Guilherme, Alvarez, Rodriguez, Soucek, Emerson, Ferguson

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How do you answer a question

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Submitted by hammergirl on Sat, 12/04/2025 - 07:48

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Morning boys got a bit of a question for you. A new Lad started in the office this week all of 17 very wet behind the ears annnnnnnway me and some of the others were talking football at tea break and the Lad was asked who he supported well he does not have a team and he would like to but was not sure who he should support or how he would pick a team.
As you can imagine he was being told this team that team he should support and he was lost not wanting to offend anyone by saying no he got a bit flustered so i asked him who his family supports sadly for him they are not into football in the slightest hence his problem not born into a family who support a certain club makes you wonder how would you decide.
I had a think (shut up!) and at Lunch i said to him you really do not pick a football club they pick you and before you make a decision it is not all about winning trophies because if that was the case 95% of clubs would have no fans. Nope i just said you really have to support a club you can actually go and watch play not at the other end of the country and it does not have to be a club in the premier league it can be in any league but most important is the feeling you get when you are there you will know the team for you you will know when it is the right fit and once chosen that is your team for life you cannot change know matter what.
Of course i did tell him that the only clubs he cannot support are Spuds and Millscum otherwise good luck.

So was i right? yes i am aware as a woman i am always right lol but if your family are not into sport and have nobody to influence you in your youth how would you choose?.

Right Burkieeeeeeeee break out the suntan lotion i'm off to the beach

Low Ball

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Submitted by mcbikeman on Thu, 10/04/2025 - 13:25

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How many low ball bids this summer?and silly stories about huge money bid which will come to nothing because of wages and ffP but we tried lol.

I thankfully will be away for most of it this summer and miss all that shite and thankfully the over hyped club world club nonsense...

As for my predictions as to how many low ball offers we make well all of them of course.

Lamine Yamal......Kvaratskhelia......Marquinhos... three must buys this summer lol but i think we may just miss out and get instead Charlie Kelman...Ryan De Havilland...Jay Stansfield instead.

He Holds The Strings But Not The Scouts

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Wed, 09/04/2025 - 13:12

Despite everyone's differing opinions around the club or in the footballing world, we can all agree that he who shall not be named from above is the root of many problems in this club. Since Steidten's departure and much 'media madness' later, the dust has settled and David Sullivan has since announced that a new technical director will not be happening and our original idea of getting Dan Ashworth is no longer.

All of the transfers for the foreseeable future will result in going through Sully, and it's something we fans as well as Potter will have to succumb to. However, despite the tyrannical approach he is set to achieve, one thing he cannot influence is where we find the targets that Potter selects, where they are sent out and who we identify as a 'concrete target' or not.

It's all well and good for the media to suggest we're going to sign this £20 Million player or that £30 Million player, but we have to accept that our funding will be low this season, a sell-to-buy window should be expected because we experienced a rebuild, only got worse and now we need to get rid of more dead wood than we already had originally.

The Hammers will have to dig deep to get rid of some players and pull off a 'Sofiane Feghouli esc-sale', definitely one for the ages that.

The only deal that is certain to happen is Jean-Clair Todibo, who is set to join West Ham officially due to fulfilling all requirements of his loan with obligation to buy deal, but apart from that, it's all free roam, and the market is our oyster... for cheap players only of course! In more recent windows, it is very rare to see the club attempt to sign players for the £6-12 Million mark, and usually, we dash out £20+ Million on a destined-to-fail signing which ruins our season entirely and it's probably a big reason as to why Sullivan finally set on Potter because he doesn't do his business that way.

It'll be cheap foreign talent that Potter finds which is good...but ultimately, it'll be Sullivan who handles the fees and types of deals we offer. We all know how this story goes already and yet despite his control in the past, we will certainly be seeing it in full force this window.

Time to buckle up for the latest season of 'Select & Scatter'

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Repeated Frustration And Elation

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sat, 05/04/2025 - 18:22

Good weather, good lineup, good second half but not a full bucket of points to go home with.

The now usual lineup time of 13:45 announced the dropping of Mavropanos and Evan Ferguson, two players who deservedly had to be dropped after the performance against Wolves but ultimately one way or another it appears we’re bound to make a mistake somewhere.

Alphonse Are’oh’la had an absolute blunder, the ball made it to the byline, played in and initially saved but the ball slipped out of his hands and was the easiest goal Evanilson will have in his career.

The Kraut came on swiftly after the second half started and Fuller was the game-changer. Chances started flying through with the introduction of him and Soler, a quick corner from JWP saw the Kraut equalise and Bowen not too long later matched Kudus’ cross. But as said before, even with the weather shining for West Ham there’s always a cloud.

Evanilson slotted an easy second for the Cherries, no one marking him at the back post and as simple as that it’s 2-2. Both goals of his were checked for offside but VAR deemed them onside.

The midfield is our biggest problem and you can see why, what Jules and Steidten came up with has Graham looking to his bench
and his best option for change is Guido Rodriguez! It’s embarrassing.

The second half was the best half we’ve had in a long while, not as good as GP claims he aspires for but it’s better than a 1-0 loss and a ‘lie-down’ performance which is what we’ve been seeing.

7 games to go and the fight for 13th goes on!

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West Ham vs Bournemouth Line Ups

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sat, 05/04/2025 - 13:57

West Ham: Areola, Bowen(c), Kilman, Kudus, Scarles, Souček, Todibo, Paquetá, Wan-Bissaka, Ward-Prowse, Álvarez
Subs: Coufal, Fabiański, Ferguson, Füllkrug, Luis Guilherme, Mavropanos, Emerson, Rodríguez, Carlos Soler

Bournemouth: Kepa, Huijsen, Kerkez, Zabarnyi, Smith, Cook, Adams, Scott, Ouattara, Semenyo, Evanilson
Subs: Dennis, Senesi, Brooks, Julio Soler, Jebbison, Araujo, Hill, Silcott-Duberry, Winterburn

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Is it too early for Potter Out?

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Submitted by Dartford Bhoy on Fri, 04/04/2025 - 10:29

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I'm not impressed.

I've not seen any evidence that we are seeing any improvement on Moyes or Loppy.

He focuses on defence, 5 / 6 across the back and not getting a battering. Just one nil down we are in theory still in the game but statistically with so few shots on target this strategy will never work.

11 games in charge, still his best football was his first against Villa in the cup but that's because some of the players were still in Loppy mode, prepared to venture forward.

I feel a lot of WH fans are upset with the quality of football, selection and decision making on substitutions etc is appalling. That said I also feel that is kind of off side to criticise him, its the elephant in the room, the board have made another hopeless appointment and they, and we, are just HOPING it will come good.

Fact : At Brighton he had a 12 month period of just 5 home wins and the board are worried about season ticket sales. Looking at home performances who would wonder?

just to be clear, hes a nice guy and I dont blame him, the blame is with the Board recruitment which is franking shocking. For as long as Sullivan is in control we are always going to be left behind the likes of Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Palace etc etc

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