West Ham: Fabiański, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson, Álvarez, Souček, Kudus, Paquetá, Bowen ©, Füllkrug
Subs: Areola (GK), Scarles, Coufal, Todibo, Irving, Rodríguez, Luis Guilherme, Summerville, Ings
Brighton: Verbruggen, Estupinan, Dunk ©, Van Hecke, Gruda, Veltman, Wieffer, Baleba, Mitoma, Rutter, Pedro
Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Julio, Enciso, Adingra, Minteh, Ayari, Ferguson, O'Riley
Another year has flashed by in the twinkling of an eye it seems and i just wish to thank you all for the fun the digs and all the other West Ham input we have had on hear it is most enjoyable to read the thoughts of my Fellow sufferers and so i bid you all the best for this festive season wherever you are in the Uk or abroad.
Louis i understand this is going to be a tough time for you and your family with Nevs passing but again i want to thank you for picking up the baton of running the site and as many have mentioned we are all here for you as we were for your Father.
Merry Christmas everyone(if that's not to PC!)
It started with Ings against Manure it was never a Pen but Var said yes it is.. then against Wolves two penalties that Var said naaa they are not which saved our bacon and yesterday against Bournemouth Handball the ref and Linesman did not see Var go oh yes that is a pen so lets be thankful for VAR:-) and not rubbish it till.............next time!
Emerson the latest player being linked with a move to Juventus is the rumour and we could get £25/30 million for him well if it happens then Scarles has to be moved into the team with Cresswell to help with his development it is a win all round for the club and a boost for "The Academy".
Now i hear all the arguments back and forth about if they were good enough they would be playing and look at the players we let go who are now nowhere to be seen proof that they are not as good as made out.
Bournemouth had a 19 year old central defender starting and does not look out of place Arsenal started 18 year old at Left back in the champions league Liverpool have blooded quite a few and none have sunk out of sight and when you consider the pressure and demands playing for that club is quite a lot to deal with.
Unless tested you never will know if they can or cannot make it and would Cottee of got a chance in todays world? to small to be a striker would be the argument.
So whilst not every academy graduate is going to make it there are times when surely it is better to look within and try something different instead of a foreign or over the hill injury prone player who are costly and really provide us with nothing but hefty wages...and it has to be better than putting square pegs in round holes.
Again it was only for twenty minutes and we were under the cosh for the last ten for sure but Scarles did not buckle so maybe just maybe he deserves his chance and others to before we go wasting more money in an inflated transfer market.
Lots of talk about various players not happy and wanting out, the latest being Emerson, so he’s added to the list of Fulkrug, Alvarez, Kudus, Paqueta and I imagine Todibo.
I think there are ways to go about leaving a club, I think Declan Rice showed a lot of class whereas I don’t think any from that list have shown any professionalism, at the end of the day it’s not acceptable to show disrespect to the manager regardless of whether you believe what he’s saying or not, for whatever faults Lopetegui has I don’t think he’s weak and he’s been strong enough to leave players out when they’re not performing, and if you believe what’s being written then some players are giving ultimatums of either Lopetegui goes or they do, modern football and social media I guess but makes you think West Ham would be better off without them anyway.
Bournemouth: Kepa, Smith, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez, Christie, Cook, Ouattara, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.
Subs: Travers, Brooks, Adams, Hill, Unal, Billing, Aarons, Winterburn, Kinsey.
West Ham: Fabianski, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Coufal, Alvarez, Soler, Soucek, Paqueta, Bowen, Kudus.
Subs: Areola, Summerville, Fullkrug, Guillherme, Ings, Irving, Casey, Scarles, Orford.
Feel sorry for the bloke as he had his best players sold and then given a paltry sum to replace them... Unlike us we give a kings ransom to a director of football Sullivan does not want and a manager who well we all know what.
Hopefully Wolves try and Get Potter as i am not enthused about us getting that man in but we shall see in the long run
West Ham: Fabiański, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson, Soler, Souček, Álvarez, Kudus, Summerville, Bowen (C) Subs: Areola, Cresswell, Coufal, Todibo, Rodríguez, Paquetá, Guilherme, Ings, Füllkrug
Wolves: Johnstone, Doherty, Semedo, Bueno, Toto, Ait-Nouri, Andre, Lemina, J.Gomes, Cunha, Strand-Larsen Subs: Bentley, Hwang, Dawson, R.Gomes, Doyle, Forbs, Bellegarde, Guedes, Lima
It may have been noticed by the wonderful fellow hammers on this website that in the past couple of months, the site has been lacklustre in terms of content produced.
It is with a heavy heart to announce that after a long time of battling our father and hero, Neville, has passed away.
In honour of him, his wishes and his legacy, the org will continue to be run by his two sons.
His writing style may never be emulated but that's exactly what made it so special, he had so much love for this website and described it as a family.
He will forever remain in our hearts and most certainly his spirit will never fade and die.
Thank you all
From Louis and Akira
Its not if- its when, and lets hope its against wolves tomorrow night but if he wins, then the midget has told him this is his cup final and he has to win every game till Liverpool, more chance of being struck by lightening. Brady wants Potter because he's good mates with her husband Tim Steiden wants Terzic or Schmidt, Tripp smith and postman pat wants Max Allegro and the midget and mark Noble want Carrick. I will get the ball rolling I want Carrick as well right Now please
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