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Is Garth On LSD?-Or Did Crooks Steal All The Speed?
Not having consumed recreational drugs since being a young ill-advised Musician, it is really easy to use the wrong street vernacular for drugs that are currently in use, but what ever their names are they ALL lead to some form of Psychosis with outcomes ranging from the humourous to the tragic!
So let's view Garth Crooks' weekly 'team of the week' slot for the BBC as an incorrect submission caused as he was attempting to juggle 'hungry' ex-Tottingham players in a nice orderly fashion into their seats at a 'swanky' Landos (eat as much as you can eat) located near Victoria station for their monthly 'snipe at how much these Lads get paid' meal out.
Victoria Station being chosen because its location is seen as 'Democratic' for all those doing their punditry duties, from the mighty BBC, via regional radio and TV right down to some of the vague 'arrys heroes' type websites.
Well every ex-player has to earn a decent buck to compensate for being 'rinsed' by their former clubs and the League's elite don't they, just ask Alan Smith. The ex-Arsenal 'whiney' can fill your boots and column inches with comments, at a PRICE!
Tottingham's Crooks (heaven forbid, not Levy or their Board) does rather fall into the needy and the false Rolex greedy category though. Fair enough if he feels the need to supplement his Pension with additional work good luck to him, he only generally tends to aggravate ALL except for Tottingham fans.
However, he does seem to reserve just that extra bit of 'Smithesque' vitriol for West Ham and their fans with his ludicrous omissions and inclusions of their players in his 'Team of the Weeek' slot!
Today though he took the candy, the full Monty and the cherry on top all in one by OMMITING Alphonse Areola, as goal keeper and INCLUDING Kurt Zouma as a defender ahead of 'El Machin', is the man on drugs? Crooks did however briefly come out of his 'trance' by including Tomy Soucek, although some would say including THREE West Ham Players was just a mistake due to numeracy issues!
Is there actually a 'back story' from the Beeb's editorial team that involves Garth's 'live' work', which is rumoured to be ending earlier than had originally been planned as part of the BBC's budget cut backs, and his desire to become 'King of the Hill' instead of Phil Mc Numpty?
Someone has to cough up for all those underprivileged Tottinghammers grasping for a gig in the media musical chair share out, so why not choose a Loony, or someone on drugs or both-USA Hammer.
The King Is Dead, Long Live The King-Moyes Mullarky-FFP (long Read)
Once upon a time, before 'soshall' media and a plethora of online media outlets, managers were generally given a 12 match window in order to be judged, as were strikers. Go back even further to pre-premiership days and that window was even longer!
Football is a results driven game now, no longer is a 'beautiful on the eye' observation good enough to sustain a club and its manager among football's elite clubs unless they are being bank rolled by a Pariah state or owned by investment Cartels that have huge fiscal resources.
FFP will eventually sort out the divide, but not before the (sic) Gulf between football's haves and have nots is so vast that NO ONE will be able to break the 'glass ceiling'. Of course all fans hope for another 'Leicester Season', but that opportunity came, was taken and has now disappeared into 'jumpers for goal posts' mythology.
The fact is that 'mid range' clubs like West Ham, despite being listed among the 20 richest clubs in the World, are stuck between a rock and a hard place. FFP has actually just made it more difficult for them to challenge to 'big' clubs, whereas it was supposed to make it much easier.
Less than a couple of weeks ago the "Moyes out clamour", including on this site, was deafening, now it has gone a quiet as a metaphoric mouse! Instead of reading the sports section of the Mirror or the Sun, going up through the Mail or the Express, eventually reaching the Guardian, Telegraph and the Times demograph.
Fan's 'fix' was brief and expensive, even taking in to account the 'well passed on' copies during the day. Now you can even find out the colour of 'Doris the tea lady's' underwear first thing in the morning if you are so inclined!
The point is that every aspect of a club is viewed through a fine tooth comb on an hourly basis, sometimes every 5 minutes, so someone has to 'top trump' their opposing outlet on a never ending basis, its called progress.
In the dual edged reality of West Ham football club, it is sitting in 7th place and likely to progress to the 1/4 finals of the Europa League Cup, all very 'cushty'. However, a couple of defeats on the spin and good results for other teams will quickly see the Moyes out brigade in full force, add to that the almost inevitable exit from the Europa League and things could all go 'tis up' for David Moyes and David Sullivan, who has kept the faith with his under fire manager.
Even IF Hammers do make it to the final, EVERYBODY knows it will be against the 'Grinning German' and his erstwhile 'Scouser schemers', by the time of the final 'Saint Jurgen' will have acquired almost 'god like' status among the media 'Brown nosers' who have switched allegiance from the 'Red Devils', at least for this season and until they get their F! paddock passes from Jim Rat' cliff!
In an ideal world, Hammers would be able to bring in a new Middle East investor for megabucks while still retaining control of the club and Moyes would take his last Hurrah at Celtic. However we are talking about West Ham, the 'temptress' that thrills and disappoints in equal measure, supporting the club is a life sentence...."just like my dreams?"- Ed
Case for the defence
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Can we make one? despite Coufal having his critics he gives his all and i would give him a new contract to help with Bench strength next season....Emerson after a slow start in a West Ham shirt has come into his own this season but he is one to keep but a back up is sorely needed there....the centre backs here is the big problem Zouma just cannot run and is no leader so for me get rid....Aguered loses concentration to often and mentally not strong enough for me so move him on as well Ogbonna if only he was 5 years younger but sadly not so he has to go and now Mavrapanos who has the annoying tendency to pass back and cause danger from nothing for us....i would keep him but he needs better coaching and a more senior man next to him to help his game come along......So a lot of money will need spending on the defence this summer whoever is in charge along with needing a proper striker and a left sided midfielder some creative work in the market is going to be needed that is for sure.
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West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma ©, Emerson, Souček, Álvarez, Ward-Prowse, Paquetá, Kudus, Bowen Subs: Fabiański (GK), Johnson, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Cresswell, Phillips, Mubama, Ings, Antonio
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West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma ©, Emerson, Souček, Álvarez, Ward-Prowse, Paquetá, Kudus, Bowen Subs: Fabiański (GK), Johnson, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Scarles, Earthy, Mubama, Ings, Antonio
Brentford: lekken, Jørgensen, Ajer, Mee, Reguilón, Onyeka, Jensen, Nørgaard ©, Lewis-Potter, Maupay, Toney Subs: Strakosha (GK), Wissa, Ghoddos, Collins, Damsgaard, Baptiste, Janelt, Roerslev, Yarmolyuk
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Moyes Ploy Back Fires Spectacularly!
Some say it sounded like gun shots ringing across the canal that acts as a moat for the as yet unnamed London Stadium, others as that of a Range Rover Overfinch back firing, which overfinch strenuously deny, however others close to the club thought it sounded like a series of ill thought narcissistic bleetings.
Hot on the heels of his "I'm the one who wins the most games" comment, 'dead man walking' Hammers manager David Moyes compounded the alter reality he exists in by foolishly going public regarding his proposed new contract in East London.
Unless he was referring to a gig at Leyton Orient Moyes alluded to the fact that there was a nice brand new fat contract waiting for him at West Ham, all he has to do is sign it! Well, blow me down with a light feather but his comments have been sectionable, 23 that is.
Moyes either won't listen to, or doesn't have an adviser in place to guide him through his dealings with the media, particularly during troubled times and for him these ARE troubled times. Ironically The 60 year old Scot might have hoisted himself by his own petard as a result of his recent outbursts, thus saving the club and Tim Steidten the effort involved.
Quite frankly there is no turning back now, and having burned his bridges it is a question of when not if he leaves the club.
Of course the team could go on a winning spree and progress in the Europa League as well, but nothing short of top six and a win in the Europa will save him. It may seem churlish to criticise Moyes' achievements but now more than ever people are starting to believe the club's successes have been attained despite Moyes and not because of him!
Tonight sees a very strange scenario possibly unfolding with SOME fans wanting their own club to lose if it expedites Moyes' departure, what a strange state of affairs isn't it? But Moyes opened Pandora's box and the contents are plain for all to see. - Ed
Farcical Europa KO's Except For Bin Dippers Of Course!
Yet again UEAFA have shown their 'little club-big club' bias by scheduling both West Ham AND Rangers return leg Europa League fixtures for the ridiculous and dreaded 17:45 Hrs time slot. Only Liverpool were handed the 'traditinal' plum 20:00 Hrs slot!
Apart from the obvious two hours and fifteen minute variable, it should be remembered that due to normal European time zones that the 1st leg games actually kick off at 18:45 Hrs for the opposition, the situation is a complete travesty but will UEFA listen to Hammers and Gers fans? Will they heck!
Could be worse could be Chelski
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Surrounded where i live by Chavski fans and they were all giving it large about this will kickstart them back to the top lol now i dont like the bindippers but the plastic fans i have had great fun in winding them all up this evening.Billion spent and you cant even beat bindippers youth side and thats with the officials on your side as well lol luv it now they like the manure fans can go lick there wounds and pipe down....COYI
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