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Submitted by Apache on Mon, 21/09/2015 - 12:36

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Can we talk about beating City, Liverpool and Arsenal a bit more, I haven't had enough yet?!

So, 6 games in, we're on 12 points. What now? 28 points to safety or 78 to become champions?

The Newcastle game (and the Boys of '86) reminded me of the night that we won 8-1. I was walking him from youth club with a West Ham supporting mate, and we were discussing whether or not this could be our year. In those days, it wasn't a pipe dream. If there was a 'big four' in those days, they didn't have a monopoly on the league and certainly not in the cups. In recent years Forest had won the league and Villa the European cup. Anything and everything was possible.

I have watched with dismay as the money has flowed in to top tier football and how it has created a divide where small clubs from the TOP DIVISION winning something is an upset and if they do dare to have a good season, they are mercilessly stripped by both the big clubs and mercenary agents.

Having said that, I have never lost that faith, albeit it has usually been vastly misplaced. This season though, we seem to have a team that can not only give anyone a game, but also a strength in depth that I have never ever seen in a West Ham team, I mean c'mon, our record £15m striker was an unused sub! On that note, BFS would probably have stuck him on in the second half against City, rationalising by saying that we could have lumped the ball up to him to relieve the pressure. Instead, we relied on pace and intelligence along with our backs to the wall defending.

So, a great team, quality depth, a tactically astute away formation and an amazing start to the season. All the newbies seem to have settled.

Has it revised where you think we will finish. Bear in mind everyone else's start as well. Liverpool, Spuds and Southampton have stuttered, whilst Swansea and bizarrely Leicester are right up there.

My fiver (and my heart) had us as champions at the beginning of the season. My head would have been happy with 10th again.

Now? I want 5th. Realistically Citeh, Chelski, Arsenal and Man Utd will finish above us. Can we maintain form and stay ahead of Spurs and Liverpool? Overtake Southampton and Swansea?

Bilic seems to have a system in place that works well away, I know we won't always win and he seems to have learnt from the mistakes at home.

So depsite early days and forget the 'party line' of securing our Premier League status for the all important debut system at the Olympic, after those three incredible away wins, what do you want us to achieve this season?

Team for Leicester in league cup

Submitted by The hammer down... on Mon, 21/09/2015 - 04:14

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I, like many other fans would like to see us have a decent cup run this season and considering our depth this appears to be the season. However I would rather us go for the FA cup rather than the League Cup. Anyway considering that the team just won an exhausting encounter at the Etihad against City the question becomes who starts against Leicester. Unfortunately for us Jelavic and Antonio are cup tied. This would have been a great opportunity to get them out and playing. I fully expect Randolph, Collins, Oxford, Zarate and Carroll to start. We may even see game time for Hendrie and Cullen. However if we throw out a team of youngsters and barely fit players we could struggle against Leicester so what 11 do we pick??

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Submitted by Spudgun on Sun, 20/09/2015 - 08:49

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I cannot believe it MOTD actually gave us praise...begrudgingly but praise and Shearer was apoplectic about his beloved Necastle...also can I just give massive praise to the way Super Slav conducts himself and interviews...a real breath of fresh air and brings a huge amount of gravitas, honesty and morality to our club and indeed the premier league.

Org Charity update....2015/16

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Submitted by plaistow-man on Sat, 19/09/2015 - 22:28

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Quck up date after 6 league and Euro games..... Moi (Plaistow) £1 per goal ..... £21 for Great Ormond St. Hospital.
Burkie 10 euros pre penalty for and against .... 20 euros for Dogs Trust , Ireland.
NT Hammer £10 for every place above relegation.... (thus far looking at £160 for Make a Wish Foundation)
Bullyhammer £1 a point ..... £12 for McMillan Nurses !
So far well done guys .. any more takers?

My only concern....

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Submitted by plaistow-man on Sat, 19/09/2015 - 21:48

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With our terrific start to the season and who would have predicted 3 away wins out of 3 (only our second win at The Emirates "first since the great escape season", our first win at Anfield in 53 years and our first ever win against the Billionaires of Man. City at The Etihad) 3 huge wins against 3 sides that finished above us last season and two of those were top four finishers. Now I've got the obvious out of the way my concerns are how long before the so called "Big Boys" come sniffing around Reid, Payet, Adrian, Tomkins... ? but my biggest concern is how long before we play sides who will try and kick us off the pitch? we all know that will come around at some time. I am over the (Blue) moon at our start and hat's off to Allardyce, Gold, Sullivan and Brady for keeping hold of Winston Reid who must be the Leagues top performer so far (I know it's only 6 games) Arsene must be wishing he offered a lot more than £4m for his services. The board will be busy but we seem to have a happy camp with a team ethic and well done Slaven Billic who seems to have found a style that suits and is having some meaningful success , very happy, very proud and it will make going into work on Monday all the more pleasurable.

Atmosphere, Ionosphere And Stratosphere!

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 19/09/2015 - 21:28

Atmosphere, Ionosphere And Stratosphere! That is where bubbles go! Of course they fade and die, but while they fly they nearly reach the sky, currently, on their way, West Ham United have encountered and beaten three of the best teams in the Barclays Premier League on their travels. The first, a victory against Arsenal at the Emirates was seen as the 'freak of the week' result by BBC pundits, the second against Liverpool was described as totally unexpected by all and sundry and now a 2- 1 victory against title leaders Manchester City, who had not conceded a Premier league goal all season, Hammers have finally been shown the respect that the team deserve.
The match against Manchester City is first up on match of the day!!!! Unbelievable, in fact it is almost as unbelievable as West Ham United winning their first three away fixtures against Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City!
Yes, if you are viewing this from a south sea atol or a boat in the middle of the Ocean or anywhere else this is all true and not a delusion! Although it might be time to be temporarily delusional with the assistance of some liquid refreshment, because when things are going well, the odd hangover is easily forgotten, or remembered with fondness for why it occurred in the first place.
These are happy times to be a hammer! - Ed

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Manchester City v West Ham United Team Sheets And Links

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 19/09/2015 - 15:30

Manchester City: 1 Joe Hart 11 Aleksandar Kolarov 20 Eliaquim Mangala 30 Nicolás Otamendi 3 Bacary Sagna17 Kevin De Bruyne 7 Raheem Sterling 42 Yaya Touré 21 David Silva 25 Fernandinho 10 Sergio Agüero
Substitutes: 6 Fernando 14 Wilfried Bony 50 Pablo Maffeo 72 Kelechi Iheanacho 26 Martín Demichelis 15 Jesús Navas 13 Willy Caballero
West Ham United: 13 Adrián 3 Aaron Cresswell 12 Carl Jenkinson 2 Winston Reid 5 James Tomkins 14 Pedro Obiang 28 Manuel Lanzini 16 Mark Noble 27 Dimitri Payet 20 Victor Moses 15 Diafra Sakho
Substitutes: 30 Michail Antonio 26 Nikica Jelavic 19 James Collins 35 Reece Oxford 1 Darren Randolph 9 Andy Carroll 10 Mauro Zárate

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Kouyate out

Submitted by Red Neck Iron on Sat, 19/09/2015 - 08:17

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Both kumb and who Fans are saying kouyate hasnt travelled to the city game and is out for 2 weeks

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