I see that
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Southampton are reluctant to do business with the spuds,I wonder WHY.lol
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Billic Now The Real Work Begins
Any Hammers fan who was at the Boleyn the evening Slaven Billic was presented to the crowd before the FC Lusitans Euro Championship game, will tell you the atmosphere was electric and that the fans 'took' to their new manager in a way they could never have with Sam Allardyce. Billic looks right and sounds right, and away from home his teams perform a bit more than right! Any incoming manager needs the crowd behind him, and Billic has that, he also needed the co-owners to back him in the transfer market, and to all intents and purposes they have done that and more some. So now the dust has settled on the memorable 3-0 trouncing of Liverpool at Anfield and a breathtaking transfer window, Slaven Billic has to now do something unusual for a West Ham manager, and that is to keep a group of very good players happy, when many of them will not be getting the game time they would like. The club have signed an entire team, and it is to be hoped that new players and old will be able to embrace their manager's approach to the game, and most crucially his squad rotation. This ability, having been honed as an international manager, will come more to the fore when the winter campaign kicks in and players start to fatigue and pick up injuries. One thing for sure is that Billic would rather play with ten men and possibly lose, rather than risk keeping an obviously injured striker on the pitch at the end of a game where he had used all his substitutes!
It will take time for players, owners and fans to get used to the 'Billic revolution', but it will be worth the wait - Ed
The Newcastle game
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How do we play against Newcastle?
Playing on the break has worked well for us; trying to play more attackingly less so! What will be our line up for the game on Saturday, and how will Bilic try to have us play? We now have better width, and I'd expect Antonio to make his debut (not Moses as he hasn't played much), otherwise I can't see the personnel being much different for the Liverpool game -- not sure if Tomkins deserves to be dropped to bring backs Jenks (and does he deserve to be re-called?)
What seems vitally important is to gain an early advantage, but that entails risk.
What do people think?
Julian Dicks deactivates his Twitter account
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Can think of more reason for certain others to deactivate their accounts myself.
Jack & David Sullivan Interview
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Don't know if anyone has seen this but I found this Interview quite interesting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=40&v=BlcTxTBeyx4
Something Different
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This time last year I wrote a piece here which I called " The First Sunday In September " and with this weekend being a quite weekend football wise I thought some Hammers fans might give this a look. Tomorrow in Dublin, Croke Park will be full to capacity with over 82,000 fans for the All- Ireland hurling final between Galway and Kilkenny. Football is a global game and probably the most popular game in the world. But this game is recognised as the fastest field game in the world and though I love football and the Hammers this to me is the best field game in the world . Lonely Planet guide listed it in the top ten "local" sports that every traveller should see. National Geographic said The All- Ireland hurling final is the " sporting experience of a lifetime". Some of the Hammers fans that saw it for the first time last year were blown away by it .It's an amateur game with no money involved played by people like you and me for the love of their Club and their County. I'm from Kilkenny they lead the national role of honour with 35 titles, and their nickname is The Cats. So my user name here tells you where I'm from. Galway haven't won a title since 1988, so I wouldn't begrudge them one tomorrow. Sky Sports has covered the game from last season and for the next two. This has given the game a world wide audience. If you want to give it a look it's on Sky Sports 5 tomorrow from around 3 o' clock. I don't think you will be too disappointed.
No game this week, so something light.
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Yep no game this week, so something to discuss if you are bored. Watching TV this week and am beginning to wonder how some people manage to work on TV on a regular basis with no recognisable talent or personality in the field the occupy. Obvious football ones being match of the day pundits, but also people like Sue Perkins Mel gedroyed ( auto correct but can't be bothered to change) Miranda hart and that guy in Mrs browns boys. These are the dregs of British TV. Guaranteed to turn the TV off! Can anyone add to these? What Meeks it worse is these are off the bbc so it means we pay their wages through the TV licence! Ugh
Morgan in the Squad
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Morgan Amafitano has been included in Slav's first official Premier League squad. He provided some useful contributions last season as well as some more forgettable ones but considering he was an outcast for the first few games this season, what's the story here? Is he merely filler and cannot expect game time unless we go through injury armageddon and lose half the squad or is it a bit of bridge building and a slow reintroduction back into the frame?
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