Pesky international break grrr so for a bit of fun i thought i'd ask you all what is your guilty pleasure when it comes to music? and i mean you no that song you like but would never dare own up to it for fear of being looked at strangely and then laughed at lol now we all have one so do not be shy i will kick us off and please there needs to be no reason behind it its just for some reason you like it so here's mine and yes i do sing along to it lol.
Never a great time and long wait for the Hammers to return to the real business of hopefully giving Spudz the run a round.
So, for something to think about, I thought I would try to pick the best player we have ever taken in transfer from a fellow current Premier League competitor. I came up with the following:
Arsenal - Stewart Robson
Chavski - Carlton Cole (close call with Peter Braybrook)
Spudz - Matty Etherington
Everton - David Unsworth
Brighton - Couldn't think of anyone
Bournemouth - Carl Fletcher
Man City - Zabaletta
Man United - Jesse Lingard
Aston Vanilla - David James
Fulham - Tony Gale
Newcastle - Scotty Parker
Forest - Antonio
Brentford - Benny
Ipswich - Cressy
Leicester - again... no idea!
Palace -Budgie Burn
Southampton - Jose Fonte
Wolves - Matty Jarvis
Liverpool - Andy Carroll
Do you agree? Ideas on Leicester and Brighton?
West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson, Rodriguez, Bowen, Soucek, Paqueta, Kudus, Antonio.
Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Soler, Coufal, Summerville, Mavropanos, Ings, Irving, Guilherme.
Ipswich: Muric, Johnson, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis, Burns, Morsy, Phillips, Hutchinson, J. Clarke, Delap.
Subs: Walton, Chaplin, Clarke, Woolfenden, Taylor, Ogbene, Hirst, Szmodics, Townsend.
Throughout our history we as a club now and then find a top striker only to sell them on without any kind of plan as to who will succeed the departed frontman it is for everyone who supports the club very very annoying.
The decisions on buying a new striker is equally frustrating when you see the ones we are "interested" in but decide against it as he is not a Salthouse man!.
Viktor Gyökeres the ex Coventry striker who was doing really well in the championship we had a chance to get this player but for whatever reason you give and the one told is £20million was to much for the player Sporting Lisbon thought not and now his value is said to be at least 3 times that and he is scoring goals for fun. Ivan Toney another one offered to us for £10million and Sullivan said no but admits he does regret that one.
So when you see the list that we were "linked" with throughout the Summer yet somehow decide that Antonio will be worth hanging onto for one more season and Fulkrug and this is not having a go at the player in any shape or form but deciding that we will spend £27million on a 31 year old play that has had injuries seemed very short sighted and a panic buy for me.
Was there ever a Duran deal to be done? if there was whoever knocked that on the head will have egg all over his face now as it appears after his start to the season the valuation is now £80million which if Villa decided to sell they would get easily because of his age and his ability.
So who is out there that could do a job for us as burying our heads in the sand is not going to solve the problem and for me i have to say taking into account our kitty if anything is left and it is coming out of left field here but i would like us to take a chance on a young striker and that is Josh Sargent at Norwich City Underwhelmed sighs i hear but i do think he can do a job for us far better than Antonio can and now that we have Fulkrug injured or not Sargent could learn a lot from him to help his continued development. As a club we have to think more along these lines than getting in an exotic sounding name form abroad and they are not up to standard for the championship let alone the Premier League as we have had to many of those types down the years and more recent times as well and before you have a pop and say Sargent is American i would like to think you know where i am coming from. So who have you been looking at or thinking why not take a chance on this guy or that guy?
What is the opinion of the esteemed members of the Org should West Ham don't win tomorrow?
Will or should Lopy be sacked? With an International break coming up. Is it a good time to sack and get a replacement. Should Lopy be given this break to sort this shit out?
Who would you replace Lopy with shoukd things go wrong? I would like to see Potter given a crack. I was leaning towards him before the Lopy appointment. I know he was unsuccessful at Chelsea but so have many before & since.
Just watching the under 21’s game first time we’ve seen Luis Guilherme and he looks really useful it’s 5days ago and it’s the full game enjoyed this game better than the Brentford game
Is a saying El Loppo likes to use a lot in his press conferences. He uses it when he does not like the question. Or when he does not have an answer to the question. I'm pretty sure he understands the question as he checks with his interpreter next to him when unsure.
He mainly uses this tactic when asked about the previous game and a thumping defeat.
Well Julen. I have news for you. It is muchos importanté and the above response will not wash with the Hammers faithful!
Now, first thing to say here is it's a marathon, not a sprint. El Loppo looks a bit like a rabbit caught in the headlights at present. As we approach Halloween month, the ghost of the Moyesasaurus must be looming large, in the darkened corner of his office.
He might even speak to him "Hey amigo, they are calling me the paella Moyes". Cant see Moyes saying "it's no importanté senor" somehow..
I suppose after half a dozen games or so. Can anyone define the Spanish archers tactics? As some have said on here and I concur. There are improvements, but only tiny ones. El Loppo will change something very quickly. He will put subs on at Half Time. Even earlier. But tactically we seem the same. The defence is not stopping the basics. Why, is it the coaching? Is the dialogue getting misinterpreted? There does not seem to be a team cohesion, the plan is not there. The style is not obvious.
We all know about El Loppos appointment. He was the cheap option. Not contracted elsewhere. A lot of focus on Steidman and his movements with recruitment.
I for one wanted a young, forward thinking Manager. Front foot football. A clear modern take on the modern game. Not a household name necessarily. Look at Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard. All have not covered themselves in glory.
But look around. Lesser household names are coming up trumps. McKenna at Ipswich is a revelation. I watched Ipswich yesterday and they scared the hell out of me. Tremendous cohesion, work ethic, fluidity and creativity. Not too mention a couple of players we looked at Jack Clarke being one. Theres Maresca at Chelsea. Poached from Leicester, could we not have done that? Hurzeler has come in at Brighton and done wonders. All young, all destined for greater things. Then there was Amorim, who must surely be the one that got away. He is destined for the big time along with Xabi Alonso.
All I'm saying is. There are younger Managers out there who we could have got. Who have a playing style/identity that is clearly defined.
What is Lopoteugi's style? Does anybody know? Does El Loppo himself know? Does he make it up as he goes along? Yes, he needs time. Yes Stratford was not built in a day! But surely there has to be clearly defined targets. Not conceding goals, being hard to break down. Being clinical in front of goal!
Just don't tell me "it's no importanté Senor.......................!!
So Jlo made a few strange decisions for many yesterday specially by taking Kudus off at Ht and so the media who love a drama or is that shit stirring and saying players upset with being subbed well boo hoo just because you are a "name" does not and should not give you special treatment and whilst i find the Kudus decision a strange one the fact he was changed for Soler on the left(really) surely it had to be Summerville but hey i'm just a fan and a girl so what do i know!
Pacman for me had his head in the clouds again and though he helped with the goal i was not surprised he came off Bowen was also playing within himself and though it was late on and respect the point and all that it would not of surprised me had he come off earlier i mean i cannot be the only one wondering why he didn't shoot when he had the chance on his favoured left foot but chose to pass very strange that.
Emerson again caught out by a speedster and it is a position we seriously been putting off dealing with but Bissaka seems to slot over there nicely so maybe he will start there in future and Mav at right back is that a possible answer?
So next week Alvarez is back(till the next red)and we are playing Ipswich god help Jlo if he cannot win that game so i am thinking Summerville on the left play Kudus on the right stick Fullkrug if recovered up front with Bowen and lets not be overly defensive and if that means upsetting a few players who think they should play by right then keep on upsetting them i say.
Brentford:Flekken, Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Ajer, Janelt, Damsgaard, Carvalho, Lewis-Potter, Mbeumo, Schade. Subs: Valdimarsson, Mee, Yarmolyuk, Meghoma, Konak, Trevitt, Roerslev, Kim, Yogane.
West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson, Rodríguez, Souček, Paquetá, Bowen (C), Kudus, Antonio Subs: Fabiański (GK), Coufal, Cresswell, Mavropanos, Soler, Irving, Guilherme, Summerville, Ings
I Think we all expected this result -and these premiership results we have not won at Anfield since 2015. we all knew that it would take till Christmas till we got used to playing as a team. I think it's unfair to talk about sacking Loppy after 5 games, and I don't think the board will sack him till well into the New Year take our Claret and Blue glasses off and be happy to be in the top ten, This project is going to take a lot of time We all knew that we needed a complete overhaul The same thing happened at Arsenal when Arteta took over and every Arsenal supporter was asking for him to be sacked just like some of us are hoping Lopetegui walks away now. Won't be surprised if Fullkrug will be fit for the International break and Antonio gets injured and the forward situation has been the main problem -no forwards no goals.
Something else that has annoyed me in this round is the draw itself it has made no difference to the greedy six they have ensured themselves that 4 of these clubs will be in the semi-finals and get a place in Europe next season no matter what. This should never be allowed next season it is corrupt and biased plus the fact that they can do this, ensures that they can get a prime draw, but do not have VAR when teams have the facilities they should be using them the whole draw is biased towards the top six if they are so worried about the fixtures then don't play in the Caribou cup comp. and give somebody else a chance to play in Europe
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