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Hammers Fans Under Scrutiny

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Sun, 22/02/2015 - 10:49

The acts of a minority will sully (no pun intended) the acts of the decent majority in all walks and aspects of life, as has been painfully apparent of late, courtesy of the mindless Chelsea supporters in Paris. However before looking down on the actions of those supporters, West Ham fans should be incredibly wary of the fact that the World's sporting press will seize any snippet of negativity they can, and a visit to White Hart Lane provides prime fodder for the red tops.
It should not be necessary to remind people travelling to the match to avoid being sucked into vile banter. That is not to say that they will not be taunted, but they have to rise above the 'base' level and just enjoy a bit of FOOTBALL banter!
Enjoy the match -Ed
As an addendum, the Press have totally launched into this one, a Hammers fan who breaks wind on the tube will be accused of vileness, let alone the plonkers who were stupid enough to make anti-semitic chants on the way to the match! They know who they are, well done! NOT

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Sam Allardyce Long Ball Merchant

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Submitted by asheshammer on Sat, 21/02/2015 - 20:58

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The stats are now available and they aren't kind: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31428316
Sam cannot hide from the fact that West Ham sit snugly within a group of teams at the bottom of the league in terms of long balls played, long passes attempted, ratio of long balls to time of possession, etc. Although the article on the BBC makes me sick (because it seems like a blatant defense of Manure), there's no way of getting around West Ham being a long ball team. What I'd really like to know is how much this has changed since the start of the season when, from my memory at least, West Ham played attacking football that seemed pretty easy on the eye. I'd be willing to bet that it wasn't until the return of Carroll and Nolan that we started to play this ugly hoofball that once again seems the staple of Sam Allardici's method of play. If you think this is a beat up, it's because it is: Swansea BEAT Manure without the long ball and now they are one point behind us. Thoughts?

Billic

Submitted by Hammered68 on Sat, 21/02/2015 - 20:13

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In a different chat someone asked what I thought of Billic as a replacement for BFS. Wow, I always back our managers to the end, I even remember feeling uncomfortable when Lyall out was echoing round the Boleyn. I finally lost faith in BFS when he played our full squad the other night against Southampton for a fruitless point instead of a place in the cup against WBA. I was shocked by his mindset. Roeder, Zola, Grant, will Billic join that list, is BFS better the devil you know?

What is the strategy for the Spurs game?

Submitted by edwindup on Sat, 21/02/2015 - 19:34

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I read that Sakho and Kouyate are doubtful for tomorrow's game but Collins and Reid should be fit. How will Allardyce set the team up tomorrow? I am hoping Spurs may be a little tired after Thursday night and that we show more application and desire after our capitulation at West Brom. Our 8th place looking increasingly in jeapardy as Swansea did the double over Manure (ha ha) to be within a point and Stoke another point behind. I would hate to see us slide but we have some tricky games to come.

sky sports panel

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Submitted by Burkie 1 on Sat, 21/02/2015 - 13:46

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watching the program this morning you could be forgiven for thinking you were back in school and the teacher gave you a slap for being bold , every one of them slated the west ham fans for not going down on their knee's to thank big Sam , the most vociferous was Charlie Nick , they made me as a west ham fan feel like shite , "how dare you come out and say get rid of him , he's done everything you asked of him " and the two Dave's should mind their own business , just keep ploughing their money in , in other word's football fans and boards have no say in whats going on , Jaysus i knew he was the darling of the media but after this he should be on his way to Buck palace to receive a knighthood. No mention of the real problem , that he's lost the support of the people who pay money through the turnstiles every week , sure he did what he said he would do , get us up and keep us up but is that the benchmark we 've set for ourselves , they cant seem to get it through their heads he's lost the" terraces " , he's a stubborn left over from the days of playing defensive football on rain soaked shitty pitches and to me he should never have been appointed in the first place , so sky sports panel , Tony Cottie included , mind you own business, like Liniker and the rest of the BBC shitheads you've never had any time for west ham so if its alright with you lot we'll run our club the way we want not the way you think we should

Reid

Submitted by Hammered68 on Fri, 20/02/2015 - 21:32

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Another thing BFS, why are you entertaining soon to be traitor yid Winston Reid. Why when he made it obvious that he thought we were below him do you keep him match fit and on his game. Bung him in the reserves and forget him and use the remaining season for the players who want to play for us as time to bond together.

Sam(e) Old Story

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Fri, 20/02/2015 - 10:12

Those West Ham fans hoping to see Nene make the squad for Sunday's match against Tottenham would do well to consider these comments by the erstwhile Mr Allardyce in his Evening Standard column "We have signed Brazilian offensive player Nene on an initial short-term contract. Now we have to get him fit as quickly as we can, his scoring record at PSG was impressive and we looked at him a year ago before he moved to Qatar. As soon as he’s fit, he’ll be in the squad and hopefully he will have an impact for us."
"As soon as he's fit"….. Sounds familiar? It should do, this is the bog standard reply Big Sam trots out each time an 'exotic' player is hoisted upon him by those dreadful owners who actually want a say about player recruitment. Expect to see Nene put through a gruelling 'fitness' regime, at the end of which, if he avoids injury during the process, he will be 'benched'. This time frame will mean that the player will miss those very hard matches that he was brought in to help in!
With Elliot Lee being loaned out to Luton Town, there is a paucity of striking options for West Ham, essentially Sakho, Valencia and Carlton, that's it! Vaz Te was allowed to move on and Zarate was appallingly treated prior to his farcical loan move to Q.P.R . Reports that Zarate was unfit merely illustrate the lack of joined up thought relating to his move, he is a player who needs to PLAY, his fitness comes to him that way. Who would most fans have preferred to see against W.B.A, Carlton Cole or an unfit Mauro Zarate?
The eyes of the Media will be on the 'ear cupper' today, there will be the usual, small squad and tired players excuses rolled out. Wouldn't it be refreshing if Big Sam just said "We were beaten by the better team on the day, they thoroughly out thought and out fought us, mea culpa". OK so the "mea culpa" is pushing it a bit, but it would definitely get a good laugh from the Press boys, Latin from the mouth of 'Allerdici', copy from heaven! -Ed

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Where do we go from here?

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Submitted by nt_hammer on Thu, 19/02/2015 - 17:28

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Well it's been a hell of a season hasn't it? On reflection a much better season than most of us would have even anticipated. We lie in the top half of the table and have some great performances to look back on (as well as a few shoddy ones too!).

But we find ourselves out of both cup competitions and looking at the end of this campaign with a few injuries but expectations enhanced. I think Sam is here for the remainder of the season and I just wonder what us fellow orgers expect for the final run in. Do we think we will finish on a high or will we fade and die (like our dreams!).
There are some quality players in the team and others who have the potential to shine. Some, on the other hand, may well need to up their game or move on. Is there any extra planning needed for the run in? Have we got a squad deep enough to compete or will we be found out? Where do we go from here??

Nene Nuance

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Wed, 18/02/2015 - 22:40

NeneWest Ham have announced the signing of former Paris St Germain striker Nene until the end of the season, subject to international clearance. This is a David Sullivan signing that should make those who confronted him after the Baggies Cup defeat feel even more ashamed than they should be. In a clear move away from the Allardyce agenda, Co owner and majority shareholder has shown, despite family issues ,that he is prepared to move boldly forward , with or without the support of David Gold and Karren Brady. Mauro Zarate was a Sullivan arranged player already in situ, ,but Allardyce's luddite recruitment view saw a champions league player almost reduced to playing in the championship!.
Thirty three year old Brazilian Nene was available on a free transfer after leaving Qatari side Al-Gharafa last month.
Nene told the www.whufc.com website: "I am very excited and happy to be here. I'm proud to come to a really big club like West Ham and I'm going to do my best to help the team.
"I've been thinking about coming back to Europe for a few months because here the football, the ambience, everything is better.
"It's a really good challenge for me, to come to a competition like the Premier League. It's the most competitive in the world so this is the motivation for me."
The much travelled Nene, whose previous clubs also include Mallorca, Alaves, Celta Vigo and Monaco, was joint-top scorer in Ligue 1 after scoring 21 goals for PSG in the 2011-12 season.
Nene offers verstaility as he can play out wide while he also has a reputation as a free kick specialist.
He said: "I like taking free kicks, so I practice at them all the time. I like making assists, they are part of my real work, to make the final pass to put the striker in a good position to score the goals, that is what I am all about."
Who knows, Nene might even manage more game time than Big Andy has all season during the remaining games of the season, that is of course assuming enough pressure is put on Big Sam to play him! The sub text of this signing looks as if it is set to roll on and on. -Ed

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