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  • 'Strange Days Have Found Us' - The End Is Near Julen

    Submitted by Louis Nixon on Tue, 07/01/2025 - 22:59

    The 'Strange Days' are over and have finally found Lopetegui, It appears that after all the drama, articles and many rumours, Lopetegui's lives have finally run out.

    After weeks of complaints and consistent batterings, the Manchester City game looks like it was the final straw for the Spaniard.

    These past two days have been hectic when it comes to the media, about every five minutes you're seeing something new, and as someone who currently has little to no access to WiFi, it is incredibly comical.

    I woke up this morning to find out that Graham Potter wasn't happy with his contract offer from us and had now decided to join Everton. Yet, I was then met with a pleasant surprise a few hours later that we'd managed to agree on a deal. Oh, did I forget to mention that amidst all of this, we were also linked to Paulo Fonseca... again, as well as Christophe Galtier.

    However, after all the dreadful rumours, it highly looks like Graham Potter will be the new manager of West Ham United. This is rumoured to happen within the next 24/48hrs, but nothing is guaranteed with West Ham. Sully is known to not like an interim manager so Lopetegui or Potter will be in charge of the game against Aston Villa, I sincerely hope, for the sake of fans, as well as Lopetegui himself, that he is put out of his misery and the club finally decide to release him of his duties.

    Evidently, the club have its eyes set on sacking Lopetegui, they would just clearly like to have a replacement right away, which would probably be announced on the same day as the imminent corner flag post.

    Unfortunately, sometimes these stories end like this: it was an ugly and bumpy ride. However, it is one that was sadly expected. The expectations weren't exactly high when Lopetegui joined; he was taking over a fanbase which was already very detached, but with what seemed like a great window, all was thought to be good and well. The season started rough, and it just got worse and worse from there.

    Lopetegui had many moments where it all went wrong, yet the owners decided to delay the inevitable and keep pushing on with him. Just the nine goals conceded in two games and the threat of relegation looming upon us finally was enough for the board to reconsider.

    The person behind the charge for Graham Potter is Karren Brady; she has been demanding the board to push for a deal to get him. Around a month ago, it was announced that Potter was interested in the job and was happy with a short-term contract, seemingly appearing to be the perfect candidate for the club and Sully himself.

    Now, one slight problem in all of this... Lopetegui isn't actually sacked yet, despite Talksport suggesting TWICE that Lopetegui has been sacked, yet nothing seems to have been confirmed by the club yet.

    The clubs had a dinner bonding meal planned. However, it was cancelled as Lopetegui was keen to know where he stood in all of this, which is another thing that needs to be mentioned.

    No matter what you think of Lopetegui, it is what can only be described as disgraceful how the club are treating him. His father has recently passed away, he is currently in mourning and the club is treating him like he's been sacked already. Why not just sack him now and end the constant draining speculation? I think it is an utter disappointment how this is all going, IF he is to be sacked, I sincerely wish him the best in his future managing endeavours.

    He may have been a poor manager for us, but he is still a human at the end of the day.

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  • Comedians

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    Submitted by mcbikeman on Tue, 07/01/2025 - 20:37

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    Sullivan and co showing themselves to be rank amateurs at running a business and proof were it needed that if it was not for Porn which basically sells itself Sullivan would never of made any money which then allowed him to basically go into the homes under the hammer business.

    Interviewing managers because you are going to sack the current manager and all the media have let the cat out the bag not that it is a big secret.....then letting Loppy continue to take training just in case they cannot find or agree a deal with whoever shows just how shambolic they are....the man should of been paid up or put on gardening leave and have Noble and Keen and co step in to take the coaching for this week.

    All that has happened now is air of uncertainty amongst the players who will be thinking will i be in the new mans plans or are we stuck with this joke of a man who nobody in football can work out what he is trying to do.

    Others say we are a laughing stock but with this lot in charge isn't that really the norm for us.

  • Has Loopy gone?

    Submitted by Enfieldhammer on Mon, 06/01/2025 - 15:50

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    Talksport said he's gone & Potter has taken over. Recieving messages from others saying the same? Nothing on Sky yet?

  • I'm Hearing he's gone

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    Submitted by boogerscaravan on Mon, 06/01/2025 - 15:48

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    The Spanish Archer has struck - Donkey awaits you senior, El Tapas Twatas rides off into the Sunset!!!! Mind you dont bang your arse on the way out!!!!

    Potterball - incoming!!!

  • David To Cop Cooper? Manager 'Con'fussion At The Etihad

    Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sun, 05/01/2025 - 07:15

    Not only did we have to endure the fact that we lost 4-1 and have now conceded nine goals within our last two match-weeks, but we also had to deal with the broadcaster's insinuation of managers that could take over if Lopetegui was to be sacked.

    With pressure mounting over him, the manager 'not so merry rumours'-goes-round. Two big names that have been thrown around as potential replacements for the manager are David Moyes and Steve Cooper. Both of these managers are available for free and they were both in attendance for the game against Manchester City. It isn't specifically known why both managers were there. However, it is common to see unemployed managers at other teams' matches.

    This was last seen with Wolves when pressure was mounting upon O'Neil and Ole Gunnar Solskjær was in attendance, yet he didn't end up even being a serious candidate for the job.

    A few other names have also been mentioned, like Graham Potter and Michael Carrick, yet both will involve paying a fair bit of money, which Sully isn't too keen on doing. It appears that free managers are going to be the way we go IF Julen was sacked. With pressure building up after another battering, a defeat to Aston Villa, which would see us crashing out of the FA Cup, could be the final straw for him.

    The broadcasting companies love to cause drama and feed thoughts to the fans, if we're being honest with ourselves here, Steve Cooper nor David Moyes will be considered for the job, in reality, it is something that simply wouldn't work. Surely, the board can clearly see that Cooper doesn't even have the ability to survive a relegation fight, this was literally shown this season through his sacking at Leicester.

    And with David Moyes, despite the success we had together in the final season, it feels that so many bridges were burnt, fans had been protesting to get him out, and hefty defeats to Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal caused things to get ugly very quickly.

    In honest reality, we will most likely end up getting a manager for free, or perhaps if we are lucky, we might buy a manager but only for a cheap price, our history in hiring speaks for itself. Not to mention, there is also a relatively high chance that we just keep Lopetegui for the remainder of the season, but it would be surprising if that outcome happened, considering how our form has been.

    Unfortunately for Lopetegui, the loss against Manchester City has now officially given him a worse win percentage than what Avram Grant had during THAT relegation season in 2010/11... the worrying signs continue.

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  • Manchester City v West Ham Lineups

    Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sat, 04/01/2025 - 13:47

    Manchester City: Ortega, Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Kovacic, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Savinho, Foden, Haaland Subs: Carson, Walker, Grealish, Doku, Gundogan, Nunes, Simpson-Pusey, O'Reilly, McAtee

    West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Todibo, Kilman, Wan-Bissaka, Alvarez, Soucek (C), Paqueta, Kudus, Fullkrug, Summerville Subs: Fodderingham, Cresswell, Soler, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Ings, Rodriguez, Irving, Scarles

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  • Unnecessary Law Changes

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    Submitted by Deluded Hammer on Sat, 04/01/2025 - 13:07

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    Can we please have the old rule back where a goalkick HAD to leave the penalty area? Jeez.. what is all this faffing about where a full back takes a goal kick, passing straight to the keeper about? Or is it just me?

  • Julen's January? Or Sullivan's Surprise?

    Submitted by Louis Nixon on Fri, 03/01/2025 - 18:12

    We're only three days into 2025, yet the news has already started from above about the hierarchy and down on the pitch with Lopetegui.

    Apart from recent news of Lopetegui being on a three-game watch yet again, it would come for him at the worst time possible with Jarrod announcing on Instagram that he had suffered an injury, a bit of research would've led you to have known that he'd be out for around 6-8 weeks with the injury.

    So, not only have we now lost our most crucial player, but also our captain. Lopetegui hinted in his most recent press conference that Tomas Soucek would be the replacement for the time being, which I believe is a great decision. Tomas is one of the few players over and over to show that he'd run through a brick wall for the club, and if you looked at some of his pitch injuries, you probably would've thought he had.

    Now, having a replacement captain is good to see. However, it doesn't exactly fill the massive hole we now have in our attack with Bowen out. Assuming the injury is on the more positive side, we can probably expect him to perhaps make a return by mid-February. That would mean 6 Premier League games missed, along with a couple of FA Cup games, depending on our progress.

    We have Summerville who could come in, I'd love to see the introduction of Guilherme into the team more frequently, he has looked like a breath of fresh air whenever he's come on, obviously heavily inexperienced and still needs to gel with the rest of the team, but giving him that game time could bring out the talent that we saw in him.

    With Bowen out, transfer rumours obviously went through the roof when that was announced, so we're completely flooded with these fake rumours.

    However, it has been confirmed by several people, as well as the help of common knowledge, that we're unsurprisingly prioritising to get a centre forward as well as a box-to-box midfielder this window.

    Names that have been thrown around so far have been Chukwuemeka, Dewsbury-Hall and Evan Ferguson. All of these named players we're supposedly interested in are on loan. I suspect that we might have a lot of rumours flying around, but in terms of incoming players it looks like loan deals will be explored, hopefully with buy options... please West Ham.

    Along with the transfer rumours, it is said that the man who will be leading the line for our targets will NOT be our technical director, it will be David Sullivan. As well as Lopetegui being under pressure, Steidten is also facing pressure after what the board believes to be an 'underwhelming window'.

    So, as he's under pressure, Sullivan has decided to step in and see what he can do... I hope he manages to secure a pleasant surprise. However, I suspect we should expect a Salthouse-based window and players that he has under his wing.

    Three days in, and the rumours have exhausted me; we HAVE to get players in this window sadly. The current squad we have is simply not good enough, and with additions needed, trusting David Sullivan with this task is not something I'm too hopeful of.

    Perhaps I'm overreacting, but with this knowledge coming to life, it seems that this is the build-up to the end.

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  • Uppers

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    Submitted by Burkie 1 on Thu, 02/01/2025 - 23:03

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    I know I keep on about it but I'd really know the answere to 2 questions ,what did they get for our beloved boleyn ground?, and did the dosh end up in their bank acount .I've asked several time but have never been met with an answere.

  • West Ham New years resolution

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    Submitted by hammergirl on Wed, 01/01/2025 - 08:55

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    Well as we all know they never last but mine is to be more positive about the club those who run it and those who manage and play for us. yeah i;ll give it a few hours at least:-) Happy new year Boys and BG

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