You are here

Home

Forum | Non-Football Related

  • Prem league v Lower league

    Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 28/08/2017 - 09:42

    Forums:

    it was mentioned on another post but i think its worth discussing. The prem league is touted as the best football in the world to watch etc. I see it around the world and its created countries of new age fans…fans that watch it on the t.v each week but have no idea of the history of the club they support…even some of them changing clubs if their 'chosen' club is not winning. i notice 99 percent of these so called worldwide fans support Man C, Man U, Liverpool, Chelsea or Spurs….no surprise there. these glory seeking fans are welcome to their own world of football supporting but for me it begs the question, for the rest, the 'real' fans of a club, fans who grew up with the club, know its history, past players and managers etc…who were there in the glory days and the dark days…is prem league football better? compare ourselves to a sleeping giant who slipped out of the top flight into oblivion years before the prem league…say luton or notts county….isnt the whole match day experience just better? yes the toilets are not shiny and new, and the seats are cracked and rusty underneath, but is that what matters? has the prem league just become a version of tv show wrestling? all style and no substance? the players mega paid actors who are more interested in putting on a show to the world rather than actually playing proper football? its got to the stage where i would rather watch Stevenage v Cambridge on t.v than Arsenal v Liverpool. the game has lost its basic appeal…its all a plastic and for the most part predictable bore. whats the thoughts of those who have been going to prem league games? and of those who just watch it on tv too?

  • The dross served up in the moden game

    Burkie 1's picture
    Submitted by Burkie 1 on Sun, 27/08/2017 - 22:48

    Forums:

    The gulf between the top 6 7 and 8 and the rest appears to be getting wider i never thought i would see the dross served up yesterday again but i was wrong i watched the W B A v Stoke game today and the first thing that came into my head was how in the name of god are people content to pay good money to watch this shite ,at least yesterday the magpies put in a shift ,as for managers loosing the dressing room i think its goin to be a near thing who's the first to get the gooner Slav or Wenger its a strange phenomenon but when the boss doesn't have the support of the players thats it there's no getting it back ,wenger might as well pack his bags tomorrow

  • Benitez has a £5 million release clause in his contract

    hammergirl's picture
    Submitted by hammergirl on Sat, 26/08/2017 - 22:11

    Forums:

    Sky sports just reported that the board are reviewing bilics position after todays display left them unnerved at how the team has performed...and reporting how benitez admired west ham and was touched with how we let him go to Madrid after agreeing to be our manager.....this coming weeks going to be interesting..will they or wont they? I could not begin to fathom how our board is motivated but a full stadium at home in the prem is better than a half empty one in the championship

  • Now That Was Truly Painful

    nevillenixon's picture
    Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 26/08/2017 - 18:36

    Those Hammers fans of a certain age, who have been through the mill, will be perplexed but not surprised by by what is happening to their club, but spare a thought for those younger fans who were seduced from supporting traditional 'serial winners' Chelsea, Manchester's two clubs and Le 'Arse by the brief Hammers renaissance inspired by the now persona non grata Marseilles' captain, currently dropped from the french national team, Dimitri Payet.

    Today's woeful and inept performance exemplified the serious issues facing the club, for the first time ever we at the Org are beginning to really question Slave Billic's ability to manage the team! Slaven is a good bloke, he really is a Hammer at heart and is generally adored by the bulk of fans, but is he too nice?

    Ok there was the well known spat with Morgan Amalafitano where Bilic stamped his authority on the squad from a discipline point of view, but maybe the birth of a new child and the need for two hip operations, one of which has been done, might have taken Slav's might off the game.

    The Elephant in the room that is the 'London Stadium Syndrome' has obviously not helped the situation, a team needs to run out in front of their own supporters early doors to help gain confidence, four matches away from home in a row is hardly ideal is it?

    However, Newcastle were there for the taking, low on confidence and with significant injury problems, but they out thought and out fought West Ham.

    Following the International break West Ham, currently bottom of the table, will face 'nose bleed' Huddersfield, it could only happen to us irons! -, Ed

    Share

  • Newcastle United v West Ham United Team Sheets

    nevillenixon's picture
    Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 26/08/2017 - 13:28

    Newcastle: Elliot, Manquillo, Lascelles, Mbemba, Clark, Hayden, Merino, Ritchie, Atsu, Perez, Joselu Subs: Woodman, Murphy, Diame, Aarons, Saivet, Gamez, Mitrovic
    West Ham: Hart, Zabaleta, Ogbonna, Collins, Cresswell, Noble, Rice, Antonio, Ayew, Fernandez, Chicharito Subs: Adrian, Fonte, Kouyate, Lanzini, Obiang, Sakho, Masuaku

    Share

  • Why West Ham have to beat Newcastle United

    nevillenixon's picture
    Submitted by nevillenixon on Fri, 25/08/2017 - 23:05
    Big Andy Carroll

    It’s fair to say that West Ham have hardly had the ideal start to the season. Whilst most Hammers fans will be unsurprised that they’re not at the top of the Premier League, few people would have guessed that they would be bottom of the table after the first two games. But with a disastrous performance against Manchester United, and a disappointing result against Southampton, it’s clear that Slaven Bilić has got a tough few weeks ahead of him.

    So this is why it’s essential that the Hammers have to come up with the goods when they travel to St James’ Park to take on Newcastle United on Saturday 26th of August.

    Newcastle have also suffered a shaky start to the season with a defeat by Tottenham Hotspur and an embarrassing loss against the newly promoted Huddersfield Town. But with some big money signings on the horizon that could bring William Carvalho from Sporting Lisbon to the London Stadium, it’s hoped that there could be a turnaround in the Hammers’ fortunes.

    It’s hoped that Carvalho could help shore up West Ham’s notoriously leaky defence that’s already somehow managed to let in seven goals in just two matches. But Newcastle have also had their own defensive problems that could allow strikers like Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho a golden opportunity to get their names on the scoresheet.

    However, in order to do that they’ll have to get past Ciaran Clark who’s been a core part of the Newcastle United and Republic of Ireland defence. Clark will undoubtedly be undergoing a strict fitness regime to ensure that he’s up to the challenge of keeping West Ham at bay. And with many players now adopting healthy eating habits to ensure high performance, it’s thought that even Clark’s fans back in Ireland may even check in with Deliveroo to see how they can follow the star’s dietary habits with a fresh and nutritious meal from Dublin’s Boojum.

    What makes this match between West Ham and Newcastle all the more exciting is the fact that it will give 'Geordie Boy' Andy Carroll a chance to play against his old club. And with Newcastle rumoured to be set to try and tempt Andy Carroll back to the north-east, it’s clear that this match will be a highly emotional affair.

    So that whether the final result gives Ciaran Clark’s fans in Ireland an excuse to call Deliveroo to order some celebratory treats from Boojum, or whether it allows Hammers’ boss, Slaven Bilić, a chance to rest a little easier, it’s certainly going to be a match to remember, or to forget depending on the result!.- Ed

    Share

  • Daniel levy keeps his promise

    mcbikeman's picture
    Submitted by mcbikeman on Fri, 25/08/2017 - 11:55

    Forums:

    Daniel Levy said if he could manage it he would do his best to get gareth bale back to the spuds...well well done mr levy as he's coming back to the spuds but in Real madrids team lol!! when i saw that group the spuds at work and my brother all kinda gobsmacked knowing they will finish bottom of the group even nicosia will finish over them lol...you can see the tumbleweed blowing through the stands as spuds chumps league fails yet again!!

  • a restrained p.o.v. for once

    mcbikeman's picture
    Submitted by mcbikeman on Thu, 24/08/2017 - 08:44

    Forums:

    Okay as a team the start to the league season has been bad but a defeat away against manure who will finish in the top 3 this season and a glorious point almost achieved by ten men snatched away at the death against the saints has left us all feeling a bit depressed but come on guys lets not get suicidal over it(i am aware like a few on here i do vent my spleen often about the side)..we can quite possibly win at newcastle this weekend and if we do lets take a side view of the gooners they lose to liverpool we would be on the same points as them so who will have had a poor start then?
    now for the manager i am not going to highlight his decisions faults if you will but get rid of him who would we replace him with? like quite a number on here myself included i would like to see benitez put in charge and why not with the record the man has but and there is always a but he is not happy at the funds said to be available to him and is reminding people of this and probably especially so following the defeat at home to forest in the cup...so is he saying that he cannot coach the players he has to do better? after all he is meant to be known as one of the best around or is the truth he's just one of those managers wherever he goes he has big money to spend and now thats not the case he is struggling...would pep/moanrino/conte be in the same boat?....so before we make a decision on our manager we have to be damn sure who we want next if that is the case....so a little more reasoned post for a change from me lol and if we lose like many i will be ranting away about this and that but for now i hope this makes a nice change.

Pages

Next Fixture(s)

Subscribe to Forum | Non-Football Related