Apparently Fonte is about to have a medical tomorrow. So either bilic will stick with 3 at the back or maybe someone is off. In other news obiang who runs the West Ham what's app group (whatever that is), Collins and noble have contacted fat boy and told him he is not invited to a players night out and then removed from the group.
ok this could be interesting after Saturday and carrolls wonder goal is that the best you have ever seen by a west ham player? better than di canio against Wimbledon? better than ashtons overhead against manure...I loved devonshires run and shot into top corner against chelski way back and mcavennies in same match for the fourth when he managed to get his leg up over the ball to keep it down when he hit it..there are many more of course the two sir trev got against chelski who had barota in goal one on the right side of the box curling in with his left foot the other on the left side curling in on his right foot that was in the space of 5 mins.... anyway I have to admit to not being able to separate the di canio goal and carrolls to me they stand out and are as good as each other.
for me, we should just take the 20 mill from marseille and send him back. we double our money on him and we get rid. if it drags to the end of the window and it closes we will be left with a player who will devalue rapidly from now to the summer, playing no football and in his 30's. i say 20 mill is a tidy sum, use it to buy one or two decent players and lets move this show on.
Come on guys let justice be done, go to Sky news & vote for Carrolls goal here, we cant have it that an inferior goal gets more recognition.
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/10731436/vote-did-henrikh-m...
Payets exile seemed to be every West Ham fans nightmare on day one but, Bilic's open outcry about how dissapointed he and the club are after all they have done for the lad may turn out to be a major turning point for the club in a very positive way. We adored him, I remember walking up Upton Park station and getting kudos from Ollie as I started the chant and his mates joined in before the whole platform which is sad, but true lol Bilic's revelations and then the 'bombshell' about the loyalty bonus changed the majority of our fanbase's opinion about Payet overnight. He went from being Abraham Lincoln to Donald Trump, in the popularity stakes, and the only worse move he could have made was declaring his love for 'Spudland'. Last season the man (debateable now of course) was a genius at times, but this season it had already been noted that we seemed to be playing with 10 men as he was non-existent? In the past week we have found out the sad reason why, as he was dishonest and strung along those that supported him and helped him with his new venture. He was fed up at his previous club, despite Champions League football, and moved to West Ham on a bigger salary. West Ham believed in Dimi and helped him to find a level of form that he hadn't achieved for some time or maybe never before? His performances in the best league in the world helped him to national call-ups and to be part of the squad for the European Championships. He excelled and came back a different person, which was unfortunate for West Ham as his head was turned by certain people and he decided to strike. So what do I mean by the'blessing in disguise?' The atmosphere in the stadium last Saturday was apparently the best of the season, we played as a Team and with 11 men on the pitch instead of 10. We won 3-0 and everyone seemed to pull their weight in the second half. So has Payet's petulance stirred up both the fans and the players so much that the club will see a benefit? The reaction of the supporters and the players may work to the benefit of the board, and Payet's behaviour just might end up being a 'blessing in disguise?' A couple of good signings and the sale of Payet could actually work for the club, yet we all would have poured scorn on such ridiculous claims last season.
There's been a lot of talk about team formations this seasons, our and everybody else's. Anyone who ever had the pleasure of watching Dutch 'total football' last century will know that the best teams are like a great band: the rhythm (formation) is there to give the players an agreed reference point but the greats will turn it inside out when they please.
So the Palace game was interesting in that bringing on Byram for Ogbonna was clearly intended to add width - and to free Antonio. And where did that should-be-Hammer-of-the Year end up? Just about everywhere on the pitch and making three goals.
I thought that what looked like 4-2-4 (or was it 4-4-2?) seemed to offer a simpler plan and somehow freed the players to do their stuff.
I don't care a lot for the way the Subbutteo pieces are laid out at the start, just so long as they can move when and where they are needed.
It was obvious from the outset that there would be plenty of posturing from all parties once West Ham star Dimitri Payet decided to throw his dummy out the pram, co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold along with manager Slaven Billic were quick to act like fans and say Payet is not for sale. However Lady Brady remained rather quiet on the issue, eventually admitting Payet would probably be sold sooner than later, confining her other comments to twitter satire with her “Michail Antonio was in bed with flu yesterday, got out of bed, pulled on his shirt & played magnificently – that’s dedication for you,” tweet.
Now the dust has settled a bit, and following on from a stonking morale boosting victory over London rivals Crystal Palace, the reality of the situation is that Hammers have to sell their french International star in more ways than one. The club is simply not wealthy enough to leave a £30 Million rated player on £120,000 per week rotting in the reserves, secondly the squad morale could be seriously effected if a 'spoiled brat' seems to be pulling all the strings. Some might say Payet will have won, but so what, he came , he played and did what it said on the tin, he owes West Ham litttle more than a thank you for helping to put him of the football map, a service for which the club will benefit to the tune of £10-30 Million in profit! Marseille president Jacques-Henri Eyraud is flying into London on Monday to try and persuade Hammers to sell Payet back to them, a bid of just under £20million plus £2.5million should Marseille qualify for the Champions League, has already been rejected. West Ham have continuously stated that Payet is not for sale, but if an offer closer to their valuation of £40million is made for the French international he is expected to leave before the January window closes. Co-chairman David Sullivan met with Payet’s agent Jacques-Olivier Auguste on Friday with the club again offering to allow the 29 year old to leave this summer if he will see through the rest of the campaign,
however Payet, who is claiming he is suffering from a back injury, is insisting he wants to go this month and largely for personal reasons, his partner has returned to Marseille with the couple’s children, it is understood not to return to these shores.
The anger over what is widely seen as Payet’s betrayal of the club who transformed him into an international star but who have been in desperate need of his magical ways in recent weeks is widespread, pictures and videos circulated of some fans wiping their feet on a Payet shirt as they entered the stadium while others changed the wording of his former song into an expletive filled rant.
Andy Carroll, Mikael Antonio, Manu Lanzini and the rest of the team rose to the occasion on Saturday to prove there can be life after Payet, in fact his absence may remove the stifling effect he had on others creativity due to his brilliance!
Where they once they sang Payet’s name, the home supporters were singing "Super Slave Billic". The King is dead, long live the King. - Ed
so after a week where many of my friends who support other clubs have taken great delight in the payet situation I had to point out that as west ham fans we are united behind the manager and the team and that we have Lanzini who is every bit the player if not better than coutinio at Liverpool who is lorded on high purely because he plays for the scousers.....and who will come to the front even more now the shadow of payet has been removed...I just don't think they understand how good this player is and how much better he is going to get...like Antonio you think mmm whats this player going to be like and like Antonio he is proving a revelation.....Lanzini is the man he's better than Zidane :-)
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