Well this match just shows how bad a manager Woy is. We are dominating the game playing attacking football and Russia aren't getting any chances. Takes off Rooney who was excellent in midfield and sterling and puts on his two love children Wilshire and Milner and we go all defensive inviting the Russians to attack and the inevitable happens. All Woy's fault.
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/euro2016/west-hams-dimitri-paye...
Now the whole world knows how great he is
Joey O'Brien is to leave the club after five years of service, his contract is not being renewed freeing him up for a possible reunion with Sam Allardyce at Sunderland, O'Brien had not featured for the team this season which is why he was regarded as expendable. Loanees Victor Moses, Emmanuel Emenike and Alex Song will also return to their parent clubs at the end of their season long loan deals, and sadly Young professionals Elliot Lee, Leo Chambers, Amos Nasha, Nathan Mavila and Jordan Brown will also depart after not being offered new contracts.
Strikers Lee and Jordan Brown, defender Chambers and Nasha all appeared for the first team while Mavilla also reached the matchday squad on one occasion. Lee, 21, made his Premier League debut against Stoke City in August 2013 and went on to make six senior appearances, scoring in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round win against FC Lusitans in Andorra in July 2015. Nasha, 20, also made his first team debut in the same game.
Leo Chambers, 20, made three appearances for the Hammers in the Football League Cup in autumn 2013 and represented England at under 19 level, his departure is particularly sad because he showed enormous promise at one point, but succumbed to niggling injuries from which he never fully recovered. Jordan Brown made his sole appearance in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round tie against Astra Giurgiu in Romania last August and has since joined German Bundesliga 2 club Hannover 96. Scholars Tim Brown, 19, and Clark Bogard and Ross Elsom, both 18, have also been released.
There was always going to be a 'cull', sooner or later, but the young lads who have been let go will be feeling the pain, it is to be hoped that their careers can blossom elsewhere and we wish them all the very best in the future! -Ed
We all think our team is the best as fans and therefore messi, Neymar and Ronaldo should be begging us to sign them. Realistically however at best we can be known as a club on the rise and maybe going places. This brings me nicely to the 2 marquee signings mentioned by sulli that we will sign this season. Well what is a marquee signing? I'm damn sure we won't all agree what constitutes that! High profile, tick, pay decent money, tick, puts bums on seats? I think anyone who cost over 20 mill would classify as that to sulli, but IMO the real big guns won't see us as viable yet. So what do we need to improve us upfront? Someone proven goal scorer over a few seasons, maybe prem proven? Someone who fits nicely into the way we want to play and most definately someone who stays fit for most of the season and available. Ok we are looking for players that excite us but this won't. Anyone consider giroud? If vardy signs for arse I see giroud as a promising fit for us. Much rather than Walcott! I don't see this as marquee myself but I do think it would be a decent call.
A lot of people moaned about lawrenceson and his predictions. So does anyone fancy starting a league based on the euro 16 games? I'll put up the games and predict the scores before the match. Points are same as lawros. Who's up for it
West Ham manager Slaven Billic is no mug, he may be quiet voiced but is steely in the extreme when crossed. Billic's dispensing of 'justice' following Alex Song's needless winding up of Diafra Sakho was swift and to the point, as was his early season verdict on Morgan Amalfitano's attitude which saw the player bounced out for being too lippy. Super Slav obviously rates Sakho, his tireless work rate creates space and causes opposition defences huge problems, as is common knowledge 'Daffy' has had a very troubled year personally, but his manager has stood by him and by all accounts will be looking to use him in a strike force that is shorn of at least two strikers, maybe three if a suitable offer arrives for the out of sorts Enner Valencia. Those bastions of truth, Sky Sports, are continuosly banging on about Sakho linking up with Big Sam at perennial strugglers Sunderland, isn't this the same Big Sam who didn't want anything to do with the player who was 'hoisted' on to him by Hammers co-owner David Sullivan? Of course being the lull before the transfer storm journalists will write or speak a load of codswallop, but they should at least try and get some where near the truth!
Now, if they had mentioned that Big Sam was after James Tomkins there might be a bit more meat on the bone, Allardyce always coveted 'Tomka' and a move for his services is most definitely on the cards, at least from a Sunderland perspective, however it is unlikely West Ham would be prepared to part company with their academy graduate unless a really good price is offered, In our recent poll only 10% of voters wanted Tomkins to leave, he is West Ham through and through, and although his appearances were restricted this season there is no reason to assume he won't be part of the squad that moves in to the Olympic Stadium, and with the added demands of European football he will be a vital cog in what will have to be a rotated squad.
Sakho and Tomkins to the Black Cats? Don't hold your breath, and anyway the weather is really grim up there! - Ed
Don't know about the rest of you all but I'm finding it very hard to generate an interest in the Euros. I should be happy cos I'll be shouting for the boys in green and we will have NIR, Wales and England to look forward to. Ourselves, Northern Ireland and Wales will probably struggle some bit but IF England put it together they could go a long way. Even though Roy doesn't come across as a very NOBLE person he probably will get the luck. My prediction is Belgium to raise the trophy. Role on next Friday and maybe the whole thing will have stepped up a gear.
So pleased that these fine players are not included in the 'Dads Army' of Hodgsons Euro squad and therefore will not be associated with failure as that is what is on the cards after 'enduring' last night's effort against Portugal. It is not so much the Euro players (apart from Sturridge, Wilshire, Llana ,Cahill,Milner,Rooney, Henderson who should not be near an England shirt after the failure of Brazil). Vardy,Kane, Ali, Drinkwater and Townsend are all alas going to suffer under the blinkered guidance of Woy and his inept stewardship of a team not capable of winning but of at least putting in a fine showing.
Yet again he has scored another wonder free kick and his statue in the game keeps rising I only hope his form dips during the euros and he cant hit a barn door as this will hopefully stop the Madrid/barca/and now munich rumours if he keeps this up chelski/manure and everyone else will have bought him by the start of the tournament!
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