Their there for the taking, lucky bleeders tonight what were Stoke thinking leaving Crouch on the field till the end ,?he could have done with an oxygen mask tonight ,Stoke were so unlucky ,if we dont beat them by two I'll go to the foot of our stairs ,hope Slzav was there to watch it ,they offer nothing in attack and are vulnerable at the back ,beware Lucas Demitri he'll take the legs out from under you
Car jenkinson
So you think noble and jelavic are bad, well this lot make them look like cruyff and pele. It's so easy to forget our history but refreshing my memories we have had some awful awful players at the club! For this reason alone I don't think people of my era were ever plastic fans. Anyway cast your minds back since the seventies who would your worst players ever be? I'm looking for nominations and any stories that go with them. Then we will decide our worst ever team. Let's start with goalkeeper, right back, left back and 2 centre halves
Why was he wearing those funny strap on sun glasses ?reminded me of uncle Albert in ofah when he went under the sun lamp ,strange
In among the action of what turned out to be a memorable match between West Ham United and Manchester City, one of the last few remaining at the Boleyn Ground or Upton Park as commentators insist on calling it, there was a moment that was lost to most of the media and observers, it was similar to when Pele and Bobby Moore embraced following their epic duel in the Mexico World Cup, each the absolute definition of perfection in their footballing role. Their affinity was borne of total respect, the appreciation of a true artist, and such was the respect shown by Joe Hart and Dimitri Payet to each other as they left the pitch at half time of what eventually was a hard fought draw that either side could have won and had both managers bemoaning their luck. It took a moment of brilliance from England's number one keeper to deny Payet what would have been the goal that he thought was surely in, and that is why they were both able to rise above the bar of professional rivalry, and also rise above their own pride! The bloated and infected Barclays Premier League needs more of the same. - Ed
Ok with just the FA Cup game at Anfield to go this month, January has gifted us 7 points from our 5 league games. This is the 4th 7point haul month this season. (As an aside I tipped every game wrong back in June).
After the trip to Anfield we face 3 teams in the bottom 4 in Villa, Norwich and Sunderland and a trip to Southampton. Now I have us down for 3 wins and a loss from those 4 games but looking at the gap opening between the top 4 and the rest and the awful performances of Manure, Febrouary, on paper, offers us the best chance of securing a full points tally with the way we are playing.
Unfortunately our performances against the teams in the lower half of the table are in stark contrast to the teams in the top and with draws against Villa and Sunderland and Norwich and a win agast southampton (Tips from June for those 3 wins are against the teams we drew with).
What's everyones thoughts for Feb following our win at Anfield next week?
Was the bloke who did the Dream Team ratings in the Sun actually watching the game. No Hammers players, not one above 7 out of 10. He gave our mid-field trio 6 each, but the two City Centre halves 7. Is he completely deluded ? He also gave two goal Valencia 7, but 2 goal Aguero 9. But the one that was totally ridiculous was Payett got a 7. I'm almost speechless !!
After all the bru ha ha, Mr Jones left this planet in a $900 box with no ceremony, a true star!
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Every cloud has a silver lining, so the expression goes, and thirteen is supposed to be unlucky, so it must have been with great trepidation that Sam Byram, who had just completed his move from Leeds United, took to the stage at the Boleyn yesterday on the thirteenth minute to replace Arsenal loanee Carl Jenkinson in the enthralling 2 - 2 draw against Manchester City. Byram was not supposed to even be at the club, yet alone making his debut in such a high profile match, originally the club weren't even going to buy him until the summer. Of course the match was settled by a brace of goals from Enner Valencia from the Hammers and Sergio Aguero for City, but Byram's contribution cannot be underestimated. The young, but highly experienced defender took to the 'crucible' of a world wide television audience like a proverbial duck to water, he clearly grew in stature as the game wore on and as testimony to his ability managed to keep David Silva in his pocket, the City flier being replaced in the 83rd minute to help run down the clock.
The sight of expensive loanee Jenkinson hobbling off having just conceded his third penalty of the season (more than any other player in the barclays premier league!) would usually be a portent for impending disaster, but this is a new West Ham who have a manager who does not know the meaning of his team being beaten before they even step on the pitch, unlike many others, big name teams have hold no fear over him, in fact he seems to relish taking on the 'big boys' and thoroughly testing them. Man management is a complicated situation when players command such huge money, dealing with their collective ego's and demands takes a special type of manger, and Billic is that in spades! He took time out to heap praise upon the much maligned Enner Valencia ,who is finally living up to his reputation and proving that he has at last begun to deal with the 'physicality' of the Premier League.
“We didn’t talk about Enner since the beginning of the season, only because he got injured before the start of the season.“His quality has always been sky high and not only goals,everything. His contribution, he’s great in the air, he’s got a great touch and he’s torturing the defences that have to play against him.“He deserved this kind of performance." Long may it continue. - Ed
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