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  • Potter, Pigeons & Pacqueta!

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    Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 11/02/2023 - 20:17

    Today's early kick off at the as yet commercially unnamed London Stadium between West Ham and visitors Chelsea WAS full of incident if NOT quality, in fact given the eye watering value of the players on display fans could have been forgiven for expecting a little more than they saw!

    A 'squad' of Pigeons that constantly 'patrolled' the pitch, especially during the first half were more organised than EITHER side, this despite Hammers major summer spending spree and Chelsea's wholseale purchase of virtually any player with a pulse! The Pigeons swooped and rose gracefully seemingly aware of whenever and wherever there was a loose ball that needed dealing with, if only the players on BOTH sides had been able to take a leaf out of the Pigeon's book things might have turned out differently.

    As it was what was an entertaining game never rose to the heights of the feathered visitors, it merely trundled along as two sides bereft of confidence slugged it out to achieve a 1-1 draw, the fact that there were THREE goals chalked off by VAR indicates the level of official interference that essentially ruined the game.

    At the end of the game both managers seemed happy with a point although Graham Potter WAS incensed by Tomas Soucek's blatant hand ball from a Connor Gallagher shot towards the frenetic end to the game shortly after Nayef Aguerd was taken off because of a hamstring injury that will be full assessed tomorrow.

    Lucas Pacqueta was taken off with a shoulder injury after 15 minutes as well just to add to the growing list of injuries which include Kurt Zouma and Maxwell Cornet, considering Chelsea had just splurged a fortune on new players theirs was the worst performance, but to the vast majority of fans watching, it was the Pigeons who ruled the roost! - Ed

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  • Live Now West Ham v Chelsea Line Ups

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    Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 11/02/2023 - 11:32

    West Ham: Fabianski, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Coufal, Rice, Paqueta, Emerson, Bowen, Antonio, Benrahma
    Subs: Hegyi, Anang, Johnson, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Ings, Soucek

    Chelsea: Kepa, James, Badiashile, Thiago Silva, Cucurella, Fernandez, Loftus-Cheek, Madueke, Mudryk, Havertz, Felix
    Subs: Bettinelli, Chalobah, Mount, Chilwell, Ziyech, D Fofana, Azpilicueta, Chukwuemeka, Gallagher

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  • West Ham Chelski

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    Submitted by hammergirl on Sat, 11/02/2023 - 09:03

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    Big game the we the crowd will be up for it so the players had better be to.We have to be on the front foot and in there faces from the get go if not then i fear we will get beat and beaten well and that is despite there lack of goals,i noticed all of there players suddenly back what a surprise so mr Moyes stop thinking kick off sit back deep we will hit on the counter because that is not going to work Fulham showed you how to play them so get on with it if you have a sack otherwise you need the sack.

    So come on West Ham put a smile on mine and every fans face i will be there cheering you on so give us something back and can i have Scamaccas shirt:-)

  • Prem v Citeh

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    Submitted by mcbikeman on Tue, 07/02/2023 - 07:11

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    If found guilty of the charges that the premier league have made against Citeh would they have the balls to kick them out of the Prem? if true it is what should happen as a fine is chicken feed to them and a points deduction is annoying but they would not suffer long.....of course this has all to be left to the governing body and ultimately i dont doubt the courts but seeing as this has taken the Prem 5 years already i doubt a speedy resoloution is on the horizon....so if they are found guilty what would you do with them? Juventus many years ago were kicked out of seria A and on these shores Rangers kicked out of the Scottish Prem so if FFP that Chelski making a mockery of right now with loopholes etc but if a breach of the Premier Leagues rules are found in there favour because of the popularity of our game around the world surely the ultimate sanction has to be made on clubs who do this or is this just the tip of the iceberg and if they do it to one they have to do it to all who are in breach of the rule.

  • That remarkable Stat

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    Submitted by mcbikeman on Sun, 05/02/2023 - 08:53

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    101 corners conceded and not one goal comes from them....i cannot be the only supporter who raised an eyebrow at that stat....Well done and long may it continue

  • Live Now Newcastle v West Ham Line Ups

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    Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 04/02/2023 - 16:34

    Newcastle: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Joelinton, Longstaff, Willock; Almiron, Wilson, Saint-Maximin. Subs: Dubravka, Dummett, Lascelles, Gordon, Ritchie, Lewis, Fraser, Murphy, Anderson.
    West Ham: Fabianski; Kehrer, Ogbonna, Aguerd; Coufal, Rice, Paqueta, Emerson; Bowen, Antonio, Benrahma. Subs: Hegyi, Anang, Johnson, Cresswell, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Ings, Soucek.

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  • Where To Now?

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    Submitted by nevillenixon on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 18:43

    Statistically West Ham United should be 'hunkering down' for what will be a rocky ride from now until the end of a season that promised so much, but has delivered far too little.

    In fact many supporters are of the opinion that surviving relegation itself will be an achievement given the strengthening other teams have made of their squads during the recently closed transfer window.

    It is very tight at the bottom and Hammers do NOT have any easy fixtures any time soon, starting with the tricky Toon fixture, once kindred spirits of disillusionment and despair, the Geordies are now 'considerably wealthier than thou' and don't breathe the same polluted air as East London's homeless!

    It is not just the amount of money that Newcastle have, it is the way that they have gone about spending it, they have made a couple of rash purchases and paid over the odds here and there, but all in all they have got good value and are now serious top four contenders, as Tommy Cooper used to say, "just like that!"

    In a way the club are stuck between a rock and a hard place, having backed their manager both in the transfer market AND as a manager when the club have been enduring an atrocious run of form, they have few options available in fact only TWO!

    Stick or twist, either the club closes ranks and backs Moyes irrespective of which League the club ends up in, or they pull the trigger and bring in what? another David Moyes?

    Whatever the outcome fans will back the club through thick and thin, it's what they do, but we've got a bad bad feeling there is going to be a lot of darkness before the light! Trip Smith has emerged as a bit of a power broker now that his 10% of the club could be used for 'leverage' purposes. - Ed

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