I'm sure the header to the post will be like a red rag to a bull or a BURKIE in this case but suffering two injuries one key the other more frustrating could not of come at a better time(if there ever is a good time for injuries).
we now have two weeks to hopefully get the players assessed properly and hopefully neither injury is to serious but in valencias case with it being the ankle again I fear he will be out for at least a month and with fitness maybe Christmas at the earliest will be when we see him again...as for payet I hope its not as serious as we think having seen mcCarthys tackle I cannot believe he was not red carded with a scissor lunging tackle from behind...but if payet is to miss some matches I think lanzini can step into his shoes and I it will give slav the chance to play song as he may be a stronger option to zarate who has done nothing wrong but I have a feeling it will definitely be song picked for the spuds match....hopefully payet and sakho will both be fit for that game so fingers crossed everyone.

Well done stoke , those two pratts are embarrassing on sky ,playing with their big telly , Lamps & redcrapp
Im totally fcuked up from watching matches ,3 today 1 o'clock. Till 8 , my misses says my eyes are like piss holes in the snow ,so 2 weeks till totalscum ,I'll be like a bag of cats

Another poxy break next week , this is becoming a joke ,and then the big one ,
totalscum at shite fart lane ,please God I'd do anything ,I'll abstainn from any nooky for a month ,I'll go to mass every Sunday,I'll do the hovering for a week (well a couple of days ) i wont swear so much ,well not if we beat them , Pleeeeaaase let me have this ,i promise i wont ask for another thing ,well maybe the winning lottery ticket ,so ,if you can see your way clear i would be etelrnaly gratefull, and if you are in the mood ,not just a win ,humiliating the bastards would be nice , thanks God

If anyone is interested then please let me know as I have a spare next to me tomorrow.

One again Woy overlooks the chance to play starring Hammers in his friendlies, where the opportunity exists to try something a little different before cementing your game plan to exit the group stage of yet another major tournament. Now to me, whose passion for the national team has dwindled over many years to the point where I can barely be bothered to read the match report, this gives our boys a free weekend to recharge their batteries before a passionate London derby against the smaller team from North London (who incidently have 4 players in the squad). So in terms of staying injury free we're ahead of the game.
However despite Woy witnessing the demolition of Chelsea at UP recently and giving lip service that Aaron, James and Mark were in his thoughts if they keep progressing,he has decided to not bother giving even one of them a shot. Now as I said above, great they stay injury free, but what if during these pointless friendlies Woy runs out of spuds and their ilk, due to injury or loss of form (not usually a reason for dropping players) in the run up to Euro 16 and has failed to prepare incoming players for the rigours of Intl football. We fail to progress from the group and Woy bemoans injuries due to his own shortsightedness of giving other players a chance to impress.
Anyone care?

This would be my eleven for saturday what do you guys think: Adrian,Jenks,Reid,Ogbonna,Cresswell,kouyate,noble,Moses,Payet,Lanzini,Valencia, Subs:Randolph,Tomkins,Song,Obiang,Zarate,Antonio,Carroll. Tomkins and ginge was poor last week so dropped tomkins we need pace up top so bought in enner id like see antonio start but bilic wont pick him so i put him on the bench.

looks like Burkie's coming back

It's being reported that sakho is out of the game against Everton, so does it mean Carroll stays in for another game? I think it's imperative that Carroll goes back on the bench and Valencia replaces him. The other alternatives are changing the formation we play, and why do that when we are doing well? Like I have said before Valencia is the closest like for like with sakho so should fit in relatively easier into the team framework. Carroll isn't mobile enough or quick enough. We would need to play 2 upfront if Carroll plays unless we play more like Sam, and I'm not sure we have the squad to do that anyway. Also I'd bring back Reid, ogbonna and move Tonka to right back

Just got 3 tickets for the stoke game £25 for me,£20 each for my 2!Thats more like it westham,affordable!After the shocking prices for the chelski game,this is what i want to see...cheers sugo!!

Best holding midfield pair : Obiang/Song...Kouyate/Noble....Obiang/Noble....Song/Kouyate...Obiang/Kouyate....Noble/Song....or would you include another squad member ,like Oxford,who had a great game against Arsenal in that role.

This pairing need to possess a high degree of footballing intelligence and the ability to "read" a game. But all players need that nowadays, don't they?

But simply put,one of the holding players is more offensively oriented, is often unmarked in the midfield,(or I should say makes himself available to be passed to) , additionally takes care of the playmaking and secures the rear space behind number 10(Payet) if his team is in possession of the ball. The second holding player is mostly responsible for defensive tasks,effective at closing down and breaking up attacks,ensuring that he doesn't wonder so he doesn't caught out of position. Ideally, the two players swap their roles in the system of play time and time again, in order to become less predictable.So who do you think best serves these roles in the 4-2-3-1 system that Bilic employs?