Yes Sports fans today is my Birthday, which means today is Billy Bonds Birthday. As most of you will know I went all through school thinking Bonzos birthday was the 15th September. As he was my idol growing up, I thought 2 days apart was really good. Imagine my surprise in later life, when I found out it was the 17th, same as mine.

I'm a bit behind you Bonzo at 61 but I wish you all the best for today....!!!

We seem to have a lot of pub Premier League wannabee managers on here this season, not surprising given the squad options this season so I thought I'd start this thread so we can all put our opinions on a starting XI ( with the obvious abuse to follow). Here's mine in 4-4-2 set up.
Anyone but Areola.
Wan Bissaka - Mavro - Killman - Emerson
Kudus - Soucek - Alvarez - Summerville
Bowen- Ings

International week so more booooos so has anyone got any recommendations for films to look at and no boys not THOSE kind!

So i have seen "The Killer" and "Duchess" recently both with strong female actors but clearly not films for when kids are about but and with no Spoilers please do you boys have anymore i could take a look at.
Oh and please not a "ROM COM" pass the bucket please.

Has anybody here used this method of buying tickets for a game and is it as easy as it makes out?

https://www.travelzoo.com/uk/collection/football-tickets/?utm_source=lo…

Was just thinking of some former Hammers who have played at either Upton Park or The London Stadium. Players you really took to and was desperate fir them to do well but ultimately came up short.
I will start with Stan Lazarides.

Last week of the window and i expect a flurry of activity from various clubs but player valuations are all over the shop with clubs and agents over inflating prices so you have to tread carefully....Just read this morning that the first striker we were linked to this window Samu Omorodion was wanted for £35million+ well we were looking at other targets for that money and so Chelski came knocking and were on the verge of a £33million+ deal for the player but the deal fell through and here we are a week or more on and the player has signed for Porto at a cost of £12.7million! funny eh...Clearly premier league clubs are seen as the money makers for many in Europe and the players agents hence the inflated price and wages so whilst we may be in need of a striker with a bit more pace about him than Antonio and Fullkrug possess at those prices i think we have to make do unless Tim dives deep to find a pearl at a reasonable price.

Well i am back from my Trek in the Amazon and i have missed you all so what has been happening spill the Goss i have missed that so much.
Not had a chance to catch up with what has been going on at the club so these next couple of days i intend to do that.

Any one i should have my eye on? a new hunk in Claret and Blue err footballer i mean lol. Have you all been behaving and getting along or do i need to Discipline anyone:-) yeah i know Burkies front and centre.
So in no order of popularity Burkie,Boogers,Enfield,Bikey,Nev,Louis.Deluded,Elthammer,essexboy.mrmoore,Dartford,
how have you coped without me? lol that is not a trick Question BTW. Well i cannot wait for Saturday to come and we smash Villa really looking forward to it and Men i missed you all xx

Easy to pick your best XI but this is harder. No discussions. No, it's between A, B or C. No "football from different era's" etc. Just put the name of the one player you'd happily want back in the team today. I'll start :-

Bryan "Pop" Robson

We all have them which is yours? heres a few to be going on with.

https://youtu.be/UX7cafl9zJs?si=aQNGv0uTIu74u60K

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o_q5yyeTmHs

https://youtu.be/bwL-QDZg2BY?si=GaFGIbiwN-UObMAm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP3piQ5T7YI&ab_channel=DanMason

https://youtu.be/P05k_YEkXUg?si=XZ3Gnfz8_OM7-ter

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/katiAEQt4_U

Happy memories

Apparently, West Ham have made a £30m bid and offered 18-year-old English midfielder Lewis Orford in a move to sign Aston Villa and Colombia striker Jhon Duran.

Cant say this feels like good business.

Duran Duran has issues, seen as a bad boy, probably upset the dressing room, just feels like too much and now smacking of desperation to get a forward to join us.

Not happy about losing Orford. Local lad, been through the academy and was hailed as a cross between Rice and Lampard, sort of kid you would want to develop?