Friday, July 21, 2006
Trolls 0 - 2 Hammers
The Hammers have got their friendly pre-season tour off to a start with a win over Trollhattens. Goals from James Collins & Dean Ashton were enough to seal a 2-0 victory. The game started with a strike partnership of Teddy & Carlton and were swapped after an hour for Deano & Bobby Z with the former getting on the scoresheet after a mazy run from young Kyel Reid.
No sign of Marlon Harewood so perhaps he will feature vs IFK Goteborg this weekend. I think Goteborg will prove sturner opponents than the trolls and will be interesting to see how that match pans out. It's all about fitness at this stage though and results hardly matter so it is good to see many first teamers get some valuable minutes under their belts and come through injury free. New signings Mears & Bowyer also got given a run out.
No sign of Marlon Harewood so perhaps he will feature vs IFK Goteborg this weekend. I think Goteborg will prove sturner opponents than the trolls and will be interesting to see how that match pans out. It's all about fitness at this stage though and results hardly matter so it is good to see many first teamers get some valuable minutes under their belts and come through injury free. New signings Mears & Bowyer also got given a run out.
Posted by Dave at 7:45 am
whubris said...
Interesting partnerships there, and sounds like Reid is still pushing for a place in the first team. Go the Academy.
whubris said...
Bywater; Mears (Stokes 72), Collins, Dailly, Clarke; Noble, Mullins (Fletcher 60), Bowyer (Ephraim 60), Etherington (Reid 60); Sheringham (Ashton 60), Cole (Zamora 60).
whubris said...
Reports today suggest that manager Alan Pardew could make a move for Newcastle United goalkeeper Steve Harper.
The 31 year old has one year left on his contract at St James` and The Hammers, along with newly relegated Sunderland are keen to secure his services.
Pardew will look to bolster his last line of defence with another keeper as Roy Carroll has suffered injuries and World Cup hero Shaka Hislop has departed stateside to FC Dallas.
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from fitba365 letters page
...All those people saying cocaine won't affect Newton's performance are wrong.
If he had done a couple of lines of bugle prior to the game, he would almost certainly have run on to the pitch believing he was the best and most popular player in the world, tried about 6 volleys at goal from the half way line followed by an overhead kick in his own area, tried to pull a 'looker' in the crowd before pulling up with a stitch and going back to sit in the dressing room with his head in his hands thinking everybody hates him.
If that's not affecting a performance I don't know what is...
Martin Tibbetts
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whubris said...Interesting partnerships there, and sounds like Reid is still pushing for a place in the first team. Go the Academy.
whubris said...Bywater; Mears (Stokes 72), Collins, Dailly, Clarke; Noble, Mullins (Fletcher 60), Bowyer (Ephraim 60), Etherington (Reid 60); Sheringham (Ashton 60), Cole (Zamora 60).
whubris said...Reports today suggest that manager Alan Pardew could make a move for Newcastle United goalkeeper Steve Harper.
The 31 year old has one year left on his contract at St James` and The Hammers, along with newly relegated Sunderland are keen to secure his services.
Pardew will look to bolster his last line of defence with another keeper as Roy Carroll has suffered injuries and World Cup hero Shaka Hislop has departed stateside to FC Dallas.
said...from fitba365 letters page
...All those people saying cocaine won't affect Newton's performance are wrong.
If he had done a couple of lines of bugle prior to the game, he would almost certainly have run on to the pitch believing he was the best and most popular player in the world, tried about 6 volleys at goal from the half way line followed by an overhead kick in his own area, tried to pull a 'looker' in the crowd before pulling up with a stitch and going back to sit in the dressing room with his head in his hands thinking everybody hates him.
If that's not affecting a performance I don't know what is...
Martin Tibbetts
