Monday, October 30, 2006
In Pards We Trust!
West Ham 2 - 1 Blackburn
Firstly we're fans - we pay good money to be fickle. Secondly I'm so pleased for Alan Pardew right now, the writing would have surely been on the wall for him if we had not secured 3 points this morning.
Pardew proved a few of us wrong who groaned as we saw Sheringham had been drafted in to replace midweek goalscorer Marlon Harewood. Yet the evergreen Sheringham played one of the best performances I've seen from him in a Claret n Blue shirt. He obviously lacks pace but everytime he was about to lose the ball because of it he managed to get some kind of touch to push it to someone in a West Ham shirt - and some of those were sublime balls creating some fantastic link up play which we have been starved of this season. And what a goal! Great chipped ball from the right by Yossi and a towering header into the top corner ending West Ham's Premier League goal drought which goes back to September 9th when Zamora scored against Villa.
Sheringham for me ever so slightly overshaddowed Hayden Mullins for man of the match. Hayden was a rock in midfield and to be fair has been one of the better performers of the season so far. And he deserved his goal for his endeavours. I can't see Mascherano dislodging Hadyen - it sounds silly but I don't think he has anything that our Mullins doesn't! But it's going to be good to have two options for defensive midfield once we find form and players can be rotated into a confident unit - note I said once we find form - I do beleive we can pull this together! This was absolutely vital the 3 points we gained this morning as our next 3 fixtures pit us against Arsenal & Chelsea sandwiching a tricky tie at the Riverside.
Congratulations Alan and the boys - Our season starts here!
Firstly we're fans - we pay good money to be fickle. Secondly I'm so pleased for Alan Pardew right now, the writing would have surely been on the wall for him if we had not secured 3 points this morning.
Pardew proved a few of us wrong who groaned as we saw Sheringham had been drafted in to replace midweek goalscorer Marlon Harewood. Yet the evergreen Sheringham played one of the best performances I've seen from him in a Claret n Blue shirt. He obviously lacks pace but everytime he was about to lose the ball because of it he managed to get some kind of touch to push it to someone in a West Ham shirt - and some of those were sublime balls creating some fantastic link up play which we have been starved of this season. And what a goal! Great chipped ball from the right by Yossi and a towering header into the top corner ending West Ham's Premier League goal drought which goes back to September 9th when Zamora scored against Villa.
Sheringham for me ever so slightly overshaddowed Hayden Mullins for man of the match. Hayden was a rock in midfield and to be fair has been one of the better performers of the season so far. And he deserved his goal for his endeavours. I can't see Mascherano dislodging Hadyen - it sounds silly but I don't think he has anything that our Mullins doesn't! But it's going to be good to have two options for defensive midfield once we find form and players can be rotated into a confident unit - note I said once we find form - I do beleive we can pull this together! This was absolutely vital the 3 points we gained this morning as our next 3 fixtures pit us against Arsenal & Chelsea sandwiching a tricky tie at the Riverside.
Congratulations Alan and the boys - Our season starts here!
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I would like to thank my Wife for the Win today, she picked against WestHam for the first time this season.
Keep it up love
norven munky said...
Pleased as I am to have 3 points in the kitbag, I'm still feeling far from rosy particularly about Pards..
He didn't do anything to change my opinion that he doesn't have the tactical nous to handle a big squad in a league as competitive as the Prem.
If things are going cruisy with Plan A he's ok. If the situation calls for something other than Plan A, he goes to the cupboard where he keeps his managerial repertoire and comes out with...well nowt.
What did he do different here? Different fullbacks due to injuries/suspension. And Sheringham up front to partner Bobby. Cracking header to be sure but as Dave said his speed has gone and he was just managing to scramble a toe to balls that (and here Dave & I differ) sometimes worked out ok. This was against an injury depleted Blackburn team who were playing away. At least half of the teams in the EPL would have chewed us up and spat out the bones. That aging toe wouldn't have been getting anywhere near those balls I'm afraid.
But back to Pards..a month ago he had 14 days after the Reading game to come up with a plan to arrest the slump. What managerial rabbit did he conjure up out of his hat against Portsmouth? Sheringham up front. How'd that go again? 0-2.
Against Blackburn today we were absolutely dire in the 2nd half. We rode our luck while AP rooted around in his Managerial cupboard looking for inspiration and after an eternity he finally made a sub...
Fortunately we got 3 points. Unfortunately Pardew got a reprieve from the inevitable. In a month we'll still de in deep shit, and Pards still won't have a clue how to handle a big squad in a big league.
said...
Even though we're at home against Arsenal, I wonder how closely Pardew will look at Everton's away performance at Cashburton Grove.
I’m all for being positive, especially at home, but the last thing our recovering confidence needs is a big home reverse.
Moyes:
“'We could not come here and play an opening and attacking style against Arsenal because they would have ripped up apart,' said the coach who was sent from the touchline late on for remonstrating with the officials. 'Anyone who saw them at Reading last week would know what they are capable of. The way they are playing this season is even more difficult to stop than it has been in years gone by, so we have to give ourselves a chance.”
Soccernet’s Insider analyses the Arsenal v Everton game if anyone is interested.
I think we can get something if we frustrate them tactically and are disciplined. As much as I’d love us to have a real go at them, we’re not in their half the table with good reason. I’d rather have two good performances and then go mental away to Chelsea. Absolutely fucking off the scale mental at Chelsea.
whubris said...
This was a big one for us as I think we needed to get something in the bag before the Arsenal game. If we'd lost I'd have given us no hope in that match, but now that we've won I think we're in with a decent enough chance. All based on confidence.
Geeze I feel a lot better today about WHU than I have done for ages.
norven munky said...
Decent enough chance against Arsenal? G you've popped another one of those pills you took after the Argies were signed and you said we had one of the strongest squads in the league..
Dave said...
Norvern - It all depends which Arsenal show up mate - they're about as consistent as us (ok they're not that bad). On their day they can be devastating but they've had more than a couple of off days this season.
Personally if we can hold it together I think we may get a draw.
said...
Had forgotten what it felt like to wake up, switch on the PC and find out we had won a game overnight...delighted we got the three points and the pyschological boost of moving out of the relegation zone (even this early in the season) Reckon we might sneak something against the arse - or at least here's hoping...
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I think we're good for at least a point against Arsenal.
Given their need to keep up with Chelsea and ManU, a late winner for us might even be on the cards.
norven munky said...
I know G calls me a sad sack and stuff but here's some food for thought...
Last season prior to the home 0-0 draw with Arsenal we led in with :-
Won 4-0 (H) vs Villa
Won 2-1 (A) vs Fulham
Won 4-2 (A) vs Sheff Wed C'Cup
Prior to the 3-2 away win against them (where I backed us at $8.75!) we led in with :-
Won 2-1 (A) vs Norwich FA Cup
Won 2-1 (A) vs Villa
Won 2-1 (H) vs Fulham
Won 4-2 (H) vs Blackburn
I can't be arsed typing out our recent form leading into the home game against them this weekend but there's a lot less wins and goals.
And the one win we have had in our last nine was not that impressive against a depleted team.
Things are still fucked and in all likelyhood we're gonna get an Arse wh00ping, (pun intended) come Sunday :(
11.30pm on Fox btw.
beggers said...
Brisvegas, get your misses to put some money on Le Arse, if you pls.
Come on Norvern no doom and gloom today mate, it's just nice to have a win after such a long time.
Needed this one big time. At least we can approach Le Arse on a positive note. Would hated to have gone into the game on the back of another loss.
Melbournehammer said...
I think the Upton Park crowd deserve a big 'Well Done' for the support they showed to the manager and the team.
It was pleasing to hear 'There's only one Alan Pardew'as they crossed to Upton Park this morning.
Positives were Richard Green in goal and Spector at RB.Bowyer's fit again
Negatives were Bobby Zamora and umm Bobby Zamora.I cant say the guy has no skill after some of his goals last season but at the moment he is plain woeful.The one on one miss was a shocker.How much closer did you want to get to the keeper!BZ should have been subbed not Teddy.
Anyway onwards and upwards from here.
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am liking the look of a draw between citeh and the boro tonight. don't want a gap to open above us and also to keep them in the scrap.
beggers said...
Good call Melbourne, loved the home support. You could really hear it on the TV, must've been awesome in the ground. I truly believe the support shown by the crowd made the difference.
Watched the game again last night, bit blurry eyed first time round. Good first half, shakey second half. We definately look better being more direct. When Yossi and Ethers were running at Blackburn things really opened up. When we had a slow build up we'd eventually lose possession.
Thought the back four were good. Spector and Macca were both were really committed to the cause, chased everything, tackled hard, when the ref let them, and got forward. If only they could learn to cross better. Gabbs and Anton looked in the groove, bout time.
Thought it was ballsie to play Teddy instead of Marlon, but it worked and it was a class header.
We had a bit of luck with the second goal, it should've been a goal kick, but seeing as it's the first bit of luck we've had in a hatful of games I'll take it.
Green looks heaps better than Carrol for me, he should keep his place.
Bobby, Bobby, Bobby, what a chance, he just panicked.
Very happy with the win, obviously, still heaps of room for improvement but we showed that little bit of extra effort, in periods of the game, which, by all accounts, has been lacking the past few weeks. Again, I think the crowd played their part in spurring the boys on.
Bring on Le Arse!
said...
yeh the crowd was great, i was there and Pardews name was being sung. The crowd were gettin quite restless when it lookd like we wouldnt get a second but after a bit of pressure the crowd was in full voice for the corner and it paid off.
said...
West Ham United's board is finalising talks with Kia Joorabchian and his Israeli backer, Eli Papouchado. A £75m takeover offer will be made on the completion of due diligence; likely before close of business on Friday.
If this happens, i hope he's more like Randy Lerner and less like Vladimir Romanov.
Is this good for our football?
beggers said...
Anon, you were at the ground! Nice one. Didn't know we had a local boy on the site, thought we were all expats or home grown lads on here?
Million dollar question RE the takeover. Hopefully, all that will change will be that we maybe get some extra cash to splash around.
It doesn't seem to have affected any other teams, Portsmouth, Villa, Man U etc. Chelski are an extreme case mind and I can't see the same thing happening to us or to anyone else.
I think that the supporters are the heart and soul of WEST HAM anyway, and as long as we don't desert them, we'll fundamentally reamin the same. Least I hope we do?
said...
I’m sure I read a rumour that the one potential investor was only interested for the real estate. Maybe not for sale, but for equity.
The FA need to address all of this. Peterborough has lost their ground to a property investor for 3m with the potential return of 20m. They haven't been kicked out yet, but they could be.
whubris said...
Beggers, I don't think we'll be getting any money. Some sources say that Kia wants to carry the debt with the club, i.e. doesn't want to pay off the debts, which suggests to me that it's a like-for-like takeover.
said...
Maybe as a shop window for South Americans whose registration is owned by individual businessmen rather than clubs, perhaps?
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said...I would like to thank my Wife for the Win today, she picked against WestHam for the first time this season.
Keep it up love
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He didn't do anything to change my opinion that he doesn't have the tactical nous to handle a big squad in a league as competitive as the Prem.
If things are going cruisy with Plan A he's ok. If the situation calls for something other than Plan A, he goes to the cupboard where he keeps his managerial repertoire and comes out with...well nowt.
What did he do different here? Different fullbacks due to injuries/suspension. And Sheringham up front to partner Bobby. Cracking header to be sure but as Dave said his speed has gone and he was just managing to scramble a toe to balls that (and here Dave & I differ) sometimes worked out ok. This was against an injury depleted Blackburn team who were playing away. At least half of the teams in the EPL would have chewed us up and spat out the bones. That aging toe wouldn't have been getting anywhere near those balls I'm afraid.
But back to Pards..a month ago he had 14 days after the Reading game to come up with a plan to arrest the slump. What managerial rabbit did he conjure up out of his hat against Portsmouth? Sheringham up front. How'd that go again? 0-2.
Against Blackburn today we were absolutely dire in the 2nd half. We rode our luck while AP rooted around in his Managerial cupboard looking for inspiration and after an eternity he finally made a sub...
Fortunately we got 3 points. Unfortunately Pardew got a reprieve from the inevitable. In a month we'll still de in deep shit, and Pards still won't have a clue how to handle a big squad in a big league.
said...Even though we're at home against Arsenal, I wonder how closely Pardew will look at Everton's away performance at Cashburton Grove.
I’m all for being positive, especially at home, but the last thing our recovering confidence needs is a big home reverse.
Moyes:
“'We could not come here and play an opening and attacking style against Arsenal because they would have ripped up apart,' said the coach who was sent from the touchline late on for remonstrating with the officials. 'Anyone who saw them at Reading last week would know what they are capable of. The way they are playing this season is even more difficult to stop than it has been in years gone by, so we have to give ourselves a chance.”
Soccernet’s Insider analyses the Arsenal v Everton game if anyone is interested.
I think we can get something if we frustrate them tactically and are disciplined. As much as I’d love us to have a real go at them, we’re not in their half the table with good reason. I’d rather have two good performances and then go mental away to Chelsea. Absolutely fucking off the scale mental at Chelsea.
whubris said...This was a big one for us as I think we needed to get something in the bag before the Arsenal game. If we'd lost I'd have given us no hope in that match, but now that we've won I think we're in with a decent enough chance. All based on confidence.
Geeze I feel a lot better today about WHU than I have done for ages.
norven munky said...Decent enough chance against Arsenal? G you've popped another one of those pills you took after the Argies were signed and you said we had one of the strongest squads in the league..
Dave said...Norvern - It all depends which Arsenal show up mate - they're about as consistent as us (ok they're not that bad). On their day they can be devastating but they've had more than a couple of off days this season.
Personally if we can hold it together I think we may get a draw.
said...Had forgotten what it felt like to wake up, switch on the PC and find out we had won a game overnight...delighted we got the three points and the pyschological boost of moving out of the relegation zone (even this early in the season) Reckon we might sneak something against the arse - or at least here's hoping...
said...I think we're good for at least a point against Arsenal.
Given their need to keep up with Chelsea and ManU, a late winner for us might even be on the cards.
norven munky said...I know G calls me a sad sack and stuff but here's some food for thought...
Last season prior to the home 0-0 draw with Arsenal we led in with :-
Won 4-0 (H) vs Villa
Won 2-1 (A) vs Fulham
Won 4-2 (A) vs Sheff Wed C'Cup
Prior to the 3-2 away win against them (where I backed us at $8.75!) we led in with :-
Won 2-1 (A) vs Norwich FA Cup
Won 2-1 (A) vs Villa
Won 2-1 (H) vs Fulham
Won 4-2 (H) vs Blackburn
I can't be arsed typing out our recent form leading into the home game against them this weekend but there's a lot less wins and goals.
And the one win we have had in our last nine was not that impressive against a depleted team.
Things are still fucked and in all likelyhood we're gonna get an Arse wh00ping, (pun intended) come Sunday :(
11.30pm on Fox btw.
beggers said...Brisvegas, get your misses to put some money on Le Arse, if you pls.
Come on Norvern no doom and gloom today mate, it's just nice to have a win after such a long time.
Needed this one big time. At least we can approach Le Arse on a positive note. Would hated to have gone into the game on the back of another loss.
Melbournehammer said...I think the Upton Park crowd deserve a big 'Well Done' for the support they showed to the manager and the team.
It was pleasing to hear 'There's only one Alan Pardew'as they crossed to Upton Park this morning.
Positives were Richard Green in goal and Spector at RB.Bowyer's fit again
Negatives were Bobby Zamora and umm Bobby Zamora.I cant say the guy has no skill after some of his goals last season but at the moment he is plain woeful.The one on one miss was a shocker.How much closer did you want to get to the keeper!BZ should have been subbed not Teddy.
Anyway onwards and upwards from here.
said...am liking the look of a draw between citeh and the boro tonight. don't want a gap to open above us and also to keep them in the scrap.
beggers said...Good call Melbourne, loved the home support. You could really hear it on the TV, must've been awesome in the ground. I truly believe the support shown by the crowd made the difference.
Watched the game again last night, bit blurry eyed first time round. Good first half, shakey second half. We definately look better being more direct. When Yossi and Ethers were running at Blackburn things really opened up. When we had a slow build up we'd eventually lose possession.
Thought the back four were good. Spector and Macca were both were really committed to the cause, chased everything, tackled hard, when the ref let them, and got forward. If only they could learn to cross better. Gabbs and Anton looked in the groove, bout time.
Thought it was ballsie to play Teddy instead of Marlon, but it worked and it was a class header.
We had a bit of luck with the second goal, it should've been a goal kick, but seeing as it's the first bit of luck we've had in a hatful of games I'll take it.
Green looks heaps better than Carrol for me, he should keep his place.
Bobby, Bobby, Bobby, what a chance, he just panicked.
Very happy with the win, obviously, still heaps of room for improvement but we showed that little bit of extra effort, in periods of the game, which, by all accounts, has been lacking the past few weeks. Again, I think the crowd played their part in spurring the boys on.
Bring on Le Arse!
said...yeh the crowd was great, i was there and Pardews name was being sung. The crowd were gettin quite restless when it lookd like we wouldnt get a second but after a bit of pressure the crowd was in full voice for the corner and it paid off.
said...West Ham United's board is finalising talks with Kia Joorabchian and his Israeli backer, Eli Papouchado. A £75m takeover offer will be made on the completion of due diligence; likely before close of business on Friday.
If this happens, i hope he's more like Randy Lerner and less like Vladimir Romanov.
Is this good for our football?
beggers said...Anon, you were at the ground! Nice one. Didn't know we had a local boy on the site, thought we were all expats or home grown lads on here?
Million dollar question RE the takeover. Hopefully, all that will change will be that we maybe get some extra cash to splash around.
It doesn't seem to have affected any other teams, Portsmouth, Villa, Man U etc. Chelski are an extreme case mind and I can't see the same thing happening to us or to anyone else.
I think that the supporters are the heart and soul of WEST HAM anyway, and as long as we don't desert them, we'll fundamentally reamin the same. Least I hope we do?
said...I’m sure I read a rumour that the one potential investor was only interested for the real estate. Maybe not for sale, but for equity.
The FA need to address all of this. Peterborough has lost their ground to a property investor for 3m with the potential return of 20m. They haven't been kicked out yet, but they could be.
whubris said...Beggers, I don't think we'll be getting any money. Some sources say that Kia wants to carry the debt with the club, i.e. doesn't want to pay off the debts, which suggests to me that it's a like-for-like takeover.
said...Maybe as a shop window for South Americans whose registration is owned by individual businessmen rather than clubs, perhaps?
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Three points at last!
Well, they've broken the duck, and done it quite well I thought. I hadn't seen the Irons play since the second Palermo game, but my impression against Blackburn was that they played quite well as a team generally. There were some defensive issues, but there were a lot of positives.
For a start, West Ham played with some conviction, like they really wanted to win it. Both fullbacks, but particularly McCartney, got forward on many occasions - in fact I think each put in more crosses than the winger in front of them (or behind them, I suppose).
As dubious as I was having seen NRC line up as captain, he acquitted himself fairly well with an active display. Both centre halves played well, particularly Ferdinand who I thought had an excellent game. The goalkeeper situation is looking better with Green between the sticks, and Teddy Sheringham did a fine job even without counting the goal.
Most importantly they (and Pardew) seem to have the strength of character to pull themselves out of the slump, and they are sticking together and working well as a unit. There is a lot of work to be done yet but I'm quite encouraged by this game.
Player ratings
Green 7 - looked comfortable. The commentators were critical of him for their goal but I think he was caught out by the swerve and was a bit unlucky for the followup.
McCartney 6 - probably a 5 defensively and a 7 going forward, so average of 6, although he does need to remember his first job is as a defender.
Ferdinand 7 - very good, read the game well.
Gabbidon 6 - had some off moments but otherwise looked better than the last couple of times I'd seen him.
Spector 7 - looks the goods to me, although I'd like to see Paintsil back.
Etherington 6 - fairly good with the ball at his feet, and good links with Spector, but crossing and some passing was poor.
NRC 7 - starting to graft a bit better.
Mullins 6 - seemed caught behind the game sometimes, but got a goal.
Yossi 6 - great dinked pass onto Teddy's head for our first, otherwise was anonymous at times.
Zamora 6 - tried hard and did do some really good work, but should have scored (or got an assist) with a glorious opportunity.
Sheringham 7 - great link play early on capped by a wizard goal. Got tired.
Subs - all get 6.
For a start, West Ham played with some conviction, like they really wanted to win it. Both fullbacks, but particularly McCartney, got forward on many occasions - in fact I think each put in more crosses than the winger in front of them (or behind them, I suppose).
As dubious as I was having seen NRC line up as captain, he acquitted himself fairly well with an active display. Both centre halves played well, particularly Ferdinand who I thought had an excellent game. The goalkeeper situation is looking better with Green between the sticks, and Teddy Sheringham did a fine job even without counting the goal.
Most importantly they (and Pardew) seem to have the strength of character to pull themselves out of the slump, and they are sticking together and working well as a unit. There is a lot of work to be done yet but I'm quite encouraged by this game.
Player ratings
Green 7 - looked comfortable. The commentators were critical of him for their goal but I think he was caught out by the swerve and was a bit unlucky for the followup.
McCartney 6 - probably a 5 defensively and a 7 going forward, so average of 6, although he does need to remember his first job is as a defender.
Ferdinand 7 - very good, read the game well.
Gabbidon 6 - had some off moments but otherwise looked better than the last couple of times I'd seen him.
Spector 7 - looks the goods to me, although I'd like to see Paintsil back.
Etherington 6 - fairly good with the ball at his feet, and good links with Spector, but crossing and some passing was poor.
NRC 7 - starting to graft a bit better.
Mullins 6 - seemed caught behind the game sometimes, but got a goal.
Yossi 6 - great dinked pass onto Teddy's head for our first, otherwise was anonymous at times.
Zamora 6 - tried hard and did do some really good work, but should have scored (or got an assist) with a glorious opportunity.
Sheringham 7 - great link play early on capped by a wizard goal. Got tired.
Subs - all get 6.
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Dave said...
I go with most of your ratings but as I said in my piece I thought Hayden was magnificent! Also I see you've said 5 for McCartney defensively and 7 going forward. Personally I would've stuck with the 5. When he went forward although he got up there in decent positions I don't recall one of his crosses finding anybody.
I knew you'd be writing something so I went something a little different from a match report. :-)Had a few things to say about the situation and Teddy and Hayden's performances.
whubris said...
I agree that McCartney's crosses weren't up to scratch but I thought he looked better than Konchy has lately and was worth a 6.
Mullins.. ah good old Muggers. To be honest I was half asleep during much of the match (having stayed up to watch the MotoGP as well..) and my main memories of his performance was a pathetic attempt to regain the ball having lost it very early on, and a few instances of some pretty good interceptions and covering work. So I wouldn't strongly disagree with what you said :-) Certainly he's worth a start over Masher at the moment.
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Dave said...I go with most of your ratings but as I said in my piece I thought Hayden was magnificent! Also I see you've said 5 for McCartney defensively and 7 going forward. Personally I would've stuck with the 5. When he went forward although he got up there in decent positions I don't recall one of his crosses finding anybody.
I knew you'd be writing something so I went something a little different from a match report. :-)Had a few things to say about the situation and Teddy and Hayden's performances.
whubris said...I agree that McCartney's crosses weren't up to scratch but I thought he looked better than Konchy has lately and was worth a 6.
Mullins.. ah good old Muggers. To be honest I was half asleep during much of the match (having stayed up to watch the MotoGP as well..) and my main memories of his performance was a pathetic attempt to regain the ball having lost it very early on, and a few instances of some pretty good interceptions and covering work. So I wouldn't strongly disagree with what you said :-) Certainly he's worth a start over Masher at the moment.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Interesting Harewood Statistic!
Everybody has something to say about Harewood's form but I've just noticed that he has not completed 90 minutes for us since the start of the season - the right hand column is the minutes played.
19 Aug 1 CA(H) 3-1 90
22 Aug 2 WA(A) 1-1 65
26 Aug 3 LI(A) 1-2 72
10 Sep 4 AV(H) 1-1 60
17 Sep 5 NU(H) 0-2 45
23 Sep 6 MC(A) 0-2 64
1 Oct 7 RE(H) 0-1 6
14 Oct 8 PO(A) 0-2 21
22 Oct 9 TH(A) 0-1 81
I'm thinking another contributing factor to our decline this season is the fact that we don't have a settled side. How is Harewood meant to find form and hit the back of the net if he's not being given the playing time?? Last season it took him something like 5 games before he hit the back of the net (then he got 5 in 2 games). But the difference was he played 90 minutes in the games that lead up to it and had the time to find his feet so to speak. Also now there is extra pressure on him because nobody else is scoring either.
I really hope he scores tonight!
19 Aug 1 CA(H) 3-1 90
22 Aug 2 WA(A) 1-1 65
26 Aug 3 LI(A) 1-2 72
10 Sep 4 AV(H) 1-1 60
17 Sep 5 NU(H) 0-2 45
23 Sep 6 MC(A) 0-2 64
1 Oct 7 RE(H) 0-1 6
14 Oct 8 PO(A) 0-2 21
22 Oct 9 TH(A) 0-1 81
I'm thinking another contributing factor to our decline this season is the fact that we don't have a settled side. How is Harewood meant to find form and hit the back of the net if he's not being given the playing time?? Last season it took him something like 5 games before he hit the back of the net (then he got 5 in 2 games). But the difference was he played 90 minutes in the games that lead up to it and had the time to find his feet so to speak. Also now there is extra pressure on him because nobody else is scoring either.
I really hope he scores tonight!
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Agree Dave, surprised at those stats? Top scorer last season you think he'd be playing the full 90? He will score a few, I've no doubt, hopefully he can start a run tonight?
I also think the unsettled aspect of the side is a contributing factor to our current form. Double edge sword for Pards though, stick with a formation that is playing poorly or try to chop and change till you get it right? RE my post yesterday.
Not a bad night at the Roar last night, bumped into several WEST HAM and didn't get any stick for wearing my shirt, which was surprising? Must have been the 'we're bottom of the league and I'm pissed off' look I had on my face.
When is Ashton back? And does anyone know if Tevez is fit to play?
Melbournehammer said...
I think Marlon needs to played on the right.In the Championship, he mostly played on the right.Who can forget his cross to Bobby for the second goal against Ipswich in the second leg of the semi final!
I think most defenses have worked us and Marlon out.He hasn't got the skill or class of Ashton to create something out of nothing.For him to get his confidence,he needs time on the ball which he can get playing on the right.
Melbournehammer said...
Beggers, you sure it wasn't the "Congrtulations you have just met the ICF" card you were handing out at the Roar game for the reason you were not getting any stick?
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Brown's unscripted tale of tragedy and farce could taint Hammers' good reputation
"I have no idea whether Terence Brown is a Woody Allen fan, but it is tempting to picture him as the Melinda character on that fateful day in August as the transfer deadline approached. There he is, the unloved chairman of a homely and upwardly mobile football club, when drama intervenes in the shape of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano. Brown and his sidekicks on the board are suddenly confronted with two prodigious Argentina stars and an Iranian-born fixer who sounds as if he has big ideas."
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beggers said...Agree Dave, surprised at those stats? Top scorer last season you think he'd be playing the full 90? He will score a few, I've no doubt, hopefully he can start a run tonight?
I also think the unsettled aspect of the side is a contributing factor to our current form. Double edge sword for Pards though, stick with a formation that is playing poorly or try to chop and change till you get it right? RE my post yesterday.
Not a bad night at the Roar last night, bumped into several WEST HAM and didn't get any stick for wearing my shirt, which was surprising? Must have been the 'we're bottom of the league and I'm pissed off' look I had on my face.
When is Ashton back? And does anyone know if Tevez is fit to play?
Melbournehammer said...I think Marlon needs to played on the right.In the Championship, he mostly played on the right.Who can forget his cross to Bobby for the second goal against Ipswich in the second leg of the semi final!
I think most defenses have worked us and Marlon out.He hasn't got the skill or class of Ashton to create something out of nothing.For him to get his confidence,he needs time on the ball which he can get playing on the right.
Melbournehammer said...Beggers, you sure it wasn't the "Congrtulations you have just met the ICF" card you were handing out at the Roar game for the reason you were not getting any stick?
said...Brown's unscripted tale of tragedy and farce could taint Hammers' good reputation
"I have no idea whether Terence Brown is a Woody Allen fan, but it is tempting to picture him as the Melinda character on that fateful day in August as the transfer deadline approached. There he is, the unloved chairman of a homely and upwardly mobile football club, when drama intervenes in the shape of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano. Brown and his sidekicks on the board are suddenly confronted with two prodigious Argentina stars and an Iranian-born fixer who sounds as if he has big ideas."
Friday, October 27, 2006
Match Prediction: Blackburn
This is it now - do or die time for Alan Pardew. I really want the team to win Sunday and Alan to keep his job as I think last season's acheivements were fantastic and it has been a combination of bad luck and lack of confidence that has seen West Ham have the worst run in the clubs history. Pardew still has to select the right team at the weekend though and just lately I'm not convinced he's been doing so.
I'm going to stick my neck out and say we will win this one. I keep waiting for us to turn a corner but it doesn't happen. It saddens me and I feel for Alan Pardew who must be going through hell right now. A few players have really let him down of late and they need to stand up and be counted. We need to go out all guns blazing, get the first goal, and just keep at them rather than sit back and hope like we did in the cup midweek.
Keep the faith - Come on You IRONS!!!
I'm going to stick my neck out and say we will win this one. I keep waiting for us to turn a corner but it doesn't happen. It saddens me and I feel for Alan Pardew who must be going through hell right now. A few players have really let him down of late and they need to stand up and be counted. We need to go out all guns blazing, get the first goal, and just keep at them rather than sit back and hope like we did in the cup midweek.
Keep the faith - Come on You IRONS!!!
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Not only do we need to win for the points, but if we can't beat Blackburn at home, then where are out next points and next good performance going to come from?
Arsenal at home
Boro away
Chelsea away
We can't afford to take 0 from 12 points. We at least need to show some promise and urgency this weekend at get 3 points. Under the current circumstances, loses to Arsenal and Chelsea can be tolerated if we show some promise in those two games and take (preferably maximum) points from Blackburn and Boro.
If pardew is to be sacked, then it should be done immediately after Chelsea away and with someone in mind, so they can come in and lift the team to a win over Sheffield United at home. Most teams win for their new manager, so we may as well give him the best possible chance. Would you like to take over just before Chelsea away?
said...
Andy Gray says 'Cocky Players Letting Down Pardew' on Football 365.
If we can just win this weekend... grrr.
said...
If the players were cocky, then they shouldn’t be for this one. No one knows ‘too good to go down’ doesn’t wash, better than us.
I think we’ll win this one.
beggers said...
No score prediction from me guys. To date my predictions have been useless. According to my previous predictions we should have had 27 pts by now and be top of the league!
Pls win.
Beex, apology accepted. And here I was thinking it was me! I bought the new away shorts just after the Liverpool game and it's been all down hill since. Damn you shorts!
WH, We'll smash Le Arse and Chelski mate, why an earth would you think anything else?
Dave said...
IMO Pardew is wrong to keep dropping Yossi - we severely lack flair without him in the side. I hope he plays tomorrow.
beggers said...
I agree Beexie, Control the mid-field, goals will come, as will a clean sheet.
Dave, also agree, can't drop Yossi, easily our best player when he's in the groove? And the only player we have with any real skill who can unlock a defence. He's crucial IMO.
My team for tomorrow would be, given current injuries and the fact that Pards won't drop NRC:
Green
Pants, Anton, Collins, Macca
Yossi, Masher, NRC,Ethers
Tevez, Marlon
I'd put Collins in as he's good in the air and scores the odd goal. Gabbs has been down on form badly. Need Anton for his speed. Pants, well who else? Macca, because this is the chance he needs to impress and I think Konch needs some time to re-address his role in the team. His dip in form has been frightening. Let's be honest Macca couldn't do any worse.
I'd really like NRC to also have a stint on the bench but that ain't gonna happen, so no point in pretending.
I know it's another change of formation, and I think that's also been one of our problems this season, but some of our regular players have had enough time to find form and it seems, for some, it isn't gonna happen anytime soon.
I love the idea of players fighting for a spot to run on, it's that attitude we need from all players and one that seems to be missing.
Over to you lads.
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To Dave. I feel pardew is right to drop Yossi. he has been poor this season and in away matches often does fuk all
Dave said...
Anon - fair enough but when Yossi isn't in the side I think we lack imagination and invention. We never look like creating much when he's not there. The strikers aren't getting goals but they're not getting chances either.
beggers said...
If Bowyer's injured, Yossi has to play IMO. Need a play maker. Obviously he has to be on song to be effective. Who do you play when he's playing poorly? I want the FA Cup Yossi back!
Melbournehammer said...
Beggers,I think Konchesky is suspended, so McCartney probably a certain starter. Fairly sure I read somewhere that Tevez is injured.I agree with Collins, also dangerous from set pieces and corners.
NRC shouldn't, but he will be palying.Isn't it intresting when the Argies signed everyone said Mullins would lose his place to Mascherano, yet he is one of the few that seems to be trying.
My line up for tonight would be a 4-5-1.
Green
Pantsil Ferdinand Collins McCartney
Harewood Mascherano Mullins Ethers
Benayoun
Zamora/Cole/Teddy take your pick.
I would let Marlon play on the right.Let him use his speed to run at the defense and give us some width.Mascher and Mullins as holding midfielders and Etherington on the left if he is fit.Let Yossi play freely behind a lone striker.I'ts unlikely AP will go with something like that but IMO we need to try something different and something Blackburn wouldn't expect.
Dave said...
Melbourne - something they won't expect as long as it's positive and we take the game to them. :-)
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I like the idea of Yossi in a free role. Melbournehammer's line up looks good. I probably wouldn't go with Teddy by himself from the start though.
beggers said...
Melbourne, ha ha, ICF cards, nice one. Nah mate, they've all seen Green Street and were shit scared! Brissie boys aka 'Eagle Street Elite', "where's your famous ESE!" If that was the case that would mean Dave's character would be that top man with the terrible Cockney, 'Mary Poppins' like accent!
Like the lineup as well, but he won't drop NRC. I also like the idea of Yossi free role. Thought for sometime that M & M in the middle would shore things up at the back, but again, unless someone does a 'Tonya Harding' on NRC, he's playing.
Dave said...
Right I'm up now - tired but I'm up and ready to go - let's fucking do this! Come on you Irons!
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said...Not only do we need to win for the points, but if we can't beat Blackburn at home, then where are out next points and next good performance going to come from?
Arsenal at home
Boro away
Chelsea away
We can't afford to take 0 from 12 points. We at least need to show some promise and urgency this weekend at get 3 points. Under the current circumstances, loses to Arsenal and Chelsea can be tolerated if we show some promise in those two games and take (preferably maximum) points from Blackburn and Boro.
If pardew is to be sacked, then it should be done immediately after Chelsea away and with someone in mind, so they can come in and lift the team to a win over Sheffield United at home. Most teams win for their new manager, so we may as well give him the best possible chance. Would you like to take over just before Chelsea away?
said...Andy Gray says 'Cocky Players Letting Down Pardew' on Football 365.
If we can just win this weekend... grrr.
said...If the players were cocky, then they shouldn’t be for this one. No one knows ‘too good to go down’ doesn’t wash, better than us.
I think we’ll win this one.
beggers said...No score prediction from me guys. To date my predictions have been useless. According to my previous predictions we should have had 27 pts by now and be top of the league!
Pls win.
Beex, apology accepted. And here I was thinking it was me! I bought the new away shorts just after the Liverpool game and it's been all down hill since. Damn you shorts!
WH, We'll smash Le Arse and Chelski mate, why an earth would you think anything else?
Dave said...IMO Pardew is wrong to keep dropping Yossi - we severely lack flair without him in the side. I hope he plays tomorrow.
beggers said...I agree Beexie, Control the mid-field, goals will come, as will a clean sheet.
Dave, also agree, can't drop Yossi, easily our best player when he's in the groove? And the only player we have with any real skill who can unlock a defence. He's crucial IMO.
My team for tomorrow would be, given current injuries and the fact that Pards won't drop NRC:
Green
Pants, Anton, Collins, Macca
Yossi, Masher, NRC,Ethers
Tevez, Marlon
I'd put Collins in as he's good in the air and scores the odd goal. Gabbs has been down on form badly. Need Anton for his speed. Pants, well who else? Macca, because this is the chance he needs to impress and I think Konch needs some time to re-address his role in the team. His dip in form has been frightening. Let's be honest Macca couldn't do any worse.
I'd really like NRC to also have a stint on the bench but that ain't gonna happen, so no point in pretending.
I know it's another change of formation, and I think that's also been one of our problems this season, but some of our regular players have had enough time to find form and it seems, for some, it isn't gonna happen anytime soon.
I love the idea of players fighting for a spot to run on, it's that attitude we need from all players and one that seems to be missing.
Over to you lads.
said...To Dave. I feel pardew is right to drop Yossi. he has been poor this season and in away matches often does fuk all
Dave said...Anon - fair enough but when Yossi isn't in the side I think we lack imagination and invention. We never look like creating much when he's not there. The strikers aren't getting goals but they're not getting chances either.
beggers said...If Bowyer's injured, Yossi has to play IMO. Need a play maker. Obviously he has to be on song to be effective. Who do you play when he's playing poorly? I want the FA Cup Yossi back!
Melbournehammer said...Beggers,I think Konchesky is suspended, so McCartney probably a certain starter. Fairly sure I read somewhere that Tevez is injured.I agree with Collins, also dangerous from set pieces and corners.
NRC shouldn't, but he will be palying.Isn't it intresting when the Argies signed everyone said Mullins would lose his place to Mascherano, yet he is one of the few that seems to be trying.
My line up for tonight would be a 4-5-1.
Green
Pantsil Ferdinand Collins McCartney
Harewood Mascherano Mullins Ethers
Benayoun
Zamora/Cole/Teddy take your pick.
I would let Marlon play on the right.Let him use his speed to run at the defense and give us some width.Mascher and Mullins as holding midfielders and Etherington on the left if he is fit.Let Yossi play freely behind a lone striker.I'ts unlikely AP will go with something like that but IMO we need to try something different and something Blackburn wouldn't expect.
Dave said...Melbourne - something they won't expect as long as it's positive and we take the game to them. :-)
said...I like the idea of Yossi in a free role. Melbournehammer's line up looks good. I probably wouldn't go with Teddy by himself from the start though.
beggers said...Melbourne, ha ha, ICF cards, nice one. Nah mate, they've all seen Green Street and were shit scared! Brissie boys aka 'Eagle Street Elite', "where's your famous ESE!" If that was the case that would mean Dave's character would be that top man with the terrible Cockney, 'Mary Poppins' like accent!
Like the lineup as well, but he won't drop NRC. I also like the idea of Yossi free role. Thought for sometime that M & M in the middle would shore things up at the back, but again, unless someone does a 'Tonya Harding' on NRC, he's playing.
Dave said...Right I'm up now - tired but I'm up and ready to go - let's fucking do this! Come on you Irons!
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Blackburn Game on Fox
The official site says KO is at 4pm on Sunday the 29th London time
Foxtel online program guide says its live @ 3am on Monday morning (30th Oct).
Daylight savings starts at 2am this Sun 29th.
So I think that means it will be televised at :-
12.00am in WA
1.30am in NT
2.00am in QLD
2.30am in SA
3.00am in NSW,VIC,ACT,TAS
PS I'm in denial world. Its a happy place where nobody talks about football and the fountains are all full of ice cold beer and there are no ugly chicks (maybe the fountain has something to do with that)
Foxtel online program guide says its live @ 3am on Monday morning (30th Oct).
Daylight savings starts at 2am this Sun 29th.
So I think that means it will be televised at :-
12.00am in WA
1.30am in NT
2.00am in QLD
2.30am in SA
3.00am in NSW,VIC,ACT,TAS
PS I'm in denial world. Its a happy place where nobody talks about football and the fountains are all full of ice cold beer and there are no ugly chicks (maybe the fountain has something to do with that)
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Dave said...
Sorry lads I just pissed in the fountain ;-)
Is there free sex? No ugly brids and free sex mmmmmmmmmmm! Let me in!
norven munky said...
some bastards always got to spoil it for everyone else.
For pissing in our fountain your punishment is being confined to Ugly Chick World, the parallel universe to Denial World.
Dave said...
Me confined to ugly chick world??? You're the one who works for local government! LOL :-)
norven munky said...
actually state govt..much better chicks. (and they don't smell of fish like the ones you work with..)
i'm sure there's a line there somewhere..
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Dave said...Sorry lads I just pissed in the fountain ;-)
Is there free sex? No ugly brids and free sex mmmmmmmmmmm! Let me in!
norven munky said...some bastards always got to spoil it for everyone else.
For pissing in our fountain your punishment is being confined to Ugly Chick World, the parallel universe to Denial World.
Dave said...Me confined to ugly chick world??? You're the one who works for local government! LOL :-)
norven munky said...actually state govt..much better chicks. (and they don't smell of fish like the ones you work with..)
i'm sure there's a line there somewhere..
Pardew Out!
You're only as good as your last game - or in Alan's case your last 8!! I don't ever remember West Ham losing 8 games in a row - this is an absolute sham.
I like Pardew and I really wanted it all to work out well for him and with a bit of luck here and there things may have been different. But I think if we are to stand any chance of staying up then we must make changes and we must make them now before it's too late. I think the club are in deep shit and I think we are going down.
Watch the proposed take over fall over this week, then watch the board fuck around whilst Pardew continues to praise his troops effort (which was piss poor today) and making feeble excuses for why we are playing like a pile of w**k!
Let's be under no illusions here - Chesterfield were not good today - West Ham were utter crap!
I think I need some time out.
I like Pardew and I really wanted it all to work out well for him and with a bit of luck here and there things may have been different. But I think if we are to stand any chance of staying up then we must make changes and we must make them now before it's too late. I think the club are in deep shit and I think we are going down.
Watch the proposed take over fall over this week, then watch the board fuck around whilst Pardew continues to praise his troops effort (which was piss poor today) and making feeble excuses for why we are playing like a pile of w**k!
Let's be under no illusions here - Chesterfield were not good today - West Ham were utter crap!
I think I need some time out.
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definitaly at the point of 'When the Croak Gets beyond a Joke' Stage.
Christ all bloody Mighty West Ham what the Pharks going on
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Pardew didn't even sign them, which is worse. Chairman signings never work out. Ask Newcastle.
Pardew has to go now, so the new man can have a look at the players and make plans for the transfer window in advance.
I still don’t want Curbishley. He’ll keep us up and then give us 10 years of uninspiring 12th place finishes. We’re a big enough club to fork out for a proven top manager, no more up and comers, no more old school lads, no Curbs, no Dowie, etc.
Also, the chairman has to go. His continued ineptitude is responsible for this.
whubris said...
I still want to stick by Pardew. He needs a kick up the arse if he's still going on about how great we are - the recent run should be giving him a big dose of humility that he seemed to have lost after last season. Ultimately I don't think sacking him will get us anywhere, not because he's great, but because there's nobody else we're likely to get who's any better (Curbs included).
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I have to say he need's to go and sooner rather than later, well done to Pard's you got a record any decent manager would not want 8 defeats in a row,, piss poor if you ask me, get him out now, before it is too late.. :( . We are a poor prem team but by far not the worse in the league, but you can't keep saying were having bud luck. Chesterfield ? who??? OUT NOW!!
Dave said...
But it's not working whubris. How long do you keep fucking up until you're sacked at work?? You can't keep blaming luck and I'm not saying luck is not at fault but if nothing changes then the situation wont change as I see it.
I guess we'll be brighter if we turn over Blackburn Sunday but from what I've seen so far I don't see how that will happen. They're not even motivated by fear at the moment.
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All I ask is that it doesn't take his brain bursting before someone to realize its gone to pot and that he needs to go.
beggers said...
I agree with whubris sacking him will change nothing. Replace him with who? Where are all these proven top managers? We arrogantly did the same thing when we got rid of 'Arry , who came knocking, no one! Don't get me wrong I think the buck stops with Pards but unless he can be replaced with a genuine top manager, I don't see we have a choice. I'm just as fucked off as the rest of you, infact I'm in a vendetta kind of mood so God help anyone who pushes my buttons today, but it's happened now and there's fuck all we can do about it. It's game by game now lads, no delusions of winning anything, just concentrate on the next game.
You guys have been around long enough to know this is West Ham and we'll have to deal with this current disater as best we can. We punched above our weight last season and surprised a few sides, we also had our fair share of luck. But we've lost any luck we had, and teams now know what to expecet. So it's back to the training pitch and work hard to change things, what else can you do?
I would like Pards to change his current tactic of "can't fault the players effort" nonsense. Maybe he should try the Alex Ferguson approach and get get visibly angry with them. Who knows?
After today, it's painfully obvious that our only priority should be to survive the season above the drop zone. At least we don't have to worry about the Carling Cup anymore! It's still all to play for but like most of you on here I fear the worst.
I expect I'll cop some stick at the Roar game on Sat. what with me going to wear my WH shirt, but as a mate of mine said in a text message this morning when I put the same question to him, "we're irons mate, we can take it, it's not about a season or one game, it's our history, the shirt, it's in the blood, WEST HAM TILL I DIE.
I may be mental but bring on Blackburn!!!
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I think he’s been found out. He won’t fix the problem because he can’t. The dilemma now is as whubris suggests, is who would we replace him with? Finding a good manager is almost impossible. Look at Charlton, Man City, Newcastle, Boro, Brum, Leeds and even England, all taking risks with managers who are unqualified, unproven or just poor. We’ll want an English manager too and there are none going.
It’s looking bad on the pitch, but what concerns me is more, is the people in the boardroom. The club is a shambles and I fear the worst. Don’t be surprised if we get relegated with one of Bryan Robson, Brian Kidd, Kevin Keegan or Glenn Hoddle in charge. Ugh.
Then we’ll have to go back to a overrated Championship level manager, like Pardew.
whubris said...
Pierre Littbarski might be available.
Sure AP isn't doing well but I'd love to see the statistics of how well a club does after sacking a manager - it seems like most of the time they do well for a half dozen games then go back to where they were before. A lot of the time you see clubs really struggle after changing managers. The only exceptions are really good managers like O'Neill - with everyone else, it's just musical chairs.
It's a bad slump but most clubs go through slumps and they rarely last more than a couple of months. Yeah we were bitten last time with Roeder, where they kept him on WAY too long, but Pardew's done all right till now. He hasn't been found out - he's obviously having trouble integrating the Argies and holding the dressing room together at the moment. He clearly had the players' respect last season, so I think he can get it back. He got them out of the whole slump after relegation and he can do it again.
BTW I totally agree with Beggers, well said!
Also Hobbs put it very well about managers, even if you think he should be sacked on the basis of performance, where will we go from there? Do we want to float around with different managers for the next 5 years? Fuck that with knobs on. AP is only the 10th manager for WHUFC, we're not one of those clubs who just go swapping managers all over the place. AP has the right stuff to be our manager - as long as he can sort this shit soon of course.
Having said all that I think he's right royally fucked up, and needs a big old kick right up the arse.
Dave said...
You have to ask - why the fuck did he play Mullins Dailly & Reo-coker as his midfield oh and sorry the untested Kyel Reid??? We contsantly play with a team with no flair which does not suit West Ham.
I see the half arsed logic of needing players who can graft it but we've proven over and over that when we change our game plan to suit who we're playing we've immediately conceded that they will dictate the game and they will be playing a style they are comfortable with and we are not! AP has not learned this yet - I can't for the life of me fathom why not!
I'm sorry but we're the Premier League side so we should be making them play up to our standards if they want to be competitive in the game not the other way round. We did the same thing vs Watford and IMO that's where this whole season started to look a little ordinary to say the least.
Dave said...
And please don't take me the worng way with Pards - I hope we give Blackburn a pasting and everything turns out good for him - I like the bloke and feel a bit gutted for him - I just fear where all this is going right now.
I like is attitude of not settling for mediocrity but when he comes out and says they showed good spirit and he couldn't fault his players - is that not settling for second best??
I'm bizarely looking forward to the Blackburn game because I want them to knock this one out of my system sooner rather than later!
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I think West Ham should stick by Pards. He knows time is running out. The players insist that they are behind Pards well it's time for THEM to prove it/ that comment is to Reo-Coker, Benayoun and Ferdinand who were great last year but shit this year. I must say though if we lose against Blackburn it could be curtains for Pardew
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said...definitaly at the point of 'When the Croak Gets beyond a Joke' Stage.
Christ all bloody Mighty West Ham what the Pharks going on
said...Pardew didn't even sign them, which is worse. Chairman signings never work out. Ask Newcastle.
Pardew has to go now, so the new man can have a look at the players and make plans for the transfer window in advance.
I still don’t want Curbishley. He’ll keep us up and then give us 10 years of uninspiring 12th place finishes. We’re a big enough club to fork out for a proven top manager, no more up and comers, no more old school lads, no Curbs, no Dowie, etc.
Also, the chairman has to go. His continued ineptitude is responsible for this.
whubris said...I still want to stick by Pardew. He needs a kick up the arse if he's still going on about how great we are - the recent run should be giving him a big dose of humility that he seemed to have lost after last season. Ultimately I don't think sacking him will get us anywhere, not because he's great, but because there's nobody else we're likely to get who's any better (Curbs included).
said...I have to say he need's to go and sooner rather than later, well done to Pard's you got a record any decent manager would not want 8 defeats in a row,, piss poor if you ask me, get him out now, before it is too late.. :( . We are a poor prem team but by far not the worse in the league, but you can't keep saying were having bud luck. Chesterfield ? who??? OUT NOW!!
Dave said...But it's not working whubris. How long do you keep fucking up until you're sacked at work?? You can't keep blaming luck and I'm not saying luck is not at fault but if nothing changes then the situation wont change as I see it.
I guess we'll be brighter if we turn over Blackburn Sunday but from what I've seen so far I don't see how that will happen. They're not even motivated by fear at the moment.
said...All I ask is that it doesn't take his brain bursting before someone to realize its gone to pot and that he needs to go.
beggers said...I agree with whubris sacking him will change nothing. Replace him with who? Where are all these proven top managers? We arrogantly did the same thing when we got rid of 'Arry , who came knocking, no one! Don't get me wrong I think the buck stops with Pards but unless he can be replaced with a genuine top manager, I don't see we have a choice. I'm just as fucked off as the rest of you, infact I'm in a vendetta kind of mood so God help anyone who pushes my buttons today, but it's happened now and there's fuck all we can do about it. It's game by game now lads, no delusions of winning anything, just concentrate on the next game.
You guys have been around long enough to know this is West Ham and we'll have to deal with this current disater as best we can. We punched above our weight last season and surprised a few sides, we also had our fair share of luck. But we've lost any luck we had, and teams now know what to expecet. So it's back to the training pitch and work hard to change things, what else can you do?
I would like Pards to change his current tactic of "can't fault the players effort" nonsense. Maybe he should try the Alex Ferguson approach and get get visibly angry with them. Who knows?
After today, it's painfully obvious that our only priority should be to survive the season above the drop zone. At least we don't have to worry about the Carling Cup anymore! It's still all to play for but like most of you on here I fear the worst.
I expect I'll cop some stick at the Roar game on Sat. what with me going to wear my WH shirt, but as a mate of mine said in a text message this morning when I put the same question to him, "we're irons mate, we can take it, it's not about a season or one game, it's our history, the shirt, it's in the blood, WEST HAM TILL I DIE.
I may be mental but bring on Blackburn!!!
said...I think he’s been found out. He won’t fix the problem because he can’t. The dilemma now is as whubris suggests, is who would we replace him with? Finding a good manager is almost impossible. Look at Charlton, Man City, Newcastle, Boro, Brum, Leeds and even England, all taking risks with managers who are unqualified, unproven or just poor. We’ll want an English manager too and there are none going.
It’s looking bad on the pitch, but what concerns me is more, is the people in the boardroom. The club is a shambles and I fear the worst. Don’t be surprised if we get relegated with one of Bryan Robson, Brian Kidd, Kevin Keegan or Glenn Hoddle in charge. Ugh.
Then we’ll have to go back to a overrated Championship level manager, like Pardew.
whubris said...Pierre Littbarski might be available.
Sure AP isn't doing well but I'd love to see the statistics of how well a club does after sacking a manager - it seems like most of the time they do well for a half dozen games then go back to where they were before. A lot of the time you see clubs really struggle after changing managers. The only exceptions are really good managers like O'Neill - with everyone else, it's just musical chairs.
It's a bad slump but most clubs go through slumps and they rarely last more than a couple of months. Yeah we were bitten last time with Roeder, where they kept him on WAY too long, but Pardew's done all right till now. He hasn't been found out - he's obviously having trouble integrating the Argies and holding the dressing room together at the moment. He clearly had the players' respect last season, so I think he can get it back. He got them out of the whole slump after relegation and he can do it again.
BTW I totally agree with Beggers, well said!
Also Hobbs put it very well about managers, even if you think he should be sacked on the basis of performance, where will we go from there? Do we want to float around with different managers for the next 5 years? Fuck that with knobs on. AP is only the 10th manager for WHUFC, we're not one of those clubs who just go swapping managers all over the place. AP has the right stuff to be our manager - as long as he can sort this shit soon of course.
Having said all that I think he's right royally fucked up, and needs a big old kick right up the arse.
Dave said...You have to ask - why the fuck did he play Mullins Dailly & Reo-coker as his midfield oh and sorry the untested Kyel Reid??? We contsantly play with a team with no flair which does not suit West Ham.
I see the half arsed logic of needing players who can graft it but we've proven over and over that when we change our game plan to suit who we're playing we've immediately conceded that they will dictate the game and they will be playing a style they are comfortable with and we are not! AP has not learned this yet - I can't for the life of me fathom why not!
I'm sorry but we're the Premier League side so we should be making them play up to our standards if they want to be competitive in the game not the other way round. We did the same thing vs Watford and IMO that's where this whole season started to look a little ordinary to say the least.
Dave said...And please don't take me the worng way with Pards - I hope we give Blackburn a pasting and everything turns out good for him - I like the bloke and feel a bit gutted for him - I just fear where all this is going right now.
I like is attitude of not settling for mediocrity but when he comes out and says they showed good spirit and he couldn't fault his players - is that not settling for second best??
I'm bizarely looking forward to the Blackburn game because I want them to knock this one out of my system sooner rather than later!
said...I think West Ham should stick by Pards. He knows time is running out. The players insist that they are behind Pards well it's time for THEM to prove it/ that comment is to Reo-Coker, Benayoun and Ferdinand who were great last year but shit this year. I must say though if we lose against Blackburn it could be curtains for Pardew
Duck Broken - Thankyou Marlon!
It's only taken 672 minutes but finally West Ham have scored a competitive goal thanks to a 4th minute long range effort from Marlon Harewood.
The half time score is delicately poised at 1-0 but I think the corner count says it all Chesterfield 6 West Ham 0. This could still go tits up for us. We have one thing going our way though - Chesterfield are shit! ;-)
The half time score is delicately poised at 1-0 but I think the corner count says it all Chesterfield 6 West Ham 0. This could still go tits up for us. We have one thing going our way though - Chesterfield are shit! ;-)
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
It's the Carling Cup!
Well so far Me & Norven have had a shitty run of luck with our West Ham bets and this is last chance saloon - I think we had 30 bucks each on West Ham to win the Carling Cup @ $26 or something to that effect. Our 100 on the Uefa is dead and buried along with other random match bets.
So to the match!
I fully expect on current form for the shit to hit the fan against Chesterfield tomorrow morning. Away from home against lower opposition is not an ideal fixture when you haven't scored a goal for 7 games. I've seen this many a time when things are going bad and then to add insult to injury some two bit piece of crap side comes along and dumps you out of the cup.
So Mr Pardew brace yourself because if this happens you are gone. I can not see any other scenario for AP if the worst were to happen. I think he'll be ousted for Curbishley by the end of the week if we do not get through the game unscathed tomorrow.
I'm gonna close my eyes and hope for the best!
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For those with broadband here is a way of watching the game for free:
Download ppstream software - the following file and install.
http://www.ppstream.com/bin/ppstreamsetup.exe/
Open the program.
Paste this link into Internet explorer to load up the channel qsiv which is showing the game tomorrow:
ppstream://hwmj3fnjme6ycokoapmt3ge5qub5tw4ze6dahwotmjxeua6zzjr6syqd3hoqdtuzapm5uo5peeb5turgamaqhwoseybqga6z.pps/FUN74ZQGJHQIPE73Q72CMK4EOGPPWTR7
Melbournehammer said...
It will be interesting to see the lineup.It's about time NRC and Konchesky are rested.I'd go
Green Pantsil Gabbidon Collins( if fit) Spector Harewood Mullins Mascherano Etherington/Reid Teddy Cole/Tevez
Subs Walker Daily Reid/Etherington Zamora Cole/Tevez
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said...For those with broadband here is a way of watching the game for free:
Download ppstream software - the following file and install.
http://www.ppstream.com/bin/ppstreamsetup.exe/
Open the program.
Paste this link into Internet explorer to load up the channel qsiv which is showing the game tomorrow:
ppstream://hwmj3fnjme6ycokoapmt3ge5qub5tw4ze6dahwotmjxeua6zzjr6syqd3hoqdtuzapm5uo5peeb5turgamaqhwoseybqga6z.pps/FUN74ZQGJHQIPE73Q72CMK4EOGPPWTR7
Melbournehammer said...It will be interesting to see the lineup.It's about time NRC and Konchesky are rested.I'd go
Green Pantsil Gabbidon Collins( if fit) Spector Harewood Mullins Mascherano Etherington/Reid Teddy Cole/Tevez
Subs Walker Daily Reid/Etherington Zamora Cole/Tevez
Do We Really Need Anymore Reason To Hate This ****???
C&P The Guardian
Jermain Defoe will escape further punishment for allegedly biting Javier Mascherano during Tottenham Hotspur's 1-0 victory over West Ham United on Sunday but the ensuing altercation between both sets of players will be subject to a fresh disciplinary investigation.
The Football Association last night confirmed that Fifa regulations prohibit it from taking subsequent action over an incident that was dealt with by a referee. Only if the incident constitutes an "exceptional case", such as Ben Thatcher's forearm smash on Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes, will it be reviewed. In that case the FA banned the Manchester City defender for eight games.
The FA broke these regulations in August last year when a disciplinary commission agreed to downgrade Jermaine Jenas' sending off - then as a Newcastle United player - against Arsenal to a yellow card. On that occasion the world governing body warned the FA that any future transgression would be unacceptable and, as Steve Bennett cautioned Defoe at the time of his clash with the Argentinian midfielder, a retrospective red card is beyond its power.
"There won't be any further action taken against Jermain Defoe because we are not able to take any," an FA spokesman said after Soho Square took an entire day to conclude its deliberations. "If a referee deals with an incident, which he did, we are not allowed to retrospectively take disciplinary action in terms of upgrading or downgrading cards.
"The only exception to that is in terms of a very serious case, such as that of Ben Thatcher, where if the offence is deemed to be such that even if he had been sent off it would have warranted a further charge. In such a situation we can then bring that further charge. I don't think anyone is suggesting that that is the case here."
It emerged last night that Bennett reported both Spurs and West Ham for their players' response to the Defoe-Mascherano incident, when all 20 outfield players converged on the referee. The FA will write to both clubs for explanations.
Television footage will be studied to see whether the clubs should face charges of failing to control their players, which carries a fine of up to £250,000.
Defoe was quick to defend himself but admitted his reaction was not out of character. "This has been blown out of all proportion. When the West Ham player fouled me I reacted in a bit of a mischievous way, my character is a little like that at times," he said before retracting the latter part of the statement.
"The referee was standing right over me and if he felt I had done anything bad he would have sent me off. The incident doesn't look great on TV and I accept that as a role model to kids I have a responsibility to conduct myself in the right way."
Despite initially insisting that a sending-off would have changed the game, the West Ham manager Alan Pardew confirmed that the club will not be lodging a complaint with the FA: "We've got nothing to say about it, Javier is fine, he bears no grudges and our focus is on the next match," he said.
Mascherano said receiving a bite was the worse thing that has happened to him since he came to England and he was surprised the referee did not send off Defoe. "Things were not going well for me but this was outrageous and unexpected. The strangest thing was the referee didn't send him off. He was beside me and yet he didn't take out the red card."
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And he's got away scott free. Apparently because the referee has already dealt with it by issuing a yellow card the FA can not intervene according to FIFA rules. I reckon that's bullshit cos they don't want to get involved and contradict the ref. If it was Julian Dicks they would have! I remember Dicksy got a yellow card for "stamping" on John Spencer and ended up with a 3 match ban!!! Inconsistent pricks!
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Dave said...And he's got away scott free. Apparently because the referee has already dealt with it by issuing a yellow card the FA can not intervene according to FIFA rules. I reckon that's bullshit cos they don't want to get involved and contradict the ref. If it was Julian Dicks they would have! I remember Dicksy got a yellow card for "stamping" on John Spencer and ended up with a 3 match ban!!! Inconsistent pricks!
Monday, October 23, 2006
Another game, another loss
ffs. 0-1 Mido in the 45th min. Green made his debut. At one stage we had Bobby, Marlon, Tevez & Cole on at once and still couldn't score.
If we lose against Chesterfield on Tuesday I think that might be all she wrote for Pardew....Konch won't play cause of accumulated cards I think.
If we lose against Chesterfield on Tuesday I think that might be all she wrote for Pardew....Konch won't play cause of accumulated cards I think.
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whubris said...
Fuckin hell. And I'd be surprised to get more than about 2-3 points from the next 4 league matches.
Did you watch the game Dave? What's the story?
Dave said...
Didn't watch it no. I'd be suprised if we stay up now I think. There's not much for us in November. I'm thinking we may beat Blackburn at home next week but we won't go on from there and beat Arsenal and Chelsea.
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It's time to stop even pretending we're going to play good football and just get points.
Man City, Sheffield united, Watford and Charlton are very very poor teams and we can't allow them to finish above us on grit alone while we go down in glorious failure (in our minds). No more neutral's favourite style football. Just get points.
Dave said...
Anon - I don't think we are even playing that pretty mate - it's just not happening in the final third for us mate. Latest report says we were working hard and pumping long balls - no sign of pretty football.
beggers said...
I agree Dave, I reckon we are in deep shit. How fucked is it when you feel your only hope is relying on the other shit teams around you to also keep losing.
A win against Chesterfield, with ex Hammer Richard Garcia up front, might give us some confidence for the Blackburn game. Maybe, sigh! If I was Pards I'd be playing my strongest team, they need to play as much as possible to get their confidence back. And IMO that's all it is, a few wins on the bounce and your back in there. Sounds easy doesn't it?
On a different note, there's about 15 of us coming up from the Coast for the Roar game this Saturday, a few WH amongst us. We'll be in the Caxton from about 5.30ish if anyones interested in catching up for a beer. You won't miss me I'll be the sad bastard wearing the WH shirt drowning his sorrows.
Dave said...
Beggers
Richard Garcia plays for Colchester mate - I know it's confusing they both begin with C ;-) Chesterfield is up north somewhere - expect them to knock us out of the cup come wednesday morning - it WILL happen!
Sorry I only just checked my BH email addy at the weekend and saw your message about the Roar. I personally won't be going but yeah you've got the message out now but I'll happily put a full thread up if you want? :-)
beggers said...
Dave, and there I was feeling pretty pleased with myself, what an arse! I'm still clinging onto the hope we can beat the mighty Colchester aka Chesterfield, but I wouldn't be surprised.
No need for the thread mate, just an excuse to catch up really, have a few beers and complain about how shit we are. I was contemplating coming up to watch WH/spuds game with you lot if Fox had it on the box, really glad they didn't show it. Bad enough watching it at home and losing but in a room full of spuds laughing at us, no thanks.
Forget how hard it can be to support this club sometimes.
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whubris said...Fuckin hell. And I'd be surprised to get more than about 2-3 points from the next 4 league matches.
Did you watch the game Dave? What's the story?
Dave said...Didn't watch it no. I'd be suprised if we stay up now I think. There's not much for us in November. I'm thinking we may beat Blackburn at home next week but we won't go on from there and beat Arsenal and Chelsea.
said...It's time to stop even pretending we're going to play good football and just get points.
Man City, Sheffield united, Watford and Charlton are very very poor teams and we can't allow them to finish above us on grit alone while we go down in glorious failure (in our minds). No more neutral's favourite style football. Just get points.
Dave said...Anon - I don't think we are even playing that pretty mate - it's just not happening in the final third for us mate. Latest report says we were working hard and pumping long balls - no sign of pretty football.
beggers said...I agree Dave, I reckon we are in deep shit. How fucked is it when you feel your only hope is relying on the other shit teams around you to also keep losing.
A win against Chesterfield, with ex Hammer Richard Garcia up front, might give us some confidence for the Blackburn game. Maybe, sigh! If I was Pards I'd be playing my strongest team, they need to play as much as possible to get their confidence back. And IMO that's all it is, a few wins on the bounce and your back in there. Sounds easy doesn't it?
On a different note, there's about 15 of us coming up from the Coast for the Roar game this Saturday, a few WH amongst us. We'll be in the Caxton from about 5.30ish if anyones interested in catching up for a beer. You won't miss me I'll be the sad bastard wearing the WH shirt drowning his sorrows.
Dave said...Beggers
Richard Garcia plays for Colchester mate - I know it's confusing they both begin with C ;-) Chesterfield is up north somewhere - expect them to knock us out of the cup come wednesday morning - it WILL happen!
Sorry I only just checked my BH email addy at the weekend and saw your message about the Roar. I personally won't be going but yeah you've got the message out now but I'll happily put a full thread up if you want? :-)
beggers said...Dave, and there I was feeling pretty pleased with myself, what an arse! I'm still clinging onto the hope we can beat the mighty Colchester aka Chesterfield, but I wouldn't be surprised.
No need for the thread mate, just an excuse to catch up really, have a few beers and complain about how shit we are. I was contemplating coming up to watch WH/spuds game with you lot if Fox had it on the box, really glad they didn't show it. Bad enough watching it at home and losing but in a room full of spuds laughing at us, no thanks.
Forget how hard it can be to support this club sometimes.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Match Prediction: Spurs Away
Just looking at the fixture list makes me think we are in a whole load of trouble right now. We need to win tonight IMO to even think about staying up with the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal on the horizon for November. What we need is a bit of luck and get the first goal. Last week at Portsmouth we had 59% of the play yet failed to score yet again. From the games I've watched (most of them) we don't seem to be creating an awful lot either.
Anyway with the negatives out of the way I actually think we are going to take this tonight. Don't ask me why, maybe it is becasue we are so deep in it that the players will take a good look at themselves and think 'we have to do something here'. It doesn't read pretty just one point above bottom of the league and Pardew will be letting his players know that it is just not acceptable.
I think Marlon is going to get off the mark today and we will either get a draw or nick a win. We must get some luck and score first though because going behind is not doing us any favours.
Anyway with the negatives out of the way I actually think we are going to take this tonight. Don't ask me why, maybe it is becasue we are so deep in it that the players will take a good look at themselves and think 'we have to do something here'. It doesn't read pretty just one point above bottom of the league and Pardew will be letting his players know that it is just not acceptable.
I think Marlon is going to get off the mark today and we will either get a draw or nick a win. We must get some luck and score first though because going behind is not doing us any favours.
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I think the dire situation coupled with the hostile atmosphere at Spurts might just regalvanise the players in the mould of last season.
Let’s hope so.
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West Ham striker Carlos Tevez insists he is enjoying his time in England despite failing to shine in the EPL so far.
The 22-year-old Argentinian joined the Hammers from Brazilian side Corinthians on transfer deadline day this season alongside compatriot Javier Mascherano, but the east Londoners have failed to win a game since the pair arrived.
Even so, the forward is revelling in the experience of Premiership football with the Hammers.
He told Ole newspaper: "It is wonderful. The stadium is full, the people are near us and there are no barriers. It is impossible to imagine that in Argentina."
"The supporters do not bother you here. They are calmer. I go out and I am calm. The English do not show the same passion as we have for football. If they are in the stadium, they are fervent. But day by day, they are not like the Argentinians or the Brazilians."
One thing Tevez has not quite got to grips with is the language.
He said: "I am learning English. I knew a little English from school, although I did not remember a lot. I have to be patient."
The Argentina international reportedly experienced problems with some of his Corinthians team-mates, but he has been impressed with the Hammers squad, many of whom have gone out of their way to help him settle in.
He said: "I do not have friends here yet. It is difficult because of the language. I want to learn at least a bit more English to be closer to my team-mates."
"When Javier and I landed in London, all of them helped us to get to know the city and to look for an apartment. The people get 10 out of 10."
"As people told me, I thought I was going to be with cold people, but here everyone is very nice."
Dave said...
beex - where'd you get that info re TVANTS? All schedules seem to suggest there is no stream tonight.
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said...I think the dire situation coupled with the hostile atmosphere at Spurts might just regalvanise the players in the mould of last season.
Let’s hope so.
said...West Ham striker Carlos Tevez insists he is enjoying his time in England despite failing to shine in the EPL so far.
The 22-year-old Argentinian joined the Hammers from Brazilian side Corinthians on transfer deadline day this season alongside compatriot Javier Mascherano, but the east Londoners have failed to win a game since the pair arrived.
Even so, the forward is revelling in the experience of Premiership football with the Hammers.
He told Ole newspaper: "It is wonderful. The stadium is full, the people are near us and there are no barriers. It is impossible to imagine that in Argentina."
"The supporters do not bother you here. They are calmer. I go out and I am calm. The English do not show the same passion as we have for football. If they are in the stadium, they are fervent. But day by day, they are not like the Argentinians or the Brazilians."
One thing Tevez has not quite got to grips with is the language.
He said: "I am learning English. I knew a little English from school, although I did not remember a lot. I have to be patient."
The Argentina international reportedly experienced problems with some of his Corinthians team-mates, but he has been impressed with the Hammers squad, many of whom have gone out of their way to help him settle in.
He said: "I do not have friends here yet. It is difficult because of the language. I want to learn at least a bit more English to be closer to my team-mates."
"When Javier and I landed in London, all of them helped us to get to know the city and to look for an apartment. The people get 10 out of 10."
"As people told me, I thought I was going to be with cold people, but here everyone is very nice."
Dave said...beex - where'd you get that info re TVANTS? All schedules seem to suggest there is no stream tonight.
Friday, October 20, 2006
Pardew Nominated for Award!
For worst losing run ever by a football team??? No apparently for London Manager of the Year. He has been nominated alongside Watford Manager Aidy Boothroyd and Leyton Orient's boss whose name escapes me (you know that household name fella). It's amazing how quickly the tide can turn in football cos right now it seems silly Pardew getting an award considering his team have not scored in over 6 games. Let's hope the tide changes again soon and we can get this show on the road.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
2 Games in 2 Months Leaves Me Pondering.....
What's the fucking point me pissing my 100 bucks per month into Rupert Murdoch's pockets???? Isn't it time Fox started showing simultaneous matches on at least 2 channels considering there's 3 sport channels now? Or does Australia demand the viewing of other sports at shit O'clock in the morning???
Wake up Rupert!
What fox are doing now is the foxsports news channel is flicking over to Skysports news in the UK from 12am to 6am on a Saturday night/Sunday morning and giving regular updates on the other games. Not quite extra games though is it. It wouldn't hurt to dedicate at least 2 Sports channels to live football - it's not as though anything else is more important at that time of night.
Wake up Rupert!
What fox are doing now is the foxsports news channel is flicking over to Skysports news in the UK from 12am to 6am on a Saturday night/Sunday morning and giving regular updates on the other games. Not quite extra games though is it. It wouldn't hurt to dedicate at least 2 Sports channels to live football - it's not as though anything else is more important at that time of night.
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I was up at the Novotel Twin Waters resort on the weekend for a function and when it finished we proceeded to the bar afterwards.On the screen next to the one showing the Liverpool/Blackburn game was live sky sports news from the UK with live crosses to all the games. I thought, WTF, where are they getting this from.It turns out that the foxsports news channel now shows live skysports UK from midnight to 6am everyday.
Guys, to get an identity what do I need to type in on the second page when it aska for blogger title and blogger address.
Dave said...
Anon - I assume the blogger title is Whu-au and the blogger address is the address of this site.
Yeah actually I've not watched the skysports news service yet but I did know about it. I'll post something on here about it - I meant to do it last week. Either way I'd still rather have at least one other game on one of the other channels.
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Why don't they just give us the option for Sky Sports from the UK and perhaps Sky Italia?
It's not like the 3 Foxsports channels are all local content anyway. Hell, we get ESPN.
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"Everyone's very comfortable on the ball and almost all of them are athletic. We play what I call 'orgy football': the other team know they're going to get it, but they don't know from whom or where from" - Cardiff chairman Sam Hammam.
whubris said...
By the way I don't think you're supposed to name this website or the name of it - it's asking you to name your OWN blog. (There'd be a way to circumvent that)
norven munky said...
the 6 hour feed of sky sports on fox sports news is also on Monday morning (midnight to 6am)
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said...I was up at the Novotel Twin Waters resort on the weekend for a function and when it finished we proceeded to the bar afterwards.On the screen next to the one showing the Liverpool/Blackburn game was live sky sports news from the UK with live crosses to all the games. I thought, WTF, where are they getting this from.It turns out that the foxsports news channel now shows live skysports UK from midnight to 6am everyday.
Guys, to get an identity what do I need to type in on the second page when it aska for blogger title and blogger address.
Dave said...Anon - I assume the blogger title is Whu-au and the blogger address is the address of this site.
Yeah actually I've not watched the skysports news service yet but I did know about it. I'll post something on here about it - I meant to do it last week. Either way I'd still rather have at least one other game on one of the other channels.
said...Why don't they just give us the option for Sky Sports from the UK and perhaps Sky Italia?
It's not like the 3 Foxsports channels are all local content anyway. Hell, we get ESPN.
said..."Everyone's very comfortable on the ball and almost all of them are athletic. We play what I call 'orgy football': the other team know they're going to get it, but they don't know from whom or where from" - Cardiff chairman Sam Hammam.
whubris said...By the way I don't think you're supposed to name this website or the name of it - it's asking you to name your OWN blog. (There'd be a way to circumvent that)
norven munky said...the 6 hour feed of sky sports on fox sports news is also on Monday morning (midnight to 6am)
Marlon Hits 2 for Reserves at Upton Park
West Ham named an strong team for their reserve clash at Upton Park vs Aston Villa. Marlon Harewood scored a spectacular goal from 25 yards after just 4 minutes before doubling our lead later in the half. Unfortunaely Villa came back and won the game 3-2 but it is encouraging that Marlon has got off the mark and it should do his confidence the world of good going in to our match vs Spurs at the weekend. Lets hope he can hit form and crush the yids at Shite Fart Lane this weekend. Tyronne Mears and John Paintsil also came through the game.
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beggers said...
Yeeeessss!!! Get in there my son! How good would it be to wake up Sunday morning with a result against spuds? Not doing the 'predict score' anymore, it's been nothing but bad luck since we started it.
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beggers said...Yeeeessss!!! Get in there my son! How good would it be to wake up Sunday morning with a result against spuds? Not doing the 'predict score' anymore, it's been nothing but bad luck since we started it.
The Ice Age Cometh?
C+P TEAMTalk
Magnusson close to Irons takeover
West Ham are expected to make an announcement on Thursday regarding Eggert Magnusson's proposed £75million takeover of the club.
The Icelandic businessman, who is head of the Football Association in his own country, has reportedly met Hammers chairman Terry Brown this week for discussions.
His initial bid was turned down last week but he returned with an improved offer.
It is understood that an announcement on the matter, either through the Stock Exchange or the club, will be made on Thursday.
The funding for the deal is expected to be provided by a respected Icelandic financial institution - although not the investment bank Straumur-Burdaras of which Magnusson is vice-chairman.
The Hammers have also been linked with a takeover by a consortium headed by entrepreneur Kia Joorabchian, who orchestrated the transfer of Argentina internationals Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano to Upton Park.
Alan Pardew's men, however, have not won since the arrival of the pair and have lost their last six matches in all competitions, including a defeat to Italian side Palermo which knocked them out of the UEFA Cup.
Foreign investors have been attracted to English clubs by the lure of the next Premier League broadcasting deal, which will see income from television rise by an average of 67% for clubs in the top flight, as well as the prestige of owning a global brand.
Magnusson close to Irons takeover
West Ham are expected to make an announcement on Thursday regarding Eggert Magnusson's proposed £75million takeover of the club.
The Icelandic businessman, who is head of the Football Association in his own country, has reportedly met Hammers chairman Terry Brown this week for discussions.
His initial bid was turned down last week but he returned with an improved offer.
It is understood that an announcement on the matter, either through the Stock Exchange or the club, will be made on Thursday.
The funding for the deal is expected to be provided by a respected Icelandic financial institution - although not the investment bank Straumur-Burdaras of which Magnusson is vice-chairman.
The Hammers have also been linked with a takeover by a consortium headed by entrepreneur Kia Joorabchian, who orchestrated the transfer of Argentina internationals Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano to Upton Park.
Alan Pardew's men, however, have not won since the arrival of the pair and have lost their last six matches in all competitions, including a defeat to Italian side Palermo which knocked them out of the UEFA Cup.
Foreign investors have been attracted to English clubs by the lure of the next Premier League broadcasting deal, which will see income from television rise by an average of 67% for clubs in the top flight, as well as the prestige of owning a global brand.
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I've heard it is only a stock exchange announcement that they guy is upping his bid. Why would brown accept 40m when he was asking for 104m 2 weeks ago?
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Monday, October 16, 2006
Grant Leaves - Pardew Next??
Alan Pardew has stated that he fears the axe as he has just taken the club through it's worst run of defeats in its history and longest period without finding the net. Personally I think think this is just an attempt to gee up his players but how long does he have in the role to get it right???
"I think any manager who has lost six games has to have a certain amount of fear about his job - otherwise he would be silly," said Pardew.
"The media attention will be very strong I'm sure leading up to our next game against Spurs. But you have to be big enough and strong enough to take it.
"I am, and I hope the players are. I try to be consistent whatever the results but six defeats in a row must be the worst run I've ever had and it is not acceptable.
"I've always thought of our players as strong characters and now it is up to them to go out and prove it."
I don't want to see the back of him because I think this is a case of everything going wrong, bad luck and loss of confidence. However there could be a ready made replacement with Curbishley looking for work so maybe now is the right time - before its too late and Curbishley finds other employers.
"I think any manager who has lost six games has to have a certain amount of fear about his job - otherwise he would be silly," said Pardew.
"The media attention will be very strong I'm sure leading up to our next game against Spurs. But you have to be big enough and strong enough to take it.
"I am, and I hope the players are. I try to be consistent whatever the results but six defeats in a row must be the worst run I've ever had and it is not acceptable.
"I've always thought of our players as strong characters and now it is up to them to go out and prove it."
I don't want to see the back of him because I think this is a case of everything going wrong, bad luck and loss of confidence. However there could be a ready made replacement with Curbishley looking for work so maybe now is the right time - before its too late and Curbishley finds other employers.
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Curbishley could lead us safely to mediocrity, but probably no further. I’d prefer to see pardew lead us out of this than sack him too soon.
Dave said...
I agree anon. I think what I'm saying is you know what will happen is Pardew will get the sack in 2 or 3 months time by which time Curbishley will have a new job and we'll be in a Roeder situation with nobody available.
norven munky said...
Curbs hardly fostered inspiring football at Charlton. They were more boring than boring boring Arsenal.
When was the last time Pardew did something tactically insightful?
My car performed like a champion last year. But that doesn't make me a master mechanic. It just means my car didn't break down all year. Profound hey..regular munky mantra
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Sven will take over and bring in Becks.
:)
At least he'd get our Argies working. Everyone who worked under him in Italy liked him and he won the league.
whubris said...
from BBC
West Ham promote Peacock and Keen
West Ham boss Alan Pardew has promoted coach Keith Peacock to replace former assistant manager Peter Grant, who has left to take over at Norwich City.
Reserve team boss Kevin Keen has also moved up and is now first team coach.
"I have always promoted from within, and this enables us to move on quickly from Peter's departure," said Pardew.
West Ham have suffered six consecutive defeats and dropped into the bottom three of the Barclays Premiership after Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth.
"Kevin is West Ham United through and through. He cares deeply about the club and has proven himself to be a very able coach during his time here," added Pardew.
"Keith and I go back a long way and, having been involved with us since the start of the season, he is now fully settled in here.
"I am sure both will play key parts in helping us to get back on track."
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Norven munky, your car performed like a champion because you used the correct type of fuel.swt.
Looks like our trip to Glasgow in May is off then.
norven munky said...
ok who is the anonymous that knows I put unleaded in the diesel hire car on my way to Cardiff last May? :)
Glasgow in May..? Too early for a pre-season tour....Wembley not ready so the Cup Final will be at Ibrox? I give up.
Dave said...
Glasgow was the UEFA final. Richard & I had a pact that we'd do a weekender in Glasgow for the final if we got there. :-)
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My name is not Richard.
NM, go back through yor emails.I was about the last one of the group to send around some Cardiff photos about a month ago.That should give you a clue to who I am.
When you posted the comment about your car, I couldn't resist not responding.At least you had some sort of fuel in the tank, WHU have no fuel in the tank at the moment although a win against spurs might just kickstart the season again.
Dave said...
Sorry Anon - I assumed it was Richard - especially with the double comment about the fuel and Glasgow. :-)
norven munky said...
hmmm..I'll check my work email tomorrow...I remembewr getting photos from a few ppl incl Bob, Imre, & Dave&Kirsten but didn't think any were as recent as a month ago..
It was a great trip with great people!
I know I promised to send a cd of my photos to a couple of people and have just realised I still haven't done that yet..mega apologies.
cheers..will send an email to catch up when I work out who it actually is for sure.
NM
ps you should grab a blogger account and join the whu-au blog community more regularly :)
norven munky said...
Hi Imre :) Never mind about missing out on Ibrox in May 07, there's the possibility of a playoff final in May 08 after we ge relegated this season!
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said...Curbishley could lead us safely to mediocrity, but probably no further. I’d prefer to see pardew lead us out of this than sack him too soon.
Dave said...I agree anon. I think what I'm saying is you know what will happen is Pardew will get the sack in 2 or 3 months time by which time Curbishley will have a new job and we'll be in a Roeder situation with nobody available.
norven munky said...Curbs hardly fostered inspiring football at Charlton. They were more boring than boring boring Arsenal.
When was the last time Pardew did something tactically insightful?
My car performed like a champion last year. But that doesn't make me a master mechanic. It just means my car didn't break down all year. Profound hey..regular munky mantra
said...Sven will take over and bring in Becks.
:)
At least he'd get our Argies working. Everyone who worked under him in Italy liked him and he won the league.
whubris said...from BBC
West Ham promote Peacock and Keen
West Ham boss Alan Pardew has promoted coach Keith Peacock to replace former assistant manager Peter Grant, who has left to take over at Norwich City.
Reserve team boss Kevin Keen has also moved up and is now first team coach.
"I have always promoted from within, and this enables us to move on quickly from Peter's departure," said Pardew.
West Ham have suffered six consecutive defeats and dropped into the bottom three of the Barclays Premiership after Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth.
"Kevin is West Ham United through and through. He cares deeply about the club and has proven himself to be a very able coach during his time here," added Pardew.
"Keith and I go back a long way and, having been involved with us since the start of the season, he is now fully settled in here.
"I am sure both will play key parts in helping us to get back on track."
said...Norven munky, your car performed like a champion because you used the correct type of fuel.swt.
Looks like our trip to Glasgow in May is off then.
norven munky said...ok who is the anonymous that knows I put unleaded in the diesel hire car on my way to Cardiff last May? :)
Glasgow in May..? Too early for a pre-season tour....Wembley not ready so the Cup Final will be at Ibrox? I give up.
Dave said...Glasgow was the UEFA final. Richard & I had a pact that we'd do a weekender in Glasgow for the final if we got there. :-)
said...My name is not Richard.
NM, go back through yor emails.I was about the last one of the group to send around some Cardiff photos about a month ago.That should give you a clue to who I am.
When you posted the comment about your car, I couldn't resist not responding.At least you had some sort of fuel in the tank, WHU have no fuel in the tank at the moment although a win against spurs might just kickstart the season again.
Dave said...Sorry Anon - I assumed it was Richard - especially with the double comment about the fuel and Glasgow. :-)
norven munky said...hmmm..I'll check my work email tomorrow...I remembewr getting photos from a few ppl incl Bob, Imre, & Dave&Kirsten but didn't think any were as recent as a month ago..
It was a great trip with great people!
I know I promised to send a cd of my photos to a couple of people and have just realised I still haven't done that yet..mega apologies.
cheers..will send an email to catch up when I work out who it actually is for sure.
NM
ps you should grab a blogger account and join the whu-au blog community more regularly :)
norven munky said...Hi Imre :) Never mind about missing out on Ibrox in May 07, there's the possibility of a playoff final in May 08 after we ge relegated this season!
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Goaless Record
Its official, we have now gone the longest time in our history without scoring a goal. Over 900 mins
Random thoughts...
- AP had two weeks to think things out and came up with Teddy to start up front?
- he must start Green next game
- Yossi contributed less than me and I wasn't on the pitch..he is surely carrying an injury
- amazing how both strikers always hit the wall at exactly the same instant
- why on earth bring on Mascherano with 5 mins to go?
Now 6 losses on the spin. Frustrating doesn't begin to describe this season...
A good job we have put off the next UK trip from April till Dec 07, by that stage we will be banging in the goals again (...in the Championship)
Random thoughts...
- AP had two weeks to think things out and came up with Teddy to start up front?
- he must start Green next game
- Yossi contributed less than me and I wasn't on the pitch..he is surely carrying an injury
- amazing how both strikers always hit the wall at exactly the same instant
- why on earth bring on Mascherano with 5 mins to go?
Now 6 losses on the spin. Frustrating doesn't begin to describe this season...
A good job we have put off the next UK trip from April till Dec 07, by that stage we will be banging in the goals again (...in the Championship)
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Maybe pardew should read the Mascherano interview
"In every team I've played I've always been more of a defensive player rather than attacking, you know?"
Why the fuck sub Mascherano on so late?
We're 18th after 8 games. Charlton play Fulham in two days time and could overtake us as well.
Dave said...
So I did well to miss my first west ham game of the season and not bother staying up for it then. I kinda hoped by not watching it they might win - oh well looks like we are just crap and there's nothing I can do about it. :-(
norven munky said...
yeah you are right the maths don't work.
Some geezer in the kumb portsmouth match thread was doing a countdown..if you are "chicken runner" from kumb then you were participating in that thread??
In any case its been a fecking long time since we scored :)
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said...Maybe pardew should read the Mascherano interview
"In every team I've played I've always been more of a defensive player rather than attacking, you know?"
Why the fuck sub Mascherano on so late?
We're 18th after 8 games. Charlton play Fulham in two days time and could overtake us as well.
Dave said...So I did well to miss my first west ham game of the season and not bother staying up for it then. I kinda hoped by not watching it they might win - oh well looks like we are just crap and there's nothing I can do about it. :-(
norven munky said...yeah you are right the maths don't work.
Some geezer in the kumb portsmouth match thread was doing a countdown..if you are "chicken runner" from kumb then you were participating in that thread??
In any case its been a fecking long time since we scored :)
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Peter Grant Takes Norwich Post
Peter Grant will leave West Ham as Alan Pardew's assistant manager this weekend to take the Norwich City Manager's position left vacant by the sacking of Nigel Worthington.
I wish Peter well in his new position and it seems he will be sorely missed by Pards and the squad at West Ham. This is a good opportunity for him to prove his managerial talents and one he could not turn down. Good luck Peter!
I wish Peter well in his new position and it seems he will be sorely missed by Pards and the squad at West Ham. This is a good opportunity for him to prove his managerial talents and one he could not turn down. Good luck Peter!
Friday, October 13, 2006
To quote the munky:
Defensively things are looking up tho,
"Anton Ferdinand, John Pantsil, Tyrone Mears and James Collins are all expected to be available for the trip to Fratton Park"
* Hmmm - Anton Ferdinand has been arrested for an altercation outside Faces night club in East London!
** John Paintsil has been refused entry into the UK for visa reasons and will not be able to face Pompey!
*** Danny Gabbidon is doubtful with an injury as is Carlos Tevez!
Things are looking up defensively?? Bugger - this season has not been too lucky for us so far :-(
"Anton Ferdinand, John Pantsil, Tyrone Mears and James Collins are all expected to be available for the trip to Fratton Park"
* Hmmm - Anton Ferdinand has been arrested for an altercation outside Faces night club in East London!
** John Paintsil has been refused entry into the UK for visa reasons and will not be able to face Pompey!
*** Danny Gabbidon is doubtful with an injury as is Carlos Tevez!
Things are looking up defensively?? Bugger - this season has not been too lucky for us so far :-(
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West Ham assitant manager has left his post at West Ham to become Norwich City manager.
Things just keep getting worse.........
norven munky said...
I was quoting from elsewhere, hence the quote marks :) but I suspect you realised that given your quote marks in the story title.
Barking & Dagenham Post
Fuck, just conceded a soft goal :(
norven munky said...
oh yeah, and Anton & Gabbs both started btw
If we fail to score in this game it will be a new record of games without a goal (previous record 1919/20!)
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Things just keep getting worse.........
norven munky said...I was quoting from elsewhere, hence the quote marks :) but I suspect you realised that given your quote marks in the story title.
Barking & Dagenham Post
Fuck, just conceded a soft goal :(
norven munky said...oh yeah, and Anton & Gabbs both started btw
If we fail to score in this game it will be a new record of games without a goal (previous record 1919/20!)
Deano: It's a temporary blip
Dean Ashton has said on his diary at icons.com that West Ham's dip in form is all about confidence. "It has been said in some papers and in a couple of e-mails that I have received, that maybe things would different if I was back in the side," he said. "I think that as well, of course I do. As a player you always believe that you can do, or add something to the team, but the players that are there are more than capable of getting good results. It's not down to the fact that I'm not there, it's just down to a little dip in confidence, that’s all. I think to get back on track West Ham just need something to go their way, it could be a freak goal for instance. As soon as that confidence is back everything will change. Some people think the atmosphere must have changed at West Ham, because it hasn’t been the greatest start to the season. But I can confirm it really doesn’t seem to have changed at all! Everyone knows that we have got to start picking up results again, but the team is confident. We know we just need one result to get us back on track, then we will be fine. It’s a very tight unit at West Ham and it has been for a while, long before I joined, so no-one is panicking. There has been a lot of criticism directed at Tevez and Mascherano since they joined, which I think is very unfair. They just need a bit of time to find their feet. When you are billed as a couple of the world's greatest players, there is massive expectation heaped upon you, but they have got to have time to adjust. There is a language barrier and all sorts of other things for them to get used to. I'm sure if English players went abroad it would take them time to adjust as well! They will be a huge asset to this club."
Deano also made a mention of his old gaffer. "I wasn’t particularly surprised to hear that my old boss Nigel Worthington got sacked at Norwich. The results were not going their way and a club like Norwich needs to be in the Premiership. If the results aren’t there, unfortunately the manager takes the brunt of the criticism. I was very sad to see him go because he gave me my chance in the Premiership, which I'll never forget. I think the other lads will be sad to see him go too, because not only was he a decent manager but he was a nice guy. But you have to move on, that's what happens in football. Nigel will definitely stay in management, definitely, you have to bounce back from these things."
Deano also made a mention of his old gaffer. "I wasn’t particularly surprised to hear that my old boss Nigel Worthington got sacked at Norwich. The results were not going their way and a club like Norwich needs to be in the Premiership. If the results aren’t there, unfortunately the manager takes the brunt of the criticism. I was very sad to see him go because he gave me my chance in the Premiership, which I'll never forget. I think the other lads will be sad to see him go too, because not only was he a decent manager but he was a nice guy. But you have to move on, that's what happens in football. Nigel will definitely stay in management, definitely, you have to bounce back from these things."
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Icecapades...
The Times is reporting a new takeover bid from Iceland.
In other news the Club has announced a 6 million pound profit for 2005/6 up sharply on the 5.1 million pound loss of 2004/5. The turnaround can be attributed almost entirely to TV revenue from playing in the Premier League and the FA Cup run.Eggert Magnusson, president of the Iceland FA and a member of the Uefa
executive committee, confirmed last night that he had made a formal approach to
buy the Barclays Premiership club. It is understood that the English-speaking
businessman, 59, is prepared to put in £40 million of his own money in a bid
that values West Ham at about £75 million.
“We are at the very beginning,” Magnusson said of the proposed takeover.
“We have shown an interest but there is some way to go. West Ham are a great
club with a great history and good reputation. They have a very good manager and
great players and are backed by fantastic support.”
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beggers said...
Over it!
All I care about is beating Portsmouth this weekend.
ALAN PARDEWS CLARET AND BLUE ARMY.....
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Takeover bid's debt plan worries West Ham but options narrow
At least it's not that dodgy geezer who owns our Argie players.
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Alfio Basile's concerns about Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez are looking increasingly justified.
Mascherano:
Q: What have you observed about the English game so far?
JM: Well... I guess it depends on the teams. Most play with two central midfielders maybe a little bit further up front. But it varies. If you look at Chelsea, they have a defensive midfielder in Makelele. Arsenal plays with Gilberto and Fabregas, but Gilberto is the defensive midfielder. Manchester plays Carrick - defensive midfielder ... I think when a team plays with two midfielders one has to defend a bit more than the other. And one has to provide some balance. Logically, if they can take turns, that's the best. Maybe I find Liverpool is the team where they can both do it. Like Xabi Alonso and Gerrard, you know? And now Sissoko, who can reach the goal area - but also, when one is up front, the other can defend. The other thing here is that it's a very fast game, it requires a lot of people attacking, a lot of players up front. And then, when the move is over, get back really quickly to defend ... I think it's a lovely game, really dynamic. End to end. But it's fast!
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beggers said...Over it!
All I care about is beating Portsmouth this weekend.
ALAN PARDEWS CLARET AND BLUE ARMY.....
said...Takeover bid's debt plan worries West Ham but options narrow
At least it's not that dodgy geezer who owns our Argie players.
said...Alfio Basile's concerns about Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez are looking increasingly justified.
Mascherano:
Q: What have you observed about the English game so far?
JM: Well... I guess it depends on the teams. Most play with two central midfielders maybe a little bit further up front. But it varies. If you look at Chelsea, they have a defensive midfielder in Makelele. Arsenal plays with Gilberto and Fabregas, but Gilberto is the defensive midfielder. Manchester plays Carrick - defensive midfielder ... I think when a team plays with two midfielders one has to defend a bit more than the other. And one has to provide some balance. Logically, if they can take turns, that's the best. Maybe I find Liverpool is the team where they can both do it. Like Xabi Alonso and Gerrard, you know? And now Sissoko, who can reach the goal area - but also, when one is up front, the other can defend. The other thing here is that it's a very fast game, it requires a lot of people attacking, a lot of players up front. And then, when the move is over, get back really quickly to defend ... I think it's a lovely game, really dynamic. End to end. But it's fast!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
West Ham 2006 compared to Spurs 1978
Spurs 1978 after signing Ardiles & Villa
5 games in 22 days (19 Aug - 9 Sept 1978)
Drew 1-1 Away to Nottingham Forest
Lost 4-1 Home to Aston Villa
Drew 2-2 Home to Chelsea
Lost 7-0 Away to Liverpool
Won 1-0 Home to Bristol City
5 points (in todays 3pts for a win terms)
Goals For 4 Against 14
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West Ham 2006 after signing Tevez & Mascherano
6 games in 22 days (10 Sep - 1 Oct 2006)
Drew 1-1 Home Aston Villa
Lost 1-0 Home Palermo
Lost 2-0 Home Newcastle
Lost 2-0 Away Man City
Lost 3-0 Away Palermo
Lost 1-0 Home Reading
1 point
Goals For 1 Against 10
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And Spurs didn't have a tricky UEFA away tie in the midst of it.
Spurs summary with OA & RV
78/79 11th in Div 1
79/80 14th in Div 1
80/81 10th in Div 1, FA Cup Winners
81/82 4th in Div 1, FA Cup Winners, League Cup Finalists, UEFA CWC Semis lost to Barca 2-1 on agg
Not sure what it all means but I'm sure you guys will draw some conclusions in the comments ;-)
5 games in 22 days (19 Aug - 9 Sept 1978)
Drew 1-1 Away to Nottingham Forest
Lost 4-1 Home to Aston Villa
Drew 2-2 Home to Chelsea
Lost 7-0 Away to Liverpool
Won 1-0 Home to Bristol City
5 points (in todays 3pts for a win terms)
Goals For 4 Against 14
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West Ham 2006 after signing Tevez & Mascherano
6 games in 22 days (10 Sep - 1 Oct 2006)
Drew 1-1 Home Aston Villa
Lost 1-0 Home Palermo
Lost 2-0 Home Newcastle
Lost 2-0 Away Man City
Lost 3-0 Away Palermo
Lost 1-0 Home Reading
1 point
Goals For 1 Against 10
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And Spurs didn't have a tricky UEFA away tie in the midst of it.
Spurs summary with OA & RV
78/79 11th in Div 1
79/80 14th in Div 1
80/81 10th in Div 1, FA Cup Winners
81/82 4th in Div 1, FA Cup Winners, League Cup Finalists, UEFA CWC Semis lost to Barca 2-1 on agg
Not sure what it all means but I'm sure you guys will draw some conclusions in the comments ;-)
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This actually looks better if you just take the 4 league games. Spurs first 4 against ours = no wins and 1 point different with Spurs conceding 14 us 6!
beggers said...
Pretty obvious really, all the players have to perfom in order to be successfull. It's a team sport and a couple of gun players make fcuk all difference if the 9 around you aren't up for it.
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Dave said...This actually looks better if you just take the 4 league games. Spurs first 4 against ours = no wins and 1 point different with Spurs conceding 14 us 6!
beggers said...Pretty obvious really, all the players have to perfom in order to be successfull. It's a team sport and a couple of gun players make fcuk all difference if the 9 around you aren't up for it.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
News Update!
* We have a new banner! Had to get rid of that UEFA cup shit - it was making me tearful.
** Bobby Zamora has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2011. Bobby has come out and said all he has ever wanted to do is wear the claret n blue shirt and he is delighted to be spending the best part of his career with the club. He also is backing the Argentine pair to come good stating that they fit in well during training and are enjoying life at Upton Park despite recent results.
*** A Hammers legend has signed our guestbook! Steve Bacon was the club photographer for many years and I have fond memories of him walking the perimeter of the pitch with his camera snapping away whilst I stood as a kid on the North Bank. Steve if you are reading this - good luck with your return to photography mate - its an honour to have you grace these pages - your warm comments with regards to this site are greatly appreciated.
http://whu-au.blogspot.com/2005/05/guestbook.html#comments
International Wrap
* Some of the Brisbane Hammers were present at the Suncorp Stadium last night for the dissapointing 1-1 draw between Australia and Paraguay. We had to wait until the 88th minute to see a goal and the Aussie fans must've felt victory was on the horizon before a calamitous own goal in the dying seconds snatched a draw from the jaws of victory for the Socceroos. The game gave us a chance to see former Hammer Stan Lazaridis make his final appearance in the Green and Gold.
** On the subject of dissapointing internationals, England could only muster up a 0-0 at home to Macedonia last night. Republic of Ireland proved equally inept with a 5-2 loss to.... wait for it.... Cyprus LOL! Wales got thumped 5-1 at home to Slovakia whilst Scotland bucked the British nations' dissapointing weekend causing the biggest upset of the night with 1-0 victory against Les Bleus! The victory vs France puts them top of the group which also contains Italy and Ukraine on a maximum 9 points from 3 games .
** Bobby Zamora has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2011. Bobby has come out and said all he has ever wanted to do is wear the claret n blue shirt and he is delighted to be spending the best part of his career with the club. He also is backing the Argentine pair to come good stating that they fit in well during training and are enjoying life at Upton Park despite recent results.
*** A Hammers legend has signed our guestbook! Steve Bacon was the club photographer for many years and I have fond memories of him walking the perimeter of the pitch with his camera snapping away whilst I stood as a kid on the North Bank. Steve if you are reading this - good luck with your return to photography mate - its an honour to have you grace these pages - your warm comments with regards to this site are greatly appreciated.
http://whu-au.blogspot.com/2005/05/guestbook.html#comments
International Wrap
* Some of the Brisbane Hammers were present at the Suncorp Stadium last night for the dissapointing 1-1 draw between Australia and Paraguay. We had to wait until the 88th minute to see a goal and the Aussie fans must've felt victory was on the horizon before a calamitous own goal in the dying seconds snatched a draw from the jaws of victory for the Socceroos. The game gave us a chance to see former Hammer Stan Lazaridis make his final appearance in the Green and Gold.
** On the subject of dissapointing internationals, England could only muster up a 0-0 at home to Macedonia last night. Republic of Ireland proved equally inept with a 5-2 loss to.... wait for it.... Cyprus LOL! Wales got thumped 5-1 at home to Slovakia whilst Scotland bucked the British nations' dissapointing weekend causing the biggest upset of the night with 1-0 victory against Les Bleus! The victory vs France puts them top of the group which also contains Italy and Ukraine on a maximum 9 points from 3 games .
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Dave said...
Pretty lame really beggers. I don't understand why Australians haven't grasped the concept of singing their teams on.
norven munky said...
Australians like this?
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b160/cycl0ne184/Miscellaneous/aussie_wannabe600.jpg
Dave said...
I won't be wearing those shitty colours during the Ashes mate that's for sure! ;-)
Jeez I had a lot to drink last night - I'd forgotten about that photo! :)
beggers said...
Nice photos NM. Velcro knee haha! That photo of Dave, was that before or after he struck up a chorus of Waltzing Matilda?
Dave said...
I'm slowly gonna make a few site improvements - what do you think of the ticker tape guys?? :-)
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There is code to remove the Blogger Menu Bar. You might want to try and find out what it is.
norven munky said...
in general I find ticker tapes distracting..the one you have whacked up looks ok when you look at it specifically but will it wear thin after a while? I guess it disappears off the top as soon as you scroll down to a story.
In any case it obviously shouldn't take the place of any content being posted.
Agree that pissing off the blogger menu bar would be a good idea.
Having said all that I think the site looks pretty smick...
Dave said...
The idea is not to replace content - the idea would be to put scores across the top and headlines of current articles on the site. What I've put on there now is just really for demo purposes - at the weekend I'll put the EPL results on there. :-)
I have a couple of other ideas for little fancy things to put on the site and will stick some up for comment as and when I get time.
I think we need to get a little more regular with meet ups for the Brisbane Hammers and announce it on here. We should try and get together for the Saturday midnight kick offs - there have not been many if any yet this season unfortunately. We seem to always play on a Sunday which is a pig for us.
beggers said...
Ticker looks fine and I like the idea of the headlines and scores across the top. It's a good site already IMO. Like the idea of catching up for some games. Will have to come up with a devious plan to get back down the coast though. Think man think!
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Dave said...Pretty lame really beggers. I don't understand why Australians haven't grasped the concept of singing their teams on.
norven munky said...Australians like this?
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b160/cycl0ne184/Miscellaneous/aussie_wannabe600.jpg
Dave said...I won't be wearing those shitty colours during the Ashes mate that's for sure! ;-)
Jeez I had a lot to drink last night - I'd forgotten about that photo! :)
beggers said...Nice photos NM. Velcro knee haha! That photo of Dave, was that before or after he struck up a chorus of Waltzing Matilda?
Dave said...I'm slowly gonna make a few site improvements - what do you think of the ticker tape guys?? :-)
said...There is code to remove the Blogger Menu Bar. You might want to try and find out what it is.
norven munky said...in general I find ticker tapes distracting..the one you have whacked up looks ok when you look at it specifically but will it wear thin after a while? I guess it disappears off the top as soon as you scroll down to a story.
In any case it obviously shouldn't take the place of any content being posted.
Agree that pissing off the blogger menu bar would be a good idea.
Having said all that I think the site looks pretty smick...
Dave said...The idea is not to replace content - the idea would be to put scores across the top and headlines of current articles on the site. What I've put on there now is just really for demo purposes - at the weekend I'll put the EPL results on there. :-)
I have a couple of other ideas for little fancy things to put on the site and will stick some up for comment as and when I get time.
I think we need to get a little more regular with meet ups for the Brisbane Hammers and announce it on here. We should try and get together for the Saturday midnight kick offs - there have not been many if any yet this season unfortunately. We seem to always play on a Sunday which is a pig for us.
beggers said...Ticker looks fine and I like the idea of the headlines and scores across the top. It's a good site already IMO. Like the idea of catching up for some games. Will have to come up with a devious plan to get back down the coast though. Think man think!
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Sicilian Beat Up
Sam Delaney is a West Ham fan who went to the 2nd leg in Palermo and his article in the online mag "The First Post" suggests the media reports of drunken English hooligans is not how it happened...
The Guardian Newspaper in particular can fuck right off when it says stuff like this
The next day a letter to The Fiver countered "Your report of West Ham's fans in Palermo was a disgrace. I was in that square throughout and we were not at fault in any way. Trapped by those animals, we just defended ourselves and waited for the police to step in. Instead, they just watched while we were bombarded by anything that came to hand, and only attacked us when we were getting the upper hand" - Michael Davies.
The Guardian Newspaper in particular can fuck right off when it says stuff like this
"The Fiver's always had a soft spot for the way West Ham play, and we admire
what Alan Pardew has done at Upton Park too. But almost everything else about
the club leaves us colder than a brass monkey in the Siberian Streaking
Championships. There's chairman Terence Brown; the blingtastic players, many of
whom strut around giving it the big 'I am' despite having won nothing except a
Division One play-off; the seedy, slightly menacing atmosphere outside the
ground; and - worst of all - the club's fans.
When those supporters
aren't banging on about the Hammers winning the 1966 World Cup single-handedly,
they're usually shrieking away in ridiculous faux-Cockney accents, even though
most of them live in detached Mock Tudor houses in Essex. (In fact the Fiver
half-suspects that Hammers fans are to blame for Dick Van Dyke's disastrous
accent in Mary Poppins.) The club has always had an 'element' too - which
resurfaced again last night when 20 fans were arrested and another six injured
after "a huge battle" with Palermo fans and police last night.
Palermo
police spokesman Virgilio Alberelli said 500 people were involved in the riot,
17 of whom, including five police officers, were taken to hospital. According to
one eyewitness: "West Ham fans behaved like animals, roaming the streets,
bottles in hand searching for anyone to fight." After an hour, police finally
managed to calm the situation and Hammers fans were put on three buses and
driven away from the centre. "
The next day a letter to The Fiver countered "Your report of West Ham's fans in Palermo was a disgrace. I was in that square throughout and we were not at fault in any way. Trapped by those animals, we just defended ourselves and waited for the police to step in. Instead, they just watched while we were bombarded by anything that came to hand, and only attacked us when we were getting the upper hand" - Michael Davies.
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From the Football365.com letters page.
And Finally, A Rather Lengthy Bit Of Advice About Palermo
I'd just like to warn Newcastle fans of the reception they may get in Palermo on the 2nd November.
My wife and I have made three visits to Palermo in the last two years. We are learning Italian at night school and it is a perfect place to go to practice talking, as unlike most other large cities/tourist resorts in Italy people don't automatically start talking English to you. It is also a fascinating place to visit historically, with great food. I follow how their football team do in Serie A and am delighted they're doing so well this year, as well as feeling sympathy for the Hammers who I think got the worst possible draw in the UEFA Cup.
Now the good bit's out of the way, let me tell you about the downsides.
Although Palermo isn't the most welcoming place one could visit despite its attractions, I wasn't expecting the trouble I saw last Wednesday and Thursday night. Palermo isn't the kind of place where one can sit in a bar and get nicely p**sed on a matchday before the game. There are no pubs and few bars in the centre which cater to 'drinkers'. It's a city where you sit down to eat a good meal and have a glass of wine to drink with it.
I have never seen a local either drinking on the street or drunk on the street. It's alien to them. Arriving from the Aeolian islands on Thursday lunchtime, I wasn't surprised to see many West Ham fans collected around the few bars there are. While none of them appeared at all drunk at that time, there had been quite a bit of trouble the night before, and the carabinieri and fans were eyeing each other up menacingly. This is in contrast to the cordial atmosphere I am told by people I trust that there was around Upton Park at the first leg. Apparently Hammers fans and Palermo tifosi mingled in the pubs and all was friendly.
Palermo is a city with a relatively large historic centre where most visiting fans would congregate, the stadium being some way out of town. Most of the historic centre is 400 years old, and most of the buildings are held up by scaffolding. Some of them haven't any roofs, the city not having been fully rebuilt since the Allied bombing raids of 1943. There is a rumoured 30% unemployment rate in the city.
Whilst being perfectly nice to me and my wife, who talk fair-to-middling Italian, there seemed to be a siege mentality in the behaviour of most of the Palermitans we spoke to. Whether this was instilled in them by the press and the police or both, I've no idea. I tried twice to buy tickets for the Palermo areas of the ground [as I knew that if we sat in the WH end we would be kept in for hours afterwards] and was refused [politely] because I was English. I saw Hammers refused service in restaurants for no reason.
The centre is largely made up of dark, menacing-and-decrepit-looking alleys. I am told that West Ham fans had roof tiles thrown down on their heads after having been chased into an alley one night last week, and given the amount of people with head bandages I saw in the departure lounge at the airport on Friday night I can believe that they didn't all get hurt by falling over p***ed.
Before the match the carabinieri stopped some fans I spoke to WHO HAD TICKETS from entering the stadium [the road to the stadium was closed before the match], so those fans who had spent £300 for their flight, stayed in a hotel for two nights and blown cash on beer and food and took three days off work weren't even able to see the game. I am told as well that although the carabinieri weren't overly violent, they made no attempt whatever to either protect West Ham fans or to arrest the italian troublemakers throwing bricks or rocks and carrying knives.
I would say that whilst accepting ALL of the trouble probably wasn't 100% down to the Palermo fans/yobs, and that it's feasible the locals may view Geordies in some way different to the Hammers [though I doubt it] that it is unlikely either the local populace or the Palermo fans will roll out the red carpet for Magpies fans on the 2nd November. You might like to think hard about whether the long trip is worth it.
I have no wish to upset either West Ham or Palermo fans by writing this piece, that certainly isn't my aim. I feel I owe it to my fellow football fans to warn them not to waste their hard-earned money or get hurt.
Paul Venables
whubris said...
Interesting posts guys. Dave, I won't be spurning the Guardian just yet, where else will I turn for a quick article when I'm feeling lazy? ;-)
Tomorrow's gonna be fuckin massive.
norven munky said...
Did Dave ask you to spurn the Guardian?
I ranted at them in the original article..
beggers said...
Typical media beat up about English football teams in Europe. Soon as there's any trouble it has to be our fault! Bollocks! Even during the WC, German fans were involved in 3 scuffles that made the news and the Engish fans one. But what did you here most about? Anyway, saw the incident in question on the news, a few plastic chairs being thrown around, big deal, seen worse trouble at Fishermans wharf at the Sunday Session.
Have a good one tomorrow lads. Unfortunately we won't be there, dragged the chain too long and missed out. Bugger!
Dave said...
I had a go at the Guardian via email when Omar originally emailed out that second article that you posted on here munkey.
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said...From the Football365.com letters page.
And Finally, A Rather Lengthy Bit Of Advice About Palermo
I'd just like to warn Newcastle fans of the reception they may get in Palermo on the 2nd November.
My wife and I have made three visits to Palermo in the last two years. We are learning Italian at night school and it is a perfect place to go to practice talking, as unlike most other large cities/tourist resorts in Italy people don't automatically start talking English to you. It is also a fascinating place to visit historically, with great food. I follow how their football team do in Serie A and am delighted they're doing so well this year, as well as feeling sympathy for the Hammers who I think got the worst possible draw in the UEFA Cup.
Now the good bit's out of the way, let me tell you about the downsides.
Although Palermo isn't the most welcoming place one could visit despite its attractions, I wasn't expecting the trouble I saw last Wednesday and Thursday night. Palermo isn't the kind of place where one can sit in a bar and get nicely p**sed on a matchday before the game. There are no pubs and few bars in the centre which cater to 'drinkers'. It's a city where you sit down to eat a good meal and have a glass of wine to drink with it.
I have never seen a local either drinking on the street or drunk on the street. It's alien to them. Arriving from the Aeolian islands on Thursday lunchtime, I wasn't surprised to see many West Ham fans collected around the few bars there are. While none of them appeared at all drunk at that time, there had been quite a bit of trouble the night before, and the carabinieri and fans were eyeing each other up menacingly. This is in contrast to the cordial atmosphere I am told by people I trust that there was around Upton Park at the first leg. Apparently Hammers fans and Palermo tifosi mingled in the pubs and all was friendly.
Palermo is a city with a relatively large historic centre where most visiting fans would congregate, the stadium being some way out of town. Most of the historic centre is 400 years old, and most of the buildings are held up by scaffolding. Some of them haven't any roofs, the city not having been fully rebuilt since the Allied bombing raids of 1943. There is a rumoured 30% unemployment rate in the city.
Whilst being perfectly nice to me and my wife, who talk fair-to-middling Italian, there seemed to be a siege mentality in the behaviour of most of the Palermitans we spoke to. Whether this was instilled in them by the press and the police or both, I've no idea. I tried twice to buy tickets for the Palermo areas of the ground [as I knew that if we sat in the WH end we would be kept in for hours afterwards] and was refused [politely] because I was English. I saw Hammers refused service in restaurants for no reason.
The centre is largely made up of dark, menacing-and-decrepit-looking alleys. I am told that West Ham fans had roof tiles thrown down on their heads after having been chased into an alley one night last week, and given the amount of people with head bandages I saw in the departure lounge at the airport on Friday night I can believe that they didn't all get hurt by falling over p***ed.
Before the match the carabinieri stopped some fans I spoke to WHO HAD TICKETS from entering the stadium [the road to the stadium was closed before the match], so those fans who had spent £300 for their flight, stayed in a hotel for two nights and blown cash on beer and food and took three days off work weren't even able to see the game. I am told as well that although the carabinieri weren't overly violent, they made no attempt whatever to either protect West Ham fans or to arrest the italian troublemakers throwing bricks or rocks and carrying knives.
I would say that whilst accepting ALL of the trouble probably wasn't 100% down to the Palermo fans/yobs, and that it's feasible the locals may view Geordies in some way different to the Hammers [though I doubt it] that it is unlikely either the local populace or the Palermo fans will roll out the red carpet for Magpies fans on the 2nd November. You might like to think hard about whether the long trip is worth it.
I have no wish to upset either West Ham or Palermo fans by writing this piece, that certainly isn't my aim. I feel I owe it to my fellow football fans to warn them not to waste their hard-earned money or get hurt.
Paul Venables
whubris said...Interesting posts guys. Dave, I won't be spurning the Guardian just yet, where else will I turn for a quick article when I'm feeling lazy? ;-)
Tomorrow's gonna be fuckin massive.
norven munky said...Did Dave ask you to spurn the Guardian?
I ranted at them in the original article..
beggers said...Typical media beat up about English football teams in Europe. Soon as there's any trouble it has to be our fault! Bollocks! Even during the WC, German fans were involved in 3 scuffles that made the news and the Engish fans one. But what did you here most about? Anyway, saw the incident in question on the news, a few plastic chairs being thrown around, big deal, seen worse trouble at Fishermans wharf at the Sunday Session.
Have a good one tomorrow lads. Unfortunately we won't be there, dragged the chain too long and missed out. Bugger!
Dave said...I had a go at the Guardian via email when Omar originally emailed out that second article that you posted on here munkey.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Socceroos in Brisbane
(c+p) note: blatant advertising dropped at Dave's request ;-)
TheQantas Socceroos World Cup squad members are back in Australia and are urging Queensland Sports Fans to get to Brisbane's Queen Street Mall at 1pm on Thursday 5 October so they can thank them for their support over the past year.
After capturing the hearts and minds of a nation, theQantas Socceroos World Cup squad members are back in Australia and are urging Queensland Sports Fans to get to Brisbane's Queen Street Mall at lunchtime (starting 11:30, Socceroos on stage at 1pm) on Thursday 5 October so they can personally thank them for their support over the past year.
Joined by local heroes from theHyundai A-League's Queensland Roar, this is a unique opportunity for fans to join the Qantas Socceroos and relive some of Australian football's incredible achievements over the past 12 months.
Let's celebrate with theQantas Socceroos!
The
After capturing the hearts and minds of a nation, the
Joined by local heroes from the
Let's celebrate with the
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beggers said...
But they do Anon, well the ugly ones.
Can't take time off to attend and I only throw sickies to watch WEST HAM.
beggers said...
Dave, get rid of the banner mate, it's depressing enough without it staring me in the face eveytime I get on this blog!
whubris said...
Please note that the Courier-Mail has (presumably deliberately)published that the appearance is tomorrow (Friday) - conniving bastards. I can confirm that it is definitely today (Thursday).
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beggers said...But they do Anon, well the ugly ones.
Can't take time off to attend and I only throw sickies to watch WEST HAM.
beggers said...Dave, get rid of the banner mate, it's depressing enough without it staring me in the face eveytime I get on this blog!
whubris said...Please note that the Courier-Mail has (presumably deliberately)published that the appearance is tomorrow (Friday) - conniving bastards. I can confirm that it is definitely today (Thursday).
Monday, October 02, 2006
1-0 Loss to Reading
Another lively 1st half full of chances but no WHU goal, another piss poor 2nd half, another loss.
Rather than get suicidal, I would suggest that we're not a million miles from a result. In both of the last two games we have created a bunch of chances in the 1st half and gotten frustrated, and had to chase the game in the 2nd half and played real shite as a result of the self doubt and mounting pressure. With just an ounce of luck in either opening 45 I would contend that the games might have panned out entirely differently. Big call perhaps but I honestly don't think we would have degenerated into such utter crap if we had received some reward for the 1st half chances.
Tevez just oozes class but the rest of em often aren't on his wavelength.
My campaign for a new formation starts here :-
........Carroll...........
Spector..Collins..Gabbs..Konchy
Yossi....Mullins.....Matti
.........Tevez.........
.....Marlon...Bobby
Obviously Anton/Mears/Paintsil etc can come back into defence when available (though I have been impressed with Spector).
Tevez likes to play quite deep. He creates so much mayhem in that deep position and has an amazing ability to draw in defenders and lay off great balls into the resulting space. So why not go at teams and play 2 strikers in front of him?
If it isn't working and we are getting pasted in midfield, then Plan B is easy enough to revert to by subbing Bowyer (or NRC or even Mashie) into CMF and taking off one of the strikers.
Rather than get suicidal, I would suggest that we're not a million miles from a result. In both of the last two games we have created a bunch of chances in the 1st half and gotten frustrated, and had to chase the game in the 2nd half and played real shite as a result of the self doubt and mounting pressure. With just an ounce of luck in either opening 45 I would contend that the games might have panned out entirely differently. Big call perhaps but I honestly don't think we would have degenerated into such utter crap if we had received some reward for the 1st half chances.
Tevez just oozes class but the rest of em often aren't on his wavelength.
My campaign for a new formation starts here :-
........Carroll...........
Spector..Collins..Gabbs..Konchy
Yossi....Mullins.....Matti
.........Tevez.........
.....Marlon...Bobby
Obviously Anton/Mears/Paintsil etc can come back into defence when available (though I have been impressed with Spector).
Tevez likes to play quite deep. He creates so much mayhem in that deep position and has an amazing ability to draw in defenders and lay off great balls into the resulting space. So why not go at teams and play 2 strikers in front of him?
If it isn't working and we are getting pasted in midfield, then Plan B is easy enough to revert to by subbing Bowyer (or NRC or even Mashie) into CMF and taking off one of the strikers.
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Either way mate what needs to occur is NRC to fuck off. He is so off the boil it is not funny. Mullins did his role well and we looked more organised with him in there but with Tevez playing practically in Midfield I can only echo your sentiments with regards to needing extra options up front.
Now we have a two week break and then Pompey away - I don't hold my breath for getting anything there.
beggers said...
Feels like deja'vu to me. This is real bad.
Didn't see the game but I knew Reading would be up for it, for obvious reasons.
Not getting much luck at the moment and that's what's bothering me. Seen it before, dare I say, the last time we got re.....
Real depressed at the moment, not suicidal NM just fucking worried.
Can't even be bothered to talk team selections.sigh!
whubris said...
Didn't see it but have read a report or two.
1. Fuck off NRC.
2. Welcome back Muggers.
3. Definitely agree with your team there Norven.
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Frustrated by the result but a better performance.
NRC played well the first half but non existant in the second.Cole ran and tried very hard but lacked the quality last touch.Konchesky runs and puffs for not much result.Etherington frustates,was his effort in the second half a cross to Zamora or a shot.We played too much down the left.Daily,Gabbidon and Spector all did their job and Reading never really looked a threat for 89 minutes.
The highlight for me was when a Reading player went down next to the sideline and was obviouly wasting time.Out came rampaging Roy Carroll and tried to pick him up and push him over the sideline. The player jumped up so quickly and proved to everyone he was not hurt.Carroll is then booked !!
I'd have Bowyer in my starting XI.I think it is matter of grinding out results in the next month or two until Ashton is back. The things that hurts me the most is the quality of opposition we are losing to is poor.
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Some reasons for optimism
Green
Pantsil Collins Ferdinand McCartney
Mears Mascherano Bowyer Noble
Ashton Harewood
The squad is deep unlike other disaster years.Just need a bit of luck to go our way.
Anyone else notice how our form has declined since Shaun Newton's absence.One can say we are not getting the same supply from the midfield anymore.No wonder NRC is grumpy all the time.
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Dave said...Either way mate what needs to occur is NRC to fuck off. He is so off the boil it is not funny. Mullins did his role well and we looked more organised with him in there but with Tevez playing practically in Midfield I can only echo your sentiments with regards to needing extra options up front.
Now we have a two week break and then Pompey away - I don't hold my breath for getting anything there.
beggers said...Feels like deja'vu to me. This is real bad.
Didn't see the game but I knew Reading would be up for it, for obvious reasons.
Not getting much luck at the moment and that's what's bothering me. Seen it before, dare I say, the last time we got re.....
Real depressed at the moment, not suicidal NM just fucking worried.
Can't even be bothered to talk team selections.sigh!
whubris said...Didn't see it but have read a report or two.
1. Fuck off NRC.
2. Welcome back Muggers.
3. Definitely agree with your team there Norven.
said...Frustrated by the result but a better performance.
NRC played well the first half but non existant in the second.Cole ran and tried very hard but lacked the quality last touch.Konchesky runs and puffs for not much result.Etherington frustates,was his effort in the second half a cross to Zamora or a shot.We played too much down the left.Daily,Gabbidon and Spector all did their job and Reading never really looked a threat for 89 minutes.
The highlight for me was when a Reading player went down next to the sideline and was obviouly wasting time.Out came rampaging Roy Carroll and tried to pick him up and push him over the sideline. The player jumped up so quickly and proved to everyone he was not hurt.Carroll is then booked !!
I'd have Bowyer in my starting XI.I think it is matter of grinding out results in the next month or two until Ashton is back. The things that hurts me the most is the quality of opposition we are losing to is poor.
said...Some reasons for optimism
Green
Pantsil Collins Ferdinand McCartney
Mears Mascherano Bowyer Noble
Ashton Harewood
The squad is deep unlike other disaster years.Just need a bit of luck to go our way.
Anyone else notice how our form has declined since Shaun Newton's absence.One can say we are not getting the same supply from the midfield anymore.No wonder NRC is grumpy all the time.
