beggers said...
Another 2 injuries, we were not at our best, but we still win? Not so long ago we'd have lost this fixture. We go behind but grind out a result, away from home and against a team with nothing to lose. Well done Curbs and the boys.

CC turning out to be a savior!
 

 whubris said...
Whew!!
 

 Anonymous said...
I heard Anton got injured, but who is the other one?
 

 beggers said...
Mullins
 

 Anonymous said...
Carlton Cole Goal

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/west+ham+coventry/video/x3chvo_coventry-vs-west-ham-12_sport
 

 beggers said...
Cheers TJ.

Good strength and calm finish, nice goal.
 

 Anonymous said...
Add Mark Noble (Groin) to the list. FFS, bloody Curbs will lace up his boots soon (that would be the end for me, I'm afraid)
 

 norven munky said...
Sheff Utd 0-3 Arsenal
Tottenham 2-0 Blackpool
Luton 0-1 Everton
Liverpool 2-1 Cardiff
Portsmouth 1-2 Blackburn
Bolton 0-1 Manchester City
Chelsea 4-3 Leicester
Coventry 1-2 West Ham

Chelsea scored twice in the last 3 mins :(
 

 Anonymous said...
Graham - are our polls only publically visible from this site? What I'm getting at is 430 people have voted on the latest poll and I want to know if they've all navigated via here? If so that is fucking phenominal!
 

 whubris said...
Yeah they are only available on this site - although people can vote multiple times, I do reckon that's a rough reflection on the real traffic we're getting.

What would be nice now is a standalone chat area off to one side, so that conversations can continue without getting lost down the list after new items are posted. Any thoughts?
 

 TheRedRisky said...
You mean like a shout box? Could be interesting. Particularly during matches.

Out of interest does anyone have a video of Ashtons goal versus plymouth?

I dont mean a youtube video or anythin, but something i can actually download.
 

 Stu. said...
TJ, thanks for the CC goal. I thought it was quite well taken. I think he's very much a confidence player and this little run should serve him well as long sa his performances go alright and he doesn't get too much of a monkey on his back.
 

 Anonymous said...
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 Anonymous said...
http://www.zshare.net/download/3876314bfad3c4/ Ashton's goal v Plymouth
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Mr annoymous, any idea what codec that is? I can play it in VLC player but not in Windows media player,
 

 TheRedRisky said...
nvm i fixed it
 

 Anonymous said...
No sorry redrisky just found that link on another site.
 

 beggers said...
What are you lot on about? Anybody else NOT following this?
 

 Anonymous said...
Graham I've already been testing a new forum - I'll email you.
 

 Anonymous said...
Graham - check out your email.

FYI I've bought the domain whu-au.com which now navigates to this page.

I think we have grown to a size that we need to introduce some progressive changes with this site still being the focal point but IMO a forum is a naturally progressive add on.
 

 norven munky said...
another Sat fixture bites the dust :(

BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE

VERSUS : MANCHESTER CITY
VENUE : CITY OF MANCHESTER STADIUM
OLD DATE : SATURDAY 19TH JANUARY 2008
NEW DATE : SUNDAY 20TH JANUARY 2008
NEW KICK OFF: 4PM (LIVE ON SKY)
 

 TheRedRisky said...
85th minute Anton is injured and is replaced by Gabbidon.

Will this injury problem ever go away :'(
 

 TheRedRisky said...
1-2 92nd Minute. Goal Scorer CARLTON FUCKING COLE! The fucking is a good thing
 

 Dave said...
Yeah there's a few things I do not like about this new regime. I think they are very business minded and they like to keep things very close and not let anybody else have any piece of the pie.
 

 whubris said...
Yes Dave, I agree - very closed doors. I don't like it at all.
 

 norven munky said...
G, while I agree this is a monumentally stupid and shortsighted decision, I think your article is a little OTT.

The decision is confined solely to not giving KUMB access to press conferences.\

"KUMB provides the balance for that without flaying the club, manager, or players unnecessarily, and is pretty much the only source of good old honest and reliable opinions from genuine fans. There have been times when otherwise seemingly disastrous scandals were put to rest by the truth printed on KUMB! In particular KUMB was the only site that would print interviews in full without editing. This had the benefit of seeing what managers really said without the Sunday rag spin on things.

Where will we get all of that now?
"

The only bit out of 'all of that' that we won't get from KUMB is unedited transcripts of post match interviews.

Stupid decision? Yes. End of KUMB as a hammers fan resource? No.
 

 whubris said...
Norven, no it won't be the end of KUMB, but it's certainly going to reduce the level of real news they will be able to produce, which is stuff we can't get elsewhere. If it gets any more restricted KUMB will be no better than the other sites - that just aren't as professional nor do they have the same level of access, and some have a habit of posting unsubstantiated and ridiculous claims. No commercial news site really provides anything remarkable except for match results and major injury news etc. They're focused on general public interest, who don't (as a generalisation) care about the details of any particular club. It's just not economically viable to cover every conceivable club to the extent that the fans of that club would like. We're always wondering how players' injuries are going, what they're doing, what they think about this and that, etc. You just don't get that stuff off commercial sites including the official site and BBC. The only site out there with (a) access to the information, (b) independence, (c) West Ham focus, and (d) an acceptable level of credibility (at least, in comparison to other fansites), is KUMB. For some time now West Ham PLC have been reducing the information fed to the media and the public, and for me this is just about the last straw - yes it's only denying match day access but there's an awful lot of info you get from that sort of thing that you just don't get elsewhere. I reckon this is a pretty big step in the wrong direction in terms of keeping the fan base happy.
 

 norven munky said...
from KUMB :-

"I can now confirm that the club have kindly invited KUMB along to discuss this and other issues. Hopefully we can reach a conclusion that satisfies all parties.

In the meantime I'd like to thank everyone for their support on this issue - especially those who took the time to write to the club."
 

 TheRedRisky said...
question what time does the game start tomorrow morning?
 

 whubris said...
19:45 London time - which is 05:45 Brisbane time or 06:45 Sydney time.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Here we go. I'm listening on BBC London.

C'MON YOU IRONS!
 

 TheRedRisky said...
i take it back

"Due to rights restriction swe are unable to bring yuo this program"
 

 TheRedRisky said...
k got it again in a paltalk room which i used for the argyle game.
 

 Anonymous said...
Coventry game is on GD Sports on sopcast at the moment.

Half time 0-0 and Cole & Boa Morte are lively and hard to handle..only way their back four can deal with them is to foul them but Stiles is giving us nothing..LBM got blatantly pulled down when clean through and not even a foul..

Lucas has taken a batch of angry pills...on a yellow and still gobbing off.
 

 Anonymous said...
Thanks for the tip Tononymous! ;-)
 

 Anonymous said...
no probs
 

 whubris said...
Do I win summat? :-)
 

 Anonymous said...
Still 1 more game in September - don't count your chickens ;-).

Seriously though you've had a cracking month. I think you're in the top 200. Not bad out of 1.4 million!
 

 whubris said...
I was 29th at one point! Those points are gonna come in handy at the end once things even out again.
 

 Anonymous said...
Wholesale changes at FC Hammer. Caution thrown to the wind. Beex given till Xmas to iron (sorry!) things out!
 

 TheRedRisky said...
green got 4 cos he made 8 saves :S
 

 whubris said...
I really feel for Deano, but his injury is also going to screw up my fantasy team...
 

 norven munky said...
First thing I thought of when I heard he was injured was how it was going to effect the fantasy team of the guy leading by 73 frickin points.

Our hearts are deadset bleeding for you Graham :)
 

 whubris said...
Now watch me slide down that table!
 

 beggers said...
What is going on!!! FFS!
 

 norven munky said...
the post title sounds like something Beex would chant..

I am well fucked off that we allowed him to play 180 mins of football for Wales not long after his op.

operation 4/10
played 90 mins on 13/10
played 90 mins on 17/10

With our fucking blessing apparently :-

"Craig Bellamy and Michael Owen have both made remarkable recoveries following groin operations with the German specialist Dr Ulrike Muschaweck but it appears that is where the similarities end. While Owen's desire to play for England has strained relations with Newcastle, Bellamy stressed last night that his intention to lead Wales in their Euro 2008 qualifier against Cyprus this evening came with West Ham United's blessing.

It was a point Bellamy was eager to make as he dispelled any suggestion he would be going against West Ham's wishes by playing only nine days after undergoing surgery. The 28-year-old striker has not always enjoyed such support at club level when seeking to represent Wales - his time at Newcastle coincided with several club versus country rows - but he insisted there was no danger his involvement here might upset anyone at Upton Park."

what a fucking joke
 

 Anonymous said...
Yes that had crossed my mind too Tony. Can you imagine telling Craig Bellamy not to do something he wanted to do though? I don't think he'd leave it alone. I was pissed off at the time and I'm pissed off now - he should not have played for Wales.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Its not like wales is a real country :P

But i did see him limping about halfway through the first half after a tackle by, i think it was hreidesson, where he slid in and bellamy jumped or just got knicked.

Huge blow though.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
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 Anonymous said...
norven munky said...
the post title sounds like something Beex would chant..

Ha! It does too....but I like Bellers. Pissed as the rest of you. This is just getting farcical now.
 

 Michael Mitchell said...
Anyone found a video of that penalty save? Didn't watch the game, so would like to see what the fuss is about.

Cheers,

Mike
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Have alook on the SBS site. They have all the highlights.

Couldnt agree more Beggars. Though i was nervous they were gonna score all match. They probly desreved 1 goal, but even Harry said after that WH didnt deserve to lose.
 

 Anonymous said...
Do agree with the match report Beggers but i must differ on the opinion of penalty or not.On the slow motion i believe it shows Gabbs just inside the box and it really didnt matter if it was ball to hand because it stopped a goal scoring chance so a penalty had to be given imo.Green is the best keeper in England at the moment and has to be given a chance as the England number 1.Thoroughly agree with the rest and we do need to get the midfield sorted out,other teams will take advantage soon of our shortfalls and lack of creativity.Bellamy could be so great for us but am starting to see the old Bellamy coming back hope Curbs can rain him in.Am happy with a point, now for Coventry,(hope we send out a team to win it).CMON U HAMMERS
 

 Anonymous said...
Carlton Cole was immense and has proven to me that he has ability and with a little confidence can be a good player. I didn't think he had it to be honest I thought he played with heart but didn't have the ability but he played a good game with his back to goal on Saturday which is what Zamora does well also. Now if only Bellamy could get his act together then they might stand a good chance of forming a partnership up front.

Have to say I disagree about Neill - he still looks way off to me. Gabbs & Upson looked real shaky - when ever they were on a the ball they didn't know what to do with it - whether that has something to do with Mullins & Noble being absent I don't know but sirely there has to be more on than just pumping it up the pitch.

Make no mistake though this is a very good point and one I was not expecting. After 10 minutes I thought we'll be lucky to keep the game respectable but we fought our way back into the match well.
 

 whubris said...
Can't find the replay on the SBS site yet but if/when I do I'll post the link. Thanks for the report Beggers, good to hear CC's playing well, and others too. Suprised Bellamy isn't, because from what I've seen he's been among our best. Anyway big kudos to Green once again, the man is a living legend already.
 

 Anonymous said...
The Match highlights are on the World Game web site.
 

 Anonymous said...
Munky,

According to World Time Clock:

Satdee 5.15PM London = Sundee 2.15am Brisbane

Hope this helps

Link here
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=10&day=27&year=2007&hour=17&min=15&sec=0&p1=136
 

 TheRedRisky said...
man you sound like the silly queenslander's who don't like DST. our game times never change i think.

anything advertised on fox will by sydney time so subtract an hour. Otherwise just add 9 hours on from london time and that should be it for us.
 

 beggers said...
You can come round my place NM if you want to avoid the drive?
 

 whubris said...
FFS people, use the fixture list to your left! I spent hours writing that fucking thing and nobody uses it!

It gives you local time, London time, and game time both locally and in London. The game was scheduled for a 5.15 kickoff London time, so it's 2.15AM here. It also takes daylight saving time into account (although I'd appreciate if you spot an error to let me know)
 

 whubris said...
I should add that "local" time is YOUR local time, so if you're in Brisbane, it's Brisbane time, if you're in Timbuktu then it's Timbuktu time, etc.
 

 Anonymous said...
Don't mind whubris he got out the wrong side of bed this morning. ;-p Seriously though we love your fixture do dah! :-)

Just to explain what is happening here. Sydney (non QLD) clocks change this weekend - however in the UK the clocks do not change until next weekend so the difference this weekend only effects Non QLD - it effects us the following weekend when UK change their clocks.
 

 Anonymous said...
Oh yeah just read your thing so it's not next weekend but later on in the day after our game is played that UK clocks change so still my explation stands that until UK clocks change the time diff is 9 hours.

Anyway if you read the foxtel site properly you'll see that there is no 2am it's actually 3am. Are you looking at the TV guide on foxtel.com.au?

Anyway the game in QLD kicks off at 2:15!
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Martin Jol is fired.

yay

i just hope spurs hire no one else :P
 

 norven munky said...
Dave, I was looking at the foxtel tv guide via the button on the remote.

Graham, chill out dood I did look at the fixture applet thingamie but I wasn't sure if it would be switched on enough to cope with DST 15 mins after it's 2007 start.

Beggers would that be a hassle? I was thinking about trying to watch it on sopcast to save the drive back but if you are gonna be up and watching it and it wouldn't be a hassle/imposition I'd be well interested...thanks
 

 Anonymous said...
TheRedRisky said...
Martin Jol is fired.

yay

I salute that yay and add a HUZZAH!
 

 whubris said...
Guys, don't mind me, I was very severely hung over :-)
 

 norven munky said...
Beggers, my contact details :-tony.mcevoy@gmail.com
0415 908 796
cheers
 

 Anonymous said...
i dont agree wif u red risky... i reckn jol should've stayed... he was one man i was pinning my hopes on to take the yids down...

i spose they always have chris coleman h aha


dirty fuckin yids

mr west ham bret
 

 Anonymous said...
Canning town hammer here

Hot off the press

Dennis wise will be new fulham manager once ken bates buys fulham later on next week
 

 norven munky said...
it's gonna be a struggle at Portsmouth..using the highly scientific "fantasy league points ranking in the entire premier league" system :-

James ranked 2
Green ranked 4

Their top 4 defenders
7/9/12/33
Our top 4 defenders
23/24/54/67

their top 4 midfielders
30/33/49/52
our top 4 midfielders
14/42/48/69

their top forwards
2/16
our top 2 forwards
19/35

In particular their back 4 and keeper are all flying. 3 of their back 4 are in the top dozen in the whole prem...
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Well Its half time 0-0 and i must say were a tad lucky.

We should probably be 1 or 2 goals down and, especially early on, our defense reminds me of our came vs boro at boro last year.

The ground is really quiet too.

Anywya id say well be lucky to get a draw if it continues.

Though i obviously hope well get the 3 points.

Be back in an hour :P
 

 TheRedRisky said...
ENGLANDS NuMBER ONE
HES ENGLANDS NUMBER ONE!

94th Minute and WHAT A SAVE.

We played much better in the 2nd half and a point was probably fair. Solano probably could have won it. Twice. But generally it was fairly even.

How am i gonna sleep now! MAGICAL save!
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Now its my turn to ask where the fuck everyone is
 

 Anonymous said...
What a funny game is Football honestly felt that we got out of jail with this result.We were not the better side for most of this game but finally some luck (and great keeping AGAIN) and we get the 3 points.Will be a lot happier when we start to get some fit and healthy players back.Great to see Nobby get a game and thought he done quite well when he came on.For the first time this season thought our defence was found wanting and Jones really hurt us with his jumping ability and power.Nice to see Cole get the goal but still cant rate him gives to much ball away.Also for the first time this season thought Noble was very average.All in all we should be happy with the 3 points and move on to the Pompey.CMON U HAMMERS
 

 beggers said...
Thanks for that whubris.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
hmmm according to the WH site the Spurs game is Postponed... odd :S

Though its not really connected so it may be irrelvant
 

 Anonymous said...
That comment is not on the line of the spurs game it's underneath - think it's just a script error because it's also not in format. The spurs game is not postponed anyway.
 

 Anonymous said...
Video of Gudjohnsen interview, he's still convinced he's not leaving


http://www.skysports.com/video/0,20285,12606_2820978,00.html
 

 Michael Mitchell said...
is anyone going to the P'n'W to watch the game? I might, but won't be drinking.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
We'll be going to Eagle Street initially, but then it apparently closes and we'll have to move over to the queen street one.

BTw beex i dont think its as dire as you make it sound.
 

 Anonymous said...
Believe it or not Risky, I'm trying to be positive but IF we lose then a 4 game run without a win is not good in anyones books, injuries or no injuries. A win against Sunderland is vital in my books to stop the rot.
 

 Anonymous said...
4 game losing run woul be pretty tragic. Won't happen though 3-1 to the Hammers. Bellamy to get off the mark at UP.
 

 Anonymous said...
3-1 would be great Dave but don't share your optimism I'm afraid. 1-1 (Bellamy) Hope I'm wrong
 

 Anonymous said...
I think we'll win this one. It won't be pretty, but a win will restore some confidence.

Noble and Ballamy to star. Either 1 zip or 2-1
 

 beggers said...
Interesting game this one.

To lose 4 on the bounce, and this game against less than illustrious opposition at home, would be dire.

Sunderland would fancy themselves against us, I suspect, and from what I've seen they have little quality about them but they will scrap for everything.

Even with a depleted side we should be too strong for them but in saying that all will need to play to their potential. Are you listening Ethers!!!

Being at home I will not be happy if we don't get something out of the game.
 

 Anonymous said...
I'm an italian fan: watch my blog on the west ham. www.westhamitalianfans.blogspot.com
 

 Anonymous said...
it's defo not gona be an easy game, seein how they came back so close to draw wif em gooners.... i'll be happy wif a 1 nil win...

up the irons...

and if im up for it, mite chuck a sicky from work and go watch this one wif u bois

mr west ham bret
 

 TheRedRisky said...
no worries bret :P

We still dont no exactly what were doing. I Think were meeting at the eagle street pig before hand and then legging it over to queen street when it closes. Still not sure :P
 

 whubris said...
Ciao Fabio, tu parla l'inglese molto bene o un po? Capisco un po l'italiano. But not enough to read your blog :-)
 

 beggers said...
Ciao Fabio...! Blimey G! What are you a spy? My linguistic skills are limited to beer orders or asking girls to sleep with me! Very impressive mate.

Onto the Solano question again. Apparently he's on International duty with Peru again so it looks unlikely he'll be on the pitch for WH this weekend. Also heard that when he joined us he told Curbs that his International career was over but he reneged once he'd joined us so Curbs has the hump with him.

I can't confirm any of the above, other than whubris is a clever little sod, as it's just what I've read on other forum pages, and they do talk some shit on some of'em.
 

 Anonymous said...
Who hasn't Curbs got the hump with FFS! Probably only Christian Dailly?
Stupid twat!
 

 Anonymous said...
Curbs Fuori! :-P
 

 Anonymous said...
oi risky.......at this point it looks really likely dat me, lee( the east end chap)mike and garin will be coming out....
 

 TheRedRisky said...
ok see you there
 

 TheRedRisky said...
http://h1.ripway.com/The%20Red%20Risky/KTHX.gif
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Bret if you see this were getting there at like 9.
 

 Unknown said...
allo boys, scotty the mackem here. To be honest I think the outcome of tonight game will be 1-1, although you lot have a better chance of winning than us, I wouldn't be surprised if you put 2 or 3 past us especially with McShane out. I can't go out unfortunately due to work but I hope it's a good match all the same.
Oh and risky, where was Australia in the final? :P
 

 Anonymous said...
come on scoty come out.... i chucked a sicky from work for this, so should u....

or arent u proud to be sunderland ;-) ha ha

all good son

mr west ham bret
 

 norven munky said...
one nil to the cockney boys!
 

 TheRedRisky said...
3-1 to the cockney boys!

though it was much closer then the scoreline suggests.
 

 Anonymous said...
wat a strike from bellamy, fuckin ave it 3-1 to the cockney bois


mr west ham bret
 

 norven munky said...
we mugged them...they were better than us for large parts of the game. Jones is a jumping freak.

Our defending continues to look vulnerable most of the time.

We need to eek out as many points like this as we can until we can get the majority of the squad back and available.
 

 Anonymous said...
Green - to the rescue....again.
Upson - not a centre halfs backside IMO
Cole - about f'n time
McCartney - solid in defence and dangerous going forward
Mullins - good until he got injured
Curbs - how long did it take him to realise we were getting smashed in the middle before making a move?

Other than that, THANK FUCK FOR THE 3 POINTS.
 

 Anonymous said...
Greg - are you saying curbs made his substitution too late? Personally I thought it was impecable timing.

Shit performance - great result!

Curbs' substitution won the game for us though so I don't think we should be handing too much blame his way. We were never going to set the world alight performace wise after losing 3 on the spin. I think we should be greatful we now have a team that has learned to pull itself out of a losing run no matter how unsightly the performance was - this time last year we had 5 points and were in the process of losing 7 in a row.

However if we think we can perform like that next week @ pompey we'll be rolled!
 

 TheRedRisky said...
We were lucky, no doubts about it. Not that i'm complaining mind you.

Carlton Coles goal, that ive known seen again was better then i thought. At first i thought hed hit it with like the back of his neck and it had gone in. BUt he actulaly turned himself well.

Solanos effort was probably worth the goal anyway, it just needed a helping hand, or foot, to get it over the line.

And What was with Boa Morte. He actually looked good!

It all came down to green again. When he made that save against leadbitter. If that had gone in i dont think we would got the win. Its almost a good thing he doesnt get an england call up. cos our players always get injured if theyre called up tot he squad.

ANyway im badly hungover. Twas a good night with a good, but bit lucky, result
 

 Anonymous said...
I'm not sure if this has been posted, but this Guardian article has some interesting news updates.

West Ham in search for foreign technical director - plus stadium news 70k
 

 Anonymous said...
Dave, I do think Curbs waited too long.

We were under the pump for a good 20-30 mins before he made a move. We were lucky to still be in it by then. Not only because of Green, but they had plenty of other opportunities as well that they didn't capitalise on.

They were winning possesion too easily in the middle of the park and playing the ball wide every time so thay could get crosses into the box. Noble and Ethers were struggling defensively on the flanks.

Having said that, it was a good move replacing them both at the same time, so I'll give him some credit for that.
 

 Anonymous said...
Thank God!
Good call with the result Dave.
Greg, check your Curbs out handbook please, Curbs always substitutes at 70 mins regardless of the state of play or need ;-P
Very lucky but wtf....
 

 Unknown said...
Congrats on your win lads. I didn't see the game but from what I've heard the win was a bit dodgy from West Ham. No worries though, thats football. If it was the other way round I'd be happy with the 3 points as well! Hope to see you all at the next Brisbane hammers meet.
 

 Anonymous said...
i dont give a fuck how we looked....ive seen the Roar lose stylishly too many times this year!!!

and unlike last yr we are scrapping against the teams we should beat...happy!

talkin Roar anyone goin this Sat night?
 

 Anonymous said...
oi deano, got adam, benny, lee, garin and me coming out for the roar game so far, we should head to re in toowong for drinks after??

wat say u son??

up the irons
mr west ham bret
 

 Anonymous said...
Where the fuck is everyone???
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Well ive been coming on just no one has posted anything :P

I must say noble positioned himself well for the 2nd goal. How long til he gets a full england call up :P

A few of us are going out sunday night for WH sunderland. we'll let you know if its worth going out on a sunday night for.
 

 Anonymous said...
Yeah I'll be staying at home - it's a 1am kick off and I live too far away or I'd join you. Instead I'll watch it from the comfort of my lounge.

Portsmouth game is not looking too good either as it is a late kick off so maybe Bolton @ home for next official meet - I'll confirm this week.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Bolton At Home is also a Sunday Night. Derby could be a goal filled night thouhg :P
 

 Anonymous said...
Bolton Sunday? My fixture list says 3rd. Must have changed it for Sky eh? FFS.

Re Derby - you don't think we'll concede tht many there do you? ;-)
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Fraids so . Well be crushed :P

My fixture list might be old or wrong, but it says 4 November.

and so does the BBC website.

"Sunday, 04 November 2007
Barclays Premier League
West Ham v Bolton, 16:00"
 

 Anonymous said...
Bloody hell all these Sunday fixtures or late kick-offs are not doing my chances of getting the Adelaide Hammers up and running(and people attending) much good.Will perhaps have to look at the Derby game.CMON U HAMMERS
 

 whubris said...
1) Thanks for the post Dave, good to see the goals
2) There's a fixture list on this site (menu bar to your left) - if you spot any errors please email me and/or Dave so we can fix it.
 

 Anonymous said...
spewing cuz i work sundays... but should be there for the other fixtures

mr west ham bret
 

 norven munky said...
Bolton sacked Sammy Lee....he can suck shit...karma finally caught up with the little cunt for 1981 and the way he taunted the hammers fans at villa park with the league cup after the game...
 

 whubris said...
One bad thing happens to him after 25 odd years and it's karma?

Anyway, as they say, I like karma - it means I can be cruel to people and assume they deserve it :-)
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Just pointing out that fixture wise, our only one on a saturday night, til December is the derby game. but once we hit december we have like 5 in a row in the form of:

1st - Chelsea
8th - B'burn
15th - Everton
22th - Boro (Surely this could be another good night out)
29th - Man U

January is a bit irregular but yeah thats our most stable period of saturday fixtures for a while
 

 Anonymous said...
Let's make it Derby, Chelsea & Boro then for next 3 official Brisbane Hammers meets.

We'll arrange a xmas bash with the boro fans if they're up for it. :-)
 

 beggers said...
Sod it! I was hoping to catch up for the Spurs game! I take it it's not being shown or it's on at a shit time?
 

 whubris said...
I'll be in Bris over xmas and may be able to make the Boro and/or Man U matches.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Spurs is like 10.30 on a sunday night
 

 beggers said...
Cheers Chris. Gutted, really fancied that game at the Pig.
 

 Anonymous said...
i heard the spurs game was postponed??? dats wat it said on the official west ham fixtures site...

correct me anyone!!

cheers

mr west ham bret

so wats the next official match we're meeting for???
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Youre wrong :P

The BBC and the official WH site says its still the 25th
 

 Anonymous said...
Muslim Weekly - yay our season is saved.

Why the fuck is he still on our books? He's so shit even Southampton don't want him!
 

 beggers said...
I quite like Dially :)

I suspect Southampton couldn't keep up with him, he would've shown 'em up.
 

 Anonymous said...
Christian Dailly is a football genius.... why does everyone always slag him off... yes he is not of the flair mold of the exciting stuff.. but he has always given his best and I for one really like him and admire his effort. We have so many players always in the papers and drinking etc and we slag them off.. but when we get someone who doesn't look for people to say how great he his or try and get in the papers for being hammered.. we seem to look at the quite side and say he's shit...

long Live Dailly...

Oh Christian Dailly, your the love of my life... Oh Christian Dai..............
 

 Anonymous said...
i couldnt agree wif u more micky.... his age mite ave caught up wif him... but he is still a top player... at least he gives it all....

mr west ham bret
 

 Anonymous said...
Sorry Micky but I can't agree with you on this. I like him as a person and admire his commitment but he just never has had the ability in my opinion. I've seen alot of games he's played in and our defence has always looked suspect (more than normal anyway) with him in it.
 

 Anonymous said...
Ha Ha

Dave I never said he was World Class, but I do think he gets a bit of unfair stick though. He certainly won't be getting anywhere near the first team these days (unless there are injuries) but over the past 3 or 4 seasons he has been getting alot of stick I don't think he deserves...
 

 Anonymous said...
Hey Dave, Just wondering will the pig be open for the West Ham v Sunderland game.
 

 Anonymous said...
oi terry spoke to the people at pig wen we was there last nite watchin england estonia, pig on eagle st wont be open but they said to go to queen st cuz they will be showing the game at that pig....

m west ham bret
 

 TheRedRisky said...
so essentially what happened for WH vs Man U last season. But they have to stop serving drinks at like midnight.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
San Marino v Wales
Serravalle Stadium
Wednesday, 17 September
Kick-off: 1915 BST
Live coverage on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru & the BBC Sport website

West Ham defender James Collins has withdrawn from the Wales squad to face San Marino on Wednesday.

Collins, who scored Wales' opening goal against Cyprus on Saturday, was taken off towards the end of the first half of their 3-1 defeat in Nicosia.

The 24-year-old suffered a recurrence of an old calf injury and was replaced by Craig Morgan.

Wales are already without midfielder Jason Koumas and goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey for the Euro 2008 qualifier.


606: DEBATE
Awful performance by Wales, so many bad decisions made and possession given away cheaply

matty_art

Collins had intensive treatment on the injury at the team hotel on Sunday, and it was decided that he had no chance of being fit for the San Marino match and so should return to his club immediately. cc
 

 Anonymous said...
Curbs is an idiot! He has to go.

We will never develop as a club until we get a well credentialled coach who can attract quality players.

Apart from a couple of new signings, the rest are fringe players at best. We already had plenty of those.

Apart from Freddie, none of our other signings have set the world on fire at their previous clubs. Bellamy looks ok as well. Surely with the funds available we could have snared better players.

Sorry for the rant guys. I know we have had plenty of injuries, but I'm starting to get pissed off.
 

 Dave said...
I don't think you can blame curbs - the injuries have been shocking and out of anybody's control.

As for curbs' signings I think he made some great signings but they've not been available. Faubert is of good pedigree and Dyer also (yes he's injury prone but you can't forsee a leg break). Everybody know's Parker is of high calibre and he's not been available all season. Bellamy has been awesome when he's played but has also had his injury.

What we needed was another top striker but I think we ran out of time and ended up with Camara.

Just to add about Solano - the reserves beat spurs last night and no sign of Solano even in the reserves so I'm completely at a loss with regards to what is going on with him.
 

 beggers said...
Got this from KUMB.

Anton Ferdinand (hamstring): The defender pulled his hamstring during the 1-0 defeat against Arsenal last weekend. He is expected to be back for the Sunderland game.

Nobby Solano (fitness): The transfer deadline signing is yet to feature for his new club due to a lack of fitness. Should be ready for consideration in time for the Sunderland game.

Calum Davenport (ankle): Centre-half Davenport has suffered several niggles since rejoining the Hammers in January, although is recovering well from his latest knock. Set to return within a fortnight.

Craig Bellamy (groin): The Welsh striker is expected back in action within a fortnight after undergoing a hernia op in Munich last week.

Bobby Zamora (knee): The striker underwent an operation to correct a knee problem at the end of September and is expected to be ready for selection again by the end of the month.

Scott Parker (knee): Midfield general Parker suffered a recurrence of the knee problem which had kept him out of United's opening games during last week's defeat against Arsenal - his league debut for the Hammers. Likely to be out until the end of October.

Henri Camara (hamstring): The third Hammer to suffer a tear in recent games, Camara is likely to miss the rest of October.

Dean Ashton (knee): Ashton is said to have suffered medial knee ligament damage which could keep him out until December, at worst - although a four-week lay-off is average for such injuries. Likely to miss the next two games against Sunderland and Portsmouth.

Nigel Quashie (ankle): Quashie, signed from West Brom in January has been out of action since last season with a problematic ankle. Whilst he is currently in recovery no date has been set for his return.

Julien Faubert (achilles): Just weeks after joining the Hammers in a £6.1m deal French international Faubert tore his achilles during a pre-season game in Austria. He is not expected to play until the new year.

Kieron Dyer (fracture): The £7m summer signing suffered a double fracture to his right leg in the 2-1 Carling Cup win at Bristol Rovers in August. Unlikely to be playing until early February.

Eight of the 11 injured players have been signed by Alan Curbishley since last January.

I suspect Solano will get a run soon enough, but up till now, it looks like he's not been up for it?

Curbs has had some shit luck and I don't think it's fair to judge him when he hasn't even had the opportunity to play his best side. It's not his coaching that's to blame for the bad run of late but just shit luck!

For example, the goal at Villa was a lucky one as it was a bad decision that went against us with the resulting goal being a deflecetd shot. Neither team played well, none of our boys really played to their potential but that's not down to Curbs. Ashton had a mare and Ethers was making up the numbers.

We need a run where the players stay fit, I suspect a bit of consistency with the team would make all the difference.

What I will say though is that Curbs needed to bring on LBM and Noble much sooner to give them a chance to make an impact. Giving them 10mins is not enough time. He has a tendency to leave things a little late IMO.

I wouldn't mind seeing Reid or Hogan given a run. Bit of youth and enthusiam might just help. Look at Noble last season. Nothing to lose if you're already losing.

The fortnight break couldn't have come at a better time for us, so hopefully a couple of the lads can recover. We're in desperate need of a win.
 

 Anonymous said...
Sorry for letting off steam guys, but I am terribly frusrated with the Hammers at the moment.

I don't rate Curbs tactically and I feel he often gets out-coached. He is reactive rather than proactive with his team selction and subs.

I don't think he has performed well in the transfer market either. Solano was unfit before he got to us and Upson and Dyer have a history of injuries.

You would have thought that after last years experiences with injuries we would keep away from these types of players.

The point I am making is that Curbs doesn't have the profile that has world class players knocking our door down to join our club.

I hope Nobby gets a start soon and plays a blinder. I will gladly eat some humble pie.
 

 Anonymous said...
"Curbs doesn't have the profile that has world class players knocking our door down to join our club."

Nor does West Ham but we sometimes forget that.

Before Bellamy's injury we were sitting pretty - it's only our lack of depth up front that has fucked us IMO - we can't score goals with Carlton Cole up front and even less so without Ashton alongside him.

I'm very worried how we are going to cope with the lack of striking options with Bellamy, Zamora & Ashton all crocked.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Greg are you beex in disguise?
 

 beggers said...
LMFAO, Chris. Nice one.
 

 Anonymous said...
In Greg's defence I'm not 100% with Curbs I just don't think he's had a lot of luck with injuries and can be judged as yet.

I do think Greg is wrong with regards to Curbs' signings but I guess that's a matter of opinion. But we were never going to get Adriano or Riquelme to West Ham and under the conditions I think he did ok in the summer market - I just wish they weren't all fucking injured!
 

 Anonymous said...
Greg, Thanks so much for your interest in the 'Curbs Out' campaign. We are a small yet vocal crowd and we always welcome new members. Please send me your email address and I'll send you the card, t-shirt and banner ;-)
Seriously, if you really want to let off steam head over to kumb.com there's a very heated thread (yes Dave I have been taking part) on Curbs Out. Once again, Welcome Comrade!
 

 beggers said...
lol, fuck me you boys are on fire today!
 

 Anonymous said...
'ere Beggers me ol china,

Why aren't you in the Fantasy League mate?
C'mon join up, eventhough we're 9 weeks in you'll still be ahead of me by Xmas ;-)

BEEX OUT!
 

 norven munky said...
to be honest i don't think we were that shit hot b4 bellamy got injured. Sure we looked better with a bit of pace to give us more options and angles, but our 10 points came against really shit teams who all played abysmally on the day.

I agree with Greg...curbs ain't floating my boat tactically. I wanna see him do something that makes it obvious he has done his homework on a team or is responding to what is going on on the pitch with an insiteful sub.

Take the barcodes game...we were getting raped all day down the right by nzogbia but he did fuck all about during the game...he should have foreseen that might happen with neill being jet laggedand bowyer in front of him whi is not pacey and tends to drift in to the centre too much.

Instead I'm seeing master tactician displays like bringing spector on with 10 to go when we are chasing a game. I'm seeing Parker being rushed back in less than 100% for a game that was always gonna be fuggin difficult in center mid and bad tempered.

Sure the injuries make decisions tough but its in time of adversity that you find out the mettle of a manager... I think curbs is made of tin not steel...Beex send me the fucking membership pack!
 

 Anonymous said...
norven munky said......Beex send me the fucking membership pack!

Rushed by priority mail my friend ;-)
 

 Anonymous said...
Fuck it - I might as well take one too then! lol ;-)

Seriously though I just think right now Alex Fergusson would struggle to manage us with our injuries. I've alsways said I'm not 100% on curbs but I don't think it's all that clever to get on his back when he hasn't had much at his disposal and I don't like to stab someone in the back that pulled us out of the shit last season.

I guess when he's come up against superior tactics he's been fucked but Redknapp was very much the same and we had a few good seasons under him. I just think after last season we need a season of consolidation and curbs can steady the ship. I agree long term he's probably not the solution but I say probably because he hasn't had the full chance to show what he can do with a full squad at his disposal so I'm not prepared to cast judgement until he does.
 

 Anonymous said...
Dave, my point exactly.

He doesn't have much at his disposal because the squad doesn't have any depth.

Sure, our best 11 might sneak us into Europe.

Lose a couple and we will be lucky to finish mid table.

With half a dozen out, we're back in the relegation zone.

A higher profile manager would have attracted better players to improve our depth. Who do we have to turn to? The same rabble that almost got us relegated last year, supplemented by other players whoo have had experience fighting relegation battles.

It does not instil a lot of confidence boys!
 

 Anonymous said...
Have read all the posts and the one comment that stands out to me and is just so so true was from Dave, who said that Westham does not have the profile to draw the World Class players.This is true and i believe that Fergie would not get any better players than what Curbs has done.I would take the FRINGE OF EUROPE as this would perhaps give us the better profile to entice better players (they all want European Football),this is why we lost Tevez lets be honest, and he was World Class.Am more confident than i was last season about our finishing position.Just hope we can get most of our side fit and healthy and to play a few games together for consistency.CMON U HAMMERS
 

 Anonymous said...
Sorry 5096. I have to disagree.

What makes MANC more atractive than us? You could argue that they aren't and their squad is not world class. It is a matter of opinion, but I believe they have a better squad than us amd most of their talent is there because Of Sven.

Either way, the buck stops with Curbs.

On the flipside, if you think their squad isn't as good as ours, why are they sitting 3rd in the Prem? You could argue injuries, but I think Svens coaching prowess has something to do with it.
 

 Anonymous said...
Greg the season is 38 games long - I'll happily have this conversation in May.

City have a honeymoon right now and it all seems rosy - we were 4th before Bellamy got injured but it's early days - if they lose Richards, Elano & Petrov to injury then they're as fucked as us.
 

 Anonymous said...
It seems Greg that you are an anti Curbs,ur not alone it seems to be catching and yes Man City are 3rd but who have they played only Arsenal from the big four (and they lost that).Dont rate there squad and think that when they cop some injuries you will see them progress down the table quite steadily.Sven is not a World Class Manager look at his time in charge of England.I for one will give Curbs the chance,seem to remember no-one gave us a chance of staying up when he took over as well but we all know how we came home and yes he had a lot to do with that survival as well.
 

 Anonymous said...
Gentlemen, I hope I'm wrong.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
You Can't fight in here.... This is a war room
 

 Anonymous said...
This blog has gone mental... ha ha

I think there is abit of truth in there from a lot of people. I certainly agree with Dave and say it alot that we forget who we are... We are never going to attract massive players, but to say that we haven't spent wisely or Curbs has got shit in, is very unfair in my book. Parker, Freddie, Bellamy, Upson and LBM have all improved our team alot and he has also had the balls to play Noble when it would have been alot easier to avoid that one. Yes tactically we have been a little poor, but we have been unlucky with decisions. Freddie's goal and Ashton offside against the Arse and the free kick against Villa... all could have gone the other way... (agree the game against the Geordies was poor)... but please please don't compare us to the Mancs because we are miles behind them...
 

 Anonymous said...
if we didnt have bad luck we'd have no luck at all

personally im happy with curbs signings....we bought what we lacked last yr...experienced players with tallent

without too many injuries we have good depth LBM, Matty, Noble, Bowyer, Freddy, Parker, Julien, mullens
but these injuries are over the top...11 in 8 rounds? wake me up im dreaming arent i?

sure we have cash but we cant throw around millions on 11 new players and expect to go to europe....we need ot consolidate this yr, give us a solid base to launch our cammpain off next yr

and we havent seen city's depth yet
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Out of interest, when is the next Brisbane hammers meet up?
 

 Anonymous said...
Probably Portsmouth on 27th Risky - I'll let you know soon.
 

 beggers said...
The thing I've noticed in more recent times is that as WH fans our expectations seemed to have changed and we're more willing to want to sack managers when things aren't going our way. Was a time when this would have been unheard of as a WH fan. We used to stick by our managers no matter what, but not so these days.

In this instance we've had 3 loses on the bounce 2 of which we were unlucky IMO. Before that we had gone 5 games unbeaten. All this with a ridiculous amount of players unavailable through injury. Considering this and the fact we seemed to be forced to play a different team each week, I don't think we've done too badly.

Granted Curbs does make some strange calls at times but then that could be said for any manager.

IMO I think Curbs is an ok manager. When the biscuit boys took over things were looking bleak. So they decide to sack Pardew but need a replacement. Do they go OS and gamble on a foreign manager or go for a bloke who's had years of PL experience, low risk, knows the game and is WH an all. And most importantly he wants the job! No brainer really.

Anyway, where are all these managers? good ones already have a job and they would need to be convinced to come to WH. No one is knocking on the door lads. That was made painfully obvious when 'Arry left and at that time our squad was awesome.

It is my understanding that the grand plan was to try and build a team for the future not buy one for the now. To do this Curbs has brought in many former club captains and experienced PL players, the kind who won't piss their pants when things get tough. Some had a history of injury so were a risk but he took the gamble. And again these players were willing to play at WH. I'm sure many other efforts were made with other players who didn't want to come. We are not a glamorous club and one who survived by the skin of our scrotum last season so I can see why many would not be convinced.

So we plan to consolidate and have a decent, steady season. The same goes for the next season. Hopefully as time goes on we show others around that we are the real deal, then we may become a bit more attractive as a team to play for.

I always thought Curbs was a sideways step from Pards but I did think he would stabilise the club. I can see him being in charge for another couple of seasons then they'll get someone else in who can take us forward.

As for Sven and Manc, they have surprised me. It can take sometime for foregin players to adjust but the crop he's brought in have hit their straps straight away. However, they will have a losing streak at some time and they will have injuries, it will be then that we see what they are made of. I'll also be interested to see how Manc go during winter, when it's bitter and the pitches a little heavier.

As for Sven, he is no great tactician IMO, his tenure as England manager was riddled with strange decisions. Sorry lads, Svens a horses arse and he will be found wanting. I'd have Curbs any day of the week over Sven. I still believe we'll be higher than Manc come the end of the season.

Don't get me wrong, 3 loses in a row is an obvious worry but there's enough about us to suggest that with a couple of players back we'll be back on track.

We won't set the world on fire this season but we'll do OK.
 

 Anonymous said...
We started off talking about Nobby and ended up arguing about Curbs.

Despite our differences of opinion, we have one thing in common; THE MIGHTY HAMMERS

I suppose only time will tell.
 

 beggers said...
Good point Greg.

The Solano mystery continues?
 

 Anonymous said...
Here here Greg,CMON U HAMMERS.Must say though Beggers that last post on this subject was excellent and i concur with all that you had to say.
 

 Anonymous said...
Yeah yeah, laugh it up
 

 beggers said...
Lol, you are a shit stirrer Davie Boy.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Go Argentina!
 

 Anonymous said...
beggers - it's quite good that we are united in our support for West Ham and are a mixture of Aussies & English Expats (or even a half blood like yourself) so we can occasionally have a laugh over stuff like this :-).

It's not often we come out on top with these kind of things so we have to have a laugh when we do.
 

 beggers said...
No issue with me mate. All in good humour. I tell you the funniest thing though, the All Chokes being knocked out. LMFAO!
 

 Anonymous said...
its tough...we play against the strongest and technicaly best 10 man rugby team in the world and we havent had a constant tight 5 for half a yr

ofcourse our rucks/mauls/scrums are going to crack...good luck to ya's...you found that keeping it tight in the forwards works for you....im just shitty that we couldnt find a decent front 3 in 4 yrs, and we still pick outsided backs on name alone

i am just happy that NZ is out again...ill drink to theyre failure any day!
 

 Anonymous said...
mad drivers bid for "WE57 HAM" plate
LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - It's the ultimate status symbol for a West Ham fan with a fat wallet and an ego to match -- the personalised car number plate "WE57 HAM".
The plate is up for auction later this month with a reserve price of 4,000 pounds, small change for most premier league players.
"We know what a large and passionate support there is for West Ham," said Damian Lawson, of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the auction's organiser.
"Because the number reads so well we think it stands a real chance of topping the table of football plates."
Bidding will have to be fierce to beat the current record for a football-themed plate. The DVLA sold "AR53 NAL" for 36,000 pounds in 2004.
Private sales of plates such as "1 UTD", for Manchester United, have reportedly fetched even bigger sums.
After losing their last two games, gloomy Hammers' fans may, however, be more tempted by Lot 835: "LOS 3R", which has a reserve price of 900 pounds.
Here are the 10 most expensive football plates sold by the DVLA:
1 - AR53 NAL (36,000 pounds)
2 - V1 LLA (35,000 pounds)
3 - ALB 10N (19,000 pounds)
4 - DER 8Y (14,500 pounds)
5 - S41 NTS (11,500 pounds)
6 - PRE 570N (9,400 pounds)
7 - 1 WBA (8,400 pounds)
8 - W1 GAN (7,700 pounds)
9 - EVR 70N (6,400 pounds)
10 - S9 URS (4,600 pounds)
 

 Anonymous said...
vamos argentina


mr west ham bret
 

 norven munky said...
so all that remains is to find out who France will play in the final...
 

 Anonymous said...
Eng beat the argies in the final

pay back for that fat, drug addict, cheating cunt
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Go Argentina
 

 Anonymous said...
ha ha deano ur too funny son

maradona is GOD
and the world beta learn to recognise that


maradona es dios

mr west ham bret
 

 Anonymous said...
Bret - Maradona is a fat cheating druggo cunt! I appreciate his abilities with a football but what a cunt!
 

 Anonymous said...
CTH here

come on guys even you aussies would sooner england win than the frogs?

come on hands up if you like anything about france


anyway guys

30 of us west ham are going to the walkabout on the embankment to watch the odd ball game saturday

so swing low and bubbles wil ring all over the river thames
 

 TheRedRisky said...
They have nice pastries :P

But as ive explained GO ARGENTINA! :P

Getting old?

I wanna see the first game of the rournament replayed in the final
 

 Anonymous said...
the french?

we fought harder for theyre country then they did....in TWO wars....and they are still arrogant cunts towards us

if it wasnt for us they'd be kraut's
 

 Anonymous said...
arent we all cheaters son... if u was a goal keeper and the ball crossed ur line, u wouldnt be going round telling the ref dat it did cross the line would ya....

oi wen we catchin up for drinks son

mr west ham bret
 

 Anonymous said...
got it spot on beex, at least we have the 2 weeks break
 

 Melbournehammer said...
Didn't think we played too badly.

No creativity, held onto it for too long in the midfield.Bellamy would have made a differnce up front.

Couldn't work out why we waited until the 80th minute to bring on Noble.Possibly Curbs knew Deano was injured and was risky bringing on the subs early if Deano didn't last the 90 minutes.

Anyone else think Freddie could have done more with his header immediately after they scored? I thought he could have volleyed it.

And why do we always drop someone on the goal line when there is a free kick just outside the box?It causes chaos when everyone is played onside.

Oh well thanhfully we are playing Sunderland at home next.

Cole and LBM up front?????
 

 Anonymous said...
Thank God we have Bellamy. He may just turn this around for us? We have a few games now before the Spuds where we should 'hopefully' get some points.
Very pissed off with all this long ball bollox.
 

 Anonymous said...
gutted mate gotto turn this losing streak round quicksmart... but our injury list is so fuckin long....

bring on black cats i say

mr west ham bret
 

 Anonymous said...
Even with our injuries felt that we dominated this game for at least 75% of the time just didnt score.When that window opens in January we had better bein the market for a TOP SHELF STRIKER coz if not we could be in touble.Am still quite happy with our form, have to beat Sunderland though.Centre Midfield really worries me as well absolutely no CREATIVITY in there whats so ever.CMON U HAMMERS
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Hey Dave, could you do me a favour and find out if the Pig are gonna show West Ham vs Sunderland? I'm only asking cos its the only game on a sunday night and starts like 1 am.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
I forgot to mention the game. I Threw the remote at full time cos i was so frustrated. CFC could not get onto the end of antyhing. Compounded by ashton and ljungburg just being unable to get on the end of the ball in the last seconds.

Plus we had so much posession i dont no how we didnt score
 

 whubris said...
I missed it but was lucky enough to catch ARse v Sunderland which was one of the best games I've seen in ages - the mackems really gave the bastards a run for their money. I say this because they played an open game and West Ham usually play well in games like that so it should be a good game against them.
 

 Anonymous said...
Great 2 weeks till WH play again, Think i'll take up picking my ass.
 

 Anonymous said...
***reminds self not to shake Zane's hand next time I see him***
 

 Anonymous said...
Oh dear, you guys lost :\
 

 Anonymous said...
Football is a passionate sport and is one of the few sports in the world where the fans play as a big a part in the game as the players.

Whilst we wear our colours with pride and support our team through thick and thin we have to remember others feel equally passionate about their teams. I thought on Saturday at Indooroopilly that the support was great but at the same time when the Arsenal fans sang up (and there were only a couple of them) a few of us got a bit nasty and personal with them.

I don't want us to be known as a bunch that can dish it out but can't take it back. We should be able to use our wit rather than resort to calling someone a "fucking gooner cunt" and "sit down or I'm gonna rip your fucking head off" when they sing stuff directed at us.

That said you always get the odd nob that steps out of line and trys to wind up our crowd but Tony is right in the way to deal with that and also I realise neither of us have set that good an example in our handling of these kind of situations to date. But we need to sort this out going forward because individuals will get banned which would be a shame cos I like everyone who attends and I want to keep the group together.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
I understand what your saying. And to tell the truth ive been worried about being banned from the P&W since about the Tottenham game, but I was more worried bout it being cos of fighting rather than singing.

Just as long as no one gets banned ill be happy.

Anyway bit off topic, what did you guys think of camara? I must say when i first heard the line up i was a bit worried. But considering we were playing Arsenal he had a good game and a few of his runs and touches impressed me. Thoughts?
 

 Anonymous said...
Risky - you've missed the point if you think it's about singing - it's about aggressive behaviour - you can sing what you like but when they sing stuff back we need to react in a positive way rather than just giving them abuse and threatening. We're happy to sing things like "you're shit & you know you are" therefore we should be able to take it back without resorting to threats and personal abuse. I'd much rather you thought up a witty song to sing back at them rather than single individuals out and call them a cunt or whatever.
 

 Anonymous said...
And just to add nobody has a problem with Saturday night - as far as I'm aware the pig are perfectly happy with how the night went but looking through sober eyes as Tony & I did you can see where problems start and where we are gonna start getting a name for ourselves with regards to dishing it out and not being able to take it back and in other situations things could get taken further.

In all honesty I've probably done the same thing in the past but I'm interested in the future and keeping things civil so we can keep going to the pig and keep together what I think is basically a good group of lads that wanna watch West Ham and have a bit of a sing and a laugh.
 

 beggers said...
Must have been intersting watching the game, and those around you, sober! Anyway, I'll be well fucked off if we get banned. FFS what's going on? Gotta say never seen any drama myself, and although rowdy, it's always been cool. Mind you I haven't been there and had Rangers or Tottenham fans winding me up! But as the other lads have said if you dish it you gotta take it.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
DW I got what you meant
 

 Anonymous said...
I totally agree with you Dave, PnW were damn good to us sat night and wish I could thank them, was a great experience. Im new to the group and yeah we did get roudy and swear, I think swearing is a big thing, pointing and yelling cunts at supporters is a bit of a personal attack at the individual (unless they are a ref) I would love to let the other supporters spark up a song hear it out then out match them, but they have such small turn outs sometimes its hard not to always go over the top of them. we need a solution eg: a song leader co-ordinator *just a suggestion* someone we can bounce off and leads us when we are pissed. I've seen it on videos at croation matches works well, looks organised.
 

 whubris said...
It's all turned to shit since I left! :-)
 

 Anonymous said...
On a bright note, I did see some of our roudy supporters shake the hands of the arse supporters at full time :) pretty good stuff if you ask me considering the situation, defused the situation. :)
 

 Anonymous said...
i spose we do get bit carried away, with the grog and all, but as fa as i can remember, besides the tottenham incident, i have seen many of the brissy hammer bois shake hands wif the opponent fans... i knw i have...

but yea cant push our luck too much eh...

rite bois who's coming out for the villa game dis sat?? are we meetin up at eagle st??

mr west ham bret
 

 Anonymous said...
Zane - yeah that's cos those Arsenal blokes were basically good lads and they shook my hand at the end too. If we'd come up against some other pricks it could have kicked off and also I don't think those Arsenal lads really deserved the aggressiveness to be honest - they wanted a good laugh as much as most of us did.

As for the comment about them only being a few then that's more reason not to get personal - we look pretty stupid when there's a whole load of us having a go at just a few blokes most of whom wouldn't have said boo to a goose.

Good to meet you Saturday anyway Zane - hopefully we'll see you at Eagle St in the future.
 

 Anonymous said...
No worries mate fair call :), we'll have our new approach onboard and see how we go this sat, will be equally as good I reckon.

yeah I'll be there for the rest of games with the pommy brothers (thats if charlie can handle it)

you hit everyone up yet brett for sat?

Zane - On best behaviour ;)
 

 TheRedRisky said...
I'm not sure if im going to villa yet
 

 Anonymous said...
I agree about the Arsenal supporters. They seemed like a good bunch of blokes, and just laughed off the taunts from our side. I think thats what we need to do more. All in all I think it was a good night out though (excepting the result, obviously.)
 

 Anonymous said...
Guys

I have to admit having been on the other side of the fence for a few weeks now, some peoples behaviour is beyond bad and I would class as 'unacceptable'. I'm a massive fan of a few beers and having a laugh.... but we can not cross that line... we are in a pub in Australia and not at the game it self... a few beers and a few songs is great and really adds to the atmos and the fun of the night... but going over the top and getting very close and I mean very close to starting fights and maybe a massive fight is again 'unacceptable'. I've only been here for a year and some of the others have been here for years before that and we want to be here for years to come.... The pubs are very good to us and we need to respect that, we are in a pub and other people are out and about and possibly supporting other teams....

So come on guys lets just have some fun and watch the games....

and seriously if you want to be a gangster and start fighting... then go somewhere else because the majority don't want it....

Up the Irons...
 

 Anonymous said...
Guys just to let you know there is not an official meet this weekend but the pig n whistle will be showing the game if you wanted to rock up. However due to the Eng vs Aus rugby match there will be no audio.

Next Official meet will probably be Portsmouth away on 27th Oct - I will let you know closer to the time.
 

 Anonymous said...
hey zane how u doin mate... dont think i met u sat nite, but yea at the moment deano and mike have bailed... deano's sik and mike got other plans.... but me, benny, adam adam, adam skin and garin will be there regular as clockwork.... bout 10.30ish mate... and chris is gona be there too yea?? terry coming??

but yea mate see u bois sat and let's get behind em irons...

up the irons

mr bret
 

 TheRedRisky said...
hey to say it bret im not gonna make it. Ive left uni work WAY too long and im suffering for it now.

Sorry mate
 

 Anonymous said...
LOL Bret you know me but as a diff name bc i like liverpool.

yeh I'll be there, poor bloody Benny is going to cop it hard. hahaha
 

 Anonymous said...
ha ha aight mate now i knw who u are son...

we gonna have a few drinks at pig in queen st... bout 9.30, and then walk over to eagle st... u keen??

i got ur number somwhere in me fone yea??

mr west ham bret
 

 Anonymous said...
sounds good mate, 9:30 or 10:30?

mike and charlie are on the coast this weekend, they will be here for next live meet up on the 27th.

Zane.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Just thought id say it in here. Ashtons in the england squad. now PLEASE dont get injured
 

 beggers said...
Amen to that Risky.

How's the band going mr west ham bret? Do you ever gig down the Coast?
 

 Anonymous said...
allo beggars, yea mate band's alrite.... on a break atm , singer barry's back in ireland for a month but we got 2 big shows in nov...

nov 10th wif SLICK 46(melb streetpunk)

nov 17th BEERZONE (UK streetpunk/oi)

will let u knw of venue wen i hear about it

so if any of u bois keen to seen some good punk rawk/oi, come along...

mr west ham bret
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Hes still not gonna get an england cap. And the rugby was utter bullshit. Learn to score a try.
 

 Anonymous said...
You can win a rugby match without scoring a try mate...maybe its a bit like banter... tell your players to shut the fcuk up about what they was going to do to us and do it 1st ..then give it large

now for the frogs...

SWING FUCKING LOW

O EAST LONDON IS WONDERFUL O EAST LONDON IS WONDERFUL ITS FULL OF TITS FANNY AND WEST HAM O EAST LONDON IS WONDERFUL...

REGARDS CTH
 

 Anonymous said...
Risky - learn to beat a team that can't score a try - did you even watch the game - the Aussies were totally outplayed - learn to take defeat with grace son. You should like goals being kicked anyway - I thought you were a football fan??
 

 TheRedRisky said...
I Am but im also australian. Australias forwards were just completely outplayed and the ball seemed to get turned over every time there was a ruck.

Ah well. I was just bitter cos its annoying to be beaten like that.
 

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 Anonymous said...
Hahaha man he looked pissed
 

 Dave said...
Love that Yellow card to the ref pic - I remember when he did that. :-)
 

 beggers said...
You can take the boy out of West Ham but you can't take West Ham out of the boy. I miss him, it was never dull with him around.
 

 whubris said...
Dave - I still reckon that's one of my favourite ever West Ham moments. If any of you ever get a video of it I'd like a copy.

Jeez I miss old Tommy. How many players - especially known hard men like him - would actually cry at their last game at Upton Park? Or anywhere for that matter? The man was born to be a Hammer. Plus, he was great entertainment, you'd never know whether he'd save the team by a miraculous tackle, or break someone's leg just outside the area and get sent off. We'd usually concede from the free kick. :-)

Bless 'im!
 

 Anonymous said...
ROFL at the 300 take off :P
 

 beggers said...
Hope you get a decent turnout this time Paul.
 

 norven munky said...
I'd come if I was in Adelaide for the weekend :) ... c'mon Adelaide Hammers, show your colours!!

I see you have joined the fantasy league Paul...I needed a latecomer to lift my young fella's team off the foot of the table..(he started late too and he is limited to only players with a West Ham connection (past or present players).
 

 Pernunz said...
Hopefully will be there unless something else is happening (Hopefully not though)
 

 Anonymous said...
Must say Tony this is the first time that i have ever done this fantasy league thing,was quite impressed that i got the score that i did.I can handle coming last and letting your son not hold up the rest of the league.Thanks for the support from all you guys in Brisbane its been great really.We are looking at a much much much better turnout on Saturday Night,lots of emails back confirming attendance so time will tell.Will post how it all goes.Once again am very optimistic about the turnout and the result 3-1 our way.CMON U HAMMERS
 

 TheRedRisky said...
Hey paul how many did you get out there?
 

 Anonymous said...
Well to say im disappointed AGAIN is a real understatement,we had replies from 7 of our Adelaide Hammers so was extremely happy and optimistic.Arrived at our venue early had a few drinks was on top of the world and couldnt wait for the Adelaide Hammers to turn up.10 mins before kickoff had two people there was still hopefull but losing my faith quickly.Half time arrives and still only the two arrivals,by this time im gutted and so dissillusioned and disheartened.Full time arrives with no extra arrivals and not the right result either.All in all am so disappointed as people had said they were coming and just didnt show,not sure where we go from here,cant decide if its worth all this heartache and disappointment.We will have to wait and see.Thanks Redrisky for the post and will keep you up to date here on the Blog site.A very disappointed Paul here ih Adelaide
 

 Anonymous said...
Hey Paul,

It was a shocker of a turnout... I really thought we would get a few fans there! I was there with Paul! Very lonely night! I can't believe my pregnant girlfriend who doesn't even support West Ham came and watch and we can't even get more than two hammers supporters there! I thought we had the best fans in the world! What a joke that is! Shame on all the Adelaide hammer supporters! You should bleed Claret and Blue! Maybe they’re just as fickle as Port Adelaide Supports and bleed Black, White and Teal… Come and support your beloved Hammers!
Mr_Coker
 

 Anonymous said...
Dead set WHAT A WANKER
 

 Anonymous said...
Also did he not see the foot that was raised to Parker that caused him to go off injured? Parker will also be out for a period of time - again!
 

 TheRedRisky said...
too be honest i thought he was a tad lucky to be on the pitch too. But players get carded and cant be charged retrospectively all the time.

Hes just a bitter cunt, and fucking arsenal won so i don't no what hes complaining about! Surely they have other players who can do Hlebs job.

With a packet of sweet and a cheeky smile, wenger is a fucking pedophile
 

 Anonymous said...
Who the fucks Knoble?
 

 beggers said...
LOL, sorry about that. You know who I mean :)
 

 Anonymous said...
hehe yeah I know - thanks for the write up. Also I agree Linda's performance was top drawer.
 

 whubris said...
Thanks for the summary beggers - good for some of the plebs like me who don't have Foxtel. I did see some highlights and thought we looked pretty ordinary although Ashton had his moments like the backheel to Ljungberg. Speaking of whom, yes his goal was 100% onside, no question about it. Oh well. Great to hear that Ringo's still looking good, he's been improving every game I've seen him in, very impressive. Hope he keeps it up. Upson seems like he's doing well too.

Oh and one more thing..

GREEN FOR ENGLAND!
GREEN FOR ENGLAND!
GREEN FOR ENGLAND!
 

 whubris said...
I think it's time to change the poll.
 

 whubris said...
who's been voting??

See link
 

 norven munky said...
if he showed loyalty to bowyer he sure didn't do the same to mullins...he had said the spot was his and parker would have to win it back....one game in the ressies was all it took.

Gabbs was rock solid and with how dodgy our defence has been should keep his spot. I would even rest Neill for Spector.

We look a very average unimaginative team without bellamy's speed...it was just long balls all game.
 

 whubris said...
From what I've seen Mullins has looked pretty good this year.
 

 Anonymous said...
Lucas can't be rested as Spector is useless. The problem for Neil is Bowyer doesn't really stay wide. Arsenal deliberately kept Diabi out wide as they knew we were vulnerable down our right side.
I agree Gabs is a better choice than Anton - good player but a show pony who needs a slap (few games on the bench). And totally agree that Linda is playing very well right now.
If Bellamy and Ethers are fit we should play the following team vs the Villa:
Greenie; Linda, Upson, Gabs, Lucas; Ethers, Mullins, Noble, Freddie; Bellamy, Ashton
If we can get that team out we will beat Villa Reo-Coker and all.
 

 norven munky said...
exactly. And as I said Curbs said publicly that he head taken his chance and Parker would have have to win it back.

So wtf does he rush Parker back in at the 1st opportunity.
 

 Anonymous said...
Unlike most on the posts so far i must disagree with the Bellamy goal i too was first outraged at the decision but if you have seen the slow motion replay you can clearly see that he is just offside when the ball is played.That being said the Ashton one was clearly onside but he should have buried it,and that header has to be a goal.We certainly did lack out wide and severly need another striker to fill in when either Ashton or Bellamy are out.I felt we played well enough against the Gooners to honestly say that we will avoid the relegation game again this season.Why the hell GREEN is not the England number 1 is beyond us all,at worst he has to be the number 2 surely instead of a 35 yr old liability.I must say i am not a Mullins fan and would like to see us buy a CREATIVE ctr midfielder in the January tfer window as what we have at the moment are all what i call just hard men,noble is creative but he doesnt seem to have the ball to tear defences apart(just my opinion).All in all was disappointed but also on the other hand am still optimistic for the rest of the season.CMON U HAMMERS.
 

 TheRedRisky said...
off topic but the Coventry WH game has been selected by sky. I May actually get to watch this one!
 

 Anonymous said...
Risky - of course it's been selected by Sky - there's a good chance of an upset through their eyes. Let's hope we prove them wrong.
 

 Anonymous said...
Risky how will you watch the Cov game if it is on UK Sky?
 

 TheRedRisky said...
certain... streaming software
 

 Anonymous said...
Where would I get the certain streaming software and how would I use it to watch the game?
 

 Anonymous said...
Anonymous,

All your questions, software and game stream links can be found here
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Enjoy :)