The Official West Ham United Thread.

[BrabusMog]

According to Twitter we've signed Gary O'Neil from Middlesburger for an undisclosed deal for 2 and a half years. Is he any good?

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im said:

BrabusMog said:

According to Twitter we've signed Gary O'Neil from Middlesburger for an undisclosed deal for 2 and a half years. Is he any good?

He opted to join West Ham...what do you think?

To be fair, I'd join Brentford if it meant I didn't have to live in the North East

[BrabusMog]

RichB said:

BrabusMog said:

According to Twitter we've signed Gary O'Neil from Middlesburger for an undisclosed deal for 2 and a half years. Is he any good?

Was England U21 captain but to the best of memory hasn't featured in the full IX. Must have had some tallent as a youngster though but he's 27 now. Plays right wing, so a replacment for Dyre (who?) and Berhami, never really seen him.

Just had a look on BBC Sport. Here's hoping he is going to be good enough for the Premiership for at least a few more months...

[BrabusMog]

Enough with the doom and gloom for tonight, we are 90 mins from Wembley for the first time in bloody ages! COYI!

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im said:

BrabusMog said:

Enough with the doom and gloom for tonight, we are 90 mins from Wembley for the first time in bloody ages! COYI!

I fear its so near yet so far...sorry.

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RichB said:

BrabusMog said:

im said:

BrabusMog said:

Enough with the doom and gloom for tonight, we are 90 mins from Wembley for the first time in bloody ages! COYI!

I fear its so near yet so far...sorry.

Come on chaps, 2:1 up with 90 mins to go, surely were in with a shout after teh way we played against Everton, and I'd rate Everton as stronger opposition than Brum.

Hence my original post stating no doom and gloom tonight!

[BrabusMog]

standfree93 said:

RichB said:

Sky

Don't have sky.

Unless I go to my mates.

Try the pub, the atmosphere should be great

[BrabusMog]

We're winning every ball, we've gotta score now whilst we're on top!

COYI!

[BrabusMog]

Goooooooooaaaaaaaalll!

[BrabusMog]

At first I thought we were a masterclass. Birmingham were utter ste first half but upped their game second half.

Parker looked fked at the end.

I wonder if obinna or piquionne wouldve made a difference?

I'm gutted, feel really hollow.

[BrabusMog]

At first I thought we were a masterclass. Birmingham were utter ste first half but upped their game second half.

Parker looked fked at the end.

I wonder if obinna or piquionne wouldve made a difference?

I'm gutted, feel really hollow.

[Car Bonara]

Well, if Gold is to be believed, Ba Ba is our new Messiah.

[Car Bonara]

boobles said:

Well done today, very much deserved although we did give you a scare by leading 2-1.
All the best, not only in the cup but also in the league.

Cheers pal, might see you next season one way or another!

[BrabusMog]

Good result and what a cracker from Obinna.

Lawro must be feeling ill, he was practically complimentary about us!

[BrabusMog]

Oh vey

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RichB said:

Well for an expert we've got Avram Grant but he's probably too polite.

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sjc said:

Know what?
Your post and Hammer67's picture caption above just reminds me (inspite of all the crap and dissapointment we have to put up) how much I love being a Happy Hammer.Compare that with the utter bile, bhiness and hissy fits on the Spurs thread in the last couple of days just because they haven't got their own way.Never quite got the WH hatred for Spurs before,in fact always had a bit of a soft spot for them.But by Christ I can see it now.
Thank God my Old Man was a proper Londoner.

Hear, hear!

I think the problem with Spurs fans is that they have the "big club" mentality, even though they've had the square root of sod all success-wise in the last few years aside from the League Cup in 2008 and a top four finish last year.

Yes, they played an amazing second half against Inter Milan but they still managed to lose that. I don't expect the world from West Ham, I think Spurs fans have a sense of entitlement their recent history doesn't allow for.

[BrabusMog]

RichB said:

and of course The World Cup! And Spurs can't claim that

It wouldn't be a trip down memory lane without cracking that old chestnut out

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Blib said:

But, if you think that the cabal presently running your club are doing it for West Ham, "the legacy", "the Queen" or anything else, then you're deluding yourself.

I don't think you see anyone here "deluding themselves", the fact of the matter is that it is happening so we are getting on with it.

Blib said:

I genuinely wish you all the luck in the World.

You'll need it.

Thanks, it's good to know you are thinking of us.

Also this isn't a personal attack on you but for a bunch of fans who didn't want to move to Stratford, you lot aren't half making a fking lot of noise about not getting it. I can sympathise though, I've had to go to host quite a few matches at WHL (my company has a box there) and it's a fking miserable experience getting there.

[BrabusMog]

I'd imagine they may reduce the capacity in order to lower the weekly costs of running the stadium. I'd imagine that if there was an 80,000 capacity we'd be expected to pay for enough officers to control a crowd that size, even though according to the Spuds we'd be lucky to get 5,000.

As for we're just laying down and accepting the move, what else can we do? We're moving and that's that, rather than moan about it we get behind the decision and get on with it. I guess in East we're still a bit more realistic