The Official West Ham United Thread.

The Official West Ham United Thread.

TOPIC CLOSED
TOPIC CLOSED
Author
Discussion

RichB

51,565 posts

284 months

Saturday 2nd August 2014
quotequote all
bad company said:
RichB said:
Sadly that's how I feel about him too. He doesn't have the charisma of George Best either does he wink
In fact as George Best is probably one of my all time favourite footballers who I was fortunate enough to watch many times both when ManU played the Hammers and later at Fulham I shouldn't actually mentioned Best and Morrison in the same breath !
Can't agree there. I think RM has/had the ability to be every bit as good as Best. Sadly he will never achieve his potential so we will never know.
Surely Best was already demonstrating his exceptional ability regularly for ManU by the time he was 21, not just occasional flashes of skill. But as you say we'll never know.

bad company

18,562 posts

266 months

Monday 4th August 2014
quotequote all
And another defeat - http://www.teamtalk.com/match/report/978/9405442/M...

Not looking very promising at the moment. frown

TCEvo

12,709 posts

202 months

Monday 4th August 2014
quotequote all
It's looking pretty ste at the moment.

Watched second half of the game against Schalke - utter tedium but we won on pens (some good pens taken as well). Kouyote & Poyet looked ok though. Didn't see yesterday's game but it sounded crap & apparently someone lobbed a pint of lager over BFS as he headed back to the coach drink

We've now lost AC, Demel, Diame, Morrison and Jenkinson to injury and Valencia's unfit.

Scrabbling around for another striker.

Great start.

RichB

51,565 posts

284 months

Monday 4th August 2014
quotequote all
Same old stuff. Relegation scrap, manager under threat, players injured in friendlies. Always the same.

TCEvo

12,709 posts

202 months

Monday 4th August 2014
quotequote all
Dunno, this one feels crappier than usual particularly after making signings early & briefly having an uninjured centre forward. Might be more access to news than previously though.

pincher

8,558 posts

217 months

Monday 4th August 2014
quotequote all
TCEvo said:
apparently someone lobbed a pint of lager over BFS as he headed back to the coach drink
What a waste!

TCEvo

12,709 posts

202 months

Monday 4th August 2014
quotequote all
pincher said:
TCEvo said:
apparently someone lobbed a pint of lager over BFS as he headed back to the coach drink
What a waste!
Yep; he's always struck me as more of a bitter man..

getmecoat

pincher

8,558 posts

217 months

Monday 4th August 2014
quotequote all
Morrison has been freed on bail apparently.

bad company

18,562 posts

266 months

Monday 4th August 2014
quotequote all
Yes RM is out on bail - for now at least.

Somebody please tell me we are not going to fork out £10m for Peter Crouch - http://www.teamtalk.com/papertalk/9406025/Paper-Ta... . I have always rated PC but he is 34 now.

TCEvo

12,709 posts

202 months

Monday 4th August 2014
quotequote all
£10m to score the goals that keep us in the PL for the £100m pot at the end of the season.

Surprised he's not already had a spell at WH as he seems to like a to move about a bit. Not a player I particularly rate & not a £10m player by any stretch IMO but given how the team's set-up he'd fit in well.

BrabusMog

Original Poster:

20,145 posts

186 months

Monday 4th August 2014
quotequote all
By any stretch, pun intended?!

I've always really liked Crouch but not sure if I £10m like him.

bad company

18,562 posts

266 months

Monday 4th August 2014
quotequote all
BrabusMog said:
I've always really liked Crouch but not sure if I £10m like him.
My thoughts exactly. We do need cover for AC tho.

TCEvo

12,709 posts

202 months

Tuesday 5th August 2014
quotequote all
BrabusMog said:
By any stretch, pun intended?!

I've always really liked Crouch but not sure if I £10m like him.
No but I'll take it, makes up for the bitter one earlier in the day biggrin

BrabusMog

Original Poster:

20,145 posts

186 months

Tuesday 5th August 2014
quotequote all
hehe

BrabusMog

Original Poster:

20,145 posts

186 months

Thursday 7th August 2014
quotequote all
Having read this article, I'm guessing we've definitely bid for Crouch.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28687200

TCEvo

12,709 posts

202 months

Thursday 7th August 2014
quotequote all
Thought he'd (Crouch) ruled himself out as he wanted Champions League wages & stoke want a decent transfer fee for him. Hard to believe 12 mths on we're in the same situation as last year scrabbling around for another forward.

Morrison news doesn't sound great http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-28... hearing's set for later in the month.

Hammer67

5,730 posts

184 months

Friday 8th August 2014
quotequote all
Interesting day today, delivered some TV's to Mauro Zarate's rather swish pad in Brentwood. Seemed like a nice chap, didn't say much but was grateful for me waiting around for him to get home.

sjc

13,964 posts

270 months

Friday 8th August 2014
quotequote all
Hammer67 said:
Interesting day today, delivered some TV's to Mauro Zarate's rather swish pad in Brentwood. Seemed like a nice chap, didn't say much but was grateful for me waiting around for him to get home.
Good practise for when he's waiting around for someone to give him the fking ball.

TCEvo

12,709 posts

202 months

Friday 8th August 2014
quotequote all
sjc said:
Good practise for when he's waiting around for someone to give him the fking ball.
hehe

Sampdoria game tomorrow - CC presumably starts. Saw Elliot Lee's got a call to first team so might see something of him.

TCEvo

12,709 posts

202 months

Saturday 9th August 2014
quotequote all
Anyone else go today? Tedious first half, nobes pen in ET brought it back to 1-1. Second half much better after a couple of changes. Diame and vaz te changed the game - came out 3-2 winners, goals from Diame and Burke after a decent layoff from Elliott Lee.

Decent away support as well,fair play to them.

Sat in BM Upper for a change, surprised to see a sky sports ad in the atrium with man u & arsenal players on it though.
TOPIC CLOSED
TOPIC CLOSED