The Official West Ham United Thread. Vol 2

[coldel]

RichB said:

I know you have strong opinions but I will stick my neck out here and say categorically that boneheads holding up placards suggesting the change of stadium was more damaging than the 30,000 people killed in the blitz is damaging. The negativity that surrounds such nonsense blatantly rubs off onto the pitch. No one will convince me that it is better than supporting and fervently cheering on the team. I was at the 2004 play off semi final and the atmosphere created carried the team through that game. No, the boneheads and morons can fk off as far I'm concerned.

Not advocating in stadium booing etc, just that away from the game fans putting pressure on the board to actually act on the promises delivered during the stadium move. Some fans are happy maybe to go along and sit in a sterile stadium watching their team from afar for the next 50 years, others have decided to put pressure on the board with a series of profile raising events which have actually had some effect i.e. the Brady letter. If you sat and did nothing, then nothing is exactly what you get.

[bad company]

So who thinks Ayew will score tomorrow?

[coldel]

bad company said:

So who thinks Ayew will score tomorrow?

Nailed on certainty lol

[TCEvo]

coldel said:

bad company said:

So who thinks Ayew will score tomorrow?

Nailed on certainty lol

Assuming the game goes ahead - thought Wales was in the grip of the beast (or some such bks).

[RichB]

coldel said:

RichB said:

I know you have strong opinions but I will stick my neck out here and say categorically that boneheads holding up placards suggesting the change of stadium was more damaging than the 30,000 people killed in the blitz is damaging. The negativity that surrounds such nonsense blatantly rubs off onto the pitch. No one will convince me that it is better than supporting and fervently cheering on the team. I was at the 2004 play off semi final and the atmosphere created carried the team through that game. No, the boneheads and morons can fk off as far I'm concerned.

Not advocating in stadium booing etc, just that away from the game fans putting pressure on the board to actually act on the promises delivered during the stadium move. Some fans are happy maybe to go along and sit in a sterile stadium watching their team from afar for the next 50 years, others have decided to put pressure on the board with a series of profile raising events which have actually had some effect i.e. the Brady letter. If you sat and did nothing, then nothing is exactly what you get.

I think we are loosely in agreement but in my experience these things always carry over into the ground on match days. e.g. the Hitler banner...

[coldel]

RichB said:

coldel said:

RichB said:

I know you have strong opinions but I will stick my neck out here and say categorically that boneheads holding up placards suggesting the change of stadium was more damaging than the 30,000 people killed in the blitz is damaging. The negativity that surrounds such nonsense blatantly rubs off onto the pitch. No one will convince me that it is better than supporting and fervently cheering on the team. I was at the 2004 play off semi final and the atmosphere created carried the team through that game. No, the boneheads and morons can fk off as far I'm concerned.

Not advocating in stadium booing etc, just that away from the game fans putting pressure on the board to actually act on the promises delivered during the stadium move. Some fans are happy maybe to go along and sit in a sterile stadium watching their team from afar for the next 50 years, others have decided to put pressure on the board with a series of profile raising events which have actually had some effect i.e. the Brady letter. If you sat and did nothing, then nothing is exactly what you get.

I think we are loosely in agreement but in my experience these things always carry over into the ground on match days. e.g. the Hitler banner...

No thats wrong, but certainly if you are as an investor in a business (if we take it as a business which football certainly is now) and you represent a significant number of investors that are vital to the functioning of the business - those investors have a right to demand certain things of the business. When promises are broken and a business goes back on its obligations then shows no willingness to even accept that - then action like we have seen is definitely worthwhile, surely even the players can see the benefit of a more 'West Ham' stadium, with fans closer to the pitch etc. As mentioned, they need that as much as the fans need it.

[bad company]

Apparently and surprisingly given the weather, tomorrow’s match is on.

[TCEvo]

bad company said:

Apparently and surprisingly given the weather, tomorrow’s match is on.

Apart from usual suspects think we've pretty much full team. Pain in the arse for the fans getting there today.

Maybe a draw though, did well last season but inevitable that A Ayew scores.

COYI!!

Edited to add appears at least two players out. Same old, same old.

Edited by TCEvo on Saturday 3rd March 10:46

[TCEvo]

fking useless.

[coldel]

Strange line up playing 4-4-2 away with Rice in wide midfield? Already a goal down...

[TCEvo]

Reid now off.

Good job we sold Fonte.

We're fked.

[TCEvo]

And that's game over.

fking shambles.

[sjc]

Well there you have it.
30 mins gone 2 nil down and now the only fit centre halve in the squad is a 19 year old.
How much was the total cost of our back four today ?!!

[coldel]

Championship football next season

[sjc]

And if Hart has conceded the first and third goals last week and the first one today he would have got absolutely slaughtered.

[sjc]

11 goals conceded in the last 3 away games, two of which were against Brighton and Swansea FFS.... what has happened to the hard working disciplined team of a few weeks ago ???

[pincher]

That March next week is going to be interesting......

[sjc]

pincher said:

That March next week is going to be interesting......

It’ll be toxic, and play right into the wrong peoples hands

[TCEvo]

sjc said:

11 goals conceded in the last 3 away games, two of which were against Brighton and Swansea FFS.... what has happened to the hard working disciplined team of a few weeks ago ???

They've given up.

[TCEvo]

sjc said:

pincher said:

That March next week is going to be interesting......

It’ll be toxic, and play right into the wrong peoples hands

And be followed by a st performance and another home loss.