The Official West Ham United Thread. Vol 2

[coldel]

Seems like its only 6 weeks out for Wilshere, so not as bad as thought but still let today go down in WH history as the first of many Wilshere injuries as we pay through the nose for with form and injury interrupted seasons ahead

When is Arnies scan? Today?

[bad company]

coldel said:

Seems like its only 6 weeks out for Wilshere, so not as bad as thought but still let today go down in WH history as the first of many Wilshere injuries as we pay through the nose for with form and injury interrupted seasons ahead

When is Arnies scan? Today?

Surely they should have scanned Arnie yesterday? Nothing being said yet but communication from WH has never been great.

[TCEvo]

bad company said:

coldel said:

Seems like its only 6 weeks out for Wilshere, so not as bad as thought but still let today go down in WH history as the first of many Wilshere injuries as we pay through the nose for with form and injury interrupted seasons ahead

When is Arnies scan? Today?

Surely they should have scanned Arnie yesterday? Nothing being said yet but communication from WH has never been great.

There was a note on Twitter yesterday suggesting that Arnie was a "rest" & should be OK for the weekend. WH official says Wilshere's had surgery already so we won't be seeing him for a while.

[RichB]

TCEvo said:

... official says Wilshere's had surgery already so we won't be seeing him for a while.

Given that everyone says Noble, Rice & Obiang looked like our best midfield combination I doubt he'd make team anyway.

[coldel]

RichB said:

Given that everyone says Noble, Rice & Obiang looked like our best midfield combination I doubt he'd make team anyway.

I think we have to be careful here, I don't think that three are a strong combo by any stretch and if Tosun/Niasse could hit a wooden buildings door with a stringed instrument we could easily have lost or drawn that game and the conclusion on that midfield three would have been quite different. I think a good test would be at home to Manyoo who have their own problems as to whether we can take a bit of control in the middle.

[coldel]

Seems like Arnie is ok for the Chelsea game

[coldel]

Chelsea still in Greece due to a cancelled flight last night...every little helps!

[bad company]

coldel said:

Chelsea still in Greece due to a cancelled flight last night...every little helps!

Let’s hope they get plenty of Ouzo.

[sjc]

bad company said:

Let’s hope they get plenty of Ouzo.

Don't tell me they've signed another player?

[BrabusMog]

sjc said:

bad company said:

Let’s hope they get plenty of Ouzo.

Don't tell me they've signed another player?

[BrabusMog]

Saw this earlier, made me laugh even if it was said by a Milwall fan.

[bad company]

BrabusMog said:

Saw this earlier, made me laugh even if it was said by a Milwall fan.

Pretty good.

I've never really understood the animosity towards Milwall. It all apparently goes back to a dockers strike hundreds of years ago and really now who cares?

I don't hate or even dislike Milwall. I just don't care if they win or lose - unless they're playing us of course.

[coldel]

Yes Millwall was all about the dock strikes (iron and steel workers!) and some workers who broke picket lines being aligned with one club vs those that didnt aligned with another. Madness really that it carries on now - I bet half the fans do not even know why the hatred remains.

[BrabusMog]

bad company said:

Pretty good.

I've never really understood the animosity towards Milwall. It all apparently goes back to a dockers strike hundreds of years ago and really now who cares?

I don't hate or even dislike Milwall. I just don't care if they win or lose - unless they're playing us of course.

For a brief period I lived in the flat complex next to Deptford Bridge DLR station and used to get the train home from Waterloo East after a match and came across Milwall fans a few times on the way home - I can't say they are the nicest sounding blokes in the world. Unless I was unlucky every time I encountered them. Same could be said for most teams to be fair.

[bad company]

BrabusMog said:

For a brief period I lived in the flat complex next to Deptford Bridge DLR station and used to get the train home from Waterloo East after a match and came across Milwall fans a few times on the way home - I can't say they are the nicest sounding blokes in the world. Unless I was unlucky every time I encountered them. Same could be said for most teams to be fair.

Including many of our fans.

Like all teams we have our share of A R Soles.

[bad company]

coldel said:

Yes Millwall was all about the dock strikes (iron and steel workers!) and some workers who broke picket lines being aligned with one club vs those that didnt aligned with another. Madness really that it carries on now - I bet half the fans do not even know why the hatred remains.

Only half?

[coldel]

bad company said:

Only half?

[bad company]

I stumbled across this on Facebook.

West Ham v Leicester 2nd Sept 1939. The next day we declared war on Germany & the season was abandoned which was just as well as we lost the match 0-2.

[coldel]

bad company said:

I stumbled across this on Facebook.

West Ham v Leicester 2nd Sept 1939. The next day we declared war on Germany & the season was abandoned which was just as well as we lost the match 0-2.

Amazing. Great find.

[RichB]

Would you say that's taken from the West Stand looking across at the South Bank and the Chicken Run?