Kidders 1:24 Fri May 6
We’re cursed
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Is there some sort of curse over us, Tony Gale, Manny O, Gerrard, Dodgy red cards, literally everyone scoring their first goal against us.
Please make it stop…
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stepney hammer
7:12 Mon May 9
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"missing out on CL in the Bilic season when we had two red overturned and two penalties given against us for fouls outside the area."
I know you're making a broader point, but just on that example, in the last week of the season we won the last home game at the Boleyn against Man Utd who were competing for 4th. But managed to lose the two games around that against Swansea and Stoke, both sides with nothing to play for and already on the beach. You're not wrong about the red cards and pens, but win those two games against sides that had nothing to play for and 4th would have been ours.
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Alfs
7:04 Mon May 9
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BillC79 6:57 Mon May 9
I was about to say the same thing. My best mate at school was a Coventry supporter and they finished above us as often as we finished above them. They won the FA cup more recently than us, too.
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BillC79
6:57 Mon May 9
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We are a bit unlucky it must be said - relegated on a record 42 points, finished 5th in the league and didn’t get an automatic European spot (though the Intertoto was fun), missed out on CL football last year by 2 points (Man Utd at home where VAR didn’t realise the ball was a yard out + a last minute header by the Liverpool keeper), and missing out on CL in the Bilic season when we had two red overturned and two penalties given against us for fouls outside the area.
We have had our fair share of bad luck.
But no cursed - look at clubs like Oldham. Go back 30 years and there wasn’t that much between us and them
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Texas Iron
9:49 Sat May 7
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Coucho…
But it will never be a proper stadium…
Poor sight lines and sight distances for the football
Most seats are Too far from the pitch…
Obvious from the first viewing of the stadium design before we moved in…
Basically a cheap multi use athletics stadium built without regard for football…
An Olympic bowl stadium
Lord Coe and his stupid Athletics Legacy…twat
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Sir Alf
7:34 Sat May 7
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I suppose it depends on whether Sullivan and Gold are really looking to cash in and run after 2023?
If their love of money and the kudos that gives them in their minds is still as strong as ever they will be off. So talk of 150 million is just that IMHO
While Sullivan does the deal making on transfers he still has full control. The noise and propaganda will all back up the idea of us spending big but when you look at payment terms and conditions, derisory offers and loan to buy offers holding or collapsing deals etc. don’t be surprised if we struggle to spend half of that and bring in 2 or 3 not the 5 or 6 real quality players we need.
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nychammer
6:14 Sat May 7
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It’s not all bad no, but fuck me do we shoot ourselves in the foot sometimes. The euro exit, the league disaster that has been April could all have been avoided or mitigated with proper planning and stewardship. Fan base, stadium size, revenue, it’s all just potential until We realize it
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El Coucho
5:59 Sat May 7
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If you look at average attendances across Europe West Ham are third.
We are about to qualify for Europe based on league position in consecutive seasons. Never done before.
The club is in negotiations with UK athletics to make the stadium a permanent football stadium.
It’s not all bad.
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13 Brentford Rd
5:16 Sat May 7
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I've seen us win 2 FA cups and lose the 75 ECWC final, the 81 LC final and the 06 FA cup final.
I guess that makes me one of the lucky ones.
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swindon hammer
4:56 Sat May 7
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We will never win another trophy in our lifetime.
In the past 9 years the “Big 5” of Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal & Liverpool have won every FA Cup and League cup between them apart from 1 Leicester win.
Domestically it’s almost impossible for clubs like us to even win a cup competition anymore.
That Europa League was our best chance and we blew it.
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13 Brentford Rd
4:45 Sat May 7
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It's the *what ifs* since 86 that kill you.
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Sir Alf
4:39 Sat May 7
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The old gypsy of Green St who put the curse on us in 1970 died 2 years ago. The loss this week was just a minor blip’s decision part of the ups and downs that occur as we ascend to the top 4,under Moyes in the next 3-4 seasons.
That’s the trouble with Saturday when u start drinking early doors.
Let me return to reality…. “We’re doomed I tell thee, doomed !! “
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Swiss.
1:58 Sat May 7
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Johnson
That makes for depressing reading but it is the facts. I doubt these leach owners of ours will give us more than 100-150m to spend and no proceeds from the sale of Rice and/or Bowen.
That will get us 4 quality signings maybe.
Minimum we need is a top class forward and keep Antonio going another season. In reality we need 2.
We need a top quality left back and I guess can live with Johnson and Creswell as back up. And a top class creative midfielder and CB.
That's the budget gone already.
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Westside
10:56 Sat May 7
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He’s hamstrung by the owners, they won’t spend any money now there just months away from selling the club.
The sale (option) price has already fixed, should the owners sell to Kretinsky. Spending the entire bank balance and more on players won't affect that price.
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Manuel
10:11 Sat May 7
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I stand corrected, but I think Fredericks and Randolph are both out of contract this summer.
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Johnson
10:00 Sat May 7
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Put this on the match thread but maybe it is more relevant here.
In the summer we will be losing:
Noble
Yarmo
Kral
Areola
Lanzini is rumoured to be going back to Argentina
Moyes seems to have lost faith in:
Masuaku
Vlasic (although all of us could have told him that, well those of us with a brain)
Benrahma - he didn’t want him and I’m sure would sell him given the chance
Diop
Then you’ve got the players that are past it:
Antonio
Cresswell
Randolph
Players who won’t be the same next season:
Ogbonna (unless he makes a miraculous recovery but is old)
Dawson
Fabianski will be getting on
He clearly doesn’t fancy ANY of the youth meaning at least 3 places on the bench at any given point are a waste of time. He doesn’t even warm them up with the rest of the players half the time before the game.
Then you’ve got to wonder whether the following players will stay:
Rice
Bowen
I’ve not factored in those players people have personal views on quality like Fredericks, Fornals, Johnson, Soucek, Coufal.
So I think we need at least 10 FIRST TEAM QUALITY players coming in and gelling in the summer or next year is going to be a very fucking tough season indeed.
Anyone trust GSB to get anywhere near that level of investment, or as it happens Moyes to pull his finger out his arse and buy that many players?
I know I fucking don’t.
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Hammer Oz
9:15 Sat May 7
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Cursed? Semi final in Europe and currently 7th in the highest league????
Fuck me, glad you was not about when we lost 5-2 at home to Barnsley...............
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ChesterRd
4:21 Fri May 6
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The likelihood of a football manager giving a full and frank assessment of his current employers to the media are slim at best.
We are not cursed, just very badly run from top to bottom.
Whether that will change with Kretinsky takes over who knows.
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Takashi Miike
2:19 Fri May 6
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*he's proved himself*
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Takashi Miike
2:18 Fri May 6
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"People need to stop blaming the board for everything that goes wrong with the club. Yes, they've done an awful lot wrong, but everything suggests January's failure is down to Moyes."
you're doing it again. everything doesn't suggest it was down to him. I told you what pearce said about how they recruit players. that quote you put up is him towing the party line, he's still grateful for being back in the big time. that needs to stop, he's prof get himself and now it's time for those despicable cunts to let him do the job without the involvement of one of their numerous agent mates
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Swiss.
2:13 Fri May 6
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We’ve been cursed with shit owners and managerial appointments that’s all. But enough.
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Come On You Irons
1:46 Fri May 6
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The only thing the club has been cursed with over many decades is shit, unambitious, uncaring owners who only wish to line their own pockets.
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