Eerie Im Muslim so can be as homophobic as I like You massive bummer Barton is entitled to his opinion about women pundits but he is just obsessed. We heard you the first time And when he calls Jeremy Vine a paedophile where exactly did expect that to go apart from an expensive court case   He didn...

Colchester isn't far from me so took the trip up the A12 and watched it with my brother and nephew. Decent performance without being overly exciting. Good performance from Earthy but the GK Herrick was the stand out for me as he made a number of saves in the second half to keep us in the game, inclu...

We got a point more than we really expected at Bournemouth, Man Utd and Brighton now.

It's not really moved us up the table but it has surprised me.

We do seem to be making ourselves harder to beat - which is not pretty but is important in our position.

 

scott_d wrote: ↑04 Dec 2025, 19:17 Would love to see our Potts get one over Fernandes.

Would love to see our Potts get one over Fernandes.

Starting Soucek indeed is the wrong call. We need to dominate midfield with Magassa, Potts and Fernandes.  Had little to no hope but thus virtually guarantees a defeat.  Soucek is not equipped physically to play in the PL just like Irvine and Guido. These managers never learn from the past or prese...

I actually think that Nuno would have been better suited to coming in when Moyes left.  Not when we are struggling. But the damage that has been caused by Loppy and Potter since then is making it an incredibly difficult job for anyone who comes in. I don't think there is a single starting line-up wi...

Sam Allardyce Thats when I whew this regime didn't care a fuck about our history. Player wise Sandy Clarke is up there, David Kelly to replace McAvennie was pretty bad as was MacKnight to replace Parkes. Of this era Zaza must be up there surely. I agree, as far as a manager goes Allardyce is the wo...

scott_d wrote: ↑25 Oct 2025, 20:27 Is Kilman actually better than Macropanos?  Serious question.

Can we really do worse then trying Mav and Igor at the back?

Is Kilman actually better than Macropanos?  Serious question.

Can we really do worse then trying Mav and Igor at the back?

A positive for me is that once again he gave Potts some game time and he gave Marshall a run-out.

Previous manager had no time for our youngsters.

Let's hope this continues.

So other than the fact we didn’t lose by more, do any of you happy clappers have any other positives to take away from that game?     Are the happy clappers the ones not going into a meltdown? I'm not positive about the game at all. We didn't do much right other then keep the score respectable. But...

We gave Arsenal respect because we are fucking shit and low on confidence. I can't remember the table but we were something like 2nd from bottom on rapid decline under Potter so surely no-one is expecting us to go to Arsenal and go toe-to-toe with them just because we have a new manager? Give him a ...

I'm not going to panic after 2 games especially as that will not define our final league position. We saw an improvement against Everton in the week but we were pretty poor today.  You'd expect that against a much better team but I was hoping for a bit more of a fight. Happy to give Nuno and the tea...

if he's any good Sullivan will flog him off to a top 6 inside 2 seasons To be honest I have nothing against that business model so long as the money is reinvested wisely. The the Bs Brighton, Brentford and Bournemouth should be the blueprint for our business model. Only if that business model bring...

Really interested to see what midfield he plays without JWP and Soucek.

Could be a blessing and give us a chance to see Potts or Magassa.

Really hope it's not an anticlimax and we start the game with Guido Rodriguez instead.
 

honky cat" wrote: ↑28 Sep 2025, 09:54 Has any other club had 4 managers in less than 18 months?

I just want a style that isn't all about avoiding defeat. I can swallow playing for a draw away at the big guns, just. But I want a manager who will have a go against any of the teams in the bottom half of the table. Someone who has his own philosophy and playing style that asks questions of other t...

I personally don't care about Potter and his career beyond West Ham, whether he'll get a job or not. But he shouldn't be West Ham manager right now as he's clearly not good enough. Potter has now has 6 months to work with the team, identify our weaknesses, bring in players to fix those weaknesses an...

If they’re going to use AI, why not use it properly? Q to Chat GPT: How would you appease the West Ham fans if you were the owner A: If I were the owner of West Ham and wanted to appease the fans, I’d focus on a mix of short-term gestures that show respect and long-term commitments that build trust....

We spent almost £60m on a new midfield with Fernandes and Mangala coming in. But he still finds a place in the team for JWP and Soucek. And once again not a single academy player getting any minutes. We have David Moyes all over again, but not the Moyes that won us a trophy, the one that was shit in...

Why does it have to be an out of job manager? Show some ambition and pay up for someone like Iraola. Don’t give me “why would he leave Bournemouth”. It’s fucking Bournemouth. 12k fans every week.  There are plenty of others too. Just employ someone who looks beyond of his fucking nose to scout a ne...

he might not offer exactly what we are missing, but before we signed Fernandes and Magassa, he offered us a much greater level of enthusiasm and energy in midfield, which we were definitely missing.

But now he is behind:

Paqueta
Fernandes
Magassa
JWP
Soucek
Guido
Irving


 

Two left backs/ left wing backs have gone in Emerson and Cresswell and one has come in. So Diouf replaces one of them, we are left one senior left back/ left wing back short. If Diouf gets injured KWP or AWB will have to fill in out of position. Back to square pegs in round holes under Sullivan and...

I dont want to sound negative but the question now is, did we get lucky today or does that team, formation, tactics etc, pick up more points going forward? We obviously have Magassa to come in, Summerville maybe earning a start off the back of this performance but the big thing for me is will he see...