After that performance, I hope we've seen the end of a back 3. We don't have the centrebacks to play it, and for the first time in a while, the opponent was not slicing through us at will despite enjoying a bit of the ball. Fernandes slotted right into the team looking as though he'd been there all ...

I see the FA rescued wins for man u and Chelsea today with VAR

Completing parts 4 and 7 of the medical but definitely will be announced today in what has been a model of efficiency and not at all an unnecessarily protracted, bloated process. 

Haven't seen this confirmed. Is he signed or still in line for his medical behind SWP?

Messi, and not for dribbling or pace or shot. What struck me the most was his first touch to place the ball exactly where he wanted and simultaneously unbalance a defence. That would cause a scramble that opened a blind pass that he never seemed to miss. 

Iron Duke" wrote: ↑26 Aug 2025, 12:15 Sounds like a good deal. But this is West Ham and all my optimism has worn away. I expect him to be either shit or get a career ending injury 
 

Or Spurs or Everton to snake the deal last minute.

If there's one shred of silver lining to any of this, it's that not just fans but the newspapers have turned on Sullivan. This article was absolutely scathing of our performance and situation but lays the blame mostly at the owner's feet: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/aug/22/chelsea-thra...

This is a useless exercise. It doesn't matter who manages the shit. It will still be shit, and Sullivan has fully demonstrated he's incapable of bringing anything in other than shit. 

The biggest issue is we cannot defend through the middle, and we are overrun in the midfield against  everyone. This has all been painfully obvious for some time. We have also exacerbated the problem by getting rid of midfielders while bringing in none. The only way we are scoring without control of...

Richarlison is a bit gash isn't he? Never understood the hype. 

It may have been the 'deal of the century' as far as the rental payment is concerned but the arrangement plus the stadium design place severe restrictions on the revenues that drive how much the club can spend on wages and transfers. Although 2nd in the Premier League by attendance, West Ham are 8t...

If we're going to get torn to pieces, we could at least bring the lumber and give the fans a show. No fight whatsoever. 

THREE fucking goals from corners!!!

Apart from Paqueta's absolute belter, that's exactly what I expected.

Oliver is still a sniveling little cսnt

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑21 Aug 2025, 19:34 Looking back, the last time Fullkrug scored for us was 9 games ago in the League. He needs to fucking score.

Yeah, I remember when he came on here as well. Was an absolute melt. Guessing he is one jack sullivan's mates who is the millennial equivalent of claret and hugh. 

As much as we do need a couple of midfielders, I really think it's not the area that's the real problem. Those 3 centre backs are proper relegation fodder. Having a couple of new midfielders will not suddenly give Aguerd & Todibo the ability to head the ball, or give Kilman a yard of pace, or i...

Given our most glaring need (and there are plenty of them) was the lack of pace in our midfield, why do we keep selling our half-decent mids at a loss and keep our shitter, slower ones. We've now shipped 3 midfielders and brought in zero. We've actively weakened the area that most needs reinforcemen...

Always could be a funny-old-game result, but everything points to a massacre. We were outpaced, outcoached, and outworked against Sunderland. Chelsea are multiples more dangerous than Sunderland, and they are coming off a home nil-nil draw. We can't count on overconfidence or overlooking us. Maybe t...

The meat of that video starts at minute 17, and christ does it make for depressing listening for west ham fans. Nothing we do not already know though. 

TLDR: (spoiler) Sullivan and the board are the problem because they are amateurs.

Far Cough UKunt" wrote: ↑16 Aug 2025, 18:33 If it was Fullkrug it was his best performance so far because in the match, he was fucking shite.

 

I thought Hermanson done okay. He made a great save in the first half to keep it level and his distribution is much better than we've had for some time which should only get better as he integrates with the team. The first goal looked bad in real time, but the only reason that shot had anything on i...

Boy, it's going to be a long season.  Positives: For 30 minutes in the first half we played well and had the balance of play. Took a spectacular block from Ballard to keep it level. Hermanson is an upgrade on areola which is a pretty low bar to clear.  First goal was a bit of a fluke, but having wav...

Replays were no help at all on that goal but looked like someone wasn't holding the line to keep Giroud onside. Otherwise our cb's just left him criminally unmarked in the box. 

I appreciate these as well, Stubbo, even if it does get to be a bit much a times. Having watched both West Ham v. Bournemouth and Man U v. Everton in quick succession, I thought Bounemouth looked easily the most dangerous and well-drilled of the four. Their speed of play and ability to unbalance the...

Stirling stinks of Sully. If this is true anyone that watched any Arsenal games last year will know he was terrible. He has lost his pace and with it the ability to beat people.  If we are unluckily enough to get him how does he fit in? Potter is very clearly playing a 532 and Stirling does not fit...