I don't blame the Team collectively for how they played, I blame the Manager for the poxy approach to it which is thw real issue. Sure some like Bowen were woefully off it (although he can be excused compared to so many others who underperform) but on the whole they did what was asked of them. Stan...

Don't understand the point of Soucek, Rodriguez and Irving on the bench and no room for a different option in Earthy

I'd say we were number ONE when it comes to the amount of money wasted relative to what we can afford

If there was only one oldest club, who did they play against?

A team that would have won at least a few points from Brentford and Leeds. But won't be good enough to get anything from Newcastle

I am struggling to get my head around how slitting the throats of strangers on a public train isn't terrorism related. Surely causing terror in a public place is the sheer definition of terrorism. But it seems the perpetrators weren't Muslim, so it's can't be terrorism. Clown world. The accepted de...

Hilarious. The Surface fact checker is wrong yet again.

Have to say I'm staggered by the idea of Soucek as a centre back. Arguably he would win a few headed duals but the lack of pace and woeful passing/ control would surely be a massive liability.

And don't call me Shirley 

If the requirement is a hold it up, put yourself about and get on the end of crosses type of player, then "No!" 

southbankbornnbred wrote: ↑24 Oct 2025, 07:35

John Drake" wrote: ↑24 Oct 2025, 00:13 Mads can become Nuno's latest technical innovation. The False 1.

Isn’t he already a false #1?

Mads can become Nuno's latest technical innovation. The False 1.

The problem with taking too many blows to the head is that it makes it impossible to distinguish between the Football Forum and Off Topic threads

I think we have had some bad luck with injuries in tournaments over the years as well to be fair.  The metatarsal curse with Beckham and Rooney, and Bryan Robson in 86 and 90 World Cups.  I think he might have caught Maradona instead of poor old Peter Reid chasing, and whilst David Platt deputised ...

Stopped reading when he wrote that we are an "East End" club. We're not. We are an east London club. And the distinction explains a lot about West Ham and its fans, which this bloke has just merged into the rest of London (including the plastic, soul-less City). Not surprising that a hack...

Although Potter still has a slightly better win percentage than Avram Grant, he has the worse lose percentage (52.1%) than any other West Ham Premier League manager

Classic Moyes at Anfield. Concede possession and an early goal

Saturday 20 September Liverpool vs Everton David Moyes makes a 23[sup]rd[/sup] attempt to win a game at Anfield and upset the Premier League’s only 100% record in the process. Liverpool’s flawless start to the campaign has not been totally convincing with a reliance on added time winners. Dey do do...

In years past Palace at home would yield a reasonable expectation of a home win, but not this time. They are unbeaten and our relative home form is dire (We haven't won at home in how many?) and there could be a toxic atmosphere, if there even is one. Id feel more confident if we were away.  1-3  I...

I thought Palace had appealed Soucek's red card so that he could be available tomorrow.

Must have got that wrong.

0-2 to the difficult to beat Nigels

Dick Shaftsbury" wrote: ↑18 Sep 2025, 13:17

greenie1 wrote: ↑18 Sep 2025, 12:24 Had Talkshite on in the car. I'm sure they mentioned Billic is on the boards radar to replace Potter.

You heard right. It's on their instagram page too.

Not sure what people expected them to say. "Tomorrow we will start building a new stadium in Essex designed for football.The stadium will be all seater. We will be sacking Graham Potter and get another hopeless, average out of work yes man in. The youth will be immediately installed into the f...

No Statement at all would have been better than that Statement.

A clear indication they haven't listened, don't see the need for anything other than cosmetic change and believe they have done a great job! 

An outstanding lack of self-awareness.

He's clearly not for us but I reckon Lampard will turn out to be a very good manager. He should never have taken the Chelsea job so early in his career.

As for Carrick, he wouldn't even be mentioned if he wasn't an ex-player. 

Just read the club's statement and it appears our fears are unjustified. Everything's fine and there's no need for worry or change.

That's a relief(!)

Cooper is not out of work. He just got the gig at Brondby