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

Sticking to financial viewpoint, although the stadium deal looks attractive from a rental perspective to what degree does it limit the club’s ability to generate the additional revenues. Having the second highest attendance but coming in 8[sup]th[/sup] or 9[sup]th[/sup] in matchday revenues is revea...

This is one of the worst top-flight West Ham squads I've ever seen. We've been relegated with better. So it's a precarious position, as we all know. Given that we have this group through to at least January - and probably beyond for 99% of the squad, in IMHO there are only a few available managers ...

So the killer comes from a Mormon family active in the church With the parents gun lovin’ registered Republican voters Disappointing for those hoping for a black Muslim transgender Mossad agent who escaped on a mystery plane Trump asked on tv how the nation comes together replies that he doesn’t ca...

One egg is un ouef

Have we found this stoning to death quote from the disgusting pig Kirk, who never committed a single crime or act of violence, yet? I've just got to double check which way my compass should be pointing after seeing it.. 🧭  I'm probably as far from what this guy stood for a you can get. There is a c...

The work of a time traveller is a more credible explanation.

Where can I get hold of a supply of your tin foil?  

Newcastle and Manchester City do not own their stadiums. But their deals provide exclusive use which allows them naming rights and to generate income from other events.

The West Ham problem (aside from its not purpose built for football) is that it is meant to be multi-use including athletics

A couple of things to add on this discussion. The Premier League clubs themselves agree whatever financial rules apply. Thus, it was the clubs who decided last year to stick with PSR rather than change to a simpler squad cost ratio measure. Further, clubs playing in European competition must comply ...

Sullivan and Levy as co-directors and Fat Frank as manager could be hilarious (in an alternative sought of way)

As a reality check, Wolves put forward a proposal to scrap VAR just over a year ago and all the other 19 clubs voted against i.e. to continue with VAR.

Is the suggestion that the TV companies put pressure on the clubs to vote that way?

God knows why they see VAR as a positive for the game though.

The tricky bit is that the clubs vote for these rules themselves. Unless the regulator (is that in operation yet?) can force something unpopular on them.