West Ham United 25/26 relegation thread

[muskie]

Odds slashed from 5/1 to 7/2.

Watch this space.

I think we're fucked.

[goose]

last night was a massive kick in the balls, but i'm hanging on to the hope that our form is good.
5 more wins i reckon.

[Rossal]

Not sure who would take that Spurs job. Threat of relegation, only abuot 11/12 players to choose from. Team low on confidence. 

They've called it at a good time as a while till they face Arsenal but I am not shitting myself that they will suddenly find form. 

[El Scorchio]

Yeah that’s probably bad news. Also Potter isn’t still on the market. Let’s hope their problems are deeper than just the manager. 

[Tomshardware]

Spurs are a real mess, not many characters in that team.

[stubbo-admin]

Frank sacked.

Thought they would be stupid enough to keep him for a few more games.

Just have to hope no new manager bounce.   With half the squad out injure and a relegation battle ahead...not exactly prime time to jump into that gig.

De Zerbi early favourite. Would love to see something like Southgate or Lee Carsley happen though.

[dealcanvey]

Frank sacked.

Thought they would be stupid enough to keep him for a few more games.

[Mad Ferret]

This has been such a cruel season for us. So many late goals + other results seemingly always going against us.

Just can't help feeling that we're going down.

[Dick Shaftsbury]

Spurs injury list is something else. Lost to us and dropped points against Wolves and Burnley. Could be the team we catch.

https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php


 

Agreed. We are 4th in the form table over five games with no sign of that form changing, they are second from bottom.

[dealcanvey]

Spurs injury list is something else. Lost to us and dropped points against Wolves and Burnley. Could be the team we catch.

https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php

 

[dealcanvey]

After the Christmas period I really weren’t bothered about going down. Complete reversal now, with the way we are playing, I would be gutted. The turn around in form is pretty remarkable.

We finally have some young very promising players in likes of Fernandes, Summerville and Diouf. Scarles and Todibo have improved massively and Potts and Magassa are showing potential. 

I was impressed with Hermansen last night. Takes character to come back into the team after a dreadful start and perform like that.

long way to go we just need to try and see out games if we can. Concerns are other teams getting results around us despite playing badly and an injury to either Bowen, Summerville or Fernandes. 

 

[Fauxstralian]

I know technically the decision was right as he played advantage after the foul on Haaland but the correct football decision would have been to give the goal and and send Slobzzzzzgggyyy off
 

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Though there is controversy about the application of the laws I think that the goal should have stood.

Can you imagine the the reaction if that disallowed goal had been City’s last gasp equaliser?

[Massive Attack]

They're tying themselves in knots with the inconsistency, something has to give soon, regarding VAR and the interpretation of it.

Football is a simple game made complicated by the idiots that run it.

 

 

Yeah, but don't it look good for the telly.....

[Far Cough UKunt]

They're tying themselves in knots with the inconsistency, something has to give soon, regarding VAR and the interpretation of it.

Football is a simple game made complicated by the idiots that run it.

[onsideman]

In reference to that foul on Salah by Guehi:

Hold on just a minute, in an earlier game, I can't remember which one? we were penalised with a penalty because according to the officials, even though the initial contact was outside the box and because it continued into the box it was deemed a penalty. How is that different with that foul on Salah?

Yeah
That was at Arsenal... and it was no different at all 
Infuriating inconsistency 

[Fauxstralian]

I have no idea what a penalty is these days
Seems in some cases you can pull someone back in the area but if you let go it’s not a penalty depending on what shirt you have on 
Some contact is enough in some cases and in others it’s regarded as ‘not enough’ or a ‘coming together’. Walker tripped Summerville on Saturday … suspect some players would have got that
What is handball also seems an utterly subjective decision 

[Dick Shaftsbury]

We're 3 points behind Forest.

We were dead and buried after they beat us.

And we were 12 points behind Spurs five weeks ago. We're now 5 points behind. 

If you're Spurs you'd be getting nervous again. Can't see where their next win comes after failing in their last 7 games.

They've won twice in 16 games I think. Considering they need about 3 wins in the last 13 games to be safe, I'm sure that they are shitting it. 

[Far Cough UKunt]

In reference to that foul on Salah by Guehi:

Hold on just a minute, in an earlier game, I can't remember which one? we were penalised with a penalty because according to the officials, even though the initial contact was outside the box and because it continued into the box it was deemed a penalty. How is that different with that foul on Salah?

[Massive Attack]

Driving us all nuts as we keep hanging in there without really getting close enough to overhaul someone. 




 

We're 3 points behind Forest.

We were dead and buried after they beat us.

And we were 12 points behind Spurs five weeks ago. We're now 5 points behind. 

If you're Spurs you'd be getting nervous again. Can't see where their next win comes after failing in their last 7 games.

[Mad Ferret]

Exactly.

All we can do is keep winning games.

[Dick Shaftsbury]

Driving us all nuts as we keep hanging in there without really getting close enough to overhaul someone. 

 

We're 3 points behind Forest.

We were dead and buried after they beat us.

And we were 12 points behind Spurs five weeks ago. We're now 5 points behind. 

[Mad Ferret]

Driving us all nuts as we keep hanging in there without really getting close enough to overhaul someone. 
 

We're 3 points behind Forest.

We were dead and buried after they beat us.

[John Drake]

That's almost upbeat for you, Sir Alf!

[smartypants]

Although we have undoubtedly turned a corner and in a good run of form, we still haven’t really had much luck yet. The forest disallowed goal, Fulham and Chelsea last min, the others all winning when you expect them to loose etc. surly we are due something to go our way for once, hopefully the honeymoon will be over for Carrick come 10pm Tuesday and we do the unthinkable at Anfield. I must have been there 10 times now and never seen us win, but I keep going just in case, maybe this will be our year. 

[Sir Alf]

Driving us all nuts as we keep hanging in there without really getting close enough to overhaul someone. 

It all comes down to maintaining the form and results of the last 4 or so games.  Going to have to compete in every game and hope to blag points in fixtures typically seen as no hopers like City and Pool. The Mancs hitting form with Carrick is typical of the bad timing we seem to always have.  I suppose the new manager bounce has got to wear off at some point? Got to hope we can be their nemesis as we have a few times down the years. At Liverpool we so rarely get anything, one win in what 55-60 years? Arsenal at home another we usually roll over in.

Just hope we can keep playing better and see what it brings.