‚ö? West Ham v Backa Topola - Official Match Thread

[charleyfarley]

". V London Stadium Thurs 21st Sept 20:00 GMT VAR Filip Glova (Slovakia) : (x) - xx 1 Fabia?Ñski, Kehrer, Mavropanos, Ogbonna ¬©, Cresswell, Paquet?°, Ward-Prowse, Fornals, Benrahma, Kudus, Ings Subs: Areola (GK), Anang (GK), Coufal, Johnson, Emerson, Zouma, Aguerd, Coventry, Souƒçek, Cornet, Antonio, Mubama Simiƒá, Cvetkoviƒá, Antoniƒá ¬©, ƒêorƒëeviƒá, Petroviƒá, Radin, ƒêakovac, Stojiƒá, Kuveljiƒá, Staniƒá, Jovanoviƒá Subs: Iliƒá (GK), Jorgiƒá (GK), Milovanoviƒá, Mirchevski, Pantoviƒá, ƒÜirkoviƒá, Vuliƒá, Krstiƒá, Vlalukin, S??s, Rakonjac West Ham 1/10 :Draw 10/1 : Backa Topola 33/1 ."

[Full Claret Jacket]

"Might have tried to go if it was cheaper. I'm not paying out for travel, food and an expensive ticket to watch a dog of a game and have to get back late for work tomorrow. I'll just watch at home with a beer. Atmosphere will be the same. Hopefully some of youngsters will make the bench today and get a few minutes."

[paul6565]

"Hoping for a strong squad tonight, having a few at Spoons with my Son before the game COYI !!!"

[El Scorchio]

"RE: ticket sales/pricing etc. Also worth noting that maybe we've somehow got a bit 'blase' about group games in European competition, particularly against 'non premium' opposition with this being our third consecutive season. I'm sure if it were our first home game in Europe for some time it would be full, or if it were top tier opposition, but I suppose that's that 'fatigue' you see at perennial Europe sides when they aren't banged out in the group stage. Also every game is live on TNT of course so pub or just subscribing at home becomes really convenient/cheaper than couging up for group games."

[brundal]

"The ticket office has overpriced this fixture Thursday night againts a team most have never heard off. The board need to look at who is setting these prices. when I first got my season ticket in the 80s you got the first home cup game included thats when there was not a lot of money coming into the club , now with the TV money coming in the club still try and ripoff there loyal fans."

[BRANDED]

Cost of living crisis innit

[The Fonz]

"Can't wait for tonight. Agree with a lot that has been said, despite a smaller attendance the atmopshere will be better IMO. We have to start a strong team which Moyes is likely to do as he has done the two previous seasons. Only when we definitely were qualified and top of the group did he start to experiment. Iroooooooons"

[onsideman]

I agree entirely re the pricing imho group stage tickets should be a basic 50% of a mid-category premier league fixture with a further discount for buying all three in one hit I'm paying £145 for the three home games which I think is a pisstake Still doesn't compare with last year's £61 for the return leg of an already won tie against opposition that was unknown at the time of booking.

[Admiral Lard]

Surprising level of apathy for tonight's game. Some of the ticket pricing is a little odd. Still plenty of seats @£15 and £20 available. £70 for the East and West stand is far too much given the oppo. Lucky if we get much over 45K which is way down on the attendances the first time we made it to the Europa League 21/22

[El Scorchio]

"Yup- this one needs to be a banker win if we want to top the group and the games haven't been exactly thick and fast so far, so strongest side possible, surely. Do the hard work now and ease off if we can later in the campaign. We have just about enough in the squad now to rotate ok without forcing some players to play an absurd amount. We do have a run of six matches in 18 days coming up before the international break so you'd hope for a bit of rotation there but the break will be really handy. Lincoln is a good opportunity to rest a few or at least start them on the bench. We need everyone raring to go for the Sheff U, Freiburg, Newcastle run where it should be strongest XI all the way. Lots of good points on offer there and Newcastle are going to be feeling a bit of pressure I think."

[wils]

"nerd wrote... ""Love a European night , feels a bit old skool less tourists "" Agreed. Less fans, But more West Ham-y. Looking forward to it."

[Vexed]

I think we can get something on Sunday barring the usual refereeing disgraces or a VAR miscarriage of justice we seem to endure at that stinking toilet bowl of a city.

[gph]

Could easy have been a topola derby. Topola League vs Backa Topola Here's hoping for the return leg...

[pdbis]

We all know what will happen Sunday so might as well go pretty strong.

[nerd]

"Love a European night , feels a bit old skool less tourists . Like seeing the different fans , crazy some of these foreigners"

[the exile]

I agree with Vexed - need to put out a strong side tonight. Then by all means bring on some squad players later on if we're in a comfortable position.

[GBHammer63]

"As vexed says, although they’re little known if we take this team lightly it will come back and bite. Haven’t seen us steamroller any team under Moyes so go strong and get the points"

[BRANDED]

I’m right next to the away fans and last season they made a bigger gap but it seems we are back to the old smaller gap. I’m expecting lots of missiles.

[Vexed]

Stubbo 10:00 Wed Sep 20 I cant see Moyes putting out a team that shit. He wants to win this thing (or so he says) and this team arent as shit as people think.

[Vexed]

Stubbo 10:00 Wed Sep 20 I cant see Moyes putting out a team that shit. He wants to win this thing (or so he says) and this team arent as shit as people think.

[Willtell]

Good team Stubbo as we have to see how our reserves are doing. I reckon JWP will play and Kehrer will be RB. Possibly Benrahma instead of Cornet but we’ll see. The first choices will be on the bench to come on if we are in trouble but we really should be fine against a Serbian side. I’m not saying they will be a pushover but it will be a measure of how strong our squad is.

[Alwaysaniron]

Taking my lad to his first ever European night tonight. Living in Bournemouth and getting down to the night games is a friggin nightmare especially with school the next day. But I thought he's got to be blooded at some stage. Hoping we get more than Spurs did for some of their group games. Need a decent atmosphere and a good result from a strong starting 11.

[twoleftfeet]

JWP will definitely play.

[Hammer and Pickle]

Crumbs - people really are strange. That is definitely the worst XI I could bother posting up.

[stubbo]

"Expect we'll see something like. Fabianski Johnson Mavropanos Ogbonna (C) Cresswell Kehrer Soucek Kudus Fornals Cornet Ings Really no good reason not to play this kind of lineup...it may not be our first choice, but they're all first team squad and anyone of them should be targeting getting into that first team."

[Hammer and Pickle]

No scope to assume this is going to be an easy game - putting out a second-string XI to rest players would be very foolish.