West Ham vs Nottingham Forest | PL | 6.1.26 | Predictions and Match Thread

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WHU: 11/5
Draw: 5/2
Wolves: 11/8

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The term 'must win' is often used in circumstances where it's not quite true.  Is Forest at home a must win game?  Maybe, maybe not.  But 100% it's a must not lose game.  A win puts us within touching distance of a Forest side in the aftermath of their own little managerial change honeymoon period.  A loss....and 17th place starts to look a very long way away indeed.

We go into this game with some comings and goings in the squad.  Luis Guilherme has departed for Sporting.  Callum Wilson is negotiating an exit (no doubt he sees the writing on the wall with two striker signings coming in, and the 6k basic he's on starting to look like all he'll be getting most weeks).  Pablo and Taty Castellano are now in and training with the squad, and both seemingly well known or attacking their duels and fighting hard....and my word do we need some of that.

There's been no news surrounding Todibo and Paqueta for this one.  Paqueta's being a back injury, it's feasible a spasm could have subsided with some intensive physio...but with Todibo's being a groin injury, that feels less likely to make a swift disappearance with the usual sources reporting he needed a scan, but no outcomes.

And then there is the aftermath of the Wolves debacle.  Potts and Magassa got hooked at half time.  Soucek came in and looked slow but competent.  Wilson played 90 mins and is still currently here.  Myers came on and looked a million miles better than either of the other CB proponents...but surely we won't get a start as one of a back two?!  Plus there's the two new guys. The starting line up is suddenly anyone's guess.

Predicted Line Up:

But guess I will.  This is my hunch as to what Nuno will go for:

Areola

KWP  Mavropanos  Kilman  Scarles

Soucek   Potts

Bowen   Castellanos   Fernandes

Pablo

Subs: Hermansen, Igor, Myers, Magassa, Kante, Rodriguez, Sumerville, Paqueta, Wilson

If Paqueta is fit to start, I expect Taty to move up top, Paqueta to come in on the left, and Pablo to sit on the bench.  Mavropanos and Kilman seem likely to continue their Keystone Cops impression, mostly for lack of alternatives, with Igor clearly not rated, Myers thought more of as a fullback or wide in a 3 (he's not very physically imposing yet) and Todibo likely still out.  Lastly I suspect Magassa will be made scapegoat, with Potts getting some nepo treatment (although he's been poor of late) and Soucek coming in for some 'old stager presence' and 'leadership' in the middle of the park.  

Predicted Score:

After that last result, it feels impossible to predict a win.  Forest will low-block us, and have pace to burn on the flanks.  Something we clearly struggle with, but with both teams no doubt considering a defeat more damaging than anything else, I expect a cagey affair that ends in stalemate.

West Ham 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest

Is a point enough to save Nuno?  Or is 50m spent on a couple of strikers the real saving grace for the bald Portugeezer?  Time will tell.  He likely doesn't care either way.

COYI.

 

[OK_Guy]

This is a moderator of this forum, ladies and gentleman.

It beggars belief.

I'm more concerned that you've gone 'all woke'... ever think that you're a 'proper cսnt' now?

[Massive Attack]

The one's who should really be called out for bullshitting about attendances at the London Stadium is Sullivan and Brady. Now that is Next Level lying. 

[fraser]

Looks like Fraser was telling the truth afterall. 

He was messaging me updates every 15 minutes odd for the Brentford game there was 40k at kick off... So more than last night. 

[Massive Attack]

Looks like Fraser was telling the truth afterall. 

[fraser]

I can’t believe that of all the things that happened yesterday that the size of the crowd would be the biggest topic of conversation

It shouldn't be but if someone accuses me of making stuff up I'm gonna stick up for myself, 

[fraser]

Desperate cunts on the OS have the attendance as 62,429 

 

There were 30000 there last night, a mate of mine works for the club on match days and he has the through turnstile figures as they come through. 

If you believe the Guardian then Fraser’s mate is near enough right

“West Ham fan turnout against Nottingham Forest almost half official attendance

• Real attendance closer to 34,000 than 62,429 announced
• Marketing push fails to attract fans to watch ailing club”

 

 

So the Guardian has a similar number, his exact words were "30000 fans turned up to back their team tonight" so it was rounded down a bit for effect but nearer to 30 than 40... It was a comment to someone not an audit to be fair 

[eusebiovic]

Fuck off you simpleton twat.

I mentiond i wasnt goign to go as I was furious about the team's attitude being pathetic, I changed my mind, which i did the day after and also mentioned it on here.

So accorsong to you if i didnt go i was a cսnt for not suppoeting the team,
and becaue i  decided actually go and support the team it makes me a cսnt.

you're a special level of moron arent you.   I bet your dad wanks on all 4s

I don't know whether the passing of Alex V has had an effect on anyone here but I miss the old WHO. I think it's cathartic and healthy to cսnt each other off anonymously under a username. There should be no hard feelings here. 

Mad Dog in spectacular form for the Gen X sensibilities

Chapeau doffed

[Hermit Road]

Fernandes is on the offical site saying that "we'll continue to fight until the end".

Sorry lad but when exactly did you start fighting?

Last night was The End.


 

I like Fernandes. One of the few this year to look like he’s interested and has some ability

[Hermit Road]

Since when did mods on here have to be more restrained than anyone else. They’ve got as much right to be a cսnt/cսnt someone off/be cunted off as much as anyone. This ain’t fucking Reddit.

[twoleftfeet]

I can’t believe that of all the things that happened yesterday that the size of the crowd would be the biggest topic of conversation

[Any Old Iron]

Desperate cunts on the OS have the attendance as 62,429 

 

There were 30000 there last night, a mate of mine works for the club on match days and he has the through turnstile figures as they come through. 

If you believe the Guardian then Fraser’s mate is near enough right

“West Ham fan turnout against Nottingham Forest almost half official attendance

• Real attendance closer to 34,000 than 62,429 announced
• Marketing push fails to attract fans to watch ailing club”

[Mad Dog]

Dont act like a cսnt and I wont call you one.  Simple

[Beef&Tomato]

The 2 new signings impressed, once they get up to speed they could be the difference in us staying up.

[Mad Ferret]

Hardly conduct befitting of a supposed moderator, is it.

[fraser]

Coyi

What does exactly?.  He called me out and I responded?

What of it?  This is hardly the first time someone on here has called someone else a cսnt

I don't see anything wrong.

There isn't... 

[Massive Attack]

Coyi

What does exactly?.  He called me out and I responded?

What of it?  This is hardly the first time someone on here has called someone else a cսnt

I don't see anything wrong.

[Mad Dog]

Coyi

What does exactly?.  He called me out and I responded?

What of it?  This is hardly the first time someone on here has called someone else a cսnt

[Massive Attack]

you're a special level of moron arent you.   I bet your dad wanks on all 4s

[Come On You Irons]

Fuck off you simpleton you twat.

I mentiond i wasnt goign to go as I was furious about the team's attitude being pathetic, I changed my mind, which i did the day after and also mentioned it on here.

So accorsong to you if i didnt go i was a cսnt for not suppoeting the team,
and becaue i  decided actually go and support the team it makes me a cսnt.

you're a special level of moron arent you.   I bet your dad wanks on all 4s

This is a moderator of this forum, ladies and gentleman.

It beggars belief.

[Mad Dog]

Fuck off you simpleton twat.

I mentiond i wasnt goign to go as I was furious about the team's attitude being pathetic, I changed my mind, which i did the day after and also mentioned it on here.

So accorsong to you if i didnt go i was a cսnt for not suppoeting the team,
and becaue i  decided actually go and support the team it makes me a cսnt.

you're a special level of moron arent you.   I bet your dad wanks on all 4s

[Far Cough UKunt]

Offsides: A simple rule made complicated by bellends who run the fucking game.

Stick your phases up your arse, it's either offside when the ball was played forward or it' isn't.

FUCK OFF!

 

[Mad Ferret]

There are very few days when i couldnt care about the result. Yesterday was one such day. This was partly because i have resigned myself to relegation but mostly because i spent the day lying in a darkened hotel room in southern Mexico with projectile vomit emanating from one end of my intestinal track and uncontrollable arse Bisto cascading from the other.

I went to the game and reading that I reckon yiu had a better day than I did

So you ended up going despite giving it the big'un in the build up about not bothering.

Complete mug.

[Massive Attack]

There are very few days when i couldnt care about the result. Yesterday was one such day. This was partly because i have resigned myself to relegation but mostly because i spent the day lying in a darkened hotel room in southern Mexico with projectile vomit emanating from one end of my intestinal track and uncontrollable arse Bisto cascading from the other.

 

 

Don't tell us it was the buffet Lasagne when we've got Spurs next in the League..

[Mad Dog]

There are very few days when i couldnt care about the result. Yesterday was one such day. This was partly because i have resigned myself to relegation but mostly because i spent the day lying in a darkened hotel room in southern Mexico with projectile vomit emanating from one end of my intestinal track and uncontrollable arse Bisto cascading from the other.

I went to the game and reading that I reckon yiu had a better day than I did

[kylay]

They won't bring prices down. They'll go with the 'You're getting FOUR more games, so that's TWENTY THREE for the same price as NINETEEN! Isn't that kind of us!' way to make them think they are in fact doing us a favour. At least with the lower bands. Or chuck in a cup game for free. They may well have to reduce bands 1-2 as I don't think it'll be hard for a lot of those people to relocate their tickets to lower tiers (are you allowed to do that or do they forbid it?) or just ditch them and go game by game or reapply. I expect the 'waiting list' will melt away astonishingly and it won't be difficult to just go get another ticket in another part of the ground.

But I do suspect where UP was generally quite full in the champ seasons that it'll be a different story here seen as people who go for the sake of seeing premier league football won't bother any more and a lot who would have gone at UP have been driven away by the owners and their various actions. I can imagine a LOT of very cheap single matchday tickets being available.

 

 

From what I've read and seen on here, it seems like our attendance numbers benefit from a lot of tourists in london snapping up tickets on the exchange which might incentivize people to keep their season tickets who would not otherwise. Assuming that's true, I have to believe championship football makes that a much less appealing proposition for all of those parties.