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by bubbles1966
Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Midweek games
Replies: 317
Views: 6002

Re: Midweek games

Genuinely? Over on the Arse site Cool, 4 years and 700m later and still not ready? Fraud When will Arteta handle an April run in? why does he capitulate in this month. All comes down to poor squad management and not rotating well and too busy running our players down to the ground, also the poor re...
by bubbles1966
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Midweek games
Replies: 317
Views: 6002

Re: Midweek games

OFT wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:57 pm really????? :grin:
Had a sneaky look at arsenal-mania earlier. Saka was getting a real caning. :rofl:
by bubbles1966
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Midweek games
Replies: 317
Views: 6002

Re: Midweek games

Amazingly bad penalties, always good for the shootout.
by bubbles1966
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Midweek games
Replies: 317
Views: 6002

Re: Midweek games

Bernardo Silva goes for the Ademola Lookman :rofl:
by bubbles1966
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Midweek games
Replies: 317
Views: 6002

Re: Midweek games

In bar after bar in Madrid there are Spaniards saying, "it's just like watching West Ham"
by bubbles1966
Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:54 pm
Forum: Romford's Snug
Topic: Things that are gone that you miss
Replies: 64
Views: 1933

Re: Things that are gone that you miss

A world without Breakfast TV and 24 hour "news" channels. It adds nothing positive and fuels all manner of negative mindsets.

A world where people weren't filming, photographing and recording everything. It triggers the vanity, narcissism and Stasi informant in too many people.
by bubbles1966
Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:44 pm
Forum: Romford's Snug
Topic: Little things that irritate you
Replies: 40025
Views: 2770711

Re: Little things that irritate you

The exaggerated mannerisms and vocal affectations of Robert Peston and others of the same ilk.
by bubbles1966
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024
Replies: 2395
Views: 143194

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024

10 players to improve us requires a budget of £250m-£300m.

If the budget is about 50%-60% of that, so is the sensible level of recruitment, imo.
by bubbles1966
Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024
Replies: 2395
Views: 143194

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024

Unnamed PL club bid just over £50m for Raphinha.
by bubbles1966
Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West Ham Utd v Bayer Leverkusen: match thread (2nd leg)
Replies: 331
Views: 16896

Re: West Ham Utd v Bayer Leverkusen: match thread (2nd leg)

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As Shakespeare once scribed in Act 3, Scene 1 of Henry V, "it's **** or bust now lads, let's 'ave 'em".
by bubbles1966
Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Midweek games
Replies: 317
Views: 6002

Re: Midweek games

Dortmund 2 up.

The 5xCL places and 8xEuropean may not be dead yet but it's in need of some life support.
by bubbles1966
Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 69727
Views: 3254589

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

"We are going for 20-23 year olds" "He'a an attacking manager, who wants to dominate possession and control the ball" It's cliche-tastic, isn't it? It reeks of herding without any thought of how X manager is going to be any different to the very many others that all spout the sam...
by bubbles1966
Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:47 am
Forum: Romford's Snug
Topic: Little things that irritate you
Replies: 40025
Views: 2770711

Re: Little things that irritate you

r99c wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:14 pm Wouldn't mind saturating her.
Barking up the wrong tree, unless you're a Rachel or Rosie.
by bubbles1966
Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West Ham Utd v Bayer Leverkusen: match thread (2nd leg)
Replies: 331
Views: 16896

Re: West Ham Utd v Bayer Leverkusen: match thread (2nd leg)

I think the only chance we have is if we keep a clean sheet. I’m not sure we are capable of that. We've scored in almost all the games we've played against English Champions league clubs this year , and have bagged 2s or 3s in more than half the games :shocker: Kept a couple of clean sheets too.
by bubbles1966
Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West Ham Utd v Bayer Leverkusen: match thread (2nd leg)
Replies: 331
Views: 16896

Re: West Ham Utd v Bayer Leverkusen: match thread (2nd leg)

He has been training since Friday, be interesting to see if he is training tomorrow based on this news. That 91st minute goal on Thursday was a proper kick in the nads. At 0-1, with Alvarez and Bowen to come on in the second half of the tie - something the manager would have known/suspected - the a...
by bubbles1966
Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: The Sports Bar
Topic: Derek Underwood Dies
Replies: 5
Views: 126

Re: Derek Underwood Dies

Sad news A great bowler one of the best,Used to go and watch Kent back in the days with Deadly,Knott,Luckhurst all playing in a great side. Had a quick chat with him once as we passed the changing rooms and he was hanging out the window having a fag :grin: Strong team in that era iirc - Woolmer, De...
by bubbles1966
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 69727
Views: 3254589

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

TheHandOfDog wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:08 pm
For what
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by bubbles1966
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 69727
Views: 3254589

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

Everton will come knocking in the summer.
by bubbles1966
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 69727
Views: 3254589

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

hammer1975 wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:22 pm Demand side perhaps Bubbs. But supply side? It must be easier to attract players if you have European football?
I think we've been in it often enough now, and at an advanced level, for players to assume we're a 'european' side and it's possibly just an off year.
by bubbles1966
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 69727
Views: 3254589

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

Not bringing in extra players in January will likely mean that we won't play in Europe again. There's no positive in that scenario. Not so sure about that. Smaller squad needed, easier workload with more preparation and recuperation time coupled with less travel. It arguably enables a smaller more ...