Takeiteasy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:18 am Terzic will have seen first hand how Sullivan operates. Not sure that’s a good thing.

It's a good thing as far as Terzic is concerned mate.

When I see names like Benitez, a great manager in his day, but his day has gone, Cooper and Potter mentioned I can genuinely understand what the "careful what you wish for" brigade mean. The whole point of changing a manager surely is to upgrade on the one presently in the job. Does anybod...

I agree that there are always some people who will try to further their agenda by colouring things up a little. Imo it does precisely the opposite. It dilutes the validity of the argument. There are many valid reasons for believing the Moyes era has run it's course without resorting to unnecessary t...

Horrible thing to happen at any time but particularly unfortunate it happened to the kid so soon after coming on for his league debut.

Some might say that the huge salaries they're on should be motivation enough. Salary will never be a motivation in itself if it isn't linked to results and achievement. In the real world the more succesful the individual the bigger the monthly pay cheque. In football that is rarely the case I belie...

Our goalkeeper being MOTM two games running tells you all you need to know. Tick tock DM, your time is up I reckon. :thdn: Let's be brutally frank, our goalkeeper, usually Areola, has been MOTM in a num ber of games this season. Not surprising as we have apparently allowed more shots on our goal th...

I think I'm going have to nod in agreement, generally, with your other question, to the effect that there is no adequate definition, at least not in the modern era. The proportion of the population born into the kind of wealth that provides for them without needing to lift a finger to generate thei...

It's not just a British thing though is it , Kermit and while I wholeheartedly agree with you I would say that those on £100k are able to support their families far better than those on say £25k - stands to reason , and before you say it I'm aware of mortgages / rent costing more in certain areas ....

prophet:marginal wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:29 am Are you being serious?

Are people without families not working class?

Using my criteria I guess it depends whether they have to go out to work to support themselves as opposed to having independent means.

Viv Stanshall wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:24 am I definitely know I’m from working class, I remember growing up and every Sunday having to do all chores when the house staff had a day off.

Indeed. Frightfully inconvenient when it was cook's day off and one had to open one's own can of baked beans.

One sure way is your pronunciation of ' Uranus ' . That and your salary . I've never got the British obsession with lumping people into "class" groups tbh. Surely everybody who has to go to work to support their families is, by definition, "working class" ? As opposed to, say, b...

Likewise. I thought it was the "Moyes In" crowd who shoot down discussion? My entire point is that our bench does not have quality, our game plan worked for 80 minutes and then they brought on Boniface and Hofmann. David Moyes looked at his bench and half of them are still schoolboys, and...

The Old Man of Storr wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:54 am Do most Working Class West Ham fans live outwith the London and Home Counties areas ?

Define "working class".

Depends on the mindset of those inside the club who lines up for this one I guess. Personally I think Europe next season is now a non starter but I would assume Moyes will want to give it a big push for the Leverkusen return. That being the case I think it would be sensible to introduce a couple of ...

Kermit wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:33 am Surely however it is valid to question why a good, international standard, player is unable or unwilling to perform to his normal standard when it becomes apparent something is clearly wrong. In my opinion good players do not suddenly become bad ones only to b...

Constantly people let players off the hook for poor performances and blame the club. Surely however it is valid to question why a good, international standard, player is unable or unwilling to perform to his normal standard when it becomes apparent something is clearly wrong. In my opinion good pla...

We didn’t misuse him, he didn’t want to be here and stunk the place out. Maybe we didn't misuse him but he alone cannot be blamed for being bang average in our colours. If you sign a player it is, presumably, because you have watched him and believe he can fit in with the team's particulart style o...

Yep growing up in the 80s there was the 'big 5' as you mention. I don't have such a 'hatred' of the current echelon as others do, as no doubt it will change a bit over time, as it always has However, i don't like the idea of the Premier League (including West Ham) putting the rest of the pyramid in...

westham,eggyandchips wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:07 pm Bring back the away goals rule.

Agree with that. Anything to help avoid the lottery of those bloody stupid penalty shoot outs.

Why? I support West ham and always are more up for a game we are paying in Also the Haller goal is bad for our chances of playing in Europe next year, we really want Dortmand to lose So I guess I don't agree with you much I was thinking more of the health issues he's been through. And if we don't q...