i loved how much antonio's goal was like the one he scored against man u at the last boleyn game. made the night feel fated somehow.

He’s been a manager for about 30 ****ing years in which time he’s never played a high intensity pressing game as a rule. Utterly absurd to all of a sudden claim it’s only because he doesn’t have the squad to do it. I like the bloke but c’mon let’s not argue black is white. There are more than enoug...

As i said in the match thread, I feel like the last couple of months have really spelled out to Moyes that West Ham will always want to be a chaotic snarling firebrand of a club. you can direct it but you can't hope to contain it. The first half was the sort of apocalyptic off the chain hell mary up...

il_martello_di_genovesi wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:40 pmTried to contain 1st leg, which most of us agreed with

The players didn't, going by JWP and Mickey's comments

gegsy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:31 pm Hmmmm. How do Leverkusen manage to keep their energy for so long, more than other teams who presumably train as hard, and score so many late goals?

Hmmm. It's a mystery I guess.

all 7 goals they've scored in the knockout rounds have been after the 70th minute.

We always seem to come out fighting when Moyes' hand is forced and we have to go for the jugular. I think the penny might have dropped with him at this point but it's likely too late.

Whoever we bring in next needs it embedded into their DNA.

A bridge too far.

They aren't super humans, just XI blokes on the pitch. Like Mickey said we paid them far too much respect last week.

Ref was a twat as per.

feels bizarre to say this but i reckon there's a fair amount riding on who gets the kick off. they get it, put the ball in a locker for 5 minutes and siphon the initial electricity out of the stadium. we get it, bosh it down the line for antonio and win a corner in the first 30 seconds and from ther...

Although Talksport aren't the font of accuracy, I find the timing of this announcement odd: Season ticket renewal time? Galvanising the fans for tonight's game? Who knows, but I wouldn't be surprised if Sullivan leaked it. i think it's the agreed narrative that suits both parties. moyes doesn't suf...

just had a vision of the champions league next season with west ham in it but no tottenham.

bigcarpchaser wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:17 pm Step forward (not into an office position), Maxi Cornet, time to become a West Ham legend!!

it'll be a kudus, antonio, bowen front 3. cornet might get a couple of mins to get a headstart on the groundskeeping if they hit us for 5.

It's funny that some of them now already are getting slightly triggered by reminders, that we actually have/had a great time under the stubborn Scot. :grin: it just seems a bit desperate when you bring it up apropo of nothing. sort of thing mourinho always did when he was circling the drain at whic...

people confuse sullivan for a standard issue wealth extracting embezzler which to me is a bit of an oversimplification. seems to me he's a capricious sort and likely a narcassist. i imagine he flits between dreaming of a statue of himself outside the plastic monstrosity we call a stadium, then conso...

aside from his obvious ability, the psychological boost of having bowen back will but immense. we won't just be a worse version of the team that lost last week.

if jarrod's front and centre for the cameras and moyes says there's a good chance he'll feature, bet your house on him being out.

I actually feel happy that Paqueta is not playing.....he's a liability and it makes me laugh when people say we've never won without him ....well we've sure lost plenty with him! He's an unsporting showboater who rolls around Ronaldo style at the slightest of touches and gives the ball away more of...

DusseldorfHammer wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:12 pm If the club is looking for a change, the current contractual situation of the next head coach/manager should not be a factor.

sullivan loves to run down a contract rather than actually take action as a defence against the careful what you wish for bridage.

Burnley Hammer wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:28 pm Struggling to see beyond Fonseca and Slot to be honest, although I'd be quite keen on poaching Iraola from Bournemouth too.

i'd happily take fonseca if it was done quicky, quietly and with minimum fanfare.

the fact that he's going to have a built in grudge against spurs is a selling point.

This is all very far fetched, West Ham owning all that land. Someone asked why would we build a stadium when we have one that is filled every game? I say "IF" we ever owned the land do what the Brentford owner did, he said you can build me offices and apartments on the land I own , but pa...

An open training session tomorrow morning followed by the press conference in the afternoon... :crest: moyes loves a bit of subterfuge and even if he's not fit enough to play a football match, bowen will definitely be able to kick a ball around in training. if we don't see him i reckon he's starting.