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by GentlemanJim
Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Arsenal vs West Ham United: match thread
Replies: 1798
Views: 69851

Re: Arsenal vs West Ham United: match thread

Arsenal and Spurs away in a season when Arsenal are title contenders and Spurs are (semi-)reborn under AP. 6th in the league. Still in Europe. Yet Moyse can still do nothing right in the eyes of some because everything looks less exciting than in certain previous seasons (often spent entirely in the...
by GentlemanJim
Fri Sep 22, 2023 4:29 am
Forum: West Ham United FC Match Threads
Topic: ⚽UEL: West Ham Utd 3-1 TSC Backa Topola (21/9/23)
Replies: 1085
Views: 48605

Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v TSC Backa Topola: match thread

Jimenez Wardio Prowsio would have cost 100 mill and be playing for Real Madrid. Thankfully he’s from Portsmouth, has a normal haircut and prefers the claret and blue. I doubt it. It’s been English players who have been notoriously overpriced in recent years. Jimenez Wardio Prowsio would be cheaper,...
by GentlemanJim
Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Watching Outside of Europe
Replies: 44
Views: 2653

Re: Watching Outside of Europe

4am here in Japan and no Japanese based stations or services showing it so hoping the UEFA site doesn't let us down. We all have work the next day, and most of us Hammers couldn't get time off as it is halfway through the semster for teachers and lecturers. One lucky fella I know got a ticket. Will...
by GentlemanJim
Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:22 pm
Forum: The 2022 World Cup
Topic: Wales Vs Ukraine
Replies: 96
Views: 6738

Re: Wales Vs Ukraine

Ukraine should have had a penalty and were the better side all evening. Totally undeserved Welsh victory. Gutted for the Ukrainians.
by GentlemanJim
Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:55 am
Forum: West Ham United FC Match Threads
Topic: UEL16: West Ham Utd 2-0 Sevilla (17/3/22)
Replies: 1368
Views: 98165

Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Sevilla: match thread (2nd leg)

Genuinely starting to believe that winning the Europa League WILL be the way to get into the CL. And maybe Declan stays for at least another season of that happens?
by GentlemanJim
Sat Dec 04, 2021 12:37 pm
Forum: West Ham United FC Match Threads
Topic: West Ham Utd 3-2 Chelsea (4/12/21)
Replies: 930
Views: 76671

Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Chelsea: match thread

I think that line-up is OK and we really don't want to be outnumbered in midfield which was the case against Brighton where they continually passed through us.Coufal getting forward with Johnson a little more circumspect to deal with James who is a very good player.I think more important than the l...
by GentlemanJim
Mon Nov 01, 2021 12:29 am
Forum: West Ham United FC Match Threads
Topic: Aston Villa 1-4 West Ham Utd (31/10/21)
Replies: 993
Views: 84976

Re: ⚽ Aston Villa vs West Ham Utd: match thread

Where are the sniggering fans of certain other clubs who kept insisting last season that West Ham had some of the worst fans and we were only doing well because the games were played without fans so the players did not have to ensure their poor treatment at home games?
by GentlemanJim
Fri Oct 29, 2021 11:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Takeover talk
Replies: 7985
Views: 872513

Re: Takeover talk

Just because Rosicky was a great player doesn't make him a great 'director of sport'. Plenty of great players have made bad managers. Just being a 'football person' doesn't mean you can do every job in football. You could still accuse Kretinsky of keeping his mate in a job he's not suited for. I ha...
by GentlemanJim
Fri Oct 29, 2021 9:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Takeover talk
Replies: 7985
Views: 872513

Re: Takeover talk

Interesting article about the bloke: Passion for the ‘Beautiful Game’ leads to billionaire’s only irrational investments By Oliver Gill, Chief Business Correspondent The ‘Beautiful Game’ is Daniel Kretinsky’s only vice, according to those who know him. “He is the definition of rationality and lack o...
by GentlemanJim
Fri Oct 29, 2021 3:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Takeover talk
Replies: 7985
Views: 872513

Re: Takeover talk

The one concerning point on the Sparta Prague fans feedback was one comment about putting his friends in roles rather than real football people. Tomas Rosicky is not a football person? OK then..He is the director of sports with massive say over transfers, etc. Some people who don’t like some of the...
by GentlemanJim
Thu Oct 28, 2021 3:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Takeover talk
Replies: 7985
Views: 872513

Re: Takeover talk

It's not about finding the bad, it's about journalists doing their homework. If he is actively still funding businesses that purposefully pollute the planet, then surely it's better that people know that? Whatever you think of his practices, he has been an incredibly smart investor throughout his c...
by GentlemanJim
Thu Oct 28, 2021 3:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Takeover talk
Replies: 7985
Views: 872513

Re: Takeover talk

https://twitter.com/deant93/status/1453721025150021632?s=21 I’ve seen a couple of people commenting about him not being good for Sparta. Doesn’t really bode well. He has sunk a huge amount of money into Sparta Prague. He is definitely been a generous owner, perhaps to a fault sometimes. He is also ...
by GentlemanJim
Thu Oct 28, 2021 2:14 am
Forum: West Ham United FC Match Threads
Topic: CCR4: West Ham Utd 0-0 (5-3 pens) Manchester City (27/10/21)
Replies: 829
Views: 77522

Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd vs Manchester City: match thread

And there I was, like the moron that I am, thinking that last season could not be topped and that the thin squad would really cost us, with Europe in play as well. And here we are, beating a pretty decent City side with 8 changes from the Tottenham game. Someone hit me over the head with a pint glas...
by GentlemanJim
Sat Sep 11, 2021 3:37 pm
Forum: West Ham United FC Match Threads
Topic: Southampton 0-0 West Ham Utd (11/09/21)
Replies: 461
Views: 51556

Re: ⚽ Southampton v West Ham Utd: match thread

Irrons wrote: Sat Sep 11, 2021 3:36 pm Hangover from the international break?
very good point. Quite possibly.
by GentlemanJim
Sat Sep 11, 2021 3:34 pm
Forum: West Ham United FC Match Threads
Topic: Southampton 0-0 West Ham Utd (11/09/21)
Replies: 461
Views: 51556

Re: ⚽ Southampton v West Ham Utd: match thread

Scoreless after half an hour in all six games. Looks like an exciting afternoon so far.
by GentlemanJim
Fri Sep 10, 2021 7:48 pm
Forum: KUMB Hall of Fame
Topic: Lawro at it again !
Replies: 4241
Views: 697888

Re: Lawro at it again !

Hemorrhoid-infused semen guzzler.
by GentlemanJim
Mon Aug 30, 2021 5:03 am
Forum: KUMB Hall of Fame
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2021
Replies: 26552
Views: 2075377

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2021

…for less than £7m Oh really? Then that’s a good deal for Brighton I think, well worth the risk, given his potential. Then again, not sure if it’s not a season too soon. Ideally he’d spend a year on loan in a lesser league, but obviously Brighton is not a club that can spend 7 million quid on a pla...
by GentlemanJim
Mon Aug 30, 2021 2:09 am
Forum: KUMB Hall of Fame
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2021
Replies: 26552
Views: 2075377

Non-WHU: Sima from Slavia Prague to Brighton

Looks like Brighton are buying Abdullah Sima from Slavia Prague. Just mentioning as there was a lot of speculation about West Ham being in the market for the man. Personally I think it’s good West Ham did not go for him. He is a very talented young player, but I don’t think he is PL-ready yet. Maybe...
by GentlemanJim
Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Jesse Lingard
Replies: 5934
Views: 521860

Re: Jesse Lingard

If he isn’t making strong noises through his people to us that he’s desperate to come then I’d leave well alone. It would really say a lot about his desire to succeed at the top still if he’s willing to stay there rather than join us If he’s willing to stay there it primarily would say a lot about ...
by GentlemanJim
Sun Aug 29, 2021 6:41 am
Forum: West Ham United FC Match Threads
Topic: West Ham Utd 2-2 Crystal Palace (28/08/21)
Replies: 498
Views: 34178

Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd V Crystal Palace: match thread

One somewhat subpar half in a draw, and 7 out of 9 points in the first 3 games. Not getting too excited about not beating Palace, it’s still a great start to the season. That said, the thin squad will become a massive issue further down the line this season. Hoping that it is dawning on Lingard that...