Different season same lousy defending. Is it the manager that’s not up to it or the players?

Let’s get this right. That wasn’t a fan Noble confronted. That was a moron filled with self entitlement who effectively ended our chances of getting anything out of the game.

Was Noble right to shove him to the ground? Probably not, but I certainly don’t blame him.

hadleighhammer wrote:A cheap, loan signing, with no obligation to buy, who doesnt really want to be here, and isnt in a position/type of player the first XI needs as a priority.

Sounds like a familiar waste of time. Has Sullys bargain basement scattergun all over it.

An absolutely spot on assessment in my view

The legacy is simple. They are the owners that disbanded West Ham United and opened up a franchise in the middle of a soulless, windswept Park a few miles down the road.

When did we become a club that thinks it's ok to play 2nd string players in a cup quarter final? The game just didn't matter and it was ok to be sloppy. I'm ashamed of what we have become.

I can't think of a single reason not to sack Sam. That said, it's already 2 weeks too late. There is no time for a new manager to settle and reorganise the squad. I reckon the Dave's have screwed us by doing nothing - again!

Ted Fenton wrote:Yes.

I should also mention the way Johnny Byrne brought out the best in Hurst.

I wasn't lucky enough to see Johnny Byrne play. I remember him being held in high regard by the older fans though. The same with Jim Standen, but we'd just signed Bobby Ferguson when I started going.

I started going at the beginning of the 1967/8 season so I was lucky enough to see all 3 in claret & blue. Sadly I don't think I was old enough to really appreciate them as a trio as Peters left & we got a p*sshead in exchange. I remember Hurst making runs to the near post and he was my hero...

a cheeky 2m bid for craig bellamy would be nice............not that he'd say yes, but big upheaval in scouseland again, he could be surplus up there, What a great call. Like another poster on here, I've heard that Rio is a strong possibility. This wasn't a recent thing but a well connected friend t...

. Arsenal built and have nearly paid for a barand new 60,000 seat stadium ...... and yet , somehow, Spurs battle on at the Lane , getting into the CL and possibly doing so for a second time this season . That would be because they have a sugar daddy currently residing in Bermuda that sends over shed...

Does anyone else think it's time for Noble to be "rested?" There's no shortage of effort from him but quality is another matter. His game seems to be going backwards. His man of the match award against Peterborough beggered belief. Again tonight he gave the ball away on too many occasions.

Hopefully Aldershot will have a massive West Ham fan playing for them tonight. Jamie Collins signed for them this season from Newport. Some of you may possibly remember a good FA Cup run by Havant & Waterlooville a few years back that culminated in them losing at Anfield. Jamie was a member of t...

Best news of the transfer window. Exactly the kind of mercenary bag of crap we don't need. Good riddence to a busted flush. :raver:

Pinky you are a diamond. I always enjoy your posts.

[So, you're expecting the board to be full of praise , and optimistic posts then ?[/quote]




No, but there's nothing to stop you having a go.

"The crowds at West Ham have never been rewarded by results but they keep turning up because of the good football they see. Other clubs will suffer from the old bugbear that results count more than anything. This has been the ruination of English soccer." -- Ron Greenwood, West Ham manage...

A post to bookmark methinks . :lol: Never mind what he has or hasn't done elsewhere - he will be getting slaughtered for everything from recruitment of players , tactics, team selection , colour of tie on matchday and scarcely speaking English by , I reckon , August 21st . The first "Worse than...

Hang around .

Wait until October when we are fifth behind , behind .........MILLWALL and see what gets written then .

These will be the halcyon days beleive me[/quote]


Er... no I don't.

I can't believe some of the vitriol written about Sam Alladice, especially the personal stuff. Well for the record I saw him on several occasions in Portugal during the European Championships. He sat with the England fans, openly chatted with them on every occasion, was open and honest and came acro...