Apparently Allardyce thinks we were unlucky not to beat Villa. Well on that basis, he was watching a different game from me! How many genuine saves did Guzan have to make? Two, if we count the Jarvis scuff and Joe Cole’s effort from a near impossible angle. And Villa? Well Jussi made two brilliant saves (from Wiemann in the first half and Benteke in the second) and the Villain’s Belgian also hit the …
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Allardyce Looking Down Wrong End of Telescope!
Posted on 03 November 2013.
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Half Time West Ham 0 Aston Villa 0 – No surprises there then!
Posted on 02 November 2013.
So, the inclusion of Collison has meant that we have reverted to a half way house between 4-5-1 and 4-6-0, with Nolan moved forward to play the lone striker come advanced play maker role. The possession stats are superb – something like 60-40 in our favour – and all allegations of long ball football must be consigned to the rubbish bin, but sadly for all our possession, we look absolutely toothless up front, …
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Return of Collison could be key
Posted on 02 November 2013.
Interesting. Allardyce has apparently stuck with 4-6-0 but has dropped Diame and replaced him with Jack Collison, who will presumably exchange with Morrison as the “False Number 9”. This is an interesting one. We looked so much better against Burnley when Collison replaced Diame, and he is much more naturally suited to breaking in…
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Reid to Arsenal for £6m? £26m more like!
Posted on 31 October 2013.
Well I know we have been taken for mugs more than a few times in the past when selling players, but not even West Ham would consider letting Reid leave for anything less than £15m. And given Arsenal now have money to burn, if they really want Reid the bidding should begin around the £25m…
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Capital One delighted to keep Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham & Chelsea apart!
Posted on 31 October 2013.
Well that was convenient wasn’t it? Unless you support Leicester, West Ham, Stoke, Sunderland or Southampton of course! You sponsor a mean nothing cup so what’s the best way to generate interest? Set up two 2-leg semi-finals between the three biggest teams in England and one of Spurs or West Ham – and as Spurs are the marginally bigger club …
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West Ham’s reserves and kids urinate in the Claret!
Posted on 30 October 2013.
So Burnley are running away with the Championship. Interesting. And according to Leeds and QPR fans who respond to this blog, West Ham are heading for the drop. Interesting again. Well, on the basis of last night’s game, there’s not much point in any side winning promotion from this season’s Championship then because the gulf …
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Half Time: Swansea 0 West Ham 0 – Hammers should be leading!
Posted on 27 October 2013.
Well, not for the first time this season, it is so far so good after 45 minutes. We have been the better team and have created the better chances, and with a goal scorer in the team would be ahead by now. Amazingly, we have been the better passing team and Swansea and it is Laudrup’s team that …
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West Ham set to continue with false number 9 at Swansea
Posted on 26 October 2013.
Let’s face it, whatever team Allardyce selects, we will be using a false number nine at Swansea. Analysts went way over the top after our win at Spurs, hailing the self proclaimed tactical guru for his genius in unveiling his new “False Number 9” formation, failing to understand that Alliadichi had been employing the same tactic since the start of the season. Be honest, you couldn’t find a more …
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Will young Lee show Freddie Sears what might have been?
Posted on 22 October 2013.
So another Academy product is out on loan and, based on recent history, that may be very bad news indeed. Yes Noble and Tomkins both had their loan stints – as did Rio and Judas Defoe of course – but more recently, when a kid is sent to the lower divisions, it generally means that he…
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Allardichi 1 Pellegridyce 3 – But no disgrace in that.
Posted on 19 October 2013.
Ok we lost and, if we are honest, we lost pretty heavily, but Man City were pretty bloody good and, our centre backs apart, we were decent. And to be fair to Tomkins and Reid, they were horribly exposed by Man City’s quick passing football and excellent movement. Last game, Big Sam thought he was the dog’s …
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Collins and Maiga don’t make the bench!
Posted on 19 October 2013.
No surprise that Allardyce has stuck with the eleven that beat Spurs, but the absence of Collins and Maiga from the bench is perhaps a little strange. So, Carlton Cole has already proved himself better than Maiga! It makes you wonder why he was released and rumoured suitors for Mogodon were rebuffed. Now we will struggle…
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El Apache Clarke sends Sheffield United to bottom of old Third Division!
Posted on 13 October 2013.
Sacking David Weir didn’t do much good then did it? But then, nothing will save Shafting United until the curse of Tevez is removed; and that will only happen when McScab and his Dusty Bin Arab co-owner repay the £25m blood money extorted from West Ham. Tevez was at it again today, disguised this time as journeyman Coventry striker Leon Clarke…
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Allardyce shows Barcelona, Arsenal, Tottenham, Accrington and Leeds how to play the game!
Posted on 13 October 2013.
Ok, it was only one game and ok he only employed the tactic because Carroll was injured and we don’t have another striker worthy of the name, but that’s not stopped the English Jose from claiming that his 4-6-0 formation has changed the game! The silly old sod genuinely seems to believe that …
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Hodgson Snubs West Ham again as Liverpool man is called up
Posted on 12 October 2013.
Did Hodgson have a snooze through the Tottenham game one wonders? How else can you explain his decision to overlook Ravel in favour of Raheem Sterling? Both are highly talented bad boys, of course, but surely Morrison has done more to justify a call up than the Liverpool man? His goal against Spurs…
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Ravel uses Tottenham warm up to prepare for altogether tougher challenge
Posted on 11 October 2013.
It’s good to see that Ravel used the Tottenham game to warm up for the much more challenging match against San Marino U21’s. Sadly, our new £19m Release Clause man couldn’t get on the score sheet – a feet achieved with sublime ease against Tottenham’s £100m team – but he did play a full part in helping England’s next Golden Generation …
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Where now for Big Sam?
Posted on 09 October 2013.
So, after the stunning victory at Spurs, the big question is, ‘What does Allardyce do now?’ After decades of playing one way, he has suddenly discovered that you don’t need to hit long balls forward to an immobile forward and that players can actually interchange positions over the course of a game. Talk about a conversion on the road to Green Lanescus! The transformation on …
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After the Tottenham Trouncing, Captain Kev Sounds Like Manager in Waiting
Posted on 07 October 2013.
Nolan has his critics but I have always been a big fan, so much so that I nominated him as the Player of the Season the year Parker was stupidly given the award. And listening to his post match interview after Tottenham’s tonking, you can see exactly why Sam Alliadichi loves him so much. The guy is captain, mentor, player and player manager rolled into one. Of course, our Kevin …
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Tottenham reaction to West Ham humiliation
Posted on 07 October 2013.
They hath disgraced us and hindered us ninety eight million, laughed at our losses, mocked at our gains, scorned our new stadium, thwarted our bargains, cooled our friends, heated our enemies—and what’s their reason? We are Tottenham men. Hath not a Tottenham man eyes? Hath not a Tottenham man hands…
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Tottenham 0 West Ham 3 – Were you watching Benjamin Netanyahu?
Posted on 06 October 2013.
Were you watching Moses? Were you watching Shylock? Were you watching David Ben Gurion? Were you watching Golda Meir? Our lads gave your boys one hell of a beating! Where to start? The first half performance was good, but the warning signs were there. Townsend had the beating of Boomtown and Tottenham were beginning to camp in our half. True we had fashioned the best two…
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Half Time Tottenham 0 West Ham 0 – Best chance to Nolan!
Posted on 06 October 2013.
Well that was a lot better than I expected! To be fair to Maiga, Vaz Te has looked every bit as ineffective in the striker role, but the rest of the team have been huge. Tomkins and Reid have made countless crucial interceptions and well timed challenges and the midfield have been chasing and closing, but also breaking as well. …
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Jarvis, Maiga and O’Brien dropped!
Posted on 06 October 2013.
Well it’s not before time! At last Allardyce has woken up to the fact that Maiga is shit and grasped that Vaz Te, the man he wanted to offload, is a far better option up front. As for Jarvis, he has been on borrowed time all season so, with Downing fit and Cole on his way back, it is…
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Into the bottom three
Posted on 05 October 2013.
So, when was the last time we were in the bottom three of the Premiership? You have to go back to the time of Avram. Six or seven games into the season and the table is generally taking shape, and whilst we currently have a game in hand, it is hard to …
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