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Post by NWBusConnoisseur on Sept 2, 2018 18:10:59 GMT
Seeing as we don't have a thread about this, I'll create one. Any of you that follow the premiership can discuss it here. Let's be mature and not get too heated about team rivalries. Bit disappointed by Pochettino's formation change today, he really did underestimate Watford's skill and really should have been more careful. Spurs played well but Watford simply outplayed us, fair play I guess. I won't say much about the Arsenal game because I'm way too biased against them but I really would've liked to see a Cardiff victory  So what teams do you support? Want to vent about poor performance? Do it all here! |
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Post by vjaska on Sept 2, 2018 21:41:30 GMT
Seeing as we don't have a thread about this, I'll create one. Any of you that follow the premiership can discuss it here. Let's be mature and not get too heated about team rivalries. Bit disappointed by Pochettino's formation change today, he really did underestimate Watford's skill and really should have been more careful. Spurs played well but Watford simply outplayed us, fair play I guess. I won't say much about the Arsenal game because I'm way too biased against them but I really would've liked to see a Cardiff victory So what teams do you support? Want to vent about poor performance? Do it all here! As I'm a lifelong Gooner, I'll deal with the Arsenal game: Defending has long been our weak point and so it didn't suprise me that we conceded goals especially with Emery bedding in his style with the passing from the back, high press and a high defensive line - hopefully over the coming months, that's gets better. The 2nd goal shouldn't of countered because Cardiff shouldn't of been awarded a free kick as Lacazette didn't touch the player but at the same time, we should of defended better. Attack wise, at least that works and it's great to see Bellerin getting in some good crosses when last season, he would of simply played the ball backwards. The 19 year old Guendouzi is a great find and had another great game but I think Ozil & Xhaka should be dropped for a while and bring in Mhkitaryan & Torreria who impressed when he came on. Still, Spurs made me laugh so there is hope  |
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Post by sid on Sept 2, 2018 23:05:06 GMT
Seeing as we don't have a thread about this, I'll create one. Any of you that follow the premiership can discuss it here. Let's be mature and not get too heated about team rivalries. Bit disappointed by Pochettino's formation change today, he really did underestimate Watford's skill and really should have been more careful. Spurs played well but Watford simply outplayed us, fair play I guess. I won't say much about the Arsenal game because I'm way too biased against them but I really would've liked to see a Cardiff victory So what teams do you support? Want to vent about poor performance? Do it all here! Back down to earth with a bang for Tottenham after winning at Old Trafford, the game came to life after Tottenham took the lead and maybe Poch did underestimate Watford. As a Chelsea fan I've got to be happy with four wins out of four but I'm not getting too carried away, it's hard to see beyond Manchester City for the title. It's already looking like being a long hard season for West Ham! |
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Post by ServerKing on Sept 4, 2018 19:27:35 GMT
Seeing as we don't have a thread about this, I'll create one. Any of you that follow the premiership can discuss it here. Let's be mature and not get too heated about team rivalries. Bit disappointed by Pochettino's formation change today, he really did underestimate Watford's skill and really should have been more careful. Spurs played well but Watford simply outplayed us, fair play I guess. I won't say much about the Arsenal game because I'm way too biased against them but I really would've liked to see a Cardiff victory So what teams do you support? Want to vent about poor performance? Do it all here! Back down to earth with a bang for Tottenham after winning at Old Trafford, the game came to life after Tottenham took the lead and maybe Poch did underestimate Watford. As a Chelsea fan I've got to be happy with four wins out of four but I'm not getting too carried away, it's hard to see beyond Manchester City for the title. It's already looking like being a long hard season for West Ham! Complacency... Spurs thought it's only Watford... and got a rude awakening. Still, poor old West Ham without any points, but if you turned the league table upside down, they'd be top  I wonder how long before the short tempered Hammers fans drive Pellegrini out? I think he's just there for the pay cheque like most of the players it seems   The owners were probably chuffed with the £100m spend in summer, too bad it's done nothing  Spurs will bounce back from the hiccup and hopefully have a good season - so long as no more contractors break any pipes and flood electrical rooms as what happened recently It's certainly an impressive structure,let's see what regeneration it will bring, or will it be like Stratford with flashy Westfield, but still with the crummy shopping centre on the one way system, and less desirable Forest Gate down the road? Area's changing with more middle class English moving into Downhills Park, and there's a Sunday Market opposite Tottenham Bus Garage which would have been unheard of... I guess drivers changing over on the 123 and 243 can pick up some Quinoa while they wait for their bus |
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Post by sid on Sept 5, 2018 8:45:14 GMT
Back down to earth with a bang for Tottenham after winning at Old Trafford, the game came to life after Tottenham took the lead and maybe Poch did underestimate Watford. As a Chelsea fan I've got to be happy with four wins out of four but I'm not getting too carried away, it's hard to see beyond Manchester City for the title. It's already looking like being a long hard season for West Ham! Complacency... Spurs thought it's only Watford... and got a rude awakening. Still, poor old West Ham without any points, but if you turned the league table upside down, they'd be top I wonder how long before the short tempered Hammers fans drive Pellegrini out? I think he's just there for the pay cheque like most of the players it seems The owners were probably chuffed with the £100m spend in summer, too bad it's done nothing Spurs will bounce back from the hiccup and hopefully have a good season - so long as no more contractors break any pipes and flood electrical rooms as what happened recently It's certainly an impressive structure,let's see what regeneration it will bring, or will it be like Stratford with flashy Westfield, but still with the crummy shopping centre on the one way system, and less desirable Forest Gate down the road? Area's changing with more middle class English moving into Downhills Park, and there's a Sunday Market opposite Tottenham Bus Garage which would have been unheard of... I guess drivers changing over on the 123 and 243 can pick up some Quinoa while they wait for their bus I don't know why West Ham got rid of David Moyes, I know he's not everyone's cup of tea but he did a pretty good job in the time he was there. The way it's going I wouldn't be surprised if Pellegrini is gone by Christmas. |
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Post by ServerKing on Sept 5, 2018 9:28:01 GMT
Complacency... Spurs thought it's only Watford... and got a rude awakening. Still, poor old West Ham without any points, but if you turned the league table upside down, they'd be top I wonder how long before the short tempered Hammers fans drive Pellegrini out? I think he's just there for the pay cheque like most of the players it seems The owners were probably chuffed with the £100m spend in summer, too bad it's done nothing Spurs will bounce back from the hiccup and hopefully have a good season - so long as no more contractors break any pipes and flood electrical rooms as what happened recently It's certainly an impressive structure,let's see what regeneration it will bring, or will it be like Stratford with flashy Westfield, but still with the crummy shopping centre on the one way system, and less desirable Forest Gate down the road? Area's changing with more middle class English moving into Downhills Park, and there's a Sunday Market opposite Tottenham Bus Garage which would have been unheard of... I guess drivers changing over on the 123 and 243 can pick up some Quinoa while they wait for their bus I don't know why West Ham got rid of David Moyes, I know he's not everyone's cup of tea but he did a pretty good job in the time he was there. The way it's going I wouldn't be surprised if Pellegrini is gone by Christmas. The Dour Scot did the job... even if he had the chrarisma of a knackered 318 E200. Pellers, as the West Ham fans affectionately called him before the season started (they may have more unpleasant names now) seems to keep saying "we do well in the training, we just have to do the same in regular games" I guess it's his catchphrase like how Sadiq Khan has "I wont apologise" only problem is training (where fellow team mates are your opponents) is way different to most teams hungry for goals as has been the case in all their games. On their Forum (www.kumb.com) they already have a Relegation Thread running, so high is the optimism. Whoever comes in may be begging the Dildo Brothers (Ann Summers owners Sullivan and Gold) to clear out the junk Pellegrini bought in the summer. West Ham is equivalent to a negative equity car you can't get rid of on Finance. Sullivan and Gold thought it was the coup of the century getting ex Man City Pellegrini, like how Top Gear thought they were onto a winner with Joey from Friends... There's the ongoing issues with the ground where the pitch is too far away from the fans' seating causing a soulless atmosphere. Issues with stewarding and security, and if they fail to even get a draw and one point they will be relegated for sure. Like DW445, they are not going anywhere anytime soon |
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Post by vjaska on Sept 5, 2018 11:09:48 GMT
Complacency... Spurs thought it's only Watford... and got a rude awakening. Still, poor old West Ham without any points, but if you turned the league table upside down, they'd be top I wonder how long before the short tempered Hammers fans drive Pellegrini out? I think he's just there for the pay cheque like most of the players it seems The owners were probably chuffed with the £100m spend in summer, too bad it's done nothing Spurs will bounce back from the hiccup and hopefully have a good season - so long as no more contractors break any pipes and flood electrical rooms as what happened recently It's certainly an impressive structure,let's see what regeneration it will bring, or will it be like Stratford with flashy Westfield, but still with the crummy shopping centre on the one way system, and less desirable Forest Gate down the road? Area's changing with more middle class English moving into Downhills Park, and there's a Sunday Market opposite Tottenham Bus Garage which would have been unheard of... I guess drivers changing over on the 123 and 243 can pick up some Quinoa while they wait for their bus I don't know why West Ham got rid of David Moyes, I know he's not everyone's cup of tea but he did a pretty good job in the time he was there. The way it's going I wouldn't be surprised if Pellegrini is gone by Christmas. According to reports, it would cost West Ham £15m to rip up his contract. West Ham fans just have to be patient - it would make absolutely no sense to remove Pellegrini after spending £100m on 9 players because he needs time to bed the team in - I'm not a fan of this "sack the manager quickly" culture we now have. One thing they do miss outside of Arnautovic & Antonio is pace particularly in the middle of the park where they need legs around Noble & Wilshere. |
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Post by sid on Sept 5, 2018 11:57:56 GMT
I don't know why West Ham got rid of David Moyes, I know he's not everyone's cup of tea but he did a pretty good job in the time he was there. The way it's going I wouldn't be surprised if Pellegrini is gone by Christmas. According to reports, it would cost West Ham £15m to rip up his contract. West Ham fans just have to be patient - it would make absolutely no sense to remove Pellegrini after spending £100m on 9 players because he needs time to bed the team in - I'm not a fan of this "sack the manager quickly" culture we now have. One thing they do miss outside of Arnautovic & Antonio is pace particularly in the middle of the park where they need legs around Noble & Wilshere. Crystal Palace sacked Frank de Boer after four games last season and saw a considerable improvement under Roy Hodgson and I don't think West Ham fans are going to be very patient with Pellegrini and if he had any decency he would resign if there is no improvement in the next few games instead of waiting for a pay off. I can actually have a degree of sympathy for the fans with this on top of losing the Boleyn in favour of a soulless athletic stadium. Arnautovic improved considerably last season under David Moyes but now seems to be slipping back to the form that got him so much stick from fans. |
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Post by vjaska on Sept 5, 2018 13:09:59 GMT
According to reports, it would cost West Ham £15m to rip up his contract. West Ham fans just have to be patient - it would make absolutely no sense to remove Pellegrini after spending £100m on 9 players because he needs time to bed the team in - I'm not a fan of this "sack the manager quickly" culture we now have. One thing they do miss outside of Arnautovic & Antonio is pace particularly in the middle of the park where they need legs around Noble & Wilshere. Crystal Palace sacked Frank de Boer after four games last season and saw a considerable improvement under Roy Hodgson and I don't think West Ham fans are going to be very patient with Pellegrini and if he had any decency he would resign if there is no improvement in the next few games instead of waiting for a pay off. I can actually have a degree of sympathy for the fans with this on top of losing the Boleyn in favour of a soulless athletic stadium. Arnautovic improved considerably last season under David Moyes but now seems to be slipping back to the form that got him so much stick from fans. Not a fair comparison - Crystal Palace failed to back De Boer with very little signings & not much money spent - De Boer's style of play needed time & players brought in as the players he inherited were not suited to a possession based style which is how De Boer's teams played. We will never know if De Boer would of ever have improved the position and had the bottom half of the league not been so closely bunched together, they may have not survived even with Hodgson in charge. If West Ham fans don't want to be patient, then they deserve everything they get - Burnley are a great example of sticking by a manager even when things go wrong such when they went straight back down after being promoted and look where they ended up - a very good Premier League team. Pellegrini has a good track record & it needs time - calling for him to resign helps no one and sounds very knee jerk if you ask me. It just like Emery at my club needs time as well even if we end up having an equally poor season as last time or even slightly worse. |
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Post by ServerKing on Sept 5, 2018 14:07:45 GMT
Crystal Palace sacked Frank de Boer after four games last season and saw a considerable improvement under Roy Hodgson and I don't think West Ham fans are going to be very patient with Pellegrini and if he had any decency he would resign if there is no improvement in the next few games instead of waiting for a pay off. I can actually have a degree of sympathy for the fans with this on top of losing the Boleyn in favour of a soulless athletic stadium. Arnautovic improved considerably last season under David Moyes but now seems to be slipping back to the form that got him so much stick from fans. Not a fair comparison - Crystal Palace failed to back De Boer with very little signings & not much money spent - De Boer's style of play needed time & players brought in as the players he inherited were not suited to a possession based style which is how De Boer's teams played. We will never know if De Boer would of ever have improved the position and had the bottom half of the league not been so closely bunched together, they may have not survived even with Hodgson in charge. If West Ham fans don't want to be patient, then they deserve everything they get - Burnley are a great example of sticking by a manager even when things go wrong such when they went straight back down after being promoted and look where they ended up - a very good Premier League team. Pellegrini has a good track record & it needs time - calling for him to resign helps no one and sounds very knee jerk if you ask me. It just like Emery at my club needs time as well even if we end up having an equally poor season as last time or even slightly worse. In contrast, Arsenal are a well established, settled club (having had good investment, and same manager for over 20 years until recently, and good stadium that's yours and not rented from Newham Council & Sadiq Khan), West Ham have always been on the brink of financial doom for as long as I can remember - my old man supports them, Lord knows why... when I left school in '93, there was the turmoil of the West Ham Bonds Scheme, getting supporters to stump up cash for a new stand (West Stand? Can't remeber ) in those days it was Eastern European players no one had heard of or people on free transfers (Joey Beauchamp didn't want to leave his girlfriend plus club in Oxford, so despite signing for Hammers, never actually played a game ), unknowns like Marco Boogers... bargain basement managers, and now a trio of bargain basement owners... Karren Brady may talk the talk on The Apprentice, but it's clear she's messed up on the 'Running a Football Club' Task - Lord Sugar should ask her who she's bringing back into the boardroom with her? So it's West Ham culture to lurch from one fiasco to the next, yet like cockroaches they won't die... the instant gratification element of the fans will want Pellegrini gone - but they've burnt all their bridges. Fat Sam won't return, and I doubt Moyes will. They might need to look to Championship managers (that's where they are heading anyway ) if Pellegrini is made to walk the plank. I remember when Spurs had the disastrous Juande Ramos in 2007/08 who couldn't speak a word of English, and used to yell at players via an interpreter - of course that never panned out, and after being stuck at the bottom of the table for too long, by October he had gone, and the same players rallied under Harry Redknapp. So yes, sometimes a new manager might keep the wolf from the door and silence the baying mob - but West Ham's problems are not skin deep. If a rich Qatari or Chinese consortium bought them and pumped proper money into the club - even doing proper admin stuff like sorting out the seating, sorting out the Naming Rights, even knocking down the Stadium and starting over - or building a proper site from scratch elsewhere, they might have a hope in hell. Sadly their owners look more like they're running a used car business and seem just as shifty... their 'Warranty' for Premiership survival may not cover them for 'Parts' such as a proper manager rather than a has-been - and getting rid of the sub-par players who are just happy to pick up a pay cheque... Hammers fans are responding by walking out early or not turning up, seeing as pitch invasion didn't quite work. When Arsenal next play the Hammers at London Stadium - you will find it's like sitting on the first 349 bus out of Enfield in the morning, with loads of seats to yourself |
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Post by NWBusConnoisseur on Sept 15, 2018 14:32:26 GMT
Went to the Spurs game today and missed HT's open day as a result  . Liverpool deserved the win, although I felt the referee was being biased (as did everyone sitting around me) but Spurs played very badly in this game in particular. Missed the Spurs goal too as I had already left. Not worth the 30 quid, should've gone to HT instead. |
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Post by sid on Sept 16, 2018 5:15:34 GMT
Went to the Spurs game today and missed HT's open day as a result . Liverpool deserved the win, although I felt the referee was being biased (as did everyone sitting around me) but Spurs played very badly in this game in particular. Missed the Spurs goal too as I had already left. Not worth the 30 quid, should've gone to HT instead. I've only seen highlights of the game, Tottenham looked woeful in the first half making constant errors and Liverpool really should have won comfortably but nearly blew it in the end with Tottenham being denied a clear penalty in stoppage time and I think it's ridiculous that we haven't got VAR in the Premier League. |
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Post by ServerKing on Sept 23, 2018 16:49:34 GMT
Went to the Spurs game today and missed HT's open day as a result . Liverpool deserved the win, although I felt the referee was being biased (as did everyone sitting around me) but Spurs played very badly in this game in particular. Missed the Spurs goal too as I had already left. Not worth the 30 quid, should've gone to HT instead. I've only seen highlights of the game, Tottenham looked woeful in the first half making constant errors and Liverpool really should have won comfortably but nearly blew it in the end with Tottenham being denied a clear penalty in stoppage time and I think it's ridiculous that we haven't got VAR in the Premier League. At least we saw off Brighton 2-1 And Pellegrini has organised West Ham enough to hold Chelski 0-0... they actually played entertaining football this afternoon |
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Post by sid on Oct 6, 2018 18:01:07 GMT
Man U getting owned by Newcastle United is quite disturbing - but like a salad left in the fridge, Mourinho can go off pretty quickly I can't see him lasting much longer. People are calling it 'Third Season Syndrome' and some are even thinking Wenger could go to Man U if Zidane isn't already lined up... Spurs saw off Cardiff though I was expecting more goals They've got a goal back but surely its the end for José whatever happens? |
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Post by busoccultation on Oct 6, 2018 18:26:33 GMT
Man United has just made a comeback and won the game with the final score as 3-2 to Man United , so I'd suppose that Jose Mourinho will now keep his job for a bit longer |
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I wonder how long before the short tempered Hammers fans drive Pellegrini out? I think he's just there for the pay cheque like most of the players it seems 
The owners were probably chuffed with the £100m spend in summer, too bad it's done nothing 
. Liverpool deserved the win, although I felt the referee was being biased (as did everyone sitting around me) but Spurs played very badly in this game in particular. Missed the Spurs goal too as I had already left. Not worth the 30 quid, should've gone to HT instead.