The Football.....

[Pumpkin the robot]

West Ham beat Birmingham yesterday. I'd swap that for a point against Arsenal next week and another from Liverpool in early February.

The FA cup is something West Ham should be going for. They are a comfortable mid table team, and on their day a very good team, capable of giving the big teams a game.
In the press Mark Noble said he would take finishing 17th in the prem and winning the FA cup. Since I was only 8 when West Ham last won anything of note, I would take that too!
Unfortunately, the money from the premiership is now the holy grail for all teams in the championship and premier league.

 

[AndyRM]

I like Jordan Jones as a player, but he can do one after this:



Serious lack of respect for Killie who have basically given him a second chance after he nearly knackered his career before it started at Boro.

 

[Slick]

I like Jordan Jones as a player, but he can do one after this:



Serious lack of respect for Killie who have basically given him a second chance after he nearly knackered his career before it started at Boro.

They could have taken the cash offer for him at the start of the season.

 

[AndyRM]

They could have taken the cash offer for him at the start of the season.

What was it. £350k or some nonsense, for one of the best players in the league? Probably paid in instalments because lessons haven't been learned and Rangers remain a financial basket case?

Thanks, but no.

Fair play to him, because he'll have doubled or tripled his wages, and who wouldn't want to do that, but that comment, while still technically under contract with us, is seriously misguided. Be interesting to see what Clarke does with him.

ETA: He's a Middlesbrough supporter too, so not sure how signing for Rangers represents "a dream come true."

 

[Slick]

What was it. £350k or some nonsense, for one of the best players in the league? Probably paid in instalments because lessons haven't been learned and Rangers remain a financial basket case?

Thanks, but no.

Fair play to him, because he'll have doubled or tripled his wages, and who wouldn't want to do that, but that comment, while still technically under contract with us, is seriously misguided. Be interesting to see what Clarke does with him.

Either take the money or don't, but don't complain when a player invokes a contractual right that could have been avoided.

They can't all be Chris Boyd.

 

[AndyRM]

Either take the money or don't, but don't complain when a player invokes a contractual right that could have been avoided.

They can't all be Chris Boyd.

I'm not complaining about his contractual rights, and know that this has been on the cards anyway. It's his twattish tweet which has annoyed me, that's all.

 

[Slick]

Financial offers are not always about the player valuation, sometimes its simply what the contract your buying is worth.

 

[Slick]

I'm not complaining about his contractual rights, and know that this has been on the cards anyway. It's his twattish tweet which has annoyed me, that's all.

Because he's proud for his family as well as himself? Hardly twatish.

 

[AndyRM]

Because he's proud for his family as well as himself? Hardly twatish.

Yeah, ok. A player from your club tweets that on the eve of your club's 150th anniversary and it's not a twattish thing to do? And our next opposition are... Oh look. Very good.

At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter, and he's not as integral to our side as say, Brophy, but our midfield will need a rethink now, though I have every confidence in Clarke and suspect he may have his eyes on a replacement anyway.

 

[Slick]

Yeah, ok. A player from your club tweets that on the eve of your club's 150th anniversary and it's not a twattish thing to do? And our next opposition are... Oh look. Very good.

At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter, and he's not as integral to our side as say, Brophy, but our midfield will need a rethink now, though I have every confidence in Clarke and suspect he may have his eyes on a replacement anyway.

I would imagine that you are right, which would excite me rather than bemoan those that have moved on. Never really understood it myself.

 

[AndyRM]

I would imagine that you are right, which would excite me rather than bemoan those that have moved on. Never really understood it myself.

While to go before you can get excited about a 150 year anniversary.

 

[Slick]

While to go before you can get excited about a 150 year anniversary.

Haha and they say we're bitter.

My nephew was match mascot on our 150th anniversary and wore the original strip. It was a great day.

Count the titles.

 

[booze and cake]

My friend got me a ticket to go with him and his 2 sons to see West Ham v Birmingham City at the Olympic Stadium in the FA Cup yesterday. I've never been in before but a nice looking ground, but somewhat lacking in atmosphere.

The Birmingham fans made the most noise, taunting the locals with 'this is a library, this is a library' and 'you're not West Ham anymore'. As a Spurs fan I kept quiet, but chuckled inside at the Arsenal based insult. This is probably the best ground in the Premiership to be a linesman, you're far, far away from any direct fan abuse.

Fair play to West Ham with the pricing, London attractions are nearly all a rip-off in my view, but the adult tickets were £10 each, and the boys got in for £1 each, which is great. It was cold though. My other observations are despite scoring, Andy Carroll is a complete donkey, and how he once cost £35 million is a complete mystery to me. Despite that, West Ham won 2-0.

 

[AndyRM]

Haha and they say we're bitter.

My nephew was match mascot on our 150th anniversary and wore the original strip. It was a great day.

Count the titles.

My only real bitterness from that fiasco is the cowardly abstention by our dick of a former chairman. Pretty sure it's this year he can get rid his shares and we can be rid of him forever.

The only thing I reckon any fan will thank him for is holding out for a decent transfer fee for Naismith. The damage he did to our club is slowly being repaired, thankfully, but there have been some seriously worrying moments under his stewardship.

 

[13 rider]

Congratulations to Newport county . As soon I saw our teamsheet and subs bench I feared the worst . Then when they scored first we were always in trouble we have big problems breaking down mass organised defences . Yes we had chances but the better team won . You play a weaken team at your peril we got what we deserved