West Ham v City match thread

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Evan's was a little header nicked over Green after one of the Hammers' defenders made a cock up of a clearance.. Garcia's goal should have stood for 2-2 but they probably edged it overall, especially when they were trying.. Cole is PL class anyway.

Thanks TC. Was always gonna be a tough game today, as long as we gave a good account of ourselves and didn't dish out a Bristol esque performance like last season's final game!
 
Post-match analysis on Sky - they didn't talk about our goal or Garcia's disallowed goal, but talked about both of West Ham's and their missed chances. Also spoke to Allardyce and Noble, but nobody from City.
 
Evan's was a little header nicked over Green after one of the Hammers' defenders made a cock up of a clearance.. Garcia's goal should have stood for 2-2 but they probably edged it overall, especially when they were trying.. Cole is PL class anyway.

Apart from being offside, yes it definitely should have stood. Fancy giving correct decisions, they are all against us.
 
[King didn't have much today! Would we want him if he played that sort of match? He was so slow it seemed as though he wasn't interested, nothing to play for?
 
[King didn't have much today! Would we want him if he played that sort of match? He was so slow it seemed as though he wasn't interested, nothing to play for?

We surely couldn't turn him down. Made a few mistakes but at least he tried to compensate by trying to win the ball back. If Barmby subbed him because he didn't think he was playing too well then he should make three substitutions at half time every week. He usually puts in one of the best performances but never seems to get consecutive 90 minutes...
 
[King didn't have much today! Would we want him if he played that sort of match? He was so slow it seemed as though he wasn't interested, nothing to play for?

I would be happier keeping King then Stewart. King will get better and I think he is the better prospect. Every time Stewart gets the ball you know the final outcome is that he will lose it.
 
Don't get carried away with your earlier successes. Sam will stay.
I bet you he's not there at the start of next season Peter! He doesn't fit in with West Hams footballing philosophies so their fans won't have him if they don't go up, not to say the vast amount of money they will lose.
 
Spending a couple of mill is better than scrambling around for a reasonable goalkeeper while we ship goals at the start of next season.
We need him to start the season, don't want to start the season with another Gulacsi type in goal, those points we dropped v Leeds made a difference also the uncertainty in the defence. Basso is no good with his injuries and his alleged problems with other players or the management. We need Vito!
 
I bet you he's not there at the start of next season Peter! He doesn't fit in with West Hams footballing philosophies so their fans won't have him if they don't go up, not to say the vast amount of money they will lose.

I don't think the owners give a damn what the fans think. I can't see them getting a better manager than Sam.
 
We need him to start the season, don't want to start the season with another Gulacsi type in goal, those points we dropped v Leeds made a difference also the uncertainty in the defence. Basso is no good with his injuries and his alleged problems with other players or the management. We need Vito!

Nick says he wants to get his business done early. Signing Vito should be the best example of that if we are willing to pay the fee and his wages. Unfortunately, it looks like we are shopping in the bargain basement for every position.
 
We need him to start the season, don't want to start the season with another Gulacsi type in goal, those points we dropped v Leeds made a difference also the uncertainty in the defence. Basso is no good with his injuries and his alleged problems with other players or the management. We need Vito!

Basso won't be a consideration, Cracknell is currently the highest ranked keeper on our books for next season as everyone above him is out of contract.
 
I bet you he's not there at the start of next season Peter! He doesn't fit in with West Hams footballing philosophies so their fans won't have him if they don't go up, not to say the vast amount of money they will lose.

So as a gambling man Nick who is your money on? Regardless of price i would back West Ham.
 
Allardyce on... Hull City

Q) Do you think the way this season's been you'd prefer the away leg second?

A) Not the way we're playing now because we've just battered [Hull]. We've battered a lot of teams here; Brighton in the first half, let's face it. We did what we had to do in terms of battering Hull City but what was disappointing was our lack of conversation for chances created, because it should have been two or three by half time like Brighton was.

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I wouldnt say they battered us. they had everything to play for, we had nothing. they are a premier league team, lets face it.. they've kept pretty much the same squad since being relegated and for us to come away with a 2-1 result (should have been 2-2) is hardly being battered. poor form there sam....
 
Team

Mannone
Rosenoir Chester Hobbs Dawson
King McKenna Evans Garcia
koren
Fryatt

score
West Ham 1-2 Hull City
Fryatt and King to score

charlie mate. your a typical tigers fan i.e you know **** all. obviously cooper will start and when you've all stopped kissing hobbs' arse you might realise that cooper is actually better than him.

Sorry mistake I meant Liam Cooper
 
Allardyce on... Hull City

Q) Do you think the way this season's been you'd prefer the away leg second?

A) Not the way we're playing now because we've just battered [Hull]. We've battered a lot of teams here; Brighton in the first half, let's face it. We did what we had to do in terms of battering Hull City but what was disappointing was our lack of conversation for chances created, because it should have been two or three by half time like Brighton was.

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I wouldnt say they battered us. they had everything to play for, we had nothing. they are a premier league team, lets face it.. they've kept pretty much the same squad since being relegated and for us to come away with a 2-1 result (should have been 2-2) is hardly being battered. poor form there sam....

A 2-1 win is hardly a battering of the other side, I don't get Sam's comment either. Although they maybe shaded the game overall, it sounds like we held our own and nearly knicked something at the end.
 
I wonder if they plan to mention Hull in this commentary at all! They show West Ham's line up and then Southampton's line up!! haha. Great stuff.

The Sky presentation was so biased it was untrue. West Ham this West Ham that. There where large periods of the match when we played them off the park but the commentary team hardly acknowledged the fact. Looking at the replays I also think the lino got it wrong for Garcia's goal