I think Nolan was about to get booked when Carroll intervened and got booked. The ref then conveniently forgot about chasing after Nolan, who made a tactical withdrawal at that point.
Well Big Sam has probably achieved two things during his time at West Ham. Firstly, you can't take away from the fact that he got then into the Premiership and has kept them there. Secondly, he has caused millions of football fans to reconsider their support for West Ham as their "second team" You can't expect West Hams fans to stop supporting their team of course, but it looks like he's working on it....
It wasn't. I took my West Ham mate to that game last season and it was **** too. Not as bad, but ****. The atmosphere was great becasue we gave them a lesson, but every time they got it they just lumped it. To that performance they have added all the other rubbish we saw yesterday.
^ This. I was pissed off that I had caught a train, limped a couple of miles through the pouring rain on my dodgy foot to watch what turned out not to be football, and that was when we were 1-0 up!
Godders, it's Sunday morning and I've just read your posts. Our wives should have locked us in a room last night together. I got a rollicking for ruining her viewing of the gold by continually moaning about about yesterday's game.
Not a shock though was it. They played more long balls last season. They were just hoofing it out of defence to Carew the entire first half. Second half they went more attacking in terms of formation and support for Carew, it was more of a 433. But they were still hitting plenty long balls and crosses. Then they took Carew off despite him being their best player and at the end they were just hoofing it long with the Almunia and centre backs and threw almost everyone forward.
I counted in the first minute they hoofed it 5 times with an undirected up and under. Eddie Waring would have lost his voice.
Then you should read this: http://www.teamtalk.com/fanzone/15164/8639307/Saints-lucky-to-see-football-not-hoofball
Luckily, we only have to watch them once a season...unless you are willing to cough up for an away ticket.
Good stuff. and The other point made was that this was a good way of ruining 90 minutes of Premier League football. This raises an interesting point, that if the Pulis - Allardyce style were to become successful and more teams started playing that way, would the Sky subscribers decide that their money was better spent elsewhere and ultimately kill the goose that lays the TV golden eggs?
If we remain successful, other teams may emulate us...you just have to super fit and super talented and have Mauricio (except you can't because he's ours).
Usually within half an hour or so after a match I have moved on but yesterday I was so dismayed by West Ham's tactics and the very poor refereeing that I got quite wound up and the very lovely Mrs Godders became quite worried about my blood pressure. When you think that 30,000 people paid about £1,000,000 in total to watch the game yesterday then Fat Sam should be in court on Monday charged with fraud and deception. Imagine if Fat Sam was a builder and you asked him to build you an extension you just know he would end featuring on every episode of Rogue Builders this century.
Caroll was MotM according to the Sunday Times today. Rodriguez played more football in his cameo appearance than the whole West Ham team did all afternoon.
The Sunday Times making that cart house Carroll MotM has just about finished me off and will have to stop reading about this game as its not good for my blood pressure! Time for me to move on and look forward to watching next weeks game against The Swans where two true football team take each other on and play the beautiful game
Don't read The Sun then, as he is man of the match and praised for his "terrific 25yard free kick " Worked tirelessly as well
