Hate them too, but the cup final thing, at the moment, is clearly bollocks. In the last three years they have moved up a level whilst we have gone backwards. They have more chance of winning something than we do at present.
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I agree.
He reminds me of Roy Keane but without the madness and a better eye for goal.
And he is how old?
He will go for an absolute mint when West Ham are forced to sell him, because there is no way he will commit to another contract.
West ham are quite strong favourites to win.
Even if you don’t watch the football or go down the boozer the Grand Prix would put anybody to sleep
Last 3 years?
The season before last they finished 16th...... The year before that 10th.
We currently sit above them.
They have happened upon a decent team but their 'rise' is very much being overstated by you and some others.
This is a complete misconception and totally unfair on tanguy. Who ran the furthest v toon, scored a great goal and generally played very well. He was involved the 3 rd goal as well.
One word: Dier
Under west ham by the time the game finishes probably
It's as simple as this our rival is Woolwich the first fixture we look for.
West Ham's rival is Spurs the first fixture they look for is Spurs.
Chelsea's rival is Spurs the first fixture they look for is Spurs!!
....the Cup Final thing IS an irritant .. as if we're SO worried it might make US look small time if we can be bothered to take this game seriously, as if it's somehow beneath us!
I don't think it makes or breaks EITHER if our seasons if we win/lose... but the fact THEY seemingly take it more seriously than WE do has probably been reflected in some of the recent results between us... (That, and they're getting better each season... whereas we're... erm, not!)
..some would even have you believe they will need to check the fixtures in the morning to see who we're playing tomorrow afternoon!
No, it's not necessarily the first game we look for in August... But it's up there in the top 3 or 4...
Likewise, do you think Man Utd & Liverpool fans ONLY look to when they play eachother? Of course not... They also have 2 or 3 direct rivals for whom the game matters just as much.
IT'S OK TO CARE ABOUT PLAYING WEST HAM!!!
I know I fucking do!
I think the problem is that they play better as a unit. They're settled and each player knows their part. They're well-coached and they're doing well in the EL which will lift their spirits further.
We're still finding our feet. They're not going to give us the breathing space we had against Newcastle in the last 75 mins. It will most likely be like the first 15 mins for a sustained period and I do have doubts about our ability to soak up that pressure, not because of a lack of talent, but owing to the fact that we've been late to the table finding our best eleven and I'm not yet confident in Nuno's ability to spot a problem and correct it quickly enough.
They have lost Jesse which has maybe taken a bit of wind out of their sails, but they really do love beating us and I think they're mentally the tougher side. If everyone shows up we should be able to beat them, but I still have doubts about our players' ability to lift their heads when the pressure's really on.
Fingers crossed, but I'm more nervous for this one than the last two.
I know I said it before but they really struggled against Townsend (and Gray) last Sunday vs Everton who had the best chances to score in the match. poor finishing was their issue.
If our (superior to Everton) attacking players are on form, West Ham won't cope.
If our (superior to Everton) attacking players are on form, West Ham won't cope.
You remember the 3-3 right??
Even if we're 4 up with seconds remaining, I'm nervous!!!
We'd need an apt, 24th Anniversary scoreline along the lines of Bristol Rovers to make me feel any sense of confidence!!
Hahah I don’t see us retreating to our 18 yard box like we did repeatedly under that cunt
Well - I bloody hope so. But I don’t think you can deny they look a better outfit than us presently.