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West Ham Till I Die : Parish Notice: The Need for Machiavellian Regeneration!

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:38:32 +0000

Hmmm comment is free on the Internet and if you think there'are nasty comments on this site then you obviously don't read too many blogs. Personally I try not to be rude and it's somewhat cowardly to say on a blog that which you would never say to someone's face. I advise you to gow a thicker skin. Sorry sj but your posts are often long winded and tend to the bright side. IMO you could do with being a bit more sceptical and irreverent. Still I'm here most days so thanks for bothering in the first place.

West Ham Till I Die : Who Will 'Give Ground' to Strike a Deal for Scott Parker?

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:04:16 +0000

the sooner he goes the better for all concerned .. he's been the cause of our creative constipation in midfield for some time. Collinson has much quicker feet and a better forward vision, plus of course he' s much younger and liable to get better. Scott nees to be deployed strictly within his limits, as in his recent England performances, to ge tthe best out of him unfortunately he's been allowed to believe he's the complete midfieldpalyer at west ham and we have suffered as a result. He is a trier however and I wish him all the luck in the world

West Ham Till I Die : Vote: Player Performances v Nottingham Forest

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:15:56 +0000

I guess we are about to find out about a Parker-less WHU . While by no means a poor player, I have always felt his contribution was over-rated and he was responsible for losing as many games as we won with his reckless tackling and his habit of giving the ball away at crucial moments. I think now he has gone the midfield can really gel and move forward as it appears they did today.

West Ham Till I Die : Vote: Player Performances v Doncaster Rovers

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:04:35 +0000

I quote from Yorkshire Post "However, it was a rare scare for the Hammers whose defensive organistaion and solidity proved the key to victory." I'm more concerned about having a defence worthy of the name to start with before I get too worried about a lack of firepower up front- that will come.. Sam promised tight defensive performances away from home and that's what we got. All good teams are built from the back. A Zola or Grant team would have poured forward trying to win 3-0 and then got punished on the break by a Donny side that are not world beaters but do play nice touch football along the ground.

West Ham Till I Die : The Best of Luck to Sam Allardyce

Wed, 1 Jun 2011 11:38:26 +0000

Iain, your maudlin musings on Sam are really getting on my nerves. Sam has a career win ratio of nearly 41%- not matched by any other than any manager with prem league experience bar those tht have worked for the big four -who obviously have an advantage. do you really think he managed that by getting his centre backs to hoof the ball skywards.of course he didn't. I m not going to predict how well or not he will do at west ham but it does seem you have crated a false narrative for yorself about Sam basd on the fact that at Bolton he got our number and played football designed to beat us.. would a long ball merchant really have bought JJ Ococha, Anelka, Nolan, Djorkaeff, Guiterez, Hierro, Pedersen andbattled us for Benayoun? no I don't think so-wished they'd played for us

West Ham Till I Die : Could the Chelski Defeat Prove a Dry Run for Success at City?

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:50:05 +0000

<DIV>yeah Bazza, I am a miserable old git but I'm pleased you agree with me - as I wrote I truly hope we are both wrong- living in the north west it is not often I get bragging rights - which is probably why I'm so miserable! ..cheers.</DIV> <DIV></DIV>

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West Ham Till I Die : Could the Chelski Defeat Prove a Dry Run for Success at City?

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:25:21 +0000

Optimism is laudable but it invites disappointment. The short answer is no, it won' t be a dry run for success at City - we'll get beat. Chelsea should have been four nil up and out of sight by half time and still won at a canter. Grant's tactics were disastrous giving the Chelsea wing backs free rein. It's all very well pointing out our shots on goal etc .. but the data proves our strikers generally muff clear cut chances and City's defence is unlikely to be as generous as Chelsea's. Yaya Toure will rip us apart in Midfield - we'll lose 3-1 - hope we don't, really do, it would be sweet as I live about a mile away from Eastlands but can't see it - stop clutching at straws and start analysing why we are so crap.

West Ham Till I Die : It's Back to Front Against Man Utd, as 'Operation Reebok' Beckons!

Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:25:24 +0000

can't understand where your confidence that we will avoid relegation is rooted.. Chelsea, Man City to come and then Bolton- our bogey team; what is it ? no win in 17 or something ridiculous.. not for nothing did a Wanderers website post an article headlined 'Oh Good West Ham Time' last season. For the rest all relegation dog fight six pointers.. our confidence is better but still fragile .. obviously I hope we sqeak through but no margin for error.

West Ham Till I Die : Guest Post by Earls Court Hammer: An Appreciation of Scott Parker

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:31:48 +0000

Hello Rob, thanks for your comment. You wouldn't swop him for Messi!?! Of course we would have suffered without him ..as I said Hammer of the Year material - just not as good as you make out. -look at the stats..shots to goal ratio/ pass completion etc. We all need our heroes and if Scott is yours; fair enough but I can only assume you are not very old (19 perhaps) if you reckon he's the greatest West ham player of all time - personally Brooking, Devonshire, Bonds, Hurst, Peters Moore do it for me.

West Ham Till I Die : Guest Post by Earls Court Hammer: An Appreciation of Scott Parker

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:51:49 +0000

Hello devo see my reply to Headmaster which rolls up my repsonse to your original response. cheers...

West Ham Till I Die : Guest Post by Earls Court Hammer: An Appreciation of Scott Parker

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:50:45 +0000

Thanks for your comment Headmaster, and yours too Devo, WHF12 and bazz.. Devo, all I would say is it is a blog and it would be a dull old place if there was not a pluarity of views . Yes, Headmaster grief something of a vomit inducing national sport these days - a most unwelcome development.

West Ham Till I Die : Guest Post by Earls Court Hammer: An Appreciation of Scott Parker

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:48:45 +0000

clearly he's a fan's player and very committed and admirable - for his effort alone, a shoe in as Hammer of the Year but but I think this eulogy is a little over the top - he's not the great passer you claim - not even the best passer at the club never mind the 'european elite' and his tackling is reckless on occasion- unfortunately usually when he's just outside our penalty box.. for every goal he's scored.. there are those conceded from free kicks that he needlessly gives away. Don't want to sound down on him- I'm not; without him we'd be a whole lot worse off but there's a hysteria gathering around him that's not justified or helpful in understanding what makes the team tick and why they were so poor pre Xmas .. our mini renaissance is more to do with Hitz, Ba and Noble finding his form than anything else

West Ham Till I Die : Will the FA Investigate Grant's Comments?

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:12:18 +0000

It's an unsubstantiated report .. save your energy for if it happens and please go easy on your winge button; you've been hammering it recently - On the evidence of the last two seasons they are a better team than us .. points win prizes - and any team will play to its strengths. I'd swop our back four for theirs in a blink of an eye. Ultimately it would be a dull old premier league if everyone played the same style, never committed a foul or tried to pull the wool over the ref's eyes.

West Ham Till I Die : Is Wheater Worth a Gamble?

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:16:05 +0000

absolutely ..not even a gamble in my opinion . Been a long time fan and thought we shold have moved for him ages ago.. felt the same way years ago about cahill .. when he was at Millwall

West Ham Till I Die : A Big Fat No to Big Fat Sam

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:29:04 +0000

<DIV>er no, I'm a kevin, born in 1957 and I support west ham .. hence kevin57 .. what's your story ?</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>
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West Ham Till I Die : A Big Fat No to Big Fat Sam

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:26:06 +0000

beggars can't be choosers Iain and would sam want to come to the sinking ship that is west ham? we should be so lucky. Allardyce is a fine manager who cuts his cloth. I was speaking to one of Team GB's top performance coaches in one of our more successful olympic sports and he reckoned that Sam and Fergie were really the only managers in the league that embraced modern coaching and player conditioning - and he'd spoken and worked with most. I'd love him to come; he'd kick the complacency out of the team and we wouldn't be relegated . Are we really in a position to turn our nose up at a manager who has consistently proved himself Prem quality on a sixpence halfpenny budget. .and before you mention Newcastle- .had the toon stuck with him it would have worked out . And before you get too snobby about the fare on offer at Blackburn and Bolton, are you telling me that anything you have seen at upton park in the last three or four years warmed the cockles of your heart? I don't think so. I have supported the Irons since 1965 and the last three years have been the worst by any measure you care to name- get with the programme !

West Ham Till I Die : Unsung Hammers Hero: 1. David Cross

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:19:34 +0000

ran into david at lancs CCC indoor nets - his daughter , I think, plays cricket at some representative level. I think it was before the Icemen came but may be it was just after - he still was being paid by the club to be a scout and spoke of west ham as 'we' so he not only played for us but still supports west ham and works (ed) for them

West Ham Till I Die : One Swallow and the Making of Summer?

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:26:19 +0000

oh and another thing .. surely it is not possible to post craps so dreadful that it attracts a rating of minus 45 pence!

West Ham Till I Die : One Swallow and the Making of Summer?

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:25:28 +0000

do have some concerns as to where all the money is coming from; being we owe so much adding to the pile would be unwise , also no defenders in through the door as yet ,which is a worry .On the other hand it's wise to ship in before you ship out , trouble is the potential multimillion pound destinations for Upson et al seemed to have dried up - even Sunderland have opted for Bramble over our England man!

West Ham Till I Die : Fixture List Published: A Difficult Start

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:29:08 +0000

april a bit of mare too