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27 Sep 2024 08:17:16
Just been reading an article which says West Ham are the third richest club in the prem behind Newcastle and Manchester United leapfrogging Man City and Villa due to the growing wealth of Kretinsky, I was also shocked to see Ipswich are seventh.
26 Sep 2024 07:26:44
Well we gave it a go and Lady Luck wasn’t kind to us. Have to say my brother in law supports wolves so saw a bit of loopy last year and wolves were just like we are playing, no shape or system. Last night I couldn't work out where Soler was really playing and why it looked like he was up front. Moyes time was up but not sure loppy is an upgrade and for me I think he will be gone by Xmas. Next two games are vital to the season we are going to have.
26 Sep 2024 22:16:00
What’s the chances they reinstate Moyes. Which would be a nightmare
27 Sep 2024 14:27:31
Hammer, don’t think even Sullivan could stoop to that level surely? ?That would make him a laughing stock and an embarrassment to the club, but He is beyond being embarrassed anyway, too thick skinned! ⚒⚒⚒⚒
25 Sep 2024 21:54:45
AND that's the difference Liverpool have 6 strikers, we have NONE, as I've said many times, yes improvement, but can't put the ball away, Alvarez totally unessessary red card silly.
If we had just Gapko or Nunez maybe whole games different, Loppy end of October good bye, if it stays like this, on freeze frame, first Liverpool goal offside, and on freeze frame Gomez handball definite penalty.
25 Sep 2024 22:27:56
I agree Joyful, if it’s a league game then their first goal is ruled offside and the Gomez penalty possibly given although it did appear to hit his chest first. If those decisions go in our favour it’s a different game. We looked ok and competitive for 70 mins until that idiot got his red card. He is turning into a liability too many yellow cards and fouls in daft areas. Todibo looked ok until their last 2 goals, both his fault . It just looks and feels like an unhappy ship.
25 Sep 2024 23:14:21
3rd goal came after we should have just had a corner, we were looking like scoring as well. Shame because never a 5 -1 game. Get the frustrations from Alvarez but that was idiotic.
Brentford and Ipswich are must win games.
26 Sep 2024 16:57:35
As an away team at Anfield you get FA from the Refs, unless it is a stone bonker, they appear to be scared of the scouse fans to give a 50/50 decision to the away team imo!
I predicted a 4-0 loss before the game, but Loppy along with the board are only taking themselves to the land of Money££!
We performed better than I thought we would, Alvarez another liability, OUT! Thought Ant looked lively when he came on, think Brentford will beat us but we should beat Ipswich, if not destined to bottom 3 quickly. ⚒⚒⚒⚒⚒
25 Sep 2024 21:54:33
This manager is inept. Constantly berating officials. I know many on here hated Moyes, but even you have to admit he's a better class than this clown!
25 Sep 2024 22:02:30
Sorry, Brooking, but I’d rather have Stevie Wonder as manager than Moyes.
25 Sep 2024 22:49:18
Well, you obviously accept a very hard season for us… very hard. We are poor.
25 Sep 2024 23:34:47
You a west ham supporter or a Moyes supporter? Sick of hearing about him.
I've not been impressed with the selections or tactics so far but there is time yet for things to click into place.
We've had a turnaround of 21 players in the summer with a new manager and we've had one of the toughest starts on paper.
Let's not pretend Moyes was some classy manager because he really wasn't and pretty far from it.
26 Sep 2024 07:29:28
Iron Al, Moyes was better than Loppy. We are no where near what we were, or could be. I am a West Ham fan first and foremost, but also a realist. Loppy will take us down. The days of European football and nights v Lyon, Sevilla and Fiorentina will be a long long way in coming under this fool. So, am I a Moyes, possibly yes. Did I enjoy success - yes, did I enjoy the big nights - yes, did I enjoy the big defeats of last year - no. I attend all home games and many away. Yet, with the money spent - we look NOTHING like a team. I would have Moyes back in a heartbeat over Loppy.
26 Sep 2024 08:08:08
Don’t talk nonsense. Moyes is gone. Forget him. JLop may not be the best replacement, but remember - we did not wish for him, and apparently Tim didn’t want him. Sullivan appointed him after a deal with Salthouse. As long as the poison dwarf has controlling interest, we will struggle. Allegedly, Sullivan even didn’t include performance indicators in JLop’s 2 year contract, so we are stuck with him. Hang on tight; it’s going to be a rough white knuckle ride. I’ll be surprised if Steidten stays. Thank you again Sullivan.
26 Sep 2024 09:00:49
Brooking, I agree I have nothing positive to say about
Loppy, never knew of him even at Wolves, but we have employed a dud that’s clear so far!
But even I would say although we enjoyed success under DM he’s type of play for a draw was the most boring to watch in the PL imo!
I predicted to my Grandson a 4-0 defeat to Liverpool he in his ever optimistic way said a 2-1 win for us??The board need to go before we are relegated under the present regime, but several truly awful refereeing decisions against us, but y
26 Sep 2024 10:31:29
Things not looking good under Loppy but I’m fearful if people keep repeating Moyes’ name on here much more it will be like the Candyman, look in a mirror and repeat his name 3 times and he’ll appear! David Moyes, David Moyes ….nah not going there ….! ?
26 Sep 2024 11:25:07
Oh God, please, NO!
26 Sep 2024 12:13:59
Brooking10, we were spending large amounts of money under Moyes more than we ever have in our history and yet we were getting worse results and performances. Simply we were regressing. Moyes ineptitude was extending beyond the pitch hemorrhaging huge amounts on transfers and creating the oldest smallest squad in the league that he never rotated.
Like it or not Lopetegui has achieved a lot more in the game than what Moyes has.
Most fans didn't want him but he's here because of the dwarf so we got to at least give him time.
I very much doubt Moyes would have faired any better with these fixture.
26 Sep 2024 15:29:00
Does anyone on here know what salary JLop is on and in the event of his dismissal how much he’d be owed? Maybe we could set up a JustGiving page!
26 Sep 2024 19:08:36
2 year contract ( third year plus, IF we get into Europe! ) looking eerrr unlikely 60 k a week approx plus raft of extras, 80k plus if we perform well, at this time, he’s getting 59 k too much, IMO
27 Sep 2024 21:25:42
So am I right that if he’s sacked his contract has to be paid up which is approx £6m?
28 Sep 2024 22:03:41
Looking at our start to this season and I can't help but think, had Moyes still been at the helm, we'd be rock bottom with Wolves - with probably a point less.
Unbeaten in the League away is nothing to be sniffed at and as I said before, the fixture fairy was maliciously evil with our starting home fixtures especially for a new manager and plenty of new players.
25 Sep 2024 21:51:57
Taxi for Loppy. I think he is a dreadful manager. If he stays, we'll go down.
25 Sep 2024 21:43:44
Absolutely disgusting refereeing by Andy Madely I reckon he turned down 5 penalty claims Liverpool's first goal was offside their second game seconds after a clear handball should have been given as a pen. This ref has history absolute W*****
25 Sep 2024 20:18:14
I thought football TV commentators were supposed to be independent. Why on earth have Sky got that berk Carragher commentating on the Liverpool WHU game? He's well known to be heavily biased towards his old club. Another example of the crap commentary/punditry of today. Ridiculous.
25 Sep 2024 21:52:30
Tinlegs this week is getting ridiculous now, people are going to start to talk! I’ve just said that exactly the same thing to my lad ?
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21 Sep 2024 17:34:21
Well. positives today = none. Pacqueta needs to be dropped, he is as poor as it gets. On this form we could go down. Personally, I don't see Loppy lasting the season. We are in for a TOUGH TOUGH season.
Moyes must be laughing right now. It's shows how well organised we were with him. 3 successful years of Europe and a trophy are a long way off now. We are a million years from it.
21 Sep 2024 22:08:01
No matter how we played, we needed to get rid of Moyes. JLop was not the first choice of any WHU fan, but most were so pleased to see the back of the Argyll Gargoyle that we accepted JLop without question.
Initial uneasiness over his team selections has now developed into concern over his overall coaching abilities. It’s now looking like he was not the best replacement for the incompetent Moyes. Having given him the benefit of the doubt, a relegation battle looks more likely. I can’t see things improving until we appoint a young attack minded coach with flair and the ability to manage a talented pool of players.
21 Sep 2024 23:29:33
I agree with a lot of what you say Tinlegs. Moyes’s time was up because the football we were playing was bad to watch and no longer effective, however ….at least the players could understand what he wanted them to do. This guy looks clueless. With the attacking talent we have we need an attack minded manager/coach agreed
22 Sep 2024 09:18:07
‘Incompetent Moyes’, that is what he was not. This man is incompetent. Under the Moyes was football was one dimensional, yet the players appeared settled with it. Under this new regime it will turn toxic swiftly. We need 6 points from the next 2 games: Brentford n Ipswich. After that it’s Spurs and Man Utd. With the players I predicted 7th. Having attended our homes and Fulham away I believe bottom 6 now.
22 Sep 2024 10:22:19
Well, you and I will have to agree to disagree over Moyes Brooking.
22 Sep 2024 10:22:32
Moyes left us with the oldest smallest squad in the league. Constantly left out players that caused us to hemorrhage money, was extremely slow in the transfer market despite taking his time got a lot of transfers wrong.
The reason we needed such a massive rebuild this summer was down to him and he was not the man to oversee it.
His tactics, man management, transfer strategy are all outdated we needed to move on. No chance he should have overseen a rebuild.
Let's not forget who our first 3 homes games were against and the fact that we have signed a lot of new players and have a new mananager that wants to be able to play different types of ways rather than camp the team on the edge of our own box.
The media are already on our backs we don't need our fans adding fuel to fire talking about that dinosaur Moyes.
Bit more patience is needed let's not give the careful what you wish for lot what they want.
22 Sep 2024 12:10:53
Spot on Al. Moyes is the bloke that pulls the pin on the hand grenade throws it behind him and walks off into the sunset. Takes all the credit for our Euro win yet fails to acknowledge that this club brought him his only trophy in a long career in football management.
Yesterday’s performance was shambolic and the manager does have to take full responsibility for that but to start suggesting that we should not have got shot of Moyes is ludicrous. I think this guy needs to get back to what he is apparently known for and sorting out the defence whilst also playing a more progressive style of play and hopefully our midfield can be able to keep possession slightly better and then hopefully we will see an improvement.
22 Sep 2024 12:43:37
I could go on about Moyes but the less said the better. Everyone needs to move on sick of hearing about him.
The set up was wrong and we were punished early. Poor refereeing stifled any chance of a come back we score the pen and it's a different game.
I'm also getting sick of the amount of fouls teams get away with agaisnt hs especially tactical ones that stop dangerous attacks and go unpunished. Enzo wipes out bowen eith a strong challenge during a good attack and no card then goes on to make a couple more challenges to get a yellow. Same with cucarella should have been given a card wasn't then wipes out kudus with a horrible tackle on the counter.
Same happened against Fulham we need to get wise to it. Can't beat em join them. Sick of seeing us pick up yellows for challenges that didn't even need to be made.
As for jlo tactics he's been known to drop the cdm into cb to allow the fullbacks to go high. It was massively exposed Alavrez doesn't have the pace to recover and the positioning between then looked all over the shop. Time will tell if its down to the players not understanding or the tactics being generally weak.
22 Sep 2024 13:35:08
Agree with nearly everything said here, but I have to say one thing -
The big problem with ‘be careful what you wish for’ is that nobody wished for JLop! He was the choice of one man - Sullivan - for whatever reason, to satisfy a certain agent. The look on JLop’s face after the third goal told it all. He didn’t have a clue, and sadly I can’t see that changing.
23 Sep 2024 17:46:53
Also Imagine digging out Paqueta. He went up against palmer caicedo and enzo his midfield partner was rodriguez and then soucek. Even up against that he constantly showed for the ball and tried to make things happen.
The problem yesterday was a combination of poor performance and poor system.