West Ham Banter 3

03 May 2026 19:47:51
Villa are dreadful, wow. If only Brentford were the same.

03 May 2026 19:59:04
It was likely to happen. Villa have a semi-final in the week, have all but secured 5th, and Spurs were given a load of encouragement from us yesterday.

03 May 2026 20:14:53
Villa look like they have dropped numerous players, and even though Spurs have this long list of injured players, they still have a decent first 11 and can still have players like Yves Bisouma on the bench.

03 May 2026 20:17:55
I'm not watching it, but the stats are that Villa have zero shots on or off target. 😡

03 May 2026 19:29:09
Not good news from Villa Park. Spurs playing really well and 2-0 up. Villa have yet to have a shot on goal.

03 May 2026 20:29:41
Final nail in the coffin surely. 🙈🙈 Not surprised, as said previously, Spurs have a really good squad, but until it is mathematically impossible, it is still not over, although it looks that way. 🙊🙊🙊🙈🙈🙈 ⚒⚒⚒

04 May 2026 03:52:21
Odious Spurs fans now suddenly awoken online... after being quiet for 2 mths.

03 May 2026 13:20:10
We need to talk about Pablo!
Whilst I appreciate his tireless hard work which has been important in many games, his lack of ability where it counts is becoming a real issue. I know many have said put Wilson in from the start, I’m not sure that is the answer. He is undoubtedly a far superior striker and player but is really incapable of putting himself about especially early on in games and feel he is much better brought on when defenders are more tired.

The only game he has started and scored in was Bournemouth away, I think. I personally would start with Adama in Bowen position and put Bowen in the centre with Tatty. I’m just not sure Nuno goes that left field……

03 May 2026 18:56:56
Waste of 20 million will be sold to a Championship club for 5 mil in a couple of years. Falls in line with our usual business, though, to be fair.

Call me old fashioned, but I like my forwards to score or create goals. Pablo does neither.

03 May 2026 20:26:19
I watch him and the others doing shooting practice before the games at the LS, and you can see he is so much more inferior than all the other forwards and midfielders. Not sure where they get the YouTube footage from, it must be AI.

03 May 2026 20:39:05
Dunno if true or not, but I heard a rumour he was dating Nuno's daughter, which would explain a lot.

03 May 2026 21:59:45
Wow, that sure would explain it.
Football wise, I think he was getting away with it before, because Tatty Summerville and Bowen were scoring. Now they have dried up a lot, his limitations are much more noticeable and can't be accepted.

03 May 2026 11:31:04
Joyful

Question for you buddy. With one eye on the Championship (reluctantly), Ipswich have returned straight away by not making wholesale changes to their team.

Which of our players could possibly stay and help us get out at 1st attempt? I know a fire sale could happen and Fernandes and Bowen would definitely leave, but what about the others? What could our starting 11 look like in August?

03 May 2026 13:54:18
The basis of the defence, i.e. Mavropanos and Todibib, assuming Disasi stays at Chelsea. If Djouf is wanted by Man Utd, then that brings Scarlet back 🔙. Not the starting reckoning, Walker Peters has looked good.
Midfield, I would hope Soucek would stay. Fernandez goes, Bowen, he's not been himself in the last half dozen games, also goes, which means Traore stays. Alvarez comes back into the reckoning as a battling midfielder.

Taty and Pablo, and I would hope Wilson would stay.

Of the youngsters, Potts, Kente and Oxford would come into the side, along with Gelonbedes, excuse the spelling if I've got it wrong, who has a really good long throw.

Probably lose one of the goalkeepers, and probably Areola. No doubt there are others to come in through the season. With Bowen gone to Liverpool, then Soucek becomes captain to give the Nolan effect.

03 May 2026 14:14:13
I think it would depend on wages. The top earners will definitely go if we can shift them. Players like Cornet and JWP will really hamstring any rebuild, as no one is stupid enough to want them.

03 May 2026 16:37:13
I think one good thing, if that were to happen, is JWP and Cornet would have their wages halved, so not sure. Hopefully JWP will find it too difficult to live on 50K per week and have to look elsewhere. 🙏

03 May 2026 10:43:28
I think if Spurs win today that could be curtains for us.

03 May 2026 11:17:24
I'm not so pessimistic yet, Mac. I think Spurs will get 6 more points at best, which means, with our poor goal difference, we need 5 from the last 3 games. If we can get a draw with Arsenal and Newcastle, and beat Leeds, we can do it. Yesterday belied the scoreline; in the first half, we were excellent, and I'm still fuming that a crappy offside rule cost us that equaliser.

You can't score with your arm, so how can that be considered gaining an advantage! It's a rule that needs looking at, as it is really killing the game. We hit the woodwork 4 times as well, and gave away a very, very stupid penalty. I just hope it hasn't broken the roll we were on... We'll know by next Sunday, I guess.

03 May 2026 11:20:47
It will be curtains, they have Everton and Leeds at home to go.

03 May 2026 11:36:28
Neither easy games.

03 May 2026 12:27:47
Neither have anything to play for though.

03 May 2026 13:06:25
I personally still feel we will win our last 2 games, but it's more down to how much Spurs have improved and the teams they play. I have a horrible feeling they could get a win today, but fancy a draw. I have seen many people on West Ham sites saying they think we will beat Arsenal.

I can't see us getting anything against them, but would be elated to be wrong. I think, for a change, we are seen as the team people want to survive, and all would love to send Spurs down.

02 May 2026 18:03:10
Must say never expected anything else from this game, hoped for a point but never thought we’d get any more! Listened on Radio London & commentators were raving about the game being so fast & attacking.
After we went 2-0 down, had enough, guessed we’d get nothing & turned it off!
Hope Spurs collapse tomorrow or we are in trouble. 🤔🤔⚒⚒⚒

02 May 2026 18:42:53
We should have got something. VAR never looked at a totally obvious foul on Mavrapanos. Taty had enough chances to score four goals in the first half!

The bar posts everything except the net.

We deserved at least a draw, effort was non stop.



Unfortunately, this may be the game that sunk us.

Having had Potter as manager for 21 games and only getting 14 points from them may be a bridge too far.

We can only hope. Joyful.

02 May 2026 19:04:49
I did the same as Chelmsford and listened on the radio. I did think we would lose today, but never like to actually say it. Brentford currently on course for Europe. Having said that, a lot of the time we only need to concentrate on ourselves; we will spend most of our time hoping that others help us out.

I think, if we don't end up in the bottom 3, we will end up there next week, but I actually think we will win our last 2 games.

02 May 2026 21:33:24
Poor today. We had a few chances, but again left wanting in front of goal. Pablo is utterly awful, runs around a bit, but nowhere near good enough. We got totally ripped off there. Can only see us beating Leeds if we are lucky, but Spurs will also beat them.

They are facing a Villa side that also has a semi-final in the week, and has at least 5th place all but wrapped up. I think if Spurs win tomorrow they will stay up. Brentford is a tough game, and we are going to be relegated due to that result, but still disappointing.

02 May 2026 21:49:51
I'm pretty sure he will drop Pablo next week, but that is only to make way for Todibo, as I'm almost certain he will try and do exactly the same as they did v City. I very much doubt it will work twice.

02 May 2026 22:08:05
Also can't understand why he leaves Pablo on and subs Tatty, who by most accounts played well.

02 May 2026 22:36:22
Taty was on a yellow, I think that's why he took him off, but he could've brought Adama on earlier and moved Bowen more central.

03 May 2026 08:51:40
At the game yesterday the atmosphere was immense. We went through every emotion. The team gave everything. It was a match when we were never going to score. Spoke to a couple of Brentford fans after, and they thought a draw was a fair result, although they were well pleased with the win.

Had Pablo shot in the 5th or 6th minute and put us up, that would've made a big difference. Sadly, he was brought to score goals and doesn't look up to that mission, yet his work rate is incredible. It's going to go down to Leeds!

03 May 2026 09:21:49
Soucek fouled in the box and Pablo wiped out in the box at 2 -0. VAR deemed it an accidental slip, accidental or not, it's a foul and a pen.

03 May 2026 11:24:39
Totally agree, Iron Al, accidental or not, if it was in the middle of the park, you'd get a free kick. Also, Soucek wrestled to the ground off a corner..... penalty. We played really well in the first half, but their 2nd killed us and panic set in. This, for me, is where Bowen lacks leadership.

03 May 2026 13:10:59
I only saw the highlights, and although it did show the various hit posts and cross bars, it looked like we did get battered 2nd half. Diouf and Hermadsen both had a day to forget.

03 May 2026 16:07:10
I think they lost their way in the second half due to frustration at not getting any decisions, big or small.

02 May 2026 16:51:34
Sometimes, it’s just not meant to be, our chances hit the posts. The bar, and silly misses.

I hope this has not been the descisive game against us.

Brentford are very good going forward, but still got away with it at the back, we didn’t.

We did not play badly, we competed. But nothing went for us... Joyfull.

02 May 2026 17:43:35
Thought it was an incredibly harsh scoreline. The performance was never a 3-0 loss.

Didn't think their pen should have stood. Would need to see it again, but it looked like the player was already on his way down from a dive before the contact took place.

Stupid tackle from Diouf either way though.

Also, surprised more wasn't made about the penalty shout on Pablo, who was wiped out off the ball.

Fingers crossed Villa do the business tomorrow!

02 May 2026 18:00:42
We need help, that's for sure. Bad day today, although the performance was ok.

02 May 2026 21:04:24
Irons87, Commentary said he was on his way down before the tackle. He was anticipating it. 😡 But when the refs are a homer?
Has it ever been so tight against bitter rivals for relegation in the PL?
It sounded like we played really OK, so luck was against us. But, imo, I expected nothing from this game after watching Brentford against ManU!. ⚒⚒⚒

02 May 2026 16:05:52
I can't see how we've not scored. Wow

02 May 2026 16:56:44
One of those days today. On another day, those 3 that hit the woodwork would have gone in, and Dino would have 2 millimetres on side.

02 May 2026 15:56:45
Phew!! This could be 4-4 or any old score, we are not out of this.

But we need to get something from this game.

In reality Taty should have got at least two from his 4 attempts.

45 nervous minutes to go. Joyfull

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01 May 2026 20:08:11
Starting to get nervous already before a huge weekend. Can't see Spuds getting 3 points but we will have to play outstanding imo to beat a very good Brentford team.

But if we win, and Spuds lose, I will begin to believe we might be ok! Just...

01 May 2026 22:31:51
Think Leeds winning today is a good thing for us. They look safe now, so the last game of the season won't be much for them to play for.

02 May 2026 07:16:31
I'm not confident about today's result but live in hope. 🤞

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29 Apr 2026 10:24:15
I think if ever Nuno needed a wake up call on how to win football games, PSG and Bayern demonstrated that last night.

Pace and lots of it. Cut out this side to side passing and get the ball forward quickly.

29 Apr 2026 18:06:56
Not sure but I think their players may be an upgrade on what we have, but take your point.

29 Apr 2026 22:27:43
Whilst your principles are right, Mac, those players are on a different planet.

You can only play with what you have. Get the best out of what limited talent there is. That's it.

The brand of football we play is limited by what we have.

30 Apr 2026 18:31:47
We need wins, not draws. If ever a game told you it was the Everton game, 1-0 up and tried to shut up shop and conceded eventually, and basically our next attack we scored when trying to attack. I'm not saying go completely gun ho and leave yourself wide open, but in this league, if you try and defend for 30 mins of any game and your back 4 are basically defending so deep they are nearly in the stands, then you are asking for problems.

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