West Ham Banter 3

04 Mar 2026 07:39:02
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03 Mar 2026 22:16:20
Wolves had all the luck we didn't have on Saturday. Liverpool had 19 shots at goal, I believe Wolves had 4. When your lucks in
Sunderland and Everton did us massive favours tonight.

04 Mar 2026 03:31:56
If we can get that win tonight v Fulham, and both Spurs and Forest lose, we are well in a 4 team fight to stay up. We would be 3 points behind Leeds. I think it would also relegate Burnley, as they would be 9 points off us.

04 Mar 2026 09:58:29
I still think Leeds are in the relegation dogfight. If we can get anything tonight, that is a positive step in the right direction.

04 Mar 2026 14:17:49
Don't think a draw will be good enough, tbh. We need those 3 points. It would be a massive boost to get out of the bottom 3 (if Forest lose, of course).

01 Mar 2026 21:59:29
A good Sunday for us with Spurs and Forest both losing. Need to get the win v Fulham next. no ifs or buts. Expected to lose v Liverpool but Fulham are beatable. got to go for it

02 Mar 2026 09:15:45
100% must win, can get us out of relegation zone providing Forest lose to City.

Had a look at the next 4 games for Forest and Spurs, they both have to play 2 European games, then they play each other.

We are definitely in better form, hopeful we can take over both. It's doable, but it only takes a dodgy VAR decision or two, which we've had in crucial games.

Hopefully we can get some in our favour.

Lack of options off the bench could be pivotal in the run in. Ajala, Fearon, Orford need to be given a spot on the bench instead of filling it with a defender, or at least some game time in the cup. If one of them steps up, they could offer something different off the bench.

02 Mar 2026 16:31:12
Good call with the 3 youngsters. Mayers, Killman, and maybe Scarles or KWP should make way for a more attack-minded bench.

04 Mar 2026 03:22:42
I agree, our bench is always too defensive. Mayers should make way. The problem with the 3 named above is that I am not sure they are ready, and I would have rather had Earthy or Marshall, but the club decided to loan both out.

04 Mar 2026 16:48:41
I'm not convinced about Earthy; he was not picked by the new BC manager and is now injured, or Marshall, although I haven't seen that much of him. I think Orford is a good shout, and Fearon proved he is decent in pre-season. I don't think they should have let Kodua go to Luton, and Ajala deserves a chance. I know what you're saying, in that you don't think they are up to it, but even if the option is not ideal, it's better than nothing.

We are in a desperate situation, where we could find in any game a need to score to give us a win or draw. A defender isn't gonna do that. And having 5 is ridiculous. Sadly, with Killman, a massive drop in ability could only breed panic in the ranks and the crowd if he were to make a subs appearance.

01 Mar 2026 16:01:51
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01 Mar 2026 09:57:34
Following on from the accounts being released and a few stories we need to sell in the summer. can see Bowem, Fernandes and Summerville being the likely ones as that's where the money is at.
Also Diouf being linked to a move away as well

This problem is due to over the seasons Loss upon loss on players brought in.

01 Mar 2026 16:02:57
Or they could invest their own money and stop all this robbing Peter to pay Paul.

01 Mar 2026 16:03:43
Or having a board that only looks to enrich themselves?

01 Mar 2026 19:03:24
We are probably going to be like Sheffield Wednesday but worse.Under PSR rules, accounts needed to be under £105 million, and we come in at 104. Wow, that smells of creative accounting. And these figures need to remain the same or better for 3 years.

How is that going to happen, even if we miraculously stay up? As others have said, it's up to the board to put their hands in their pockets, but they won't. They have almost bled us dry; why would they change the habits of a lifetime.

01 Mar 2026 19:47:42
Whetstone made a post via c&h saying that if we went down that the board would put their own money into getting us back up, so it is there. They just want to keep us up on a shoe string and hope someone meets Sullivan's stupid valuation.

01 Mar 2026 20:21:59
I watched that 3 episode series called Dirty Water, about how private companies have rinsed the taxpayer. The head honchos at these companies made millions, whilst the service and the safety of our waterways and everything else suffered. It was very similar to the asset-stripping muppet we have in charge of us. Something has to change.

28 Feb 2026 16:36:54
3-0 at HT, yet we didn't play bad just missed our chances. 75 minutes gone and it's 4-2. Could we

28 Feb 2026 16:04:23
3-0 down but we've played ok. Set pieces undone us

28 Feb 2026 08:08:17
On our way to Liverpool. Pleased that Wirtz and Isak are not available. Isak always scores against us and Wirtz is beginning to look a fabulous player.
I think we'll nick a draw today, as long as we attack and don't drop deep. Liverpool look a team which have gone a little stale. Fingers crossed.

28 Feb 2026 11:40:11
Safe trip and fingers crossed today COYI.

28 Feb 2026 14:09:21
Brooking, well done, mate. 👍 True fans, you travellers. 👍 🤞 Let's hope it's worth it for you travellers, it must cost you small fortunes, so you deserve lots of luck & something to cheer. 🤞 Just hope if we're fortunate enough to go in front, the Damager doesn't try to shut up shop, as he certainly won't gain anything from a team of this stature, & if he hasn't learnt anything from past mistakes, then he's an even bigger xxxxxxxxx than I thought he was! Coyi.

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28 Feb 2026 16:04:08
Sorry, mate, unless we create miracles in the second half, can't see us nicking a drawer today.

28 Feb 2026 17:04:38
Task to get out of trouble looking too big, hope I'm wrong, but if you're looking for others to lose, it's never going to end well. Still got 10 games to go, still an outside chance, but that's all there is, an outside chance.

We haven't been bad, but you have to be honest and ask if we are good enough for the Premiership? We tried hard. No question. We weren't rubbish, far from it, but are we good enough? That's the question.

28 Feb 2026 17:24:35
Didn't see it, but listened on the radio. It sounded like we gave it a go, but poor defending on set pieces, which is a bit annoying, as recent displays we may not look like scoring a hat full but don't look like conceding. This may seem like a silly criticism, but one thing that bothered me was the bench. With our chairman not buying any players, leaving us too short in squad numbers, we have to have more potential striking options on the bench, even if they are poor youth players.

To have 5 defenders, Todibo, Scarles, KWP, Killman and Mayers, 1 midfielder Kante, a winger, Traore, and 1 striker Wilson as the only possible striking option is a poor decision. We have to give someone from the youth team a chance, even if they are likely to be found wanting. The bench was defensive overkill.

28 Feb 2026 18:47:37
We are on our way. It was a good game. We missed a few chances, as did Liverpool. Neither side can defend. Could've been 7-4. Good performance.

01 Mar 2026 08:37:48
Good performance? A 5-2 loss against a poor Liverpool side that can't defend? Good performance?. 🫩

01 Mar 2026 09:28:37
It was a good performance. We didn't give up. 3 goals were deflections, and we missed a couple. No-one was grumbling when leaving Anfield, and the atmosphere was good. We never get anything at Anfield.

01 Mar 2026 09:41:11
Agreed, Brooking. 2 deflection goals and 3 set pieces were our downfall, but our heads didn't go down, and we had plenty of our own chances. Bowen looks a shadow of the player he was. That's for sure.

01 Mar 2026 11:54:35
You sound like Captain Smith on the Titanic, saying, "But we would have broken the trans-Atlantic record" just as he was drowning.

01 Mar 2026 12:18:13
Tin Legs, it was a very strange 90 minutes in that, as Brooking said, the performance actually belied the scoreline. Even the commentators said the scoreline wasn't a true reflection on the game. They were no way better than us, and 4 of their 5 goals were a little fortunate. I am going to call out AWB though, who was absolutely shocking. There was no effort to try and get back in position when caught out of possession, kept backing off for their 4th goal, left his back post for their 2nd, and generally didn't look up for the fight.

Bowen had to keep tracking back to fill in for him. Generally, where the performance was better is that everyone else was up for the fight, we looked good going forward, and it wasn't a confidence sapping loss. The scoreline says we were battered; in reality we weren't.

01 Mar 2026 13:10:47
I only saw the highlights, so it is difficult to give a proper view. As Dabber said, AWB had an absolute mare. But I think he has so often been our best player and got us out of the brown stuff on many an occasion, so I won't be too critical of him. I heard Bowen was poor as well. It sounds like a slaughtering, but most are saying it was a misleading scoreline.

I hoped for a draw, but it is a bad result, especially if others take advantage today. But, let's face it, it is a ground we have only won once in the last 61 years, so it was not a banker missed, whereas the reverse game at the LS was.

01 Mar 2026 05:54:06
Our squad is to thin on numbers all our U21s are going for next to nothing and I watch the 21s and AYALA has got something i cannot believe he hasn't even been on the bench yet he has got German and English clubs very interested and he's next out the door.

He is stripping every asset we have got and that i'm sorry broken record but its down to our transfer dealings they are completely shocking business deal look what we paid for PABLO I think his release clause was £15 million and apparently we paid close to £23 million nice work nuno and sully back pocket envelopes i'm telling you SULLIVAN is rotten and there's a big rumour going around that will finish him if it comes out 🤫🤫 and he's bricking it i can't mention it for obvious reasons but our once beloved WHUFC is close to become a Sheffield Wednesday and financially are in a better position than us so so sad.COYI⚒️🫧⚒️🫧⚒️

01 Mar 2026 14:13:40
I could only listen live on the radio, but last night I watched a recording of the game streamed. In no way would I call that performance "good". It was adequate at best. AWB and Bowen weren't at the races - they should have stayed in bed. Why is Areola on the bench? You see, I think half our problem is supporters like Brooking just accepting an adequate performance as "good" enough.

For me, it's not. I want my team to play like every day is their last. Something has gone out of football that was always there in the past. Ewell56 is right about Sullivan and the club. There's a limit as to how much can be squeezed out of a football club, and we are very close to the limit. The accounts speak for themselves.

01 Mar 2026 14:59:08
Bowen is certainly not enjoying his football at the moment for sure. He holds on to the ball just a little too long, and his cutting in onto his favoured left foot is becoming predictable for opposing defenders. AWB has brownie points in the bank, but many more performances like that and they'll soon be spent. I totally agree about the state of the club.

We have to hope that the rumours are true and Sullivan gets his just deserts. We then need a bit of Hollywood-type cash injection, like Wrexham, Birmingham, and Swansea, to raise spirits, mood, and security. Sadly, I think we're going to have to go through pain before things get better, though.

01 Mar 2026 15:32:26
Regarding the squad depth and the board, what Ewell says is true and the vast majority of us know that, and have been saying so for yonks. I mentioned the bench in an earlier post. The Sheffield Wednesday point is sadly the most relevant to our plight, to come relegated or not.

02 Mar 2026 06:44:04
Tinlegs, it was a good performance, and I've seen many poor ones. For 90 minutes we kept going, and that is all we ask. As I stated. When leaving Anfield, the fans accepted the defeat because the team did not give in. So, a good performance against a reasonable Liverpool side. Liverpool took their chances; we didn't. Wednesday should be an excellent game.

02 Mar 2026 06:54:04
Can I borrow your beer goggles, Brooking?

02 Mar 2026 15:32:30
Tinlegs, I go to all the home games, and most away. I have no idea which version of Saturday's game you viewed, but the team did not give in like previous WHU teams have. It was a 7/10 performance, which showed endeavour and commitment. Nuno is doing a solid job.

03 Mar 2026 00:02:25
So you think a 7/10 (your score) is a "good" performance? 🙄
Which "version" of the Liverpool game? Did the one you watched have a different ending?

03 Mar 2026 20:06:33
Brooking, I go to a lot of the games as well, and although we lost, we had a good go at them.

For how many years have we gone to these grounds and been negative, and sat back, only to get thrashed.

The boys kept trying to the end, which was good to see.

I fear, however, (although Spurs are a lot worse than us currently), that the damage has already been done with Lop and Potter.

Seemingly, if Brady resigns, Sullivan is going to sell his shares and follow her!! We can only hope.

26 Feb 2026 07:39:02
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25 Feb 2026 14:59:29
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24 Feb 2026 15:43:32
HI ED, this is Joyfull, I have had to use another name to get on the site, must have had 20 attempts, to get on the site, kept getting blocked, for some reasons?

under the hammer is quite a good title, might pass it on to my nephew another time

Could you please restore page to Joyfull, regards and thanks

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23 Feb 2026 07:39:02
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22 Feb 2026 18:49:24
Forest and Spurs losing today softens the blow from yesterday. It's all to play for.

23 Feb 2026 03:32:59
Softens the blow, but also makes you look at the last 2 games and 4 points dropped, and feel envious at where we could have been.

22 Feb 2026 16:26:43
Watched Forest and Liverpool just now. We shouldn't fear Liverpool and need to get at them like Forest did. but actually take our chances!

Unfortunately Forest looked quite good and can see them picking up points.
4 points lost last few games

22 Feb 2026 20:10:26
Totally agree, Chris. I watched the second half and apparently Liverpool were much better in the second half. God knows how bad they were in the first half, because they were awful in the second half. Playing back to the keeper from attacking positions, relying on the long throw! Only snag is, we always do terrible up there, and earlier in the season at the LS, they were there for the taking, and we bottled it.

But let's hope we give it a go. Forest did look good.

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