West Ham are complete failures! Let's all laugh at 'em!

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Post by bobo the clown » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:05 am

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Penny wrote:The thing I don't understand about West Ham is that they are presumably now gearing up for a season in the Championship but they are spending ridiculous amounts of money on ordinary players then if you believe the press allowing them escape clauses in their contracts if they go down . Is there some logic in this that I am missing ?
You're missing the logic that West Ham are too big a club to go down.
There is that ... too !!
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Post by Penny » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:08 am

bobo the clown wrote:They are desparate to stay in the division ... as is every club, given the next financial disparity coming from next year. The trick is clearly to be in the top division when this new season begins.

Plus, of course, since the season began they have new owners ... with new money. And, also now, a new manager, with new ideas & his own player preferences.

The owners clearly have no faith in the team the club started the season with.

That team has got them into this mess & so the view is they need to get some new 'top' players in to get them out of it ... with escape clauses in case they go down ... clauses which probably suit both parties.
Or they could just throw good money after bad ? :wink:

Top players ? Callum Davenport ? Lucas Neill ? Matthew Upson ?? LOL Why didn't they go the whole hog and give us £10m for Nicky Hunt as well ?

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Post by bobo the clown » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:15 am

In a TV interview post match Alan Curbishley, when asked about Harewood taking the penalty, said " ... I believe he's the penalty taker".

Now, Alan, I know you've not been there long, but surely to God you know who the alloted penalty taker is ?

There's a good deal of unrest in KUMB wetc., about Curbs. They say the team don't like his style of cpoaching & that he simply blanks some people ... & that he doesn't give team talks, just writes notes on a board & let's the players read it (which would explain Anton Ferdinand's problems, then ... too fckg thick to be able to read !!).

I took that to be just so much shite, until I heard this one.
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Post by James B » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:27 pm

they do seem to have gone worse since curbishley took over

he obviously did well at charlton but it doesn't always work out when they move club

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Post by hisroyalgingerness » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:42 pm

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West Ham's Marlon Harewood was cornered by a group of angry fans as he drove away from Saturday's defeat against Watford - in which the striker missed a penalty. (Daily Mirror)

:lol: Oi Maarlon, what the fack were you doin knockin that pen wide? what the faaaaaaaaaaaack? :lol:
it was probably that guy who's kid gets bullied

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Post by communistworkethic » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:55 pm

I'd be surprised to see many of the squad playing for them next season. Looks like far too many of them believe their own hype and think they're too good to work hard and save themselves from relegation. Curbishley will have a cull in the summer (hopefully like they do with baby seals) and start agian with his own squad.

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Post by thebish » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:05 pm

communistworkethic wrote:I'd be surprised to see many of the squad playing for them next season. Looks like far too many of them believe their own hype and think they're too good to work hard and save themselves from relegation. Curbishley will have a cull in the summer (hopefully like they do with baby seals) and start agian with his own squad.
ooh - are we going out clubbing?? I'd like to see that!! I'd pay to see that!!

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Post by Tombwfc » Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:52 pm

bobo the clown wrote:In a TV interview post match Alan Curbishley, when asked about Harewood taking the penalty, said " ... I believe he's the penalty taker".

Now, Alan, I know you've not been there long, but surely to God you know who the alloted penalty taker is ?

There's a good deal of unrest in KUMB wetc., about Curbs. They say the team don't like his style of cpoaching & that he simply blanks some people ... & that he doesn't give team talks, just writes notes on a board & let's the players read it (which would explain Anton Ferdinand's problems, then ... too fckg thick to be able to read !!).

I took that to be just so much shite, until I heard this one.
Tevez said something similiar last week. That Curbs just writes positions for corners and that on the board and lets them read it.

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Post by thebish » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:43 pm

53 pages and still going strong!!!! :D :D :D

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Post by Soldier_Of_The_White_Army » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:52 pm

thebish wrote:53 pages and still going strong!!!! :D :D :D
Aye, but what will we do next season?
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League One for Spammers?

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Post by communistworkethic » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:55 pm

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army wrote:
thebish wrote:53 pages and still going strong!!!! :D :D :D
Aye, but what will we do next season?
Laugh at them fighting relegation again?

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Post by Soldier_Of_The_White_Army » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:02 pm

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Soldier_Of_The_White_Army wrote:
thebish wrote:53 pages and still going strong!!!! :D :D :D
Aye, but what will we do next season?
Laugh at them fighting relegation again?
Aye, Man City/Leeds style :D
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Post by Luna » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:16 pm

A League One with Leeds, Millwall and Forest was unthinkable a few years ago, but if the Hammers go down there as well it would be brilliant.

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Post by H. Pedersen » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:37 pm

Penny wrote:The thing I don't understand about West Ham is that they are presumably now gearing up for a season in the Championship but they are spending ridiculous amounts of money on ordinary players then if you believe the press allowing them escape clauses in their contracts if they go down . Is there some logic in this that I am missing ?
The spaghetti approach, throw everything against the wall and see what sticks. I would disagree with the assertion that they are gearing up for a season in the Championship; remember at the beginning of the window they had just beaten Man U and hadn't yet lost to Watford (lol) so presumably they were holding out hope. Had Wigan been five points clear of them with a game in hand I doubt you'd see the same level of spending in the window.

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Post by communistworkethic » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:45 pm

Luna wrote:A League One with Leeds, Millwall and Forest was unthinkable a few years ago, but if the Hammers go down there as well it would be brilliant.
I'm just thinking "Neanderthal Mongalong Bloodbath". Hmmm sounds like a great name for a film!

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Post by Bruce Rioja » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:23 pm

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army wrote:
thebish wrote:53 pages and still going strong!!!! :D :D :D
Aye, but what will we do next season?
Well, we'll see who else is "Too big to go down". Manchester City are only a few places above the drop zone as it is. However, they have a novice of a manager (who I must say, I admired greatly as a player) that (a) thinks that managing Citeh is a part-time job, (b) Is utterly useless in the transfer market, and (c) Lives by his soundbites.

At ease, Soldier. I have their card well and truly marked. :twisted:
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Post by InsaneApache » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:26 pm

ahhh the memories of the 74 season.

Wont happen though. :grin:
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Post by mummywhycantieatcrayons » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:28 pm

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hli ... r+Charlton

FFS, we don't want this to be over before we get there!
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Post by bobo the clown » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:38 am

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hli ... r+Charlton

FFS, we don't want this to be over before we get there!
Actually, the quicker they're down the better as far as I'm concerned ... so yes, I do want it over asap.

If, however, they are still clinging on it WOULD be funny to be the hitter-in of the final nail.
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