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

[thebish]

Parker wasn't captain last year.

wasn't he? ok - apart from that bit - the rest of what i said is true!

[thebish]

ahh - now I see..

"The misconception that Scott was captain was born out of the rousing half-time speech that he gave at West Brom [in February]," Allardyce says of the midfielder's address that inspired the team from 3-0 down to 3-3. "I'd like to hear the transcript of that. I might use it myself.

Upson was captain!

[Wandering Willy]

Parker wasn't captain last year.

wasn't he? ok - apart from that bit - the rest of what i said is true!

No what you said is still true. He did used to be captain, just not last year.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Pedant

[thebish]

Parker wasn't captain last year.

wasn't he? ok - apart from that bit - the rest of what i said is true!

No what you said is still true. He did used to be captain, just not last year.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Pedant

see - I was right!

[Wandering Willy]

You had a wobble though

[thebish]

You had a wobble though

I've had a wobble for a while... must join that keeny runners thread....

[seanworth]

Makes you wonder what Upson did to deserve the captaincy. It certainly wasn't anything on the pitch.

[Wandering Willy]

Makes you wonder what Upson did to deserve the captaincy to play for England. It certainly wasn't anything on the pitch.

Fixed.

[seanworth]

Makes you wonder what Upson did to deserve the captaincy to play for England. It certainly wasn't anything on the pitch.

Fixed.

Even more amazing.

[bobo the clown]

... and tonight they are giving JLloydd Samuel a trial !!

Sheesh. Anyone got Nicky Brookman's mobile number ??

[Lord Kangana]

They've ben giving him a trial for about a week now. Last I heard, he was going to be given a contract.

[plymouth wanderer]

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[TANGODANCER]

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/511660128?-11201

That one might be a talking point in the Trotters forum PW.

[thebish]

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/511660128?-11201

hmmmm....

Bolton chairman Phil Gartside has previously alluded to Allardyce’s desire to spend more time with his family but the new West Ham United manager wants to set the record straight.

“Bolton, at the end, had an opportunity to finish in the Champions League but didn’t want to take it, so what’s the point in staying?” Allardyce said. “As much as I loved the club, it was impossible for me to stay.

"We had 39 points after 21 games. We were ahead of Arsenal, ahead of Liverpool. We needed to spend some money to give us an opportunity to finish in the Champions League and I was turned down flat and told that we don’t want to finish in the Champions League.”

Asked what he needed, Allardyce said: “About two players. I said to the chairman, 'If we just put more into our squad now we will get in the Champions League. We’ll finish fourth or third.

"All we have to do is have a mediocre 17 games and we are going to finish in the Champions League. These players are too fatigued to carry on because we have got a smaller squad than Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea.’

ok.... 17 games to go - and "all we have to do is have a mediocre 17 games and we are going to finish in the Champions League" what a load of utter bollox!!

and... "what do we need?" "about two players" about??? does that mean 2? 2.5? 1? 19??

c'mon sam - get over it!!

[Lofthouse Lower]

show some respect

[truewhite15]

show some respect

Stop trolling him, for cryin' out loud.

[Lofthouse Lower]

I think we should all show respect for Allardyce, after what he did for us.

[truewhite15]

I think we should all show respect for Allardyce, after what he did for us.

I think you should stop following Bish around like a lost little puppy with nothing better to do. It's tedious.

[BWFC_Insane]

I think we should all show respect for Allardyce, after what he did for us.

He's a fat prick.

Love how he's talking about how he left us cos we lacked ambition and weren't prepared to take him to the champions league. Well how's that worked out, surely in the time he's left hes won some trophies and qualified for the champs league a couple of times? No? Well he must be managing a top 6 premiership side at least, I mean he is that good at delivering 'the module'? No? Well must have a solid mid table prem side ready for an assault on Europe? No......premiership side? No........

Back in the championship, well done Sam, well done!

[Wandering Willy]

Had some great times when Sam was here but he has gone a bit weird since. He doesn't do himself any favours with claims of getting Blackburn playing "vibrant" football and comments like this:

I know it sounds like I'm blowing my own trumpet but I might as well. Mourinho does it all the time and everyone loves him.