West Ham Post Match Thread

[Slinky Skills]

A **** performance. Stevie-me was garbage and truly me-me-me tonight. **** killer balls and woeful shooting. Babel, Benny and Ngog - give me strength.

He wasn't exactly garbage but he was a bit selfish.

We just need to relax and play out natural game instead of blasting shots at the keeper from 30 yards out. It's frustration more than anything. The crowd start getting on the players backs and the players start playing hurried balls and taking shots from crazy distances when there's really no need. They need to put their foot on the ball and look for someone. They're good enough and we as fans all know that they're better than that.

I've got confidence in the team and I believe it will come good soon. We played with a higher tempo and a lot more urgency from the 70th minute onwards which was encouraging.

I don't agree with the booing from the crowd though and also the booing of Craig Bellamy. He may have been a **** house but he was still one of us, albeit for a very short period.

As for the booing of the team we need to rise above it. We haven't been in this position for a long long time and I appreciate that we probably won't have an opportunity to be where we are for a long time but try and keep some belief guys.

We'll be there come the end of the season I have no doubts about that.

[Gingawaria]

One plus point I can take from the game, Dossena wasn't awful.

Also...we are clear at the top of the league, I'd prefer to be in our position that anyone elses at the moment!

[Slinky Skills]

We could be the first team to win the title having drawn 4+ games 0-0. Why are we getting so downbeat? It's December and we've just moved top, we can't get on the back of our team now.

I know man, wait till we wait beat Utd at Old Trafford and start celebrating with all our fans like all them cunts did at our place.

That's when we know the league will be won.

It's coming guys.

[Guest]

He wasn't exactly garbage but he was a bit selfish.

We just need to relax and play out natural game instead of blasting shots at the keeper from 30 yards out. It's frustration more than anything. The crowd start getting on the players backs and the players start playing hurried balls and taking shots from crazy distances when there's really no need. They need to put their foot on the ball and look for someone. They're good enough and we as fans all know that they're better than that.

I've got confidence in the team and I believe it will come good soon. We played with a higher tempo and a lot more urgency from the 70th minute onwards which was encouraging.

I don't agree with the booing from the crowd though and also the booing of Craig Bellamy. He may have been a **** house but he was still one of us, albeit for a very short period.

As for the booing of the team we need to rise above it. We haven't been in this position for a long long time and I appreciate that we probably won't have an opportunity to be where we are for a long time but try and keep some belief guys.

We'll be there come the end of the season I have no doubts about that.

I think some of our supporters are a disgrace to the club, season ticket or not. The atmosphere tonight (and for most home league matches) has been ****, like a ****ing morgue. But they're very vociferous when it comes to booing.

[BigChief]

I know man, wait till we wait beat Utd at Old Trafford and start celebrating with all our fans like all them cunts did at our place.

That's when we know the league will be won.

It's coming guys.

I applaud your optimism. I was like you before tonight's game. Then I remembered the other 19 years. :-(

On a plus note we should finish with more points this season. Just not enough. As one manure fan has just told me, they won 17 of their 19 home games last season. Sigh.

[Leyton388]

Time for the fans to step up and support the boys. The atmosphere was dreadful tonight. Also why the **** where they booing. so what we did not win but we moved top of the table tonight. Think there are a lot of glory hunters who need to back the **** off with their opinions!

[Rich]

The Sky Sports brain washed fan has infiltrated even the Kop it would seem.

[EST_1892]

**** performance yeah. My main 2 worries are that N'gog came on before Babel. Babel almost scored a screamer within minutes. Also the real winners of the long weekend are the scum again.

They gain 2 points on us and are slowly creeping up.

I'm still remaining on the positive side though because form seems to be out the window this season. Our main rivals look like dropping points at any time for once. But FFS, how frustrating are these 0-0 home games.

AAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! !!!!!!!!!!!

[JPK]

**** performance yeah. My main 2 worries are that N'gog came on before Babel. Babel almost scored a screamer within minutes. Also the real winners of the long weekend are the scum again.

They gain 2 points on us and are slowly creeping up.

I'm still remaining on the positive side though because form seems to be out the window this season. Our main rivals look like dropping points at any time for once. But FFS, how frustrating are these 0-0 home games.

AAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! !!!!!!!!!!!

Babel looks dangerous through the middle and should replace Torres.
He looks low on confidence on the wing and N'gog coming on before him must have been some kick in the stones. I would'nt be suprised if he wants to leave now.

[Matt]

Trying not to get angry but can't help but feel Rafa is punishing Babel for talking to the press. Yes he should have kept his mouth shut but he was by far the best option on that bench and he's been left on there too late again.

He's ten times the player N'gog is.

[Rich]

You got to feel a bit for Babel, he wants to play through the middle and barely gets a chance and then sees Ngog come on instead of him and that isn't having a go at the French kid but surely Babel warrents a run through the middle.

[Leyton388]

Babel is so dangerous when he plays against the likes of west ham that he should have played from the off tonight. Ngog loses the ball too much. The absence of Nando has really shown how weak our front line i when he is not playing.

[Slinky Skills]

I think some of our supporters are a disgrace to the club, season ticket or not. The atmosphere tonight (and for most home league matches) has been ****, like a ****ing morgue. But they're very vociferous when it comes to booing.

I was at the Fulham game last weekend and the booing was bad. It wasn't a great game but as fans we're better than that. You associate that kind of **** with Chelsea not with us.

I don't think a lot of fans realise the position we're in. I'm 29 and have grown up with Liverpool rarely competing for the title. The talk on SSN is about how WE'VE messed up the opportunity to increase the gap at the top of league.

US...when was the last time this has happened?? We haven't been in the title race for ****ing years! When the hell was the last time we were really in with a shout at the league???

We need to start backing the team, they need us more than anything now. Even more so than Istanbul.

I applaud your optimism. I was like you before tonight's game. Then I remembered the other 19 years. :-(


On a plus note we should finish with more points this season. Just not enough. As one manure fan has just told me, they won 17 of their 19 home games last season. Sigh.

It's coming man I tell you. I'm 100% confident of that. The cunts have done it to us on numerous occasions over the last few years and that has come to end now. This year is the start of a revenge mission against years of hurt and embarrassment against these ****ers.

****ing manc cunts.

Time for the fans to step up and support the boys. The atmosphere was dreadful tonight. Also why the **** where they booing. so what we did not win but we moved top of the table tonight. Think there are a lot of glory hunters who need to back the **** off with their opinions!

The support was better tonight than it has been but it still wasn't great. People need to get real. We're not the team we were in the 70's and 80's but were a well drilled unit. Just back the team and the manager and they will do the job.

I have ultimate trust in Rafa and the players.

[Fowler_God]

We have missed our WORLD CLASS forward for virtually the entire season yet were still top of the league.
If the mancs had Ronaldo out for this length of time last season they would not have won the league. He was missing for the 1st 6 weeks this season and they were pants!

Although tonight isnt the best result, were still plugging away and are right in there ready for Nando to blitz the league in the new year.

Keep the faith because we can do it.

[EwarWoo]

Rafa should not be getting a 2 year extension at the moment.

Yeah, cos we're only top of the league and through to the next round of the CL. ****ing disgraceful. He should be sacked.

Admit it, you enjoyed the loss of points didn't you, sat there waiting for it in gleeful anticipation? You're not a supporter you're a boo boy. **** off to red cafe you'll be more welcome there and your attitude will fit in better.

****.