tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862176400811002278.post7599441227493555301..comments2023-08-25T03:37:14.180-07:00Comments on In The Land Of The Blind...: One in the EyeHoopie1http://www.blogger.com/profile/17917779426595715954noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862176400811002278.post-87784685758572219632011-10-29T03:56:42.118-07:002011-10-29T03:56:42.118-07:00I'm torn to be honest Kev. I don't buy tha...I'm torn to be honest Kev. I don't buy that we were totally outplayed, I can only recall them troubling the keeper once. They passed it nicely but it largely amounted to fuck all. I don't dispute that we were horrible, however, but we were effective.<br /><br />I remember going to see us at home to play Everton under Zola. We played brilliantly for 80 minutes, we 1-0 up and then collapsed and lost 3-1, and we always get rolled by these sides - I have to confess, I enjoyed seeing us do it to someone else.<br /><br />In terms of our footballing ideals, I'm happy to build from the back. We defend a lot better, but I would like to see us put a foot on it a lot more. Noble was a class above our other players on Monday, but we lack pace and are far to happy to go long too often (and we don't get anyone close enough to Carew, who I have been impressed with in general, even if he was poor on Monday).<br /><br />We're not all bad. We have already stuck four past a few sides this season and are second in the table, without having hit our stride. The side are capable of decent football, but the manager seems far too keen to go route one and I don't think it benefits us.<br /><br />We also probably haven't played any more or less good football over the last 20 years than anyone else. We play some nice and some not so, but we're too often defensively frail and, like Toby Jug head says, is finishing bottom of the league the West Ham way?<br /><br />Personally I couldn't care less about another year in The Championship, I quite enjoy it - it is a better division than last time around and more fun than getting ROFLstomped by the big money sides in the division above. But then I haven't ploughed tens of millions into the club and won't have to keep sticking money in to prop it up if we stay down.<br /><br />I detest Wenger, I think his team for many years were the biggest cheats in the division and he is full of shit. As for Allardyce, I think he was the best of the available candidates in terms of proven track record. I bet Blackburn fans would have him back in a shot. Allardyce cares about on thing - getting promoted, and he'll do it any way he can. I might not like that, but I can understand it.Hoopie1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17917779426595715954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862176400811002278.post-14973717275568782822011-10-27T03:00:40.045-07:002011-10-27T03:00:40.045-07:00We were horrible against Brighton, totally outplay...We were horrible against Brighton, totally outplayed but won by a combination of solid defending, good organisation and basic competence, very much the Big Stan way. As a fellow West Ham fan will you accept promotion at the cost of our footballing ideals? <br /><br />Back in the day when I was season ticket holder (moved away from London 10 years ago so it’s been awhile) I would not have accepted paying 600 notes a season to watch that shite, but as an armchair fan it’s a mite easier, so for me the big question is will the season ticket holders who have been starved of any form of success for so long be prepared to put up with Allardyce’s commitment to agricultural football against the expansive yet poorly executed open style of play we are used too. <br /><br />I’d say no, I think his the wrong man and eventually the teams form will dip enough for the supporters to lose all faith. For me its horses for courses, George Graham could never win round the West Ham faithful, yet Arsene Wenger if he was ever to get sacked from his job at the Arseholes would be the perfect West ham manager, a beautiful failure!Kevin Stevenshttp://flipyouforit.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862176400811002278.post-13649873432531062662011-10-24T07:38:13.816-07:002011-10-24T07:38:13.816-07:00Congrats on finding the fold button m8. gogogoooo ...Congrats on finding the fold button m8. gogogoooo hammers tonight vrs the seagulls!Amatayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347482084916571342noreply@blogger.com