West Ham Reunited at QPR

Off to Loftus Road later. Are QPR trying to recreate the Great Escape side? They have Robert Green, now consigned to their reserves, Anton Ferdinand and Bobby Zamora from the team that won at Old Trafford to secure survival in the Tevez season. And bizarrely they also have one Kieron Dyer, whom I believe was on the pay roll at West Ham though we rarely saw him. Dyer has actually played a couple of matches recently so may even figure against us. Meanwhile an interview with Sam Allardyce in yesterday's Observer... Interesting to note the role he thinks gossip plays in football and also that he thinks West Ham fans value passion above pretty football, which is only partially true. Sam also confirms that much of Nolan's role is to galvanise the dressing room, although as the Guardian said there is an "underrated athleticism" to his finishing. Hopefully Jarvis, Maiga and Yossi might get games tonight. Irons!