tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post8501139166373596506..comments2024-03-27T17:33:24.033+01:00Comments on Hammers in the Heart: Respecting the point (again)Pete Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492414093187007414noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-48519434800827884282012-03-22T22:39:14.410+01:002012-03-22T22:39:14.410+01:00Yes Phil, so much for principles at City when they...Yes Phil, so much for principles at City when they need points, though I guess Tevez has lost six months of his career through his own stupidity as some form of punishment. I worry about selling our soul too - can appreciate the going up by any means necessary argument as we're 70-odd million in debt, but can't see Allardyce lasting long-term unless he realises the fans want some style at home too.Pete Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492414093187007414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-2847838542466718672012-03-22T14:58:02.072+01:002012-03-22T14:58:02.072+01:00Dont hold back North Bank Norman. I agree Pete, we...Dont hold back North Bank Norman. I agree Pete, we could still go up & our position could indeed be much worse. However,I can't help thinking we will have sold our soul to the devil to achieve promotion. Although not quite as much as those nice chaps from Man City bringing back Tevez when the going got tough. When he came on last night something inside me died a little.Phil Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836758679181328617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-4022087081120218022012-03-22T11:41:29.324+01:002012-03-22T11:41:29.324+01:00And I thought you liked Big Fat Sam! Yes, the foot...And I thought you liked Big Fat Sam! Yes, the football's been poor at Upton Park and Allardyce may be a one trick pony (though he argues he's not) but my point was that in third place with a game in hand and the best away record in the division all may not be lost in the promotion contest. We could be mid table like Leicester who have lots of expensive players and are way off the pace. It's often forgotten that Pardew's teams finished fourth and sixth and played some rubbish stuff too. We're stuck with BFS to the end of the season anyway. As you say, players are under-performing so the test is can Allardyce, if he's as good as he thinks, get something extra out of them in the final games. Ideally we'd go up and if Allardyce can't play decent football in the Premiership replace him with someone who can.Pete Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492414093187007414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-56914033051054847452012-03-21T19:04:45.903+01:002012-03-21T19:04:45.903+01:00Pete, you're being ridiculously optimistic and...Pete, you're being ridiculously optimistic and myopic. We are utter cack under Fat Sam. Phil Nichols is spot on. Allardyce IS a one trick pony - I just posted exactly the same comment to the West Ham email list - and his one trick is a con trick. We've conceded 13 late goals under this clown, and it's cost us eight points. Our nine game unbeaten run consists of SIX draws. It's fucking horrific. Nearly everyone is playing poorly and/or out of position, and no-one is justifying their reputation (Nolan? Fuck. Taylor? Collison? Cole? None of them are worth a wank this season). Even if he were to start Maynard and Baldock, one of them would be on the wing, and we'd still hoof the ball long in the vague hope that one of them would somehow manage to knock it down. Ironically the only striker we have who's any good at that is Piquionne. It's soul-destroying rubbish. That fat bastard has taken all the fun out of our football, and I fucking hate him for it.North Bank Normannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-24512756540275547562012-03-21T15:55:24.721+01:002012-03-21T15:55:24.721+01:00Agree it was pretty awful Phil, though Boro aren&#...Agree it was pretty awful Phil, though Boro aren't a bad side and we did draw. If we could win a couple that nine game unbeaten run might not look so bad. But as you say Tomkins isn't a midfielder and Collison might thrive if Nolan was dropped and the hoofing balls at Cole has to stop. And the honeymoon is definitely over for Allardyce from the Upton Park faithful..Pete Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492414093187007414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-74719788955535138352012-03-21T14:55:05.826+01:002012-03-21T14:55:05.826+01:00Couldn't understand the decision to bring Care...Couldn't understand the decision to bring Carew on, he's so slow it's embarrassing. I was in the Alpari lower last night and he was warming up right in front of me, he looked f*cked just jogging up & down for five mins.<br /><br />As you say, why not give Morrison a go, the lack of creativity going forward is a real issue and there is no one else that has the confidence/ability to take players on and create a bit of space. If Morrison doesn't make the difference so be it but he isn't going to influence the result from the bench.James Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398949777430919880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-10399586843818140452012-03-21T13:07:02.800+01:002012-03-21T13:07:02.800+01:00Come on Pete, it was absolutely awful. Allardyce i...Come on Pete, it was absolutely awful. Allardyce is being shown up for the one trick pony he is. While we were winning we could all put up with his unique brand of football. Last night, we used Collins as some kind of weird quarterback, lumping aimless, hopeful balls forward. The passing was off and everything was so bloody slow, ponderous & utterly predictable. I agree lets use Baldock & Maynard in tandemn. Tomkins is not a midfielder & donet get me started on Nolan!Phil Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836758679181328617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-26550226708765142232012-03-21T12:19:52.973+01:002012-03-21T12:19:52.973+01:00Yep, no pace at all last night until Maynard came ...Yep, no pace at all last night until Maynard came on and need our strikers closer together. Carew is certainly not the answer... and maybe Diop was what we needed to hold on to those 1-0 wins.Pete Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492414093187007414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704906222106374133.post-52746892550467865352012-03-21T11:57:23.198+01:002012-03-21T11:57:23.198+01:00There seems to be no spark at the moment, cole and...There seems to be no spark at the moment, cole and collison look disinterested, maynard out of position. This sounds weird to say but have our results gone off since diop injured!!! We need to pass and move quicker than snails pace. Plat Baldock and Maynard from start and use SPEED!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com