Let's All Laugh At... Let's All Laugh At West Ham

[Ironskullll]

In fairness, when we first made the Uefa cup we were pretty rubbish, and considering West Ham is really a small club in England with very little experience of winning anything, or playing high level football, this was always likely to happen - they were simply a fish out of water. You wouldn't expect a fish to be able to ride a bike properly, and you wouldn't expect West Ham to be able to play European football properly.

They also didn't qualify via actually being any good at playing football, so the writing was on the wall even from the start.

Their fans should feel privileged to have been able to see their club playing against a team like Astra, even if ultimately the gulf in quality between the two sides proved too much to surmount.

If you think about the fans of other clubs that are similar in size, success and status to West Ham, they would have been really excited to be a part of that European journey, however short.

I think if their team and fans can hold onto that feeling, of what it is like to compete with such teams on the grand European stage, and use it to drive themselves forward, then I see no reason why they can't survive the drop or even continue their recent run of excellent league finishes for a club of their stature.

Ahem I seem to recall winning the UEFA cup first time we entered it... privileged to have been there.... watch from about 9 minutes as I haven't quite embedded it properly...

 

[beats1]

They really all putting their eggs in Reece Oxfords basket aren't they. I have never wanted Chelsea or Man City to sweep in and buy a yoof more in my life.

Or us. He's mates with Marcus Edwards. Might persuade him to join up!

He is a former spurs player

 

[Sweech]

In what world are West Ham a more attractive proposition than Southampton right now? How delusional are their fans?!
Taking the Spurs hat off I really cannot see a single reason any player would join the spammers over the saints.

Wages and London.

Saints have an incredibly small wage bill compared to the rest of the league.

 

[beats1]

Wages and London.

Saints have an incredibly small wage bill compared to the rest of the league.

During the last financial results southampton paid £1m less than west ham in wages though southamptons was increasing at a higher rate

 

[Sweech]

During the last financial results southampton paid £1m less than west ham in wages though southamptons was increasing at a higher rate

I bet that's quite changed now.

And one million less in total or one million less on the average contract?

 

[Sum Monsterism]

Spoiler: am I the only one who sees this?

 

[Mr.D]

All the sycophants on the panel dripping on about how Czec will make them title contenders and he's at fault for both goals.

 

[mike_l]

Erm, let's all laugh at Arsenal instead perhaps???

 

[mike_l]

All the sycophants on the panel dripping on about how Czec will make them title contenders and he's at fault for both goals.

He's past it IMO, can't understand all the fuss, never seemed the same player after his injury, has spent the past year sat on his arse pretty much and is what, 33 now?

 

[Cornpattbuck]

Can we have Oxford back please? Did not expect this at all.

 

[Hitch]

All the sycophants on the panel dripping on about how Czec will make them title contenders and he's at fault for both goals.

Been the standard line with most pundits seemingly that he's the buy of the summer "by a million miles" and that he will save Arsenal an extra "10-15" points this season. Always seemed to me that they were ridiculously overestimating the impact that he could have as, first of all, he's a goalkeeper not Maradona. Second, Ospina was hardly a mug in goal for them last season so how much room for improvement is there really? Cech is also considerably past his peak imo (as we've seen today).

Anyway, it's looking like they're already -3 point with Cech so he's got some catching up to do to achieve expectations!

 

[Mr Pink]

 

[SteveH]

credit where it's due The Spammers played well

 

[SpainSpur85]

This thread is finally living up to it's name, West Ham have given me more laughs this week than I've had in a while

 

[nipponyid]

We could be on another hiding if we're not careful!!

 

[nightgoat]

West Ham were always going to have a decent start to the season as they've been playing competitive football for a month already. It'll catch up on them.

 

[BaryBazz]

Hats off to West Ham a superb performance and their scouting of players makes us look like amateurs at this game.

 

[SugarRay]

Hats off to West Ham a superb performance and their scouting of players makes us look like amateurs at this game.

Similar thing happened last season and I said all along we would finish 15+ points in front of them. Will be the same case again.
Its the opening day, complete freak result. No more

 

[Bus-Conductor]

He is a former spurs player

What happened ?

 

[Bus-Conductor]

I hate watching Payet in a West Ham shirt. It's absolutely gutting.