West Ham Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2024/25

Hammer Archer · 16-12-2020 10:23pm

That's what he can do! When he puts his mind to it.
We really love scoring belters of overhead kicks against Palace.

Captain Havoc · 16-12-2020 10:24pm

Hammer Archer wrote: »

That's what he can do! When he puts his mind to it.

Makes it more frustrating.

Ludo · 21-12-2020 9:25pm

Gonna be a long night. Zero pace with both Haller and Noble playing. Won't be getting anything out of this game.

The White Feather · 21-12-2020 9:41pm

An abysmal first half except for the quick free kick.

I think they are there for the taking if we went for it and took the initiative.

The White Feather · 21-12-2020 10:40pm

What an awful display. Chelsea were there to be beaten but we just didn't perform at all. Way too easy for them.

Everything was too slow

Ludo · 21-12-2020 10:49pm

We really need a fit Antonio back, Or a new striker with pace and/or who can hold up the ball. Haller can do neither and is just not suited to our "style" at all. I really did want him to work out but don't think it ever will now. May as well cut our losses and move on.

Ludo · 27-12-2020 2:26pm

So Haller starts again as we have no other option up front. Funnily enough, I have a sneaky suspicion that he will bag a couple today.

ugh...just noticed Noble starts. Disappointing to say the least. No pace again.

Hammer Archer · 27-12-2020 4:11pm

I see we've reverted to being sh!te again. This and the Chelsea and Palace games were opportunities to actually cement our place in the top half and actually give ourselves half a chance at an excellent finish, possibly in the top 4. But in true West Ham fashion, we appear to have utterly messed that up and we'll be left with the usual mediocrity come the end of the season.

Hammer Archer · 27-12-2020 4:54pm

VAR has gone beyond a joke at this point. We score from an accidental handball and it's disallowed yet we've conceded two similar goals since then which have been given. Evidently, the main thing that VAR considers is whether West Ham have benefitted from the handball.

The Jman · 27-12-2020 6:18pm

normally I stand up for moyes but he picked the wrong team today. Too defensive against a team we're better than. I'll take a draw considering how we played but it should have been a win!

Bleating Lamb · 27-12-2020 9:22pm

Why was Jarod Bowen taken off at h/t?
Playing poorly,injured or was Moyes just rotating squad?

Thanks for any replies.

The Jman · 27-12-2020 9:50pm

Why don't we get yellow cards anymore? this upsets me!

pjmn · 27-12-2020 10:24pm

Shocking selection from Moyes to start the game, gone very negative for the last three games... &#55357;&#56850;

cdgalwegian · 27-12-2020 10:51pm

Missed the first half, but apparently it was terrible, second half was lively enough. Delighted Johnson broke his duck; played well, and looks a solid player. Rice was uncharacteristically below par. Good to see Lanzini back on form in a full match, similarly with Yarmolenko. Surely Yarmolenko should be playing up front instead of Haller at his stage while Antoniio is out, though it seems Moyes has got his formation set, and is just tinkering now, as seems little point aiming for 6th spot at end of season, and confident there's enough there to avoid relegation,

Hammer Archer · 29-12-2020 8:57pm

Shedite27 wrote: »

Start of the season, with pretty much no transfers, and everyone around us strengethening, coming off a season where we finished 16th, I thought we'd struggle badly this year. Then when you look at the opening fixtures, I thought we'd be bottom at Halloween: Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Leicester, Everton, Wolves and Newcastle to start. 8 points from that is better than I'd expected, now the fixtures turn into the bottom half teams for Nov/Dec, we'll see if we really are better than these teams:
Fulham (h)
Sheffield United (a)
Aston Villa (h)
Man Utd (h)
Leeds (a)
Crystal Palace (h)
Chelsea (a)
Brighton (h)
Southampton (a)

15 points from those 9 games would have us set up well

Bang on the money.
Though more than a bit disappointed that we managed 12 points from the first 5 games but only 3 from the remaining 4. Think Moyes went to the other extreme this evening. It was possibly a game to be more defence minded. But a draw away isn't a bad result. Hopefully Antonio is back to full fitness sooner rather than later.

Ludo · 01-01-2021 7:29pm

Awful game. Antonio would be perfect for it if we can get him on soon to replace Haller who now needs to be sent off to Wolves or whoever will take him. Surely there is someone in the U23 squad who could be tried instead of Haller. Could not be any worse.

The White Feather · 01-01-2021 7:43pm

Ludo wrote: »

Awful game. Antonio would be perfect for it if we can get him on soon to replace Haller who now needs to be sent off to Wolves or whoever will take him. Surely there is someone in the U23 squad who could be tried instead of Haller. Could not be any worse.

I can see Haller throwing a tantrum if he gets taken off early

Captain Havoc · 01-01-2021 7:45pm

I think overall Haller is not good enough. He does have a great first touch and I wonder if this could be used better. He may need someone with him. We've looked well attacking and the defense has been great also. Can't get a shot but hopefully Antonio will change that.

The White Feather · 01-01-2021 7:48pm

OK he didn't have a tantrum! :pac:

The White Feather · 01-01-2021 8:17pm

This could be a great win if we can hang on to it.....

cdgalwegian · 01-01-2021 8:20pm

Safe, but bOring. Definitely looking like keeping solid shape as premium, with tinkering around with personnel, with Europe not a prospect, and relegation unlikely. Maybe towards end of season, caution might be thrown to wind. Kinda looked like plan all along was to step up tempo all round when Antonio came on. Not surprised Soucek the one to score; seems to push forward a lot, and has the skill.

The White Feather · 01-01-2021 8:25pm

Delighted with that win. We look a lot more solid these days in defence.

pjmn · 01-01-2021 8:40pm

Thrilled with those three points - will admit I'd have settled for a point before the game started... COYI's

The White Feather · 01-01-2021 8:41pm

Lads,

Have you realised that we have yet to concede a goal this year?

Yet to lose a game and have a 100% record?

Title challenging form surely?!!

me89 · 01-01-2021 8:53pm

Great win, Ogbonna was man of the match for me and credit to Dawson with another good performance.

Hammer Archer · 01-01-2021 8:54pm

Soucek is an absolute beast!

The White Feather · 07-01-2021 12:01am

Sebastian Haller set to join Ajax for 25 million !!!

Ludo · 07-01-2021 12:33am

The White Feather wrote: »

Sebastian Haller set to join Ajax for 25 million !!!

Good. It should free up a fair bit of wages for a decent replacement.

Arnautovic :-)

CantGetNoSleep · 07-01-2021 10:39am

Arnautovic can fcuk off

cdgalwegian · 07-01-2021 10:44am

I think Moyes will be looking for an Antonio injury-replacement player, so will probably go for a cheap stand-in.

Shedite27 · 07-01-2021 11:48am

cdgalwegian wrote: »

I think Moyes will be looking for an Antonio injury-replacement player, so will probably go for a cheap stand-in.

The problem is that the Antonio stand-in will still likely be needed for 15 league games a year.

I'd love Arnoutovic back

Ludo · 07-01-2021 12:00pm

I'd take Arnie back now also. We need a decent striker and we know he can do it. He would have a point to prove also I think and would be up for it.

If the squad are happy to have him back (and they do seem to be), then do what is best for the team to get results regardless of history.

If Haller leaves then we have no striker options at all other an injury-prone Antonio. There must be a replacement lined up if they are letting him leave.

The White Feather · 07-01-2021 1:17pm

Snodgrass meant to be joining West Brom.

We are supposed to be interested in Jesse Lingard and Strasbourg midfielder Jean-Ricner.

Abdullah Sima is a young senegalese forward who plays Slavia Prague that we are looking at too.

We really need a forward badly with Haller going

Ludo · 08-01-2021 9:34am

Haller's move to Ajax confirmed now.

https://twitter.com/AFCAjax/status/1347460980301836288?s=19

Shedite27 · 08-01-2021 11:03am

Ludo wrote: »

Haller's move to Ajax confirmed now.

https://twitter.com/AFCAjax/status/1347460980301836288?s=19

Good for all really, didn't look like he was gonna cut it at WH, gives us funds hopefully to source a replacement. Talks of Dembele (ex Celtic one) from Lyon.

Captain Havoc · 08-01-2021 3:19pm

Haller isn't going to be too hard to replace. I think Haller may have been OK but really not suited to football under Moyes, I think he needed another player up top with him. He has a fantastic first touch, but I found his unwillingness to run really frustrating. I think you should run after balls you might not get to, he wouldn't run after balls he'd probably get to.

Shedite27 · 08-01-2021 3:31pm

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Haller isn't going to be too hard to replace. I think Haller may have been OK but really not suited to football under Moyes, I think he needed another player up top with him. He has a fantastic first touch, but I found his unwillingness to run really frustrating. I think you should run after balls you might not get to, he wouldn't run after balls he'd probably get to.

I was disappointed we never got a run with him and Antonio together. Haller's best ever season was when he played up top with Jovic, who was similar build, workrate to Antonio. Big man with a shorter terrier that did the running. That season in Frankfurt Haller scored 15 and Jovic 17.

Ludo · 08-01-2021 5:02pm

Snodgrass to WBA now also confirmed:

https://twitter.com/WBA/status/1347558849650315266

Best of luck to him. Decent player.

Captain Havoc · 08-01-2021 6:46pm

Gave 100%, sorry to see him go.

The White Feather · 09-01-2021 1:56pm

Shedite27 wrote: »

Good for all really, didn't look like he was gonna cut it at WH, gives us funds hopefully to source a replacement. Talks of Dembele (ex Celtic one) from Lyon.

Dembele is supposed to have said he doesn't want to join West Ham

cdgalwegian · 11-01-2021 12:03am

I don't follow European football much, so found this helpful:

https://www.90min.com/posts/west-ham-striker-targets-to-replace-sebastien-haller-ranked

Captain Havoc · 11-01-2021 2:55pm

It's another article mentioning random names, I follow a few FB pages, and they're all the same. I just hope whoever comes in isn't lazy and can score more than ten goals a season. Ideally I'd like him to be entertaining and not prone to injury, but you can't have everything.

Hammer Archer · 11-01-2021 9:54pm

Ugh this is going to be one of those nights...

Ludo · 11-01-2021 10:09pm

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Ugh this is going to be one of those nights...

Can't get any worse surely...

The White Feather · 11-01-2021 10:44pm

Finally............

The White Feather · 11-01-2021 11:04pm

Great to get out with a win!

Good news is Doncaster next in the cup!

Bad news is we will be away to Man U or Liverpool if we get through Doncaster

D'oh!!!

cdgalwegian · 15-01-2021 10:30pm

I’d love to see 18 year old Mipo Odubeko on the bench tomorrow (he come on at end of Stockport game) and hopefully comes on as a sub at some point. Born and raised in Ireland, his family moved to England when he was 12. He signed for us last year, after moving from Man U youth squad:

https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/october/25-october/west-ham-united-sign-prolific-striker-mipo-odubeko

Hot prospect:

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/west-ham-big-hopes-republic-23327504

In action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCfGFSsqlzs

Justin Credible Darts · 16-01-2021 12:16am

so folks, any predictions where they will finish ?

I reckon between 7th and 10th...which might sound good, but I rather a relegation battle or a european battle than mid table boredom.
It would keep my interest

Captain Havoc · 16-01-2021 1:25pm

I'd take mid-table monotony, I'm not sure my heart can take any more relegation battles.

cdgalwegian · 16-01-2021 3:43pm

Captain Havoc wrote: »

I'd take mid-table monotony, I'm not sure my heart can take any more relegation battles.

I'm with you on that one, though just for a breather; the agony and the ecstasy should be part of it, but it can be tiring. Slowly but surely for this season, then...big-time signings and do-or-die attitude ending in relegation or Europe. As if. It'll be slowly but surely with Moyes, but it's definitely heading in a positive direction.

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