West Ham -vs- Blackpool, 1500, SS1

IvySlayer

Championship play-off final

West Ham: Green, Demel, Taylor, Reid, Tomkins, Noble, Nolan, O'Neil, Collison, Vaz Te, Cole

Blackpool: Gilks, Baptiste, Evatt, Eardley, Crainey, Ferguson, Martinez, Dobbie, M.Phillips, Ince, K.Phillips

Rekop dog

NotBigSam in inspired form on twitter today. I think I want a Hammers win for him to be a fake premier league manager next year. Actually like both these teams, hope it's a good'en

IvySlayer

I'd prefer Blackpool to Big Sams style of football.

That_Guy

Think I'd prefer Blackpool back up but wouldn't be a fan of either manager. Holloway just became annoying and tiresome very quickly and Sam... well Sam is just deluded.

ricero

hate holloway and big sam its a tough one for the neutral today like meself

Jimmy Iovine

Rekop dog wrote: »

NotBigSam in inspired form on twitter today. I think I want a Hammers win for him to be a fake premier league manager next year. Actually like both these teams, hope it's a good'en

You'd think he'd be focused more on the match and not on posting on Twitter :P. He has been in fantastic form today though. Hoping for a West Ham win just to see what he writes.

Kiwi_knock

Have to agree about the likeability of both managers. Hoping for a Blackpool win though for Kevin Phillips and also for Dobbie (would be his 3rd straight playoff win).

It should be a good game. West Ham are favourites but the playoffs are always unpredictable. Going to go for a 2-1 Blackpool win.

HalloweenJack

As a combination of West Ham's treatment of Zola (who actually kept them up), the ownership of Gold and Sullivan and Big Sam ("the Championship play-off is bigger than the CL final", "I could've managed Real", etc.), I want Blackpool to win.

I know Holloway isn't everyone's cup of tea but he's a whole lot more palatable than the simply deluded Allardyce.

mike65

Up the Seasiders! I'd like to see Tom Ince in the Premier League. Holloway has not selected a sub GK again....

DenMan

Who sang the national anthem? She's beautiful. Come on West Ham!!!

mike65

DenMan wrote: »

Who sang the national anthem? She's beautiful. Come on West Ham!!!

was it Mary-Jess Leaverland

Gonzovision

Very close

Oat23

Rekop dog wrote: »

NotBigSam in inspired form on twitter today. I think I want a Hammers win for him to be a fake premier league manager next year. Actually like both these teams, hope it's a good'en

His post about being up reading American Psycho and listening to ''straight outta compton'' had me in stitches.

FlawedGenius

Stream please?

JerryHandbag

Oatesy23 wrote: »

His post about being up reading American Psycho and listening to ''straight outta compton'' had me in stitches.

Surprised he hasn't posted something filthy about the girl that sang the anthem :pac:

That_Guy

He has to score.. Unbelievable.

markie29

Blackpool should be ahead by at least one goal now.....they may live to regret these chances

Soups123

That_Guy wrote: »

He has to score.. Unbelievable.

Jeff?

steelcityblues

Anyone else hate the way Don Goodman overhypes decent, but not spectacular, Championship level players?

Paully D

If Matt Phillips was Kevin Phillips they'd be promoted by now.

That_Guy

Not a great game at all.

That_Guy

That is a superb finish

F1ngers

Get in.

Kiwi_knock

Great finish from Cole.

Jimmy Iovine

Great finish. Even better pass from Taylor though.

Paully D

Great. Another hour of a cockney wankfest from Sky.

cgpg5

What a miss Vaz Te! Huge chance

steelcityblues

Knew Blackpool would regret the earlier chances.

daRobot

Terrible game.

Matt Phillips is going to be sick after this one. Two great chances wasted.

eagle eye

That_Guy wrote: »

Think I'd prefer Blackpool back up but wouldn't be a fan of either manager. Holloway just became annoying and tiresome very quickly and Sam... well Sam is just deluded.

Sam is deluded? Your comment right here is one of these cases where somebody says something as a half joke and then gets quoted as being totally serious by the british tabloid rags who had nothing better to do. You of course just believe the rubbish they print.

And even at that, you mightn't like his style of football but he has been pretty successful at two unfashionable clubs being consistently in the top 10 in the Premier League. Both those clubs got relegated this year btw.

Jimmy Iovine

"6 from 8 in his last 8" - a great phrase.

Spread

Get in there!

IvySlayer

1-1!

Soby

great goal

That_Guy

eagle eye wrote: »

Sam is deluded? Your comment right here is one of these cases where somebody says something as a half joke and then gets quoted as being totally serious by the british tabloid rags who had nothing better to do. You of course just believe the rubbish they print.

Various sources:

I would be more suited to Inter Milan or Real Madrid. It wouldn't be a problem for me to go and manage those clubs because I would win the double or the league every time.

So yeah.. He's deluded.

EDIT: It could have been done in a joking sort of way but it's impossible to tell with no video.

bwatson

What a ball from Matt Phillips and a very tidy finish.

Jimmy Iovine

It half looks like Ince didn't hit the ball cleanly at all. If he did then I'd say Green would have saved it

DenMan

Very open game. Missed both goals. Come on West Ham

That_Guy

Much better second half. Enjoyable stuff.

Francie Barrett

Hope Blackpool go up, love watching their style of play.

eagle eye

That_Guy wrote: »

Various sources:



So yeah.. He's deluded.

EDIT: It could have been done in a joking sort of way but it's impossible to tell with no video.

Well I can tell you for a fact that it was a done as a smart answer to a stupid question at a press conference.

"In a way do you feel that he(Mark Hughes) is more suited to Fulham(rather than Man City)?" was the question.

Sam's reply was "No, not at all, just as I'm not suited to Blackburn or Bolton, I'd be more suited to Inter Milan or Real Madrid" to which everyone laughed.

Encouraged by the laughs he then went on to say he'd win the double every year with them.

Kiwi_knock

Dobbie should have buried that

That_Guy

eagle eye wrote: »

Well I can tell you for a fact that it was a done as a smart answer to a stupid question at a press conference.

"In a way do you feel that he(Mark Hughes) is more suited to Fulham(rather than Man City)?" was the question.

Sam's reply was "No, not at all, just as I'm not suited to Blackburn or Bolton, I'd be more suited to Inter Milan or Real Madrid" to which everyone laughed.

Encouraged by the laughs he then went on to say he'd win the double every year with them.

Fair enough so.

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Dobbie should have buried that.

Leiva

Come on Blackpool

kevohmsford

Blackpool doing really well this half, look the most likely to score next.
Tom Ince's goal was excellent.

kevohmsford

What a waste from Collison he should have crossed the ball.

kevohmsford

So unlucky Kevin Nolan, what a shot.

Oat23

First half was pretty poor, but the second has been terrific!

Google vipbox for a stream, we can't post them here anymore.

DenMan

Are we allowed to post streams again? I don't think it's allowed guys.

That_Guy

Nolan!!! So close.

kevohmsford

If Blackpool had a decent striker this game would be over.