West Ham -v- Man City

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match thread

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City playing eleventy strikers to try to go top.

Will probably backfire on them

Xavi6

Carroll will score.

Milner injured in the warm up, Barry in.

I've bets on Mario to score and be booked.

United have sent Howard Webb to London for this one.

eagle eye

I expect City to win this one. Allardyce's teams don't usually do well against the top sides. His teams beat those around him and usually finish in the top half of the table but in games like these their goal difference usually takes a battering. West Ham have looked pretty solid so far this season but they have only faced one of the top teams so far. That was Arsenal at Upton Park and they lost 3-1.

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Damn!

IvySlayer

Oh offside was it?

Don't think it was.....

Xavi6

Wasn't off :pac:

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Typical City paid off the officials rabble rabble

IvySlayer

Xavi6 wrote: »

Wasn't off :pac:

Yeah who's paying the refs now huh :pac:

Captain Havoc

Onside

Xavi6

Didn't think referees could wear the same kit as players, same shirt and shorts as Hart.

JohnnyRyan99

Left ear was off, can score with that. Great call.

LETS BE AVN IT

Poor call from linesman , City were lucky.

Darkglasses

Xavi6 wrote: »

Didn't think referees could wear the same kit as players, same shirt and shorts as Hart.

Was the same story in the Arsenal game earlier, both the officials and Vito Mannone wearing piss-yellow.

JohnnyRyan99

Dzeko put off by wrongful offside flag in the corner of his eye, should be 0-1 City, disgrace.

niallo27

7/2 about west ham is tempting. They are playing well.

Xavi6

Even if Zabaleta's only half fit, get him on for Kolo already.

Darkglasses

Tevez Dzeko and Balotelli up front is looking good to me at this early stage. WHU defenders can't get a grip on them yet IMO.

Nailz

Just switched on; are City playing 3 at the back again?

Xavi6

Jarvis having a fucking field day out there :mad:

Kylo Ren

Some effort.

No corner?

Darkglasses

Nailz wrote: »

Just switched on; are City playing 3 at the back again?

Nope, Kolo and Clichy are full backs, Nastasic and Kompany at centre half.

Kolo's brutal. Zaba will likely make an appearance

Hammer Archer

niallo27 wrote: »

7/2 about west ham is tempting. They are playing well.

I wouldnt. Tevez will get at least one I think.

Xavi6

Ah Mario

Darkglasses

Shocking by Mario there.

What sort of reaction is the crowd giving Tevez? I can't hear anything.

DB10

Exact same handball penalty Red Mike Dean gave United early.

Wheres the United fans sayin it was a dead on penalty? Hypocrites.

Professional Griefer

Who wants to go home?

Xavi6

Dzeko again not doing enough when given a start, a lot of attacks breaking down when they get to him.

Apart from the miss Mario's been quite good.

Darkglasses

DB10 wrote: »

Exact same handball penalty Red Mike Dean gave United early.

Wheres the United fans sayin it was a dead on penalty? Hypocrites.

I don't think anyone said anything either way DB10...

Hammer Archer

Darkglasses wrote: »

What sort of reaction is the crowd giving Tevez? I can't hear anything.

He is and always will be a hero at the Boleyn. He'll always get a great reception.

IncognitoMan

Put a 5er on the dezko wincast when I saw him starting. Have I wasted my money?

SantryRed

DB10 wrote: »

Exact same handball penalty Red Mike Dean gave United early.

Wheres the United fans sayin it was a dead on penalty? Hypocrites.

Wow, you're back.

Darkglasses

Hammer Archer wrote: »

He is and always will be a hero at the Boleyn. He'll always get a great reception.

I like that

Nemanja91

DB10 wrote: »

Exact same handball penalty Red Mike Dean gave United early.

Wheres the United fans sayin it was a dead on penalty? Hypocrites.

You must be the most paranoid person around.

JohnnyRyan99

Xavi6 wrote: »

Apart from the miss Mario's been quite good.

He's definitely been the most lively, he's finding ways to get in for chances that the ther two boys aren't. Dzeko seems to suit more when we're going gung ho to win a game, he just can't hack that bit of build up play.

LETS BE AVN IT

Great buzz in the ground by the sounds if it , City in big trouble if whufc score first.

PhlegmyMoses

DB10 wrote: »

Exact same handball penalty Red Mike Dean gave United early.

Wheres the United fans sayin it was a dead on penalty? Hypocrites.

Mike Dean is presumed to be a Liverpool fan. Weird post.

BTW, I think that penalties given for those kinds of handballs are harsh.

eagle eye

JohnnyRyan99 wrote: »

He's definitely been the most lively, he's finding ways to get in for chances that the ther two boys aren't. Dzeko seems to suit more when we're going gung ho to win a game, he just can't hack that bit of build up play.

He looks good now and again but for me he is not a team player. I think he gets in the way too often in attack. I think Aguero is a much better option up there.

Agreed on Dzeko.

eagle eye

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Mike Dean is presumed to be a Liverpool fan. Weird post.

BTW, I think that penalties given for those kinds of handballs are harsh.

To the best of my knowledge Mike Dean has given more penalties to United than any other referee. There may also be a red card record in United games where the opposition have a man sent off but I'm not nearly as sure about that one.

JohnnyRyan99

eagle eye wrote: »

He looks good now and again but for me he is not a team player. I think he gets in the way too often in attack. I think Aguero is a much better option up there.

Agreed on Dzeko.

Aguero is our best striker, of course. Out of the three there now. Tevez is too deep and Dzeko doesn't look in it enough so Bal is our best bet for a goal. The only proper way of intrigrating Aguero imo is if Bal and Dzek go off and you have Tev and Aguero as the front 2 with a man in the hole (Mick McCarthy Gif), but with so many midfield players missing we can't really do that at the moment, plus 2 strikers off would be far too much of a change.

PhlegmyMoses

eagle eye wrote: »

To the best of my knowledge Mike Dean has given more penalties to United than any other referee. There may also be a red card record in United games where the opposition have a man sent off but I'm not nearly as sure about that one.

Coincidence though, right?

The FA has actively removed him from refereeing a Liverpool match (FA cup final in 2006) fearing he may struggle to be impartial.

In no way am I suggesting that he can;t remain impartial, I'm just a bit baffled as to how people can presume him to be in favour of United.

Anyway, this is OT, so back to the match. If City have to win, I hope Clichy gets 3 goals and 3 assists, for FF purposes.

Darkglasses

Mario again! Come on lad!

double GG

West Ham really haven't started yet this half!

Xavi6

Almost a Djimi Traore moment for O'Brien

double GG

City seem to be missing Silva a lot! Aguero for the last 25 mins.

Great closing 25 mins in store.

onemorechance

LETS BE AVN IT wrote: »

Great buzz in the ground by the sounds if it , City in big trouble if whufc score first.

Doubt it, all City pressure 2nd half. I'd expect WH best chance is City to score first, ease off and WH to sneak one at the death!

If WH score first City will go all out and get a few.

Don't see WH keeping a clean sheet.

double GG

Oh Gareth! Handball?

Captain Havoc

West Ham have been let off with some very poor finishing.

Darkglasses

Kun is on for Mario

Nasri hobbling

Will I Amnt

How did Barry miss that??
Have him at 70/1 for first goal :eek:

double GG

cambo2008 wrote: »

How did Barry miss that??
Have him at 70/1 for first goal :eek:

Proof of that needed!