gdp's Comments

West Ham Till I Die : Results: Player Performances v Hull

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 13:04:04 +0000

Why would anyone want to play for England with Mr Magoo in charge??!! It really is a trugid, emotionless set up. With the current England approach and mentality, we are never going to win anything and the players look like they couldn't give a monkey's most of the time. I am delighted Greeno, and anyone else in claret and blue for that matter, is overlooked until we have a management (and team) that do the right thing & care

West Ham Till I Die : Andy Johnson, John Carew or David Ngog?

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 14:11:46 +0000

David Ngog is the only one of the 3 worth considering. Amazing so many on here think he's no better than Frank Nouble should look at the comparative stats - Nouble 40 senior appearances, 2 goals (both lower league) Ngog 79 senior appearnaces, 10 goals(9 for Liverpool, 1 PSG) Ngog has scored freely for all French youth teams too. He could do very well in the Championship playing in front of our talented midfield

West Ham Till I Die : Sam Allardyce Puts Down Some Markers!

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:19:12 +0000

Long but interesting article about statistics and the science of football tactics using data which talks extensively about Big Sam - http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9471db52-97bb-11e0-9c37... An interesting read that shoes he is right a the forefront of the game in this department!

West Ham Till I Die : So Big Fat Sam It Is - But Not in My Name

Mon, 30 May 2011 08:34:18 +0000

Away from West Ham specific issues for a moment, governance of football is an absolute mess. I have started a fans initiative to try to •To bring about popular change & essential restructuring to football by uniting fans locally and globally through the Save-Football.com website. •For fans everywhere to use the website to share, discuss and vote on football issues and matters of football governance. •For Save-Football.com to become a powerful and visible action group that can hold football's governing bodies accountable to fans worldwide Would really appreciate if you all would visit the site, register, vote and spread the word to anyone you know who cares about the state of football. The website is www.save-football.com/ Thanks for your support

West Ham Till I Die : So Big Fat Sam It Is - But Not in My Name

Mon, 30 May 2011 05:28:24 +0000

It is so obvious to see our team has become dis-jointed and ill disciplined with players going through the motions with no chase, no fight, no guts and no clue! Our last 2 managers have not been able to rectify this or inspire. What I want is someone who cares and won’t put up with lethargy and indiscipline and who isn't happy to muddle through with no game plan and the like. I want a manger to go in to the dressing room at half time if the players aren't performing and kick the effin plate of sandwiches around the room - to stop me doing it at home!!! Maybe, just maybe Mr Allardyce is the man to do that. Back to basics and hard-nosed attention to detail just might be the medicine our beloved Club needs to get us out of this tailspin we're in and he will absolutely get my support if appointed.

West Ham Till I Die : So Big Fat Sam It Is - But Not in My Name

Mon, 30 May 2011 05:27:57 +0000

I am in the Tom camp regarding Allardyce and think he summed it up perfectly. We just have to be in the glass half full mindset with regard to his appointment - assuming he is appointed. Can't understand how so many of us can continue to be so delusional about what we are and who we can realistically attract to manage us! Play attractive football?! We haven't played attractive football - bar the odd exception - in years. Stop kidding ourselves. We should appoint Ancelloti as manager?! Why would he come? And if he wants to stay in London wouldn't QPR be a far more attractive proposition - Premier League and Italian owned!!

West Ham Till I Die : Match Thread: West Ham v Blackburn

Sat, 7 May 2011 11:26:06 +0000

If that's really our line up today, we could be in for a long afternoon even against a very poor side we should be clobbering

West Ham Till I Die : Mr Parker, We Salute You

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:14:18 +0000

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this very sad time. You have been nothing short of inspirational to all West Ham fans this past year and I am sure that your strength of character that has been so evident on the pitch will see you and your family through this difficult period.

West Ham Till I Die : Vote: Player Performances v Aston Villa

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:43:57 +0000

And finally, I seem to remember that it took some of the greatest players in the history of the Premiership - Henry springs to mind - time to settle and adjust, even into the top teams, so let's not utterly dismiss and condemn to the scrapheap new talent like Reid and Berrera after just one game. Total over-reaction; they need time and fans support otherwise the mountain they need to climb will become that much higher. I live in hope (and belief) of better days ahead and ultimately expect us to have a comfortable mid table finish with a much better and more effective team than the one that played yesterday. (PS apologies for the length of the post and having to submit in multiple parts)

West Ham Till I Die : Vote: Player Performances v Aston Villa

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:43:38 +0000

Writing Grant off after one game is totally riduculous. Yes it's true that he put out a team yesterday that resembled GFZ's team of last year but realistically what else was he going to do when Hitzlsperger and da Costa were injured during the week, one or two others are not yet match fit and he's still bedding down the newly signed players. Judge the man by the year end when he's really had time, in a competitive situation, to mould his own team and tactics. Only 24 hours ago, most posters on this and other fan sites appeared happy with the business done during the off season bringing in a number of decent players (for a team of our standing) whilst holding on to our "best" players. Things may yet change before the end of the transfer window, but let's wait and see what develops first. (cont)

West Ham Till I Die : Vote: Player Performances v Aston Villa

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:43:20 +0000

As to "marquee" signings, what do we really expect? After the last 3 years soap opera and well publicised financial woes of the club, do we really expect to sign top class names? Why would they want to come here now, when we cannot offer them European football and the like - it's just not realistic! And, does anyone genuinely think that having a Beckham or Henry would have changed yesterdays result? Highly unlikely although we might have seen a bit more leadership on the pitch! It certainly appears that we have been trying to bring in the likes of Remy and Sulejmani and quite honestly, although unsuccessful, given where the Club is right now, many people would think we are punching above our weight in going for this quality of player. (cont)

West Ham Till I Die : Vote: Player Performances v Aston Villa

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:43:01 +0000

Now I am as miserable as the next passionate Hammer fan at yesterdays horrific result but.......... the naivety of some of the posts and the knee jerk reactions to one game, albeit the first of the season, are astonishing! Let's deal with our owners first. I am not a fan of the way the either Gold or Sullivan conduct themselves in public but they are not the first (and they won't be the last) rich and successful individuals who are outspoken or enigmatic. But let's get real - whether we like them or not, these guys are almost certainly the only reason we still have a football club in the Premier League and maybe in existence at all! At least they stepped up and put in between 50 and 60 million pounds of their own money and continue to invest themselves and seek further third party investments. Half the people on this site seem to think that they are (or will be) creaming cash off from player sales and premier league income, but that's far from a certainty with the cash flow demands of the club and interest payments necessary to support a debt as large as ours. (cont)

West Ham Till I Die : Match Thread: Aston Villa v West Ham

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:39:23 +0000

West Ham Till I Die : Match Thread: Aston Villa v West Ham

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:38:40 +0000

West Ham Till I Die : Match Thread: Aston Villa v West Ham

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:37:43 +0000

West Ham Till I Die : Match Thread: Aston Villa v West Ham

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:36:15 +0000

West Ham Till I Die : A New Kiwi Hammer?

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 11:29:42 +0000

Finally decided to start posting after months of being an avid reader only of the debates. If Winston Reid is indeed the incoming player, he is certainly young but not as inexperienced as many posters seem to think. As well as the WC experience in South Africa, he has over 80 caps for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland and has also played in the UEFA Cup for them too. At 6'3" quick and athletic, he is just what we need in our defence for the season ahead. All in all (if true) a great bit of business.