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14 years ago @ West Ham Till I Die - Match Thread: Leeds Un... · 0 replies · +1 points

We do look a threat from set pieces. Not all doom and gloom for the Hammers!

14 years ago @ West Ham Till I Die - Match Thread: Leeds Un... · 0 replies · +1 points

Millwall doing us favours at the moment!

14 years ago @ West Ham Till I Die - Ten Things We Learned ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Did you notice how Green had a quiet game, yet still pulled off a world-class save in the very last minute of the game to keep a clean sheet? Exceptionally good.

14 years ago @ West Ham Till I Die - Ten Things We Learned ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Iain, all of my marks are the same as yours, with the exceptions of Collison, Lansbury and Vaz Te. Today I noticed just how hard Collison works all over the pitch, and was very impressed. He's also bursting forward a lot more, especially when he knows Noble or Nolan is behind him which will soon reap dividends! Lansbury's vision is also bordering on superb! And he can pull of the passes too!
Vaz Te on the other hand was a bit mediocre for me today, got into some good positons but did little, worked hard for the team but did not pose the kind of attacking threat I expected, especially when even McCartney had the beating of their right-back for pace! He is good in the air, I'll give him that. But I expect more from someone who's been firing on all cylinders for Barnsley this season!

Collison - 6
Lansbury - 6
Vaz Te - 5

14 years ago @ West Ham Till I Die - Match Preview: West Ha... · 0 replies · +1 points

Completely agree with EastStandHammer, George John should be given a run out if Tomkins and Faye are out, though to be honest I suspect Sam will risk one of them for the game - depending on how the late fitness tests go.

Also I would like to see Baldock start, it's been very rare this season that he has played and received good service from either wing - which we can achieve with Faubert (hopefully) and Vaz Te?

14 years ago @ West Ham Till I Die - Result: Player Perform... · 0 replies · +1 points

By the end of the season I'd rather see Potts at left-back. McCartney was a liability against Millwall and in other games this season.
Also not sure Faubert is really our best option if they were all on top form, Vaz Te probably offers more end product.
Having Diop in our 'best' eleven isn't the way forward - he's too defensive minded, albeit a brick wall, but I'd rather have Collison/Lansbury.

Plus no place for Baldock at all?!

14 years ago @ West Ham Till I Die - Result: Player Perform... · 0 replies · +1 points

Faubert played really well on Saturday, his effort was fantastic and he got into some really good positions. Really deserved a goal with that header. Yet I still believe he lacks a good end product. He can't shoot well or cross all that well. Hence why he wasn't my MOTM.
Faye deserves to be higher up in my opinion, as he was a brick wall in defence (with the exception of their goal). Reid was solid enough, but can be drawn out. Tomkins swept up well as a defensive midfielder.
McCartney, Taylor and Collison did not impact the game enough for me. McCartney was a liability, and neither Collison or Taylor was particularly threatening for me. I think had we drawn or lost that game they'd have received much lower ratings - but when we win, most seem unwilling to rate anyone below average (Nolan is a separate entity entirely).

14 years ago @ West Ham Till I Die - Transfer Window Rollin... · 0 replies · +1 points

Who could say mate?! Morrison and Maynard are supposed to have had medicals, Ze Eduardo was supposedly as good as a West Ham player hours ago, but nothing official yet!

14 years ago @ West Ham Till I Die - Transfer Window Rollin... · 2 replies · +1 points

The flurry of news concerning Vaz Te/Morrison/Maynard has died down?
Vaz Te would give us pace and contribute goals (if his season with Barnsley was anything to go by), Morrison is clearly fantastically talented and Maynard would provide competition up top. Just hope the signings won't damage Hall/Nouble/Montenegro's chances.

14 years ago @ West Ham Till I Die - Carlitos Coming Home? · 1 reply · +1 points

Thank you for that comment about Braderz. The behaviour of some people with regards to his posts has been frustrating for me, and maybe even hostile?
His sources may be questionable, but he's provided a lot of information that has turned out to have a degree of truth to it, often alerting us to our interest in players well before other gossip sites are aware of it.
Fact is, Iain asked him to contribute as he felt his source was reliable enough to warrant a position where he could post on the site. It has always been a point of interest, receiving a lot of attention and encouraging some good debate.

If the reaction to him has been so extreme that he has been forced to relinquish his position and simply post updates on Twitter, I feel totally alienated from a number of posters who slated him. I sincerely hope he returns to the site. We have a few days left, and I'd love to get all the information first from him.

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