en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2624842 Comments by SuffolkChris http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/24/match-preview-west-ham-v-aldershot/#IDComment186162569 Breaking news... Spurs & Orient win right to Judicial review. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:21:01 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/24/match-preview-west-ham-v-aldershot/#IDComment186162569 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/04/andy-johnson-john-carew-or-david-ngog/#IDComment180406595 As it has been made clear that promotion at the first attempt is the only thing that matters as far as the owners are concerned... I think we can safely say that both cup competitions will be out of bounds as far as the first team squad are concerned. this will be a perfect opportunity for the development squad to show their potential. Fri, 5 Aug 2011 16:57:42 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/04/andy-johnson-john-carew-or-david-ngog/#IDComment180406595 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/04/andy-johnson-john-carew-or-david-ngog/#IDComment180365487 I dont think any of us are under any illusion as to what short, medium, and long term plans, our present owners have for the club. In the short term it is imperative that the club returns to the Premier league as quickly as possible, certainly by the time we are due to move into the Olympic stadium. Sam Allardyce has been bought into the club specifically for that reason. Should he manage to get us back at the first attempt I am sure that he will be offered the chance to remain in charge at least until the move takes place. Medium term plans are to see us established in the OS and to start reaping the financial rewards that should come from the increased profile the club will inevitably get from the move. It is of course important that we remain a Premier league club during that period, which unless he decides to move on himself, will probably still mean big Sam remaining at the helm. Long term... Financial security, and challenging for domestic and European honours, under new and much higher profile ownership. at that point it's goodbye Sam. But first things first... Get out of the championship, and get the legal hurdles out of the way re: the OS. Because without both those things our future is bleak. Fri, 5 Aug 2011 13:40:42 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/04/andy-johnson-john-carew-or-david-ngog/#IDComment180365487 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179977909 My top six. (In no particular order): Leicester City. Leeds United. Ipswich Town. West Ham United. Derby County. Reading. Thu, 4 Aug 2011 05:47:13 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179977909 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179976258 I have said on here for a long time that the loan market is where we will do our best business this transfer window.. once the PL teams have sorted their 25 man squads.. I dont think that the loan window closes for championship teams until the end of September... I would not be at all surprised if the transfer of Scott Parker involves a loan player coming in our direction. Thu, 4 Aug 2011 05:38:21 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179976258 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179817749 Just another mention on the Jordan Spence situation... A Bristol City website is saying that the club have paid a significent loan fee, and are paying his wages in full in order to get a whole season loan agreement that includes no call back arangement.... So perhaps the deal could be financial as well as tactical. Wed, 3 Aug 2011 18:33:50 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179817749 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179816187 My spirits rose when I saw the headline that West Ham United had been totally exonerated in the OS corruption enquiry.. But they sank again when I saw that it was the inquiry put in place by West Ham United that reached that conclussion.... I will be much happier if the OPLC inquiry reaches the same conclussion. Wed, 3 Aug 2011 18:27:19 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179816187 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179637639 With you all the way Tony_E and if this rumour became a reality the club would see a massive backlash from the fans... I for one would not put one brass farthing into the club as long as that animal was on the payroll.. lets hope that it is just a rumour.. It would help a lot if the club just denied it. Wed, 3 Aug 2011 06:48:10 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179637639 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179616430 Before a player can add character to a club, he has to have character to give. El Hadj Diouf is a scum bag. All he will give to West Ham United is controversy at a time when we need stability. He is universely hated by fans and players alike, and is more likely to disrupt the dressing room than help to unite it... Also if he were to sign, I think the club would be surprised by how many fans would see that as the last straw. Wed, 3 Aug 2011 05:08:03 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179616430 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179483286 My policy has always been not to pay any heed to rumours until they become reality, but in the case of El Hadj Diouf I will make an exception... Every fans blog and forum, and everyone that twitters, should leave the powers that be in no doubt how we feel about the man...If indeed he deserves to be called a man... He is a disgrace to his profession and he would drag the name of West Ham United deeper into the mud.... I want to hear David Gold tell us all that we will not be signing El Hadj Diouf..period. Tue, 2 Aug 2011 19:50:54 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179483286 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179454243 I know this blog is for a book review.. but I felt that I had to say how dismayed I am to learn that we have apparently sent Jorden Spence out on a season long loan to Bristol City again... And there are also strong rumours that El Hadj Diouf is back on big Sam's radar... I hope that neither things are true, but if they are my feelings of optimism for our future would have taken a knock. Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:01:53 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/02/earls-court-hammer-reviews-my-new-book/#IDComment179454243 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/01/my-joe-cole-dilemma/#IDComment179300580 The situation with Parker is clear... If a premier league club makes an acceptable bid he will leave...If not he will stay and play his heart out...That's the kind of man he is.. No complaints, no tantrums, no sulking. An old school proffesional. As for Joe Cole... He was the past, lets look to the future. Tue, 2 Aug 2011 05:54:30 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/01/my-joe-cole-dilemma/#IDComment179300580 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/01/my-joe-cole-dilemma/#IDComment179299768 Be careful what you wish for when you long for the return of the"nutter" to the claret and blue ranks.... El Hadj Diouf is still out there somewhere... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 05:49:31 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/01/my-joe-cole-dilemma/#IDComment179299768 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/01/my-joe-cole-dilemma/#IDComment179148426 On the subject of nutters in claret and blue... let's not forget Mad Dog himself. Martin Allen Mon, 1 Aug 2011 18:26:28 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/08/01/my-joe-cole-dilemma/#IDComment179148426 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/07/31/should-freddie-sears-play-wide-or-as-a-second-striker/#IDComment178954937 Us Hammers fans are a bit like crack cocaine addicts, we flit between manic depression and excited optimism like a bee moving from flower to flower seeking nectar. In truth the nectar has been in short supply in recent years, and it is a miricle that the overdose of depression that we have all endured has not ended with suicide.. But we are still alive, we may be in rehab, but there does seem to be light at the end of a long dark tunnel.. But please, please, please... If come Sunday evening we have not played Cardiff City off the pitch and secured three points, dont check ourselves out of the clinic and start looking for people to blame for our relapse. Stay upbeat. Stay optimistic. stay focused on the ultimate aim. Which for me is getting back to being a respected top flight football club again, challenging for honours, and doing it in a way that will give us back the pride that dodgy owners and dodgy managers have done their best to take from us in recent years. Sunday's match is just the first step along the long road to recovery... if we should stumble, dont give up. Get up and carry on. COYI Mon, 1 Aug 2011 02:21:34 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/07/31/should-freddie-sears-play-wide-or-as-a-second-striker/#IDComment178954937 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/07/27/best-wishes-to-dylan-tombides/#IDComment178040875 Best Wishes Dylan.. I'm sure you will be back playing football very soon.... And condolences to the Moore family for the loss of Bobby's son Dean at the age of 43. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:38:06 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/07/27/best-wishes-to-dylan-tombides/#IDComment178040875 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/07/25/what-is-needed-in-the-summer-transfer-window/#IDComment177290171 According to the Guardian we have tabled a bid of £8 million for Shane Long,, although it seems that we are in competition with a number of Premier League clubs for his signature so we are clearly not favourites. ..But he would be a great signing if we can pull it off.. If not then at least we are making our intentions clear to everyone that we mean business. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:09:01 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/07/25/what-is-needed-in-the-summer-transfer-window/#IDComment177290171 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/07/25/what-is-needed-in-the-summer-transfer-window/#IDComment177166878 I think it is essential that Carlton Cole goes in this window. I am not a Cole hater by any means but there is one thing about the man that cannot be argued and that is the fact that he is not, and never has been a goalscorer. I dont agree with the opinion often expressed that he will suddenly become prolific because he has dropped down a division. There are goalscorers in the lower leagues that cannot hack it in the top division. a prime example of that will be Grant Holt at Norwich. He is a natural scorer, but will be playing at a level that is just above his talent.. Carlton Cole however is not a natural scorer, and will always struggle to find the net no matter what level of football he plays in. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:21:52 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/07/25/what-is-needed-in-the-summer-transfer-window/#IDComment177166878 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/07/20/matthew-taylor-on-his-way-to-upton-park/#IDComment175708005 100% agreement. For the first time since we signed a couple of Argentinians the club looks like it could have a future, and the right man at the helm to shape that future.. calling players crap and lazy at this stage is negativity that we dont need, although understandable considering the club has been immersed in negativity for what seems like a decade. Perhaps our great acadamy may be used for our benefit now, and not for the benefit of others. And perhaps... just perhaps.... we may become a football club again instead of a music hall joke. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:56:52 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/07/20/matthew-taylor-on-his-way-to-upton-park/#IDComment175708005 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/07/12/more-players-to-leave/#IDComment174408376 Apparently Eidur GudJohnson has cancelled his BUPA subscription... He can get a free annual medical at West Ham. Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:14:54 +0000 http://www.westhamtillidie.com/2011/07/12/more-players-to-leave/#IDComment174408376