I will not engage in DB'ing a game but at the same time we do actually have a good record against them and IMO they are actually marginally a bit more shit than we are....
I'm praying we nick it...
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I will not engage in DB'ing a game but at the same time we do actually have a good record against them and IMO they are actually marginally a bit more shit than we are....
I'm praying we nick it...
Fuck sake Molby, you've gone and done it now.
Ha! I got only 5 hours myself....
What got us our win was an injury to Diame and one decent pass and a little bit less bad luck than we've suffered so far, your assertion that West ham were made for our style of play was fucking blatantly ludicrous as illustratedby the fucking pummeling they gave us when we conceded two goals and looked like shit... for a very large portion of that game i was cursing you DB for your persistent jinxy fucking idiocy.
BUT...
We won.
Im delighted, and Im sure you are too so.... no worries... we are all delighted... i'm even delighted that you are delighted because im not that much of an arsehole.
WHU, despite 'dominance,' had how many shots on goal? 2 goals on one fortuitous penalty + an own goal. We weren't as bad as you're making us out to be.
where did i mention dominance?
West ham were bullying us and then the stopped, I dont know why,personally i think it was as much to do with Diame removal through injury as our own play.... we had a truly false no.9 playing and he was shit for 75 minutes...actually he was uber-wank, we were being bossed for a very large portion of the game in midfield, where more heralded stars were also having a fucking 'mare and were nervous with their aerial threat at the back, hence two goals conceded...
How that transfers into " their game is made for us" and "we will win comfortably" I have not one fucking clue...
we were shit and we got lucky.... it makes a genuinely pleasant change.
I THINK we might well beat Villa but I'm not going to jinx it by predicting solid gold easy action....And the next cunt to say Oh but we are just four points away etc etc needs fucking shooting.... one game at a time.... its the way forward.
Considering how repulsed this board was that Kenny almost signed him before being fired, it's rather funny to see that the only reason we were dominated in the midfield was Diame. Sorry, that's kak. Our midfield, yet again, struggled to play because two of the three are having a very average (huge compliment) run of form. If Gerrard and Allen play to the levels they should be playing at, we'd have had even more shots on goal etc ...
Were we lucky? Sure. Did they dominate the middle? Yah. Did they do anything with that? Nope. They were lucky to get two goals, we were unlucky to not get more (valid penalty turned down again, poor miss from Sterling in the beginning and great save by Jussi on Sterling's shot).
Were we lucky? Sure. Did they dominate the middle? Yah. Did they do anything with that? Nope. They were lucky to get two goals, we were unlucky to not get more (valid penalty turned down again, poor miss from Sterling in the beginning and great save by Jussi on Sterling's shot).
No result will come 'easy' this year - even the 'drubbing' of Wigan was fucking difficult.
that i agree with.... our style is often pleasing on the eye but our lack of firepower makes our opponents more confident and ourselves more edgy... we also tend to roll it about quite a bit at the back whichdoesnt help the nerves much....
im buzzing weve won three on the bounce and are not very far off really i am, i do see the obvious flaws in our squad and hope they get sorted sooner rather than later, i also recognse weve had fuck all luck but bad luck for a good long time and a late win against tough(ish) opponents is a great thing.... thats about it...
I would fucking LOVE IT if we beat Villla.
LOVE IT.
Who wouldn't love a Liverpool win that posts on this site? I mean we have some miserable fuckers, don't get me wrong, but even they are happy when we win.
I think this season should be enjoyed because it seems as if we're on a positive journey here - that stuff is happening on a lot of levels that should lead to a better future. Maybe we'll get lucky this year and reach the goals of the next 1-2 years early. Who knows ... but as Spion, the old man, rightly told me - one game at a time. Let's smash Villa 1-0 with 69% possession and 12 shots on goal first.
I think this season should be enjoyed because it seems as if we're on a positive journey here - that stuff is happening on a lot of levels that should lead to a better future. Maybe we'll get lucky this year and reach the goals of the next 1-2 years early. Who knows ... but as Spion, the old man, rightly told me - one game at a time. Let's smash Villa 1-0 with 69% possession and 12 shots on goal first.
We did not "play like sh!t" all the way through, but yes - in the end we won ugly, and that's the most encouraging thing about it, because this is EXACTLY the kind of game we've habitually been drawing or losing for a long time. Add performances like that to the excellent displays we've always produced against the leading teams, and we could be on to something.
True, it wasn't shit throughout just that 40 minutes dodgy patch when we leaked two and then looked like doing fuck all...Hey Chelsea did something similar the week before, looked as though they were coasting into a 1 nil win, Carlton Cole climbs all overthat new defender of theirs an bish bosh its panic stations and they lose... We had a 20 minute panic at the end of the first half and pretty much nothing till the last 20.... I'm with you though Jules, IF we can start adding the hard fought wins to our better displays we've definitely got a shot at fourth.
Make no mistake im fucking delighted and surprised we've actually gone and won three in a row and Im a firm believer in the momentum
and good vibes a win like that can do.... I bet training has been rather enjoyable for the lads these last few days... I might also add that apart from an unlucky loss against Spurs recently we've been unspectacular but very solid in the league. There are certainly positives there alright.
Incidentally in all the joy of victory that fat bastard Allardyce and his shithouse tactics have barely been mentioned.... What a fucknuckle.... Im amazed Hammers fans suffer him....
Well Utd have won titles on the back of wins like that for 20 years...
I though it was that other chap....Cuetzalcoatl or somesuch
He's good ... Azicupelta I think? Nah, I think Cole ran right into him before getting to his position.
Azpilicueta. He's good.
I don’t agree with whoever it was that said match threads on here are an embarrassment – they’re a roller coaster of posters venting their feelings during the course of a match. Naturally there are a few obsessive negatories who can’t help themselves and are never happy unless they’re condemning the club, the team or a player.
What I don’t get is, with the end of the game, how many posters are just never happy.
Did anyone watch West Ham and the Chavs last week? We just beat the lot that hammered Chelsea 7 days ago. Not only that, watching them in the middle third of the match, it wasn’t hard to see how they managed it. They’re like Stoke with a bit more passion and a fair bit more footballing nous.
I thought we did great. The first 25 minutes we looked unstoppable and GlenJo’s strike was sublime. We lost Enrique, shifted our wide men around and lost seemingly all the cutting edge we had. Johnson was stuck at home, Downing looked uncomfortable while Cole simply doesn’t provide the width that we’re set up to play with.
That meant the game was contracted and West Ham were able to bring their power and muscle into the game. Allen was getting thrown around everywhere, Gerrard had flashes of the old self but was also in a genuine scrap, Lucas was ok but also looked uncomfortable. We were under the pump, got done by a poor pen decision and an og but, tbh, looked like we’d concede so probably fair.
For 35 minutes we’re on the receiving end of one of the most physical performances I’ve seen in years. Diame was outstanding, Cole was a colossus and, IMO, has never played better. That had players getting stuck in everywhere and I didn’t see any of ours go missing. We stuck at it, scrapped for every inch and then turned the match around.
I know Diame went off but we were looking better before then. West Ham looked to tire a bit, we’d survived the onslaught to some extent an now had a little extra time to demonstrate the greater talent. I didn’t expect Joe to be the one to show it but, with a great pass from Sterling, that’s what he did cause – as I said – none of ours went missing.
I thought that knocked the stuffing out of them and the third was coming. A bit fortunate but we were all over them again and chances and pen shouts could have gone our way half a dozen times before Shelvey started celebrating.
Maybe if the most expensive team in the league could have stood with them, toe to toe, they wouldn’t have got pummelled 3-1. But they couldn’t. They didn’t earn themselves the right – against extremely tough opposition – to showcase their talent. We did and the result was a 3-2 win where a so called “much better team” got caned 3-1.
Pretty happy, TBH and was worth the 3 hours sleep it permitted.
What I don’t get is, with the end of the game, how many posters are just never happy.
Did anyone watch West Ham and the Chavs last week? We just beat the lot that hammered Chelsea 7 days ago. Not only that, watching them in the middle third of the match, it wasn’t hard to see how they managed it. They’re like Stoke with a bit more passion and a fair bit more footballing nous.
I thought we did great. The first 25 minutes we looked unstoppable and GlenJo’s strike was sublime. We lost Enrique, shifted our wide men around and lost seemingly all the cutting edge we had. Johnson was stuck at home, Downing looked uncomfortable while Cole simply doesn’t provide the width that we’re set up to play with.
That meant the game was contracted and West Ham were able to bring their power and muscle into the game. Allen was getting thrown around everywhere, Gerrard had flashes of the old self but was also in a genuine scrap, Lucas was ok but also looked uncomfortable. We were under the pump, got done by a poor pen decision and an og but, tbh, looked like we’d concede so probably fair.
For 35 minutes we’re on the receiving end of one of the most physical performances I’ve seen in years. Diame was outstanding, Cole was a colossus and, IMO, has never played better. That had players getting stuck in everywhere and I didn’t see any of ours go missing. We stuck at it, scrapped for every inch and then turned the match around.
I know Diame went off but we were looking better before then. West Ham looked to tire a bit, we’d survived the onslaught to some extent an now had a little extra time to demonstrate the greater talent. I didn’t expect Joe to be the one to show it but, with a great pass from Sterling, that’s what he did cause – as I said – none of ours went missing.
I thought that knocked the stuffing out of them and the third was coming. A bit fortunate but we were all over them again and chances and pen shouts could have gone our way half a dozen times before Shelvey started celebrating.
Maybe if the most expensive team in the league could have stood with them, toe to toe, they wouldn’t have got pummelled 3-1. But they couldn’t. They didn’t earn themselves the right – against extremely tough opposition – to showcase their talent. We did and the result was a 3-2 win where a so called “much better team” got caned 3-1.
Pretty happy, TBH and was worth the 3 hours sleep it permitted.
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and I'll just say that there isn't a right back in the country that doesn't make some defensive mistakes. I wouldn't swap Glen Johnson for any RB in world football just now.
Some people need to get off the "criticize Glen Johnson" bandwagon now or they'll never find their way back to reality.
and I'll just say that there isn't a right back in the country that doesn't make some defensive mistakes. I wouldn't swap Glen Johnson for any RB in world football just now.
Some people need to get off the "criticize Glen Johnson" bandwagon now or they'll never find their way back to reality.
Good posts, though I still maintain that many of the match thread comments are embarrassing. The whole "jinx" thing grates me more than anything.
A casual and tongue in cheek "Oh, you've gone and done it now" is one thing, but to actually attack a poster as if his comments have a real bearing on the result is ridiculously stupid and something I'd rather not see in our otherwise reasonable community.
Anyway, on the Johnson point, I think some posters are going to go the same way with him as people have done with Carra, Dirk, and Lucas over the years. They start out calling them shit all the time, and when they realise they are wrong, they spend the next few years talking about how they always thought the player was good, but go on about x and y limitations as if a world class player is a perfect one.
You've just jinxed the jinx. The next jinx is going to be some sort of super jinx.
Hang your head in shame!
That there is an excellent post.
For my money there'a a bit of revisionism going on there about Lucas. IMHO he was, if never as dire as his harshest critics said, still a distinctly limited player when he started out with us. He's a great lad with a tip-top professional attitude, and the progress he's made is worth celebrating, but even now part of the rosy glow which surrounds him is due to the fact that we have no-one better, rather than to his possessing outstanding quality of his own. DM remains a position I'd like to strengthen, though not a top priority.
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I agree with Jules there.
Lucas has surprised me positively once however and I am open to the fact that can happen again. There are glimpses of a top class defensive midfielder in him but he needs to get rid of the bad spells and get himself more involved on a more regular basis further upfield as well.
Lucas has surprised me positively once however and I am open to the fact that can happen again. There are glimpses of a top class defensive midfielder in him but he needs to get rid of the bad spells and get himself more involved on a more regular basis further upfield as well.
I don't disagree with most of that JJ (I think he does possess outstanding quality).
I'm saying that he was never a cunt who was shit at football.
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