Spugsy

aye and Fulham don't travel very well.

Spugsy

yeah he asked not to play a few times, Big Al told him 'you bloody well are'.

Sandboy

one of the best away records since the turn of the year mind

littlejimmy

The Sky TV Geordie love-in was quite sickening. Everyone's second favourite club my arse. Perennial, deluded losers, more like!

Anyway, good shout on Emnes, Ms. Meow. He did look sharp. Problem is he just hasn't been given the chance this season after we bought him from Sparta Rotterdam last summer. Southgate's man management and tactical ability are zilch. The only plus about going down is the he HAS to go. Shame, because he has tainted the memory of what a great player he was for us.

Meow

That was last season. We are such a different team this year, hence our place, yet still people keep underestimating us.

We beat Newcastle 2-1 in November and despite last night's result you really are no better.

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Spugsy

I bet you don't sack him.

Spugsy

ah I'm not saying we are the better team, you lot have been ok most of the season and then finished really strongly, I think Hodgson has done a great job.

I still think we'll win though, we are desperate for points, after last night we have some belief and it'll be our last home game, we'll be totally up for it.

BangleMan

thats cos he is Steve Gibson's illegitimate lovechild.....must be, cos what other reason could there be for looking so pig ugly ?

Spugsy

erm...

BangleMan

oii....you leave our little horse faced midget out of this....

The man is a god !

Meow

Are any of the EPL managers attractive?

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Spugsy

he certainly has turned you into a half decent team.

BangleMan

I think he will do even better next season.....if (and appreciate its a big if) we can get the likes of Ashton, Cole, Parker, Dyer, Collins, Gabbidon, Behrami all fully fit, and maybe add one or two new faces, I genuinely havent looked forward to a new season this much in a long time

I know we arent going to win the league, we may win the odd cup every 20 years, but bottom line is as a season ticket holder, I want to see them play good football, and for the most part we are doing that under Zola / Clarke, and it isnt even comparable to the turgid garbage we saw most of the time under Curbishly

There seems to be a very good team spirit in the camp, and they all respect Zola, which is the difference between him and the likes of Pardew and Curbishley etc

Spugsy

aye well he was a legend and he only retired not so long ago, and yeah you have some good young players coming through, that's what we need to work on next season, although our pairing of taylor and bassong worked well last night.

BangleMan

i think most fans like nothing better than 'one of their own' coming through the ranks, at least you feel as if they have an assocaition with the club / fans, as opposed to some French or Ghanian twat who had never heard of your club until his agent told him they wanted to buy him, and who kisses the badge one minute and sods off the next

we have some good ones just now, Noble, Collison, Stanislas, Sears and Tomkins are all regulars or have broken into the team, plus we have another couple who have been on the subs bench recently...so things looking good.

The problem as ever, i.e. Lampard, Ferdinand x 2, Defoe, J.Cole, Carrick, G.Johnson to name but a few is trying to hang onto them when the big boys come sniffing

I would love it if one day, just once, when Man Utd or Liverpool or Chelsea have made a bid for one of the home grown guys, that he goes on live TV to say that they could poke whatever contract they were offering, and not to bother coming back, cos his dream was to play for West Ham, the club he has always supported, and loves......a pipe dream I guess