The Football Topic (Page 22 of 52)

Perhaps I didn't make myself as clear as I could have done, but I think you got the point. I can't claim to know what the 'average man at the Green St. turnstile' thinks about H, but I do know how a number of older, literate Hammers on the web feel. That's all.

Do you happen to remember that Alas Smith and Jones sketch with the two London coppers about 'a larf'?

First copper, rocking back and forth on his heels - "It's a larf, innit?"

Second copper, also rocking slowly - "Wot is?"

First copper - "That noise you make at the back of your froat when somfinks funny..."

Sorry, I'll get me coat...............

Hey Mikey, here are short highlights of our third consecutive 10 man 'result' - seven of nine (yes, I know ) points with 10 men must be some kind of record, just like the three reds are probably a negative record. The table looks very pretty, though!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7DISIk … =youtu.be+

In other recent footy highlights, Ajax 'only' lost 2-0 to ManU, though it's likely to be worse than that in the return tomorrow, Barca rediscovered their form of last year and murdered #3 Valencia 5-1, with Messi scoring four, and then last night the west London chavs got beat 3-1 by Napoli, to the great delight of every neutral watching!

So there was something to the Tevez rumors that I reported -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17115819

Wonderful news yesterday that Rob Green's red card was rescinded and that he's available to play this weekend!

I mention this not as a dig at our ManU fan, but something remarkable took place at OT last night - by that I don't mean the result of Ajax 1.5 edging out ManU 2, but the fact that around 4k Ajax fans totally owned OT for the entire game, outsinging the other 63k local fans. I actually enjoyed the away fans more than the game, though personally I could have done with less singing about Suarez.

They actually made more noise, more consistently, than we hear at many home games! An awesome achievement by the travelling fans!

oh dear Wolves, - what are you doing?

Nobody knows George, but the press and TV have done us no favours with all the invented stories with no quotes or substance to back them up. "Sky Sports understands " etc.....

Curbs inadvertedly installed hmself as the bookies favourite as he was the "on duty" pundit on Sky when McCarthy's sacking broke, and the presenter put the question to him - pure coinkydink. I'm assuming he came in with a list of demands as he'd been messed about badly by his two previous employers. Neither the club or Curbs have confirmed whether an offer was made, let alone turned down, and Wolves under the current ownership have a history of doing deals in a confidential manner and not releasing information until there is something to say. That has caused the media to go crazy with speculation.

These things definitely happened:
Curbs, Bruce, and Warnock were interviewed. Warnock wanted an aswer in 24 hours and was told no way - he wanted the Leeds job of course.
Brighton wanted a significant payoff if we approached and appointed Poyet (rumoured to be £2m). We said thanks, but no thanks - Poyet not spoken to.
Walter Smith was contacted (not interviewed), but was not interested in coming back into management at this time for personal reasons.
Anything else is media speculation, but that speculation has not put the club in a good light.

We are where we are - but win lose or draw today, It's a better place without McCarthy.

Ian

A stunning achievement by one of the few, true legends of our time. I don't think there's any real fan of the game who doesn't have the deepest respect for Giggsy!

I have had the most stunning afternoon's football entertainment!

First off, Ajax won away 4-1, switched straight over to the North London derby, where the entire world thought that the Gooners were dead and buried at 0-2, only to run out 5-2 winners (sorry, Ian). Straight over to AZ-Heerenveen, which finished 3-3, making 18 goals in three games.

Such a shame that Cardiff lost on pens after L'pool missed their first two. Finally, congrats on your comeback yesterday Ian, that was a big point to take from 0-2 down. You know that I wish you well and hope your lads stay up!

I'm not getting my hopes up too much after yesterday's away draw, as we are still left with a legacy of McCarthy's players. People have been saying the players let him down but with the exception of our keeper (who is probably our player of the seson already, having made more saves than any other in the PL) all were brought to the club by McCarthy. I know where we were headed under McCarty though so it really can't get any worse.

On a positive note, we were by all accounts set up much better yesterday, and rather than hoofing the ball into the opposition half and hoping somebody can get on the end of it, the players were passing and working the ball upfield as it should be. And Connor did what McCarthy wouldn't and dropped his "big buy" captain who has grossly underpeformed on an alarmingly consistant level since he came to the club last summer. It's a mini league of 5 now for us - just need to finish in the top 2.

Feel sorry for Cardiff after today's game - they didn't deserve to lose that. As usual the officials showed too much respect to the "big" teams and their "big" name players. Why was Carragher not carded for hanging on to the ball when that foul was given against him? Reina runs from his goal to the halfway line to get involved with a Cardiff player. And how much longer is Gerrard allowed to spout foul and abusive language at officials when they give decisions against him? I suppose they'll make him Captain of his country too................

Ian

That was as good as any and perfectly struck George. I've seen few the equal.
Rick