23 years ago today:
Paolo Di Canio goes batshit crazy vs Bradford City.
After being denied 3 pens, he’s had enough. He fucks off to the bench and tells Harry Redknapp to sub him.
What days. What incredible days.
It was Bilic's fault, it was Pellegrini's fault, it was Moyes fault, it was Roberto's fault. There's been one common denominator throughout this shower of shit and we all know who's to blame
If you sit back and actually think about it we're seeing some incredible strides via Moyes, he makes 7 changes and the team doesn't miss a beat, every single player worked for each other and ran for the 90 mins, I haven't seen that at this club for long time.
Rice has been outstanding all season, Snodgrass looks twice the player we paid nearly £10m for, Anderson looking more like a £40m player everyday and Zabaleta and Noble looking like 25 year olds out there. Superb team performance once again after a slow start
FLASHBACK: A classic West Ham vs Wolves image from back in the day.
Julian Dicks folding Paul Birch and Stevie Bull like a couple of deckchairs, whilst Billy Bonds sprints down the touchline to restrain him.
Good times.
As much as I love my Captain, for me Josh Cullen has done more than enough for Moyes to consider starting him at the Emirates alongside Rice and Soucek this weekend. He looks very composed on the ball, has bundles of energy and can find a pass too. The young man needs a chance
16th to 6th, 65 points, Europa League Group Stages next season, what a season from Moyes and his players to a man. Elated, so proud and so happy.
#COYI
WE'RE GOING ON A EUROPEAN TOUR
It’s 33 years to the day since one of the most sensational strikes ever seen under the lights at Upton Park.
Stuart Slater vs Sunderland.
Goodness me. What a goal.
Every single West Ham player celebrated that win except Marko Arnautovic who walked straight down the tunnel after the final whistle with a face like a slapped arse. The man needs to be locked in a room with Rice/Noble and Snodgrass for a day or two.
Right now how many would give their right arm to have Red Bull come in and give us the Hammers version of Leipzig or Salzburg because surely nothing is worse than what our current owners have given us???
I might be one of the few that thought Haller actually played well tonight, well so did Moyes cos he didn't take him off like he usually does. The service was non-existent and the crossing abysmal but he led the line well starved of any help for long periods.
That's the fittest I've seen a West Ham team in a long time especially after playing 3 games in 6 days, they never stopped working from one whistle to the final one.
Just how is it going SO wrong at West Ham?
"The fans aren't hard to please. They want players who have fight, graft, and flair."
"I've seen too many players go to West Ham and have a holiday!" 😮
You can tell Joe Cole still really cares about his former club...
#FACupTonight
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@_DeclanRice
misplacing one pass in that game tonight and in reality it's the same every game. In a season that has been disappointing him and Arnautovic have been real bright sparks.
I'm ecstatic we are not doing deals like these - Welbeck to Watford 3yr contract - McCarthy to Palace for £8m, Rojo to Everton for £25m??? and Carroll to Newcastle. We did our homework this time, thanks to Husillos and Pellegrini, we really have an excellent management staff
Regardless of the result tonight and the ridiculous decision to send Soucek off, just noticed we have matched last season's point total on 6th February with 15 games to play. Incredible job by the team and David Moyes
January has killed us and I mean from the Boardroom and Manager not the results - you can see it on the pitch we've run out of ideas and can't or won't replace out of form players
Anyone with a braincell can see that Noble does not belong at this level anymore, he has been a superb servant, one of the greats but he ruins the whole set-up of any team
If a Manager can't find anyone in an entire month better than some of the dross on that pitch right now, you really have to question his evaluation process
This isn’t half the story.... after that Pellegrini, Roberto and Zaba turned up. Pellegrini got hold of Moyes and bundled him into a van, Roberto tried to catch DS and missed him continuously but Zaba, being the professional he is, appeased everyone and is conducting peace talks
Various sources seem to indicate that despite Arnautovic stating that he is staying at the club for now, the Hammers are still pushing to sign Maxi Gomez in this window with the possibility of loaning him back to Celta Vigo until the summer. Now that would be Big Club Mentality
I'd play this team against Zagreb - Areola, Ashby, Longelo, Alese, Baptiste, Noble, Kral, Vlasic, Yarmolenko, Chester, Perkins - wouldn't risk any 1st team squad defenders
The club/Moyes should've learned a valuable lesson this season, Ngakia and Johnson came from nowhere and outperformed players earning £50k and £80k a week. No more overpriced over the hill average players, give your young players more chances. Has to be done given the finances.
12 games into the season, 8 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats, 23 goals scored only 10 conceded and 10 of our players have scored at least 1 goal already, sharing the spoils and I don't even think we've reached anywhere near our best yet.
What an incredible window for West Ham. Anderson, Wilshere, Yarmolenko, Diop, Balbuena, Fredericks, Fabianski, Silva, Perez and Sanchez, 10 new signings for the club and we did not sell any 1st team players aside from Kouyate.
Conor Coventry and Ademipo Odubeko putting David Moyes on notice that they're ready to go if called upon to help the current injury crisis at the club, both players were outstanding tonight
Halfway through 2020, Leicester City are 3rd, Wolves are 5th, Sheffield United are 8th and West Ham are 17th, with a £110m wage bill and a filling a £60k stadium every week prior to the pandemic. Have you ever witnessed such a clusterfuck of mismanagement?
So proud of the 10 men that battled for 70 mins but it was always going to be mission impossible after that debacle. They've given us some great moments this season so let's hope we can build on this.
The problem Moyes has after about 20 mins into that 2nd half and he could see we'd dropped intensity, he has no-one to bring off that bench to change the game. That's the Board's fault and they've just over 2 weeks to fix it.
‘There’s something special about West Ham fans. How much they care about you
‘I’m proud to play in front of those fans that cheer and shout my name’
- Declan Rice
The ref was a shambles long before that red card, stopped the game 3 times for non-existent, non-head injuries and twice they were clear fouls on our players.
Rice is a total star btw and I find it extraordinary that our Board has still not sorted out his contract. He is arguably our best player right now and I mean every single week.
Most of us wanted this Manager, he doesn't do 3 at the back, he also doesn't play defensive football. We're getting tanked today but once this all fits into shape we are going to tank some teams.
Manuel Pellegrini: 'A complete performance. It doesn’t matter (about the row). Klopp is used to winning with goals offside. He beat at Malaga with a goal that was seven metres offside, so he can’t complain about nothing!'
Coufal superb, Fornals excellent, Dawson an absolute rock once again, all the boys worked their socks off, good job we've 9 days to recover before Leeds, really need Fabianski back though
The Board really need to step up this week and support Moyes who in my eyes has done a brilliant job so far given the squad he has had available to him.
FT West Ham 4-0 Wolves - best team performance I've witnessed at this club for a long long time, excellent from start to finish, dominated the game and killed them on the counter, goals from Bowen 2, Soucek (don't give a fuck what the panel says) and Haller - 10/10 from everyone
That's the most fight I've seen out of us in months - didn't take the ridiculous ruled out goal lying down and came back - first time in a while we've also looked dangerous on the counter as well. Antonio was pivotal in holding that ball up to let others join the attacks
📰 | “I want to keep playing for West Ham”
West Ham winger and goal winning hero Jarrod Bowen has declared his love for the club ahead of new contract talks
In 8 years of ownership, David Gold and David Sullivan have appointed 4 of the 8 worst Managers record wise in this club's history, Moyes currently being the worst.
I see a lot of fans stating it's the Manager's fault, he can't motivate these players for a Cup game. Sorry but if a £70k a week player can't get motivated to wear the shirt then don't let the door hit you on your arse on your way out of the club.
FT Tottenham 3-3 West Ham - You might wait another 10 years to see a finish to a game like this, we were down, we were buried, then Balbuena, Sanchez and that wee beauty we've been missing for 2 seasons Lanzini pops up with that strike - Unreal