O'Neill Rejects west ham interest!

[Newquay_AVFC]

I am in London on the weekend were away to West Ham, do we normally sell out there, or do you think a non season ticket holder would be able to purchase without a problem?

[taylorsworkrate]

Avram Grant has behaved impeccably. He's the only one in the whole affair to come out of it with any cred.

Grant comes across as a decent man.  Had a lot of shit thrown his way in management, but has always kept his dignity.(Massage parlours aside).

He's got way too much class for attention seeking scum like Brady, Sullivan and Gold.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

WHU official statement "The club are committed to Avram Grant as manager..."

Utter scumbags ain't they?

I'd love it if he told them to fuck off.

So would they, then they could go ahead and bring Big Sam in without paying Grant off.

I couldn't see their fans putting up with his anti-football.
All West Ham managers are supposed to play a passing game.

True, but they've so monumentally alienated the fans they they'd have nothing to lose. Grant is getting a lot of support from the fans but mostly as a sympathy vote. Few really think he can keep them up, and that would mean they lose all chance of the Olympic Stadium, and that means Spurs get it, and just ask who Hammers fans hate most in the world.

I think the unholy trinity recognise Grant isn't up to the job and would take anyone who could make the dead cat bounce at least a little bit.

[Mazrim]

I've never regarded Brady as this hot shot business woman.  At Blose, she was taken on as the pretty face to peddle the porn twins bullshit, all of whose levels of professionalism are finally getting the London media airing they so richly deserve.

From shagging players to defending holiganism she's an absolute shocking advertisement for women in business in imo.

I dont know why women in business need a standard bearer in any case. No more than men do. It's not like there isnt shitloads of women in business. And if you had to have a standard bearer why choose a sweaty miss piggy look-a-like who's known to be a horrible ****** to people and is best known for "sort of" looking after the affairs of a mickey mouse football club who have never achieved anything more than fuck all?

And Karren Brady is to prettiness what Brian Blessed is to subtelty.
If I had to choose her as the face of something it would be a radio station or a company making Pork scratchings.

[Chico Hamilton III]

I am in London on the weekend were away to West Ham, do we normally sell out there, or do you think a non season ticket holder would be able to purchase without a problem?

Last year we could pay on the gate at Upton Park.

Not sure it will be the same again this year but there's usually some kind poster on here who might be able to help you out with a ref number.

I'm not talking about me, by the way . I'll be after a ticket myself

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Has MON just deliberately teased the old Birmingham City board? Surely he never had any intention of joining West Ham? A wind up on his behalf?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Has MON just deliberately teased the old Birmingham City board? Surely he never had any intention of joining West Ham? A wind up on his behalf?

He was willing to take over from Grant until the end of the season. What's funny is he'd lined up Robbie Keane to go there, so Keane kept the Rags waiting for his decision.

The West Ham board are only interested in the Olympic stadium, just as they were only interested in the casino at the Sty. Should they lose out to Spurs, it won't be pretty. The difference is, whilst at Birmingham nobody outside of the Small Heath postcode cared what they did, West Ham have a much higher media profile so you can expect a greater investigation as to what's going on there. I feel sorry for their players and supporters but the board deserve everything that's coming to them.

[KevinGage]

Agreed Mark.

Most of the West Ham fans I've met over the years have been decent sorts, would be far easier if they'd opted for one of the more attractive sides in London to support and there's quite a few within easy commute. So kudos to them for that.

[Somniloquism]

Has MON just deliberately teased the old Birmingham City board? Surely he never had any intention of joining West Ham? A wind up on his behalf?

He was willing to take over from Grant until the end of the season. What's funny is he'd lined up Robbie Keane to go there, so Keane kept the Rags waiting for his decision.

The West Ham board are only interested in the Olympic stadium, just as they were only interested in the casino at the Sty. Should they lose out to Spurs, it won't be pretty. The difference is, whilst at Birmingham nobody outside of the Small Heath postcode cared what they did, West Ham have a much higher media profile so you can expect a greater investigation as to what's going on there. I feel sorry for their players and supporters but the board deserve everything that's coming to them.

I heard a bit of Saggers and Collymore on Talksport last night. They indicated the original news was not broken by a club official but rather an un-named player had texted other footballers that MON was going there and he was going to join as a 1-2 punch.

[eastie]

That's not what sky reported- they even had the reporter  who said a senior west ham member rang him at 1 45 am to leak the news- maybe the player leak is true as well, seems a bit of a mess all round and I can't see them staying up in all honesty.

[Lizz]

I dont know why women in business need a standard bearer in any case. No more than men do. It's not like there isnt shitloads of women in business. And if you had to have a standard bearer why choose a sweaty miss piggy look-a-like who's known to be a horrible c*** to people and is best known for "sort of" looking after the affairs of a mickey mouse football club who have never achieved anything more than fuck all?

And Karren Brady is to prettiness what Brian Blessed is to subtelty.
If I had to choose her as the face of something it would be a radio station or a company making Pork scratchings.

There might be 'shit loads of women in business. Doesn't mean they're treated equally. City bonuses: inquiry finds 80 per cent gender pay gap. I could bore you to death of the subject of gender pay differentials.

I don't know Karren Brady, and my perception of her based on her media appearances isn't good, but there's something about some of the criticism she receives that makes me feel ever so, ever so slightly defensive of her.

There, I've said it. Time for the agnostic version of confession I think.

[Somniloquism]

That's not what sky reported- they even had the reporter  who said a senior west ham member rang him at 1 45 am to leak the news- maybe the player leak is true as well, seems a bit of a mess all round and I can't see them staying up in all honesty.

Whilst I don't doubt that Karen Brady would do this (although I would expect her to announce it in her Sun Diary) the thing with Sky is they like to make out that people go out the way to talk to them first. Don't forget that on Transfer deadline day they have some guy jumping up and down like he needs to go to the toilet with 5 mobile phones in front of him and he is always saying he is receiving calls from agents and players and chairman telling him what is going on. If that is the case how come he didn't know anything about Bent before we did.

[Dave]

That's not what sky reported- they even had the reporter  who said a senior west ham member rang him at 1 45 am to leak the news- maybe the player leak is true as well, seems a bit of a mess all round and I can't see them staying up in all honesty.

Whilst I don't doubt that Karen Brady would do this (although I would expect her to announce it in her Sun Diary) the thing with Sky is they like to make out that people go out the way to talk to them first. Don't forget that on Transfer deadline day they have some guy jumping up and down like he needs to go to the toilet with 5 mobile phones in front of him and he is always saying he is receiving calls from agents and players and chairman telling him what is going on. If that is the case how come he didn't know anything about Bent before we did.

And that the stuff that they do tend to break is the exclusive that Villa have signed Kevin-Prince Boateng (see January 2008).

[KevinGage]

Amazing how things can quickly turn around.

Was starting to think that this season had all the makings of our own Annus Horribilis. Possibly a contender for Worst Season of All Time.

*The fallout post MON -incl a run that made/makes relegation a real possibility.

*B-lose in a very winnable semi final - thanks in no small part to us providing them with safe passage to get there

*Tottingham finally getting their act together

Even twats like Holloway were lining up to put the boot in.

O'Neill going to West Ham and keeping them up at our expense would have topped the thing off nicely.


Now baring a miracle West Ham look nailed on to go down, we're by no means out of the woods but the Bent deal should ensure goals and a midtable finish. And the B-lose can't even convince third-rate journeymen to sign for them.  Another relegation place could yet be nabbed by Blackpool if Adam departs, which would be nice.

Just need some major misfortune to befall 'arry and the cants at The Lane and the natural balance of the universe will be restored.

[Dave Clark Five]

Allegations in Tuesday's Daily Mirror newspaper that vice-chairman Karren Brady had asked some of the players to "rise up against Avram Grant" were also categorically denied.

The Hammers said they intended to find the source of what they called "unhelpful and untrue" comments and would remove whoevere was responsible from the club. They added that their lawyers were now dealing with the matter. 606: DEBATE
Now that the cracks are being papered over let's hope everyone - Gold and Sullivan, the vice-chairperson, the players, and the fans - get behind Avram Grant

Blog4Irons
The backing given to Grant by the board has been reinforced by co-chairman David Sullivan.

"The entire board is 100% behind Avram," he told ESPNsoccernet.
"He is a really decent person who deserves our support. West Ham United is a club that does the right thing and the right thing at this time is to support the manager.

"We will do all we can to bring in players over the next 12 days and once we have achieved that we hope it will keep us up. I urge all supporters to rally behind the club at this difficult time."


It is clear that Brady has to go.