West Ham v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[supertom]

I do quite like the look of Supertom's line up mainly because Westwood isn't in it. I do think he's a weak link. He's not a bad player, i'm just not sure he's good enough.

I think of our line up a bit like a Subway store sometimes. Ordinarily you have a line of staff. One takes the order and uses the toaster. One does the cold cuts, and then you have someone doing the salad.
When Westwood and Cleverley play it's like having two people on salad, one of whom (Westy) isn't quite as good. His salad distribution is okay, fairly tidy but he takes too long doing it. And in the end you've got two people doing the task of one, and it's a task that's not even necessarily essential as not everyone wants salad in their meatball sub.

I've lost my train of thought and I'm hungry...

Oh yeah...Westwood and Cleverley do too much of the same thing, which is to be tidy and not much more. TC is the better player thanks to his mobility and he doesn't go missing quite so much. If Westwood was a subway worker he'd be the one who keeps disappearing out the back for a fag break.

[Tom_Mc9?]

I was intrigued to read that N'Zogbia is 'in-form' according to Joe Cole and the BBC gossip column. I guess that our standards have dropped to such a level that one game of showing competence is 'in-form.' Sadly I'm not sure if any others of our players are.

[JUAN PABLO]

Joe Cole

What was the point in him as well

[Tom_Mc9?]

Free transfer, midfielder, was good at some point.

[supertom]

I was intrigued to read that N'Zogbia is 'in-form' according to Joe Cole and the BBC gossip column. I guess that our standards have dropped to such a level that one game of showing competence is 'in-form.' Sadly I'm not sure if any others of our players are.

We seem to hear every week that Westwood has been in exceptional form. Then he gets out on the pitch and does the square root of chuff all.

[Tom_Mc9?]

I don't think Westwood has been too bad. However, our midfield just does not work. Whose fault it is I do not know.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I was intrigued to read that N'Zogbia is 'in-form' according to Joe Cole and the BBC gossip column. I guess that our standards have dropped to such a level that one game of showing competence is 'in-form.' Sadly I'm not sure if any others of our players are.

It's the modern media way: after Sunday Kane was given MoM...for 15 minutes' play and the following day he's promoted as the new saviour of English football...same as Berahino...same as...(insert name of any young English player who has one good game/scores a goal)

It's almost N'Zogbia's nature NOT to be in form...he's incredibly inconsistent, as he was at Newc and Wigan.

[tom jennings III]

Denmark Arms pre-game for a pint and the 12.45 kick off? Last season I only just made it into the ground on time so didn't have the time to sample any of the local boozers which I assume are mostly crap?

[rob_bridge]

I was intrigued to read that N'Zogbia is 'in-form' according to Joe Cole and the BBC gossip column. I guess that our standards have dropped to such a level that one game of showing competence is 'in-form.' Sadly I'm not sure if any others of our players are.

In form means one left up from abject.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I was intrigued to read that N'Zogbia is 'in-form' according to Joe Cole and the BBC gossip column. I guess that our standards have dropped to such a level that one game of showing competence is 'in-form.' Sadly I'm not sure if any others of our players are.

It's the modern media way: after Sunday Kane was given MoM...for 15 minutes' play and the following day he's promoted as the new saviour of English football...same as Berahino...same as...(insert name of any young English player who has one good game/scores a goal)

It's almost N'Zogbia's nature NOT to be in form...he's incredibly inconsistent, as he was at Newc and Wigan.

I would say unfortunately N'Zogbia is incredibly consistent. He had a half decent game on Sunday, maybe it will give him a bit of confidence, he actually chased around a bit which impressed me more than anything else he did. The 30 yard charge up the pitch was great until realised he didn't know what to do. He's a really strange player, I'm not sure but I don't think I've ever seen him smile, maybe he's just not suited to the PL but after a season out I'm hoping he'll want to play as much as possible and justify the money we spent on him. I doubt very much he will but I'm more than willing to be proved wrong.

[Ads]

West Ham have only beaten us 5 times out of the last 27 meetings, lets extend that to 5 out of 28 please.

[ozzjim]

3-0. Our only hope is West Ham not knowing what to do with 70% of the ball, but I think they will soon work it out!

[kiddylion]

I really hope our fans that turn up late & p****d up remember there will be a minutes silence for rememberence day & don't stand underneath singing & shouting like at Upton Park last season.
I know they probably didn't know what was happening but still embarrassing for the supporters already in there seats.

[UK Redsox]

I really hope our fans that turn up late & p****d up remember there will be a minutes silence for rememberence day & don't stand underneath singing & shouting like at Upton Park last season.
I know they probably didn't know what was happening but still embarrassing for the supporters already in there seats.

I don't understand why people are still underneath when the match is about to start.

[Clampy]

I really hope our fans that turn up late & p****d up remember there will be a minutes silence for rememberence day & don't stand underneath singing & shouting like at Upton Park last season.
I know they probably didn't know what was happening but still embarrassing for the supporters already in there seats.

I don't understand why people are still underneath when the match is about to start.

I've been downstairs for a piss 20 mins into some away games and there's always people down there standing round for some reason. I don't get it either.