West Ham United v Aston Villa Pre Match Thread.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

At some point during the match I’m almost certain that the ‘as it stands’ league table will have us in the bottom 3, probably due to an early Watford goal; Cue absolute panic stations. However it will turn out ok.

Arsenal 3-1 Watford
Everton 1-1 Bournemouth
West Ham 1-1 Villa

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Everybody remember Sendo?

From KUMB

What is it the boss calls it? The axis of entitlement or something like that?

These lot think they're a massive club, on a level with Man Utd or Liverpool, and deserve to be one of the top teams year in year out regardless.

The reality is they're a **** house team with one decent player.

I hope we turn up and spank them. They've only got one goal a game in them. Score early and we can sit back and counter. Score a second and they might well crumble.

[Mister E]

If our defence keeps Antonio quiet, we stand a chance. Do the dynamic press and closing-down that we did against the Arse, and we will grind them down. Trez, JG and Luiz in particular were massively energised on Tuesday, and we need that level of intensity again.
Like us, Wet Spam have finally risen to the occasion and represent a real threat to us. I do think we are a half-decent Cup side, and this will serve us well.

No idea what the score will be .... and it's about other teams as much as us. I worry most about Everton's focus and interest in their game.

[Edvard Remberg]

I don't feel especially positive - so my gut feeling is that we will fail, as we have done over and over and over when things have been in our own hand - don't think we are strong enough mentally. Queue some typical mindfarts and refereeing scandals and us losing. Then it is all dependent on the other two

[dave.woodhall]

Everybody remember Sendo?

From KUMB

What is it the boss calls it? The axis of entitlement or something like that?

These lot think they're a massive club, on a level with Man Utd or Liverpool, and deserve to be one of the top teams year in year out regardless.

The reality is they're a **** house team with one decent player.

I hope we turn up and spank them. They've only got one goal a game in them. Score early and we can sit back and counter. Score a second and they might well crumble.

Well what an absolute fucking shithouse he is.

[SaddVillan]

I'll be wearing my gumshield as a precaution against a kick in the mouth.

[KevinGage]

Everybody remember Sendo?

From KUMB

What is it the boss calls it? The axis of entitlement or something like that?

These lot think they're a massive club, on a level with Man Utd or Liverpool, and deserve to be one of the top teams year in year out regardless.

The reality is they're a **** house team with one decent player.

I hope we turn up and spank them. They've only got one goal a game in them. Score early and we can sit back and counter. Score a second and they might well crumble.

West Ham have done well in recent seasons convincing media outlets they're somehow a 'massive' club now.

You hear Moyes and Noble come out with that sort of shite the whole time. For as long as I can remember, when they weren't scraping around in Division 2, they were at the arse end of the top division. (usually with gates on a par with Southampton and Cov).

And surprise surprise they're there again this season.

Even with the nucleus of a decent squad this year they're still pish.  It's the West 'aaam way.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The irony of them going on about how we never fail to mention we won the European Cup even though it was 38 years ago yet think it's fine to keep reminding the world they won the World Cup 54 years ago. I feel sorry for them having their current owners but really, they're just the West Brom of London - without the history, obviously.

I'm glad they've stayed up and admire their recent form. It will be a tough game, no doubt and a difficult one to predict other than we'll be fighting for our lives plus we have a few players that are coming into form. Should be a cracking game.

1-2 Villa

[simon ward 50]

For my own health and that of my family I may have to go out!

[SoccerHQ]

Think Antonio will give our improved defence some bother. It's really vital we don't concede an early goal as it will be panic stations then. We've only conceded 12 goals before 30th minute this season and only actually conceded in one first half since restart (Man. United) so it's something we're actually good at.

0-0 at half time and take things from there. Think we've got a goal in us so 1-1 which I believe will be enough.

[Axl Rose]

easy win

[Sexual Ealing]

West Ham can fuck right off. Safe after 37 games and you'd think we were playing Liverpool. Twats.

[TaxDodger]

Antonio is decent but considering we kept Aubameyang and Lacazette quite for 90 minutes a few days ago I'm not exactly shitting it at the prospect of facing him.

[Sexual Ealing]

I've been contacted by one of their fans on LinkedIn (of all the fucking places) warning me that we'll get battered because Moyes has demanded that they get 40 points. I wonder what he demanded when he relegated Sunderland.

[PeterWithe]

Everybody remember Sendo?

From KUMB

What is it the boss calls it? The axis of entitlement or something like that?

These lot think they're a massive club, on a level with Man Utd or Liverpool, and deserve to be one of the top teams year in year out regardless.

The reality is they're a **** house team with one decent player.

I hope we turn up and spank them. They've only got one goal a game in them. Score early and we can sit back and counter. Score a second and they might well crumble.

Strange as a lot of his exposure to Villa fans would have been on here where the majority expect imminent relegation to the Beazer Homes League rather than challenging Liverpool any time soon.