West Ham (a) Pre-Match Thread

[Manchester_lalala]

Really shouldn't laugh but the comment about Bennell in the posted reply made me smile.

Shame there's more than 3 or the blazin squad would sort them out.

I pissed myself.

 

[chaddblue]

I'll take the little fat kid, 2nd right bottom..or the one with matchstick legs

 

[RandomJ]

Green Street after school club.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Let's hope if we do get through the next 2 rounds that the 5th round draw is favourable because the fixtures around that weekend are not kind.

Interesting West Ham are4-1 to win at home

 

[york away to this!]

Those little boys look extremely "nawty".

I suggest that all travelling blues keep a Jimmy Savile mask discreetly hidden - just in case the mob attack...

 

[Ric]

Interesting West Ham are4-1 to win at home

Yeah, I was surprised that the odds were as long as that for the home team.

 

[MillisleBlue]

Likelihood of us finishing tonight's game with 11 men on the pitch?

Come on you 9 or 10 Blues!

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Stay safe Blues, West Ham's finest are waiting for you!

Let's hope they get back from Thorpe Park in time

 

[Vic]

Not very good I'm afraid, they close a lot the main roads around the centre for an 30 - 45 mins after the end of the game.

stratford international station car park? Walk along Greenway or across Old Ford lock to Fish island?

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Willy
Stones
Kolarov
Clichy
Zabaleta
Garcia
Toure
Kdb
Sterling
Nolito
Kelechi

 

[mosssideblue]

Willy
Stones
Kolarov
Clichy
Zabaleta
Garcia
Toure
Kdb
Sterling
Nolito
Kelechi

Not sure Kun will be dropped

 

[kaz7]

Pep on Fernando's fitness: "We must check him. It's not a big injury but he couldn't play vs. Burnley

 

[Ric]

Didn't realise Kouyate and Ayew are away at ACON for them.

 

[Ric]

Pep on Fernando's fitness: "We must check him. It's not a big injury but he couldn't play vs. Burnley

Maybe Garcia will start then. Can't imagine he'll want to take any risks with Fernando given our current issues in centre mid.

 

[kaz7]

Maybe Garcia will start then. Can't imagine he'll want to take any risks with Fernando given our current issues in centre mid.

Agree,we need him too much with Everton and Spurs coming up

 

[MarsLlama]

If we can navigate this game, get an easy draw next round and then suddenly the players realise we're only a few games from Wembley. That'll perk them up.

Some very cocky Hammers fans on social media right now so I'd love to smash them by three or four. My personal favourite was 'We have the passion they don't. Slaven will teach Fraudiola what football is really about'.

Of course I'd take a 1-0 though.

 

[Thatdickovgoal]

Anyone know how many we are taking away? Due to low loyalty points (about 2500) this is the first trip I've managed to get on. Annoyingly a Friday night but a day booked of work and a weekend in London to make up for it.

Think we should take this game seriously and get the win. They aren't exactly comfortable in that big bowl yet.

 

[kaz7]

Sofiane Feghouli is available for West Ham after winning an appeal against his sending off versus Manchester United.

Fellow midfielder Mark Noble may return after suffering a knock at Leicester, but Cheikhou Kouyate and Andre Ayew are away on international duty.

Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho begins a four-game ban after failing to overturn his red card against Burnley.

Ilkay Gundogan, Vincent Kompany and Leroy Sane are injured and Fernando could miss out because of a knock.

 

[Bewar3them00n]

Big Willy to start for me, his increased height against Carroll, is vital, and he normally plays well in the Cup for us.
Keep it tight for the first 15-20 mins, control the play, frustrate the crowd, get the ball to Aguero and let him fill his boots

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I hope Aguero starts tonight and we go at them from the off. I'm predicting KDB to be on top form, and Navas to beat the first man from a cross.