You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
West Ham United 2019/20
- Thread starter Vienna_70
- Start date
- Status
- Not open for further replies.
keith's curle
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 10 Jun 2014
- Messages
- 633
They made nine changes. If I was a West Ham fan I would be royally pissed off. It's a chance to get to Wembley and win a cup, why not go for it?
I suppose Pellers had to take the chance to play some squad members and/or kids and accept the risk, but nine! Wow! I suppose the thing is if they finish the season in a good league position all will be forgiven and forgotten by most fans. Still, like you say, it was a chance for a cup run as they had easy opponents and all fans like a cup run - Oxford are now home to Sunderland...
I suppose Pellers had to take the chance to play some squad members and/or kids and accept the risk, but nine! Wow! I suppose the thing is if they finish the season in a good league position all will be forgiven and forgotten by most fans. Still, like you say, it was a chance for a cup run as they had easy opponents and all fans like a cup run - Oxford are now home to Sunderland...
Before the takeover we'd have killed for a league cup and i still value it now, a trophy is a trophy. Finishing fifth or sixth might mean Europa league but that's a bloody hindrance.
Vienna_70
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 18 Jun 2009
- Messages
- 36,877
- Location
- 100, 32, 106, +79, 19
- Team supported
- Treble Winners 2022/23.
They made nine changes. If I was a West Ham fan I would be royally pissed off. It's a chance to get to Wembley and win a cup, why not go for it?
Same as Leicester last season.
Knowing that Pep would put out a mixture of back-ups and kids, Puel missed a golden opportunity to take the Foxes to the semifinals, and therefore almost certainly the final, considering their opponents would have been Burton, because he didn’t field a full-strength side against us.
Vienna_70
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 18 Jun 2009
- Messages
- 36,877
- Location
- 100, 32, 106, +79, 19
- Team supported
- Treble Winners 2022/23.
Before the takeover we'd have killed for a league cup and i still value it now, a trophy is a trophy. Finishing fifth or sixth might mean Europa league but that's a bloody hindrance.
All City supporters, who are old enough to remember Dennis' overhead stunner at Wembley in '76 should hold the League Cup in high regard. It was all we had to cling to for 35 years until Yaya, Bobby Manc and the rest of them tore down that fucking banner.
BosnianBlue
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 20 Jan 2019
- Messages
- 4,003
- Team supported
- City
Didn't they lose with some silly margin last year too from some lower club?
East Level 2
Well-Known Member
Can't be arsed checking the League Cup but they lost 4-2 to AFCW in the FA Cup last season.Didn't they lose with some silly margin last year too from some lower club?
BosnianBlue
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 20 Jan 2019
- Messages
- 4,003
- Team supported
- City
Can't be arsed checking the League Cup but they lost 4-2 to AFCW in the FA Cup last season.
that' it. they were losing 4:0 and then scored two if I can recall it good.
BlueHammer85
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 13 Oct 2010
- Messages
- 33,737
Yep. Very pissed off with that amount of changes - it’s not like we’re playing any European games either so players don’t need the rest.
Shocking performance and result.
Shocking performance and result.
Yep. Very pissed off with that amount of changes - it’s not like we’re playing any European games either so players don’t need the rest.
Shocking performance and result.
I don't blame you. Supporters want days out at Wembley and to win trophies. They don't see finishing in the top six/four as exciting or why they go to football. I know not every club can win one, we didn't for thirty five years, but at least give it a go.
- Status
- Not open for further replies.