West Ham United (H) - Sun 19th May, 16:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[homerdog]

if i was one of thier supporters id expect players to do that every game, they are well paid professionals - let alone personal pride.

But the way teams up their game against us, suggests this isn't always the case.

 

[Hoghead]

Just match the Arses result. That's all.
Don't Everton have one of the meanest defences and are currently having a slight purple patch?

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Why am I nervous? We're playing well, we're in a good rhythm, West Ham are awful away and nothing to play for.

Why am I nervous?

I'm never one to say every match is a given, never had that attitude and never will. Yes I feel confident but I just have this horrible feeling of shit what if?

Just want us to get the job done and done in an efficient and non nervous way.

I remember coming out of the Villa game when Yaya scored that stonker and me and my mate instantly started shitting it about fucking Andy Carrol when we had West Ham last game, it's what fans do.

 

[Asa's left peg]

We have to be out of the stadium on time to clear the car park for Barry Manilow crowd.

Also the extra wheelchairs and defib units. Not sure how they will do this on the day?

Could it be magic?

 

[cibaman]

West Ham's last away day ended in a 5-0 defeat to Chelsea. I still don't get the total flapping with this. We were quite comfortable in the earlier fixture despite them taking the lead. Doku had plenty of joy in this fixture. Besides that similar to our last opponents they aren't too keen on Arsenal despite the Declan Rice connection. They will be professional but not highly motivated.

West Ham’s last away result is largely irrelevant. They’ll be up for this. It’s a massively high profile match. They’re in the spotlight. Most of them won’t give a monkey’s who wins the league but will relish the chance to be party poopers.

Villa wanted to spoil the party two years ago and, to be fair, so did Wolves at Liverpool until near the end. It’s possible that if either West Ham or Everton concede early on that they‘ll lose motivation. It could also end up like the West Ham match in 13/14 when, after Nasri & Kompany scored, there seemed to be a tacit agreement between the teams to just stroll through the rest of the match.

But if either West Ham or Everton are level after an hour they’ll really want the “glory” of determining which team loses the title

 

[BringBackSwales]

Just match the Arses result. That's all.
Don't Everton have one of the meanest defences and are currently having a slight purple patch?

Absolutely fuck that. Our focus will be on winning our game and ignoring arsenal’s

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Just match the Arses result. That's all.
Don't Everton have one of the meanest defences and are currently having a slight purple patch?

Yeah, but I can't see it stretching all the way to Islington 'n back! My ERO and his mate went to an EFC away day a few seasons back - 7-0!

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Last night I had the vilest stomach ache. I'd not really eaten anything dodgy, so I'm putting it down to pure stress of these last few weeks and watching the Spurs game in a straight jacket. I genuinely thought I'd be OK after the Spursey game, but no, those horrible little butterflies(actually, more like wasps) are still flying around my belly. I'll be like this until after the final :-/

 

[BillCarlisle]

We have to be out of the stadium on time to clear the car park for Barry Manilow crowd.

Good luck with that one !
Something else that seemingly hasn't been factored into the planning of gigs at the Arena. We win that trophy and it will be getting on for 7pm by the time many of us leave the stadium.

 

[baggy]

squeaky bum time...