***West Ham v Champions Official Match Thread***

[Hazy2]

Under normal circumstances we would walk it. The problem for me is that they will put 10 behind the ball, and try and catch us on the break, with our “A” defence I wouldn’t worry ……….but did you see our defence today. A total shambles, our only hope is that Ake is fit, if it’s the same back four next week I will be bricking it. That’s not pessimism that’s realism.

Dias and Walker will be back ?

[Sparklehorse]

Under normal circumstances we would walk it. The problem for me is that they will put 10 behind the ball, and try and catch us on the break, with our “A” defence I wouldn’t worry ……….but did you see our defence today. A total shambles, our only hope is that Ake is fit, if it’s the same back four next week I will be bricking it. That’s not pessimism that’s realism.

Dias and Walker will be back ?

Then I will be calm

[Nigels Tackle]

controlled that game for all but about 5 mins. really poor defending for their goals. can only blame ourselves for not taking all 3 points.

[PeterParker]

Wonder what's going through the minds of the Soton staff and players? No one shows them any respect, a walkover, like they don't exist.

[Harry Dowd scored]

At the end of the day Pep fucked up, changed a fluent winning team, to a disjointed shambles , and, to compound the error didn’t make use of his substitutes because to do so would admit error let’s hope we can beat Villa to erase these constant fuck ups in crucial games.

[zuricity]

At the end of the day Pep fucked up, changed a fluent winning team, to a disjointed shambles , and, to compound the error didn’t make use of his substitutes because to do so would admit error let’s hope we can beat Villa to erase these constant fuck ups in crucial games.

Tosh , at the end of the day Mahrez missed a penalty.

[Michigan Blue]

Wonder what's going through the minds of the Soton staff and players? No one shows them any respect, a walkover, like they don't exist.

They are diabolical, mate. 1 win in the league since February.

Objectively it should be a tricky fixture, but Soton have downed tools for whatever reason. Fortunate to not be in the relegation picture.

[Harry Dowd scored]

Stating the obvious but that defence worries me, Antonio will bully that back line, hope we have our shooting boots on, come on City win today and dippers can fuck off with their quad

Antonio only scored 2 goals this year I think , does a lot of running though .

Correct, but he unsettles defenders and the likes of Bowen cash in, tough game this.

I was not far out was i

[Harry Dowd scored]

At the end of the day Pep fucked up, changed a fluent winning team, to a disjointed shambles , and, to compound the error didn’t make use of his substitutes because to do so would admit error let’s hope we can beat Villa to erase these constant fuck ups in crucial games.

Tosh , at the end of the day Mahrez missed a penalty.

Bollocks game should have been won by then, with correct team and/or SUBSTITUTES, you know the five that Pep keeps asking for but never uses any

[PeterParker]

Wonder what's going through the minds of the Soton staff and players? No one shows them any respect, a walkover, like they don't exist.

They are diabolical, mate. 1 win in the league since February.

Objectively it should be a tricky fixture, but Soton have downed tools for whatever reason. Fortunate to not be in the relegation picture.

No debate in this + the Scouse are far superior.
I just wonder what are they thinking when everyone does not give a flying fuck about their jobs. Zero respect. Like they don't exist.
If I was a footballer, even a poor one, I would like to prove a point.

[Michigan Blue]

No debate in this + the Scouse are far superior.
I just wonder what are they thinking when everyone does not give a flying fuck about their jobs. Zero respect. Like they don't exist.
If I was a footballer, even a poor one, I would like to prove a point.

Dippers have played 3 games (one going to ET) since the full-time whistle blew in Soton’s last match 8 days ago.

Just one of a hundred reasons why they should take the game to the Dippers. But we’ve all seen this movie before.

[Dimples]

No debate in this + the Scouse are far superior.
I just wonder what are they thinking when everyone does not give a flying fuck about their jobs. Zero respect. Like they don't exist.
If I was a footballer, even a poor one, I would like to prove a point.

Dippers have played 3 games (one going to ET) since the full-time whistle blew in Soton’s last match 8 days ago.

Just one of a hundred reasons why they should take the game to the Dippers. But we’ve all seen this movie before.

When Liverpool turn up and run like lunatics for the full 90 mins (110 mins if they need to score), they will be praised as 'mentality monsters'.
No questions asked, nothing to see here, move along please.

[s1ty m]

At the end of the day Pep fucked up, changed a fluent winning team, to a disjointed shambles , and, to compound the error didn’t make use of his substitutes because to do so would admit error let’s hope we can beat Villa to erase these constant fuck ups in crucial games.

Tosh , at the end of the day Mahrez missed a penalty.

It really isn't tosh. That system at Wolves with the double pivot showed City at their very best. I am speechless at his selection today. Tosh? No, just no.

[s1ty m]

At the end of the day Pep fucked up, changed a fluent winning team, to a disjointed shambles , and, to compound the error didn’t make use of his substitutes because to do so would admit error let’s hope we can beat Villa to erase these constant fuck ups in crucial games.

Tosh , at the end of the day Mahrez missed a penalty.

Bollocks game should have been won by then, with correct team and/or SUBSTITUTES, you know the five that Pep keeps asking for but never uses any

Agreed.

[john68]

Seems there's gonna be a rush on Diazipam when the pharmacies open in the morning.
Have we just bin re;legated again?????

We were playing a well organised team, on their own midden with Walker, Dias and Stones unfit, I don'r suppose that Laporte is 100%, even though he played,nor do I think Ake was fit enough to play except in a dire emergency,
The Hammers had a long rest whilst we have had a long run containing some extremely physically and mentally hard games, with little or no rest and little or no recovery or preparation time.
KDB looked absolutely knackered as did some of the others.
We showed great character to pick ourselves up from 2 down to 2-2 and we really should have picked up all three points, had Mahrez converted that penalty.

Had Mr Taylor given us that 1st half penalty, we should really have won the game 4-2.
But it's football and it's City and it's to be expected.

You will spend the next while not sleeping and worrying about the next and final game and true to form, having made it hard for ourselves, we will finally win the Prem with the last kick of the match as a couple of thousand City fans leave the ground in utter despair before the whistle blows and we are crowned 2022 Champions.
As City fans, you don't pay your money to watch a football team, you submit to the biggest and best emotional roller coaster.

Oh, and if you are in the queue at the chemists early tomorrow, don't forget to say hello...I'll be at the front.

[Mase]

John, the constant comparisons with the “yeah but we used to be shit” comments are pointless. It doesn’t add to the point - we were relegated to Div 2 nearly 25 years ago, it’s time to move on.

People can be upset with drawing to a team we should be beating, especially when we miss a penalty in the last minute.

As has been mentioned, we destroyed them and had 30+ shots compared to their 6. 662 passes compared with their 183. We controlled and dictated the game. We should and could have won. People can be annoyed, upset, gutted about that.

[john68]

John, the constant comparisons with the “yeah but we used to be shit” comments are pointless. It doesn’t add to the point - we were relegated to Div 2 nearly 25 years ago, it’s time to move on.

People can be upset with drawing to a team we should be beating, especially when we miss a penalty in the last minute.

As has been mentioned, we destroyed them and had 30+ shots compared to their 6. 662 passes compared with their 183. We controlled and dictated the game. We should and could have won. People can be annoyed, upset, gutted about that.

Did you get your sense of humour bypass on the NHS or did you go private?
It was very successful.

[Beefymcfc]

Seems there's gonna be a rush on Diazipam when the pharmacies open in the morning.
Have we just bin re;legated again?????

We were playing a well organised team, on their own midden with Walker, Dias and Stones unfit, I don'r suppose that Laporte is 100%, even though he played,nor do I think Ake was fit enough to play except in a dire emergency,
The Hammers had a long rest whilst we have had a long run containing some extremely physically and mentally hard games, with little or no rest and little or no recovery or preparation time.
KDB looked absolutely knackered as did some of the others.
We showed great character to pick ourselves up from 2 down to 2-2 and we really should have picked up all three points, had Mahrez converted that penalty.

Had Mr Taylor given us that 1st half penalty, we should really have won the game 4-2.
But it's football and it's City and it's to be expected.

You will spend the next while not sleeping and worrying about the next and final game and true to form, having made it hard for ourselves, we will finally win the Prem with the last kick of the match as a couple of thousand City fans leave the ground in utter despair before the whistle blows and we are crowned 2022 Champions.
As City fans, you don't pay your money to watch a football team, you submit to the biggest and best emotional roller coaster.

Oh, and if you are in the queue at the chemists early tomorrow, don't forget to say hello...I'll be at the front.

Nice post, mate. Don’t need the chemicals though, especially when there’s a beer in the fridge.

[Harry Dowd scored]

Seems there's gonna be a rush on Diazipam when the pharmacies open in the morning.
Have we just bin re;legated again?????

We were playing a well organised team, on their own midden with Walker, Dias and Stones unfit, I don'r suppose that Laporte is 100%, even though he played,nor do I think Ake was fit enough to play except in a dire emergency,
The Hammers had a long rest whilst we have had a long run containing some extremely physically and mentally hard games, with little or no rest and little or no recovery or preparation time.
KDB looked absolutely knackered as did some of the others.
We showed great character to pick ourselves up from 2 down to 2-2 and we really should have picked up all three points, had Mahrez converted that penalty.

Had Mr Taylor given us that 1st half penalty, we should really have won the game 4-2.
But it's football and it's City and it's to be expected.

You will spend the next while not sleeping and worrying about the next and final game and true to form, having made it hard for ourselves, we will finally win the Prem with the last kick of the match as a couple of thousand City fans leave the ground in utter despair before the whistle blows and we are crowned 2022 Champions.
As City fans, you don't pay your money to watch a football team, you submit to the biggest and best emotional roller coaster.

Oh, and if you are in the queue at the chemists early tomorrow, don't forget to say hello...I'll be at the front.

John, a couple of things to consider - :
If as you said KDB was fucked, why not put Foden on? Not much of a down grade
If we got the first half penalty is this a guaranteed goal, bearing in mind we missed one later
Hammers had a long rest, ok but they had lost a semi in similar situation to us
Hammers had been off form in the PL
Best to see the big picture and not the Pep can do no wrong, he complains about small squad, but that is down to him, he continues to fuck up in massive games, something is wrong

[john68]

Cheers Beefers, enjoy them beers mate.

Just when you feel safe to relax...City always give you a kick up the arse.
Why are we so surprised. It's a part of what we are.
I get a picture of our owner sat in the UAE, shaking his head, smiling ruefully and muttering the Arabic translation of "What the fukkin hell have I bought?"