West Ham United 25/26 relegation thread

[muskie]

Odds slashed from 5/1 to 7/2.

Watch this space.

I think we're fucked.

[Mad Ferret]

This has been such a cruel season for us. So many late goals + other results seemingly always going against us.

Just can't help feeling that we're going down.

[Dick Shaftsbury]

Spurs injury list is something else. Lost to us and dropped points against Wolves and Burnley. Could be the team we catch.

https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php


 

Agreed. We are 4th in the form table over five games with no sign of that form changing, they are second from bottom.

[dealcanvey]

Spurs injury list is something else. Lost to us and dropped points against Wolves and Burnley. Could be the team we catch.

https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php

 

[dealcanvey]

After the Christmas period I really weren’t bothered about going down. Complete reversal now, with the way we are playing, I would be gutted. The turn around in form is pretty remarkable.

We finally have some young very promising players in likes of Fernandes, Summerville and Diouf. Scarles and Todibo have improved massively and Potts and Magassa are showing potential. 

I was impressed with Hermansen last night. Takes character to come back into the team after a dreadful start and perform like that.

long way to go we just need to try and see out games if we can. Concerns are other teams getting results around us despite playing badly and an injury to either Bowen, Summerville or Fernandes. 

 

[Fauxstralian]

I know technically the decision was right as he played advantage after the foul on Haaland but the correct football decision would have been to give the goal and and send Slobzzzzzgggyyy off
 

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Though there is controversy about the application of the laws I think that the goal should have stood.

Can you imagine the the reaction if that disallowed goal had been City’s last gasp equaliser?

[Massive Attack]

They're tying themselves in knots with the inconsistency, something has to give soon, regarding VAR and the interpretation of it.

Football is a simple game made complicated by the idiots that run it.

 

 

Yeah, but don't it look good for the telly.....

[Far Cough UKunt]

They're tying themselves in knots with the inconsistency, something has to give soon, regarding VAR and the interpretation of it.

Football is a simple game made complicated by the idiots that run it.

[onsideman]

In reference to that foul on Salah by Guehi:

Hold on just a minute, in an earlier game, I can't remember which one? we were penalised with a penalty because according to the officials, even though the initial contact was outside the box and because it continued into the box it was deemed a penalty. How is that different with that foul on Salah?

Yeah
That was at Arsenal... and it was no different at all 
Infuriating inconsistency 

[Fauxstralian]

I have no idea what a penalty is these days
Seems in some cases you can pull someone back in the area but if you let go it’s not a penalty depending on what shirt you have on 
Some contact is enough in some cases and in others it’s regarded as ‘not enough’ or a ‘coming together’. Walker tripped Summerville on Saturday … suspect some players would have got that
What is handball also seems an utterly subjective decision 

[Dick Shaftsbury]

We're 3 points behind Forest.

We were dead and buried after they beat us.

And we were 12 points behind Spurs five weeks ago. We're now 5 points behind. 

If you're Spurs you'd be getting nervous again. Can't see where their next win comes after failing in their last 7 games.

They've won twice in 16 games I think. Considering they need about 3 wins in the last 13 games to be safe, I'm sure that they are shitting it. 

[Far Cough UKunt]

In reference to that foul on Salah by Guehi:

Hold on just a minute, in an earlier game, I can't remember which one? we were penalised with a penalty because according to the officials, even though the initial contact was outside the box and because it continued into the box it was deemed a penalty. How is that different with that foul on Salah?

[Massive Attack]

Driving us all nuts as we keep hanging in there without really getting close enough to overhaul someone. 




 

We're 3 points behind Forest.

We were dead and buried after they beat us.

And we were 12 points behind Spurs five weeks ago. We're now 5 points behind. 

If you're Spurs you'd be getting nervous again. Can't see where their next win comes after failing in their last 7 games.

[Mad Ferret]

Exactly.

All we can do is keep winning games.

[Dick Shaftsbury]

Driving us all nuts as we keep hanging in there without really getting close enough to overhaul someone. 

 

We're 3 points behind Forest.

We were dead and buried after they beat us.

And we were 12 points behind Spurs five weeks ago. We're now 5 points behind. 

[Mad Ferret]

Driving us all nuts as we keep hanging in there without really getting close enough to overhaul someone. 
 

We're 3 points behind Forest.

We were dead and buried after they beat us.

[John Drake]

That's almost upbeat for you, Sir Alf!

[smartypants]

Although we have undoubtedly turned a corner and in a good run of form, we still haven’t really had much luck yet. The forest disallowed goal, Fulham and Chelsea last min, the others all winning when you expect them to loose etc. surly we are due something to go our way for once, hopefully the honeymoon will be over for Carrick come 10pm Tuesday and we do the unthinkable at Anfield. I must have been there 10 times now and never seen us win, but I keep going just in case, maybe this will be our year. 

[Sir Alf]

Driving us all nuts as we keep hanging in there without really getting close enough to overhaul someone. 

It all comes down to maintaining the form and results of the last 4 or so games.  Going to have to compete in every game and hope to blag points in fixtures typically seen as no hopers like City and Pool. The Mancs hitting form with Carrick is typical of the bad timing we seem to always have.  I suppose the new manager bounce has got to wear off at some point? Got to hope we can be their nemesis as we have a few times down the years. At Liverpool we so rarely get anything, one win in what 55-60 years? Arsenal at home another we usually roll over in.

Just hope we can keep playing better and see what it brings. 

 

[greenie1]

I'm going for a win against Man U. 

[Rossal]

Need to beat Bournemouth and ideally get something tomorrow night.  Still a long way to go for us.  Leeds have the toughest next three.  Forest probably win tomorrow night. 

We just have to keep being bright going forward and play well at the games we need to.  Fulham and Palace away will be big for us.  Keeping Summerville and Fernandes fit is also vital, without either of them two we will struggle big time. 

[eusebiovic]

After zero points against Forest, Fulham and Wolves over Christmas I thought we were done and dusted.

There was nothing at all to suggest there was any fight or spirit in the team. To think that Potter thought the shower he began the season with was competitive makes the mind boggle.

I remember losing 6-0 away to fucking Reading of all teams when Curbishley was here but then Tevez pulled his finger out when he could of easily fucked off like the bloke he arrived with did. 

What a dude  
 

[onsideman]

We are just going around in circles now and changing our minds every week, so maybe it is just a case of concentrating on ourselves. Most are saying it's Forest now and not Leeds we have to catch, but there is a high chance after these midweek fixtures that Forest and Leeds will be on the same points.


We need to win some other games apart from the 'winnable' ones, if we are serious about staying up then we need to turn Man Utd over.

Yep, that pretty much sums it up

[Mex Martillo]

Yes, it is tough to pass Forest as they have similar form to us, 8 points last 5 games and we have 9 points last 5 games. So either we need to improve even further our form or we need Forests form to go down. Either is difficult to see happening. Leeds are the same form (8 points, from 5), but we need 6-7 points to catch them. If Spurs form (2 points from 5) does not pick up and our form is maintained we would finish above them by the end of the season. Difficult to see Spurs not picking up more points though. Brighton are similar form is 3 from 5, but we need 8-9 points to catch them. Palace´s form is 5 from 5 and we need 9-10 points to catch them. Newcastle's form is 4 from 5 and we need 10-11 points to catch them. Bournemouth's form is 11 from 5 and we need 11-12 points to catch them. We need to keep our form or improve and see what other teams do. We need someone to nose-dive.
As said it would help a lot if we get points against ManU as by Wednesday we can easily be back to 6 points adrift.

[Manuel]

We are just going around in circles now and changing our minds every week, so maybe it is just a case of concentrating on ourselves. Most are saying it's Forest now and not Leeds we have to catch, but there is a high chance after these midweek fixtures that Forest and Leeds will be on the same points.


We need to win some other games apart from the 'winnable' ones, if we are serious about staying up then we need to turn Man Utd over.