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No Hammers in the office

As I walked into the office today, to my surprise, the two dedicated Hammers were absent. Such a shame. I do wonder though; are they absent because of the abuse they'll surely get from some of the die-hard Yids that work here, or because they're out to shoot Cole for that wonder pass that led to Defoe's opener?

Either way, it's another 3 points in the bag and I'm a happy Lilywhite, although I'm not shouting from the rooftops that we'll finish the season off in one of the Champions League spots. No, I'll leave that little number to the professionals such as Venables and the like.

What I did like from yesterday's game, was that even though it was a scrappy affair, we managed to pull through. As Harry says, we're beginning to look tough. Huddlestone has started putting his boot in and the midfield pairing is evolving into something even creationists couldn't attribute to god.

Talking of midfielders, I can't see how Jenas will get back in the side. Aston Villa are definitely interested, but knowing how Levy goes about his business, I can't see Jermaine leaving on the cheap. I've not heard any figures banded about at the moment, but with the transfer market the way it is at the minute, I could see him going for £10-12 million.

If he is to leave, we'll need to replace him. The Toulouse midfielder, Sissoko looks, from what I've seen of him, Premier League quality. Signing him is another matter though. I do think that Harry will take the plunge into the market again, either by next Tuesday, or in January.

All in all, we've got 9 points from 3 games. I predicted that we would have 8 from 4, so that explains the extent of my knowledge. I won't say that we're top four savvy, but you can't refute the fact that we do look quality.

I can see a comfortable home win coming against the Brummies at the weekend. Oh, there I go, getting over-confident again. The simple fact is that we support a team that can beat Liverpool, humiliate Hull and make West Ham fans not come to the office, yet fail to beat a promoted side at home.

Seriously though, I can see us scoring at least three at home to Birmingham.

Next up, Doncaster. Let's hope some of the other players get a run out.

11 comments

  1. Some Hammers came to work today and all we've been doing is slating them. It's great supporting Spurs at the minute!

    COYS!!
    Sam Roberts
  2. Great read, but we'll lose to Donny.
  3. Nice read mate. The game was really scrappy. Just out of topic, were you wearing the new away kit that said Modfather on it?
  4. I really do hope Pavlova gets a chance against Doncaster. When are we plating them?
  5. We should have won. You took your chances and won. Football is a simple game, you score, you win.

    In this case, you scored more goals than us.

    Lucky Spuds.

    Ironclammer
  6. I didn't like the way we played yesterday. We were trying to close you down too much. This imo shows too much respect to the opposition.

    We should have played an open game and gone at your from the start. However, Steve Clarke has brought this to the side and Gianfranco is playing along with it as it works. Unfortunately, we don't have a plan B.

    I can see Spurs getting into the top four as they clearly have a squad that's able to compete.

    As long as you stay injury free, you'll finish in the top four, although it's not wise to start shouting about that in August.

    Radislav Hemmingburg
    Born Hammer
  7. No mate. I was wearing the home strip. I was actually on TV when Defoe scored.

    Claim to fame!
  8. IF WE CONTINUE PLAYING LIKE THIS WE WILL WIN THE LEAGUE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SUFFER NO INJURIES AS THIS WILL BE A TERRIBLE LOSS.

    PALACIOS IS THE BEST CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER IN THE PREMIERSHIP.

    DAVE
  9. A word to the wise, don't get too carried away with your good start to the season, because at the moment, that's all it is, a good start. A decent win over the scousers (fair enough), an absolute thrashing of Hull (a crap side that will be playing fizzy pop next year) and you got a decent win over us, albeit a lucky win because the game could have gone either way IMO. In fact I think that you found us to be a far more formidable force than a lot of your fans gave us credit for beforehand. Now the reason why you shouldn't get too carried away is because practically every year, a side comes straight out of the trap just to falter mid season as we have seen it with teams like Arsenal and Villa for example. You have a good side, but a top four finish? I don't think so, not this year anyway as the usual suspects are going to dominate those positions for years to come IMO.
  10. Real West Ham don't give a fuck about yesterday, it's all about tomorrow night, a real London Derby
  11. Agree with your point about other players getting a run out against Doncaster.
    The first teamers need a break and at least Pavlyuchenko, Naughton, O'hara,Button, and Bentley should play. I would add Chimbonda at right back for Corluka who will play alongside Bassong,Bostock and anyone returning from injury.
    A team with all these in should beat Doncaster anyway.