West Ham Utd 1-5 Arsenal (03/12/16)

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The boards lack of spending are paying for it now, this is not all down to Bilic.

Oh and Brady can keep her baps.
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What's surprising is that Dicksie isn't throttling half of these lazy spineless parasites.

I'm a West Ham supporter I can accept losing and I can accept being **** but just walking around and not fighting not feeling disgusted at such performances I cannot accept.

Today has been the worst I have felt about our great club ever. It feels like the fans, board, manager and players are all against each other usually we know it'll be ok in the end but what's the future when even our fans just cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel.

If the 3 clowns who run this club even wanted to sell to someone else who is going to want the challenge of not only an awful team and manager relationship but a total toxic feeling around the place? The issue of a bad team can be sorted, a bad manager, a bad board but a club that's lost its identity it's soul and a fan base that is alienated alongside all of that? I am genuinely concerned for us people.

Anyway this is probably just depressive nonsense but it's how I feel at the moment and it is a horrible feeling.
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How about getting Rio in as defensive coach??
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Rasp wrote:The boards lack of spending are paying for it now, this is not all down to Bilic.

Oh and Brady can keep her baps.
Brady's baps are probably like West ham nicely dressed up but horrible when exposed.
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I remember the Noble testimonial where some of his friends played amongst the pros. It pains me to say that watching Noble today was like watching a supporter pulled from the stands to have a kick about in a friendly.

He was for the most a passenger.

I thought Obiang was immense, trying to do the work of two.

Love the fella, but at the moment he should not be in the starting XI.
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NorthBank86 wrote:I remember the Noble testimonial where some of his friends played amongst the pros. It pains me to say that watching Noble today was like watching a supporter pulled from the stands to have a kick about in a friendly.

He was for the most a passenger.

I thought Obiang was immense, trying to do the work of two.

Love the fella, but at the moment he should not be in the starting XI.
He was unbelievably gash today, so much so that I think had we had Kouyate or an(other) in midfield today we'd probably have picked up at least a point.
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Someone else said it... if we're not putting in the work in training, the way Slav conducts himself in interviews after a loss like that is probably the reason why. I can't see that being the face and demeanor of a man motivating and keeping in line everyone for intense sessions, I thought he was about to break down and sob.

I'm not saying he's exactly the same behind closed doors but it wouldn't go amiss to show a bit of backbone to the world every now and then. Softest hard man ever.
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The problems started pre season with Antonio at right back. It was the beginning of the end for me. A big question mark was put over his head then. It appears the players thought the same.
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The Green Man wrote:
He was unbelievably gash today, so much so that I think had we had Kouyate or an(other) in midfield today we'd probably have picked up at least a point.
It takes more than changing just one player to alter that result...

Too many jogging back as Arsenal ripped us a new one.

It can't go on, one way or another it can't go on.
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Iron-worx wrote:
It takes more than changing just one player to alter that result...

Too many jogging back as Arsenal ripped us a new one.

It can't go on, one way or another it can't go on.
I'd expect "Mr. West Ham" to be busting more of a gut than anyone to stop it getting embarrasing for the fans. He gave as much of a **** as Payet did.
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We are horrendous .
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Has to be said. Can you imagine Klopp. Koeman Mourinho Conte etc allowing the players to show no intensity in training

We have looked a yard off the pace all season . is it any wonder
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Neil Orr fan club wrote:Has to be said. Can you imagine Klopp. Koeman Mourinho Conte etc allowing the players to show no intensity in training

We have looked a yard off the pace all season . is it any wonder
I think it can happen to any manager in any situation. Leeds wouldn't play for Clough. Look at the turnaround in Hazard since Mourinho left.
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No positives. Just awful.

Okay: Reid, Obiang, Randolph and Andy Carroll. Maybe Fletcher.

I've settled on the Railway as my pub of choice.
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True Jacko,,,,,,,but there can only be one outcome unfortunately
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I think Noble has struggled on the bigger pitch.

The team we had out today reminded me of when Zola had Frank Nouble up front.

Let's face it, Masuaku, Randolph, Obiang, Fletcher, Fernandes and Arbeloa would have been in our reserves last season.

We've hit second season syndrome, combined with first season in a new stadium.
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We were getting on top just before there second goal. :P
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DannyboyDJL wrote:I think Noble has struggled on the bigger pitch.
Why does Noble always look so knackered? It's like watching Angus Fraser bowl.
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DannyboyDJL wrote:
We've hit second season syndrome, combined with first season in a new stadium.
I really don't think we can blame the stadium. Arsenal played their first match there today and they looked as if they had been playing there for years.
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fletcher seems much more like a midfielder than a striker.
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