West Ham United 3-0 Crystal Palace (14/01/17)

[upton o'good]

Time to bounce back with a big three points against Big Sam's boys.

Conventional set up for me:

Nordy (or new RB ) Reid Oggy and Cresswell
------------------------------obiang Noble
------Antonio--------------- Lanzini ----------------------------Payet
----------------------Caroll-------------

COYI

Keeper to be Randolph.

[DrVenk]

If we get a new RB, Nordveidt has to shift into CB with Reid. Ogbonna looks like a pissed toddler half the time.

I'd also like to see Obiang/Fernandes develop a partnership in CM. Despite tonight, they've got the potential to be a top combo in the centre of the park.

[Sir_Trevor]

Time to bounce back with a big three points against Big Sam's boys.

Conventional set up for me:

Nordy (or new RB ) Reid Oggy and Cresswell
------------------------------obiang Noble
------Antonio--------------- Lanzini ----------------------------Payet
----------------------Caroll-------------

COYI

I know it seems pointless at times but I think going without a keeper would be a bit drastic.

[Puff Daddy]

Time to bounce back with a big three points against Big Sam's boys.

Conventional set up for me:

Nordy (or new RB ) Reid Oggy and Cresswell
------------------------------obiang Noble
------Antonio--------------- Lanzini ----------------------------Payet
----------------------Caroll-------------

COYI

Same old, same old that is failing us every week. Don't know who I would play, will . have to think about it, but I think I would drop at least half of that lot

[Kitt the car]

Big Sam and Tomkins to ruin my birthday. Buzzing for it.

[Georgee Paris]

We are going to get fat sammed. They will be kicking and running into space. Palace will be singing rugby songs. It's gonna be awful.

[Beavis Danzig]

been promising to take my old mum to this one but wasn't sure if i could get two tickets together in a decent spot.

don't think i'll be having too much trouble now.

i keep warning her that how **** it is and that it's nothing like the boleyn. she's a proper pie and mash romanticist and i don't know if even her relentless optimism can stand up to the soul crushing corporate void which is the new matchday experience.

still, anyone got two going in a decent spot?

[Believer]

Time to bounce back with a big three points against Big Sam's boys.

Conventional set up for me:

Nordy (or new RB ) Reid Oggy and Cresswell
------------------------------obiang Noble
------Antonio--------------- Lanzini ----------------------------Payet
----------------------Caroll-------------

COYI

They'll destroy us with no keeper !

[fjthegrey]

Not another match thread. Can't we just have a few hours without thinking about another ****ing west ham game, please.

[sjb958]

0-1 Allardyce.

Inevitable.

[chappo59]

Don't want to lose to that money grabbing toe rag

[The Green Man]

Tomkins to score a 93rd minute winner.

[ironsjh]

Randolph
Johnson/Nordtveit-Reid-Oxford-Masuaku
Antonio-Obiang-Fernandes-Payet
Carroll-Defoe/Calleri

Adrian, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Lanzini, Calleri/Fletcher, Hogan/Martinez

[Jumby]

Zaha deciding he's no longer English gives us more of a chance, as could this Benteke injury, if it keeps him out.

0-0 BFS bore draw

[Colours never run]

After tonight's display:


.................Randolph

........Oxford Reid Ogbonna*
..............Noble Obiang
Antonio.......Lanzini........Cresswell
....................Payet
...................Carroll

*unless Collins is back fit now?




And for gods sake, we must revert back to 3 at the back (361), as a flat four doesn't do us many favours and most of our best run of results/performances this season have come from playing this way. As we don't currently have a right back at time of writing we can't rely on donkies such as Nordtveit all the time as he's way out of his depth week in, week out.

[RyanWHUFC]

----------------Randolph
Nordtveidt--Reid--Ogbonna--Cresswell
------------------Obiang
------------Fernandes--Lanzini
Antonio-------Martinez------------Payet

[MorthwylMawr]

Expecting a defeat and some ear cupping

[hammers92]

I think considering that it's Sam Allardyce, this game has the potential to be the worst and most problematic for the stadium since we moved there, especially if we lose. This might very well be the game that people flip in terms of anger towards the board, anger towards the stewards, anger toward everything. Should be fun

[peter49uk]

----------------Randolph
Nordtveidt/Byram --Reid--Oxford--Cresswell These to stay disciplined/solid and play as a back four
----------------Obiang To be disciplined and protect the back four
Antonio Quina Lanzini Payet Interchangeable and fluid
--------------Martinez------------Lets see what he can do

Cant keep playing same old an getting nowhere.

[smuts]

Lose this and there'll be uproar.

You never know we might have signed an actual RB by then (yeah right).