02 Sep 2026 10:39:42
I'll probably get shot down but I like Pablo. I know he don't know where the goal is yet but he don't stop harassing defenders all the time he is on the pitch. If all our outfield players had his energy then we'd be a force.

1.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 11:14:27
In excess of £20million for an attacking player who runs around "harassing" defenders and who can't hit a barn door? Never mind that, because he's got a lot of energy. Really? Unpack your parachute, Skaman.

2.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 11:23:27
Pablo is an interesting one. When he plays, we play better, although he never shoots, and therefore never scores, which is his job.
I wonder if he is a little bit like Joelinton and could drop back into centre midfield.
Personally, I think he is a marmite player.

3.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 11:53:50
Haha, I knew you'd be first to comment, Tin, cos you have a personal vendetta against him. As Brooking says, he's a bit marmite, I like him, you don't. All the time he has our badge on his chest, I'll support him and any other player. My hand is on the rip-cord.

4.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 12:17:47
Well said Skaman, although I do take issue with your comment about a personal vendetta. Not true. I have nothing personal against Nuno. I just believe he is clueless and not the right coach for West Ham. There are better alternatives. I do wonder about his motives with transfers and team selections, and you'll never convince me there's a good footballer in Pablo somewhere.

5.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 13:03:37
I agree with you about Nuno, Tin. There are better jobless managers out there, but we're stuck with him now. I mean, Orford has been our best player so far, and he wasn't even on the bench. As for transfers, I don't think he or any manager has much say in who comes and goes anymore. Modern day football, I guess.

6.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 13:03:45
Fortunately, you're not the one that needs convincing, TL. He's only a young lad and doesn't stop trying, which can't be said for all of our players, Taty, for example. I like Pablo's attitude and think when he gets one goal, more will follow.

No problem with getting on the manager's case, btw. He's there to be shot at if/when things go wrong, but if Pablo's getting moans and groans from the terraces, that isn't going to help him... the lad needs a break.

7.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 13:08:28
He is definitely an enigma. I've slagged him off plenty of times, as he does lack genuine ability in front of goal. But he is a likeable character, and in some of the games we did actually miss him, like against Burnley, where he helps keep the ball in the opposition half.

Don't think he should be starting necessarily, but in comparison to JWP, Cornet and Todibo, he is there when needed.

8.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 13:51:45
You couldn't be more wrong, Dabber. I am only one of thousands of supporters who need convincing that each individual player has a role to play in the team, in order to command support. There are plenty of young players who try their best and who have the right attitude, but there are limits to ability.

If a player doesn't have what it takes at this level, no amount of running around will change that.

9.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 14:50:55
As you don't buy the players or pick the team your opinion of any player is actually irrelevant. West Ham evidently is a club that commands support irrespectively demonstrated by the thousands of supporters who purchase season tickets every year therefore your argument is flawed. I do however agree that having the right attitude needs to be complimented with ability but until this season concludes none of us will know whether Pablo can cut it in the Championship.

My argument is that those who go to the games every week, which does not include you or I, need to try and help the lad by not getting on his case.

10.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 17:55:12
So, in other words, you are saying that the opinions of hundreds of thousands of West Ham supporters worldwide, because they don't physically buy the players or pick the team, matter not a jot (they are irrelevant). What utter nonsense. It's the reason they support the club. If they didn't, they wouldn't buy tickets, would they?

11.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 21:00:46
As per usual, you try and resort to smug retort. Every single West Ham fan and supporter has an opinion on players, managers and formations, but ultimately their opinion matters not. Fact. The owners of this club will do whatever they want, as they have the power to do so.

The 60,000 who buy season tickets will continue to do so, because they love the club, demonstrated this season post relegation, and even though we've kept a manager who divides opinion at best. Utter nonsense ... pot calling the kettle, mate!

12.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 00:43:33
I don't see how saying that supporters' opinions matter can be 'smug'. True, they have little administrative power, but to suggest they are irrelevant is blatant nonsense. To my mind, supporters' opinions do matter.

13.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 01:15:58
The smug comment was reference that my opinion is utter nonsense. Give me an example of supporters having any administrative power or their opinion relevantly affecting any decision and I'll back down

{Ed001's Note - it has happened 3 times that I can think of at liverpool Dabber. FSG backed down over ticket prices on 2 occasions, did over layoffs during Covid as well. If fans get together and organise they have all the power. Clubs can't exist without you.

14.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 07:11:58
And at West Ham, the crowd demonstrations at the Burnley (I think) game a few seasons back had an effect on Sullivan and the board.

15.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 07:08:03
Thanks Ed, that's exactly what I mean.
Dabber, on reflection, it's not your opinion I think is nonsense. More your misuse of vocabulary. In this case, your use of the word "irrelevant". In my opinion, supporters should never be described as irrelevant. They are the life blood of the sport.

16.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 09:02:23
That's fair comment from both of you. I will say, though, my use of the word irrelevant was in relation to your views on Pablo.

17.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 11:30:23
Ah, but I am a West Ham supporter! ?

18.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 14:49:11
And, as a West Ham supporter, your view on Pablo will have no relevance when it comes to Nuno picking the side on Saturday. ?

19.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 15:53:27
That doesn't alter the fact that I am one of thousands who think Pablo is useless and will never be any good at this level. And, if a useless coach keeps selecting a useless player, it will eventually come back to bite them both, making that opinion valid.

20.) 04 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 23:06:01
Unless, of course, he eventually succeeds, which is also believed by thousands... Either way, your opinion of him or mine is not relevant.

21.) 04 Sep 2026
04 Sep 2026 00:20:41
Don't hold your breath! ?

22.) 04 Sep 2026
04 Sep 2026 04:45:00
You know, evidence tends to question your assessment of "...believed by thousands", as I've seen little to support that view. Pablo attracts a great deal of the opposite when team selections are announced.

Having said that, I am a West Ham supporter of many years standing, so I hope any WH player comes good and succeeds, even if I believe it's not possible. Good luck to him.