16 Sep 2026 09:22:41
None to bothered about last night. Good to see we are scoring but we cant defend to save our lives and Herrick is not very good

January we need to sort defence and invest in a quality keeper above all else.

1.) 16 Sep 2026
16 Sep 2026 10:00:48
Whilst hopefully this squad may get promoted, many of them will not be coming with us back to the premier league, the difference in quality is obvious, there's a gulf, which many cannot bridge

Whilst that is mainly defence, there's others that just not good enough at a higher level, it matters not at present, it's a problem maybe for another time.

2.) 16 Sep 2026
16 Sep 2026 17:36:21
Yeah good shout Joyful. The glaring need to sort the keeper and defence situation cant be ignored this summer if we are promoted.

3.) 17 Sep 2026
17 Sep 2026 11:06:31
Some of the comments on Fin Herricks are wrong. The kid has been with West Ham since he was a young lad progressing through the system.

Give the lad some support. Players need experience, young players will make mistakes, experience players will make mistakes.

4.) 17 Sep 2026
17 Sep 2026 13:01:59
No sir, not for me amateur mistakes, are at amateur level, can you imagine him at premier level we would let in 8

If Hermansen gets injured, unless Nuno sorts out Areola, you can forget promotion, that's a big problem.

5.) 17 Sep 2026
17 Sep 2026 13:23:31
Like to explain further many years ago, after playing for then managing a conference league side, we were third in the table and promotion to league 2, was in sight

With five games left our gk got a bad leg injury couldn't play, we had I thought a decent reserve gk, of those five games left I could see us winning three maybe drawing two, that would be enough

My thoughts disappeared down a hole after 10 minutes When two feeble shots ludicrous attempts were let in

After that we played 5 across the back to stop attempts, we drew 2-2

The defence lost confidence completely, we drew 4 and lost one, promotion went out of the window

If Herrick plays in goal we will not get promoted. He's nowhere near championship level at present, maybe he will improve, but not for me sorry.

6.) 17 Sep 2026
17 Sep 2026 15:50:50
Joyful Herrick 1st team Debut.
This lad needs to make mistakes, needs to learn. Playing in this game was spot on from the manager.

Like you have said on many post WH don't have funds.
We need to push the youth and where possible integrate. That's only possible with correct management and game time.

7.) 17 Sep 2026
17 Sep 2026 16:15:18
I will stick with my post, if Herrick plays we will not get promoted I have seen it all before

He's not 10 years old you either have it or not, if he plays in the championship, we will let in lots of goals,

Further Hermansen may not be good enough for premier if we make it, Areola will be gone, his contract expires, a better keeper will be needed

For me a quality keeper is as valuable as a striker, no good banging them in, if your a colander at the other end

Your entitled to your opinion I'll stick to mine, seen Herrick play a few times, not been impressed.

8.) 17 Sep 2026
17 Sep 2026 17:11:01
I've watched him often.
Deserves his call to the 1st team.

I'm not saying he is a starter.

His part of the WH family and we need to get behind our youth players.

9.) 17 Sep 2026
17 Sep 2026 17:15:16
Unfortunately many don't make the grade in the end, as you have witnessed.

10.) 17 Sep 2026
17 Sep 2026 18:41:49
I don't know enough about him to praise or condemn him. The main issue with keeper is they are not allowed the leeway that other positions get. A couple of bad games in a row and he could be finished.

Whereas someone like Pablo can have a multitude of bad games but won't have the same reaction because his mistakes may not cost us the matches, and as has been said before we end up winning many of those.