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26 Apr 2026 17:21:36
Seems Soucek & Bowen knockers were kept quiet by their performances yesterday, both brilliant. Think Tomas should be given the Captaincy!
Great result but still don’t like the sitting back even though the defence is now so solid, to invite the opposition onto you for that amount of time is stupid imo.
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26 Apr 2026 20:50:08
I've seen a few knocking Soucek (including myself), and they have agreed he's got better, but I haven't seen many knocking Bowen, to be honest.

27 Apr 2026 06:08:42
Got to say, Chelmsford, you are spot on there. And yes, I was also one of those people. He is consistently putting in great performances. I would probably put him down as our best player on Saturday, along with Disasi and maybe Summerville. I've said it before, I'm often wrong, and in situations like this, more than happy to be proved so.

27 Apr 2026 12:16:58
Bowen had a poor game against Palace, and people said so. It was a one off. Apart from his captaincy shortcomings, nobody has been knocking Bowen as a player. All good players have an off day.

Are we not allowed to say so?
As for Soucek, he was bloody awful under Potter, but he's improved lately, and people have said so, including me. Read the posts, not just a selection.

25 Apr 2026 17:38:35
What a win, although I never understand why he takes Bowen off. It leaves our right side open. Must get at least a point v Brentford.

25 Apr 2026 18:49:17
Agreed, Brooking. Tough game for Spuds at Villa, but will Villa be looking at saving players for the Europa League second leg?

25 Apr 2026 20:28:56
Feel like the sub of Taty for Potts was a mistake - should of brought Wilson on then or even Traore. I felt we just invited them onto us and it nearly backfired badly. Gotta stop doing that at 1 up.
But what a win that is for us, gotta get something from Brentford next.

25 Apr 2026 22:12:24
Just got back home after going to the match and a couple of post match bevy's. That was almost a disaster-class in management. We were reasonably comfortable once we got the first, but then from around 70 minutes it was obvious the order was sit back and, obviously, the inevitable happened.

I was just surprised we managed to get the winner. I will celebrate them no matter how they come, but we can't get away with that for another 4 games.

26 Apr 2026 06:07:41
This was typical Nuno closing up shop after going one ahead. This bloke hasn't got a clue and he plays with fire every time. If we end up dropping, it will be entirely down to him. If we stay up, I hope he goes so we can progress. 🤞🏻

26 Apr 2026 11:58:40
Totally agree, Nuno's tactics almost cost us that game. The last 20 minutes were a horrific watch! Don't know if my heart can take much more of this...

26 Apr 2026 12:14:54
So true, Dabber. My nerves can't take it. 😩

26 Apr 2026 13:00:58
How on earth would relegation be completely down to Nuno?! You don't think the start under Potter has anything to do with it, no?

Since January, West Ham are 6th in the Prem for points earned in games, only 2 less than Arsenal.

Had he been in charge from the start of the season, it's much more likely that Spurs would already be relegated by this point.



7 points adrift from safety in January. I see your lack of appreciation for what Moyes achieved carries on into Nuno, Tin?

26 Apr 2026 13:27:30
Totally agree Irons87, there is no pleasing that guy.

Everton are where we were, under the manager we had. The maths strikes me as relatively self-explanatory.

Nuno has got us playing, scoring goals and playing, effectively, 4-4-2. We were dead and buried after Forest, but we are now in with a chance.



The fans at the stadium have been wonderful since January, right behind the team from the first whistle to the last. It's only the armchairs who are moaning at the moment because the stadium is fully behind the team from.

26 Apr 2026 14:11:09
We obviously have a squad that can play well and get us out of the crap that Potter had got us into. The opportunity is there, as long as Nuno doesn't keep pulling up the drawbridge like he has been. We need to play more open attacking football, and not go defensive to 'protect' a slim lead.

That's how Nuno can cost us the Premiership. And IronGeez, bloody right, there's no pleasing me if we continue to hide behind a single goal lead and go all defensive. I thought football was about entertainment and scoring goals, mate. (Welcome back - I've missed your perpetual attacking me!)

26 Apr 2026 14:12:29
Couldn't agree more with IronGeez and Irons87. Yes, Nuno has made questionable calls, but if it wasn't for him, we would have been dead and buried long ago.

He's got team spirit back in the team, which is something lacking for a long time.



He got rid of the bad apples, and, given the chance in the summer, I think he will take us forward. Yes we shut up shop, but our defending these days fills me with a lot more confidence these days.

26 Apr 2026 14:22:09
Strange how team spirit and playing better coincided with the arrival of Paco on the coaching staff.

26 Apr 2026 14:29:10
Just look at the Nuno legacy in the Premiership -
Wolves - relegated;
Spurs - hopefully relegated;
Forest - involved in relegation battle;
WHU - involved in relegation battle.
He really does leave his mark, doesn't he?

26 Apr 2026 15:29:46
Bournemouth, Brighton, Man U, Villa, Forest, Chelsea all games we should have got more from. All games we were leading in and didn't finish the job, all games where Nuno bottled it. That's without bottling it at home to Liverpool, when they were in the middle of their worst run ever, and the, quite frankly, bizarre team selections that were never going to result in anything but losses.

With a braver manager we'd probably be safe by now. Potter is a crap manager, but Nuno has to shoulder the blame as well.

26 Apr 2026 15:36:05
Sorry, should have said bizarre team selections against Brentford and Leeds. Let's not forget, as well, he masterminded the 3 nil pumping we got off Wolves with terrible tactics.

26 Apr 2026 18:14:16
Give over, Tin. 😆

None of those clubs have been relegated under Nuno (so far).

He finished 7th twice with Wolves and then 13th (they'd kill for that nowadays).

He finished in a European place with Forest after saving them from relegation the previous season.



But yes, his Prem record is a shocker.

It's not like you to dig your heels in when presented with facts vs opinions after all.

26 Apr 2026 19:07:18
I think even by your ridiculously low standards Tin Legs the comment if relegated it will all be on Nuno, is utterly ridiculous. Only to be followed up by an even more inane comment about how he has been responsible for the demise of spurs, forest, and wolves is down to him too. I'm sure there are some fans at those clubs that don't like him but the vast majority of Forest and wolves fans still have a lot of time for him I know this as I have looked at some of their websites to see what they are saying. You seem to make a rod for your own back with these ridiculously binary comments where it has to be one way or the the other there is no middle ground. You can never admit you are wrong, which you often are and when you are up against it you start crying that people like me are sarcastic towards you. Yet you make plenty of plenty of snide comments about certain individuals. Nuno definitely has to take some responsibility if we drop but to say it's all on him is ridiculous. You are right about Paco having a big impact on but our team but it is also the fact that when he took over we had no functional midfield, no youngsters were given a chance we had a previous that said we didn't need a striker. He took over when the club was in total disarray and has had to deal with all what has been going on in the boardroom, and whilst we are generally happy that KB left this week that could have had a bad impact on the day to day running of the club.

The team spirit is so much better than before and as IronGeez says the difference in the actual ground. Under Moyes, Loppy and Potter the atmosphere was generally absolutely dead and toxic, it hasn't been like that under Nuno although I did miss a lot of games around December and early January that was probably our low point. In the ground yesterday the atmosphere was generally good until about 70 minutes in and virtually everyone could see what was going to happen and that was down to Nuno's poor tactics and he would have been rightly blamed for that but we got the winner and the place exploded. You get a lot of armchair critics like yourself some are even run West Ham websites don't see what we see or experience what we do, and I regard myself as a pretty fair weather fan I'm nowhere near as hardcore as many, but I do at least go. Our fans generally just want each player to put in a shift and give us some entertainment and whilst it's not like watching Brazil it's a vast improvement on what has gone before.

27 Apr 2026 12:00:16
I have to reply to the posts by Hammer-D and Irons87.

Irons,
If you read my post, it was about the "legacy" of Nuno, not his record. My point was that all the Premiership clubs he's been involved with never progressed. They are all currently struggling. Even after a good manager leaves a club, it usually builds on what he has left behind. They are not always successful long term, but it is remarkable that all the Prem clubs Nuno has managed are struggling.

Hammer-D,
Not for the first time you apparently have either not read my posts correctly, or you misunderstand them.
It is obvious that Nuno has control over the tactics for our last few games, and as such, if he gets that wrong, he will be responsible for us going down. "The buck stops here" springs to mind. We all agree that we have the players who can pull off the Great Escape, if they are selected and sent out with the right tactics, i.e. left to play a more open and attacking game. That has been plainly obvious over the last couple of months, coincidentally with the arrival of Paco at the club. Team spirit obviously improves when the players are left to express themselves on the grass. Nuno can change that by his team selection and employing his defensive setup, as he often does. This could result in negative results. Now, may I ask, how is that (to quote you) "ridiculous"? If, as we now have, a good chance of escaping relegation, but Nuno makes the wrong decisions and we drop, how is that not down to Nuno? Now I realise that preceding managers also contributed to our current position, along with our illustrious board, but it's Nuno who has his hands on the controls right now, not Potter, Loppy or Moyes. You seem to agree that Nuno could cause us to drop by your following post on 25 April:
"Just got back home after going to the match and a couple of post match bevy's. That was almost a disaster-class in management. We were reasonably comfortable once we got the first, but then from around 70 minutes it was obvious the order was sit back and, obviously, the inevitable happened.
I was just surprised we managed to get the winner. I will celebrate them no matter how they come, but we can't get away with that for another 4 games."

In answer to this comment you posted "Only to be followed up by an even more inane comment about how he has been responsible for the demise of spurs, forest, and wolves is down to him too." Please see my answer above to Irons87. Where have I said that Nuno is responsible for the demise of these clubs? Simply pointing out a coincidence is not declaring responsibility mate. Inane? If the cap fits .

As for my never admitting I am wrong, please see my post of 22 April:
"On a positive note, the players I think have come on in leaps and bounds are Mavropanos and Soucek. The latter was terrible under Potter, but recently he has proved us doubters wrong, and long may it last."

You did employ sarcasm in response to one of my posts and I admit to also using it as a form of humour. I am outspoken and I'm too long in the tooth to worry about what people think of me, but when someone makes stupid comments I can't help responding. All posts on here are simply opinions, including mine. If I'm wrong, I'll say so. Why on earth wouldn't I? It's only an internet chat forum!

25 Apr 2026 15:33:22
Not enough urgency for me and it feels like one of those games where Everton nick a goal and then park the bus.

24 Apr 2026 21:42:10
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22 Apr 2026 20:47:04
I'll bet a large amount of money that if we get relegated Sullivan will cite Brady & co leaving as one of the main reasons which caused disruption!!!

23 Apr 2026 09:18:50.
Sullivan will definitely cite Brady as the reason Potter was installed as manager, massively contributing to the downfall of WH.

On that point alone, he would be right. If we are fortunate enough to survive, we will move on.

If we drop, Sullivan will be kicking himself for listening to Brady and installing Potter instead of Allegri, which was madness.

21 Apr 2026 18:53:42
Whatever this club has achieved in the last 16 years it is despite the apprentice not becaus of her.
The fans, players and managers should be applauded not the leeches who have sucked the club dry.

21 Apr 2026 11:56:45
Well Brady’s has gone, she won’t be missed, been on the cards for a long time.

If we stay up, points to a DOF coming in? She has no shareholdings as such, so no changes there.

Her interference and insistence appointing the useless Potter got us into this position today.



She alone changed the course and path of WH, much for the worse.

Sullivan was a weekend away from appointing Max Allegri, enough said, I’ve explained all that before.

Goodbye and good riddance to Brady.

Joyfull.

21 Apr 2026 12:40:20
Can we organise a leaving do? But just don't invite her to the party.

21 Apr 2026 12:49:36
The timing is quite weird. You would think it would be a case of leaving at the end of the season, not with only 5 games to go. Unless she is worried that if we get relegated, she can distance herself from it. And, as you say, some of her choices are the reason we are in such a dire situation.