West Ham banter 2

22 Apr 2026 17:08:45
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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 11:57:03
So things have started moving with Brady and Nathan Thompson gone today, with Andy Mollett stepping down at the end of the season. It also appears that Kretinsky has bought enough of the Gold shares to become Joint Chairman.

21 Apr 2026 12:46:15
I just hope Sullivan Jnr doesn't get a more prominent position at the club!
I'm really undecided about DK. He is less odious than the Baroness and less meddling than Sullivan, but he has shown no interest in West Ham as a project, and is only interested in a return on his investment.

Since his involvement in Sparta Prague, they have gone from the main Czech club to second to their rivals, Slavia Prague.

21 Apr 2026 15:15:09
Kretinsky is nothing more than a professional investor. He has no love for the club. Nothing further than his investment and what profit is in it for him.

21 Apr 2026 18:55:30
Regardless, cutting her wages of the bill has to be seen as a positive.

22 Apr 2026 13:28:28
Tin Legs, mate. There's no multi billionaires out there that support West Ham. And the same goes for near enough every other club. Sadly modern day football is all about money.

22 Apr 2026 14:21:41
Hammer, thanks for that, but I think you misunderstand my meaning. I'm fully aware that the driving force in modern football is profit, but my point is that there are investors that do have genuine affection for the clubs in which they invest. Kretinsky is not one of them. He is motivated solely by £sd.

22 Apr 2026 18:47:28
I think it's telling that DK, whilst giving KB a gushing send-off, cited the great work she did by selling Declan Rice to Arsenal. He just sees the numbers: cost us nothing, sale price over £100 million.

Well, it may have been a good price, but at what cost: our midfield disintegrated overnight, and we have struggled ever since. Having said all that, hopefully he won't be bringing in his preferred choice players.

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.

21 Apr 2026 07:52:58
In true West Ham fashion, a glorious chance missed. Bowen was tragic. Why wasn't he off at half time? Early on an easy ball through to taty would have put him away but he messed up time and time again.

Entire performance was flat and chance to win against what was an average Palace team squandered which may come back to haunt us.

21 Apr 2026 08:54:55
Totally agree, Mac. Bowen was dreadful. But, in fairness, all the front 4 didn't gel with their passing. Tatty was the best of a bad bunch. We have got so few options on the bench. One player who has played well of late who wasn't used was Adama, and I think Bowen should have been hooked for him.

I think taking him off might actually reenergise him, as he would have a point to prove in the next game.

21 Apr 2026 10:31:13
Spot on, Mac. A chance missed against a below par and disorganised Palace. Got to be considered a lucky point, but for our domination in the first half. Maybe if Wilson had started, we could have finished our chances, but Nuno is convinced he can only be used after we've pulled up the drawbridge.

I fear for our survival with this manager who has no ambition, guts or tactical skill. Mind you, he waffles well.

21 Apr 2026 07:39:03
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20 Apr 2026 22:05:39
No real quality on show in the final third. We battled, but feels like another opportunity missed, with Spurs dropping points. Wolves relegated now, so Spurs will definitely fancy that now.

20 Apr 2026 21:59:12
That’s how it’s going to be, we played well enough but lack of firepower up front.

Let’s move on.

20 Apr 2026 22:42:39
We can't rely on Pablo for goals. He'll never score as long as he has a hole in his bum. To be honest, as I've said before, I think he's a waste of a shirt.

21 Apr 2026 09:02:25
Agree with that, but for now, we have what we have. Is it enough?

They are all difficult games coming up, no question we look well sorted, play some decent football. Summerville and Bowen, just not quite there.

Firepower is where we are lacking, Joyfull.

21 Apr 2026 18:00:38
It's pointless talking about what we have or don't have. The important thing is How Nuno uses what we do have. I don't have faith in him as a coach.

20 Apr 2026 21:57:18
Difficult game tonight. Draw a fair result. Point gained. Everton and Brentford next.

20 Apr 2026 20:29:49
Very slow start by the boys. Johnson was so close, irony if he should score.

20 Apr 2026 20:42:31
I think we've been okay. Final ball has been poor, with numerous players giving the ball away too easily.

20 Apr 2026 21:02:05
Again, I just can't see what Pablo contributes when we've got a perfectly good striker on the bench.

20 Apr 2026 21:12:09
Bowen's not having a great game.

20 Apr 2026 21:26:41
Bowen has been our worst player by a country mile. Not to say he won't do something though.

20 Apr 2026 21:44:22
Here we go. He's bottled it again. Taty off? You must be joking.

20 Apr 2026 22:10:18
Disappointing. I thought we were far better than them in the first half, and should have taken advantage of it. Bowen and Diouf were especially losing possession, with poor touch and final ball. Pablo didn't have a great game, but the enigma is that after he went off, we went downhill.

20 Apr 2026 22:13:55
Point gained against a well organised side. Time to go home now.

20 Apr 2026 22:46:06
"Pablo didn't have a great game, but the enigma is that after he went off, we went downhill." That's down to Nuno going defensive again. Pablo was useless and should not have started.

21 Apr 2026 09:43:04
And I should add that Bowen was also useless and should have been replaced at half-time.