j.h.c.


2020!

lmfao

self-inflicted wound seems like now

The benches of any mid-ranking Prem team are like a monument to contracts written in pure desperation.

he WAS doing great at leverkusen when he got that contract though

if you look at his stats, it was more than a goal every other game (28 goals / 54 apps)

then at jamón west he scored every 3.6 games... ( 8/29 )

I never realised he was so prolific at BL We should've done more with him. Although the clubs been such a shambles you could probably say that about most of our squad. Right now everything seems to revolve around Arnie, which worries me. I do think he's an excellent player but he's not someone who could ever take you to that next level, even briefly. He's no Payet. He's not even an Andy Carroll - when Any Carroll really was Andy Carroll (nearly 10 years ago, at Newcastle).

my issue with him is even though he scored one of mexico’s world cup goals i dont recall him as memorable at all.

much fresher in my mind stand chucky lozano or carlos vela for example

but maybe he’s not in such bad shape—i realize that my memory was playing tricks. i missed 1/2 year of bundesliga last season and i thought he still was there—but he was nowhere to be seen. so in my mind he was just invisible at leverkusen, not at west ham. i just found out when i checked his stats, this wasn’t a recent transfer.

anyway maybe you can do something with him with the right setup. last weekend he was just (again) invisible though... except for the bleached hair.

Thanks man. Think the general plan is to get the train to Nashville. Then after that I'll be driving hopefully. Tbh, it also depends on if I meet any people along the way and end up spending some time with them.

Memphis BBQ? Noted. I'm fully expecting to come back about 5 stone heavier.

This absolutely. Everton were paying Klassen (who? Exact) 100k p/w. This was a player who only made seven appearances, scored none, assisted none. Thankfully they've managed to get rid of him.

Players like Benteke and the rest can hit the pay day for just having one good season. Incredible really.

Isn't the thing with Hernandez that he's a poacher through and through. If you give him the chance to to just to knock it in hell do that glady. Anything else and you're making it difficult for yourself. Be interesting to see what Pellegrini does.

The other problem is discontinuity between managers. They all try to rebuild the team in their own very different image despite the fact they'll probably only be there for a season or two. Then the next one comes along and it starts again. But they can't get rid of the old players because of their contracts so you have the likes of Carroll (an Allardyce man) still stinking the place up. This is why I'm sort of in favour of a director of football, especially for clubs like West Ham, to bring a little long-term thinking into play.

Reports of a big injury for DeBruyne that could see him out for months

Well thank god the depth of their squad means they can cope

Sorry to bang on about it. Turns out Bruce is doing the Broadway dates whilst I'm in New York. Praying I can gt tickets for it. ALSO, Paul Simon is doing his last ever gig that week too. Man, if I got to both of them.

Anyway, back to De Bruyne. It's a blow however as I said depth of that squad means they'll cope. Not many teams can lose a crucial player and be ok. Also, rather now than in the run in at the end of the season.

Last time I was in NY I had a chance to see him in New Jersey ... NEW JERSEY!!!! And I never went.


Yeah. Citeh will be OK. I suppose I'm just sorry I won't be able to watch him for a few months.

oh no wat da fuc

i was looking forward to seeing him in action

oh well. the better for liverpool i guess :D

Oh well, more chance to see the little genius

he’s never played well for me

watch me ruin his mojo this season

He's probably their most crucial player after DeBruyne. It's weird he's never performed for you, although I suppose it's possible if you've only seen him for Spain or in the odd CL game. An incredible player but often overshadowed by higher profile ones. Maybe my favourite prem player of the last few seasons (at least since Alexis Sanchez lost his spark in his final season at Arsenal and now in the players' graveyard that is MU).

i used to watch man city a little while after they won the prem. i remember getting fox soccer the following season and fox had the tv deal back then. they lost it the year after.

silva would dribble from the left, entangle himself, shoot crooked...

i remember him as skilled but ineffective

every time i see him it’s the same for some reason ha ha ha

david parturient montes

He came into his own when Pep arrived. Not sure if that was when you saw him but while others score more goals he's certainly the opposite of ineffective.

no, after they first won ever. wasnt that with mancini? or whoever followed. 2012?

would like to see what you say. so far no luck. did not happen in world cup as i recall

Did anyone really shine in that Spain side?

cristiano ronaldo?

haaa haaa haaa

no. my point is whenever i look it goes away.

like saying “good luck” and thus cursing someone

I don't even wanna look at you right now. I'm that disappointed in you

I'd say Marco Asensio. He's an amazing player (though I hate Real Madrid to guts) and will be a big star in the future.

Yeah, he'll be a huge player in a few years and I was looking forward to seeing him in the WC but I don't remember him making much of an impact there.

so any matches you guys looking forward to this weekend?

i gotta check out the schedules...

I'll obviously be glued to West Ham v Bournemouth but Chelsea v Arsenal (Sat) is probably the big one. Although I think Liverpool v Palace (Mon) could also be interesting. Liverpool are obviously on a high but I reckon Palace will be a far harder opponents than WH.

And for a potential goal-fest I can see Man City absolutely obliterating Huddersfield (Sun).

oh no, monday games started huh? terrible for my workday :D

(nah ill just have to watch replays i guess)

chelsea arsenal sounds great!i’ll be rooting for the mkhitarian/aubameyang duo i guess' though auba wasn’t quite in place last weekend. i hope arsène didn’t destroy his mojo.

2 new coaches with somebody else’s teams... this is high on the curiosity index for me

I can see Mkhitaryan being benched for a more defensive-minded option after Arsenal were completely overrun by Man City last week.

Just been watching this, a fascinating Doc from 20 years ago about Doncaster Rovers being run into the ground by a maleavolant owner. It was quite nice to watch because I was at Brentford v Doncaster on the final day of the season 5 years ago when Brentford had a penalty in the last minute to win and get promoted, Marcelo Trotta missed and then Doncaster went up the other end and scored to become champions. Fantastic how they came through such a seemingly hopeless spell. Worth a watch for those familiar with English football.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSbaViblems


Here's the moment referenced above

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZHqJkWtxY

Aces. I'll give that a watch tomorrow.

Y'know what? Feel like all the shitty press that's going on recently I'm DOUBLY glad that it's football today. 3pm comes and then there's something going on in the world.

im skipping the cardiff newcastle and saving my eyes for.... let’s see...

lesster-wolves! (someone has to, lol)

then the big feature

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i think i liked wolves last week. that’s the portuguese coach and players yes?

i can’t like everton or west ham, that would be no fun ha ha ha

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wait should i watch spurs-fulham instead? hmmm...

Yeah, that match sounds like a bag of wank. The Newcastle one that is.Ooh, Spurs/Fulham could be an interesting one. Certainly the most appealing one of an ok bunch.

Newcastle Cardiff was surprisingly ok. 0-0 and very low on quality but still watchable.

Honestly, the Everton and WH games are probably the two most interesting of the 3 o'clocks. WH especially will need to show something against a fairly solid Bournemouth and Everton will wanna make amends for last week's draw but Southampton can be tricky.

Can't see anything but a Spurs win so not much interest there.

ok! wolves it is then :D

That worked! :D

oh shit the service will only allow the spurs game unless i buy another thing

economic determinism 1 me 0

I'd forgotten what it was like to see Everton players actually make an effort.

fuck this

o man you were ahead at halfime

fulham was giving spurs a good run for their money but then they didn’t

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sad to say bye to the bundesliga... i think im a convert

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see, even schurrle is here now :(