Sifu

Pardew-ised.

Fuck you Allardyce, you cunt. Have that.

Lovely man.

First half was canny but as soon as West Ham scored their goal seconds before half time, you just knew that they were going to take the initiative in the second half and we were going to sit back. And lo behold, that second half was as stressful as ever which is something we really shouldn't be surprised about. Pardew is set in his ways and would much prefer to sit back rather than pushing up. He seems more happy to push up against the big teams rather than the smaller teams actually. Great result though and it's great to get one over that c*** Allardyce, hope West Ham get relegated.

Gosling isn't on the bench.

Typical second half.

Marriner

From the verge of a bid to "will join NUFC". I do believe this is happening... However, Kinnear will inevitably f*** up the deal by calling Cabella Cinderella during the final negotiations, thereby offending Cabella.

Classy. Disgusting if true. Wouldn't put it past him after the way he blamed our youngsters for the 3-0 loss to Bordeaux last season.

Marveaux has done more for us than Gosling and Amalfitano combined. He's still done almost nothing considering he's been here for more than 2 1/2 seasons now. Doesn't help that Pardew doesn't want to play him - he was pretty much unfairly dropped last January when he was on a great run of form (his best form for us during his time at the club anyway) and when he had the confidence to take the initiative during games. FWIW, I rate Marveaux (something which I've repeatedly said in the past whenever this thread has been bumped) - I really do believe that we've got a tidy player with good technique here and we just can't ignore his contributions last season whenever he was called upon (his assists leading to important Cisse goals for instance). Think he has bit of an attitude issue and that's more than likely why he hardly features anymore.

Marveaux has done more for us than Gosling and Amalfitano combined.

So precious.

Ahhh, I suddenly miss him now

Losing a lot of respect for Hart like. Why are there no likeable England internationals anymore?

Sounds like Joe Hart is quickly earning the tag of "cretin".

Sound, though that makes it all the more s**** that we lost. That ref needs a demotion to the lower leagues for a while like. Scandalous decision not to let that goal stand.

Exactly the reason why our better players will more than likely leave. I used to mock Villa back in the day for being a club for just "being there" in the PL, we're becoming that kind of club now. Sad times.

I missed everything to do with this today (had pre-arranged plans with the mother) so shit refereeing aside, how were we?

Should we expect a Taylor elbow in this game?

It's such a shame that he has declined quite a bit in the last couple of years or so. He was, for me, an indispensable player for us for a good while and that was down to his ability to retain possession; winning free kicks and ultimately relieving pressure. He made that left wing his own for a good 3 years and he always gave it his all. However, his recent decline was a clear sign that he was not a first team starter anymore but I would have still kept him on as a squad player, alas though circumstances have seemingly changed. I wish nothing but luck to him, he's a brilliant bloke and was a great servant to the club. All the best.

I'll have to make extra sure I make it to the next one, looks like I've missed out on yet another great occasion.

Like most people, I still have no idea what he's on about in that video to this day.

My mate reckons he's overrated. Can't say much about him myself apart from the fact that he's apparently a targetman but hardly agile.

Talking about Steve Wraith then? I think this needs to be posted again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmopLjjFP8Q

West Ham are funny. Many thanks to Allardyce for that.