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That was such an assured performance, i'm actually blown away. Its not like they had a rotated side, they went full strength, they where at home, had the crowd on their side, they where unbeaten in 13 games, and hadn't lost at home since last April, and we just rocked up, without two of our best players in Schar and Bruno, and we played our own way, and controlled the game, not the possession or the shot count but the game. They had the ball, but it always felt like that was because we wanted them to, and we dictated what they did, so much so that Howe had the absolute confidence to go 5-5-0, and say "Break us down, I fucking dare you.". We are morphing into an elite side before our eyes and its quality.

Did they actually have a chance when we went 5-5-0? Its kind of hilarious, but it absolutely worked.

Man of the match, again. Absolute rock.

New Contract

Also, fuck off you Stoke impersonating, percentage playing, time wasting, diving fucking pricks. You just got fucking Howe'd in the face.

Who said he didn't have flexibility in our formation? The dude went 5-5-0 in that second half and it worked a fucking treat.

North London isn't red, it isn't white. Its black and fucking white.

Come the fuck on, what a fucking result and performance. That was quality all over, we rode our luck a couple of times, but if you're going to win a semi-final thats always going to happen. We defended so fucking well.

Really weird half that, rode our luck at times, but put together a few chances ourselves and took one. The game has felt a bit flat, with both teams seeming a little leggy and sloppy. Can't complain though, more stodge in the second half please.

Offering Potter a 5 month contract is really weird, he's the sort of manager that takes time to implement his philosophy and style as he coaches his players, with results from that 12 to 18 months later. He's not the sort of coach that can come in for 5 months to "do a job", would make me worried if I was a West Ham fan that the people running the club have no idea what they're doing.

A bigger version of Atlético Mineiro's Stadium wouldn't be too bad, rectangular, stands close to the pitch, and low roofs to keep the atmosphere in.

John Ruddy or we riot.

Where do we reckon Paulo Fonseca ends up? Will likely be a club in the continent, but it feels like he'd be a good fit for a team like West Ham.

So long as we don't go for a circular design, i'm happy for a new crest tbh.

I'm glad thats not given like. There isn't a whole lot he could do about it, and his arm wasn't in an un-natural position. It also feels really harsh that someone gets a free shot at goal for that.

Oi, no sullying the Canucks name, they're doing enough of that themselves at the moment thank you very much.

This discussion made me wonder what the longest win streak is, and both Man City and Liverpool got 18 consecutive wins, which is just mental

Just looking at our remaining fixtures, namely our home games, the following still have to come to St James Park: Wolves Bournemouth Fulham Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace Brentford Man United Ipswich Chelsea Everton There are some tough games in there, namely that Bournemouth, Fulham & Forest run, but you couldn't really ask for a better run in at home, if we can get 20-25 points from them games, it'll take us to 55-60 points, meaning we only need to get another 10 or so points away from home to get 5th. Its genuinely set up for us to get Champions League, its just whether we take it.

It'll be hilarious when they lose at home to Southampton.

If ever there was a centre-backs finish

Got it from this:

It is the scorer of the greatest ever NUFC goal: (Wigan, West Ham, Newcastle)