Stottie

He's clearly got a bit of the radge about him, but he channeled it positively today and made a big contribution to the result. I think that first goal was vital, and Ritchie played a big part in it. He did so for the second too, but West Ham were on the ropes by then. He doesn't talk in such flowery terms, but I reckon Rafa knows about momentum and positive energy, and on his game, Ritchie can provide them, lifting the other lads in the team.

Fwiw, for anyone 40 odd watching the US coverage, Steven Caldwell is 36, 37 next month.

West Ham are shit, but the lad looks quality. Seriously!

FT. I said before the match that someone needed to step up without Shelvey and Gayle, and they all did, but especially MoM Ritchie, our next main man. Well done son! If you need a six-word summary, the team that wanted it won. Bilic has to be next for the sack if that is the best he can get out of them. So we've got a couple of weeks to get a keeper and striker in. Kenedy too, to bolster the left side. FFS please do it. We can't expect every team in the league to be as weak as West Ham today.

I would say I feel sorry for their fans who've travelled a long way to see this shower of shit, but they got a free stadium off the taxpayer and their owners and Karren Brady are cunts, so scratch that one off straight away.

All our Christmases at once, this game! It's the 2-0 that saved the Lick all over again. Thank you West Ham.

Braindead bodycheck with marginal elbow from Mitro asks question of thankfully non-incompetent referee. Wtf is he thinking.

I know the odds are short, but Bilic next for the sack looking like a good bet.

Brilliant goal. Great persistence and fantastic finish. Well done lads!

Time for Aarons, I think.

In this situation, with Shelvey and a fit Gayle, we'd score the next goal. Which we nearly just did anyway.

Blob doing his best to tee them up with a block back into the danger area.

Not a card for me, even though I dislike him.

Great start again from the lads though, it must be said.

Ritchie shoots when maybe the ball into Joselu was the option.

Someone far post there and its 2-0.

HT. So far, so good. We look up for it more than them, even when a goal up, and have shown more quality. Some s*** kicking from Eliot, but more so from Hart who could have conceded two on ricochets from him hitting it straight into our players. There is no way he should be England's #01. West Ham look disinterested, like a team in April with 40 points on the board. It reminds me of that time we played them last day when Sissoko and Jonas scored when relegation beckoned for the Lick. Great goal from us from active pressing. It was from a tackle by Ritchie and ricochet back off Joselu, who then made the run to finish the move off. No offense, but I don't think that series of events would happen with Mitro and his movement. I can't see it at all.

Matt Ritchie, "shipped out from Bournemouth after they got promoted". Err no, he dropped a league because we doubled his wages.

Nice snapshot from Merino!

Team that is more awake in scoring shocker!

30 mins played and in terms of quality, this would pass for a Championship game. Howay the Lads!

For us, Hayden's been positive and we've knocked it about fairly well. We're contesting everything and most of the game has been in slightly in their half.

Twenty minutes in, I don't know what gear (gearbox gear) West Ham are in, but it's not very impressive.

Worked it well, but pity it was Clark it fell to.

Nice move down the right.