Team v West Ham - The Official Thread

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

can't claim any credit, heard it from that Chelsea supporting journo off Sunday Supplement. He's gonna be at United this season I hear?

Definitely need to get a good 2 or 3 goal win away from home soon, kick us right on in that department

It's not so much the margin of win that bothers, it's the nature of how the games seem to develop. We seem to take an awfully long time to get going and need to the threat of dropped points late on to motivate us. Large portions of the first half seem to drift away with us just 'easing' ourselves into the game. That should take 15 minutes, not 35 minutes. Then, if we don't score early in the second half, we soon find ourselves into the last 10 minutes wondering where the last 80 have gone. It's not just away from home either.

Don't want to sound spoiled because I'm delighted with our position, but it's been somewhat handed to us and I don't think anyone thought we'd get back to the top and clear of the pack so quickly. Nothing is won yet and we need to kick on and keep that cushion between ourselves and the Dippers.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

can't claim any credit, heard it from that Chelsea supporting journo off Sunday Supplement. He's gonna be at United this season I hear?

Definitely need to get a good 2 or 3 goal win away from home soon, kick us right on in that department

We did score five away very recently.

Originally Posted by dodger

We did score five away very recently.

Yeah, forgot about that, did have a man sent off and they are bottom 3 i think. Still a avalid point well made. I think though if we beat West ham 3-0 that'd be a big statement.

Originally Posted by dodger

We did score five away very recently.

Against an utterly shit side who were unfairly down to ten men. Good performance, sure, but until we do something similar against a much better side, the point remains.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Yeah, forgot about that, did have a man sent off and they are bottom 3 i think. Still a avalid point well made. I think though if we beat West ham 3-0 that'd be a big statement.

I'd certainly be jizzing

Originally Posted by dodger

I'd certainly be jizzing

Not gonna get to see it myself.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Not gonna get to see it myself.

I should think not!

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

I should think not!

Not that.

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

Against an utterly shit side who were unfairly down to ten men. Good performance, sure, but until we do something similar against a much better side, the point remains.

Their home for hasn't been that bad, compares favourably to West Ham's anyway.
Bit much if we can't take some credit for winning 0-5.

Originally Posted by dodger

Their home for hasn't been that bad, compares favourably to West Ham's anyway.
Bit much if we can't take some credit for winning 0-5.

We can take credit, we were easily the better side and one up at eleven aside. I'm ot so sure it wasn't a sending off either and from that point on we were utterly ruthless.

Originally Posted by dodger

Their home for hasn't been that bad, compares favourably to West Ham's anyway.
Bit much if we can't take some credit for winning 0-5.

Not saying we don't deserve credit, but the quality and number of opposition was not the best judge. Considering we've followed it with another 1-0, it may suggest it was a one off. We'll see. I still stand by my conviction that we need to be more ruthless, aggressive and urgent in our play.

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

Not saying we don't deserve credit, but the quality and number of opposition was not the best judge. Considering we've followed it with another 1-0, it may suggest it was a one off. We'll see. I still stand by my conviction that we need to be more ruthless, aggressive and urgent in our play.

and our lovemaking?

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

and our lovemaking?

Later, dear.

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

I still stand by my conviction that we need to be more ruthless, aggressive and urgent in our play.

That's fair comment

VDS and 10 others - one of them being Tevez

I see where you're going saying it's been handed to us JC, but at the same time it's been a pretty average quality league so far and the vermin were in a false position given the average ability of most of their squad. it's baffling that they should moan about bad luck on the refereeing front, put it like that.

similarly United were in a false position for a number of reasons, especially the upside down fixture list and the games in hand

the vermin have had a string of draws, but that was ever likely; United have had a string of wins, and so was that. the big surprise is how dodgy Chelsea look now that Cech is increasingly less of a psychological monster for their defence and their opponent's attacks.

anyway, dodgy game this as ever. we're bang on target at 50pts, and i'd be happy enough if we're bang on target at 51pts on Sunday night. then again, we sometimes score six...

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

VDS and 10 others - one of them being Tevez

I see where you're going saying it's been handed to us JC, but at the same time it's been a pretty average quality league so far and the vermin were in a false position given the average ability of most of their squad. it's baffling that they should moan about bad luck on the refereeing front, put it like that.

similarly United were in a false position for a number of reasons, especially the upside down fixture list and the games in hand

the vermin have had a string of draws, but that was ever likely; United have had a string of wins, and so was that. the big surprise is how dodgy Chelsea look now that Cech is increasingly less of a psychological monster for their defence and their opponent's attacks.

anyway, dodgy game this as ever. we're bang on target at 50pts, and i'd be happy enough if we're bang on target at 51pts on Sunday night. then again, we sometimes score six...

I can understand you taking a draw, but surely a two point deduction is not an acceptable result?....

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

I can understand you taking a draw, but surely a two point deduction is not an acceptable result?....

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oh yeah, 54pts

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

oh yeah, 54pts

I'll fill you in. A Cristiano Ronaldo penalty proved decisive in a 1-0 win over Everton. Ronaldo converted the spot kick after United midfielder Michael Carrick was sent tumbling by Mikel Arteta's trailing leg.