Now the smoke has cleared after the weekend disaster, let's get down to the nitty gritty. A poll. Infact 2 polls. Who is the best animated "babe"? (No computer games) Secondly who is your best super hero (marvel need not apply)? Dig deep peeps and uncover your childhood.

It's been reported that bilic has been told to take more notice of the scouting reports about our opposition! Well make you mind up if you believe that or not but I'd say it explains why there seems little tactical plans when we play a club. It all seems like he thinks that's how he is gona play regardless of who we are playing. This is possibly why he doesn't use his squad unless he HAS to, rather using the right players for the opposition.

The disaster of our home form has at last been discovered and is to be rectified by the time we kick off at home against huddersfield...what will be different well sit down before you read on but the green astroturf that surrounds the pitch is to be quote "replaced with a claret material" and again a quote from bilic "the contrast between the pitch and the surround will help players with there spatial awareness" well there you have it we will go unbeaten at home this season now...funny citeh/gooners/manure/chelski/watford/etc did not have that problem...ok ok chelski rectified there spatial awareness problem after the cup game but now we dont have any worries bring on real madrid lets see them cope with our new spatially aware squad now.

so the first match has come and gone. Bilic went with a 4-2-3-1. no real surprise. this seems to be the 'in thing' formationwise. but is this a good choice? key players were out as well, so why go with this? anyway, assuming all are fit, whats your lineup and formation? personally id do something different than the rest as whats the point in lining up the same way as an opponent who has better players than you?

Just sorted a bunch of tickets for WBA away and well chuffed. We try going to a couple of away games each season and this one has been regular for the past 3 years, great pub/curry house a 10 minute walk from the station/to the ground. Both sets of fans sit in there having a decent curry and beers with fast service, before the hammers having a sing song in the back area before departing for the ground. I don't normally eat before/at a game but this place (the Vines) has become a favourite as it ends up the local builder that has just finished our new place was the same guy that extended the Vines in Brom! Anyone else going? and interested to hear what the orgers favourite away games are?

Ok two things, we didn't get off to a good start and as usual everyone's a manager and knows better than Bilic. It's the end of the world and all that. Being in my mid 50's and supporting the club for over 45 years through thick and thin, I've learnt to not get too worked up after 2 minutes. After all it's an occupational hazard being a West Ham supporter so I take it with a pinch of salt. Being objective I suspect Bilic won't see the season out, but what will be will be in the fullness of time.

What does get my dander up though is the harsh reality that we have sold our great stadium and are nothing more than tenants who can have all our branding and heritage removed at a moments notice. We've had to sacrifice the first 3 weeks and have consecutive away games because of the World Athletics Champs.

The notion that we are now a big player and chasing the top 6 in the Prem League is a misconception. Just because we have a 60k plus stadium which is all to plain to see is not actually ours, does not compute when we cannot compete in the transfer market. The reason we cannot compete is our owners are not rich enough despite their best endeavour.

When we sold our beloved Boleyn Ground their was no getting 2p back on the bottle. That's it we were at the point of no return. Now I know our owners see this as a long term investment and they will get their money back with interest, when they eventually sell on. Only then will we see a change. New owners brings new money. I don't know when this will be, but until then we must continue on the journey and get on with the fall out on a week to week basis. Not much comfort in that I know, but now we've bought the ticket we'll just have to see what the raffle produces....

So what is it about our manager that just does not motivate our players? yesterdays shocking display aside why do our players just do not seem to have the stomach or a backbone for a fight..Bilic had said before the opening to the new season he expects to see a 100% commitment from the players but i saw no sign of it yesterday...we were ok until obiangs mistake after that the players attitude seemed to be ahh well thats the game gone and so it proved to be...no passion on the pitch bilic chatting to moanrino like it was a friendly and i think theres the rub Bilic is to nice...yes he has spats with players and banishes them from the team but that clearly does not work players sulk but still pick up there money and no sooner or later he will be replaced so why put effort in for him..maybe some players in the squad waiting for a chance are losing interest when they see us getting turned over regular and yet same players get picked week in week out with out a sniff of a chance....i ould find that hard to stomach myself and wonder what am i doing...well this coming week bilic and the players better show more than a 100% improvement and commitment because southampton away should hold no fear and they have not scored at home for something like 6 games and got a 0-0 with swansea we lose that and management and some first team players need to be rested for a long long time and others given a chance.

Sack Bilic

With the sick bay filled to overflowing, as usual, who do you start with today? Or does Slav just see if he can find 11 fit bodies and send them out.
Here's my thoughts
Hart; Zaboletta, Ogbonna, Ried, Masouako; Nouble, Obiang, Fernandes, Ayeu; Arnautovitch, Hernandez

1. Arsene Venger still won't be able to do his maggot bench coat up on the touchline.

2. Gary Neville will still be biased to his beloved Man Utd.

3. Mike Dean will still think everyone has come to watch him when he refs a game.

4. Jurgen Klopp will still be doing his Beaker (off the Muppets) impression on every post match interview.

5. Jose Mourhinio will still be a miserable morose shit in his interviews.......