is he the worst pundit ever? waffling on and on about rubbish.

I was very sorry to hear of the passing of Peter Brabrook on December 10th from Liver cancer at the age of 79.I started watching the Hammers in 1966 and well remember Peters wing play. His nickname was the number 6 dog as he was always in the outside lane.I met Peter several ties when I was involved with Dagenham and Redbridge as he did some scouting for West Ham. Thanks for the very happy memories Peter and condolences to all of his friends and family.

ok we all know we have two gk's as good as each other but prone to mistakes and because of the mistakes of one the other has been picked for last few matches.....now when a gk makes a mistake it is worse because a goal is normally the result and so its highlighted even more.
now before this season and last season had started I had hoped we would sign a keeper and the one I always wanted was schmeichel at Leicester but with them winning the league and going into the champions league well that was a non starter and when this season has finished and Leicester go back to well being Leicester they will lose there key players and that keeper will be snapped up by Liverpool imo......so who is out there that can help us improve our gk position? begovic at chelski or now I hear hart if we stay up although I am not a fan of his.....we had the great man ludo but parkes is the best gk I can rmbr us having...for most clubs the position is an issue from cortois being hailed as the best then being lambasted for letting in a Charlie adam special from the half way line gk's make mistakes like every other player but when they do its a key mistake....so should we look to move either one on or should we coach them better and try and make them better?

well a bit of a mixed bag yesterday tbh. we started poorly as usual and went a goal down early. we then got a bit lucky with some poor keeping by them and we were ahead at the break. then calamity randolph throws their equaliser in the net. he may have made amends with a top class save later but it defeats the object when you have just gifted them one. maybe we should move for Hart as neither keeper is convincing anymore. overall though we did well. we didnt fall apart or bow to the Klopp intimidation. for me liverpool are not convincing, how anyone can keep talking about them winning the title i don't know. one thing though, is our shape. I'm not sure about it at all. the back 3 doesnt seem solid and we seem to be aimlessly moving around without any real purpose or structure. imo we'd be better off getting back to a solid back 4 and then playing a counter attack like last season. this formation doesnt seem to suit payet or lanzini. we have the players bilic just needs to organise them better. personally i think 4-2-3-1. with noble and obiang sitting deep to release payet, lanzini and antonio (or ayew) who sit behind caroll. fact is we can't defend to save our lives at the moment.

Ant & Cress back for Liverpool game

So we draw City in the cup. most of us will have gone 'great our cup is over'. but not me. I see this draw as the best one for us. Firstly its home, a chance to get the fans packed in and roaring. secondly city is city…superb on their day but pretty soft when they don't really fancy it. will pep be bothered? does he know much about the fa cup? no doubt the line up will not be their top choice. and finally we go into this match as heavy underdogs. we are expected to lose. we have no pressure of facing Aldershot or Dover and cringing at the possibility of being turned over….. this is a good draw for us if you ask me. i also think Bilic will have no choice but to field a strong side for this as the risk would be that we get massacred and he gets sacked if its a heavy defeat again at home. not happy with our league cup performance so this is a chance to put things right. i will be expecting a victory…and its up to them to deliver this for me. cheers.

So, after the humiliating result against Arsenal just what exactly is going wrong at West Ham? Allow me vent my spleen and share my experiences and thoughts.

As usual I was at game at some considerable cost in terms of monies spent on season tickets, travel, food, drink etc and in time, each home game takes me over two hours door to door.

The day starts with a drink, our watering hole of choice is the Bat N’ Ball in Westfield where you que up to get in, have to show your ticket to the bouncer, pay over the odds for a pint in a plastic glass, actually it’s not a pint as they always deliver half measures which I guess is in keeping with the football I will injure later. The door staff I guess are an necessity to avoid trouble between rival fans but a smile or even a welcome would be appreciated besides, Im paying top dollar for this half measure.

The walk to the stadium is a mess, I can’t go direct through Westfield and have to shuffle back to the station and be herded the long way to the LS. At the stadium the stewards carryout the worst checks ever experienced, sloppy to say the least and these guys would never get a job at Heathrow. But, its lovely to know they are footie fans, unfortunately they support Arsenal…. Yes, I said Arsenal, don’t believe me? Check out Arsenal TV. So, can this also be connected to the troubles with the Sit Down Stand Up brigade and the heavy handed approach by the clowns in florescent jackets?

Inside the ground we have time to que for another beer at a more reasonable price. Take our seats in the Trevor Brooking stand, have a fab view and surrounded by really lovely people who already feel like family. We are West Ham dyed in the wool and normally full of optimism although after the reality of OT we are a little apprehensive. I share with them my bets for the day, always long odds on first goal scorer, Oggy and Mussy at 100 to one.

Game starts and already we are under the cosh, tragic error by Oggy and we are one down but by half time, this could have been more thinking Wenger will be the most upset given the chances missed. The second half needs no comment apart from a moment when a ball boy throws the ball not to a West Ham player but basically yards in the wrong direction. We laugh, that is until we then see on Twitter OUR ball boys having a selfie after the match with Cazola, all smiles. Don’t believe me… hit the web. So again, we have more Arsenal fans in the club?

At 5-1 down we are still sat there in a now rather empty stadium, accept the Gooner section, with minutes left. Heads are down and we look second best in all departments.

Crowning glory for the day is the trudge back to Stratford but this time we are stopped half way to allow a few hundred Arsenal supporters priority on the road. Thousands of Hammers fans stopped and like mugs we accept it but not for me, this is the straw that broke the back when a mild mannered, short fat 57 year old flipped! I gave these clowns full barrel and guess what, lots of other people also made the their thoughts know and abracadabra we got the priority!

Back to the first comment, whats going wrong? On the pitch, plenty but manly attitude which according to Slav is even seen in training! Off the pitch, behind the scenes there is a rift between Slav and the playing staff. The injuries don’t help but the last transfer window, apart from Fletcher, was shocking business. Dimi is not bothered, so let him and many others go. Make Lanzini skipper and build a team around him! As for the Bowl of Misery, either buy it out right or rebuild.

UP is gone, our homeland is gone, Stratford has no links to West Ham United, the locals don’t like football or prefer Arsenal, we have no home, remember we only have rights to the stadium for 19 days in 365 unless we have cup games. The heart and soul has been ripped out of our club, time to admit we were sold a pup and its time to make a noise because I feel the anger brewing that will make the Bond Scheme look like a kids party. The Holy Trinity will eventually sell and Baroness Branded Brady will swan off into the sunset leaving us to support Franchise United, wanderers of East London!

carrolls back. we all wonder how long for but if he can have a good run the team will transform imo. payet and lanzini will get the knockdowns and he will pose a threat to defences. imo bilic waited far too long to bring him on and at 2-0 prob shouldnt have bothered.

Going through a similar turmoil to us, albeit they are still in the Champions League - Leicester, another club who dared to dream and won the League last season, don't sit far off from the bottom of the table and are only a point above us. We thought the 'big clubs' would come back stronger this season after last years 'freak' result but so far whats surprising is how quickly it looks like things have gone back to how they were before - Liverpool, Spurs, playing well but dont feel they are gonna win the league, top three will be united, city and Chelsea. With our squad you would think mid table should be achievable, yes we have had injury setbacks and poor signings but the team should still be able to get a result. Leicester - despite losing Kante still have Vardy and Mahrez too but have failed to win games. Is this the price we pay for having a good season and making progress in the league - to crash and burn the year after? I dont think things will ever change - we may make small steps or inprovements or make big changes like the OS move but at the end of the day it seems like we will never be able to compete with the big boys because unless you are changing your manager or splashing out on record transfers each window you are dead in the water.

I really think looking at Bilic and his body language the guy is close to quitting and here's why:
For a manager to openly accuse his players of not training properly simply means their not performing for him and once that happens your on a slippery slope.
I like Bilic and I think most of the West Ham fans feel the same way but he is being let down badly by most of his players who are being paid buckets full of money to play in one of if not the top league in the world, for them not to be training and playing to the best of their ability is an absolute disgrace.
If Bilic is unable to get them to play at the level required then it is time to go.
This guy is being exploited because he is an easy going, maybe we need someone who will kick their overpaid arses and clear out all the dead wood.