Just three young players all given a go in the Premier league and all doing well the first name made his debut for Manure and he looked right at home.....Never heard of the Lad before but you can tell when his fellow pros were patting him on the back as he went off subbed late on that he had made a fine impression in that cauldron of an atmosphere and the other two players what can you say they are Stars for years to come but meanwhile according to Mogadon you have to take time to blood youngsters not throw them in do not put pressure on them blah blah blah.....all that says to me is he's more worried being shown up for the Dinosaur that he is by holding players back than giving them a proper run.
He is in a win win right now because of injuries he can give the Boy a run of games and if it proves to be a step to far right now then he will be shown to be right about easing him in and the Lads eyes open as to just how different Prem football is compared to the u23's etc but to be stubborn and come up with lame excuses shows you how limited the Managers vision is.
Bowen can play there but loses a lot to his game than when playing wide and cutting inside thats his best position so when fit play him there Play Mubama upfront and see what unfolds because against a dreadful side that we made look very good Ings was still in bed and never made it to the races! he tried for 10 mins or so then as we all new he just might as well of not been on the pitch and probably thinks ffs i need a partner not be a lone wolf.

Other clubs give there Youth a go but Moyes holds a grudge and if he feels you have gone against him then you will not appear in the first team.....Fornals/Cornet to name but two but who does he get from the youth to try and bridge the gap if he is not going to play those players answer is nobody of course he cannot take the blnkers off...

Come on Everton

Come on Everton

Back amongst the goals and doing what he does best.....Moyes meddling turned Soucek into a Pariah figure with fans wanting him out but with Rice gone Alvarez playing the role Soucek had last year and now given the freedom to get into the box and do what he is good at and scoring vital goals........Look what happens when you play players in there best positions instead of Mogadons square peg syndrome....could not be happier for the player as he was dug out a lot last season by me and others over his passing and being a passenger in nearly every game but the one thing you could say about him is his attitude and commitment to the club never wavers.

Haller/Scamacca neither Mogadons picks so he got shot of them
Jordan Hugill and Danny Ings more to his liking though the latter never a lone striker until mog got hold of him.
So i think we will see very clearly who's fingerprints are on the next striker we get and if it is not Mogs then its pointless as he simply will not play them.

Slow lethargic constant sideways and backwards passing never pressing the opposition.....How much longer do we have to put up with this kind of football? the answer is until the summer no doubt.
Just watched the second half and its only when we fall behind do we see any urgency in the play and the team play so much better going forward than they do sitting back as is always the case.
Moyes is a lucky man he got away with it today and when people say the atmospheres flat well just look at whats served up week in week out....you need to get the crowd excited with your efforts and walking around passing back and to the side does not do that.
Constantly setting the team up not to lose no matter the opposition is uninspiring and the crowd just sit bored listless and hard to generate an atmosphere when that stale kind of football is served up.

We all know we were let down by some very poor defending against Brentford and despite us looking so much better going forward with the pace and movement i have little doubt that Moyes will think nothing of ditching the system(forced on him)and go back to two defensive midfielders and sit deep hoping Forest try and press so we can catch them out we all know it will be Benni that will be sacrificed if that is the case and though he has not been pulling up trees he does seem to be the fall guy and that has to be down to the squads imbalance.

Last nights against the Gooners was that a Moyes tactical masterclass or was he just scared of losing his job and thought Bollox to it i'll give the fans what they want..as in Ants benched and Bowen up front....Wow look at that a player up front who can hold onto the ball not fall down every two minutes can pass tracks back and SCORE blimey who would of thought that and alongside Kudus who is a gamechanger how can Moyes even think of starting Ants again? Kudus and Bowen can interchange making it hard for any opposition to know who to mark.
So Brentford away Alvarez out Pacman out Zouma out? what does he do.....i would keep the back four from last night Soucek has to do the defensive midfield role put JWP Fornals in the middle Benny and Kudus and Bowen to keep doing what they did last night but i will be very surprised if Moyes even thinks of that.

An hour after a glorious victory against The Arsenal. All euphoria amongst the Claret & Blue was swiftly quelled with the predictable draw for the Quater Finals. A bloody trip to Anfield.
Are these draws rigged? Whenever West Ham get to the latter rounds of a domestic cup competition you can gaurentee an away tie. Not only an away tie. But one of the better teams left standing. I'm sure if United had not got beat they would have ended up with a home tie to Port Vale. How often do Liverpool get drawn away at this stage? Not to often. Be interesting to see how many times we gave been dealt this shit card. I think the last time we were drawn at home in a QF Redknapp played a ringer!

Just seen a video blog Claret and Booze, dont normally venture on this YouTube blog, the guy really laces into both Moyes and JWP.

I think we all have very strong opinions on Moyes but until now JWP has had a fantastic start to the season, having maybe still a honeymoon period but looks like people are now taking a closer look.

I have said with family and friends that he is "special" with a dead ball but his effect on open play is IMO lacking. Even against Everton even this element of his game was lacking. I dont see too many tackles or inceptions, lacks pace and the forward passes, particularly when we have a high percentage of possession, is lacking, its sideways or back. This puts more pressure on Alverez and god forbid more opportunities for Zouma to be caught out with the ball. If ever there was a footballer who looks less in control of a ball than that guy!

Maybe its also timing, I just saw on Facebook the stats for Flynn Downes, appears to be doing well at Saints.

So I ask the question... JWP, passenger or integral part of the chemistry of our style of play?