Thought about going to watch the Ladies play and taking my Grandsons as I get a discount being a season ticket holder with West ham. I watched young Jack Sullivan on TV a few days ago as Footballs youngest Manager and maybe its just me or I come from an older generation but Matt Beards language was appalling in the 20 second clip they showed as he spoke to the ladies at half time. Basically saying "Look out they will effing come at you in the effing second half so effing stay wake and effing win it." or words to that effect. I know he had a good record with Millwall, Chelsea and Liverpool ladies in the past but does he have to swear like that all the time (as he does from the touchline as well!!!) I thought West Ham had a low tolerance to bad language?

Optimistic?

I’m feeling and hearing in the media, and on fan sites much more optimism than I have ever heard in previous run ins to a new season, that said, a drubbing from one of the greatest sides on the planet on Saturday and 14.30 I could have more pessimistic complexion.

I’ve followed West Ham all my days, 22K of them as I had no choice, born a hammer, and because of that I never get carried away but… this season does feel a little bit different and can we dare to dream?

I have simple dreams, 7th, turnover Spudz or Chavski at home and a good cup run and Im a happy Bhoy!

What do you think?

Noble out for the citeh game(dead leg apparently)...not being harsh but we do have players that can play instead of Noble so its not as big a miss as Fabianski who has a Minor groin injury pfff since when do we do minor injuries at west ham...so that leaves us with Roberto in goal and from what i have seen of him that is very worrying indeed and could be the reason why our defence is out of sorts as they do not have the belief in him as they do Fab....my one question is why is it our big players that get injured why not Roberto/Sanchez instead..we truly are cursed.

With less than a week of this current window remaining open is there still to be business done? With only 2 major signings plus 2 back up keepers on frees is our squad complete? I think we are 2 short. Centre half & striker. If Chico goes we have no natural back up to Haller. At the back Reid is not the player he was & Ogbonna is a liability and will be costly for us this season. Surely the money is there? With the vast amount of outgoings this must have covered a good chunk of the combined fees of Fornals & Haller plus the save on wages. I can see Cahill from Chelsea coming in & I'm surprised we have not played our hand in the loan market!

Both our Summer signings look like money well spent this summer add to that Diagana and Johnson coming on Really well i think we really are in for a great season of attacking football...Forcandles linked up effortlessly with Anderson/Lanzini/AlloAllo and some of the passing and movement was a joy to behold but on the flip side our defending needs to up its game quite a bit Roberto is already giving me Allen McKnightmares in goal so fingers crossed for Fab to stay fit Ogbonna still blows hot n cold Reid will never be the player he once was so i think if all fit El Pel will start the season with this team.
1.Fab 2.Arthur 3.Fredericks 4.Diop 5.Balbuena 6.Wheelchair 7.Rice 8.Anderson 9.Forcandles 10.AlloAllo 11.Lanzini... subs Roberto/Johnson/cressy/ogbonna/Antonio/Noble/Yarma/Chico
All in all we have a side quite capable of battling away for a top 6 spot its just a question as to the players believing it...COYI

Seeing on SSN this afternoon Bolton and Bury have been given until 5pm today to prove there financial viability and if not they could well have there opening day fixtures and others suspended....with the Multi Millions of pounds in the Premier league do you really care about what is going on in the lower divisions...When you go back to the dark days when our club was in serious financial trouble and close to going to the wall its a case of there but for the grace of god go i.....when the seasons on i always make a point of recording the highlights of the football league and enjoy watching the national league on BT as well but when you see so many clubs struggling you must wonder how long can it keep going in its present format...so would it bother you if the football league started to lose clubs or is it just the inevitable side affect of the Premier League being the be all and end all for the money men.

£1million a week yup just read that whilst you have your cornflakes this morning and don't spit them everywhere but an scrabble winning score of a name for a football club(china of course)is apparently happy to offer Bale that amount to attract him to play in china....Bale being treated terribly by Madrid and Zidane IMO should take it..he's won the champions league he's won the spanish league liverpool/citeh will not want him spuds prob could not afford his wages manure a busted flush so he will not win the prem wales will never win the world cup so if that kind of money is being offered i think his family could put up with that for a couple of years....but £1million a week the world has gone crazy...you can hear Ronaldos agents on the old abacus right now totting up how much he could earn!

I think we have to say well done. Formal and haller are quality players. They have spent big again so well done

Well I think it used to be me before I ran off to me caravan in the new forest. But I have to say I think Carlos Sanchez has stolen the crown. I've never seen a worse player pull on a hammers shirt in the 49 years I've been a supporter. Including Allan McKnight.

So who is the worst Hammer ever??

latest news is we are seriously considering this but the guy says he wants to stay in Italy? another Gomez deal then? that aside, would he be a good signing, didn't pull any trees at Chelsea. my view is, he's a good player and probably one Pellegrini knows a lot about and if given good service could do well.