out here in the burbs of deepest darkest surrey( Epsom way chelski territory) I have yet to see the once prevelant species of the smuggessgittuschavis normally found wearing blue shirt and marching around the streets as if they owned them...but for some reason this species has become extinct around here and rumours of such sightings are thought now to be but a myth.....have they moved from there normal habitat? are they near you now or are they truly gone:-)

With a host of big clubs falling did we miss a good opportunity here?

Is he the most overrated commentator ever? I thought I'd give the liverpool bournemouth a look but I had to switch to city palace because Tyler waffling on and on and on. The man thinks he's some sort of commentating genius. I want to watch the match I don't want to hear 90 mins of Tyler's babbling about the personal life of klopp, or his players and then telling me about the other matches that were played yesterday or every club that each player has played for before. Infuriating buffoon.

24 hours to go before pfa player of the month narrow to shortlist of three. You can vote for Dmitri Payet. Apologies if this has already been posted.

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We have the best away record in the league (in the country I think!), they have one of the worst home records. Before the Bilic Era, most of us would have this game down as a nailed on loss; but all bets are off now with that kind of typical old-fashioned 'always fear the worst' West Ham way of thinking.

Watford aren't as poor as their record suggests, but unless our boys are complacent we should have too much for them.

Team and predictions?

reading an article this morning mentioning that the gooners want £15million for jenkinson in the summer if we want him just how realistic are they being? of course nobody will pay that for him maybe £7million at a push but what they want we and I very much doubt any other club will pay that ridiculous amount...of course we all now its just an opening gambit to see what they really want for him but if slav says no then who will we get to play in that position...I have heard sam byrams name mentioned by people but having not seen him play and clearly having no top flight experience would the club risk money on him? or will we stick with Tomkins and make him our new RB and buy another centre half? or will it be some Croatian player we are yet to no about...decisions decisions decisions....yes next summer is a long way off but in footy you have to keep looking

hi if anyone knows anyone selling a ticket for watford and spurs away i would be very grateful barker.andi@blueyonder.co.uk many thanks

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2015/10/26/steve-nicol-discusses-west-hams-to…
I think Steve Nicol knows a thing or two about what it takes to compete at the highest level,being a key player in that famous Liverpool side of the 80's.I agree with what he says,that's not being a downer on what Bilic has achieved,because I think he has done wonders already in his short tenure.But the squad is far from the finished article ,work in progress, definitely heading in the right direction.Currently with the players Bilic at his disposal he is playing to their strengths, for sure,but when you compare the team's football to the top teams like Arsenal,Chelsea,Man Utd,Man Cty who dominate games with their possession football ,reality sets in,their is still a sizeable gap in quality and playing style.We have a few individual stars who I think could get into any top side but we need more of that calibre.But progress is there for all fans to see,and the transition we have seen already in style ,entertainment value and results,you get the impression Bilic won't need that long to build a top side worthy of Champions League football,so long as the funding continues.But I would be happy with 8th place this season,and who knows ,maybe next summer with the addition of more quality recruits ,competition for a top 4 place may be realistic.

we failed to control our players in the 44th minute and have until Thursday 6pm to answer it.....what a joke

Is the stamping feet and throwing toys all an excuse for mourinho to quit? Instead of shutting up and rolling sleeves up to get his side some points all he does is bleat about wenger and how the referees are robbing him. It doesn't really look like he's doing much behind closed doors either judging by some of his 'big' players performances. He has proved in the past he is a quitter, are we seeing the ground being prepared for him to huff off again before he gets fired? All that drama on sat was clearly staged. Rather than take the knock on the chin he wanted something to hide behind so we get the dramatics and deliberate getting sent to the stands. Not cool Jose, I think the games up.