Worth going back and reading this blog - Hillsborough Remembered
The Queen supports West Ham United. Don't believe me? Google it.
The Queen supports West Ham United. Don't believe me? Google it.
No I
haven’t died. It’s just gotten really busy around here, far too busy. Lots of
interesting things to discuss however. Including the fat cockney West Ham Utd
supporter who thinks Andy Carroll might be the reason we (WHU) “get up there in
that champions league thing”. Let’s start with a few random thoughts before we
crack open the ‘carroll geode’.
1) AVB.
Good luck at Spurs – but what does the ‘B’ stand for? I make the assumption the
A and V is ‘Alien versus....’ What, from the world of soccer, would begin with
B and be a match for the ‘acid for blood / parasitic super monster of the
universe? On the menu tonight we have…
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| Predator |
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| Baroltelli |
B – Barry,
Gareth. I’d love to see him whipped into an air-duct and have a small monster
burst out his stomach. Might crack his expressionless face.
B – Barton,
Joey. Now that would be a fair fight. All shot on location outside a nightclub.
B –
Balotelli, Mario. My money’s on the Italian. He’s the closest human to the actual
Predator.
2) Transfer
window madness. Would make sense to have it close before the season starts. Or
do other countries schedules drive the date? Fulham were flying high, lose a
few players and then get smashed by West Ham. We’d avoid players refusing to play
competitively and undermining the ‘team’ and coaches. The agents are the
winners making exorbitant amounts of money off the back of eleventh hour deals.
Helicopter pilots too.
3)
Liverpool. How the mighty have fallen. I’ve crystallized their recent issues
into some simple schoolboy errors.
a) Only
buying players with tattoos or names beginning with ‘s’
b) Putting
up with Suarez who complains incessantly, despite being rather good with big
teeth.
c) Assuming
the Kop still has some mystical power over visiting teams (well, it does work
for West Ham).
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| Webb, you can stick that red card where the sun don't shine... |
4) Joey
Barton. Now playing in the south of France with Marseille – trying to pull a
‘Joe Cole’ (when one takes a one year sabbatical in France in a vain attempt to
resurrect a career). His sending off and subsequent 12 match ban was pure
madness. Of course, it was fabulous TV and be prepared for Fox to hit us with
‘Fight Club’ in the Fall starring Joey Barton in a punitive version of ‘master chef’. Alternatively Barton could
surprise us all and star as James T Kirk in a 2012 remake of the entire
original Star Trek series. The Lizard captain would have no chance.
And so to
the Carroll saga. Round 1 rumors appeared to be no more than ‘hype’ by the
Hammers in an attempt to boost season ticket sales. Round 2 surprised us all as
the lad came south. Despite not being worth the $50 million price tag, he
clearly is an effective player and puts defenses under pressure. Hammers fans
are torn between wanting a highly sort after player adding credibility to their
stake to a permanent place in the Premier League – and a player of aerial
dominance adding fuel to the ‘Allardyce is a long ball merchant’ fire. Bringing
Matt Jarvis in from Wolves provides an excellent supply line for Carroll. The
interesting addition to the squad is the return of Yossi Benayoun on loan from
Chelsea. He was a popular player first time around and his creative play
matches the expectations of the Upton Park faithful. The young Robert Hall is a
player who should become a household name. He made his Premier League debut and
is one to watch out for. Carroll did have an instant impact against Fulham.
He’d better do so while being paid approximately $6,000,000 a year in wages.
So, another
season begins. West Ham are in 7th spot – above Arsenal & Spurs.
Priceless.
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