The Pooh Pit

[Penfold]

Thanks Pip. I'm glad that we got Blackpool in the final, if only for the reason that I think they are the better footballing team than either Cardiff or Birmingham and should be able to make a better game of it for the neutral. (Providing West Ham don't revert to 'hoofball' tactics for this last game.)

 

[poohcarrot]

(Providing West Ham don't revert to 'hoofball' tactics for this last game.)

Um...er...isn't Big Sam the manager? Does he actually have any other tactics?

You can be the new Stoke if you get promoted.

(I'll be cheering them on too! :dance: )

 

[pip]

Thanks Pip. I'm glad that we got Blackpool in the final, if only for the reason that I think they are the better footballing team than either Cardiff or Birmingham and should be able to make a better game of it for the neutral. (Providing West Ham don't revert to 'hoofball' tactics for this last game.)

That seems to be what a lot of Hammers are saying . They seem to like Blackpools style. West ham have been a little frustrating as they have played really nice football from time to time this year but seem to switch between this and the Long ball . Hopefully the real west ham show up in the final. Also i did get several West ham t shirts Babygrows and a blanky for the new baby . Have decided to raise the child half Liverpool half Hammers

 

[poohcarrot]

Have decided to raise the child half Liverpool half Hammers

...so you're going to repeatedly show the excellent movie "Once were warriors" and buy the sprog a yoyo?

 

[Penfold]

Strangely, since the chants of "We are West Ham, we play it on the floor" in protest at Big Sam's tactics at the Peterborough game back in March, where every ball was hoofed upfield, we have actually been playing good, passing, entertaining football. Not something I would have expected under Allardyce, I must admit.

 

[poohcarrot]

Have you noticed how Arsenal are managed by Arsene and Man C by Mancini?

To keep up with the trend of having a manager named after the team;
Bolton's new manager is Michael, Hull's new manager is Rod with his Emu and WHU new manager is the 80s pop duo Go West.

 

[pip]

 

[poohcarrot]

What's the date of Spain v Ireland?

 

[pip]

Here you go . All are in Polish time

Spain vs Italy
10 June 2012
18:00
Spain v Italy PGE Arena, Gdańsk

Ireland vs Croatia
10 June 2012
20:45
Republic of Ireland v Croatia Municipal Stadium, Poznań

Italy vs Croatia
14 June 2012
18:00
Italy v Croatia Municipal Stadium, Poznań

Spain vs Ireland
14 June 2012
20:45
Spain v Republic of Ireland PGE Arena, Gdańsk

Croatia vs Spain
18 June 2012
20:45
Croatia v Spain PGE Arena, Gdańsk

Italy vs Ireland
18 June 2012
20:45
Italy v Republic of Ireland Municipal Stadium, Poznań

 

[poohcarrot]

That's the first time I've seen that group!

Ireland are with Spain, Italy and Croatia?!

They're buggered!

PS: Your baby on June 14!

 

[pip]

We are so screwed its ridciulous .

 

[poohcarrot]

Are you talking about the impending birth or football?

 

[pip]

Little bit from column A ........

 

[poohcarrot]

PETER NORMAN - A Truly Great Australian

I knew nothing about this until today. What a guy! :clap: :clap: :clap:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7674157.stm

 

[Penfold]

:clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[Quatermass]

A real pity I haven't heard about him...

 

[pip]

Saw a great documentry last year on the incident and they actually gave him a fair bit of recognition

 

[poohcarrot]

Downing?! Terry!? Carrol! :dance: What an England squad!

Everyone says that Roy gets the best out of mediocre and average players. So what does he do? He picks the most mediocre and average players available.

The man's a genius! We're going to win. :dance:

 

[pip]

Downing?! Terry!? Carrol! :dance: What an England squad!

Everyone says that Roy gets the best out of mediocre and average players. So what does he do? He picks the most mediocre and average players available.

The man's a genius! We're going to win. :dance:

quite enjoyed the squad being read at. I thought we were screwed but at least we're don't have Terry , Green , Downing , Worf (Lescott) etc in our squad

 

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To be fair, Green has been immense this season for West Ham and is still one of the best English 'keepers around, although he will be number two to Hart (fairly since I do think Hart is the better of the two). I would have liked to have seen Carrick in the squad 'though; and to have seen Terry dropped but the latter is more for my personal opinion of him as a person than for his footballing ability.