irip
Head Pro
Scotland still wouldn’t qualifyComplete trash. Why even have qualifying, just have one big world cup with 200 odd teams in it that takes four months to complete.
Don Barzini
Assistant Pro
Even fans of foreign teams are noticing and feeling the English media’s obsession with their Favourite Six! 
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
West Ham sack potter.
Fade and Die
Medal Winner
Inevitable really, I didn't think it was possible to find a worse manager than Avram Grant but we've managed it twice in a row. Are they going to make it a hat-trick? With this board I wouldn't bet against it!
venger
Well-known member
BBC live text reporting that Nuno has agreed to be the new West Ham boss
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Surely potter will have to drop down a league for his next job.
Fade and Die
Medal Winner
Nuno Out!
Good appointment in my opinion, I think he left Wolves and Forest in a better state than what he took over, saying that, shouldn’t be that hard to get West Ham performing better than they are currently…..
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
It really is just a merry go round.
Don Barzini
Assistant Pro
I suspect he will go back abroad and build back that way. It's how his reputation was built originally, makes sense to do it again.
That is probably more attractive to him than dropping a league.
Swango1980
Well-known member
Surely a red card!?
Slime
Tour Winner
How is that not a red?
Slime
Tour Winner
Great strike, I now just find myself laughing!
nickjdavis
Head Pro
Man U then?
Awful. Again.
Swango1980
Well-known member
I only saw the second half, and Utd were garbage. So slow in decision making. Can't cross a ball. Don't bring striker into game. Players don't move well, to even drag opponents away to create space for team mates.
That being said, the penalty incident is surely the definition of last man denying a goal scoring opportunity!?
road2ruin
Q-School Graduate
My take of today’s United performance….
Players are a disgrace.
Unusually our best player was our keeper.
Collins should have been sent off.
Yet again errors lead to goals.
WTF was VAR doing to take 3 minutes to give the penalty.
Can’t see a way back for Amorim and earlier on in the month I said that I’d be surprised if he was still manager come 21st October. At this point I can’t see him lasting that long.
Players are a disgrace.
Unusually our best player was our keeper.
Collins should have been sent off.
Yet again errors lead to goals.
WTF was VAR doing to take 3 minutes to give the penalty.
Can’t see a way back for Amorim and earlier on in the month I said that I’d be surprised if he was still manager come 21st October. At this point I can’t see him lasting that long.
Swango1980
Well-known member
They were happy with the penalty. They were taking the 3 minutes to decide whether the defender was last man, then concluded he wasn't I guess.
I was happy for Amorim to play his system for a prolonged period last year, to test his players and see who is capable. But now he needs to do something different. If he keeps doing the same thing over and over, we'll still play like this.
Having 3 defenders just seems to make us light in the middle. Our wing backs are terrible, especially Dalot in attack. Bruno is a terrible deep midfielder. And there are no signs of bringing the striker into play (maybe it was better in 1st half, when I wasn't watching)
It’s not the system which concerns me. There are doubtless occasions against some opponents when it may work.
It’s Amorim’s complete lack of willingness to change. He simply won’t budge. Opposition managers must rub their hands with glee, because a fixture against United must be the easiest to plan for. You know exactly what to expect for ninety minutes. And with the lack of mobility in that midfield, what you can expect is an easy ride.
I’ve been patient. I’m always happy to give a manager time. And I hate the merry-go-round we are permanently on. But this can’t continue.
It’s Amorim’s complete lack of willingness to change. He simply won’t budge. Opposition managers must rub their hands with glee, because a fixture against United must be the easiest to plan for. You know exactly what to expect for ninety minutes. And with the lack of mobility in that midfield, what you can expect is an easy ride.
I’ve been patient. I’m always happy to give a manager time. And I hate the merry-go-round we are permanently on. But this can’t continue.
