Official Cardiff v West Ham Thread

[OZHAMMER]

right. i've rolled my sleeves up and giving this one a crack.

and with some enthusiasm i might add, because i think we'll win. i can't come up with any reason or stats to support this, but there you have it.

anyone travelling to cardiff, i hope to hear you singing bubbles at every given opportunity - it always sends a chill down my spine when i hear it over the commentators on the box.

furthermore, anyone that does travel, i take my hat off. our football hasn't given any reason why the support is deserved, yet you front up, week in, week out. as loyal as dogs, the lot of you, yet get treated like one with the football served up.

i have no idea who is back and who isn't, but over the course of the next few weeks, we should get some of our injured stars slowly returning. what i would give for just one of our star cb's to play this game. all of a sudden our back line wouldn't look so bad, and i'd have ten times the confidence in it.

jussi over adrian for me. he just gives me confide

[stevo1272]

Morning,afternoon,evening Oz...one of em must apply!...anyway mate I wish I could share your enthusiasm...I really do but I can't...they have a good new manager and will be out to impress...can't see a way out and really hope I am wrong...3 nil to Cardiff

[stevo1272]

Just heard on talk sport that Carroll returns tomorrow...hope he don't break down

[bonzosbest74]

We need to win desperately.

My guess is that bfs will drop Morrison and play for a draw.


0-2 loss

[steveytastic]

Just heard on talk sport that Carroll returns tomorrow...hope he don't break down

It's OK, I think he's going by Bus!! :D

[Tone_Loc]

This will billed as the club that acted against the one that didn't... as will all of our games against relegation rivals :D

[trev2006]

I have a feeling this could be Sams result his been praying for 0.0.

[tassiehammer]

Got to aim for a point at least.
Hope we don't play Carroll because of the panic and he breaks down.
COYI!!!!

[dagenhamJohn]

anything other than 3 points and we are in bigger trouble than we are already, we have to go for it regardless!

advance to contact!!

[newmarket]

anything other than 3 points and we are in bigger trouble than we are already, we have to go for it regardless!

advance to contact!!

Here here , s.hit or bust !

[TICKER]

Jussi,demel,tomkins,Johnson,McCartney
Downing,diarra,diame,noble,Jarvis
Carroll. And hopefully a thumping good win...irons,irons,irons

[ThePike]

I would settle for a scrappy 1-0 win with the winning goal coming from an own goal

[WOODLANDSWOLF]

Come on you hammers, get yer fingers out! Best of luck for tomorrow.:)

[Westham67]

happy with a nil-nil draw.

[dagenhamJohn]

I would settle for a scrappy 1-0 win with the winning goal coming from an own goalsnap, as long as we win who cares how!

[palerider]

A bad result all-round I think.

We'll lose but not in so embarrassing a way that the Chuckles are forced to sack the c#nt.

[mrbubbles]

1-2 west ham put on my super 6'

pends how he will set the team up got to go for the win.

[bazwillrun]

anything other than 3 points and we are in bigger trouble than we are already, we have to go for it regardless!

advance to contact!!

seconded !

[NordicMonkey]

COYI!!

let's hope for the best. Carroll would make an impact, we have good wingers to deliver, Maiga and C.Cole aren't just good enough.

[bazwillrun]

If, and i know its only rumours, but if AC does show then i hope he gets a rousing reception.

from the OS

West Ham United

• Andy Carroll is in contention to feature in the Welsh capital after being selected in Sam Allardyce's squad.

• James Tomkins is also back in the squad after a groin injury which has kept him out of the Hammers first three games of 2014.

• Ricardo Vaz Te is back in training but will not feature against the Bluebirds while Winston Reid (ankle), James Collins (calf) and Joey O'Brien, who was injured against Manchester City, are all out of Saturday's clash.

• Kevin Nolan serves the third game of his four-match suspension on Saturday.

[bazwillrun]

good selection of streams if anybody needs them

www.freelivefootballstreams.co.uk/west%20ham%20united.html

also worth a look

www.ronaldo7.net/live/live.html

[terrya1965]

anything other than 3 points and we are in bigger trouble than we are already, we have to go for it regardless!

advance to contact!!

seconded ![/quote]

Yep

[mrbubbles]

Hearing Morrison is out again he'S been training all week FFS.

[dagenhamJohn]

team..

Adrian, Tomkins, Jarvis, Rat, Collison, Taylor, Noble (c), Demel, Downing, C.Cole, Johnson

Subs - McCartney, Carroll, Maiga, Diarra, Diame, Jaaskelainen, J.Cole

[dagenhamJohn]

no Morrison :?

[terrya1965]

Hearing Morrison is out again he'S been training all week FFS.

FFS...NOT EVEN ON BENCH

[castiron]

Hearing Morrison is out again he'S been training all week FFS.
More to this one!

[castiron]

team..

Adrian, Tomkins, Jarvis, Rat, Collison, Taylor, Noble (c), Demel, Downing, C.Cole, Johnson

Subs - McCartney, Carroll, Maiga, Diarra, Diame, Jaaskelainen, J.Cole
F uck we are desperate, Jarvis centre back, Johnson on the wing ;D

[Toddie]

how taylor gets anywhere near the starting 11 is beyond me...waste of space.

[dagenhamJohn]

how taylor gets anywhere near the starting 11 is beyond me...waste of space.as he will undoubtedly prove!

[steveytastic]

Thought George would've got a start. Collison/Taylor midfield??? (scratches head)

[mrbubbles]

fack me jo cole sub again.

[SuperIrons]

Johnson should not have any right to play after his shocking performance in the Capital One Cup v City.

I understand SA has selection problems but I cannot see any reason for Callum Driver not to be selected after his excellent performance in the FA Cup v Forest.

[bazwillrun]

Sam strikes again...WTF is he playing at

is he in fact Agent Sam working on behalf of an unknown party

[dagenhamJohn]

1-2 west ham put on my super 6'

pends how he will set the team up got to go for the win.go for the what? :)

[mrbubbles]

20mins to go my tummy is in facking knots the wife has just gone to her mums as she knows the house is gonna come down if we lose

[Simone]

I think Sam Allardyce has made a pressured but correct decision to include Andy Carroll into today's squad. A demoralised team needs a physchological boost and Carroll's inclusion whether he plays or not will be extremely helpful to the lads. I'm jus hoping he won't gets injured again after 3 matches and stays healthy for the rest of the season. The team line up looks healthier too and we shouldn't get mugged off 5-0 today...PLEASE!!

[bazwillrun]

you really cant make this up

10mins in and Demel off injured for Linda

Looking at Lindas body language and facial expression whilst hes standing waiting to come on says it al...he just doesnt look up for it, he looks pretty down to me

[mrbubbles]

another injury ffs

[bazwillrun]

Ok, i take back what i said about linda...he is up for it , a great tackle there

[bazwillrun]

how did we get away with that ?

[madmax66]

News on demel facial injury and dislocated elbow.

[castiron]

Demel, dislocated elbow and injury to face :blue:

[bazwillrun]

bollox bollox bollox
sunderland 1 up, we are officially bottom of the prem...:blue: :blue: :blue:

[madmax66]

Demel, dislocated elbow and injury to face :blue:Same answer both at 15.35.:D

[castiron]

I dont know how I'm managing to watch this :s

[bazwillrun]

The Cobra 1 - 0

[OZHAMMER]

I dont know how I'm managing to watch this :s

how about now??!! :D

[castiron]

Yyyeeeesssssa!

[bazwillrun]

how close was that from Taylor, keeper totally rooted to the spot

[castiron]

We can't sit on this

[OZHAMMER]

credit where it's due - that was a neat finish from cole. :D

[bazwillrun]

trouble is , we'll do what we usually do, sit deep and invite them in and sooner or later they score.

Theyve made enough probing visits into out 18yard box and have come pretty close and weve stuggled to deal with them

[castiron]

Sunderland 2 up ffs

[SuperIrons]

Demel has a dislocated elbow and an unspecified facial injury.

1-0 at half-time and we have looked a little shaky at the back on a few occasions.

Well done to Cole as he took his chance well.

We were fortunate that the ball dropped exactly on our goal-line early doors.

[bazwillrun]

trouble is , what will Agent Sam do , sit back and try to defend the lead for 45 or will he go for it ?

[dagenhamJohn]

Demel has a dislocated elbow and an unspecified facial injury.

1-0 at half-time and we have looked a little shaky at the back on a few occasions.

Well done to Cole as he took his chance well.

We were fortunate that the ball dropped exactly on our goal-line early doors.it didn't and well you know it! ;D

[Toddie]

Well taylor has made me eat my words a little, put in quite a decent shift in the middle of the park...could still do 5 times better than him in there but he's doing okay. Were controlling the game i believe but that doesn't mean fak all.. as we all know. We can't sit back, we need to go out there and get the second goal, we have lacked finishing teams off all season.
Oooh and carlton cole i love you dearly.

[dagenhamJohn]

we have the chance to up the pressure later with a few subs..

[bazwillrun]

yeah, taylor is doing as well as he can, and was damn unlucky to not score


If we chuck this away its going to really ruin my night out

In The Cobra we trust !

[SuperIrons]

Wrt Ball on Goal-line For Cardiff.

True dat.

;D

[SuperIrons]

Bellamy on for Odumwingie at the start of the 2nd half.

[bazwillrun]

Ok here we go

Bellamy on !

they want a goal

Krap, just what i didnt want to hear...Bellamy on a 36 game goal drought !

you just know what probably going to happen :blue:

[bazwillrun]

Take note Sam

" skolsjaer has gone for broke here 4 2 4 "

[bazwillrun]

fulham get one back

spuds go 1 up against Crystal palace

stunning save from Adrian

theyre coming at us big time now...

[madmax66]

What a save..:D

[bonzosbest74]

Great save, bloody hell we are under a lot of pressure.

[bazwillrun]

AC doing a warm up !!!

[JimmyTicket]

This won't end up 1 0

Fulham 3-1 down...

B0llocks

[bazwillrun]

I cant watch this, its shredding my nerves

[bonzosbest74]

Sitting back too much now

[JimmyTicket]

Time to earn those big wages boys...

[dagenhamJohn]

this is the bit where the manager shows his tactical genius with his subs..

[bazwillrun]

Sitting back too much now

that was on the cards

AC on for The Cobra

in AC we trust !:P

[bonzosbest74]

Oh dear

[bazwillrun]

FFS tomkins second yellow and red ...off

FFS FFS FFS

we are a frikkin joke, how much harder can we possibly make it

[OZHAMMER]

that is not what we needed... any of our backs, but him :/

[castiron]

stupid tackle, bit Campbell diving little s hit

[bazwillrun]

spuds 2 up so hopefully thats sorted CP out and puts them bottom

sundeland 4 -1 , thats that over

[OZHAMMER]

well and truly under the pump :/

[bazwillrun]

how unlucky was Tayloer there


noble, pass from AC 2 - 0
yes yes yes yes

[madmax66]

Motm for me goes to adrian..!!!

[OZHAMMER]

you little bloody ripper!!!!! :D :D :D

[bonzosbest74]

Mark Noble you f.ucking beauty :D

[bazwillrun]

Motm for me goes to adrian..!!!

have to agree

[SuperIrons]

2-0 to us and now the ref has blown.

3 points.

YES!!

[JimmyTicket]

See you later you lovely boys...

I'm out out...:D :D

[castiron]

Thank f uck for that, couldnt watch the last 15 :blue: XD

[Toddie]

lets all have a disco lets all have a disco nananananananananananana what a cameo by carroll, holds the ball up so well.

[bonzosbest74]

We were shocking in that second half and BFS's brand of football is as bad as ever but it's clear the team are still playing for him. They ran themselves into the ground today.

[hammerwell06]

Out of the bottom 3 :D

[OZHAMMER]

Mark Noble you f.ucking beauty :D

first goal from open play in four years, apparently.

[Ironworks1]

how taylor gets anywhere near the starting 11 is beyond me...waste of space.

Oh dear Toady

He was man of the match - f ucking everywhere today :D

Some of the negative s hit on this thread before a ball is kicked and during the game is just embarrassing rubbish. Someone even suggesting it's a result if we lose so that Allardyce goes. Cracking support - well done.

[OZHAMMER]

carroll looked like he was pottering around, and yet positioned himself well enough to be, more often than not, first to the ball. he held the ball up well, and played his team mates in well.

i bite my lip on taylor, he gave it his all today.

jarvis still not doing it for me... maybe i just have a set on him i can't get passed.

adrian was excellent. we are a little spoilt with the options between the sticks.

cole :heart:

mccartney was in the thick of it, and didn't let us down.

tomkins a yard slower than normal, but that will come back with match fitness.

[Hammer4life]

We showed guts today. Defenders diving in front of the ball. Good goal keeping.

That's the way to do it!

[SuperIrons]

No true WHUFC supporter would ever want us to lose just so Sam gets the boot. He alone has been responsible for his shocking team selections and formations throughout the season and the buck has to stop with him.

Am I gonna get behind him?

Hell no. He needs to leave pronto.

His brand of footie has never been what we at West Ham are about.

[OZHAMMER]

how taylor gets anywhere near the starting 11 is beyond me...waste of space.

Oh dear Toady

He was man of the match - f ucking everywhere today :D

Some of the negative s hit on this thread before a ball is kicked and during the game is just embarrassing rubbish. Someone even suggesting it's a result if we lose so that Allardyce goes. Cracking support - well done.[/quote]

toddie's not the only one, harry. yes, we have egg on our faces today, but more often than not, the criticism has been justified.

but not concerned with that now... i'm more excited than i should be for 4:20am :D

[bazwillrun]

Credit where its due, they had to put in a shift today, no hiding place when youre down to 10

how valuable are those points ?

[bonzosbest74]

Superirons: I agree mate


Harry: It's not surprising someone might be a little disappointed Taylor was in the starting line-up because he's been shocking for us. He was brilliant today but it's been the exception rather than the rule so it's hardly 'embarrassing' as you've said to Toady and Castiron.


Lets keep things in perspective, this result hasn't proved Allardyce and Taylor are the bee's knees. He still plays sh1t football, has constructed a lop-sided squad and gets the team playing worryingly deep as soon as we get a lead.

Having said that it was good to see Carroll, let's hope that he can last the season.

[JimmyV66]

Not often we are able to say this about any West Ham opponant, but that is our SIXTH straight win over Cardiff City.

3 wins away and 3 at home. 0-2,0-2,3-0,2-0,3-2,0-2

14 goals to 2.

[Ironworks1]

Superirons: I agree mate


Harry: It's not surprising someone might be a little disappointed Taylor was in the starting line-up because he's been shocking for us. He was brilliant today but it's been the exception rather than the rule so it's hardly 'embarrassing' as you've said to Toady and Castiron.


Lets keep things in perspective, this result hasn't proved Allardyce and Taylor are the bee's knees. He still plays sh1t football, has constructed a lop-sided squad and gets the team playing worryingly deep as soon as we get a lead.

Having said that it was good to see Carroll, let's hope that he can last the season.

I never said that what Toddie said was embarrassing at all.

What Castiron put was something to be embarrassed about imo, that's why I put it. All this negative sh it before the kick off - it's not what we're about is it? There's no perspective pre-match so why do I have to keep some when we win?

As for Taylor

[castiron]

I have more or less stayed quiet all season regarding Sam up until lately. I am not going to apologise for having a go after the s hit that has been served up. That is only one win in how many? I slagged the selection off before the the game, they proved me wrong, somehow. I have supported WHU for 39 years, through thick and a lot of thin, I am entitled to have a pop when I want. I thank you. Ironworks, why was that embarassing? Your telling me that when you looked at the team, you thought that was a match winning selection? I wasn't the only one to comment, and I only started a thread because I couldn't reply on the match on, as stated.

[w11ons]

very well done guys. big big win.

good luck from bluemoon.

[Ironworks1]

I have more or less stayed quiet all season regarding Sam up until lately. I am not going to apologise for having a go after the s hit that has been served up. That is only one win in how many? I slagged the selection off before the the game, they proved me wrong, somehow. I have supported WHU for 39 years, through thick and a lot of thin, I am entitled to have a pop when I want. I thank you.

Crack on

Easier to wait and see before piling in though I'd say, particularly as I'm struggling to see any massive differences he could have made in the selection. Diame for Collison is probably the only one.

Times like these a bit of support goes further than a pre match slagging - that's my opinion and I'm equally entitled to it.

[castiron]

I have more or less stayed quiet all season regarding Sam up until lately. I am not going to apologise for having a go after the s hit that has been served up. That is only one win in how many? I slagged the selection off before the the game, they proved me wrong, somehow. I have supported WHU for 39 years, through thick and a lot of thin, I am entitled to have a pop when I want. I thank you.

Crack on

Easier to wait and see before piling in though I'd say, particularly as I'm struggling to see any massive differences he could have made in the selection. Diame for Collison is probably the only one.

Times like these a bit of support goes further than a pre match slagging - that's my opinion and I'm equally entitled to it.[/quote]
That's what it's all about ;D

[Ironworks1]

I have more or less stayed quiet all season regarding Sam up until lately. I am not going to apologise for having a go after the s hit that has been served up. That is only one win in how many? I slagged the selection off before the the game, they proved me wrong, somehow. I have supported WHU for 39 years, through thick and a lot of thin, I am entitled to have a pop when I want. I thank you.

Crack on

Easier to wait and see before piling in though I'd say, particularly as I'm struggling to see any massive differences he could have made in the selection. Diame for Collison is probably the only one.

Times like these a bit of support goes further than a pre match slagging - that's my opinion and I'm equally entitled to it.[/quote]
That's what it's all about ;D[/quote]

It'd be boring if I just agreed with you :D

[bonzosbest74]

It'd be boring if I just agreed with you :D

In which case Harry I for one will never think of you as boring. ;D

[dagenhamJohn]

carroll looked like he was pottering around, and yet positioned himself well enough to be, more often than not, first to the ball. he held the ball up well, and played his team mates in well.

mate, Carroll ain't played since Winston churchill got promoted to sergeant! what was you expecting?

[newmarket]

A massive relief but a long long way to go yet .

Well done the hammers !

[terrya1965]

After a lot of criticism from me in the past few weeks,I will give praise where it due.

The players really dug in today and earned us a much needed result.

Saying that,I won`t get carried away,but at least I can smile tonight :D

[mikeveep]

and learn the difference between not trying and being outclassed.;-)

[jon15u]

carroll looked like he was pottering around, and yet positioned himself well enough to be, more often than not, first to the ball. he held the ball up well, and played his team mates in well.

mate, Carroll ain't played since Winston churchill got promoted to sergeant! what was you expecting?[/quote]



Dont have to run your `olloxs off to be effective. Could a couple from our past who were hardly steam trains, but they made good use of the talent they had.

[tassiehammer]

Well done lads. Would have settled for a point the way things are going. All 3 away from home is brilliant.

[Toddie]

how taylor gets anywhere near the starting 11 is beyond me...waste of space.

Oh dear Toady

He was man of the match - f ucking everywhere today :D

Some of the negative s hit on this thread before a ball is kicked and during the game is just embarrassing rubbish. Someone even suggesting it's a result if we lose so that Allardyce goes. Cracking support - well done.[/quote]

Oi oi ironworks did you not see my post on the second page during the match I picked up on his performance and said...

Toddie
Posted 11 Jan 2014 16:03
re: Official Cardiff v West Ham Thread
Well taylor has made me eat my words a little, put in quite a decent shift in the middle of the park...could still do 5 times better than him in there but he's doing okay. Were controlling the game i believe but that doesn't mean fak all.. as we all know. We can't sit back, we need to go out there and get the second goal, we ha

[mickyj]

Putting the result to one side, the thing that pleased me most today was that the team seemed to have it's fighting spirit back, it looked as though they have had a major clear the air meeting and thought everybody is slating us so let's go out and fight for f ucking everything.

[OZHAMMER]

carroll looked like he was pottering around, and yet positioned himself well enough to be, more often than not, first to the ball. he held the ball up well, and played his team mates in well.

mate, Carroll ain't played since Winston churchill got promoted to sergeant! what was you expecting?[/quote]

that's exactly my point, dj. even though he still isn't quite fully match fit, he made a significant and noticeable contribution once he came on. i am just saying if that is his contribution at only half match fit, then the future looks positive.

[DEVONSPUR]

Great win Spammers!!

Andy Carroll superb!!
Never doubted him for a minute!!!


Now you have BFS until 2015!!


All is well!!

XD XD XD

[dagenhamJohn]

Great win Spammers!!

Andy Carroll superb!!
Never doubted him for a minute!!!


Now you have BFS until 2015!!


All is well!!

XD XD XD

now that will please some!! ;D

[DEVONSPUR]

Seriously it was a great win which I never saw coming!

Very tight at the bottom and Fulham look favourites for the drop1

[hammerwell06]

I just wish we played Cardiff & the squirts every week untill the end of the season . I bet we would win the league that way ;D


"O hi ya Devon" , didn't expect you to be on here after our win ;D

[DEVONSPUR]

Neither did I as I didn't expect you to win!!
;D

Loved the "disallowed" goal for the Toon yesterday!!!

Over 40k rattles thrown out of prams!!
XD XD XD