Friday 28 March 2014

Booing football

Well, its been brewing for ages and to be honest i always knew that day would come, but i doubt that anyone thought it would come after a win. The fall out though is what has bothered me, the shocking performance really is nothing new as we have witnessed many a game like that over his nearly 3 year Tenure, yet when i got home after the game i went online to read what had been said across the West Ham sites and what i saw left a bad taste in my mouth, basically west ham supporters upset over the booing after the game calling those that booed, MUGs. MUGS? i couldn't quite believe it. we all watch the same game but we all view it through different eyes and yes there will always be different opinions in what went on, but the fact that some decided to Abuse those that frankly used the only way they have inside the ground to voice their displeasure at what they believe is the shocking tactics that are choking this club is disgraceful. Add to the fact that it turned out that some of the most opinionated fans against the booers didnt even go to the game but sat at home and watched did incense me. How can a fan that attends the game be a mug against those that are not at the game is quite beyond me. The papers were naturally full of it the next morning, pictures of BFS cupping his ears to the crowd splashed across the page mocking the fans that were booing him. In his interview after the game, did he try diffuse that situation by saying he understood fans frustration. No, he did his arrogant best, acting mystified over why the fans would boo a victory. He knows why those that booed did, its because they have had enough of his "only the result matters" brand of football that he specialises in. He is not bothered about flair or shock horror, entertaining fans. There a many fans that buy into Sam, they are fed a diet of the club being laden with debt so we have to cut our cloth accordingly, that it will be better once we move but for the next few years we have to basically take this medicine. Funny how the debt didn't stop us from paying him the 5th highest wage in the league, nor did the debt stop us giving Brady a pay rise or her million pound bonus for delivery the OS. The debt is only used as weapon against the fans that have the cheek to voice their opinion about the rubbish served up by the squad that he has assembled. naturally Sams friends in the press then jumped to his defence, Ian Ladyman in the Daily Mail "Back across town at West Ham, though, something felt odd about the events of Wednesday night. The club’s owners may well decide to move forward with a new manager this summer.If that happens, Allardyce will not complain. He will take his skills and his methods elsewhere. But to boo a man who is essentially fulfilling the brief he was delivered when he was appointed in June 2011 sets a very high bar for whoever follows him.Then finished with "Wanted: One football manager to keep West Ham in the Premier League. Must play like Brazil" Totally missing the point of what drove supporters to boo a victory, booing a defeat is easy, and can be swatted away as fickleness, and fans that want instant success, but to boo a victory shows that those fans care so much that will not accept the style of football BFS serves up. If football is too you just about the result and the points gained after it then why would you pay to go watch the game, especially when the result can be found as soon as the whistle has finished in hundreds of different ways. If it just about the result then fans might as well just stay at home and stick up the results service on Sky or the BBC. To Boo a victory says,in my opinion, that its not just about results, its not just about 3 points, they are wanted yes, but not a demand or requirement, the fans that booed that victory are saying that this club has had enough of watching the most lifeless brand of football to ever darken our door and it tells the owners that they know what they need to do. The owners are fans of this club, i cant for a minute with them knowing the history of the club and the type of fans we get at the Boleyn, that they themselves are happy with the way we are playing, they have to be seen to back the manager but privately i am sure they feel the pain of the performances and come then end of the season will shake Sams hand, thank him very much, and kick his fat arse out the door. Lastly in Reply to Ian ladyman's comment about football like Brazil, i just want football like West Ham, unpredictable but exciting, the type where you walk out after a defeat and say, didn't we play well. i remember a 5-1 defeat by Leeds in april 1999, we had 3 sent off yet that team showed more attacking intent that day then Sams team has all season, i walked out of that game feeling proud of the way we played, when was the last time you did that this season

Saturday 1 March 2014

only porn and horses

So Liverpool in an attempt to crack the American market for their owners have allowed Fox TV to make a documentary series called “Being Liverpool”, a programme that follows the day to day goings on behind the scenes , which has got me thinking what would “Being West Ham” be like, imagine if a camera crew could follow our owners into the boardroom and eves drop into their conversations . I imagine it would be something like this, Set the scene, West Ham owners have just trudged back into the boardroom after the end of their 1st full season in charge, which ended in relegation. GOLDIE “what we gonna do Sully we need to get back up at the 1st time of asking or our dream will be gone” SULLY “ don’t worry yourself old man I know what I am doing its all part of my master plan” GOLDIE “ what’s that sully boy “ SULLY “drive the share price down so I can snap up the rest of the shares off the Icelandic’s at a lower price, get back up 1st time of asking and I’ll be quid’s in” GOLDIE “ what do you mean I” SULLY “sorry Goldie I mean we. Slip of the old tongue. Where that KAREN” In walks Karen Brady, West Ham’s Vice Chairman. SULLY “ah about time to Brazza where you been “ KB “ I’ve just told Kevin Keen to forget about wanting the managers job” GOLDIE “ why did you do that” KB “ Because I sacked him” GOLDIE “ but he’s West Ham through and through” SULLY “Don’t worry about that, I’ve got some one lined up, a sure fire winner some one guaranteed to get this club where I want it. Brazza Stick the kettle on love and don’t forget the Hobnobs “ GOLDIE “ I remember once we were gonna make a Dildo called a Hob Knob, thought it might appeal to women who like to do it in the Kitchen” Sully and Karen just look and shake their heads. In the background the sound of music can be heard getting louder, it’s the imperial March from Star Wars Du du d du duu d duu d du duuu. The door to the board room opens and in walks a giant of a man, dressed in black he breathes heavy, in and out, in and out, Goldie struggles to get his words out as he looks on in fear GOLDIE “It’s It’s” SULLY “ Say hello to our new manager Goldie Big Fat Sam. Whats with the Heavy breathing Sam. BFS “ bye eck Sully those stairs are a killer” GOLDIE “ Whats he doing here sully, you promised me the next manager would be a football man, some one with a bit of class, a West Ham man” SULLY “ oh shut up you tart. We were lucky to get him; Real Madrid And Barcelona was after him you know. Aint that right Sam.” BFS “ Oh YEAH,,,,,, Well Real macribs and Barca lone star, they both play at power league in Accrington on a Thursday. Macribs were the favourite to get me, sponsored by the local McDonalds’, offered me all I could eat mcflurries. But when I got your call Sully I flew down here as quick as the old Quattro could carry me.” GOLDIE “ I told you in January when screwed O’Neil about, I don’t think the fans SULLY “ They will Goldie, that’s the beauty of relegation, these muppetts, sorry fans, will swallow it, just like the punters that buy those dodgy blue pills we knock out in the back the Sport, desperate to see it rise they will swallow anything.” BFS “ Is that tea coming and have you got any Eccles cake, I like Eccles cake I do” KB “ Ive got crackers Sam “ BFS “ Aye love you have, a right pair of crackers they are, but I really fancy cake with me tea, just like me Ma gave me when I was but a nipper “ SULLY “ Don’t worry goldie, ive got a plan, . BFS will get us up in the 1st year wont you Sam” BFS “ Aye, will do. Ill make this team the biggest in the land within 2 years” SULLY “ See Goldie, we can do it. With my leadership, Sams managemnt, Braaza’s ability to bullshit with best and you as the Figure head, the matriarch, the man whose come back home like Moses to lead us to our MECCA” BFS “ MECCA, did you say Mecca. I like a game of Bingo, used to play it with my Mam down t club, just before the Strippers came on” SULLY “ No Sam, not Bingo, STRATFORD, THE OLYMPIC STADIUM. If we can get into there, what with flogging this place and knock out a couple of the other sites well be quids in. THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WELL BE BILLIONAIRES” Cue the closing theme tune. We've got some half price Adult tickets and miles and miles of dodgy scarfs, T.V.s, garden gnomes and cockney reject L.P.s, Ball games, gold chains, whatsnames, and leather goods, And Trevor Brooking track suits from a geezer in the Spotted Dog, DOG, DOG DOG DOG DOG ... No income tax, no V.A.T., No money back, no guarantee, long or short, pass or hoof We'll play the game very longgggggg God bless Green Street, Viva Green Street, Long live Green Street, C'est magnifique, Green Street, Magnifique, Green Street, Green Street (to fade) Apparently the working title was “Only Porn and Whoreses” and you’ll have to wait to later in the season to see what happened next.