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• 2026 Summer Transfer Speculation ( with digression into Falklands - be warned -scroll past)

  claretandbluesky

  September 1
  Would you not suspect they go hand in hand? A belief that the Falklands is Argentinian and a dislike of the country who killed his people during the war that prevented them taking them. The Argentine behaviour during the World Cup was as though they particularly dislike England' and due to the war. It didn't seem to be at the senseless nature of war but a tribal nationalistic support of Argentina over England, as their enemy.
  
  I don't doubt he likes England as a place to live and work, but my point was that if you feel that a certain country is your enemy why would you want live among them?
  
  I personally never got the impression that he and many of the Argentine players had objectified the war as a war, a military conflict which had nothing to do with football and felt no animosity towards England as a nation, and left it in 1982, but rather felt they were playing against their enemy and they dislike Great Britain...still.
  
  I believe both home and away fans let him know what they thought of his antics on his first game back this season. I don't think Martinez got the same reception as he just played football.

• EFL Championship West Ham V Wolves @ home, Tues 1st Sept @ 7.45pm UK Time

  Slacker

  September 1
  He’s got to go!
  Oh hang on, we won so he’s ok for at least another game.🎉

• 2026 Summer Transfer Speculation ( with digression into Falklands - be warned -scroll past)

  MrsGrey

  September 1
  Having said that, it seems odd to me that they would really pay such a huge amount for a player in a position where they are probably ok. And he's not head and shoulders above other players. Perhaps the owners had this as part of the deal with the new manager - a wodge of cash for whoever he wanted, no questions asked.
  
  But then you have a new manager parachuted iin to a club which is quite settled and the players mostly loved the old manager. You'd think he'd adopt a softy softly approach. Instead he brings in a not necessarily needed player, who is one of HIS players from a former club, and that player having ( it might seem) an attitude problem. And on huge fees and thus probably huge wages.
  
  I can see massive disruption ahead.
  
  ( Hopefully 😂)
  
  

• EFL Championship West Ham V Wolves @ home, Tues 1st Sept @ 7.45pm UK Time

  Lukerz

  September 1
  Still wasn’t convinced by Scarles - so many attacks down his side second half & it was easy

• EFL Championship West Ham V Wolves @ home, Tues 1st Sept @ 7.45pm UK Time

  MrsGrey

  September 1
  Edit - reply to Munich.
  It had a different dynamic because both teams were going for a win (imo) because of all the 'automatic promotion rivals' narrative that's going on.
  
  Both were a bit rubbish in parts 😂

• EFL Championship West Ham V Wolves @ home, Tues 1st Sept @ 7.45pm UK Time

  alderz

  September 1
  Mavropanos looks like one of the basketball players in Space Jam after the aliens took away their ability to play basketball

• EFL Championship West Ham V Wolves @ home, Tues 1st Sept @ 7.45pm UK Time

  alderz

  September 1

  I thought the referee did well tonight. IMO, he looked in control and like he was the boss, and the players knew it. He didn’t blow the whistle everytime someone fell over, and didn’t relay on VAR to make decisions for him. To me it helped with the flow of the game.
  
  Also, I believe the discussions (arguments?) in the pub (or anywhere else) about the decisions add to the matchday experience - rather than relying on another faceless official in a box somewhere! 😂
  
  COYI,⚒
  

  Whilst I agree with the overall premise, I have no idea how Jordan James got booked when Mavro dived in on him

• 2026 Summer Transfer Speculation ( with digression into Falklands - be warned -scroll past)

  alderz

  September 1
  Side note: I just looked up Salah-Eddine, saw he was born in 2002 and my brain immediately said "What's the point in signing another teenager when we already have Scarles?" and then I realised that, no, no, he's 24 and I am 37.

• MOTM vs Wolves

  ScotHammer

  September 1
  Scarles. - stood out for me after last couple of matches.

• EFL Championship West Ham V Wolves @ home, Tues 1st Sept @ 7.45pm UK Time

  MrsGrey

  September 1
  Piroe not quite thrilling so far.
  
  I'll give him 2 more games to get settled ( so generous 😂) but then will be expecting a lot more.