Hull Away on April Fools Day

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  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Well the Leicester board famously backed Ranieri...
  • HantshammerHantshammer
    Don't understand a sub being brought on that late and thought Fletcher would have been better than feghouli
  • MIAHammerMIAHammer
    If Bilic has no intention of playing Fletcher, why even have him on the bench? What has Calleri done to justify playing him? Some of the decisions this season have been baffling to say the least. I hate to say this but I really think Bilic has to go before it's too late.
  • HantshammerHantshammer
    We make too many poor decisions on and off the pitch. Embarrassing at times thought Randolph could have done better with second goal
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    edited April 2017
    You can blame Bilic and his couching staff but the players need to take a long hard look at themselves. Some poor and at times baffling decisions during the game by them.

    It's worrying times ;puzzled
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    I know players need to be accountable Suzanne but sadly it doesn't entirely work like that - you only need to look at Chelsea last season and Leicester this season as evidence.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    My concern is that what is happening at West Ham is mirroring what happened at Leicester. Good players not performing with no obvious reason.

    Do the players not want to play for Bilic? If so, we could be in a world of bother. And the Championship.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Hands up anyone who wants to take up the mantle of starting the Arsenal (a) thread
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Sunderland apart, we are the worst team in the league. We seem clueless and have no tactical nous whatsoever. If the players themselves are not seriously worried about relegation then they're more stupid than they appear to be.
    They seem to be seriously lacking in any of the basic skills you'd expect at any level and I really have absolutely no idea what, if any, training they do for games.
    I'm going into hiding on Wednesday because I'm scared of what could happen at Arsenal. They must be licking their lips and Swansea Saturday is a must must must win.
  • horshamhammerhorshamhammer
    Signing Fonte for 8 million has to go down as one of our worst signings in recent memory.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Doubt we will get anything at Burnley so at best I think we might get 4 more points but will 37 be enough? May not be.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Why is it that experienced PL players like Font and Snodgrass can perform very well at their previous clubs and then look indifferent the moment they join us

    And on the flip side someone like Victor Moses look indifferent with us and then looking decent when he leaves us?

    You can just imagine someone like Byram leaving, joining another PL club and then quickly looking like the quality PL right back I think he can be..
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    The players do have to take a long hard look at themselves but are they getting proper coaching. They may have their badges but they've not got much experience of performing at a top level. Our performance coach is 70 years old and coached handball and athletics before trying his hand at football. Our first team coach was academy coach in Germany before joining Slav.
  • HantshammerHantshammer
    Feghouli tries but not quite there for me. I wish we were safe enough to play the younger fringe players like Oxford and Samuelson. Would love to know what Bilic sees in Calleri and not Fletcher yet puts him on subs bench?
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    edited April 2017
    baracks_a_hammer said:

    Why is it that experienced PL players like Font and Snodgrass can perform very well at their previous clubs and then look indifferent the moment they join us

    And on the flip side someone like Victor Moses look indifferent with us and then looking decent when he leaves us?

    Baracks ;ok I was thinking the same thing earlier today. Snodgrass was one of the most consistent players in the league, in terms of goals, assists and chances created, prior to joining us. Now he looks very average. Fonte was linked with some of the big boys when he wanted to leave Southampton, and again, he has been disappointing.

    There is something not quite right at the club ;hmm
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    I can honestly see Slav going before Wednesday and Mancini given the rest of the season to keep us up
  • MIAHammerMIAHammer
    Is Ranieri still free?
  • HantshammerHantshammer
    Stop panicking!
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    edited April 2017
    I think the biggest problem today is we didn't play Post.....
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    we did, he got one block in
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    Very poor all round and I am trying to work out what exactly is the problem. Confused and frustrated.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    So our best player again then....
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Going down last day vs Burnley. Bilic is a gonna.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    This is the time that the board, the manager, the players and the fans need to step up.

    I really, really hope we don't become another of those clubs that hit the 'sack the manager' panic button at the first hint of trouble.

    If we are going to sack our manager every time we hit a sticky patch, we will catch up with the O's in quick-quick time.

    Take a breath, swallow the disappointment, and get behind the team.

    We aren't going down this year, and Slav deserves the first 12 games of next season at the very least, imo.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I agree.

    I'm off to pop my stoic pants in the wash.
  • MoojorMoojor
    grey_til_I_dye said:

    This is the time that the board, the manager, the players and the fans need to step up.

    I really, really hope we don't become another of those clubs that hit the 'sack the manager' panic button at the first hint of trouble.

    If we are going to sack our manager every time we hit a sticky patch, we will catch up with the O's in quick-quick time.

    Take a breath, swallow the disappointment, and get behind the team.

    We aren't going down this year, and Slav deserves the first 12 games of next season at the very least, imo.

    i will honestly stop following all football if we sack Bilic. We just become another one of "those" clubs.
  • HantshammerHantshammer
    Looking back logically it was a game of two halves and they were more motivated after half time. We were playing away to a team fighting for survival who hadn't lost at home for some time. we did not have our best team playing due to injuries. We missed Antonio , Ogbonna and Reid for sure.
    My criticism is the subs bench choice and timing of subs coming on. Yes I would have preferred Fletcher ahead of Calleri but either would need more time on the pitch to have an effect
  • HantshammerHantshammer
    Yeoldhammer said:

    Going down last day vs Burnley. Bilic is a gonna.

    Rubbish Corporal Jones. Now get back in line!
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited April 2017
    OldCastleSwift said:

    NE. I think you may be right. I can see the board acting, to be honest. Results and performances have been very poor for too long.

    We need two wins to get somewhere near safe. Can't see where they're coming from at the moment.

    A new manager often brings instant results. I think someone may be given the chance...

    So a new manager might get us 6 points, or keep us safe. (Sam anyone?)
    But it doesn't mean they'll be the right manager to help build the club for the next 5 years. So you end up sacking that one. (Di canio, anyone?)

    Seriously - gotta take the long term view.

    A couple of seasons ago, we were all ;weep 'cos we couldn't score goals.

    Now, we can. Only 3 games in the league all season where we haven't scored. (Leicester, Man City, Man U).

    Need to sort out the 'defend as a team' thing.

    Upwards and onwards, rather than 'default to factory settings'. Because then it's always one step forward, 2 steps back.

    Unless you (one) really think he has no hope of building a team that can consistently do OK.

    In which case, no point hanging about.
  • HuttonhammerHuttonhammer
    I don't think sacking Bilic would make any difference.
    There is something at this club that consistently turns half decent footballers into players who look hopeless and have no desire to win .
    It's been happening for as long as I can remember. Our performances lack any vibrancy skill and passion and it doesn't matter who we play the opposition always looks much more up for the game. We have spells where we look ok but never really look capable of dominating any game.

    Doesn't matter who our manager is or what players we get in any improvement is only ever fleeting and then it just goes back to the same old rubbish.

    Don't know why it always happens but it is terribly disappointing and continually ruins my weekends seeing us put in such clueless performances.
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