Burnley at home - 10th March - Match Thread

Yeoldhammer

give us the points deduction and relegate us already.

OldCastleSwift

Forgot Masuaku even existed.

Southampton and Stoke will define our season.

No pressure then.

MrsGrey

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years said:

But so should the players, whether a fan got on or not it's a disgrace to be riled up so easily

The fans can't be absolved of one iota of responsibility for the negativity, distraction and anxiety they caused by their behaviour.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

OldCastleSwift said:

I think it had something to do with the board Jorderz.

I'm not condoning what the fans did today, but I do understand why they feel the way they do.

The reasons have been done to death on other threads so there's no point going over them again, but whilst the actions of the pitch invaders is not acceptable, I do think the board have to take some responsibility for the division between them and sections of the fan-base.

Whatever you say. Personally, I think fans should support the club when they need it. The board couldn't have turned the game around when we went behind, but the fans could have been a massive help. There's always room for intelligent and professional complaints and dialogue between the fans and the board. 1-0 down in a crucial match isn't the time for it, and the way it was done today is a million miles from how to do it.

These kind of morons always bang on about how they pay their money and so therefore have a stake in the club and a right to protest. Well, what about the other 50,000 people who bought tickets to see West Ham today? Don't they have a right to feel safe and comfortable in the stadium?

They might not have respect for the board but the lack of respect for the players, the club and, most importantly, their fellow supporters spending their hard-earned to try and enjoy a game of football is absolutely despicable.

MrsGrey

Well said.

Selfish, egotistical behaviour.

welovethehammers

I don't agree with the protests at all but if they're going to protest - why not do it at the end of the West Ham v Everton game last game of the season (at full time I should add).

We desperately need the points to stay up and this protest is extremely counter productive. They are having a go at the board for the lack of investment (therefore costing us points) but in reality they will also cost us points by the atmosphere they're creating.

I realise this was a very amateur protest as the official protest was called off. So I guess all it takes is one protestor to start it all off (the one that ran onto the pitch).

Anyway we shouldn't cave in just yet. Southampton got thrashed today and they seem in a similar state to us minus the protesting. Our match against them is a crucial one.

horshamhammer

Everything is on the owners. Simple as that.

OldCastleSwift

MrsGrey said:

Selfish, egotistical behaviour.

Which, ironically, is something that has been levelled at Gold, Sullivan and Brady.

OldCastleSwift

Thanks for the dismissive 'whatever you say' Jorderz.

I thought this forum was a place for opinions to be discussed, not dismissed

grey_til_I_dye

Mostly it's been fine, but a reminder to people to stay polite when disagreeing, cheers.

grey_til_I_dye

horshamhammer said:

Everything is on the owners. Simple as that.

What? It is on the owners that people lack self-control?

imagelost

grey_til_I_dye said:

3 times within a year.

3 times, in one year,
The mind boggles

Huttonhammer

It is not what happened today that is the real problem . It is what the board have done to this club that has caused all the trouble.
This board has betrayed the fans and they are presiding over a complete and utter shambles now.

steve

The thugs who ran on the pitch are just that,we need to get behind this team ,thank goodness we have 3 weeks before our next game to all calm down .on another point who is our 3rd choice keeper lets give him a try is it speigal

Cuz1

Well it should be Hart after today’s howler

SuzanneClaret

I’m ashamed and embarrassed to be a West Ham fan today.

Absolutely nothing that the board has done justifies what went on inside the stadium.

Adam

I didn’t want Hart playing today. I didn’t think Adrian had been consistently bad, over many games. The question is, can Moyes drop Hart after one game?

grey_til_I_dye

Suze

Don't be. ;hug

I was thinking along the same lines, but then caught myself on.

The vast majority, even of those irritated by the board, are decent folks.

I refuse to be lumped in with cretins.

Cuz1

Yes but he won’t

imagelost

Am sure if we was winning 1-nil that would not have happened

Adam

Why was it Noble who had to tackle the moron on the pitch? Pretty sure it’s not his job...I mean, he’s known as a tackler but come on!

alderz

I can't see that anyone with a brain could have thought that charging Mark Noble would make him play any better. At 1-0 there was still plenty of opportunity to turn it around, but after that it was only going one way.

SuzanneClaret

MarkNobleLocalHero

Absolutely nothing that the board has done justifies what went on inside the stadium.

;ok
Absolutely 100% agree Suze. That was a disgrace and what an insult to the memory of Bobby Moore!
Noble should get a medal for decking that lout but I worry for him ;pray

Those shenanigans cost us that game be in no doubt. The players were shaken up and the 2nd and 3rd goal were the result. In the end no one was interested in the game.

I'm pleased to say that the vast majority of the crowd were against these actions and booing the idiots that have shown us up.

alderz

;clap to Burnley for doing that, but the fact they had to is extremely embarrassing to the club.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

OldCastleSwift said:

Thanks for the dismissive 'whatever you say' Jorderz.

I thought this forum was a place for opinions to be discussed, not dismissed

Sorry OCS, I didn't mean to be disrespectful. Today is the worst I've ever felt about West Ham, but that's no reason to be rude to you. Apologies.

steve

waiting for a statement from our beloved club

Cuz1

SuzanneClaret said:

Nobody especially kids should witness this at a sporting event end of

SuzanneClaret

I’ve never been this upset after a game.

Right now, I could just walk away.

steve

;pray please don't do that Suz this site would be a lot poorer if you left us