Pre Season

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  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Yes, Lukerz

    I don’t blame them for anything in this window at all. The Jan signings it has to be said are very promising.

    But thinking about our owners, I don’t think either or both of Bowen or Soucek would have been signed if we hadn’t been in real relegation trouble.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    So the Reading game is no longer going ahead?

    So Bournemouth on Saturday is the last pre season game we have

    Hopefully Diop and Rice (and Snodgrass) shake off their knocks as they will be needed for Newcastle
  • stevesteve
    Thing is Diop,Rice, Snodgrass have had no pre season, So really how can they start against Newcastle
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    On a normal season I'd agree, but our last competitive game would be 7 weeks from the Newcastle one, whereas normally that would be 12/13 in a normal season

    Think you can see from the fitness of all the teams so far that their levels of fitness haven't dropped off as much as they would a normal off season

    Think that if they shake off their injuries and play 50/60 minutes against Bournemouth they'd be cleared to start against Newcastle
  • alderzalderz
    Rice will get some preseason with England, too.
  • ammerinaberdeenammerinaberdeen
    Tottenham have been drawn against Locomotive Plovdiv in the Europa League Qualifier. If you have never heard of them they are a team from North London who have not won the league for nearly 60 years.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    According to Sam Inkersole at football.london Rice, Diop and Snodgrass all injured, all three might miss the Newcastle game and we are not happy with Rice being called up for the England internationals.

    https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/players/rice-diop-snodgrass-latest-west-18860665
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    edited September 2020
    So Balbuena, who Moyes clearly doesn't rate, starts the season because we have no other option beyond the Academy.

    Meanwhile, Duffy signs for Celtic.

    The season hasn't even kicked off and I've already had enough.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Weren't most people on here unhappy we were after Duffy as he was Brightons 4th choice?

    I would've liked him to come in, sounded like a shrewd move

    Maybe Moyes (and me) is hoping Balbuena can revert to his first season form when everyone thought he was one of the transfers of the window
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    I think that's possible. I still think all of our defence was made to look worse by that period with Roberto in goal when all faith in the system was destroyed. Either side of that, we weren't that bad defensively.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    The idea of Duffy grew on me. Initially I was put off because I thought he was in his early 30s, but at 28, he could have been a good option for 3 or 4 years, and is the type of player we need, IMO. A bit of a no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners, throw-your-body on the line, Ginge type player.

    The fact that we've shipped nearly 60 goals in each of the last two seasons just demonstrates where we need strengthening, and yet 10 days until the new season starts and we we're worse off than we were against Villa.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    I never expected Duffy to come here, he wants to be starter and I don't think he's better than any of the three CBs we already have. He'll probably play every game at Celtic.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Few absentees for the Betway Cup due to internationals; looking like:

    Martin
    Johnson - Diop - Ogbonna - Cresswell
    Noble - Wilshere
    Bowen - Lanzini - Antonio
    Haller
  • stevesteve
    IS Nobles head in the right frame of mind for a must win game =)
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    Maybe our first trophy of the season =)
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited September 2020
    Is this on live anywhere?

    EDIT: Its on the club facebook page
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Lukerz said:

    Few absentees for the Betway Cup due to internationals; looking like:

    Martin
    Johnson - Diop - Ogbonna - Cresswell
    Noble - Wilshere
    Bowen - Lanzini - Antonio
    Haller

    Honestly would like to see Cullen given a shot instead of Wilshere

    Would like to see Diop given at least 60 minutes, so he can start against Newcastle

  • imagelostimagelost
    Top dollar team
    Who we playing?
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    Bournemouth
  • LukerzLukerz
    Fornals & Noble in midfield
  • imagelostimagelost
    BubblesNeverDies said:

    Bournemouth

    Your joking
  • imagelostimagelost
    I got this
  • imagelostimagelost
    West Ham XI: Martin, Johnson, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Fornals, Lazini, Bowen, Antonio, Haller
  • imagelostimagelost
    Subs: Trott, Balbuena, Fredericks, Masuaku, Wilshere, Snodgrass, F. Anderson, Coventry, Silva, Cullen
  • HamstewHamstew
    So the game were we usually play our strongest 11 except for those who are unavailable we have our Brazilian left winger on the bench. But I thought Grady was competing against him.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Behind already
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Looks like Lanzini is playing alongside Noble and Fornals is wide left

    Strange
  • LukerzLukerz
    And you can see why Moyes really wants defenders & why we desperately need a decent, consistent CB.
  • HamstewHamstew
    All our CBs do is foul.
  • HamstewHamstew
    😂
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