Just how superstitious are you all?

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  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Is Dave wearing Hamstew's clothes?
  • ScotHammerScotHammer
    Hamstew said:

    alderz said:

    You had a very hot streak of 4 wins on the bounce in December 2018, and you've won 2 out of 6 since then, so no, not really.

    I'm basically Moyes. Good times are just around the corner.
    “ I open threads, that’s what I do! “
  • mikemike
    Ravel49 said:

    I try to avoid 3 drains
    And I still salute magpies 🫡

    You know this a West Ham forum =)

  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    If nothing else, there's been some cracking comments in here, 55 "Made me laugh"s, 12 "Excellent"s and 6 "I agree"s so far, all from 33 comments.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    buffy,

    It's Cup Final euphoria 🥳🥳🥳
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Every time I see this thread title I can't help but think


  • Brother_SledgeBrother_Sledge
    steve said:

    Or someone needs to figure out who has the best record of opening match threads

    on more recent form;

    Seem to recall Steve had 4 wins prior to his humiliation against Newcastle whereas I had 5 wins prior to being robbed by LiVARpool

    just sayin =)

    However Steve's opening comments much more entertaining
  • mikemike
    steve said:

    Or someone needs to figure out who has the best record of opening match threads

    I hosted two matches in february 2019 vs Liverpool and Palace and they were both draws.
    So i have a 100% record of not losing =)

  • alderzalderz
    mike said:

    steve said:

    Or someone needs to figure out who has the best record of opening match threads

    I hosted two matches in february 2019 vs Liverpool and Palace and they were both draws.
    So i have a 100% record of not losing =)

    Then you forgot to start the thread for the Fulham game after the international break, so ammerinaberdeen did it and we won 3-1.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    If we'd have actually done the sensible thing and actually checked prior to opening the thread if Mrs G actually wanted to do the final then the above comments would never have happened! So, a triumph for not doing the sensible thing :)
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Bazshuayi said:

    If we'd have actually done the sensible thing and actually checked prior to opening the thread if Mrs G actually wanted to do the final then the above comments would never have happened! So, a triumph for not doing the sensible thing :)

    I did PM her first.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    buffybegood said:

    Bazshuayi said:

    If we'd have actually done the sensible thing and actually checked prior to opening the thread if Mrs G actually wanted to do the final then the above comments would never have happened! So, a triumph for not doing the sensible thing :)

    I did PM her first.
    So a triumph for doing the sensible thing. 😂

  • DeanscaleshammerDeanscaleshammer
    alderz said:

    I told my fiancé about this, and she mocked me

    alderz said:

    I told my fiancé about this, and she mocked me

    So good I quoted it twice.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    So, I think the consensus is that we'll leave it up to the team to decide; if they avoid defeat against Leicester today, I'll open the thread.

    Bear with me though please, I've got food poisoning atm, I can barely keep sips of water down and haven't slept all night so opening the thread may not be instantaneous.
  • DeanscaleshammerDeanscaleshammer
    Wish you better soon.
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    Get well soon Buffy, do you know what caused it?
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    Wasn't that lasagne from N17 by any chance =)
  • ScotHammerScotHammer
    Get well soon Buffy.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Yikes. Hope you feel better soon.
  • stevesteve
    Get well soon buffy
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Cheers guys, it's my own fault I suspect, Chinese takeaway leftovers that I was too stupid to refrigerate/reheat adequately.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    alderz said:

    steve said:

    Or someone needs to figure out who has the best record of opening match threads

    IronHerb said:

    Over 1, 3 and 5 years. This is important! 😧

    Make a flippant comment, and you shall receive.

    You'll be surprised how easy it was to do this, but I've just gone back through match thread history and added the thread creator to a list of fixtures and results. Interestingly, the match thread tag is only reliable going back to a 2-0 win over Watford in February 2018, so I've stopped there.

    Over the past 252 matches, we have had 12 incidents where we have not lost a game, and the person in the hot seat has NOT opened the next match thread (more than I was expecting). Of those 12 matches, we have won 5 and lost 7, including 6 of the last 8.

    In terms of performance, we have two people that have a 100% win record on match threads. @EXETERHAMMER, who opened an EFL Cup 2nd Round thread against Charlton, where we won 3-0, and then subsequently wasn't quick enough to start the next thread so @imagelost did it and we lost 2-1 to Arsenal. And - and I think this is the clincher - @buffybegood.

    According to the data, buffy has only ever opened two match threads - the wins against AZ and Leeds in the last week.

    MrsGrey has also opened two match threads, but has a 50% win rate - a 2-0 win against Newcastle in March 2019, which was followed up by a 2-0 away defeat at Cardiff City the next Saturday.

    In the past year, @steve is our best performer, with 7 wins out of 12 threads (58%). In the past three years, @Ravel49 has a 60% win rate with 3 wins from 5 games. And in the past five years, it's @Hamstew with 6 wins out of 10 threads.
    Gotta be a job for Steve, imo
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Steve, Rav, Hamstew cage match on Saturday at 3pm to decide who opens the thread.

  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    We'll have no clowning around in cage please.
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    Mrs G, give the people what they want..

    🗣️
    ‘OPEN THE THREAD’
    ‘OPEN THE THREAD’
    ‘OPEN THE THREAD’

    *unless you really don’t want to
    In that case..

    🗣️
    ‘SOMEONE OPEN THE THREAD’
    ‘SOMEONE OPEN THE THREAD’
    ‘SOMEONE OPEN THE THREAD’
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Perhaps the cage peope should contribute a paragraph or two each? A joint final effort. I'm sure the mods could tinker with the thread initial to incorporate
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Good idea. All three get bans if we lose.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    The first ChatGPT thread?
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    I was going to have a shave last night but I fell asleep. I don't know if it will be bad luck to have one when I get home from work or wait until the final whistle. What should I do?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    As long as it’s not a cut throat razor.
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