Couldn't think - June 2025 onwards

Fortuneseeker

WHWFC lost 5-1 to Manchester City Womens team today, need some investment?

IronHerb

Different sport, so I for one am not overly interested.

Fortuneseeker

@IronHerb, So if it isn't football what is it?

alderz

Fortuneseeker said:

@IronHerb, So if it isn't football what is it?

Someone I work with is football mad, has grown up playing and is basically obsessed with football. Can't remember which way round, but they support one half of the North London Derby in the men's, and the opposite half in the women's. They aren't different sports, but are entirely different entities.

IronHerb

Fortune knew what I meant.

Fortuneseeker

Apologies IronHerb but I don’t 👍.

chicagohammer

alderz said:

Fortuneseeker said:

@IronHerb, So if it isn't football what is it?

Someone I work with is football mad, has grown up playing and is basically obsessed with football. Can't remember which way round, but they support one half of the North London Derby in the men's, and the opposite half in the women's. They aren't different sports, but are entirely different entities.

I must admit that I find the above anecdote a little weird, I may not be fully vested in supporting the west ham women’s team, but that is principally due to time, lack of coverage and I really do not find the women’s game as exciting a spectacle, but I do nonetheless “follow” our women’s results and cannot imagine supporting the women’s team of a rival club.

Maybe he has a family member who played for a team or a mate who dated or married a player, I think I can see that, but I do not see myself choosing to actively support another clubs women’s team….maybe that is just me

alderz

chicagohammer said:

alderz said:

Fortuneseeker said:

@IronHerb, So if it isn't football what is it?

Someone I work with is football mad, has grown up playing and is basically obsessed with football. Can't remember which way round, but they support one half of the North London Derby in the men's, and the opposite half in the women's. They aren't different sports, but are entirely different entities.

I must admit that I find the above anecdote a little weird, I may not be fully vested in supporting the west ham women’s team, but that is principally due to time, lack of coverage and I really do not find the women’s game as exciting a spectacle, but I do nonetheless “follow” our women’s results and cannot imagine supporting the women’s team of a rival club.

Maybe he has a family member who played for a team or a mate who dated or married a player, I think I can see that, but I do not see myself choosing to actively support another clubs women’s team….maybe that is just me

I find it weird too! I'm certainly not advocating for that.

Brother_Sledge

A happy Christmas to one and all

alderz

Merry Christmas to all of those who celebrate. I hope everyone had a great day.

buffybegood

Happy Holidays

Ravel49

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals 🎄

IronHerb

Merry Christmas to one and all. Be safe. 🥳

jay_in_cpt

Merry Christmas and happy holidays from a boiling hot 🥵 Cape Town ⚒️⚒️🇿🇦

carsonroadboy

A Merry Christmas to all Hammer supporters. May your wishes come true next year - starting Saturday’!

IronHerb

https://x.com/Squawka/status/2006090385186250966

chicagohammer

Happy new year to one and all

IronHerb

Happy New Year everyone.

BubblesNeverDies

Has anyone else noticed that Mark Noble has been quiet through all this?
I would have thought that by now someone in the meedja would have asked his opinion on the current situation, but it doesn't appear so.

jay_in_cpt

The ref Tom Kirk who sent the 2 Everton players off last night, IMO correctly, will be the ref for our cup game V QPR.....

BubblesNeverDies

Just seen this quote and thought it worth sharing.

"Football is a game where they spend 90 mins pretending to be hurt, rugby is a game where they spend 80 mins pretending not to be hurt."

Can't disagree with that.

ASLEFshrugged

I don’t much care what Rugby fans think about football

Rugby is a fringe sport, football is global

thornburyiron

I don’t think it’s just rugby fans who think this. I bet the vast majority of football fans can’t stand the constant feigning injury every time anybody or a puff of wind goes past them.

alderz

Maybe if the rugby lads had to last for 90 minutes they'd go down more too

BubblesNeverDies

alderz said:

Maybe if the rugby lads had to last for 90 minutes they'd go down more too

I suggest you watch a game of Rugby league. Those guys are superfit, remember that tackling and being tackled is exhausting.

thornburyiron

Rugby does go over 80 minutes and more often they do play 90 minutes. When the 40 minute time is up each half they continue until the ball goes out of play or there is a turnover.
Also the clock is stopped whenever there is a stoppage in play so they do actually play the full time allocation in each half.

Dodger58

My main sport on Saturday was Rugby, but Sunday mornings I’d play football in Brentwood. I often used to be asked why I rarely went down when fouled, the simple answer was if I went over on Saturday I’d probably have 10 other great lumps landing on top of me!
It sickens me how so many footballers simulate injury and try to ‘buy’ a free kick/penalty. The real issue is how many commentators think this is the right thing to do.
I know it’s really a business for the professionals, so they do have different perspectives, but that doesn’t make it any better.

claretandbluesky

John Terry has been clearing out his loft.

https://goldin.co/buy/?Auctions=202512-1220-0550-ac90127e-dfed-4785-8a81-0c2a63569ed9

alderz

BubblesNeverDies said:

alderz said:

Maybe if the rugby lads had to last for 90 minutes they'd go down more too

I suggest you watch a game of Rugby league. Those guys are superfit, remember that tackling and being tackled is exhausting.

I was joking. Obviously I don’t actually believe that professional athletes couldn’t hack another 10 minutes.

jay_in_cpt

Senegal just won their QF so Diouf won't be back soon....