Couldn't think - June 2025 onwards

claretandbluesky

They should put it out for fans suggestions as so many have software nowadays to be able mock up a football kit. A cash prize for the shirt chosen. I reckon you would get some better suggestions than the last couple of seasons.

IronHerb

Odd that Boyle Sports become our main shirt sponsor with only one season left allowing gambling companies to be the main shirt.

I quite like it.

ASLEFshrugged

Somebody has described it as the worst kit we've ever had

Clearly they weren't around in 1995/96 with the collars

claretandbluesky

That was truly awful, the tailoring left a bit to be desired as well, not exactly built to flatter. Who is the guy at the bottom?

Fortuneseeker

Candbsky Is it Dani?

claretandbluesky

It could be but I don't think so, it's not how I remember him.

Ravel49

It’s Florin Răducioiu 👍🏻

Fortuneseeker

buffybegood said:

I watch very little tennis through the year, but do sometimes watch a bit of Wimbledon. Is it just Boulter that fist pumps almost every winning point, or is it something that's crept into the game? I find it extremely annoying and it's making me want to switch off a match I should want to watch.

Just so you know buffy they are all still mainly fist pumping at Wimbledon 😄.

buffybegood

Fortuneseeker said:

buffybegood said:

I watch very little tennis through the year, but do sometimes watch a bit of Wimbledon. Is it just Boulter that fist pumps almost every winning point, or is it something that's crept into the game? I find it extremely annoying and it's making me want to switch off a match I should want to watch.

Just so you know buffy they are all still mainly fist pumping at Wimbledon 😄.

Thanks for the update, I've watched very little since that match, it put me right off 😂🤣😂.

claretandbluesky

This post is not about Angela Rayner, Everton's new stadium but rather Perter Reids trousers. I am not sure what's gone on there and some VAR intervention may be needed.

Lukerz

Kilman switches to squad number 3 (odd?).

Potts is 32 and Scarles 30. All other squad numbers the same.

alderz

Lukerz said:

Kilman switches to squad number 3 (odd?).

As a teacher, I thought you'd know which ones were odds and which were evens.

steve

Just seen that Antonio,s mum has died .The guy has had a tough year .Hope it gets better for him

claretandbluesky

Two things from this German training camp video, Aguerd is back training with us, which I think is a good thing. The second noticeable thing is they may be great footballers but none appear to be able to swim very well!

BubblesNeverDies

claretandbluesky said:

This post is not about Angela Rayner, Everton's new stadium but rather Perter Reids trousers. I am not sure what's gone on there and some VAR intervention may be needed.

I know it's normal to lose a bit of muscle tone*, but that's ridiculous.

* I know that for a fact as I've just spent two weeks in hospital on antibiotic IV drip following a hip replacement to replace a hip that I received in 2023 and which became infected. Have you missed me? No? I didn't think so.

alderz

BubblesNeverDies said:

claretandbluesky said:

This post is not about Angela Rayner, Everton's new stadium but rather Perter Reids trousers. I am not sure what's gone on there and some VAR intervention may be needed.

I know it's normal to lose a bit of muscle tone*, but that's ridiculous.

* I know that for a fact as I've just spent two weeks in hospital on antibiotic IV drip following a hip replacement to replace a hip that I received in 2023 and which became infected. Have you missed me? No? I didn't think so.

That's very dramatic! I hope you're recovering well

BubblesNeverDies

Thanks all, wasn't something I wish to repeat in the near future.

Fortuneseeker

There appears to be evidence of discontent & an apparent apathy with West Ham fans atm with what is happening with the club best summed up by there being less than 6,000 signatures on the change.org petition to get Sullivan & Brady out! Are the fans really happy with being continually taken as fools with the way the club operates? Can’t wait for Callum Wilson to sign…..not!

IronHerb

Do you really believe that a petition will force Sullivan out? He is constantly berated for not caring about the club and fans yet you seem to think he would respond to x number of names on a petition.

ASLEFshrugged

I'm surprised there are 6000 signatures!

The only way Sullivan will leave is if he gets a large enough offer to sell his shares but the last I heard he intends to pass his shares onto his sons and has no intention of selling

Brady goes wherever Sullivan goes, when he quits she'll probably quit too

West Ham is a business, Sullivan is a "businessman" and whether the fans are happy or not is irrelevant as long as we keep spending our money

Anyone who thinks a petition is going to make the slightest difference is fooling themselves

Fortuneseeker

@IronHerb & ASLEF, You are probably right 👍 but any show of frustration is fine with me. Every year his mates pump out the same transfer rumours to get people to renew their season 🎫 & once the deadline has passed out come the ones like Callum Wilson is to join yet to happen fortunately. I know people who have given theirs up after over 20 years it’s so demoralising. It’s a real shame the owners don’t want a successful business, finishing just above the relegation line seems to be acceptable to them each year now.

alderz

Honestly if people are renewing season tickets on the basis of transfer speculation then they’re idiots

Whitehorsehammer

Fortuneseeker said:

@IronHerb & ASLEF, You are probably right 👍 but any show of frustration is fine with me. Every year his mates pump out the same transfer rumours to get people to renew their season 🎫 & once the deadline has passed out come the ones like Callum Wilson is to join yet to happen fortunately. I know people who have given theirs up after over 20 years it’s so demoralising. It’s a real shame the owners don’t want a successful business, finishing just above the relegation line seems to be acceptable to them each year now.

Finishing just above the relegation line? In the past five seasons we have finished 14th 9th 14th 7th 6th an average of 10th

ASLEFshrugged

Fortuneseeker said:

It’s a real shame the owners don’t want a successful business, finishing just above the relegation line seems to be acceptable to them each year now.

Its an incredibly successful business.

We've been in the Premier League 14 seasons in a row, won a European trophy and got to the semi final of another

During that period Villa spent three seasons in the Championship while Leeds United and Nottingham Forest spent 10

Just down the road from us Leyton Orient went from losing the League 1 playoff final in 2014 to relegation out of the Football League in 2017 and back to losing the League 1 playoff final two months ago

Compared to other football fans we've had it good

alderz said:

Honestly if people are renewing season tickets on the basis of transfer speculation then they’re idiots

Or simply haven't been paying attention since 1970...

Fortuneseeker

Can someone please advise me if we have actually progressed since the European campaigns…….No when we had the opportunity to do so I don’t think we have. IF we end up Eighth or above this season I will be proved wrong but I am not holding my breath.

ASLEFshrugged

Moyes clearly had a plan, if we’d stuck with him instead of first imposing Steiden on him then replacing him with Lopetegui maybe we’d have progressed last season

This season will be rebuilding after last season so I’m not expecting much

claretandbluesky

I think we tried to and did show ambition. We decided not to settle with what may have been a safe pair of hands with Moyes in the hope we could move on again with a new manager and new style of play, improving on Moyes counter attacking football. The club hired a new manager and backed him significantly in last summers window. Sadly it was the wrong man, something I think many of of us suspected upon his appointment. It appeared we lost team adhesion and the players bought in were largely failing to make us better, AWB aside.

So to answer your question from my point of view I would say no we have not progressed but we have shown ambition. We must now hope Potter can get something from the new signings of last season and bring in some of his own and that we will recover the ground lost last season and since the Euro seasons.

Success for me this season would be top 10 finish, good team spirit as we had under Moyes and decent football in which we make chances and put other teams on the back foot more.

buffybegood

Congrats to England's women on retaining the European Championship, beating Spain 3-1 in a penalty shootout.

alderz

I love Chloe Kelly. She’s perpetually the main character

claretandbluesky

The Euros have been a really enjoyable watch and huge congratulations to the England team. I have been so impressed by the quality, fitness, team spirit and never give up attitude of every one of them.

The only thing I would say is that it's like they have just been introduced to the concept of penalties, and that doesn't apply to just England. It wasn't that they missed during the quarters, semi ( winning goal) and this match, but rather how easy they were to save. So many waist height and lacking power!

I personally wouldn't mind taking a chance on the manager for the men's team if she would be open to a new challenge. It would be a risk but national team management is different to club and I think it could work.