Hull Away on April Fools Day

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  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Pengeman

    Not really sure how Tottenham and a Chelsea can relate to us

    Like chalobah is 22 and is still barely getting a game, despite being one of the championships best players at 18

    Nathan Ake has been highly rated since his teen years, but he's 22 now and only just been recalled to the first team squad, pretty sure he's yet to play since he has

    Loftus-Cheek has gone off the boil, remember lucks Piazon? He was there young player of the year now he's with Fulham, the younger hazard left likewise

    And Tottenham moved harry Kane around to several clubs during his teens only for him to explode onto the scene

    Danny rose was at loans untill he was 23, walker didn't get a chance till he was 21

    I want to see youth as well but the problem with youth....the inconsistencies and the possibility of not developing their game enough

    Oxford 18, Samuelsen 19, Burke 20, Quina 17, Martinez 19, Browne 19

    These players have potential but they need development at their ages, and quite frankly if they aren't good enough currently for championship or even league 1 then they aren't going to be of much help, don't think letting in 3 goals every week will ldo much for their confidence

  • PengemanPengeman
    @WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years Thank you for your comments. My concern is that we have hardly produced any first-teamers from the second-string in recent years. Leaving aside the golden era when we produced Joe Cole, Lampard, Carrick, Ferdinand, Defoe (he came from another club) and others, recent years have been somewhat barren. Tomkins stepped up in 2008, Noble in 2004, Johnson in 2003. Stanislas, Britton and Zamora flourished elsewhere and many of the golden age were also sold off.

    A Club like West Ham can't easily compete with moneybags Chelsea, MANC, MANU, Tottenham or Arsenal. Therefore, even more important to develop own players or find some gems (like Lanzini) in the sales. But something is not right. How much do we spend on the development squad? Why the dearth of players making it to the first team in recent years? Of course, it can be argued that managers are ruled by fear and therefore reluctant to play younger players. But that applies to all teams.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Merse has this one down as a 2-1 defeat.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Sky have gone early with their April Fools gag - West Ham v Spurs on a Friday night??
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Lawro has us down for a 1-0 defeat. I hadn't realised that Hull are unbeaten at home for 6 games and won 5 of them.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    They're due for that run to end then
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Winning runs don't tend to end against us though, only losing ones.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Im going to remain blindly positive and say we won't lose to Hull. After all, we have 'post' on our side as our extra man
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Didn't the post get a transfer to China?
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Nah it was Shanghaied ;wink
  • secrethammersfansecrethammersfan
    MrsGrey said:

    Didn't the post get a transfer to China?

    There's a bar on that.
    ;yercoat
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    A bar you say? ;beer ;champagne ;redwine ;stout ;cider ;wahoo
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Now there's no chance of you being 'upright'

    #barhumbug
  • LukerzLukerz
    So now this appears to be another SOS game.

    Save Our Slav
  • puddleglumhammerspuddleglumhammers
    Randolph
    Kouyate Fonte Collins
    Byram Noble Fernandes Cresswell
    Lanzini
    Carroll Ayew

    Adrian Nordveidt Masuaku Feghouli Snodgrass Fletcher Calleri

    Maybe sneak a 2-1 win if lucky.
  • KuchinghammerKuchinghammer
    Slaven: Karanka waits in the wings.... ha.
    I'm not usually organised enough to predict a team, but we don't have a lot of choice right now. Ginge for Reid, Masuaka for Cresswell, Koyate for Obiang, Noble to annoy some supporters, Snoddie for the Post, Ayew for Carroll (assuming AC is injured.)
    I think Hull will get their revenge: if they don't, relegation looms large. West Ham, on the other hand, may think they're safe, so.... 2-0 to the Hammers!
  • LukerzLukerz
    Standard report Masuaku will be given the nod over Cresswell.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited March 2017
    Adrian
    Byram - Collins - Fonte - Masuaku
    Noble - Kouyate
    Snodgrass - Lanzini - Ayew
    Carroll

    Randolph, Cresswell, Nordtveit, Fernandes, Feghouli, Calleri, Fletcher

    Is as good as we'll get. Seems like Cress is going to be dropped.

    1-1
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    I'll go with that Lukerz, but a 2-1 win for us.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Lose and we are looking over the shoulder to relegation.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Is Post in the sqaud????
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Hope he doesn't get stamped on ;run
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Come on herb, you now what you've got to do.

    Go and get it.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    The post game interview should be interesting
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Nobes benched. Kouyate and Lanzini central ;hmm
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited April 2017
    Is that 4-4-2? 4-3-3?

    Or Kouyate playing the shielding role with Lanzini in front. Sort of 4-1-3-2.

    Or 4-1-3-1-1?

    AC captain.

    coyi coyi
  • horshamhammerhorshamhammer
    Slow at the back and lightweight in midfield. Expect goals.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Well with AC, Ayew, Snoddy and Lanzini in attacking positions (with Byram and Cresswell pushing forward I'd imagine) If we cant outscore Hull then there's something wrong IMO
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    coyi
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Font booked already!

    #idiot
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