West Ham -HOME - Sat. Aug 25th 3PM

[clockender1]

this game is crucial.

we need to win this.

they have very little threat so i see Dick starting Ozil again and Ozil having a good game.

i think he will start Torreira but otherwise same line up, though i sensed that Bellerin was carrying a knock there in the last five.

prediction : 3-1 home win.

[DB10GOONER]

Tbh I'd drop Ozil to give him a kick up the Arse.

Tempted to drop Boomerang but he should score against the shit wham side so it might be good for his confidence to play.

Deffo drop Comedy Iwobi. Before and after his two runs and his decent goal he just ran around like Robbie Savage in headless mode losing possession for a laugh. "Putting in a shift" will win you fuck all in the modern game. Technique skill and intelligence are vital. He has none of that.

Drop sell get rid of Xhaka. Priority. WTF were our new manager and supposedly brilliant new transfer team thinking giving that arsehole a contract extension? Shit on a par with Denilson.

Wenger left us so many poor players it's unreal.

[flash gunner]

Must win game, lose this Emery is in trouble

[sk-gtfo]

Who gives a toss anymore?, Stan certainly doesn't.

[falkirk goon]

Different season..Different manager...
Same shitey banter
They are shite...we are shite....game will probably be a pile of stinky shite
And I think we will rim the *word censored* 3-1

[sk-gtfo]

Different season..Different manager...
Same shitey banter
They are shite...we are shite....game will probably be a pile of stinky shite
And I think we will rim the *word censored* 3-1

Don't forget the shite atmosphere, shite over-priced beer and shite over-priced food.

Oh yes I'm soooo eager to get my hands on tickets for this one..

P.S who owns West Ham these days?, is it still the porn baron?, or have they been bought out by a chinese consortium or second rate Oligarch yet?, oh how I love modern football!.

[markyp]

i think we will lose this,Arnuatovic will be rubbing his hands with the prospect of playing against the pussy that is Mustafi and the snail that is Sokratis not to mention having xhaka in his pocket (if he starts)

[sk-gtfo]

Nah we'll win this - rubbish opponent check, at home check, perfect for flat track bullying.

[northbank123]

Relegation six pointer

To be honest I’d expect us to cruise past this lot but that’s not where the issue has been for us. We won 15 Home games last year and haven’t had much difficulty in swatting aside bollocks over the years.

Forget the top sides or home games against garbage like this. The likes of Cardiff and Newcastle away will be the best barometer of where we are T. We won 4 and lost 11 away games last year. Whether we can actually regularly win games on the road is the biggest question.

[xisstential]

Billed on Sky as "The Battle in the Basement"

[Gunner Rob]

battle of the Midfield Maestro's - Wilshire v Xhaka

[Herd]

I can see a flat track bully alert here. I might even go in .

[xisstential]

These are the games where Ozil & Ramsey thrive...these are the types of games where Ramsey's over inflated worth was established. Opponents on the ropes, 10 men behind the ball hoping for a point. Plenty of space and time for Ramsey & Ozil to do as they please.None of those bully types rushing in to tackle you, no pressure into losing the ball and be expected to waste your time and energy running after it. Perfect!!

3 or 4 one...We'll concede of course, we always do.

[clockender1]

Forget the top sides or home games against garbage like this. The likes of Cardiff and Newcastle away will be the best barometer of where we are T. We won 4 and lost 11 away games last year. Whether we can actually regularly win games on the road is the biggest question.

did I hear right on Sunday that we only scored eight goals all season away from home

just based on two games, Everton looks the toughest test for us until Liverpool. a point up there will be a good result.

[augie]

I dont like to say this after just 2 games, but it is already a must win game - it is absolutely ridiculous that we all view it that way cos everyone said in the summer that emery wont be a quick fix, but it seems that now that the season has started people's expectations/demands have changed Personally the first 2 results went the way I expected them to so I am not unduly worried about them - tbh if anything I am actually encouraged by the attitude for most of the chav game, plus emery's willingness to drop the likes of ramsey and ozil has really, really pleased me I do wonder if xhaka and cech were not in the starting line 11 for the first 2 games, would fans be more relaxed about those 2 defeats

As for this game, on the face of it we should win, but I have to say that Arnautovic (sp ) worries me a lot - he seems to have improved hugely since joining the shammers, and he is the type of striker that can score rockets or tap ins. I am expecting changes to the starting line-up here too - I suspect that ramsey will replace ozil and torreira will replace xhaka. I would like to see someone (preferably lacazette) replace mikki in the starting line-up, but emery seems to like mikki I do think that the performance as well as the result is big here cos fans want to see the team heading in the right direction - hopefully we can score an early goal which will relax the fans and hopefully the players

I think that it will be a nervy 2-1 or 3-2 victory