Western Hamsters vs The Palarse 10/27/17

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very well put analysis from the Tory fellators....

everything we pulled out of our arses on wednesday night will be for nothing if we don't do better against the Premier League whipping boys.

Here's the interesting notion someone on FB put out there for discussion...

What does Bilic do? How does he approach this?

Is there a case for playing the same 11 who turned over Tottenhotscum?

What if they turn in a performance like they did in the first half when we were absolutely shit?

Does he go back to the 'first team 11' that were some calamitously crap against Brighton?

For all of the bitching and moaning we all do about this and every other manager we've had - this is what makes that such a difficult job, no matter how piss easy it looks from where we all sit.

Do we want to win and put points on the table and continue with Mr Bilic or do we want to lose and risk the board not having the balls to sack him. This is scenario for me. I have reached the end of my tether with the nice bloke.

Blakey wrote:Do we want to win and put points on the table and continue with Mr Bilic or do we want to lose and risk the board not having the balls to sack him. This is scenario for me. I have reached the end of my tether with the nice bloke.

understood

but which line-up do you think gives us the best chance of victory?

the line-up that was pants against Sure but pulled off a shock victory with an unlikely 2nd half comeback

or

the line-up that was pants against Brighton but... but nothing, they were just pants...

playing in our white away strip - I prefer the black

both teams look reaspnably lively thus far

to try and answer the question posited above... we're doing pretty much what you'd expect...

a wish-mash

Hart is back in goal
Fernandes plays
Fonte plays
Noble starts
Carroll on the bench

here's the full line-up

Joe Hart
Jose Fonte
Cheikhou Kouyate
Angelo Ogbonna
Pablo Zabaleta
Edimilson Fernandes
Manuel Lanzini
Mark Noble
Aaron Cresswell
Andre Ayew
Javier Hernandez

substitutes

Marko Arnautovic
Andy Carroll
Adrian
Pedro Obiang
Arthur Masuaku
Michail Antonio
Declan Rice

giveaway by Noble gives place a chance...

passing in general isn't too sharp

neither side dong anything dangerous in the penalty area (except defending)

Palace aren't going to lay down, so we're gonna have to be on our game to get something out of this

looking like a stalemate so far

sorry for the lack of postings... it's not that I don't want to... just a lot of nothing to report...

27 minutes gone... no one's tested a keeper...

our subs are warming up

not sure how commentators do this, especially on the radio... tell stories and jokes I guess

townsend is pointing out the lack of things happening, so it's not like I'm just making stuff up

and then we have action...

nice one boys...

we almost give away a penalty but then play switches...

ball across from one wing to the other... Lanzini to Cresswell who slides it across the penalty area and and Chicharito slams the ball into the back of the net...


1-0 to the Cockney Boys!!!!

Palace have their first corner...

shots-wise... both teams have zero shots - both have one on target.

we scored with ours, they didn't

another corner to Palace...

Judas Priest!!!!!

Palace playing uncontested head tennis in the area from the corner... three headers between Palace players...

Tomkins heads the ball from inside the six yard box and Hart makes a great reflexive save to keep it out...

shitty defending but we got away with it

lots of poor touches here...

this one gets Zabaleta into trouble and he gets booked

free kick to Palace


oooh... just seen the replay of Palace's penalty appeal that funnily lead to our goal... Fonte was kinda lucky no one was closer to take a butchers... seen 'em given for way less...

forgot to mention... after Hart's great reflex save from Tompkins hear... palace then got the ball and shot from 2 yards out but the ball hit Hart.. he had no idea... but it was a save

so long as you keep it out, that's good, right?

the shots stats have changed considerably since the goal...

now Palace have 3 on target, 0 off

we have 1 on target and 1 off

Holy Shit!!!!

that might go down in West Ham history if we're not careful...

Ayew... yes... THAT man

he gets the ball in our half and starts running...

tries to dodge a Palace player... looks like he's going to fall over his own feet...

there's a player with him but it looks like he's going to be stupidly selfish and ignore them

he does ignore them... obviously wants the glory after the Spuds demolition..

he looks like he's totally wrong footed, positioned... you think the shot is going to just fly into row Z

but fupp me...

he's run half the length of the pitch... dodged tackles chosen to shoot...

and scores a blinder!!!!!

1 minute to half time...

2-nil to the Cockney boys..

Palace with more free headers from a corner to end the half... ball just misses the goal...

who'd ave thought Ayew would be a hero?

2-0

ok, ok...

so I nip out of get coffee - yes, everyone buys everything here...

traffic lights meant it took longer than half time but the good old BBC world service kept me updated in the car...

so I gets back to have me breakfast... and what's happened?

Palace hace scrored a penalty

Palace have hit the post

Palace just had a shot saved from almost point blank by Hart...

57 minutes gone...

all decidedly local derby now...

West Ham free kick - straight into the hands of the Palace keeper

West Ham sub...

Zabaleta off - Antonio coming on

just trying to calm me nerves...

Palace free kick

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Palace pretty much dominating...

fupp... great save by Hart keeps us in the game...

Palace is all over us

this is getting decidedly squidgy bottom time...

ANOTHER great save... from a Palace free kick

please let this be over...

another booking... another free kick to Palace...

85 minutes gone... probably gonna be 5 minutes of added time...

ugh... make this stop

2 Palace players totally unmarked at the back of the box, fortunately the ball flies over everyone...

and we give the ball away again, right outside the box... just terrible defending....

if we can just hold on, we'll only be 17 points off the top of the table...

Antonio plays it smart to win a free kick down by the corner... but then we totally fupp it up and give the ball straight back to Palace...

Do I win anything for correctly guessing how much additional time there has been?


we're just sitting back and defending deep - you know... just like we always do and always get punished for...

as almost happened right then...

saved an easy goal...

Hart gets a knock...

oh jeez... this is getting painful...

from cruising to....

just hold fast you fuckers

Tomkins header off the bar and somehow stays out...

everyone's against us... commentators said 5 minutes of added time but the TV display is saying 6 minutes

we've been average to poor in this game apart form the 2 goals...

now ANOTHER Palace corner...

and there you have it... 20 seconds after the 6 minutes is up...

we just sit back sit back sit back...

Palace try try try

and they slot the ball past Hart into the bottom corner of the net


football is a funny old game but you generally get out what you deserve

and Palace totally deserve this - and so do we to be honest

Full time - what a crock of shit.