West Ham United FC v Doncaster Match Thread

Mrs Ham coming with me tomorrow.
I hope they play better then in the last two home games.
I would like a good weekend.

I think BFS should go with the formation where Tomkins plays in Midfield and give Collins his debut alongside Faye - Collins and Faye used CB partners at stoke so they know each other strenghts etc .

We need to win this by at least 3 or 4 goals

Arran H wrote:I think BFS should go with the formation where Tomkins plays in Midfield and give Collins his debut alongside Faye - Collins and Faye used CB partners at stoke so they know each other strenghts etc .

We need to win this by at least 3 or 4 goals

Agreed Arran

Very poor week for links , the only one I could find so far is [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] . I,ll keep looking for you that cant make the game .

Can't find anything......Radio comms will have to do

The sooner we get back to where we belong the better , then I get to see every match , mind you I dont know if my ticker will be able to take it

Amen to that....I can't wait

The team news is in.

West Ham United: Green, McCartney, Tomkins, Faye, Taylor, Noble, Lansbury, Nolan, Collison, Vaz Te, Cole
Subs: Collins, O'Neil, Morrison, Baldock, Maynard

Doncaster Rovers: Ikeme, Chimbonda, Beye, Martis, Spurr, Coppinger, Bennett, Barnes, Gillett, Diouf, Bagayoko
Subs; Hird, Ilunga, Oster, Robert, Hayter

good to see Morrison on the bench, that can only mean he has knuckled down

Looking at that Line up then : 451
Green
Taylor---Tomkins---Faye---McCartney
Lansbury--Noble--Collison--Vaz Te
Nolan
Cole

Plus if we are winning I would take of Collison bring on Morrison ,Take of Cole and bring on Maynard and Take Lansbury of and bring on O`Neil


Plus their are rumours going the pompey forums that we have got Henderson on lone A great back up to have if Green gets injured

ThreeWheeling wrote:good to see Morrison on the bench, that can only mean he has knuckled down

Or been knuckled

Admin wrote:Very poor week for links , the only one I could find so far is [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] . I,ll keep looking for you that cant make the game .

COYI

That link is for the Millwall game however this link seems to be the one that will be us v Doncaster
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Sam Allardyce spoke of his joy at bringing new loan signing Danny Collins to the Boleyn Ground and at his determination to beat Doncaster Rovers on Saturday afternoon.

Allardyce was speaking ahead of Saturday's npower Championship game at home to Doncaster and is very happy to have Stoke City defender Collins on loan until the end of the season. Big Sam is hoping Collins' experience will help the team to gain automatic promotion..

What was the reason behind signing Danny Collins on loan from Stoke?

SA - We need somebody with the experience of Danny who has not only got Premier League experience with Stoke City but has promotion experience with Sunderland. Winston Reid's unfortunate injury has caused us great concern in terms of central defenders because we have only got James Tomkins and Abdoulaye Faye as our out and out central defenders. George McCartney has played there a few times, but I don't want to rely on that alone. Danny is an experienced player who is a fantastic capture for us. My thanks go to Tony Pulis and Stoke City for allowing us to do the deal. It makes our squad capable in terms of strength and depth of achieving what we want to.

The run in to the end of the season is about to begin. It is crunch time, isn't it?

SA - Yes and that's why Danny's experience is so crucial. Along with Danny, Kevin Nolan has had the same promotion experience with Newcastle United very recently so they are key to our success. Collins has played a few games recently, one against Valencia in the Europa League, so I expect that if needed he will be capable of jumping straight into the team. He is in the squad for the game against Doncaster Rovers tomorrow so he has an outside chance of making his debut.

How frustrating was Wednesday night's draw against Watford after two great away wins?

SA - We have been frustrated at Upton Park two home games in a row now. The two home games previous to that we put in a tremendous effort to beat Millwall and draw with Southampton both with ten men which makes it all the more disappointing that we drew against both Crystal Palace and Watford. I think we have to overcome any anxieties we have and deliver what we know we can do. There aren't any excuses apart from our own deficiency in front of goal at home - to dry up against Palace and Watford was very frustrating for us all. Our frustration is as big as the fans' is. We all want to do better at home, starting with Doncaster on Saturday.

Is there a problem with expectation among the fans with promotion being so close?

SA - Every club feels that but us more than most because we are expected to gain promotion. Fans at West Ham have a greater expectancy because of the size of the club. We are the biggest club in the Championship, no disrespect to any other club, but with the history of West Ham we should be in the Premier League. As professionals we should accept and thrive under pressure we should deliver the right results. Pressure should be a good experience for us and not a bad one.

That one wont w**k abroad Arran

Jiggs wrote:

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Thats the Millwall game again

Cant find the west ham link Looks like iam going to have to relie on the official website

Supposed to be covering three games, ours included. Millscum however is the main match

According offical website we had put the ball into the net after 10secs but was rule out because a foul on chimbonda was commited

1-0 Nolan 9 mins

Nolan again 1-0 west ham he is now our joint top scorer with cole on 9 goals

Got some sort of com on [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

All I'm getting on that is adverts

Reading 1-0 up and my com has fucked up