West Ham banter 2

26 Jan 2026 10:50:09
Brooking, what say you now about Michael Carrick? It's still only two games into his Man Utd tenure, but so far they've beaten Man City and now Arsenal (the Prem favourites) at the Emirates. Not bad for a coach who you good as said wasn't good enough for Middlesbrough!

28 Jan 2026 06:46:47
I stand by my word. He did not do good enough at Middlebro. Furthermore, it’s only 2 games.? Even you must realise the new manager bounce, and Arsenal should’ve won that game comfortably. Ask me after 8-10 games and you will be able to give a better perspective.
5 people on this site have agreed with you, along with yourself, so you have many followers.

26 Jan 2026 07:39:08
{Ed's Note - Klopps new glasses has posted a new article entitled, Slot's Liverpool Project Unravels Despite Early Promise

25 Jan 2026 15:51:33
Just watching this Brentford game and they are dog rubbish. How are they not down there with us

26 Jan 2026 01:39:54
I watched that too and agree. Crazy that they were in 5th recently and really should have beaten Chelsea away. They had three great chances in that game and faffed around in front of goal.

I actually think Palace and Leeds will sink down in the table. Forest won't be that far away either.
A lot of games to go and we're playing much better now.

26 Jan 2026 04:38:33
Wolves and Burnley are gone. The last place is anyone’s choice. Palace have the worst form currently.

26 Jan 2026 06:03:37
At least its getting interesting now lol

25 Jan 2026 07:39:07
{Ed's Note - Shappy has posted a new article entitled, Manchester United's Next Manager: Why This Rebuild Needs Time

24 Jan 2026 16:03:47
Amazing how much better we play without Kilman and Paqueta thought Scarles was outstanding today

24 Jan 2026 16:58:35
Great performance today, the first half was much better than the second, it’s a shame we couldn’t keep a clean sheet, but all we can do is keep winning to put the pressure on the teams above.

24 Jan 2026 17:42:11
Couldn't agree more. I know people will say "Sunderland didn't turn up" but we can only beat what's in front of us and how many times have we fallen at the next hurdle after a win in the league the week before

Dunno want Nuno is doing but that's the best all round first half performance I've seen from us in years. I thought Fernandes was motm and taty worked his socks of.

Nuno has a nice mix of busy players and soucek supporting the back works well.

Bring on Chelsea

24 Jan 2026 21:07:56
Chelsea away to Napoli late Wednesday night and on cusp of automatic places so should go hard team wise to maintain position. Hopefully we get the best part of a second XI on Saturday

25 Jan 2026 12:11:31
I think we have to go into the Chelsea game with the belief we can win it. We are on a roll and Nuno needs to encourage this rather than set us up defensively

25 Jan 2026 16:12:42
No choice but to try and win every game now, we need to be looking up at Palace and Spuds, Dyche and Farkes will be looking to match our results or just keep themselves far enough ahead of us.
Glasner has made his excuses and given up, Frank is really struggling and those two are where we can gain ground.

25 Jan 2026 18:08:59
Spot on AOI I think Palace are going into free fall and having the extra problem of Thursday European football ain’t going to help them ?

24 Jan 2026 14:21:26
We thought motm was between Fernandes, Summerville, Bowen, Soucek. all 4 were excellent

24 Jan 2026 14:54:45
Many disagreed with me about Pablo, but he’s the one player, I just don’t see what Nuno sees in him, just doesn’t look a proper forward

24 Jan 2026 15:41:58
Er, yes, Fernandes MotM, with Summerville and Bowen close contenders, but Soucek? Please explain what he contributed. Don’t get me wrong, apart from some of his passing going astray, he didn’t have a bad game, but a MotM contender? Nowhere near.

24 Jan 2026 17:02:38
It may not have shown on the tv, but his covering was absolutely outstanding. When Fernandes went forward, a majority of the time Soucek dropped back from the forward position he was in because there was a MASSIVE hole in middle. Plus, he was a the only player winning headers.

Don't know who they gave it to on the TV. Personally, I thought Summerville and Soucek were my choices. Bowen was also good.
Pablo links a lot of play, but there's not 3-4 goals in this man at this standard.

24 Jan 2026 17:08:03
Sky Sports seem to agree about MotM.
Fernandes 9/10
Bowen 8/10
Summerville 8/10
Soucek 6/10.

24 Jan 2026 18:01:53
Agreed Tin Souchek was no where near Motm, we look much better without kilman and AWB. Makes a massive difference as well

Joyful I said after the protests game that we had been fleeced for Pablo not seen anything to change my mind, Wilson should start over him every time

I think today was about a team performance though was good to see us getting the ball forward a lot quicker and working hard when we didn't have the ball

24 Jan 2026 19:01:45
How anyone can say that Fernandes was not MotM beats me. And Brooking, I did watch Soucek’s off the ball play.

His ball passing leaves a lot to be desired and that is the main skill of a midfielder, not running around off the ball! Bobby Moore always said, “When I haven’t got the ball, I always think to myself ’what would I do with the ball if I got it now? ’ That’s useless if you can’t pass the bloody thing!

24 Jan 2026 23:03:55
We have a good view at the game and I can only offer what I saw, those around us thought he had a good game.

24 Jan 2026 13:24:06
Astonishing! Best half we have played in recent times
Lots of effort

3rd goal who saw that coming?

Must, keep up the concentration 2nd half

Sunderland full back Reinildo should have been sent off, one foul after another

24 Jan 2026 13:23:51
Really.good half that, system working looking better all over the pitch to be honest, great goal from fernandes aswell, can't single anyone out because for the first time in about 3 years we actually look like a team

24 Jan 2026 13:19:09
Great 1st half. Areola made a good save in first couple of minutes, but apart from that, we look good. I'm not sure about Pablo.

24 Jan 2026 12:10:30
Arrrgh! The Invisible Man's name has crept on to the subs' bench today. Why? And why isn't Mendes' pocket man starting Wilson, by far our best striker? The mind boggles.

24 Jan 2026 13:18:57
They seem to be doing okay without him

24 Jan 2026 13:19:42
Wow, where did this come from. The boys are flying. The team looks balanced, controlled and lots of pace all over the pitch. Coyi

24 Jan 2026 13:21:16
HT and 3-0! A superb goal by Summerville, and a class act from Fernandes. Wow!

24 Jan 2026 13:30:43
Irving, rodriguez and potentially paqueta going, we need to go get the best midfielder we can.

I would have rather Orford and Earthy if he wasnt on loan than JWP on the bench, former played last night though and is far too good for u21 football.

Wilson unfortunately can't get through as much work at the same intensity as Pablo and Taty, those two don't give the defenders a moments rest, Wilson will capatalise coming on last 20-30

24 Jan 2026 13:52:34
I must say, Taty works hard with little result so far, but Pablo looks like a total waste of money. Let’s hope he improves, but he could be a complete dud. Why he’s preferred to Wilson I can’t fathom, apart from the fact he’s a Mendes/Nuno client.

24 Jan 2026 14:23:15
Even Stevie Wonder can clearly see that Wilson is a better player than either Pablo or Taty. The latter works hard, but cannot finish and Pablo looks increasingly like a shirt carrier. Judging by Nuno’s changes, it looks like he’s bottled it again. Fernandes by far the MotM.

24 Jan 2026 14:30:47
Think its harsh on Pablo, we over paid but just turned 21, works hard involved in goals against QPR and tottenham he's a nuisance and gives others a higher chance of winning knockdowns.

24 Jan 2026 14:52:53
I would agree regarding Pablo being a hard worker but he lacks any real class and seems as shocked as many of us are that he is playing in the premier league. But good that he harries the defenders. Hopefully tire them out so if and when Wilson comes on he gets easier chances

24 Jan 2026 15:44:49
I concede it’s early days, but we’ve got better young players. I’ve seen nothing about him being a Prem player yet — not even early signs.

24 Jan 2026 16:14:03
Pablo gets a foot in at least. I don't quite get it but there's a bit of Rice's "octopus legs" fr 2022-23 about him as he always seems to disrupt the opponent.but he looks winded most of the time. Needs a pre-season for sure.

Fernandes MOTM.
Wow very impressed.

If this Nnadi comes in I can see Fernandes being freed even more as a playmaker. I have no idea if Nnadi is any good tbh. I'd prefer Cresswell in at the back as we leak goals still

Great win.
Bossed Sunderland off the park 1st half

25 Jan 2026 09:13:18
I'd like to see Pablo and Taty fully fit and with a premier league season behind them. Its a hard league to get used to because of the pace and quality.

Give these guys chance