Comments on: A Message to Alan Curbishley

By: Rooster

Rooster — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:00:19 +0000

Well said NY Hammer

By: Rooster

Rooster — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:59:17 +0000

Here Here

By: ny hammer

ny hammer — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:58:42 +0000

additional message to westham management and ownership.

if there is truth to the epsulation about real betis bidding for zamora,don t sell him.
he s one of our own , and he s improving with each season. in addition, we re short on options upfront as is. selling him would be a mistake. he loves the club and he has an extremely good rapport with the supporters, something benayoun, coker and sheringham never managed.

By: ny hammer

ny hammer — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:52:23 +0000

reply to crazy horse.

fair comment on etherington- well spotted. he has improved , and one cud argue that the presence of stiffer competition on the wing has somethiung to do with it.

i can t disagree that an “experienced,top drawer ” left nack would help us. what s been bothering me though is the extreme negativity mccartney and spector have been subject to at times. i can t deny that someone of the quality of heinze , had he wanted to come,would have helped. i just don t think the “need” for a left back is as strong as a need for the fourth striker. spector and mccartney need our support and i get concerned that we re not going to see them at their best if there is too much criticism from supporters, especially when its nasty criticism. something else to throw into the mix is that given that both these two are reklatively “inexperienced” in the premiership , we would be a bit exposed if we lost one to injury . this is the easy part odf the season in terms of fixture ciongestion. if we have any kind of a decent cup run, which i believe we re capable of again, depth cud become an issue, which does add to the case of adding an experienced left back. perhaps the 7 million pound question is,
cud dabby gabbidon play this position if needed , rather than spending the money on shorey. i wasn t that impressed with shorey in the germany match.

By: WestHamForever

WestHamForever — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:58:03 +0000

I suspect that this Diouf business is a load of nonsense as the papers seem to have spent most of the summer reporting nonsense about who west ham are gonna sign.

I just really hope it is, because watching Diouf in a west ham shirt would break my heart! It’s one thing having the likes of Bellamy and Dyer, cocky/football’s bad boys type characters, but Diouf is the ultimate scum-bag, everyone hates him!

If i had the oppurtunity to speak to Curbishley, the first thing i’d say is please don’t sign Diouf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: jon l.colney

jon l.colney — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:31:13 +0000

come on chaps,do not believe everything you read.

i do sometimes think now that we can influence egg n curbs with our sugestions on bloggs like these so any media rubbish needs a responce on here.

joe cole pleeeeeeeeaaaaaassssseeee eggy .break the bank,porn the watch,have a whip round,whatever it takes.

we are desperate for that bit ov magic in the middle.someone who can get you off your seat .someone that you pay to see even when were bottom .no need to mention names here but we all have seen and baught the t shirt for these types of players.

By: crazy horse

crazy horse — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:41:30 +0000

I agree with you ny hammer,but we do need another left back.If we get this postion filled it will give those already there in that area more incentive to play even better,which is good for the club and their careers.Just look at etheringtons determination to play first team football now other players came in to fill his position

By: Plaistow54

Plaistow54 — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:26:04 +0000

I remarked on another thread about Diouf. However this one is about him. I was born & grew up in West Ham. I live in Oz but still have relatives that attend games. I have relatives that were professional footballers. I still referee games on a district level & have coached youth sides out here. I love football. There are fans at West Ham who are pretty sure of what they saw that day. One presumes that something was said. Diouf said that he just spat in the general direction of the West Ham fans. On any park that i am refereeing i consider spitting as an assault and the player will no longer be on the park. I forgave Di Canio as the referee made the most of it & he was remorseful. He became a gentleman of the game. Remember when he caught the ball because an opposition player was down. Even if Diouf scored 50 goals in a season for us i would still think he was a pr..k. Don’t do it Curbs.

By: anyotherbizniz

anyotherbizniz — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:52:20 +0000

Agree with supportive comments re Spector and Mccartney. Spector is decent cover for Neill and across the back four, and while I’m unconvinced about McCartney, I am even less convinced Shorey is that much better to justify the inflated fees being quoted. Only Steve Coppell seemed to think he had a good game for England. Reckon Curbs thinks he can use Gabbidon and/or Spector at left back if need be, which is why he’s saying we are covered. Should still be in the market for a top left back but if no-one better than Shorey is on offer I say wait til January.

As to Diouf. No. No. And No. How could we even be considering it?

By: Kit

Kit — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:14:16 +0000

well said, signing diouf would be a big mistake. i would refuse to go and watch the team play while diouf was a west ham player were the move to happen.