First in a big set of matches over the course of the next four weeks. Away to Preston. 10 am for the cool people on the left side of the pond, 3 pm for those on the right side. Post your line-ups, predictions and post match excuses right here.
I too am on the left side of the pond however the k.o. is at 7.00am. Dear Pething, There is life after the East!!!!
Whoops. 7 am for those on the left side of the big island. Dang East coast bias. Where is Blaine any way? I spent a lovely summer at Fort Lewis. Nice place especially when your dad is the new commander.
The squad's been named and IMHO is pretty impressive. Chadwick is likely to miss the game with a groin strain but he'll be travelling with them anyway. Williams is the most likely to replace him in the starting XI. Mackay came through 80mins of a reserve came unscathed the other day so he'll probably start too. Bywater (GK), Burch (GK), Repka, Fletcher, C Powell, Chadwick, Lomas, D Powell, Mackay, Rebrov, Etherington, Harewood, Zamora, Ferdinand, Sheringham, Mullins, Reo-Coker, Williams. I'll stick my neck out and go for a 3-1 win for the Hammers. (You've got to be a bit optimistic, this is the best looking team sheet we've had all season)
Does anyone have any stats on Williams? I know people seem to rate him highly, including Pardew, but I still have my doubts about someone we sign from Yoevil. I really hope I'm wrong, it would be great to have a creative force again. I think our last 'flair' player must have been DiCanio, back in a previous life. See you all tomorrow. UP THE HAMMERS!!!!!!!!!!!
Blaine is right on the Canadian border about 40 minutes south of Vancouver. Talk tomorrow during and after our win at Preston.
My predictions... Reading 1 QPR 2 Sunderland 0 Burnley 1 Ipwich Wigan Postponed untill Dec 21 West Ham 2 Preston 0 (Harewood Lomas)
West Ham 2 Preston 1 Preston score first. We equalize through sheringham who sets up a late winner for Bobby z. The moon is made of cheese. I'm hungover and out of anything apart from homemade beer. English style made by a yank, God knows what its gonna taste like. Gig last night sound man sick and couldnt make it. Never sounded better. Will sack sound man when he gets better. Happy Christmas.
1. Stephen Bywater 2. Tomas Repka 34. Chris Powell 15. Anton Ferdinand 19. Darren Powell 11. Steve Lomas 6. Carl Fletcher 30. Luke Chadwick 12. Matthew Etherington 8. Teddy Sheringham 10. Marlon Harewood Not bad! UP THE HAMMERS!!!!!!!!!!
Starting 11 TEAM 1. Stephen Bywater 2. Tomas Repka 34. Chris Powell 15. Anton Ferdinand 19. Darren Powell 11. Steve Lomas 6. Carl Fletcher 30. Luke Chadwick 12. Matthew Etherington 8. Teddy Sheringham 10. Marlon Harewood
Drinking the obligatory hangover diet coke and eating the obligatory sauasage biscuit with cheese... Come on you Irons!