I was talking to my brother before the game that we need to be the 12th man for the team, urging the players on and singing and chanting to give them the support that could inspire them to play. But it was so tough to do that throughout this match. As fans, we also need something from the team, something to cheer about and to get us behind the team, the players have that responsibility and when you arrive at the game, you expect some commitment and effort and desire to win. It’s a two way relationship between the fans and the players.
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West Ham Utd 2 Manchester United 1 27th October 2024
Bowen, to be fair, showed incredible composure to block out this unnecessary chaos and steady himself to place the ball beyond Onana and send the crowd into ecstasy as we all believed we had earned a victory with a second half performance that showed us what we have been missing for too long.
West Ham Utd v Ipswich Town Saturday 5th October 2024
Bowen steps up to become provider for an easy tap in for Paqueta to finish the match, who then celebrates with Bowen by ‘cleaning’ his left boot. 4 goals, four difference celebrations by four different goal scorers. No wonder the crowd were celebrating and the atmosphere was rocking.
Can we panic now?
New players, new manager, same outcome? There’s a lot of chatter about how we haven’t improved since last season despite an excellent summer transfer window, but the performance was a worry – it felt disjointed and the players didn’t seem to know each other – much like our son’s cricket team. We didn’t stand a chance against a solid Chelsea side that gave no prisoners, especially against a team lacking any fight.
West Ham Utd v Aston Villa Saturday 17th August 2024
Julen’s preparations have also been very last minute in respect of bedding in new players into the team, including some final transfer day movements in and out, which is quite rightly going through a serious transition and rebuild. Something we have needed for a while to give ourselves any chance of trying to stay within a throw in distance of the top six teams. As part of that rebuild we have invested in some quality players and also have some very exciting players coming through the academy who have gone out on loan this season. Are we finally seeing the dawn of a new and exciting era at the dome?
Betway Cup Attendance Hit By Fans Boycott Over Club Ticket Price Hike
I was reading some comments on social media and then discovered the story of the fans boycott and of the support from ex-players such as David Cross, who joins Tony Cottee and Frank McAvennie in condemning the club’s policy of above inflation ticket price rises and changes to concessionary rates, which is an attack on both long standing fans of the club and many ordinary families who will be priced out of attending football matches.
Premier League football is back on the menu!
It’s personal, the experience of being at the match, soaking up the atmosphere and getting pulled along with the waves of passion and voices of the fans filling the ground. Capturing those more personal moments is a joy and I love this photo of what seems to be a father and daughter together.
What a Season That Was! (Part 3)
The battle for safety was extremely congested, and although the result lifted us to 14th in the League, there were only 4 points between ourselves and the Saints propping up the Premier table on 23 points. We had a game in hand on the teams below us, but this victory was all the more important to stay out of the bottom three as the season draw to a close.
What a Season That Was! (Part 2)
Two hard earned draws followed that left us desperately close to the drop zone and it was for Emerson to score against his former club, assisted by Bowen that earned us a point at home to Chelsea. Another manager under pressure, Graham Potter fielded a new look £200m front line, but could not manage a win continuing a bad run of results for Chelsea.
What a Season That Was! (Part 1)
Benrahma’s excellent freekick gave us the lead in a tense match that followed our 1-0 away victory against the visitors and left us sitting top of our group on 12 points with just two matches to play. As the smoke dispersed cleared fans filed out of the stadium dreaming of the knockout stages to come.
