It's all been said. But what a player on the pitch, and what a man off it. Saw him make his debut (was it Ken Brown's testimonial?). RIP, Bill, and thanks for all those memories.

In the English football system, from National north/south to the PL, there remains only one team unbeaten in league games. I went to watch them last night as they drew with Chesham United. Hornchurch have ten wins and five draws so far topping the National league south table. I went to that, too. T...

Can you imagine Devonshire on today’s pitches & with the outlawing of industrial tackling? Absolutely unplayable  Read that as well as trying to buy him Bobby Robson told him he wanted to build his England team around him before his injury Incredible player I may be wrong, but my memory of Bobb...

Shutting up shop is not a Team that kept attacking soon after Wilson went off with at least 5 shots on target off the top of my head that resulted in a disallowed goal before we eventually did score again in searching for a killer goal thanks to the Teams perseverance. Think we also had 3 corners a...

I'd probably more say 'apdoting a more defensive mindset and absorbing pressure' rather than hanging on as they never really threatened to overrun us.  Yeah we definitely weren't hanging on being in control of the game enjoying a number of attacks of our own when Wilson went off. Pope soon after wa...

Do the club usually play loud music well after the final whistle, or was that just to drown out the chants?

First time I've enjoyed a game since, well, I don't know when. Such a better performance, which I guess is what happens when you pick your best team in their correct positions. Todibo was a completely different player from the previous games, Kilman wasn't too bad either, Potts, Paqueta, Fernandes, ...

No. No. No.

The problem with in-ground demonstrations is that the place is so vast that they have limited impact. I thought the boycott was reasonably successful as there were a lot of empty seats, but they were so spread out (although at least it made the management panic and start offering low-price seats); t...

I've never in my life wanted us to go down and have never really enjoyed playing in the Championship (although it wasn't so bad in the second tier when we had Brooking, Devonshire, Bonds, etc). But if we go down this season I'm more likely to renew than if we stay up, for all the reasons already quo...

It's a big stadium - if people are too spread out even a large number might not look like much. I'm happy to give it a go, but it does need to be a good turnout.

Did it definitely sell out, though or did they just activate ticket exchange because it was in their interests to do so? They certainly pulled out all the other stops to try and get as many people in as possible so it wouldn't surprise me. I got a text message from West Ham 12 days ago encouraging ...

When I first looked at the TV coverage I thought the stadium looked reasonably full and was disappointed, but when the cameras got closer you could see there were a lot of empty seats. Trouble was they were spread around, so it didn't have the full effect - bit like everything about that place. A wo...

Not going on Monday as a matter of principle although I’m doubtful about the impact. Sullivan and Brady will do their best to spin this so the protest seems not only pointless but misguided and unsupportive of Nuno and the team. I’m hoping there are enough empty seats to cause the cameras to seek o...

Wasn't his assistant the defence-minded Don Howe? I seem to remember at the time feeling Howe's influence was greater than it should have been.

So I've received a message today from West Ham encouraging me to relist my ticket for Brentford if I can't make it. I thought this happened only if the game was sold out. So are they trying convince me that the game is sold out so if I'm thinking of boycotting I won't bother? Or have they changed t...

So I've received a message today from West Ham encouraging me to relist my ticket for Brentford if I can't make it. I thought this happened only if the game was sold out. So are they trying convince me that the game is sold out so if I'm thinking of boycotting I won't bother? Or have they changed th...

I do believe in God but couldn't explain it, and understand why people find it difficult, or impossible. I didn't come from a church-going family. It's just a few things that have happened over the years that have given me a faith - which I know is a bit of a get-out, but that's just the way it is f...

This is all very depressing and I can't get remotely excited about this appointment - although I'm glad Potter's gone and, given our ownership, he might be the best we're likely to get. I literally can't remember the last time I enjoyed a game at the LS and wish I had listened to my sane self and no...

I desperately want to look forward to games again, so to see more attacking and a style that's exciting to watch (some of the time, at least). Whether we have the players for that at the moment I'm not sure. We seem to be in this endless cycle of picking the wrong managers, finding ourselves in dang...

Of the potential replacements for Potter being mentioned (assuming Potter goes), I'd prefer Bilic. He gave us our best season in recent times, and in his second season had probably the hardest job of any WH manager, having to deal with a new and unpopular home ground, everything unfamiliar for both ...

I went along at 12.45 and guessed a couple of thousand. But I'm pretty useless at guessing crowds. As said, people were arriving  as some were leaving, so it would be difficult to get an accurate figure. Probably won't do any good but what else can you do?

Can't get excited about having Nuno as our next manager. Anything's better than Potter though. Can we not get a manager in who can give us some decent football to watch? No, seems to be the answer, so Premiership survival it is. Again.

Only1billybonds: "If they were going to change, they would have done so by now."
Exactly right.
 

Quite enjoyed the first half, seeing us move the ball much more quickly and getting forward. If we'd had a centre forward perhaps we would have had an end product to some decent approach play. Right from the start of the second half, Tottenham are much better, we are much worse. So the two different...