Fullkrug Speaks Out

[Cerveza Para Mi]

Well dolne to the bloke.  Unfortunately I didn't actually see his interview but imo he said some things that needed saying. There's clearly a divided camp and so I guess the question needs to be asked why the players who are, according to Fullkrug, not playing to instructions are still being picked. 

As many people have pointed out before there is no relegation danger so there is absolutely no downside to throwing a few kids and squad players into the team and leaving out the offenders..  Alvarez was missing completely from the squad yesterday, as was Wan Bissaka.  Apparently AWB picked up an in jury in  training, which explains his absence, but Alvarez is apparently leaving cryptic messages on social media saying something like "all will soon be revealed". That suggests he may be one of those soon out of the door.

But it's good that someone has had the balls to speak out..  There's clearly a lot wrong and sweeping shit under the carpet has nevcer been the right way to clear up a nasty smell.,

[SurfaceAgentX2Zero]

because they say things like DOUBLE PIVOT and MID-PRESS.

Yes, but don't forget they also talk about the 8, the 10 and the false 9 which there were already perfectly good names for.

[Massive Attack]

How Potter deals with a tense conflict in east London..

[SurfaceAgentX2Zero]

A friend of mine interviewed him when he signed. Off camera, he was very scathing about the dressing room culture and how he had been signed to help do something about that. Sadly, injuries have meant he has hardly been in the dressing room this season, let alone had an opportunity to contribute to changing the culture.

I have a suspicion that him, Bowen, Soucek and Cresswell may be the only ones that aren't total cunts.

[goose]

Graham Partridge lol

i like it.

 “The pace of Soucek is too leisurely to be called quick. Uphill runs become power sappingly mundane whilst overtaking National Express coaches becomes a long, drawn-out affair. Not my words, Carol, those are the words of Top Gear Magazine.”

[Massive Attack]

What's this I'm also hearing that Alvarez ain't all that happy either by making moody posts on his social media having been dropped altogether from the Squad...

https://www.hammers.news/news/west-ham- ... ks-appear/

This current Dressing Room sounds toxic as fuck (bar the odd decent Pro amongst them) by the sounds of it, no wonder Lopetegui was at his wits end gripping some of them up by the throat. 

 

[THUNDERCLINT]

Graham Partridge.

That could catch on.

He'll be standing in car park with his big plate shouting "DAVE" come the summer window. 

[Eerie Decent]

Graham Partridge.

That could catch on.

[Massive Attack]

It's not that I disagree with what he said (I agreed with a lot of it and share his frustrations), I just don't think it was wise for him to come out and say it so publicly in the way that he did. A time and a place for me that should have remained behind closed doors. 

The other issue I've got with someone like Fullkrug who's been at the Club for 5 minutes coming out and effectively burning down the dressing room with his public comments is he's barely contributed to anything of note for us in 2 different ways. He's barely scored for us in a number of appearances, as well as miss 19 matches through injury. Had he been playing regularly contributing to many points and/or banging them in left and right, then OK I can at least understand it's coming from someone who's heavily contributed well towards our season when very few others have. However that's not been the case at all and all it's likely to do now till the end of this sorry season is cause further division, as opposed to inspire a dressing room that's clearly a volatile weak one from earlier altercations and arguments amongst them earlier on in the season. 

I also think his frustrations should be just as equally aimed at the manager as well as the player's as it was Potter who foolishly took off all our forwards at a crucial time in the game and effectively handed over the initiative to a piss poor Southampton side. Who then continued to attack us till the end before successfully achieving a draw thanks to Potters dence substitutions. 

Fair points.

But it may be that he just thought "Well, if Potter ain't saying it and Bowen ain't saying then, fuck it, I will say it". 

And to be fair, someone had to say it. Just seems to me that Potter and Bowen are just not that type of person. 

I'm not convinced  anyone should be saying it the way he did so publicly. Tearing strips off one another behind closed doors telling home truths, I'm all for that but making such a public display I think causes more damage than good. If you start playing that game then it emboldens other players to feel they also have the right to air off cunting off their team mates/manager in the media as well. Hopefully it has the desired effect and little damage is made but I'm not convinced it will. It's very rare disharmony and publicly airing your dirty laundry brings out the best in a Team.

What makes it worse is we appear to have Alan Partridge as a Football Manager who is well out of his depth dealing with big personalities/egos and will struggle to manage the situation just as he struggled to deal with them at Chelsea lasting just 6 months there.

[Eerie Decent]

Potter was 'disappointed & frustrated'

I reckon he's more prone to giving out new age encouragement than the hairdryer after a diabolical performance like that.

Saying that, he's the manager we deserve these days. We've got people on here basing their views on him off the back of some youtube videos by a couple of virgins who have never kicked a ball in their lives, rather than trusting their own eyes & judgement, because they say things like DOUBLE PIVOT and MID-PRESS.

[Russ of the BML]

It's not that I disagree with what he said (I agreed with a lot of it and share his frustrations), I just don't think it was wise for him to come out and say it so publicly in the way that he did. A time and a place for me that should have remained behind closed doors. 

The other issue I've got with someone like Fullkrug who's been at the Club for 5 minutes coming out and effectively burning down the dressing room with his public comments is he's barely contributed to anything of note for us in 2 different ways. He's barely scored for us in a number of appearances, as well as miss 19 matches through injury. Had he been playing regularly contributing to many points and/or banging them in left and right, then OK I can at least understand it's coming from someone who's heavily contributed well towards our season when very few others have. However that's not been the case at all and all it's likely to do now till the end of this sorry season is cause further division, as opposed to inspire a dressing room that's clearly a volatile weak one from earlier altercations and arguments amongst them earlier on in the season. 

I also think his frustrations should be just as equally aimed at the manager as well as the player's as it was Potter who foolishly took off all our forwards at a crucial time in the game and effectively handed over the initiative to a piss poor Southampton side. Who then continued to attack us till the end before successfully achieving a draw thanks to Potters dence substitutions. 

Fair points.

But it may be that he just thought "Well, if Potter ain't saying it and Bowen ain't saying then, fuck it, I will say it". 

And to be fair, someone had to say it. Just seems to me that Potter and Bowen are just not that type of person. 

[Monsieur merde de cheval]

I see that muppet Pardew said on TS that he has an issue with how Fullkrug has come out like this and if he was a player he would be really upset and would be looking for him on Monday morning and asking him to properly explain himself.

Also knew he was a bit of a cսnt.





 

Never ever understood how a fair number of our fans thought that melt was a decent manager.  Disagree with you that he's a bit of a cսnt though.  He's the real deal mate. 100% cսnt, not part of one.  And his press conferences when he was at our place were always predictable.  Poker players call it a "tell". It's when someone's body language gives away their feelings. I could always tell when Pardew was talking shit. His fucking lips moved. A real giveaway.

On the whole I enjoyed the Pardew years. Cup final was excellent.

For me .. chocolate left me with two memories
When the gambler  hit the net against the farmers..the ground literally shook.
Bill CALLING IT  in  the semi - final at villa park against  Boro  .
JOHNNY LYALL S CLARET AND BLUE ARMY.

[Monsieur merde de cheval]

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 BFG

[honky cat]

I see that muppet Pardew said on TS that he has an issue with how Fullkrug has come out like this and if he was a player he would be really upset and would be looking for him on Monday morning and asking him to properly explain himself.

Also knew he was a bit of a cսnt.




 

Never ever understood how a fair number of our fans thought that melt was a decent manager.  Disagree with you that he's a bit of a cսnt though.  He's the real deal mate. 100% cսnt, not part of one.  And his press conferences when he was at our place were always predictable.  Poker players call it a "tell". It's when someone's body language gives away their feelings. I could always tell when Pardew was talking shit. His fucking lips moved. A real giveaway.

On the whole I enjoyed the Pardew years. Cup final was excellent.

Yes a good couple of seasons, and he was fun. However the last home game before he was sacked, losing 2-0 to Wigan, was probably the biggest pile of shit I ever saw in my life.

[Mex Martillo]

I see that muppet Pardew said on TS that he has an issue with how Fullkrug has come out like this and if he was a player he would be really upset and would be looking for him on Monday morning and asking him to properly explain himself.

Also knew he was a bit of a cսnt.



 

Never ever understood how a fair number of our fans thought that melt was a decent manager.  Disagree with you that he's a bit of a cսnt though.  He's the real deal mate. 100% cսnt, not part of one.  And his press conferences when he was at our place were always predictable.  Poker players call it a "tell". It's when someone's body language gives away their feelings. I could always tell when Pardew was talking shit. His fucking lips moved. A real giveaway.

On the whole I enjoyed the Pardew years. Cup final was excellent.

[Massive Attack]

It's not that I disagree with what he said (I agreed with a lot of it and share his frustrations), I just don't think it was wise for him to come out and say it so publicly in the way that he did. A time and a place for me that should have remained behind closed doors. 

The other issue I've got with someone like Fullkrug who's been at the Club for 5 minutes coming out and effectively burning down the dressing room with his public comments is he's barely contributed to anything of note for us in 2 different ways. He's barely scored for us in a number of appearances, as well as miss 19 matches through injury. Had he been playing regularly contributing to many points and/or banging them in left and right, then OK I can at least understand it's coming from someone who's heavily contributed well towards our season when very few others have. However that's not been the case at all and all it's likely to do now till the end of this sorry season is cause further division, as opposed to inspire a dressing room that's clearly a volatile weak one from earlier altercations and arguments amongst them earlier on in the season. 

I also think his frustrations should be just as equally aimed at the manager as well as the player's as it was Potter who foolishly took off all our forwards at a crucial time in the game and effectively handed over the initiative to a piss poor Southampton side. Who then continued to attack us till the end before successfully achieving a draw thanks to Potters dence substitutions. 

[Alfs]

I just read that  Fullkrug was once hospitalised with the tooth of a teammate lodged in his forehead.  Probably best that the team does what he says.

[Alwaysaniron]

Great words from Sir Alf just now.  

I think Fullkurg is bang on, the team have zero cohesion and unless we're playing a top 6 side we look like we just can't be arsed.  We have players who are way too big for their own ego's (tbf most clubs do) but our in particular this season.  I feel sorry for Bowen, he is clearly UCL material and seems a little lost as captain.  The way Fullkrug has spoken out shows at least he either cares or he is canvessing for the role of club captain.  Either way the players should listen to the bloke, stop fannying about and do as the manager has aksed them to.  If not, pack up and fuck off!

 

[Sir Alf]

Good to hear some honesty and frustration.

Part of a manager's job is to motivate players to "run thru brick walls" or "put everything on the line" making last ditch blocks, fighting for the ball and holding off the opposition when in possession, making and winning second balls etc.   I just have not seen that under Potter and even less so under Lopetegui.

From the outside, it seems Lopetegui went for the confrontation approach, "hairdryer" in the dressing room and leaving players out or having bust ups.  Potter has gone for the "softly softly" approach, build a team mentality, "we're all in this together", "work for the team" but personally I have not seen a West Ham side that is combative, really hard working since the first season or two under Moyes.    

I guess "familiarity breeds contempt" and having multimillionaire players ( both first 11 and squad ) makes it harder to motivate them. Its why the rich clubs often bring in an ex player who has played at the highest level to get the respect of players albeit they often lack the other necessary skills ( communication, tactical awareness etc).

A wild guess, possible ( probably you say ) wrong, is that we have a few players who think they are too good to play for West Ham now we are out of Europe and relegation candidates once again ( Kudus, Paqueta, Alvarez maybe one or two more? ) and only one or two not doing what they are told is enough to undermine everything. They aint buying into the last 2 managers approach and only listened to Moyes as we were in Europe?

All the above ignores the fact that the squad has been imbalanced going back to Bilic and BFS, in terms of playing any other way than low block, survival football ( which was apt when we first got up) and only the emergence of Rice temporarily made us more than that and essentially in Moyes COVID season ( dont forget the influence of no crowds ) we were playing as effectively as Forest are this season. 

In summary, its pretty certain Potter aint going anywhere until next season. So to me it makes sense to root out the players who think they are a cut above West Ham and get in young players who have something to prove, are developing. They might listen to his "come on lads try to do it this way", cajoling style. No certainty but the only way I can see things improving?. 

[northbankfrank]

Given that the club have posted his comments on the official site, it looks like those in charge agree with his remarks.

[Cerveza Para Mi]

I see that muppet Pardew said on TS that he has an issue with how Fullkrug has come out like this and if he was a player he would be really upset and would be looking for him on Monday morning and asking him to properly explain himself.

Also knew he was a bit of a cսnt.


 

Never ever understood how a fair number of our fans thought that melt was a decent manager.  Disagree with you that he's a bit of a cսnt though.  He's the real deal mate. 100% cսnt, not part of one.  And his press conferences when he was at our place were always predictable.  Poker players call it a "tell". It's when someone's body language gives away their feelings. I could always tell when Pardew was talking shit. His fucking lips moved. A real giveaway.

[Cerveza Para Mi]

After spending practically the entire season injured it's a bit rich of him to throw a Lilly Von Stump hissy fit at this stage even if he has made a pretty lucid observation

Being injured isn't a player's fault. Lack of application or failing to adhere to instructions is.

[eusebiovic]

After spending practically the entire season injured it's a bit rich of him to throw a Lilly Von Stump hissy fit at this stage even if he has made a pretty lucid observation

[claret59]

sorry if this has been said before but has anyone considered this to be a cunning plan to get a move away, especially as his form has been good?

[Mex Martillo]

Good that someone said what we are all thinking. They're mostly on the beach and not earning their massive pay cheques. Cunts. Potters fault? It is not good he cannot get them motivated. As we've been saying season over and this rubbish is not helping plan for 25/26.

[Russ of the BML]

I see that muppet Pardew said on TS that he has an issue with how Fullkrug has come out like this and if he was a player he would be really upset and would be looking for him on Monday morning and asking him to properly explain himself.

Also knew he was a bit of a cսnt.

A bit? I have it on very good authority he is a massive cսnt.