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With the 'interesting' football hiatus that International Football brings, figured I'd get this match thread up.  The result against Forest makes this game in some ways less significant (as the clock will have been reset on Potter's tenure) but also more interesting as there is a modicum of form to take into the game.

Fullkrug should obviously never be allowed on international duty again, what with it being an injury magnet for him, but that aside, as of now there are no new injuries.  Rumours of a Summerville injury also appear unfounded.

So from a lineup perspective, I'm expecting something like: Subs: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Igor, Rodriguez, Irving, Guilherme, Summerville, Willson

Left out: Earthy, Marshall, Potts, Scarles.
Prediction: 1-2 Spurs (Muani, Kudus;  Bowen for us)

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Usual match day gubbins to follow nearer the game....
 

the exile" wrote: ↑09 Sep 2025, 23:34 Hermansen

AWB    Mavro.   Kilman.   Diouf

Fernandes.  Magassa.  Paqueta

Bowen.   Wilson.   Summerville 

Stubbo - there's no way he isn't playing Wilson up front. (Better wrap him in cotton wool til Saturday and leave him out of the warm-up.)

fraser wrote: ↑10 Sep 2025, 07:59

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑10 Sep 2025, 07:55

fraser wrote: ↑10 Sep 2025, 07:29 Paqueta has to play in midfield you don't move the dominant player from the last match into another position. 

Agreed. Hopefully he doesn't tinker about with it and does go with Wilson up front. 

My biggest fear is he packs the midfield and plays Bowen up top

he should never go near the five at the back again, it's shit. I'm all for playing genuine wide men as wingbacks, but limited ability fullbacks? fuck off. and we should be catering a system to our best players anyway, which means jarrrod wide right

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑10 Sep 2025, 07:55

fraser wrote: ↑10 Sep 2025, 07:29 Paqueta has to play in midfield you don't move the dominant player from the last match into another position. 

Agreed. Hopefully he doesn't tinker about with it and does go with Wilson up front. 

fraser wrote: ↑10 Sep 2025, 07:29 Paqueta has to play in midfield you don't move the dominant player from the last match into another position. 

Paqueta has to play in midfield you don't move the dominant player from the last match into another position. 

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑10 Sep 2025, 05:11

the exile" wrote: ↑09 Sep 2025, 23:34 Hermansen

AWB    Mavro.   Kilman.   Diouf

Fernandes.  Magassa.  Paqueta

Bowen.   Wilson.   Summerville 

Stubbo - there's no way he isn't playing Wilson up front. (Better wrap him in cotton wool til Saturday and leave him out of the warm-up.)

We'll see...

the exile" wrote: ↑09 Sep 2025, 23:34 Hermansen

AWB    Mavro.   Kilman.   Diouf

Fernandes.  Magassa.  Paqueta

Bowen.   Wilson.   Summerville 

Stubbo - there's no way he isn't playing Wilson up front. (Better wrap him in cotton wool til Saturday and leave him out of the warm-up.)

Tough one to call IMO? Mind you not that any game is an easy call, especially WHU

If the same team attitude and effort as Forest turns up then we most defiantly have a good chance of 3 points, but its big if so I'm sitting on the fence and going a draw.

Hermansen

AWB    Mavro.   Kilman.   Diouf

Fernandes.  Magassa.  Paqueta

Bowen.   Wilson.   Summerville 

Stubbo - there's no way he isn't playing Wilson up front. (Better wrap him in cotton wool til Saturday and leave him out of the warm-up.)

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑09 Sep 2025, 21:49 No point predicting the team. I'll leave that to the nerds and anoraks.

West Ham United 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur is my score prediction.

No point predicting the team. I'll leave that to the nerds and anoraks.

West Ham United 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur is my score prediction.

Any chance of fabbers in goal?

3-1 to us

Whatever we do though, we have to be moving towards a central midfield 3 of Paqueta, Magassa, and Fernandes at some point soon. Assuming Magassa adapts, will totally transform our team. 

Still gutted we missed out on Sangare.

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑09 Sep 2025, 18:34

Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑09 Sep 2025, 14:52 I've got a horrible feeling he's going to continue trying to play 3 at the back.

He'd be a lunatic to revert back to that.

Then I could probably get on board with it.

In fairness we playes 3-5-2 under Redknapp, with Di Canio and Kanoute up top, Sinclair as one of the wing backs, Rio in the back 3 and that wasn't a terrible watch.

So it's not the formation...but the attitude to the game.  I'm sure Redknapp wasn't coaching rotations, centre backs 'jumping' etc, and 3-5-2 under him was never decried as being negative. 

Even now you could imagine an aggressive 3-5-2 in the Redknapp era mould of:
 Not saying it would work, but I'd be interested to see it. Genuine wingers in the Sinclair mould at wing back, a proper sweeper style CB in the middle of the 3, ball carrying wide CBs to support down the line, an enigmatic number 10, and two proper strikers.
 

Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑09 Sep 2025, 14:52 I've got a horrible feeling he's going to continue trying to play 3 at the back.

A nervy Home win after scoring early. Paqueta penalty. 1-0

Well it's fucking nailed on that Kudus will score isn't it. And probably celebrate in a cunty way.

If Frank has them playing like he did Brentford last season at ours then it could be a rather long afternoon. It could be one where our centre backs really get exposed and I'm sure Diouf's defensive side will be targeted.

However, with Fernandes and hopefully Mugassa in the side, we should be pretty competitive and tough in the middle of the park unlike we've been for ages so there is some cause to expect some decent things. Be nice if Summerville gets a good crack down the left so we are not so one dimensional going forward as well. 

As always centre backs are the big worry and i am sure will be the main weak link for the rest of the season now.

Unless he plays Summerville i don't see any other option?   Playing Soucek and JWP at home is fucking hopeless 

                     
                The dane 

        Awb   Mavro  Kilman 

KWP  Potts   Fernandes    Diouf 

           Bowen     Paqueta 

                  Wilson  


that might be our best bet 

Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑09 Sep 2025, 14:52 I've got a horrible feeling he's going to continue trying to play 3 at the back.

I've got a horrible feeling he's going to continue trying to play 3 at the back.

 Started doing a team and realised just how short we are of options up top. Desperately needed another forward/left winger before the window shut.  We just have a load of average CM's 

We need to play 4 at the back with our only left wing option being Summerville.   Aside from that its Paqueta who is shit out there,  and is our only number 10  

I got da feeling.
Off to the bookies for easy money. WIN

My local bookies is Boyles, there is a distinct lack of West Ham' ery going on. Plain blue windows. Im going to complain.