Opinion

Written by : Andy Dennis Winston Churchill once famously said ‘a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.’ It’s a pertinent observation that can be associated with many aspects of life In truth, there wasn’t much in the way of ‘difficulty’ when collecting three points against the…

Written by : Jonathan Lee After more than a season at the helm, Manuel Pellegrini now has more or less a squad of his own choosing – but is it one that can really excite and take us into the top 6/7?  For any team to deliver that, you need quality throughout, not just in…

Written by : Jonathan Slater | @SlaterWHU After a superb 2-0 victory at home against Manchester United, it’s now two goals in four starts for Andriy Yarmolenko. The forgotten man is now firing at a pace of one goal every 144 minutes, so could this be the year Yarmo finally fulfils his ‘Borussia Dortmund worthy’…

Written by: Lee Howard On reflection, Monday night was a good point. We battled hard, kept a clean sheet for the 2nd game running and always looked dangerous on the break. It was never a second yellow card for Arthur and the fact that VAR cannot intervene with yellow card decisions is quite frankly, a…

Written by: @Samizgould At the start of the season fans half expected to see a West Ham team that was full of goals and attacking threat, but defensively a little lost and capable of finding a way to concede goals. The wins over Watford and Norwich highlighted just how strong that attacking threat is, to…

Written by: Andy Dennis There are few topics that divide Hammers fans more than the subject of our captain. For the majority, Mark Noble is a hero, a legend, a loyal servant and a symbol of everything that makes us proud to be West Ham. For others he is a spent force, an overused championship…

 Written by: George A major talking-point on the lips of most West Ham fans in the last two years has been the rise to fruition of one of England’s most promising young players. Having received a fair bit of criticism throughout his transition from Irish green to English white and doubts over his class at…

Written by : @ConorCulver Monday night was not a pretty game. Although at times we played some beautiful football, it just never led to anything. The front four in that game were highlighted by the BBC as not creating many opportunities and it is hard to disagree. The main culprit behind this has to be…

Written by : @ciaran_judge Strangely, the most depressing thing sitting in the London Stadium on the first game of the season wasn’t the result – it was the chaotic nature of the decisions of VAR. VAR does not consider the people in the stadium. During the various decisions, no-one appeared to know what was going…

Written by: @daena_bodie At this stage last season, the Hammers were sitting at the wrong end of the league with three points to their name and had conceded a worrying 11 goals. However, the club is now in its second year under Pellegrini and there are signs of promise as the 2019/20 season rolls on,…

Written by: @JGriffithJourno Monday night’s trip to Villa Park proved difficult for the Hammers, but who stood out as they held on for a decent point against the Villains? Lukasz Fabianski – 8 Our undisputed most important player at this point, Fabianski was at his best against Aston Villa. A big punch to clear a…

Written by : @ConorCulver Villa away and a chance to go third – after a 5-0 home drubbing in Week One, who would have thought it? Monday night’s game provides us with an excellent chance to go third and also a chance to put some of last season’s demons to bed. Some of our worst…