Fat Sam the muppet and other Wham sh!t

[Cripps_orig]

Just been confirmed apparently.

Hope West Ham go up and they sack him

[Rors]

"The West Ham way".... :pal:

At least that means he's off the agenda for a possible Houllier replacement.

[Arsenal Fan]

who's saying this?

[Rors]

Yep can't see anything on the usual official channels as of yet....:unsure:

[Cripps_orig]

I live near the ground.

Tis the word around the area

[Cripps_orig]

Just turned the radio on. They are talking about it as well

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I had heard about this on the weekend, it wouldn't surprise me if it was the truth.

Gold and Sullivan. :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

talkSPORT can exclusively reveal Sam Allardyce will be named as West Ham manager tonight.
The former Bolton (http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/clubs/t30/bolton-wanderers), Newcastle and Blackburn (http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/clubs/t5/blackburn-rovers) boss revealed over the weekend that he was in line to replace Avram Grant at Upton Park following their relegation from the Premier League.
But despite it originally being claimed that Allardyce would not take over until after a family holiday that has now been moved forward to tonight.
Allardyce has been out of work since leaving Blackburn in December 2010 and was originally linked with the Hammers (http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/clubs/t21/west-ham-united) in January, and has now beaten candidates including Kevin Keen (http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/term/kevin-keen), Chris Hughton and Dave Jones to the Upton Park hotseat.


http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/7959/5/allardyce-be-named-west-ham-boss-tonight

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Not quite Real Madrid, but it'll do him.

Oh, and Rafa to Villa :good:

[Rors]

Not quite Real Madrid, but it'll do him.

Oh, and Rafa to Villa :good:

That to me isn't clear - no?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

That to me isn't clear - no?

White liquid in a bottle has to be milk.

[Marc Overmars]

He's not going to last long at West Ham with his shit brand of football. Although maybe the fans won't care as long as they go up.

[Cripps_orig]

Fans are split 50/50 id say.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

at least we don't have to go to Upton Park and be another victim of Fat Sam's football philosophy of 'if it moves lump it' - fu#king muppet

at least if he does go there, we should be in for a shout of getting Parker......can't see him sticking around and having his game go bad

[Flavs]

He is moving to make El-Hadji Diouf his first signing :lol:

WHAM :pal:

[LDG]

What will Phil Brown make of this. His beloved moving away from the north.

Guess we'll have to wait for his latest diary to find out.

[Ollie the Optimist]

saw his comments on possible ownership change. was saying he hoped it didnt happen cos he has had his reputation ruined over owners coming in and sacking him and its unfair. said newcastle sacking was not cos of results of but ownership change,

what a retard, he was sacked cos he was shit at newcastle

[Cripps_orig]

VALON BEHRAMI insists he would not want to play under Sam Allardyce at West Ham and says club's demise began the day they sacked Gianfranco Zola.

Hammers co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold this week hired Allardyce as boss following the Londoners' relegation from the Premier League.
Some West Ham fans have expressed concern about the brand of football adopted by Allardyce at his previous clubs and Behrami, who left Upton Park for Fiorentina in January, could only agree with the fans' fears.
The Switzerland international said: "I don't like to play that way.
"I like to play like Zola wants to play, every time with the ball, every time trying to be attractive as well."
Allardyce succeeded Avram Grant, who in turn took over from Zola after the Italian was sacked last summer despite managing to avoid the drop.
Behrami said: "They sacked him for no reason.
"We'd had a difficult season but we secured safety two or three games before the end of the season, even though we'd had a lot of difficult situations with the club and the takeover.
"All the team was with him. We felt that, with him as manager, we could improve. I know that is how I felt.
"So the players were very, very sad when they sacked him and the first day with the new manager was difficult to accept."
Grant never managed to win over Behrami.
He said: "It was a time when he had to change something, he had to bring something new. But he didn't give a thing.
"We tried to do a good job but what the players needed was a reaction.
"We needed something new and we didn't feel that we got it. We felt that the situation was the same, going down."


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3617344/VALON-BEHRAMI-insists-he-would-not-want-to-play-under-Sam-Allardyce-at-West-Ham.html#ixzz1OFkfmiyS


:lol:

So it begins

[fakeyank]

at least we don't have to go to Upton Park and be another victim of Fat Sam's football philosophy of 'if it moves lump it' - fu#king muppet

at least if he does go there, we should be in for a shout of getting Parker......can't see him sticking around and having his game go bad

We will never get Parker. Spurs will get him

[Master Splinter]

We will never get Parker. Spurs will get him
Thank fuck.

[GP]

Thank fuck.

:gp:

[Cripps_orig]

We will never get Parker. Spurs will get him

Never a truer word said.

Exactly the type of player we need and thats why we wont get him cos Wengeres fucked in the head

[Master Splinter]

we wont get him cos Wengeres fucked in the head
Thank fuck.

Wengeres :bow:.

[Cripps_orig]

Dont see the need for quality players tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He has signed Abdoulaye Faye.

And so it begins. :lol:

[LDG]

He has signed Abdoulaye Faye.

And so it begins. :lol:

:haha:

Fat cunt.

He should have managed Real tbh.

[Master Splinter]

Fuller, Bowyer and Paul Robinson (not the fat Spud or the one in Neighbours) next?

West Ham fans :pal:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kevin Nolan. :lol:

[hymppi]

i hope he collects all the thugs from PL.

[Marc Overmars]

I don't think West Ham fans will appreciate these northern shit kickers coming down. :lol:

[Injury Time]

Fat Sam? Couldn't happen to a nicer club :haha:

[Master Splinter]

I don't think West Ham fans will appreciate these northern shit kickers coming down. :lol:
Your hate of the North is strong.

They are just supplementing the southern shite, like Parker, that they already have.

[Cripps_orig]

Now they have Nolan, they have a replacement for Parker who we should get asap

[Master Splinter]

Nolan is much better than Parker.

[Cripps_orig]

Nolan is much better than Parker.

:lol:

Anyway Fat Sam was after GW Legend Ricardo Gardner as well but hes decided to stay at Bolton

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He's world class you know.

[Ironing]

I rate Nolan quite highly, the Championship loving cunt

[fakeyank]

We will never get Parker

[Master Splinter]

We will never get Parker
Great news.

[Toronto Gooner]

It is interesting that Spurs only rate him at £5 million. Is he another overhyped English player who has had one good season?

http://www.express.co.uk/football/view/253005/Tottenham-balk-at-10m-Scott-Parker

[Master Splinter]

It is interesting that Spurs only rate him at £5 million. Is he another overhyped English player who has had one good season?

http://www.express.co.uk/football/view/253005/Tottenham-balk-at-10m-Scott-Parker
Pretty much.

But he only had a few good weeks.

Jay Spearing probably had a better season.

[Cripps_orig]

It is interesting that Spurs only rate him at £5 million. Is he another overhyped English player who has had one good season?

http://www.express.co.uk/football/view/253005/Tottenham-balk-at-10m-Scott-Parker
Hes been pretty good for them for some time tbh.

Doubt he'll go for £5m though.

Regardless we should go in for him

[Cripps_orig]

WEST HAM boss Sam Allardyce insists he can guide the club back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

Allardyce was officially unveiled by the Hammers today after succeeding Avram Grant following the club's relegation to the Championship.
And the former Bolton and Blackburn manager acknowledged promotion is all the more crucial with the club set to move into the Olympic Stadium after next year's Games.
He said: "I want to achieve the ultimate, which is to get promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
"As difficult as that is going to be, i think it can be achieved.
"And with a club the size of West Ham that needs to be done as soon as possible.
"The long-term goal is the Olympic Stadium and the team must be back in the Premier League when it is going to move into that great venue."
Speculation over the future of the club's high earners continues to rumble on following relegation.
But Allardyce revealed the likes of England internationals Robert Green, Carlton Cole and Scott Parker have not been the subject of any formal bids.
He said: "The speculation is around Green, Cole and Parker, but at the moment we haven't had any concrete bids for those players.
"Other than that there is no rush to sell anyone else.
"We will probably look at moving some of the players on because their desire is to play in Premier League.
"From a financial point of view, it suits us to lose that financial commitment because the drastic loss in revenue is what we all have to face at West Ham.
"It certainly suits the owners, who've got to really back up with their own money to help us try to get back in the Premier League.
"We will try and get as good a squad as we can. There's some very good players at the club.
"If we all want to work together and go in the right direction, we can give it our best shot and hopefully that will be enough next season."
Allardyce has also rubbished the theory that his brand of football may not be the "West Ham way".
He added: "When did West Ham play the West Ham way?
"It can't be the West Ham way if you get relegated and the club's been up and down like a yo-yo.
"I don't think the fans see that as playing the West Ham way.
"The West Ham way is about winning football matches and the enjoyment of winning.
"The fans are in the game to watch winning football, I'm in the game to play winning football and entertain the public — and that's what I do.
"Everywhere I've been I entertain the public, irrespective of the perception from the media that Sam Allardyce plays long ball.
"That is only a perception but most of football is run on perception today."


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3652908/Sam-Allardyce-West-Ham-can-bounce-straight-back-itno-the-Premier-League.html#ixzz1Q1Hhf18R (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3652908/Sam-Allardyce-West-Ham-can-bounce-straight-back-itno-the-Premier-League.html#ixzz1Q1Hhf18R)

Wonder if the Geordies agree with that...

Also saw plenty of Blackburn fans moaning about the football they played

[Master Splinter]

Perception :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Pretty much.

But he only had a few good weeks.

Jay Spearing probably had a better season.
Spearing did pretty well actually.

He'll still join Derby in a couple of years though.

[Cripps_orig]

West Ham want Tevez on loan

[PGFC]

They've got Almunia on an emergency loan, shame, they were doing quite well too.

[Letters]

They've got Almunia on an emergency loan, shame, they were doing quite well too.

From Arsenal.com


Spanish goalkeeper Manuel Almunia has joined Championship side West Ham United in a one-month emergency loan deal.

The 34-year-old stopper has found his first-team opportunities at Emirates Stadium limited in recent months, due to a combination of injury and the excellent form of Wojciech Szczesny.

Last season was Almunia’s seventh as an Arsenal player and despite making just 14 appearances during the campaign, he left no doubt as to his ability when called upon.

Diplomatic but accurate. There was no doubt about his 'ability'...

[PGFC]

:d Harsh, but fair.

[Boss]

Thank fuck that cunt is gone.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

SSN say Citeh turned down a request (or as they put it, 'enquiry') from the 'Ammers for Tevez on loan. :lol:

[fakeyank]

Thank fuck that cunt is gone.

He'll be back in a month.. :crying:

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4373556/Guti-set-for-West-Ham-pre-season-trial.html

FFS

[Cripps_orig]

They want Carroll :lol:

[Injury Time]

FFS had hoped wouldn't have to watch this lot again <_<

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18995674

They have bid for Carroll

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fat Sam after a big lump? :o

[Cripps_orig]

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says the club could grow to the size of Manchester United or Arsenal if they move to the Olympic Stadium.
The Hammers want to take over the 80,000-capacity venue after the Paralympic Games end next month.
And Allardyce claims it could see West Ham rival Old Trafford and Emirates Stadium for size and atmosphere.
"We could be that size in a brand new stadium, with that atmosphere," he said.
West Ham are one of four bidders under consideration for the Olympic Stadium. An original deal for the club to lease the £486m stadium was scrapped last year amid legal wrangling.
Allardyce added: "It would be awesome to walk a team out on that pitch and say 'this is West Ham's new home and the creation of what could possibly be a new modern history hopefully'."
Upton Park, which has a 35,000 capacity, has been West Ham's home for the past 108 years.
Meanwhile, Allardyce says West Ham's move for winger Matt Jarvis is "stuck" as they have yet to agree a deal with Wolves.
Allardyce wants Jarvis for his team's new Premier League campaign, but Allardyce has written off signing the 26-year-old before Saturday's opening game with Aston Villa.
"For me, it is on the backburner because Saturday is the most important thing," said Allardyce.
"Then if it is to be done after Saturday we'll see where we are."
While Allardyce hopes to push through a deal for Jarvis, West Ham have all but conceded defeat in their attempt to sign Liverpool striker Andy Carroll.
The Hammers made an audacious bid to prise the £35m England international from Anfield.
But Allardyce revealed: "We never agreed with Liverpool any deal to be able to speak to Andy Carroll to see if he would join us.
"Whatever deal we put forward to Liverpool was not agreed by Liverpool.
"He would have been a massive signing for us and, like everything else, when you see an opportunity you try to go for it."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/

Good luck with that

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They're better off in the Copper Box.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19342136

Slightly surprised Liverpool arent coming in with a £20m+ bid for an average English winger

[Cripps_orig]

Carroll injured for 6 weeks

Loan turned out well then

[Master Splinter]

GHELs always return within a week.

Unless they're actually Spanish, like Wildsheer.

[Cripps_orig]

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has taken three defenders on trial with a view to strengthening the Hammers' back line.

Unattached trio John Mensah, Mikael Silvestre and Anthony Vanden Borre are all available on free transfers after leaving Lyon, Werder Bremen and Genk, respectively, in the summer.

All three have Premier League and international experience and their unattached status allows them to be signed after the official transfer deadline.

However, Allardyce stressed that he will reserve judgement on each of them until after he has had a chance to see them in training.

"They have been training with us but there is no decision on whether we will be pursuing their services or not at this moment in time," the Hammers boss told Sky Sports.

The Irons added George McCartney and James Collins to their defence this summer, after letting Abdoulaye Faye and Julien Faubert go from their promotion-winning team.

Silvestre :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

'Ammers have named as the first bidder for the Olympic Stadium.

[Ollie the Optimist]

'Ammers have named as the first bidder for the Olympic Stadium.

is that the end of it now? last time they were annoucned, there was a new enquiry as spurs complained, can they complain again or is it over now?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think Leyton Orient will fight and fight until they are told to do one.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4692840/Premier-League-club-West-Ham-appear-in-The-Simpsons.html

West Ham have made it big in USA

[Olivier's xmas twist]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4692840/Premier-League-club-West-Ham-appear-in-The-Simpsons.html

West Ham have made it big in USA

Got their Colour's abit wrong tbh.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21889864

They have the Olympic stadium

[Cripps_orig]

Big Sam signs a new contract :bow:

Got to say I'm impressed how he's changed people's opinion about him from the dark days of Bolton.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Sevilla claim to have rejected a £14.5m offer for Negredo :blink:

[Munchies]

Wow.

They're also spending £15m for Carroll :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Subject to a medical, Big Andy will be a West Ham player. £15.5m plus £2m in possible add ons. 6 year deal.

Big Sam :bow:

Medical passed.

Big Sam. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Biggest flop in Liverpool history?

[Munchies]

Well they did get near £20m or so back for him, not that bad, but for £30m yes

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Biggest flop in Liverpool history?

He's certainly our worst ever signing. That is pretty much beyond doubt.

I think Keane, Aquilani and possibly Diouf are bigger flops though, all things considered. At least Carroll did contribute something , those three had literally no positives.

[Cripps_orig]

Diouf :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

http://www.whufc.com/javaImages/9a/67/0,,12562~12019610,00.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You've finally got rid of him. Congrats!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

You've finally got rid of him. Congrats!
Somewhere there's a Scouser with an empty lamp....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What were the other two wishes?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

What were the other two wishes?
For United to appoint Moyes and a lamb bhuna.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sounds fair.

GP isn't Scouse I believe. :lol:

[GP]

:angry:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

http://i.imgur.com/GTY9KeW.jpg

:lol:

Thank God we sold him.

[GP]

Nice tits :coffee:

[Cripps_orig]

They have agreed a fee for Downing

[Niall_Quinn]

They have agreed a fee for Downing

How much do Liverpool have to pay?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Confirmed. Four year deal.

Downy. :bow:

Undisclosed fee, probably the best way really.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Doesn't it say a lot when Big Sam is copying your major signings.

And using the same logic and tactics: get Downers to ping in the crosses for Big Andy. Boom.

Not to mention Pulis going for Adam.

*shivers*

[GP]

I thought they didn't sell to rivals?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Doesn't it say a lot when Big Sam is copying your major signings.

And using the same logic and tactics: get Downers to ping in the crosses for Big Andy. Boom.

Not to mention Pulis going for Adam.

*shivers*

It's only going to benefit England.

Adam. :lol: At least you had the sense not to go in to double figures for him. Suppose he already takes care of that himself.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

I thought they didn't sell to rivals?

:haha:

:gp:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

It's only going to benefit England.

Adam. :lol: At least you had the sense not to go in to double figures for him. Suppose he already takes care of that himself.
I still just can't get my head round signing Adam. Nothing justifies it, and god knows I've tried to. At least the others had a whiff of potential and a perverse logic. Adam was just a fat sack of shit.

Another year and all of Kenny/Comolli's signings may be completely wiped out.... Coates next I assume.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I guess he showed he could try a few Hollywood balls for Blackpool. And he's Scottish. :unsure:

[Marc Overmars]

King Kenny. :lol:

He was horrific.

[GP]

It's never a good idea to go back to old school managers.

Remember when some idiot on here was convinced Keegan was going to take Newcastle into the top 4 at our expense? That went well :lol:

I forget who that was...

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Fat Sam removing the dross of Liverpool's wage bill. :(


I heard that Downing was on 60K a week.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

You can probably add some to that...

[GP]

You can probably add some to that...

£60,001?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

£60,001?

Don't be silly! Not that much.

[Munchies]

Remember when Downing 'chose' Liverpool over us ?

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/7030442/gunners-drawn-to-downing

£18m ...

:haha:

But for £5m , he's not that bad of a signing for Fat Sam and Co

[GP]

Remember when Downing 'chose' Liverpool over us ?

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/7030442/gunners-drawn-to-downing



:haha:

That definitely didn't happen.

[Cripps_orig]

Remember when Downing 'chose' Liverpool over us ?

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/7030442/gunners-drawn-to-downing

£18m ...

:haha:

But for £5m , he's not that bad of a signing for Fat Sam and Co
Reckon he'll do well there.

Big Sam has changed opinion around about him and his style of football and Downing is another example of that.

Good luck to him