The English Football Thread

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

west ham united sold 53,000 season tickets for 2016/2017 premier league season at the London Olympic Stadium.

 

West Ham sell more than 50,000 season tickets for Olympic Stadium

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/09/west-ham-sell-more-than-50000-season-tickets-for-olympic-stadium

 

Olympic Stadium: West Ham sell out over 50,000 season tickets for next season

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36245311

 

West Ham confirm 52,000 season tickets sold at Olympic Stadium as Karren Brady reveals ambition to become 'one of the top 10 most successful clubs in Europe'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3579850/West-Ham-confirm-52-000-season-tickets-sold-Olympic-Stadium-Karren-Brady-reveals-ambition-one-10-successful-clubs-Europe.html

[Captain Ahmed 528]

On this day in 2010; Chelsea were crowned Premier League Champions after an 8-0 victory over Wigan. #TalkChelsea.net

 

[Laylabelle 9,296]

Awwww was there that day :-D remember the Drogba penalty drama lol. We ended it in style!

[LDN Blue 7,903]

22 hours ago, Fernando said:

No because the case we have fallen this season is due to we didn't spend right?

Yeah to an extent, of course.

22 hours ago, Fernando said:

Again if the whole down turn of this season is because we didn't spend that much then why don't you take that stick to measure Wenger as well?

And yes not winning anything is by no mean justifiable but at least being consistent for so many years to get a top 4 is really good. I mean we used to also make fun of top 4 being a trophy but for us being out of the CL it sure feels like it now....

Yeah fourth is the minimum you'd expect from a club with such a massive reputation and through our own internal combustion we've royally screwed that up. 

But that still doesn't excuse the expectations Wenger has continued to underperform with. Take this season alone; in a season where two of the heaviest spenders in the last 10 years have done awfully it was his to lose. Lack of investment on the first team, other than to goalkeeping department cos him titles and trophies. 

Honestly, I don't mind us being out of Europe for a season (EL included). Gives us a clean slate to focus solely on domestic success, which in turn will secure champions league football for the following year. And if we do that, if we win 2-3 trophies next year while finishing top 4, that will put us above Arsenal in whichever way they can spin it.

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

23 hours ago, Jason said:

Finishing in the top 4 and qualifying for the Champions League is nice but if you aren't going to be competitive in it, then what's the point of getting into the competition for 20 straight seasons? Wenger's record has been atrocious in that time - 2 semi finals and 1 final in 20 years. And that's without mentioning the fact that they have been knocked in the last 16 in each of the last six season.

I'm also not sure why have people taken Mourinho's 'Specialist in Failure' comment out of context. Sure, he has failed miserably this season and made himself look like a fool with the statement (one that was made 2 years ago!) but the point of that was Wenger barely wins trophies these days. He's barely come close to winning the league in the last decade or the Champions League in the last 2 decades and his constant excuse about how other clubs have bigger spending power is stupid especially when we've seen what the likes of Leicester, Spurs, Dortmund, Atletico etc have done.

Two F.A. cups don't count as trophies then ?

[Jase 43,479]

3 hours ago, Iggy Doonican said:

Two F.A. cups don't count as trophies then ?

They do but winning 2 trophies in a decade is pathetic for a 'big club' like Arsenal. Still doesn't change the fact that Wenger has failed massively in the last 11 years.

[Essien19 1,415]

Strong United team, hope they can do it!

Where is the youth?! ?

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[Special Juan 27,101]

KO delayed until 8:30pm.

[Laylabelle 9,296]

How stupid!good luck fans getting home and that if train leaves certain times 

[Special Juan 27,101]

United bus completely pelted with Bottles by the WHU fans.....Then the same cunts will moan about missed tubes/trains/buses etc...Thick as fuck.

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

Upton Park was a bloody horrible place to go. They took pride in their violence 1986 night game virtually all there firm were carrying and using blades. They came in the Shed in 1980 but only got as far as the bit by the benches where they were penned in. Different story outside they ran Chelsea everywhere including a 14 year old me and my mates. Loathsome bastards to a man and that complete fucktard Cass Pennant describes himself as a hooliologist how stupid can you get ?. 

[Kieran. 6,317]

Martial is so impressive

[Milan 17,835]

Instant response from the Hammers.

[Fernando 6,376]

Ouch that must have hurt for the United fans and I'm loving it.

[Milan 17,835]

7 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

Instant response from the Hammers.

x2

A real blow for United and their CL chances. They can still hope City will fuck up at Swansea, though.

[Stats 6,980]

How Martial was not a contender for YPOTY is actually shocking! I have been stating this before he even scored the 2 goals tonight. He has had a better season than Coutinho and Barkley who were included. Martial is such a brilliant player and he is only 20.

[Jase 43,479]

3 shots in the entire game from United. THREE shots. That's absolutely fucking appalling!

It's almost as if United are paying tribute to Mourinho of some sort given his teams, at their worst, can barely muster a shot in the whole game!

[Jase 43,479]

This. Peak Van Gaal really.