You are right in what you are saying,but they sold the ground with promises.If we will still at Upton Park,they wouldn't get so much criticism. No one can "promise" Champions League though mate, that's just ridiculous. Anyone who believed that needs to have a word with themselves. There a...

Where did we finish last season? 10th? That sounds about right I reckon. You've got City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Spurs to a certain extent as the clubs who'll dominate the top 6 most seasons. 7th to 15th is pretty interchangeable most seasons, isn't it? 17 points separate...

Let's hope we can lay down a marker of some sort against this lot, and at least put in a performance. I know it's City and all that bullshit, but if we end up conceding three or four and are mugged off I'll not be happy.

And there was me thinking that Gancka, Hamid, Grompel and Nemrok were the midfield four we needed to allow us to play 2 up top.

2 up front just leaves too much space in midfield.We would get ripped apart I'm afraid. The thing is, if we did play two up top it would cause the sides we're playing to have to alter their setup to deal with the threat as well, wouldn't it? Would the opposition be happy enough to set out their def...

It's a shame that the two up top thing seems as unfashionable as easyfit jeans these days, because I'd love to see an extended run of both Hernandez and Haller up top in a traditional "big man/little man" combo. I bet they'd score a fuckload of goals.

For me what the country wants is some strong sensible leadership. Labour doesn't need to be centre right. I think someone pre Blair, like John Smith, would clean up right now. The problem we all have is that the lunatic wings of both mainstream parties have a death grip on leadership. Centre right ...

Corbyn might be a cult figure among the Labour rank and file, but it's abundantly clear that he's close to unelectable for the public at large. He's indecisive in policy, seems oblivious to the bad press this 'antisemitism scandal' is causing, and is utterly selfish about his party's best interests...

How can Labour continue to let Corbyn destroy any semblance of a viable opposition? Surely to dog the fact Labour lag behind this utter shambles of a government in the polls is a clarion call for change? What would you have Labour do? I assumed Corbyn's politics were a good example of the type of l...

Anyone who takes these games even semi-seriously should probably go and have a lie-down for a bit. It's pre-season, it means fuck all. What the fans should take away from games like these is absolutely nothing for the most part. The manager will be trying out different things, looking at different p...