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1 minute ago, NurembergVillan said:

Real Madrid have some of the finest attacking talent on Earth, yet Ramos is their penalty taker and even he missed two in a game not long ago.

It's certainly a strange quirk, though, that I can't recall us having anyone since Yorke who filled me with confidence on pens.  Maybe Carew, as he certainly had the right mentality for it.

Saunders was a similar sort of finisher to Watkins but I saw him take some absolutely stinking penalties too.  Perhaps instinctive strikers just aren't good penalty takers.

Milner surely? Was a penalty master with us, think he only ever 'missed' 1 if I recall rightly.

Haven't kept track of his penalty-taking since leaving us but a quick look online tell me he's taken 35 in competitive matches and scored 30.

**** this game. **** this sport. Biggest load of bollocks man. Utter bollocks.

Even if that had been called in our favour, they've killed the game as a contest by taking 2 minutes to deliberate over a 50/50 call.

Twunts.

Goodnight everybody.

He's definitely offside I'm afraid.

LoL Elmo. 3-2 win here we come...

Just now, villa4europe said:

80% possession last 10 mins, all us

We've got another chance left in this 

Great. With our finishing, that's much the same as not having any chances.

WTF are we doing out there? Playing it back to Martinez twice in a row without reaching their final third. And then losing it.

This is done.

Jesus Christ. I don't even want to finish watching this, thanks Villa.

FFS Trezeguet get off the pitch?

VAR will definitely overturn this.

Just now, Aston_Villan4 said:

Should’ve brought them on about 9 minutes ago.

Whatever about the timing of the subs, the fact that they still had trackies on and hadn't warmed up yet is **** baffling to me.

Konsa, a centre-half, offering more firepower than our forwards in the attacking third. Deep sigh.

Just now, DWG_Pauly said:

Trez looks like a baby. Chin up!

Yes, chin up. On the bench. Please

Listen I like Smith. I'm not advocating for him to go, before anyone accuses me of that

But I'll say this now: a really good manager hooks Trezeguet immediately for that miss after 60 mins of mostly wank.

West Ham make 2 subs at 1-1 and immediately score to take the lead.

We're 2-1 down with less than 30 on the clock and Smith thinks Hourihane and Trezeguet will get us back into this.

Unbelievably frustrating.

Get Conor off immediately. Jesus Christ.

And please get someone on who can play on the right so Watkins can stay central. FFS

Just now, Philosopher said:

Conor has not done much, but Trez has been poor. Hook them both i say.

Right answer 

Just now, TheStagMan said:

Why was Terry booked?

Someone must have asked him if he knew what an organized defence looked like.

Just now, Dave-R said:

And everyone wanted Conor on pitch, should of been changed at half time.

Just contrarians going against the grain of whatever seems to be the latest in conventional wisdom. If I say McGinn has been useless there'll be plenty who'll say I'm not reading the game.

That's the trouble with opinions on a screen

Just now, DCJonah said:

Southampton, Brighton and now this, all moments of poor play that cost us around decent performances from ourselves. 

Annoying. 

Sorry but it's not a decent performance if you do that twice in one game. We've shown flashes of decent football but we've defended like arseholes and it's not like we've been hammering their defence. Average at best.

**** shambles. Knew that would happen and took myself out for a walk. Hoping to get back just in time to see us pepper their box with chances that we can't finish.

Ball playing defenders are a scourge on the game 

Close is nothing unfortunately. C'mon lads, we're on top here.

One day someone will break Jack going in on him like every team does. Lack of protection from the refs is a disgrace.

West Ham are thugs -- surprise surprise.

I count 5 fouls on Jack already?

Just now, AndyM3000 said:

Was played in there and he didn't anticipate it and it just hit him.

Shh, he's a genius