Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Too Disappointing For Words

Conundrum solved? Nope.

I got back too late from the game to write a report last night and this morning I really don't want to think about it. Winter is coming and it was dark when the alarm went off for the first time in months. That seemed horribly appropriate.

We gave them too much respect. We were two divisions apart last season and, apart from the first 5 minutes and the last 15, we played as if Southampton were a Premiership side already.

Sorry, but it was all too disappointing for words.
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11 comments:

  1. Barkley19 October 2011 at 07:40

    I'm shocked, truly shocked.

    You really got off your backside and went to a game?

    Well done.

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  2. John19 October 2011 at 08:51

    One thing I thought big Sam would do is give the side belief and confidence. It would appear I was wrong.

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  3. Anonymous19 October 2011 at 09:57

    I throw down the challenge again - you have all the hits and all the visitors - why not use that power for something positive?

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/8835090/West-Ham-fans-would-have-grounds-for-complaint-if-Upton-Park-was-sold.html

    If you don't want it, do something to stop it. If not, don't ever complain about it again.

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  4. Anonymous19 October 2011 at 11:00

    I agree, I live in Southampton but have claret and blue blood, we showed no passion desire, they haven't got ant good players but a wonderful team ethic, something we need or a long stay in championship beckons

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  5. Stani19 October 2011 at 11:20

    Lack of belief. Manager didn't do his job, or players didn't respond

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  6. darrenharry19 October 2011 at 12:16

    Well I did try to warn everyone.....rubbish pic too....;-)

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  7. Disappointed Fan19 October 2011 at 13:05

    Worst performance ive EVER seen. Winston Reid doesn't know how to pass on the floor. Faubert had a nightmare, when we bought him apparently he was a pinpoint crosser, yet he seems to hit the box 5/10 times. Faye does his job well, but he needs a defender next to him who can pass the ball out of defence, it's pointless having two defenders who blast the ball up well.
    Piquionne on for Taylor, left midfield, when Collison was on the bench baffles me. Bouba Diop played well. Baldock looked good but he CANT play left midfield, which he was forced to do for a large period of the game. Carew was a beast, and won about 700 headers, just a shame that Baldock couldn't get to them because he was stuck out on the wing, whilst Piquionne pretended to look interested. McCartney only knows how to how hoof it, also, yet I don't remember him being like that during his first spell. All in all, waste of money and time. Fair play to Southampton, though, they outplayed us, but they won't last 10 mins in the Prem, someone like Bolton would have thrashed us 4/5-0.

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  8. Anonymous19 October 2011 at 15:22

    haha and you have the front to criticize QPR!!!

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  9. Sav19 October 2011 at 15:45

    How true! My feelings exactly HF. I haven't been able to watch the match (as it was not televised) but I followed the commentary.

    You said it. We showed them too much respect. This is something Sam has to fix, sooner rather than later (or should I say, before it is actually too late). It was very bad luck that Matt Taylor, our best creative player, had to come out injured in 20 minutes and that there were a few notable absences. But this should be no excuse. Teams that aspire to achieve automatic promotion should be able overcome such problems.

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  10. Bacon19 October 2011 at 21:20

    09:57 unfortunately he uses his powers for evil and not for good.

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  11. Anonymous19 October 2011 at 22:02

    http://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=125760 tomorrow 7pm Liverpool Street

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