[Archived] West Ham Versus Blackburn Rovers

[andrew92]

This game is making my blood boil. Riley is just plain inept, or worse.

Plus Reid and Emerton are hopeless at this level, both are doing absolutely nothing. A key factor will be how soon in the 2nd half before Ince gives em the hook.

totallyt disagree with your opinion on emerton, i think hes one of our better players at times! maybe not today but he is certainly a prem player!!

[tonyoz]

Good luck Keith Andrews.

[Lurid Coat]

OK, Andrews, time to show what you're made of....

[imy9]

Andrews coming on for Grella!!!

[Poita]

totallyt disagree with your opinion on emerton, i think hes one of our better players at times! maybe not today but he is certainly a prem player!!

I agree, Emerton has played ok. Has made a few decent crosses.

he just needs to run at the defender more often, and not stop

[speeeeeeedie]

Ashton was not offside. It's really not an issue if he was as he was not active, nor did he touch it; Samba sliced it in. Derbyshire was onside, but he was dead level with Davenport behind him. Unfortunately for us I reckon the linesman could not see him.

Samba is having a stinker. He needs to put his boots on the right feet.

I thought Grella was a yard or two short; so he's gone off for Andrews.

[frosty]

Andrews on for Grella.

[DeadlyDirk]

I'm not sure who is doing worse at the moment, Steven Reid or Mike Riley, both of them are doing Rovers no favours, throw in some dodgy decisions from the linesmen and were lucky to only be 2-1 down.

Like I said, West Ham look nothing special, we need a bit more of a spark and we can still win this one.

Reid needs to come off for me, for anyone be it Andrews, Villanueva, Jason Brown for all I care!

[Sysagent]

I think the 2nd half substitution decisions by Ince will be crucial for this game, I consider this match one of his trials by fire as a new Premier league manager...

Oo as I type this the Guerilla is off and Andrews is on and didn't hear the other substitution!

[deftangel]

The best thing we can do is to keep out of trouble for 15mins. Next goal is crucial. Hopefully after the hour mark they'll start to sit back and invite us on at which point we bring on King Carlos for some razzle dazzle, smash in a screamer and grab a last minute extremely controversial winner so Ince can go mental on the touchline because my god they have it coming.

[Rover down South]

Andrews coming on for Grella!!!

Oh dear, didn't think he would make his debut so soon.

[Sysagent]

Penalty for Rovers!!!

ROBERTS MISSES!

FFFS!!!!!

[Nate]

OK, Andrews, time to show what you're made of....

God. We will miss it!!

[BiggusLaddus]

Oh dear, didn't think he would make his debut so soon.

He had to, there's no way Grella would have lasted 90mins without being sent-off and if he had been replaced by Carlos then we would only have had Reid in the centre midfield.

[sambo]

Roberts:@

Could anyone else have taken it? He cannot kick a ball.

[Lathund]

I knew he'd miss. Everyone knew... so why not let someone who can strike a ball take it? Whether that'd be Pedersen, Emerton, Derbs, Warnock or whowever.

[andrew92]

why do roberts persist with pens hes crap

[Mr. E]

i swear to God that I hate football more than Adolf Hitler and cancer combined.

[frosty]

Roberts can't take pens.

[Poita]

possibly the worst penalty i have ever seen taken

[Sysagent]

i swear to God that I hate football more than Adolf Hitler and cancer combined.

LOL!

[emglch]

oh no.... roberts...

[RoverRich]

Why Grella? He has done well on his debut whereas Reid has done nothing! I can only think Ince must be unsure on his match fitness. I hope Andrews does well and gets us a goal

What a poor penalty!!!!!!

[Alex Rover]

Pathetic penalty. I could hit it better with me left foot.. Very angry

[DeadlyDirk]

From hero to zero...........

Andrews should have taken it