Clarets vs West Ham

[KRBFC]

The newly promoted excuse doesn’t cut it anymore

Why does it not? Newly promoted sides struggle in this league generally.

[KRBFC]

Rubbish..a forward who at least was an outlet, Cullen replaced JBG for the MOM upto that point, dreadful tactics and did Cullen contrjbute anything? not that I saw

You said we needed to shore it up, he took off attacking players and brought on defensive minded ones like Cullen and it probably cost us the game.

The truth is, you were always going to slag VK off if we lost.

[THEWELLERNUT70]

I think we'll have a growing number of twitchy investors

[Newcastleclaret93]

You said we needed to shore it up, he took off attacking players and brought on defensive minded ones like Cullen and it probably cost us the game.

The truth is, you were always going to slag VK off if we lost.

Let’s be honest VK should be sacked after this dreadful start

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

No doubt about it, we are bang in trouble! Leaking goals for fun and don’t really look like scoring makes for a disaster which is happening every game now.

Short term, I can’t see us avoiding relegation now. Longer term, do we stick or twist with the manager in the hope that we bounce back again the following season having learned some valuable lessons? Sacking VK now may or may not save our season, and who would we get to replace him?

Either way, I wouldn’t want to be in Pace’s position right now!!

Get rid put Jacko in charge for 5-10 games, if that doesnt work think about a new manager fairly quick, spent far too much money on dross this year been an abject failure im afraid. Quite concerned how we pay off these obligations to buy in the championship.

[Casper2]

Why does it not? Newly promoted sides struggle in this league generally.

Luton have 5points more than us and spent nothing!

[ClaretAL]

Kompany should have held with what we had on the pitch. He lost us the game with this subs. We lost the physicality experience and pace. Koleosho was pining them back, as soon as he went off they 40 yards up the pitch. JBG was controlling the game with Jay Rod showing their experience. All on Kompany that one for me

[bfcjg]

The subs changed the game it was as simple as that.

[cockneyclaret]

Luton have 5points more than us and spent nothing!

Because they have fight and want to stay up

[Petersa]

You said we needed to shore it up, he took off attacking players and brought on defensive minded ones like Cullen and it probably cost us the game.

The truth is, you were always going to slag VK off if we lost.

I most certainly was not, Cullen did nothing, Ramsey replaced JBG as I said IMHO was MOM until his departure. Cork is supposedly injured but on crutches a capitulation like that would not have happrned IMHO of course

KRBFC are you happy with what is being served up? What is your master plan?

[SGr]

Were you one of those saying we would fall through the leagues 2 seasons ago?

Don’t recall saying this ever but happy enough for someone to prove me wrong.

[boatshed bill]

He’s the last person anyone should want at our club

That is a very strange comment.

[jojomk1]

I most certainly was not, Cullen did nothing, Ramsey replaced JBG as I said IMHO was MOM until his departure. Cork is supposedly injured but on crutches a capitulation like that would not have happrned IMHO of course

KRBFC are you happy with what is being served up? What is your master plan?

Don't know what game you were watching

Ramsey replaced Amdouni in the 73rd minute when we were still winning

I'm no Cullen fan but he would have been the better option to shore up central midfield at that point

[Westleigh]

That’s the second time this season that Koleoshoe has had the fullback on a yellow card ,last time VK swapped him to the other wing today he subbed him ( football brain Vincent Kompany?) if he has he’s not using it very well.

[CoolClaret]

That’s the second time this season that Koleoshoe has had the fullback on a yellow card ,last time VK swapped him to the other wing today he subbed him ( football brain Vincent Kompany?) if he has he’s not using it very well.

Good point Westleigh - baffling.

[FCBurnley]

I used to think that international breaks were a pain in the ass. Now I am beginning to think they are the best weeks of the season !

[FCBurnley]

Just imagine if Antonio and Bowen had been fit

[Somethingfishy]

That has floored me.

Any other team and West Ham are on the end of a nailed on defeat. It perfectly encapsulated why we are doomed. We battled really well for the majority and a more direct team would have had them in trouble. We looked like we wanted to walk the ball in.There were also times when we failed to get enough men in the box in very promising situations.
Then his substitutions. Zaroury for Koleosho I can understand purely from a fresh legs point of view...but bringing the diminutive and lightweight Cullen on and pushing Brownhill (who I thought had his best game of the season today) out wide was utterly bizarre and was the turning point. JBG for Bruun Larsen was the swap..again for fresh legs.

That ending today was a major psychological blow not just for the fans but more worryingly...the players. They will need some picking up from this.

The West Ham fans heading home to London will be seriously wondering how they won that. They were dreadful...and still won.

[warksclaret]

Pressure on VK must be immense-however is this now affecting and clouding his judgement to the point we are getting worse. Three chances to beat Palace, WHU and Bournemouth and all three with weakened teams beat us. Having worshipped this guy for the best part of a season, it must be harder by the game, for the Board not to step in, particularly when you benchmark us with Luton