this is going to sound corny but...
West Ham always played a Prem style of football in the Championship, which doesn't always prosper there but makes it easier to adapt when you go up. Also they are genuinely big club who other teams wanted to beat and raised their game (it's a joke some people pretending we come into that category this year just because we were in the Prem for one season). Clubs who get promoted around a "work hard" and basic longish ball game (like us and Sunderland) find it more difficult. Incidentally Reading also play Prem style football (and have done for a few years now) and might well do OK next year. Management has a lot to do with it. Pardew might be a Grade One w***er but he does know how to get teams to play proper passing football (Reading/Hammers). The likes of McCarthy, Worthy & Megson don't and will never hack it at the top level.
Posted By: mr carra on February 14th 2006 at 09:05:10
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- Jezz. West Ham now 6th, Wigan 8th. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 14, 08:41:22
- this is an interesting debate (Other Football) - johnmcdowellshair, Feb 14, 09:27:50
- Sunderland and Wham spent the same money over the summer... (Other Football) - Brom, Feb 14, 09:36:45
- sorry (Other Football) - johnmcdowellshair, Feb 14, 12:57:39
- Sunderland and Wham spent the same money over the summer... (Other Football) - Brom, Feb 14, 09:36:45
- Difference is (Other Football) - inutero, Feb 14, 08:43:31
- I think you're right about the core of players (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 14, 08:46:00
- Not quite true... (Other Football) - Dr Baker, Feb 14, 09:09:29
- But look at the type of strikers West Ham have (Other Football) - The Secret Handshake, Feb 14, 08:49:06
- so how come they finished so far behind Sunderland last season? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 14, 08:51:05
- this is going to sound corny but... (Other Football) - mr carra, Feb 14, 09:05:10
- yep, that's pretty much where I come out, too. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 14, 09:07:13
- this is going to sound corny but... (Other Football) - mr carra, Feb 14, 09:05:10
- so how come they finished so far behind Sunderland last season? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 14, 08:51:05
- I think you're right about the core of players (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 14, 08:46:00
- C'mon then... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Feb 14, 08:42:57
- No (n/m) (Other Football) - The Secret Handshake, Feb 14, 08:49:15
- this is an interesting debate (Other Football) - johnmcdowellshair, Feb 14, 09:27:50
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