The Mirror’s James Nu
James Nursey has produced a really nice report on the Irons clash with West Brom in which he discusses blown kisses being the Croatian way… Sam Allardyce… and the Hammers’ astonishing progress.
Here are the bits I really liked:
Mark Noble’s match-winning double was greeted by Slaven Bilic blowing the Hammers’ captain a kiss from the touchline.
“It’s the European way, the Croatian way,” smiled manager Bilic after his side boosted their European hopes – their 10th Premier League game unbeaten.
Noble’s impressive goals capped a man-of-the-match performance and took his tally to four in two games. It left the ecstatic away fans singing: “Are you watching Allardyce” and “we play on the floor” in jibes at unpopular ex-boss Sam Allardyce’s brand of football.
Bilic’s reign has become a love story for the old Hammers’ favourite, their fans and his players too, especially Noble.
He is thriving in a box-to-box role as West Ham enjoy more possession under Bilic following the ex-Croatia international and national team manager’s arrival last June.
Noble explained: “We passed it well and really enjoyed the ball.
“It makes life a lot easier when you keep the ball and rest with it. You come off the pitch with a lot more energy for the next game.
“You can run all day when you have the ball. It is when you haven’t got the ball that it’s hard work.
“It’s really gone well this season and I am playing a bit further forward. But I can get back and help out as well.”
On this form West Ham will be confident of taking more points from Swansea, Manchester United and Stoke to ensure European football at the Olympic Stadium.
ahah… actually gives me the creeps thinking about Samuel… every time I see him lying on Sunderland bench with his chewing gum, I get extreme palpitations and I break into a cold sweat… Thank goodness we’ve got Slav… lol 😉
Don’t worry Matte you were just having a bad flashback.The big bad caveman has gone now,haha.
And no cupping of the ear when we play sh1t & somehow beat a real utter sh1t team. Bilic will come out & say the truth to the media “i am really disappointed with the way we played….” no coming out on friday & make excuses even before a ball is kicked.
We are finally West Ham UNITED, not the SA show.
Who can forget the Friday press conferences when Hippohead made every team we played sound like Barca or Bayern.Guaranteed to fill your team with confidence 🙂
Same old excuses after the game against Stoke,
But near the end of the season and he is not blaming fatigue and fixture problems,
Funny he did not mention Defoe going down like he had been shot when no contact was made,
Just have to feel for the fans up there,even if he keeps them up they have another 3 years of boredom,then they get stuck with 20 players no one want in negative equity,
Even the 3 spud pundits on MOTD could not rubbish us,
Did you see the plum when he was saluting the Mackem fans,with his fist in the air & slamming his other fist against the badge.What a mug.My step-dad was even laughing about it & he supports QPR.I can’t print on here what he said about Hippohead 🙂
I still get the victor meldrew feeling?? Wot a HORRID sight?? He makes Joe brand look beautiful.
JBrands his twin fior sure,
Feel a it for Norwich because they were the best out of the 4 we played against and Jarvis was always going to end up in the championship,
Just shows what we had here all the management team have left got jobs and lost them except Hippo,most of the players have not done well,
JOB knew what he was doing getting another years wages for nada,