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I see Billy Bonds has died. A really good player in his day A great player if you’re a West Ham fan. I see somebody has written “ West Ham’s best captain “. Err, Bobby Moore anybody ? “

The Arrows - I love rock and roll.

The coaching staff can only do so much. Once the players cross over the white line there’s not much you can do. Do you think Big Sam had coached Matt Derbyshire to pass the ball back into midfield instead of taking it into the corner flag in the famous game against City ? Tired players sometimes make bad decisions. Hedges doesn’t always play 90 minutes for a reason

I didn’t see the game just the highlights. We were picking up a relative from the USA at Manchester airport. I texted my son who had watched the game later. I value his opinion. He always calls it like it is, he takes his blue and white glasses off at KO time. This is his text - “ I thought we played well. Sat back a bit much at the end, inviting them on. The free kick that led to the goal was bollocks “.

Yeah, I agree. The ref awarded a free kick, he didn’t award a goal. The ball is there to be defended. Having said that Moore is a handful in the air. Knowing that we should have had a player around the penalty spot for that eventually. We all got drawn into the scrum and they didn’t.

No need to do what he did.

That was a top class header today. Most of the chances like that get missed.

Big Dee Irwin - Swinging On A Star

There are things wrong with his game but get him the ball in the box and he score more than any other player we have.

He’s scored some real strikers goals. That one today was terrific.

Great cross, great header.

Rochdale re-laying the entire pitch in mid season. Supposed to by in the £1.5 to 2 Million in costs.

We’ve probably lost 12,000 fans in the Venkies era. No matter what we do 6,000 of them at least will never set foot in Ewood again unless it’s a prime event

Ike And Tina Turner - A Fool In Love

The Miracles - Shop Around

Whatever happened to the days when away games were always problematical but you could be reasonably confident of winning at home ? It would have been better for attendances if our home/away form could be reversed.

I see Ipswich play tonight. Not only do they get to replay a game they looked very much like losing but they get extra time to get ready for it !

It certainly helps. Being entertained is another one.

That says it all really. A young lad making his 2nd appearance. The more experienced players should hang their heads.

Certainly not as a starter. Maybe for the last 15-20 minutes.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner

He defended that like a winger, not a full back, or even a wing back.

There are people who wouldn’t go if it was free as long as the Chicken Chokers are our owners.

I got a text from my grandson earlier, I hadn’t realised he’d gone over from Liverpool. He said the best thing about the game was the pie he had.

The other old chestnut is - who would get a better tune out of these players. Look at who we had missing yesterday, half the first team. Would this team have played so poorly ? Toth Alebiosu, Carter, McClouglin, Wharton, Hedges Tronstad, Cantwell, Taylor-Hickman Gudjohnsen, Ohashi There were players starting last night that in normal times wouldn’t even make the bench. Let’s have it right. 5 key players with bags of experience all missing.