West Ham have their motivation

Has everyone recovered from the shock news that the cosy and smug little FA have made sure that public backing for their very own World Cup referee representative Howard Webb took preference over fair play and natural justice? How predictable and depressing.

Meanwhile, the macho pony-tailed warrior known as Chico Flores, (and having done extensive research, I can reveal that, incredibly, this name translates from Spanish as “Diving cheating Mediterrenean type person with impressive flowing hair features but with no shame or pride”) remained free to step on to the pitch and perform theatrically in the big Welsh derby match this weekend. I will leave you all to make your minds up whether this equates to equality, reason, justice and fairness.

So, what do we do having lost our talismanic powerhouse in such nonsensical circumstances, and right at the beginning of the month that was always going to define our Premier League fate? Simple. We either let this sense of injustice (no, lets forget the “sense” of injustice, this WAS an injustice) weigh us down and shape our season, with thoughts of what could have been and what should have been clouding judgement and performance alike, inevitably for the worse, or, we could do what individuals, armies and even populations have been doing for millennia, and that is take every ounce of that injustice, every ton of anger and bile, and every last grain of despair and persecution complex and turn it into energy and power, into a fuel that will motivate, ignite and propel the club through the next three games in particular, to ensure we emerge through the other side with enough points to keep us competitive and still in the fight.

Make no mistake, Andy Carroll’s absence is beyond critical. His towering performance against the lightweight Williams and Flores, the unfortunate victim of a hidden sniper at Upton Park last week, was there for all to see. But he will be missing, and it’s time for Carlton Cole or the new boy Borriello to step up and perform. Keeping the momentum going after excellent recent performances is paramount, and a united and determined squad must deliver over the next two matches until Andy returns – hopefully until the end of the campaign.

It could well be that a major negative in the form of Carroll’s dismissal will be more than compensated for through sheer will and a bloody minded  determination to shut the rest of the football world and the pathetic FA suits up. and prove that there is life after the loss of one player, and the club have enough about them to rally to the cause.

To read pages and pages of one-sided drivel from opposition fans, clearly driven by dogma and club loyalty, has both angered and motivated me. Lets hope this translates to the manager, the squad and the hierarchy, to ensure that anyone wishing to take precious points from us will have to move heaven and earth to succeed.