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Why are West Ham United always in this position?

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Newcastle UnitedAnother chance to secure back-to-back Premier League wins has gone begging just like every other opportunity that went before it. It’s time to face facts…we are going down; barring a miracle of Carlos Tevez proportions we are heading back to Championship.

The performance against Newcastle United was truly pathetic, yes they’re a better team, with superior players, but in the first half we didn’t compete with them at all, it was like a training session: attack versus a very shaky defence.

All the grit, fight and determination displayed in Cardiff was replaced with the all too familiar lethargic, meek and lazy performances that have become the hallmark of a season which is looking frighteningly similar to Avram Grant’s 2010/11 death march.

I cannot believe with the predicament we find ourselves in our only signing so far has been a League 1 centre back, where are all the signings we were promised? Granted the window is still open but as is becoming increasingly obvious no-one wants to join West Ham. Our increasingly slim survival hopes rest solely on our injured players returning and making the kind of impact collectively that a certain aforementioned Carlos Tevez did back in 2007.

We still, after a season and a half under the 13th highest paid manager in world football, have not achieved back to back Premier League wins; if this statistic doesn’t change we will be relegated. We have 18 points from 22 games and yet to stand any chance of staying up we will need at least 22 from the last 16 games…with our home and away form as poor as each other where are those 22 points going to come from?

The last time we were relegated from the Premier League back in 2011 it wasn’t for one single reason, it was a multitude and it does seem history is indeed repeating itself; there is no solitary reason for where we are; there are so many different factors: injuries, under-performing players, a manager not doing his job properly, failing to secure adequate back-up for Andy Carroll, the signing of Andy Carroll in the first place, failing to deliver on the promise of new signings early in the January window, thinking the squad was stronger than it was; I could go on…

It feels as though we’re in the process of sleep walking off a cliff; I’m not convinced anyone can wake us up from this mission of self-destruction.

The one question I’d love answered is why? Why are West Ham United always in this position? Ever since the club went down in 2003 our recent history has been a succession of relegation fights and promotion battles, why are lessons never learned? Why are warnings never heeded? A London club in the Premier League whose attendances rarely drop below 34K shouldn’t perennially be struggling just to stay afloat.

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  • bubbles says:

    We are in this position because we are owned by 2 spivs who would not know the truth if it hit them in the teeth . We are asked to believe in every transfer window that we are persuing quality players …. rubbish … all talk to keep the morons happy !! The players we have are not good enough …. I am led to believe Noble is quality …. he would not get into the squad of the top 10 teams … he can’t pass , score , run or tackle …. look at him head to head with Cabaye on Saturday . Reid is the only player that would play in the top ten teams … the rest are BFS recruits from teams that have been relegated .

    • david no'9 roxborough says:

      so right bubbles do you remember wot he did to my team toonarmy all the plays square pegs in round holes good luck for the rest of the season

  • david no'9 roxborough says:

    Its nice to read an honest peace from a fan . Andy carrol was mistake 19 million with ad ons . And we laughed at liverfool when thay paid us 35 million for him and you now have an untested player in the PL. People forget the last full season he played was in the champship for us NUFC. 2011 big sam has made some bad signings with 19 million you spent on the avator you could have had a tested striker and one good defender and with nolan in midfeild and Adrian in goal you would of had a very good spine through your team and you build from that .TOON ARMY

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