West Ham v Florence match thread

[Google Bot 3,391]

That looked top corner in normal play, still a good finish though - plenty of oompf

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,908]

I can see Fiorentina losing their heads a bit of they don't equalise soon.

[Google Bot 3,391]

Felt that was coming, could get juicy now both have a taste.

[Terminally Yellow 2,495]

Great finish. Even better touch. 

[Capt. Pants 4,334]

You're not singing anymore

[Google Bot 3,391]

This could turn out to be the better of the three European cup finals this season.

Fact that there is three is a bit of a joke, though.

[Google Bot 3,391]

OMG, he's just sealed himself a legend.

[Capt. Pants 4,334]

Old sweaty fringe has scored

[Terminally Yellow 2,495]

Fiorentina will feel hard done by. Rightly so. 

[Google Bot 3,391]

Great secondhalf, pleased for Moyes as he's got some stick over the years.  Well done.

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,908]

2 minutes ago, Google Bot said:

Great secondhalf, pleased for Moyes as he's got some stick over the years.  Well done.

Agreed, he's a very honest, down-to-earth bloke which is quite rare in modern football.

[cambridgeshire canary 6,876]

Well Spurs now even West Ham have won a trophy in eurppe what's your excuse?

[Capt. Pants 4,334]

Yes, we'll done the Hammers.

Fiorentina for all their pretty football didn't really create much.

[Google Bot 3,391]

Incredible scenes, love it!  

[Capt. Pants 4,334]

Wow that's how you celebrate.

Shame we couldn't have done the same in 20/21. Could have made all the difference.

[Mello Yello 2,315]

Well done the Hammers....

[Terminally Yellow 2,495]

Cresswell in tears with his kid in his arms. Lovely scenes.

[Mengo 826]

49 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

Yep, with the current rules, it's a penalty. Clearly unintentional though, so shouldn't be given, and the rules need to be relaxed.

🤣😂Unintentional, he actually tried to punch it back to his goalkeeper. No ifs no buts . Stonewall  penalty. 

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,908]

6 minutes ago, Mengo said:

🤣😂Unintentional, he actually tried to punch it back to his goalkeeper. No ifs no buts . Stonewall  penalty. 

The arm came out to fend off Bowen. There's not a chance in hell any player would intentionally punch the ball with VAR in action, and you could see by the way his arm moved that it was to come across Bowen rather than go for the ball. 

But, with the rules as they are, it's a penalty because his arm was away from his body and the ball hit it.

[Unhinged Canary 375]

40 minutes ago, Google Bot said:

This could turn out to be the better of the three European cup finals this season.

Fact that there is three is a bit of a joke, though.

Always used to be in the good old days.

European Cup

UEFA Cup

Cup Winners Cup

Perfect. 👍

[Mengo 826]

3 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

The arm came out to fend off Bowen. There's not a chance in hell any player would intentionally punch the ball with VAR in action, and you could see by the way his arm moved that it was to come across Bowen rather than go for the ball. 

But, with the rules as they are, it's a penalty because his arm was away from his body and the ball hit it.

C'mon you sure your not on the Wacky backy man. Suggest specavers  soon . They all try it on camera or no camera on them. He deliberately  pushed it no help from Bowen. If he had not touched it Bowen was in full control of the ball. 

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 five star and what a beautiful  assist from Paquetá.  

[Google Bot 3,391]

8 minutes ago, Unhinged Canary said:

Always used to be in the good old days.

Don't forget the Intertoto, back door for many clubs.   Trouble is nowadays the FA cup barely gets the attention it deserves, most clubs don't care for the second euro competition let alone the third.

I much prefer having competitions where every team entering wants to win, and get the feeling that we'll soon have an International Cup, a Saudi cup and god knows what else - it'll become like boxing belts.

Edited June 7, 2023 by Google Bot

[Yobocop 1,106]

2 minutes ago, Mengo said:

C'mon you sure your not on the Wacky backy man. Suggest specavers  soon . They all try it on camera or no camera on them. He deliberately  pushed it no help from Bowen. If he had not touched it Bowen was in full control of the ball. 

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 five star and what a beautiful  assist from Paquetá.  

Not sure mate 

[Mengo 826]

1 minute ago, Yobocop said:

Not sure mate 

What the beautiful assist or the stonewall penalty.

[Google Bot 3,391]

Just now, Yobocop said:

Not sure mate 

His arm was extended to obstruct at the least, it wasn't accidental in the slightest in my opinion.  He knew exactly what he was doing.

[Branston Pickle 3,749]

The best thing about that game was that it didn’t get to extra time - glad the English side won but they aren’t a very exciting watch under Moyes.

[Mengo 826]

2 minutes ago, Google Bot said:

His arm was extended to obstruct at the least, it wasn't accidental in the slightest in my opinion.  He knew exactly what he was doing.

💯 Exactly. Thank you  . I'm doing a VAR course next week for a laugh.   GB. Obstruct is a  good word. And it waS not an accidental obstruct 😅

[Mengo 826]

6 minutes ago, Branston Pickle said:

The best thing about that game was that it didn’t get to extra time - glad the English side won but they aren’t a very exciting watch under Moyes.

Yes , it could have really been exiting  if he had them playing the way Norwich  have lately under the present regime. Let's hope we get better soon and could be as exiting as West Ham.😃

[Branston Pickle 3,749]

6 minutes ago, Mengo said:

Yes , it could have really been exiting  if he had them playing the way Norwich  have lately under the present regime. Let's hope we get better soon and could be as exiting as West Ham.😃

There are more sides than us and West Ham.  I’ve always had a soft spot for them from the 70s-80s era with Brooking et al, but they are not a great side to watch at the moment, even hardened WH fans admit to that.  It may have just about won the third-tier European thing tonight but they have spent more than enough to finish far higher in the league.  

Edited June 7, 2023 by Branston Pickle

[Google Bot 3,391]

Good coverage by BT at the end, I hate it when they go back to a studio.