What have West Ham Done That we havent???

[ManchesterRoyals]

At the time of writing this WH are in 8th place and holding City at home

So what have they done that we havent?

Transfers, Management or what?

[sandman]

Played easier teams.

[madstadblues]

They were a Premiership team struggling to come to terms with the Championship, we are a Championship team struggling in the Premiership....

[ManchesterRoyals]

Played easier teams.

Can u see us holding City at home?

[windermere_royal]

At the time of writing this WH are in 8th place and holding City at home

So what have they done that we havent?

Transfers, Management or what?

They were the best team in the CC last season, even though they under performed, they had a squad (unlike us) of PL quality. on top of that they have invested wisely with quality players that have played there before. love him or hate him big Sam leaves BM some way behind when it came to preparing for the new season.

[sandman]

So they've played one good team and City haven't been anywhere near as good this season as they were last year.

[Ian Herring]

Been to Tubby Isaacs.

[ManchesterRoyals]

Been to Tubby Isaacs.

Who the oxf*rd that

[parky]

For me the difference is experience. To win/do well in the championship you need lots of championship experience it's a completely different league that we all know is difficult to get out of the league plays different football with a different style. Both us and Saints have lots of good championship players and experience but are lacking in the premier league equivalent. WH with Fat Sam lacked the experience/ know how to win the Championship but don't lack it to do well in the prem. The style of football they play is more suited against prem sides than championship sides.

[Rex]

Been to Tubby Isaacs.

Who the oxf*rd that

[Ian Royal]

Their squad feels at home in the PL so they aren't entering games with as much trepidition and they expect to stay here - I guess "confidence" might have summed that up better. They've got more players with more recent PL experience. They've been a bit luckier. They had less work to do in terms of squad building than we did. Their manager has lots of PL experience.

How's that for starters?

[ManchesterRoyals]

Their squad feels at home in the PL so they aren't entering games with as much trepidition and they expect to stay here - I guess "confidence" might have summed that up better. They've got more players with more recent PL experience. They've been a bit luckier. They had less work to do in terms of squad building than we did. Their manager has lots of PL experience.

How's that for starters?

Fair enough

[Ian Herring]

Been to Tubby Isaacs.

Who the oxf*rd that

Thank f*ck someone's on the case.

[ManchesterRoyals]

I hate seafood

[Alexander Litvinenko]

So what have they done that we havent?

Won 4 Premier League matches. Next question, please......

[creative_username_1]

Played easier teams.

Played Southampton, Wigan, Villa, Fulham, Norwich, Sunderland, QPR by far the easiest start out of
any of the promoted teams. That and a fair amout of random luck. The difficulties of the fixtures
will be changed in the next 8 games. Reading play the teams mentioned West Ham have a real difficult
8 games. City at home possibly not being the hardest game they face in the next 8

How the fark can you say they were the best team in the Champ?

[Ian Royal]

How the fark can you say they were the best team in the Champ?

I think it's more had the best squad than were the best team. It's debateable, but I don't think it's far wrong.

[creative_username_1]

How the fark can you say they were the best team in the Champ?

I think it's more had the best squad than were the best team. It's debateable, but I don't think it's far wrong.

Yep well known fact that the best team always comes third and sneaks up in the play-offs

[Ian Royal]

How the fark can you say they were the best team in the Champ?

I think it's more had the best squad than were the best team. It's debateable, but I don't think it's far wrong.

Yep well known fact that the best team always comes third and sneaks up in the play-offs

Quite clearly they didn't perform to the level they could and arguably ought to have done. Just as we outperformed our level, a little.

[creative_username_1]

Quite clearly they didn't perform to the level they could and arguably ought to have done. Just as we outperformed our level, a little.

Perhaps they aren't as good as you think. Why do you think Reading outperformed? Based on what?