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EDF Premier League

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I have once again re-activated the fantasy footy league


We had quite a few teams last year so why not try your luck again.


If you use the same email as last year to register you should automatically join the league,


so just go to...


http://fantasy.premierleague.com


create a team & join,


Code to join this league: 355704-108123

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red devil

red devil

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I don't think West Ham will do as well as last season because of the move. UP had a special, intimidating atmosphere, must've been worth 12-15 points a season, can't see the OS replicating that.

I think they have got themselves a potentially very good striker though in Ashley Fletcher. He was in front of Rashford in the Utd pecking order until he went out on loan to Barnsley. Wouldn't surprise me if he became another 'Pogba' in 4-5 years time...

titch juicy

titch juicy

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Otta Wrote:

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> There was an offer at work for free tickets, they

> literally can't give them away.

>

> I was tempted just to see the stadium, but I can't

> really be arsed.


I just had a look at their website out of curiosity and it's showing tonights game and the Juventus game as being sold out.

red devil

red devil

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???? Wrote:

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> Our first game at Taxpayers Park tonight - I'm not

> going, really can't get into football on the 4th

> of August, but was underwhelmed by our performance

> last week and this has got 'Banana Skin' written

> all over it....


No banana skin, good result and the stadium full looked good too. What's your first game there?...

titch juicy

titch juicy

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red devil Wrote:

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> ???? Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Our first game at Taxpayers Park tonight - I'm

> not

> > going, really can't get into football on the

> 4th

> > of August, but was underwhelmed by our

> performance

> > last week and this has got 'Banana Skin'

> written

> > all over it....

>

> No banana skin, good result and the stadium full

> looked good too. What's your first game there?...


A West Ham supporting friend (regular at Upton park) went last night and surprisingly (as I thought he would defend it) he said sitting in the top tier was horrible- so disconnected from the match, no atmosphere etc.

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Heard mixed from forums and a couple of mates - not all finished but people say:


- they reckon will be good atmosphere for big games

- bits still need fixing

- upper tier a long way off

- many views not bad

- policing will be difficult for big games as so many ways to get there plus open space etc!

red devil

red devil

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???? Wrote:

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> Heard mixed from forums and a couple of mates -

> not all finished but people say:

>

> - they reckon will be good atmosphere for big

> games


I think so too, esp if WH are as generous with the away allocation as they were at UP.



> - policing will be difficult for big games as so

> many ways to get there plus open space etc!


I was thinking that this morning when I heard a bloke on the radio describing how lovely it was last night walking through the Olympic Park, admiring the boats etc. That's because there were no away fans there last night, just wait until the hordes of northern monkeys arrive :) ...

titch juicy

titch juicy

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The other thing i've been told is that it was an absolute nightmare getting to the station after the game. Fans were kettled into one queue and one queue only to the station and it took forever.


My friend lives four stops from Stratford on the central line and from leaving the stadium it took him an hour and a half to get home.

red devil

red devil

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It's a shame EP doesn't post on here anymore, he was very much against the whole corporate football club model, saying it wasn't about the CL, revenue streams etc, and that he would rather keep the then exisitng identity and ethos of WH even if it meant struggling to stay in the PL and occasional relegation. A few years have since passed and we now have a WH that has a flashy new stadium with lots of corporate boxes and sponsors, a club that has bought into the whole branding business model, a club wanting to be challenging for the top 4/CL and trophies. Just curious to see how he now feels about it all. Other WH fans on here seem to have accepted the change, certainly haven't heard any dissenting voices...
titch juicy

titch juicy

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I had the same conversation with an Orient fan- who accused West Ham of selling their soul etc.


As a Spurs fan I feel - without wishing to sound patronising - that once you are challenging top 4/6/8 of the Premier League, your decisions as a club aren't just made on retaining character and atmosphere; they're focused on financial betterment, success, playing in competitions against the very best teams and atmosphere & character. For better or worse.


I think all clubs in West Ham's position would've bitten hands off to take the Olympic Stadium, at the price being offered.

maxxi

maxxi

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I have all but given up on airing dissent re WH. When BFS was in charge I would have given almost anything for a change and at least we got that. I said at the time i would rather have lower league football of the right kind than PL the Allardyce way.


I also said a long while back that I thought the new stadium would be an atmosphere killer with a feeling of detachment for lots of fans but it's done and there's no point carrying on -


The one thing I really hate is the new badge.


They've been tinkering with it for years but this shitty little shield looks like something you'd see on a pack of sausages. 'Hammer Brand, 100% Pork'. And putting 'London' on it shows the way the owners think - marketing and making money out of what they hope will become a more global brand.


I bet there's a file knocking around Sulli-Towers marked "How we get the name changed to the London Hammers".


Still, maybe tradition IS all bollocks and just for miserable old gits like me to mutter over in the pub and a whole new swathe of keen young fans will love it because it's easier to get tattooed. C'est la football eh?

red devil

red devil

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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> 1. Spurs (I can dream can't I?)

> 2. Liverpool (No European distractions)

> 3. Chelsea (Ditto)

> 4. Man Utd (just pip a disappointing Man City to

> 4th)

>

> Relegated -

>

> Middleboro

> Hull City

> Watford



This gets harder each year. Can make a case for half a dozen teams to win it, so I'll follow Jah's lead and go with my heart...


1. Man Utd

2. Man City

3. Spurs

4. Chelsea



Relegated...


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