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Tom Huddlestone
Absolute must-win if we are to be taken (and we are to take ourselves) seriously as Title or Top 4 contenders.
COYMFS
COYMFS
Must win.4 league games without a win, we have to win. But it will be their cup final, and a very tough match. An ideal result would see plenty of different goal scorers from forwards to midfielders to CB. We've missed the odd Toby goal and the whole team need to start putting away chances. Looking forward to the game!
Wet Spam at home on the end of a winless run is a gift.Absolute must-win if we are to be taken (and we are to take ourselves) seriously as Title or Top 4 contenders.
COYMFS
Gold :'This is a huge London derby on Saturday and they don't come much larger than when West Ham face Tottenham'..
Er, yes they do.
And lots of other bollox
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...s-manchester-united-arsenal-and-a3398676.html
Orient's noisy neighbours.Not our noisy neighbours, but our Nauseating Nearer Neighbours
Gold :'This is a huge London derby on Saturday and they don't come much larger than when West Ham face Tottenham'..
Er, yes they do.
Won't be the last time this has been asked, but does anyone actually know why they choose us as their big "rival" and for how long they have thought of us as their big game? I realise Millwall probably would be if they were in the same division but I can't think of any reason on the pitch as to why. Chelsea at least you can say it goes back to the FA Cup final in the 60s and when they got relegated in the 70s at our expense.
You don't choose rivals - we're the nearest club to them geographically (who they play consistently) and in East London/East of London West Ham and Tottenham are the two most commonly supported clubs - so lots of local rivalries from that, similar to West London with Spurs/Chelsea and North/South London with Arsenal. one of the virtues of having a spread out fanbase is clubs whose support is more localised see us as local rivals in the areas where we are well supported too.
Plus we're one of the few clubs whose hardcore supporters have given them a run for their money over the decades on that side of things.
Won't be the last time this has been asked, but does anyone actually know why they choose us as their big "rival" and for how long they have thought of us as their big game? I realise Millwall probably would be if they were in the same division but I can't think of any reason on the pitch as to why. Chelsea at least you can say it goes back to the FA Cup final in the 60s and when they got relegated in the 70s at our expense.
Delusions of grandeur on their part.Won't be the last time this has been asked, but does anyone actually know why they choose us as their big "rival"
Lots of Essex supporters- majority of the time in the same league - Although we are more successful up until recently competing for mid table- 80's both had good firms.Geographically closest big team in the PL? No idea really
Lots of Essex supporters- majority of the time in the same league - Although we are more successful up until recently competing for mid table- 80's both had good firms.
They genuinely see themselves as a similar sized club if only they had a bit better luck / ownership they would be at our size and they consider the fact we don't see them as a rival (3rd?) as arrogance.
Would Arsenal not fall in to that category as well though? They are close (closer if anything) geographically to WHU and also have a spread out fanbase, Arsenal probably have the biggest fanbase in London.