West Ham Whining About The World's Spotlight
I try not to give away results because there are a couple of readers who wait to watch the matches of certain teams on Fox Soccer Channel when they're shown (amazingly when the match from Saturday shows on Tuesday). But since this game the live 11:00 a.m. (U.S. central time) match, I just can't wait to comment on it.
The question that arises after the Arsenal lost 1-2 to Middlesbrough on the road today is are the Gunners done?
Of course with two losses Arsenal is hardly going to be relegation rumor fodder but after their loss in the six pointer with Chelsea and today's loss in the northeast have the already lost touch with their London rivals (who I hope I'm not giving anything away by saying they beat Sunderland today) and for that matter Manchester United?
Everyone was worried about Thierry Henry missing (except for the dozens of people in the fantasy leagues I'm in that started him) and all worries were confirmed. Reyes had a ton of chances (seven) so it wasn't for lack of opportunities that Arsenal didn't score. But without their proven finisher this could be a very long stretch.
But it could be worse, they could be Everton.
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Though it would appear as though West Ham is feeling better about themselves than Arsenal right now. How good is it to be a Hammer?
Apparently not good enough since they've found something to gripe about. Yesterday night in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, "Green Street Hooligans" opened up. And, for the first time, West Ham is a name that's on the lips of people in the United States (and eventually in the rest of the world that shows independent cinema).
They're going to sell a ton of jersey on the back of Elijah Wood. At least a lot more than Chelsea sold from Tara Reid. :)
But instead of getting behind the movie, West Ham United is complaining about how the club is being represented.
The problem seems to be that the club gave the producers of the film permission to film at Upton Park on the condition that "Green Street Hooligans" was going to be an anti-violence film. Now club officials are complaining that the film is too violent. They've even got the borough chief to complain along with them.
But here's where it gets really stupid! He's complaining that people might come to Green Street for "the wrong reasons."
What exactly are tourists going to do, look for hooligans that no longer really exist to pick fights?
The club officials have obviously never heard that "no publicity is bad publicity." They should just be happy that their little club (in terms of the rest of the world) is in the spotlight and stealing it from much larger clubs.
Now to be fair, those quotes are from the end of last month but I haven't seen any news stories about West Ham retracting the statements. Hopefully Fulham will give them something next weekend to really whine about!
The question that arises after the Arsenal lost 1-2 to Middlesbrough on the road today is are the Gunners done?
Of course with two losses Arsenal is hardly going to be relegation rumor fodder but after their loss in the six pointer with Chelsea and today's loss in the northeast have the already lost touch with their London rivals (who I hope I'm not giving anything away by saying they beat Sunderland today) and for that matter Manchester United?
Everyone was worried about Thierry Henry missing (except for the dozens of people in the fantasy leagues I'm in that started him) and all worries were confirmed. Reyes had a ton of chances (seven) so it wasn't for lack of opportunities that Arsenal didn't score. But without their proven finisher this could be a very long stretch.
But it could be worse, they could be Everton.
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Though it would appear as though West Ham is feeling better about themselves than Arsenal right now. How good is it to be a Hammer?
Apparently not good enough since they've found something to gripe about. Yesterday night in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, "Green Street Hooligans" opened up. And, for the first time, West Ham is a name that's on the lips of people in the United States (and eventually in the rest of the world that shows independent cinema).
They're going to sell a ton of jersey on the back of Elijah Wood. At least a lot more than Chelsea sold from Tara Reid. :)
But instead of getting behind the movie, West Ham United is complaining about how the club is being represented.
The problem seems to be that the club gave the producers of the film permission to film at Upton Park on the condition that "Green Street Hooligans" was going to be an anti-violence film. Now club officials are complaining that the film is too violent. They've even got the borough chief to complain along with them.
But here's where it gets really stupid! He's complaining that people might come to Green Street for "the wrong reasons."
What exactly are tourists going to do, look for hooligans that no longer really exist to pick fights?
The club officials have obviously never heard that "no publicity is bad publicity." They should just be happy that their little club (in terms of the rest of the world) is in the spotlight and stealing it from much larger clubs.
Now to be fair, those quotes are from the end of last month but I haven't seen any news stories about West Ham retracting the statements. Hopefully Fulham will give them something next weekend to really whine about!
posted by incendiarymind at 11:28 AM
4 Comments:
Fulham certainly gave hamstring united something to worry about today, Zat Knight being 3x the size of Owen made us miss Bellamy and question 16mill, Luque going off made us question that other 10mill. Leeds comes to mind.
Finally, the north east have got something though, with the smoggies beating Arsenal.
That's the game I'm especially not allowed to talk about until Sunday ordinarily but since it aired this afternoon here in the United States (after I posted the entry), I now can. :)
I think you hit the nail on the head when you called the team "hamstrung." It's a tough pull to lose Luque right as you gain Owen. There's the money you've got to be questioning as you do. Owen is goals in the bank once he gets entirely match fit (at least I hope so since I have him on my fantasy team) and when Solano comes back in next week, he'll actually have some midfield support. Though Bellamy being injured right now himself, you shouldn't miss him too much.
I actually was too tired to watch the match so I'll take your word on the Knight v. Owen matchup. It's odd though because he's been up and down this campaign. Sometimes he shuts people down and sometimes he lets them right through.
It has been really tough for your corner of England. Maybe 'Boro can get a nice UEFA Cup win midweek to help ease the pain. But aren't you supposed to hate Middlesbrough?
I dunno, I've been looking for a fight club to join...
Scaryice. Good luck finding one in Chicago. Though I think Fire diehards are the closest thing to hooligans we've got over here. :)
My experiences with Section 8 have been they're pretty tough customers.
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