West Ham thread
faubert looks likely to train this week! the future is bright
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11685_2927258,00.html
I must admit I was one of the many sl*gging off cole. but he has proved himself. I hope its him and deano against the chav's. cole has the highest assist rate in the prem.
my money will be on a draw.
Nobby's been great but he's made a hash of a couple of great chances to score.
Nobby's been great but he's made a hash of a couple of great chances to score.
Flicking through December�s issue of GQ (as you do) what do I find but a seven page feature interview with my all time West Ham favourite Paolo Di Canio! It�s a pity it isn�t online anywhere, as it�s a fantastic read. Anyway, here are three choice quotes for your delight and delectation.
On the aftermath of the Paul Alcock incident
One second, Winterburn is barking at me like a dog. The next he is wetting his pants. All I did was look at him.
To A C Milan Manager, Fabio Capello
F*** yourself. Who are you to talk to me like this. He took a step back and fell over a kit bag.
On English football
England is the perfect place to play for a footballer. There is education and there is passion. I love English supporters and I love English people� What I love about England is that it is 90 minutes of battle�run, fight. English football is my favourite football.
On doping
Doping in English football is restricted to lager and baked beans with sausages. After which the players take to the field belching and farting.
On Francesco Totti
Totti had said that he wouldn;t sit at the same table and have dinner with me. I said that was no great loss, because if you tell Totti that there are tensions in the Middle East, he�ll think that a fight has broken our on the right side of midfield.
I was particularly stuck by his answer to a question of whether he would like to manage Lazio. Immediately he replied�
Or West Ham United.
Now that would be a roller coaster!
West Ham face being down to just one fit striker for Saturday's Premier League clash with Everton after Carlton Cole aggravated a long-standing hip problem.
The Upton Park side's injury crisis deepened when Cole was forced off in the second half of last night's Carling Cup quarter-final defeat to the Toffees.
The Hammers are already down to the bare bones with Craig Bellamy and Bobby Zamora on the long-term injury list, manager Alan Curbishley had no forwards available to even include on the bench last night.
Dean Ashton is still chasing full-match fitness but started his first game since October in the 2-1 defeat and may have to lead the line on his own this weekend.
"We are into double figures again on the injury list and one or two of the players came off suffering last night. I will have to see what I have left for the weekend," said Curbishley.
"When you come into the quarter-final of the cup and you can't get a forward on the bench it is frustrating.
"The injuries showed up. They were sharper and more physical than us."
Cole was an early arrival at West Ham's Chadwell Heath training ground on Thursday morning to undergo treatment in the hope he will be passed fit to feature at the weekend.
"I have been playing with a bad hip for about four or five weeks now and last night it just seized up," he said.
"It restricted me a bit and I couldn't influence the game as much as I wanted to."
West Ham face being down to just one fit striker for Saturday's Premier League clash with Everton after Carlton Cole aggravated a long-standing hip problem.
The Upton Park side's injury crisis deepened when Cole was forced off in the second half of last night's Carling Cup quarter-final defeat to the Toffees.
The Hammers are already down to the bare bones with Craig Bellamy and Bobby Zamora on the long-term injury list, manager Alan Curbishley had no forwards available to even include on the bench last night.
Dean Ashton is still chasing full-match fitness but started his first game since October in the 2-1 defeat and may have to lead the line on his own this weekend.
"We are into double figures again on the injury list and one or two of the players came off suffering last night. I will have to see what I have left for the weekend," said Curbishley.
"When you come into the quarter-final of the cup and you can't get a forward on the bench it is frustrating.
"The injuries showed up. They were sharper and more physical than us."
Cole was an early arrival at West Ham's Chadwell Heath training ground on Thursday morning to undergo treatment in the hope he will be passed fit to feature at the weekend.
"I have been playing with a bad hip for about four or five weeks now and last night it just seized up," he said.
"It restricted me a bit and I couldn't influence the game as much as I wanted to."
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