Winston Reid (Unattached FC)

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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

he will only make the team if he can kick it further than the other centre backs we have at the club.

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Hopefully because Reid is a New Zealander and Ryan Nelsen was the captain of Blackburn under Allardyce, he keeps him.

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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Mycatiscold wrote:

Hopefully because Reid is a New Zealander and Ryan Nelsen was the captain of Blackburn under Allardyce, he keeps him.

There is no room for sentiment at this level(or any level) Sam Allardyce is as tough as old boots, and he would'nt care a fig.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

As far as centre backs go there were none tougher than Sam in his day - could be good for Winston if he stays

Peoples Republik of Aucklandia

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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Not great news for Reid with West Ham signing Stoke central defender Abdoulaye Faye.

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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Lolz

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almost 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Not necessarily, they have released the out of contract Upson, Gabbidon, Jacobsen and occasional right back Spector

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Reid to stay with West Ham

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/soccer-football/news/article.cfm?c_id=86&objectid=10734033

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

and Di Kosta also on way to Turkey it seems

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Da Kosta has signed a four-year contract with Russian club Lokomotiv.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Celebratory talk
There were a couple of gems from the Football Ferns coach John Herdman at the Women's World Cup.

After the side missed out on a late equaliser against Japan, he offered this: "We were hoping for a Winston Reid moment in the last couple of minutes but it didn't come."

A "Winston Reid moment" being when one of your girls heads the ball in, whips off her shirt and runs to the corner flag, John?

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Some pretty promising comments here from Big Sam...

http://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=125501

liverpoolfan12011-07-21 13:09:01

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Also when they played a friendly on July 16, he was captain.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Winnie played the full 90 in this mornings preseason match against Dag & Red (Hammers won 1-0). With 3 CB's (Reid, Tomkins & Faye) fighting for a starting place he needs to impress the new boss in these games.

Heres some feedback on the KUMB.com website from some fans who went...

by Ironza on Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:36 pm

just got back......

First half we looked solid, Cole took his goal brilliantly. Have to say O'Brien looked assured at RB - nothing special but done a good job defensively. Both CB's were comfortable and Jordan Brown had a decent game - was only caught out once showing a little inexperience.

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by Irving boleyn on Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:41 pm

Saw an improved Reid tonight....really attacked the ball. Think Sam will have been impressed. And Brown looks capable at Left back against this quality of oppsition.

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Sounds promising.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Playted the full 90 today in their last warm up match, a 2 nil win against Spains Zargoza

This is from the match report, good news Winston

"Winston Reid has quietly had a very good game this afternoon. He's been in the right place on plenty of occasions and has not wasted possession when he has had the ball at his feet. After a season of adapting to the English game, it may be that the big New Zealander has a chance to impress on a regular basis this term."

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Very exciting news!

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Go winnie.... full season ahead and back to the prem

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Seems to have had convincing pre-season and secured starting birth. Let's hope he carries on in similar vein. Long tough season ahead.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Starting against Cardiff. New signing Faye on bench.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

played really well today - won a load of headers, put in some good tackles and handled Earnshaw and Kenny Miller very well

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

When's west ham v birmingham???

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/fixtures/_/league/eng.2/id/371/west-ham-united?cc=3436

Not until Decemeber so Wood is unlikely to still be with Birmingham.

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http://www.docklands24.co.uk/football/west-ham/west_ham_s_kiwi_returns_to_the_thick_of_things_after_season_in_the_wilderness_1_990959

West Hamï¿½s Kiwi returns to the thick of things after season in the wilderness

Winston Reid suffered under Avram Grant last season, now he is looking to make a real impact under new boss Sam Allardyce.

There must have been times last season when Winston Reid wondered what he had let himself in for.

Fresh from an excellent World Cup with New Zealand, his move to the Premier League seemed like a fairytale for the young defender, but it rapidly turned into a nightmare.

Played at right back in the opening game trouncing at Aston Villa, he played just 12 games in claret and blue and was ignored by manager Avram Grant from February until the end of the season.

His last game was when he played alongside James Tomkins in the 5-1 win over Burnley in the FA Cup, a match which saw him score his only goal for the Hammers.

On Sunday he was back alongside Tomkins and delighted to be back playing football.

ï¿½I see it as a part of growing in football, an experience,ï¿½ said the now 23-year-old.

ï¿½It was tough at times of course, but that was mainly because it was a tough season for everyone.

ï¿½But it is always a learning curve when you first arrive at a new club.ï¿½

Reid did not look out of place against Cardiff and believes he and Tomkins, who is only 22, are forming an understanding.

ï¿½It is going well between us,ï¿½ he said. ï¿½It is early days, but I feel we coped well with the two strikers, as they didnï¿½t get too many chances out of us.ï¿½

Leaking goals was a huge problem for the Hammers last season and Reid revealed that it is something that new boss Sam Allardyce has been working hard on.

ï¿½Of course, it has been part of training, looking at keeping tight at the back ï¿½ we have been doing a lot of defensive work and I feel we had a good pre-season and kept some clean sheets

ï¿½The manager has been great, he has just said he is counting on me, like all the players, to do a job. We are looking forward to the season ahead, we have only played one game so there is a lot to look forward to here I feel.ï¿½

That one game ended in defeat, but Reid is confident that there is no need to press the panic button so early in the campaign.

ï¿½Of course, it is a hard league you know ï¿½ it will be a case of us just grinding out results in a lot of the games.

ï¿½We have only played one game in the new season, we all believe in ourselves and the team that we can do what is required to get us up,ï¿½ he concluded.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

http://www.whufc.com/articles/20110811/reid-ready-for-rovers_2236884_2417255

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Is it me or is Reid in the Headline of all the West Ham articles, hopefully that's a good sign :)

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Starting for West Ham.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

full 90 in 1-0 away win. first clean sheet away from home for the hammers for over a season, so god signs for him.

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"the win owed much to a dogged defensive display. The home side were limited to one shot on goal, with Winston Reid and the outstanding James Tomkins providing a strong shield in front of Robert Green."

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

God you'd want a good shield in front of that fella..

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Is he playing cb or rb?

Auckland will rise once more

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

90 and 4 nil win at watford this morning

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

This season could be the making of him - it looks like he'll be trusted to start

Normo's coming home

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Nearly scored a goal as well if I'm correct?? And first time West Ham have kept consecutive clean sheets in a long time (forget the exact time frame). Good omens so far.

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'm not an Allardyce fan but he'll learn a lot more from him than he ever will from Avram Grant (who has probably had his last job in English Football)

Normo's coming home

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over 14 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Last consecutive away wins was in 07. Don't mind big Sam tbh, think he's proven himself in managing rovers. He'll hopefully be good about international call ups etc aswell.