Winston Reid (Unattached FC)

hammers 1-0 up at HT and dominating

1-1 now.

reid is number 2

No...

Been reading West Ham forums and they seem pretty happy with him - 'Solid' etc

"Have to say, Reid at the moment reminds of Tomkins of old, very nervous in distributing the ball but good for a last ditch tackle. I guess he'll replace Upson next season. Think he'll do ok. "

"I thought his first half was excellent. Bit more mixed in the second half but central defence is the hardest position to bed new players in because there's nowhere to hide if they make a mistake. Will be a good learning experience for the lad"

From kumb

just back from the game.  Our Winnie did alright although he seemed to lose his man for the Brum goal (will need to see a replay to confirm).  He played centre back with Tompko, and Upson at left back.  His passing was pretty shoddy when under pressure but did everything simple when he had more time.

i think he'll still be on the bench but grants gotta bring him on with say 20 to go to give him more confidence.

musa is a perfect example. herbert used rojas well but musa came in cold. i imagine musa would be getting more game time and pressuring lochhead if he had been

How often do you see a CB get subbed?  Hardly ever.

well at 3 nil and 4-nil at times this season against Perennial strugglers Liverpool & newcastle respectively what's the harm?

Goal difference that is important for relegation threatened teams.

Just found this websiote which votes Winnie as the "fans MOTM."

I see he made Mr September on the club calendar this year and also sneaked in for a background shot in January's photo of Upson. Cunning Maori, anything for a  bit of free publicity.

Bench.

Reid on at 90mins and they concede a goal. 2-2 with Everton

Doh

Didn't see hime get megged, what i did see was him running around like a headless chicken alot though.

Same. I think he went in too quickly, about 20 metres from the goal line and right on the sideline, couldn't recover from his momentum and the Everton player turned and crossed. That said, there was still ample opportunity for West Ham to clear from the cross- others made a hash of it.

Still, not his greatest moment, and did look a bit familiar- I am sure I have seen him in similar situations. Kind of like the pressure of defending a 1 nil lead, under constant attack, and only minutes to go got to him a bit (although in fairness to him, he had just come on into that cauldron, and had no time to assess the pace of the game).

On the bench today.-again.

started in the fa cup v notts forest this morn

Not reids best game at all

was still rated as best defender

but "looks like the New Zealander is still adjusting to English football"

follow him on twitter

that one doesn't work, but this one does http://twitter.com/Win_Reid

got a few followers already

gabbidon injured, reid on in the 34th min for the hammers - up 2-0 approaching halftime, keane has scored on debut

he played well. gabbidon is useless. hopefully winston gets a start. he and tomkins should be there pairing

they won 3-1

doubtful upson will be back on the weekend

Winston Reid on twitter after the game:
"It was like playin in sahara .. not the best pitch..."

Heard he was pretty shaky - still, any game time is good

i heard opposite... but was from goal.com

Avram Grant was really enthusiastic about Winston on the WHUFC website.

"There is no doubt that they will be two of the best defenders in England in the future." - Avram Grant on Reid and Tomkins.

Sounds like he's a fan

You really believe that?

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So am I, but if he is going to make it, there is a very long way to go.He is no Ryan N.

You could also argue Winston's progressed much further at this age than Ryan did. Which surely isn't a bad thing.