It's fair to say we didn't really expect to take anything away from the AMEX on Saturday, but no one saw a 4-0 thrashing, did they?

The performance was unacceptable, the result even more so, and now we're back to square one after some positive signs in the win over Forest a week earlier and the FA Cup defeat to Man United at Old Trafford.

The performance on Wednesday night had much of the fanbase believing we'd turned a corner. West Ham outplayed United for 70 minutes before a late defensive capitulation resulted in a 3-1 defeat. But we saw effort, heart and desire.

We didn't get that a few days later, though, as we rocked up on the south coast and got absolutely battered by a very impressive Brighton side.

This week, the lads are joined by West Ham Network's Russ Budden to try and make sense of it all, while James and Will also look back on the Man United game.

Also this week, Stel from Cypriot football podcast, This Is Mappa, joins us to give us the lowdown on AEK Larnaca ahead of our Conference League last-16 clash on Thursday, before legend of the show Tim Warwood dials in with his seven-year-old daughter to help us preview the weekend's visit of Aston Villa in the Premier League.

It's an action-packed show (a little depressing and a little long, but can you blame us!?) but let us know your thoughts in the comments below and make sure you subscribe!

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