We Are West Ham Podcast

Well, well, well! Since our last podcast, West Ham have beaten Man United and Arsenal and draw at home to Brighton, topping the Premier League's festive form table in the process.

It's a run of form that sees us sit 6th in the table going into 2024 and has many who were calling for David Moyes to be sacked wondering whether they'd pinned their flags to the correct mast.

This week, Will goes solo due to James being tied up elsewhere, as he goes full blown Moyes love-in following recent results, with a few James-related digs thrown in for good measure. James is back next week to respond to the often defamatory accusations aimed at him by Will throughout.

Also this week, we have a Bristol City Oppo View ahead of Sunday's FA Cup third round clash at London Stadium.

We'll be back properly next week!

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Having put in two very good performances against Freiburg and Wolves, West Ham approached the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Liverpool at Anfield with some confidence.

But all that confidence was removed instantly when the starting XI was announced, with David Moyes making a number of changes to his starting XI. Clearly he has one eye on Saturday's Premier League clash against Manchester United. The performance that followed complimented the line-up. Poor, weak and no up to standard. It was no wonder we were thrashed 5-1.

And it raises the question: has David Moyes' squad management been good enough this season? The likes of Ben Johnson, Thilo Kehrer and Pablo Fornals were all regular starters this season but have mostly been given sporadic appearances from the bench in 23/24. Johnson, for example, made only his third appearance of the campaign against Liverpool, and he was played out of position. How is he expected to put in a top quality performance against Liverpool at Anfield with so few minutes under his belt?

So this week, James and Will debate the above in detail. Will refutes James' claims that Moyes' squad management, and inability to build a squad with strong depth, is costing us in games when first-team players need to be rested. Will, instead, believes it's just a case of the fringe players not being good enough anymore. What do you think?

This will be our last full episode of 2023, so we want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for supporting the podcast throughout 2023. It has been a historic year for the club AND the pod, so thank you to all of our subscribers - new and old - for making it so.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! See you all in 2024!

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After comfortably dispatching Freiburg to top our Europa League group on Thursday night, David Moyes' men return to Stratford on Sunday to take on Gary O'Neil's Wolves.

Wolves have been inconsistent with their results so far this term, beating the likes of Tottenham and Man City but losing to Sheffield United and Crystal Palace, and have only won two games on the road this campaign.

West Ham will want to get back to winning ways domestically after being thrashed 5-0 by Fulham last weekend, and a win here could see us climb into 6th if other results go our way.

Joining us this week is friend of the show and Wolves podcaster, Dan Baylis, from the Wolves 77 Club Podcast. Dan gives his view on O'Neil, Wolves' terrible luck with VAR this season and loads more.

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If ever there was a three-day period that defined the term 'Typical West Ham', that was it.

The win at Spurs was as unexpected as it was wonderful, only for us to completely ruin any confidence or optimism that result provided by going to Fulham and getting thrashed 5-0. Only West Ham, right?

There are reports of a sickness bug making its way through the squad, which is being attributed to such a poor performance at Craven Cottage, but does it still warrant such an embarrassing result? If the players bounce back in style by beating Freiburg and Wolves this week, we can put the Fulham result down as a blip. If we don't and our current level of performance continue, it's difficult not to be worried about what's to come in the months ahead.

We discuss all of that and more on this week's pod, before chatting to Julian from Spodcast Freiburg ahead of Thursday's big Europa League clash on Thursday. Our Wolves Opposition View will be published separately later this week.

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It's a third London Derby in a week for West Ham and there's a lot more confidence ahead of the trip to Craven Cottage after that fantastic 2-1 victory over Spurs on Thursday night.

Fulham are also in good spirits after they thrashed Nottingham Forest 5-0 at home earlier this week.

Joining us on the Opposition View this week is friend of the show and huge Fulham fan, Isabelle Barker, who gives us her views on Marco Silva's Cottagers this season.

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West Ham are unbeaten in five games in all competitions, but three of those games relied on last-minute Tomas Soucek winners and the draw with Crystal Palace on Sunday was a hugely winnable game given the Eagles' lack of intensity going forward.

So despite going unbeaten, fans are beginning to get more and more restless with David Moyes' approach. That led to James and Will having a very long and intense debate about his future at the club. James understands why fans are getting frustrated and are pushing for a change. Will, on the other hand, believes changing managers risks us dropping back into security and doesn't think we can do any better than Moyes right now.

Also this week, we're joined by The Sun's Dean Scoggins, who is a huge Spurs fan and gives the full lowdown on Tottenham ahead of Thursday's trip to north London.

We finish off with our Betway Charity Bets for Thursday before some final thoughts.

Strap yourself in for this one, it gets heated at times! Let us know what side of the divide you're on.

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West Ham are on a run of four wins in a row in all competitions and now face a London Derby against Crystal Palace on Sunday, knowing that another victory will put them in a really strong position to continue competing for a top-seven Premier League finish this term.

Joining us this week is friend of the show and huge Palace fan, Max Matthews, from The Athletic, who gives us the full lowdown on his beloved Eagles ahead of this weekend's London Stadium clash.

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We all knew David Moyes would start Danny Ings against Burnley despite knowing it should be Divin Mubama who got the nod instead. For the first 85 minutes of the game it was so obvious that the decision was very wrong, and it was underlined, bolded and italicised when Mubama threw himself at a near-post Kudus cross and forced Dara O'Shea to divert the ball into the back of the net to make it 1-1. Soucek's second constructive late winner ensure we came away with all three points.

But surely now, it's Mubama who starts games up front while Michail Antonio is sidelined through injury? It has to be the way forward for Moyes' approach. Unfortunately, we can't be so sure.

On this week's show, we look back on that win at Burnley, discuss the Betway Charity Bets and then look ahead to Thursday's Europa League clash with Backa Topola and Sunday's Premier League London Derby with Crystal Palace.

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The international break is finally over and now we can look ahead to Saturday's visit to Turf Moor as West Ham take on newly promoted Burnley in the Premier League.

The Clarets have the second-worst defence in the Premier League this season, conceding 30 goals, so there is hope that David Moyes and his players will go to Turf Moor looking to take full advantage of that, especially if Jarrod Bowen is passed fit to play after picking up a knock while on international duty with England.

After beating Nottingham Forest last time out, some confidence has returned amongst the fanbase but if we fail to win this weekend, that confidence will be very short-lived and there will no doubt be louder calls for the club to make a change in the dugout.

Joining us this week on the Opposition View is Joe from Turfcast to preview the game and give us some insight into Vincent Kompany's Burnley.

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It is absolutely no surprise that we risk going into the busy festive period without a 'proper' striker. Michail Antonio's injury while on international duty with Jamaica means he could be out for months, leaving just Danny Ings and Divin Mubama as our only recognised strikers in the squad. One barely looks interested when he does get on the pitch, the other is only a teenager and has just 35 minutes of Premier League football to his name.

Jarrod Bowen has been utilised there recently but that's not the point. When is the club going to learn that it needs to continue to invest in the striker department until they get it right? Haller and Scamacca didn't work, but doesn't mean they should just give up and just accept Antonio is the only man for the job. He's 33-years-old!

We discuss all of that and more on this week's pod before the latest edition of the Claret & Blue, with this week's guest being huge Hammers fan Joe Connell.

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