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Reply | R's Away Support Today
at 14:22 12 Jan 2026
I flew over from Dublin with my son for the day. We did our research beforehand and plotted accordingly. We flew into Heathrow, to take advantage of the direct Elizabeth Line from the airport to Stratford. We had breakfast in a Spoons close to the station, it was full at 10.30 with local fans, some of whom had clearly decided to load up with some anaesthetic early in the day. We then wandered through the East-Westfield to get to the Olympic Park and slid down the tallest slide in the world, which was great fun. We got into the stadium just after 1pm without any bother.
It was an absolute pleasure to join a choir of 9,000 at an away match. As others have alluded to, when both the team and fans turn up, it becomes a memorable experience. In the overall scheme of things, the result didn't matter. The team ran themselves into the ground and everyone can hold their heads up high as they gave everything to a man. That's all anyone can ask for. Sure, West Ham won eventually, but that's what should have happened and nobody is surprised by that. Were they there for the taking, yes. But that would have been against the run in play. How could that have happened? You look at moments, perhaps when individuals broke free down the wing and instinctively decided to shoot from a narrow angle rather than have a quick look up and pass the ball to someone square in front of the goal. I'm sure the coaching team will review what happened yesterday to see what could be improved on going forward. But I'm not going to criticise anyone from yesterday.
Getting home was an adventure. We were warned about hour plus queues to the Station, so left with a couple of minutes to go in Extra Time. We turned south outside the stadium and crossed on the bridge on the south side of the campus. We walked briskly and joined a much larger queue heading towards the station from another direction. We thankfully kept moving through the ticket barrier at the station onto the platform. We got on the first Elizabeth Line train out of Stratford, changed at Whitechapel and got on an Elizabeth Line train heading towards Heathrow at about 5.45pm or so. Job done, or so we thought.
An announcement on the train said there was a fire alongside the track further along our anticipated journey, so we were kicked off at Paddington. With a flight to catch, having already had to delay our exit from Statford due to Extra Time, this wasn't ideal. We decided to get the Hammersmith Line to Hammersmith, followed by the Picadilly Line to Heathrow, as we didn't know whether the fire would have impacted all mainline rail services to the airport. We eventually got there, but it was an adventure which could have gone horribly wrong had we been delayed getting onto our initial train.
Reading about people's experiences, I understand that some took 90 minutes from the end of the match to get onto a train. That's simply unacceptable.
It was a great day out and wonderful to see my son experience it too. I'm still subconsciously humming "Ya Ya Ya Yoooh" to myself at various times today. Long may it continue. |
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Reply | Match of the day.
at 13:34 12 Jan 2026
Is the role of the MOTD production team to provide balanced reporting, or to deliver a narrative that they believe the viewing public want to tune into so they will continue watching the programme? I'd suggest that any neutrals watching would have been familiar with the West Ham predicament, so the post-match narrative would have been tailored accordingly.
Outside of W12, who has even a remote bit of interest in QPR's aspirations for the rest of the season? [Post edited 12 Jan 13:34]
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Reply | RND - Whats occurring ??
at 10:26 10 Jan 2026
I agree with previous posters saying that his wages are the potential stumbling block here. He signed a fresh contract with Sheffield Utd until 2027 and seemingly his previous contract earned him 25k a week.
I'd say Sheffield would be open to a deal to get him off their books, but I don't know whether we would be prepared to pay wages at that level. If we did, it would set a precedent for all other players looking to renew contracts. We've been down that road before and it didn't work out well. |
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Reply | Traitors UK thread **WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS**
at 08:59 10 Jan 2026
While I have really enjoyed the series to date, I'm hoping some "characters" emerge from the shadows, as the interesting participants are being knocked out fairly quickly. |
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Reply | Traitors UK thread **WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS**
at 23:31 7 Jan 2026
What's interesting is the mindset of the former chief inspector. It appears to be: "My gut instinct from day one has been to that you are a traitor and nothing is going to change my mind, no matter what evidence is put before me! "
It makes you wonder about how the police force really operates. |
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Reply | West Ham tickets
at 17:43 6 Jan 2026
No, you scan a QR code at the turnstile .There is a discreet "Show code" logo at the bottom of the page in your digital wallet. Press that at the turnstile and it'll display the QR code for scanning. |
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Reply | Where are the Coal Mines
at 15:53 1 Jan 2026
The Norwich defense are putting on an exhibition of the dark arts. The ref is keen to let play flow, which is admirable. Either that, or he isn't seeing what's going on! |
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Reply | 35 points after 23 games, what’s the realistic target after 46?
at 13:13 29 Dec 2025
If history tells us anything, then once the figure of 50 points is reached then the squad, collectively and subconsciously, will take the foot off the accelerator. Thoughts will turn to holiday brochures rather than maintaining a push for a play-off place.
Oh, and I really hate the expression "this time it's different"! |
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Reply | Ashes thread
at 12:55 27 Dec 2025
It's Test cricket Jim, but not as we know it. |
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Reply | WHU Tickets - Priority General Sale
at 12:06 19 Dec 2025
Hypothetically, if I was to borrow someone else's Client Reference number to buy a ticket for a friend, would that ticket be emailed to the Client Reference number holder, or could I instruct that both tickets be sent to myself?
This would determine whether I could log on at 5pm. |
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Reply | It's the NFL..again.
at 10:58 16 Dec 2025
I think they now wander the plains of the Living Dead. |
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Reply | It's the NFL..again.
at 14:18 15 Dec 2025
Several weeks ago I noticed the pick up in results and was listening to commentators observations along the lines of "This is a different Bears team". It prompted me to invest a couple of quid on them winning both the NFC and the Superbowl, just for the sake of a little interest in this season's end of season race. I did the same with the Jaguars on the. AFC side of things.
I'm enjoying the run. Long may it continue....
Having said that, it really looks wide open this year. I thought Denver were impressive last night. |
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Reply | Noel, Noel, No Ale
at 11:41 15 Dec 2025
Was the barman politely telling you that you look a little worse for wear and I'm not serving you any alcohol? |
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Reply | 'Flu……
at 20:50 12 Dec 2025
Lads. After hearing and reading first hand experiences from this community and your inner circles, and you haven't yet experienced this season's flu, why would you want to expose yourself to it?
Get the jab.... [Post edited 12 Dec 2025 23:30]
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Reply | Just back
at 23:36 9 Dec 2025
While it was a team effort to secure to that win, with notable performances all over the pitch, I thought both Dunne and Cook were immense tonight. |
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Reply | Christmas Sports Books
at 11:03 5 Dec 2025
Brian, it's a story you're familiar with, but for the benefit of others.
"The Dodger. DJ Carey and the great betrayal."
One man's journey from sporting superstardom to the jail cell, with nothing to look forward to other than life as a social pariah.
It's the story of one of the greatest hurlers of all time, who retired with the world at his feet from a commercial endorsement perspective. Yet he threw it all away and then conned many people out of hundreds of thousands of Euro, pretending he needed the money for non-existent cancer treatment. The real figure extracted from the public will never be known as many victims probably haven't come forward.. |
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Reply | Oh look, here comes Alex Mowett again- Throstles match thread
at 09:44 5 Dec 2025
Its QPR v WBA. Fans will attend for FOMO, IMO it's in their DNA, they love the LOLs and OMGs of a good day out. At the final whistle, some fans will need TLC. Their team's development will still be WIP and while their aspirations may need an SOS, they won't be deemed RIP. |
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