itsbeautifuloutside

West Ham 1

• Carroll 66'

The following is a selection of comment from other IBO Forum members about the game :

"I personally would hate to be a fan under an Allardyce team. Kick, trip, nudge - there's a work-rate in what they do but it's so ugly and no wonder they struggle to score goals (top scorer Nolan=6) when they barely commit people forward and players primary roles are to negate the opposition by tackling, fouling or pushing. It was a shame that the conditions suited them. I'd like to think that with the summer behind us we can add a bit more quality to be able to not let a well-organised black hole like West Ham take 2 points away from us."

choixkoix

"I watched the game on football first.

My God we looked good at times and indeed they niggled and buggered us all through.

I'm absolutely with Choixboix. It's no wonder many of their fans are not happy with his brand of football. In fact, they play like he looks: fat, grizzly, sourly and greasy."

Mandochris

"Was really impressed with our play yesterday. Have to disagree I have seen Ricky's goal on both Sky and BBC and to me it was over the line. Would like to have seen Hooiveld's tackle in slow motion but it was not shown.

Puncheon when he came on looked possessed and gave WHam a massive fright as did JROD.

From the off Wiley took every opportunity to help BFS, I thought this was an impediment we had turned around recently. But obviously not with all refs.

Great goal and pinpoint cross for Ricky from Ramirez, but his spot kicking was abysmal. Do agree that Davis is looking a different player since MP has got hold of him, he works hard.

Something wrong with Ricky, I have never seen him over and under hit so many balls, but again conditions would play a part of this. Perhaps he was touched by the virus.?

Can see us picking up a few more wins along the way and finishing in the top half. Can see much weeping in certain sites for weeks to come."

saintpaddy

"Also Gaston's freekicks, fair enough there weren't many great ones but he was a refereeing decision (which they did get right) away from an assist yesterday.

As much as I despise Nolan, he's a very effective player in the Big Fat Sam style of team... But wouldn't it be awful watching them each week!? Ironic that for all our good play and chants of 'we play on the floor' our goal came from a long punt up field and the Hammers defence didn't deal with it at all - you'd think they'd get enough pratice in training!"

b3na1i

"The game really pleased me despite only getting a draw, because a combination of the rain and Sam's WHAM could only result in that sort of contest. But we came through it pretty well with almost everyone who took part doing their bit. A great team performance.

I was disappointed with Yoshida because he missed several headers: missed the ball completely by quite a distance. Was it shirt pulling I wonder.

Ricky wasn't at his usual peak performance and, the free kicking by Ramirez: well, least said the better. But throughout I was happy to accept a point that would effectively cement our place and never really felt nervous that we would lose.

In the past WHAM were always a side I enjoyed watching. But no longer."

boxosponge

"Couldn't separate Cork and Schneiderlin yesterday, both superb! Ramirez worked hard, did everything well except free kicks. His goal line tackle (in front of the Northam) and ball up the line that JRod turned and attacked was one of the moments of the game."

lostboy

"There were quite a few headers where Yoshida appeared to completely misjudge it and got under the ball. I thought this strange at the time as he is normally very good with his timing of headers. So yes, he was probably being dragged all over the shop by the whinging cnut."

Batts

West Ham