[retired_abubaker]

We all want to read about Blackburn's mauling of your lot Rouchie!!!!

[retired_pjscott64]

Patience Andy. I know how long you have waited to beat me in FM, so I do understand your eagerness

[retired_pjscott64]

West Ham enter a brave new era – The rouchie years

So with all of the wheeling and dealing of preseason out of the way, and the meaningless friendlies finished we now approach the new season and the first game on the fixture list is a home fixture against the reigning league champions, Chelsea! Oh gawd!

West Ham Vs Chelsea – Saturday 19th August 2006

The big day finally arrives an a full capacity crowd gathers to watch the rookiemanager pit his wits against the “special one” Mourinho expensively assembled squad. West Ham started the brighter and were deservedly ahead after Anton Ferdinands rare goal which the fans celebrated ecstatically. The second half saw a revival for the boys in blue and West Ham were cursing when Michael Essien levelled for the visitors. West Ham recovered well though and continued to press looking for a winner. The final insult though was delivered deep into injury time when Michael Ballck snatched an undeserved victory for Chelsea with a strike 94 minutes in to the game. West Ham were unable to react though as referee Alan Wiley blew his whistle as soon as the game restarted

Final Score : West Ham 1 Chelsea 2
West Ham Scorers : Anton Ferdinand (33)
Chelsea Scorers : Michael Essien (54) Michael Ballack (90)
Attendace :35474
Man Of The Match:John Terry (Chelsea)


Blackburn Vs West Ham – Tuesday 22nd August 2006

An away trip to Ewood Park, where fellow clan manager Andy Hepburn is in residence was always going to be a tough fixture. With the West Ham squad still reeling form that late smash and grab on Saturday at the hands of Chelsea they would need to be on their guard against a rejuvenated Blackburn! But Blackburn struck early with a fine goal from Benni McCarthy in the 8th minute and never looked in trouble from that moment on. Rouch tried to rouse the squad at half time but Blackburn were even more dominant in the second half and Benni MacCarthy added to his tally with another goal to double the home sides advantage. 7 minutes later Brett Emerton sealed the win with Blackburns third goal and sent the Hammers home on a long dark miserable journey to reflect on their poor performance :thdn:

Final Score : Blackburn 3 West Ham 0
Blackburn Scorers : Benni McCarthy (8, 55) Brett Emerton(62)
Attendace :31350
Man Of The Match: Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn)


West Ham Vs Sheffield United – Monday 28th August 2006

After two successive defeats West Ham needed to get some points on the board and this was certainly a fixture that would give the team hope that they could get some points from. Sheffield United had other ideas though and a goal against the run of play midway through the first half gave the visitors the lead and set the jittery nerves of all at West Ham jangling! Rouch encouraged the team at half time reminding them that they had dominated the game and a goal would surely come if they carried on in the same way. The Hammers camped in the visitors penalty are for the second half but the defence were resilient until Carlos Tevez finally made the breakthrough the team deserved and equalised just past the hour mark. West Ham continued to press after the little Argentinians goal but were unable to breach the Blades determined back four again and the score finished 1-1. The only consolation was that West Ham had at least secured their first point, and Paul Knochesky was rewarded for his attacking wing play with the man of the match award.

Final Score : West Ham 1 Sheffield United 1
West Ham Scorers : Carlos Tevez (64)
Sheffield United Scorers : Ade Akinbiyi
Attendace :29313
Man Of The Match: Paul Konchesky (West Ham)

So at the end of September West Ham are struggling near the bottom of the table with just the one point having been unlucky against Chelsea, outplayed at Blackburn and dominant against Sheffield United. Not the start that the manager would have wished for but at least gives the team room for improvement!

[retired_kotikaka]

Transfer Gossip

10th August
Freddy Adu was granted a work permit and joined Villa for 3.5 million

19th August
Luke Moore left Villa in a shock transfer to Chelsea for a fee of 6 million plus a 50% sell on clause.

26th August
Stuart Taylor joined Glasgow Rangers for a fee of 750k.

29th August
An unexpected signing by Pettigrew when playmaker Shunsuke Nakamura joined Villa for a astonishing fee of 5.5 million with the board being pleased at the extra revenue coming in from shirt sales in Japan.


And so it begins

Tottenham 3 - 2 Aston Vila
Well this game was certainly a game of two halfs with me taking the lead of 2-0 with goals from my new boys Higuain and Freddy Adu. Rob obviously threw a few boots and bottles about at half time for Spurrs to run out 3-2 winners at full time

Aston Villa 0 - 0 Man Utd
This game was a total bore with neither side creating many chances in the 90 minutes.

Man City 0 - 1 Aston Villa
A goal from substitute Gabriel Agbonlahor was the difference in this game with neither side managing to get shots on target. Pettigrew is yet to decide on who will play the lone striker role but Gabby certainly put his case forward with scoring that all important goal.

Pettigrew's Comments

Well a win loss and a draw for the start of the season, im fairly happy with that. I should not of lost to Robs Tottenham but i look forward to the rematch. Hopefully as time goes on my new signings will settle in and start winning games earlier on in games and not throw them away. With Shunsuke in o play the playmaker role I think it will be a very good piece of business. Let the games keep coming !!!

[retired_abubaker]

Damn rouchie don't try and type your report steaming ffs!!!!!!!!!

[retired_kotikaka]

I think Goldy is wanting to join, he is asking all sorts of info bout the clan .

[retired_rover2clover]

Originally posted by Jambo4eva:
I think Goldy is wanting to join, he is asking all sorts of info bout the clan .

\o/

[retired_pjscott64]

Originally posted by Goldy:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Jambo4eva:
I think Goldy is wanting to join, he is asking all sorts of info bout the clan .

\o/ </BLOCKQUOTE>

lol

[retired_pjscott64]

West Ham enter a brave new era – The rouchie years

After a pretty awful start to the season Rouch will be looking to lift spirits and get some wins under the belt for September and move the hammers away from the relegation zone and into security. Qualifying for the group phase of the UEFA cup is also a priority in a very important month for the Irons :thup:


Charlton Vs West Ham– Sunday 10th September 2006

A trip to the valley to meet former hammer Ian Dowies Charlton kicks off to a pretty poor start when Rommedahl nets home after just 10 minutes to give Charlton an early lead. Matty Holland, and ex West Ham Academy player, compounds the misery as he doubles the advantage for the Addicks. West Ham’s fragile confidence looks set to ebb away but Carlitos Tevez pops up 3 minutes later to claw one back and inject a bit of belief in to the travelling fans an the team!! Rouch got to work at the interval firing up the team for a second half onslaught to regain parity and his work paid off in the 56th minute when Lee Bowyer sent the large travelling claret & blue contingent wild with a fine equaliser to cap off a great comeback and earn another valuable point on the road!

Final Score : Charlton 2 West Ham 2
West Ham Scorers : Tevez (33) Bowyer (56)
Charlton Scorers : Rommedahl (10) Holland (30)
Attendance :27092
Man Of The Match: Dennis Rommedahl (Charlton)

West Ham Vs Wisla – Thursday 14th September 2006 – UEFA Cup 1st Round 1st Leg

After last years heroics and heartbreak in the FA Cup, West Ham finally get their reward of a European night at the Boleyn. A win is expected against the minnows of Wisla but no one is 100% sure of the result as West Ham have not competed at this level for many years! In the end though West Ham ran out comfortable winners with an early penalty conversion from Big Deano and then Wisla’s Marcin Lebeoda sent off on 24 minutes and to complete the set a second half own goal from Wisla’s Thwaite leaving the Hammers in a commanding position for the second leg and giving West Ham their first win of the season :thup:

Final Score : West Ham 2 Wisla 0
West Ham Scorers : Ashton (Pen 7) Thwaite (OG 64)
Attendance :25102
Man Of The Match: Yossi Benayoun (West Ham)

West Ham Vs Newcastle United – Sunday 17th September 2006

With a win under the Hammers belt at last, albeit in Europe, the team were now looking for a win in the league. Fellow Clan ManagerTony Hall brings his Newcastle side to The Boleyn on the back of a 4 game winning spree and keen to continue the trend. In less than a minute though the dreams of extending the wining run went out of the window as Yossi Benayoun sublimely struck home to put the home side ahead! Danny Gabbidon doubled the advantage just before the 20 minute mark and West Ham threatened to run rampant. Carlitos Tevez made it 3 shortluy after half an hour had elapsed. Nobby Solano pulled one bag for the Magpies just before the break but all hope of a come back was shattered by a poor performance from Newcastle in the second half, while West Ham went from strength to strength and sealed the game with a second from Carlitos near the end of the game. The fans celebrated their first premiership win of the season with fervour as the team took the plaudits

Final Score : West Ham 4 Newcastle United 1
West Ham Scorers : Yossi Benayoun (1) Daniel Gabbidon (18) Carlos Tevez (31, 82)
Newcastle United Scorers : Solano (42)
Attendance :35473
Man Of The Match: Carlos Tevez (West Ham)

Arsenal Vs West Ham– Saturday 23rd September 2006

A trip to he Emirates against a team West Ham have enjoyed success against in recent games, but it was the home side who struck the first blow in this London Derby with Adebayour scoring midway through the first half. Carlitos Tevez responded on 40 with a stunning equaliser but the lead was regained on the stroke of half time with a typical Freddi Ljungberg strike. In to the second half and the game was evenly contested until Arsenal took what looked like the winning goal in the 84th minute putting them 3-1 ahead. West Ham though, remembering the fightback at Charlton confounded conventional wisdom and pulled one back within 2 minutes through the muscular Dean Ashtonand then Matty Etherington pulled of the greatest comeback since lazurus when he netted the equaliser in the dying seconds of injury time and sent all the travelling support home with a broad grin on their faces 

Final Score : Arsenal 3 West Ham 3
West Ham Scorers : Tevez (40) Ashton (86) Etherington (90)
Arsenal Scorers : Adebayour (23) Ljungberg (45) Van Persie (84)
Attendance :59962
Man Of The Match: Freddie Ljungberg (Arsenal)

Wisla Vs West Ham – Thursday 28th September 2006 – UEFA Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg

Yossi Benayoun secured the tie with a replica of his sub minute goal against Newcastle, grabbing the vital awy goal at such an early stage put enormous pressure on Wisla which they were just unable to cope with and the home side limped out of the competition as West Ham maintained their dominance throughout the match and secured their progression to the group stage.

Final Score : Wisla 0 West Ham 1
West Ham Scorers : Benayoun (1)
Attendance :8564
Man Of The Match: Anton Ferdinand (West Ham)

At the end of September Paul Rouch was able to reflect on a much improved set of results with wins in Europe and in the premiership, and no defeats, progress to the group stage of the Uefa cup assured things were certainly looking better than they were 4 weeks ago for the rookie manager!

[retired_bigmamma]

West Ham Vs Newcastle United – Sunday 17th September 2006

With a win under the Hammers belt at last, albeit in Europe, the team were now looking for a win in the league. Fellow Clan ManagerTony Hall brings his Newcastle side to The Boleyn on the back of a 4 game winning spree and keen to continue the trend. In less than a minute though the dreams of extending the wining run went out of the window as Yossi Benayoun sublimely struck home to put the home side ahead! Danny Gabbidon doubled the advantage just before the 20 minute mark and West Ham threatened to run rampant. Carlitos Tevez made it 3 shortluy after half an hour had elapsed. Nobby Solano pulled one bag for the Magpies just before the break but all hope of a come back was shattered by a poor performance from Newcastle in the second half, while West Ham went from strength to strength and sealed the game with a second from Carlitos near the end of the game. The fans celebrated their first premiership win of the season with fervour as the team took the plaudits

Final Score : West Ham 4 Newcastle United 1
West Ham Scorers : Yossi Benayoun (1) Daniel Gabbidon (18) Carlos Tevez (31, 82)
Newcastle United Scorers : Solano (42)
Attendance :35473
Man Of The Match: Carlos Tevez (West Ham)

Guys we better report this bug Tevez is actually scoring goals in the game.