Peter Brooking

Essex/London

[West Ham United @WestHam]

Four goals, three points ✅

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Nuno is a fighter. He’s never hidden. But this looks a fight too far. Seven points is more than a gap. It must feel like a gulf. Nuno is a manager who cares and is clearly hurting but he looks bereft of ideas and hope. And who motivates the motivator? 

Even if Nuno goes, so many problems remain. Poor recruitment. Agents’ influence. Too few top-level players. Too few players with strength of character. Started well but belief is brittle. Forest’s players fought harder for longer. 

Some good things - academy brings hope for the future, Foundation brings hope in the community. But the club is a mess. It’s a badly run club and good people are leaving. Gaps in staff, gaps in the stands. The club should be West Ham United, not Divided. The distance between fans and the board is even bigger than the distance between fans and the pitch.

They are stuck with the stadium, an athletics stadium. Fans were sold a dream which has turned into a nightmare. It’s soulless - the antithesis of Upton Park. At the very least the board could invest more in making the London Stadium more of a football ground. Also more investment in training ground required. 

Protests will continue. Board members can either sell - which most fans seem to want - or acknowledge their many mistakes and actually listen to fans and act on their legitimate concerns, ticket prices, stadium flaws etc, and try and rebuild together. As with survival in the Premier League, it looks too late for that. It’s sad. A good family club torn apart - and much of the damage self-inflicted by an insular board. #WHUFC

[Premier League Panel @PremLeaguePanel]

Kilman-Mavropanos CB partnership is so bad that even Nuno’s defensive organisation cannot save them. If West Ham do not sign two quality CBs in this window they are doomed. In typical West Ham style,they scattergun bought 2 strikers instead of 1 when money is also needed for CBs.

[West Ham United @WestHam]

It is with deep sadness and the heaviest of hearts that West Ham United announces the passing this morning of legendary player, coach and manager, Billy Bonds MBE.

Rest in peace Billy, our courageous, inspirational, lion-hearted leader.

[Martyn Ziegler @martynziegler]

EXCLUSIVE: Lucas Paqueta set to be cleared of FA spot-fixing charges. Story by ⁦@Lawton_Times⁩ and myself.

https://t.co/VJPPljHPPp

[West Ham United @WestHam]

He's here, he's a Hammer ⚒️

[Central @WestHam_Central]

S P O T

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[Peter Brooking @P_Brooking]

😢

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Dame Maggie Smith has sadly passed away at the age of 89.

[West Ham United @WestHam]

Jarrod Bowen. Captain of West Ham United.

[Peter Brooking @P_Brooking]

@ArthurianStats @ArthurianLeague @jmraine10 Cheers mate 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💙

[ISFA @isfafootball]

ISFA wishes @ArthurianLeague the very best of good fortune in Finland at the UEFA Regions Cup, for which they have qualified as winners of last season's FA Inter-League Cup. Many past ISFA players will be involved and we wish them every success

[Peter Brooking @P_Brooking]

@RMCCB Congrats mate!!

[Arthurian League @ArthurianLeague]

What’s Happening today ?? Well we are not only flying to Jersey to play in the Bulls Cup with @JerseyBullsFC @CurzonAshton @WTFC1946 !!! We also have our new kit on show ! Big thanks to Arnold Ash !! Live feed link on the match to follow

[Peter Brooking @P_Brooking]

@ArthurianLeague Blue 🔥🔥

[Peter Kremmer @kremmerpeter]

@MarioNawfal Is EVERY Black Mirror episode happening???

[Arthurian League @ArthurianLeague]

https://t.co/KGjYZC5wnm

[The FA @FA]

An extra-time goal seals #FAInterLeagueCup title for the @ArthurianLeague after victory over @WYAFLOfficial at Sincil Bank. The @ArthurianLeague will now represent @England at the UEFA Regions' Cup next season.