Nicey 11:25 Sat Sep 13
Allardyce pleads for patience
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More excuses or fair play as no other clubs have signed new players so we find ourselves in a unique position?
Sam Allardyce has called on West Ham fans to remain patient and give his new-look squad time to gel together.
The Hammers boss added nine new faces during the summer transfer window, with Morgan Amalfitano the final addition late on deadline day.
Having suffered a narrow defeat by Tottenham in their Premier League opener, West Ham bounced back with a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace only to suffer further home defeats by Sheffield United in the Capital One Cup and then Southampton before the international break.
As well as bringing in a host of new faces, Allardyce also offloaded a number of players and he admits the upheaval could take its toll in the early stages of the season.
"It's difficult," he said. "Fans expect to see the best from the new players from day one. But it's hard to integrate players, especially foreign players. To get them settled into a new culture and new routines you have to do an awful lot of work.
"You have to take a player's family into consideration and sort out their personal lives. You need to make sure a player and his family is happy and settled when they leave the training ground. The integration of a new player is something you want to do as quickly as possible.
"I think the whole euphoria surrounding the transfer window acts as a distraction. But we can't use that as too much of an excuse. I expect a lot better from the team and hopefully we'll see that on Monday."
Amalfitano and Barcelona loanee Alex Song are in line to make their debuts at Hull City on Monday evening, but Allardyce will not rush any new faces into action unless they are fully fit.
"You don't want to hurry a player in too quickly," added Allardyce. "The season is 38 games so we have to think about the long term and do what's right for both the player and the team.
"You have to take the fitness of the new player into consideration as well. It depends when in the summer you sign a player and how much of a pre-season the player has had.
"For instance, Alex has had a pre-season at Barcelona but no games. So he's hugely short of match practice. Morgan has had some games but had 10 or 12 days when he didn't train because he was sorting out his move back to England."
Delete if it's been done already. No need to have an aneurysm.
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Replies - In Chronological Order ( Show Newest Messages First)
Nicey
11:26 Sat Sep 13
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Either way, good positive article prior to our next match.
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Irish Hammer
11:27 Sat Sep 13
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He's had fucking patience for years and we progressively get worse and more entrenched in his negative approach
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Far Cough
11:27 Sat Sep 13
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What happened to your promise?
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Nicey
11:29 Sat Sep 13
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International break innit
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Nicey
11:29 Sat Sep 13
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You'll get over it I'm sure x
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Leigh Jim
11:29 Sat Sep 13
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Pathetic
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Sydney_Iron
11:29 Sat Sep 13
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"Allardyce will not rush any new faces into action unless they are fully fit"
CFC as lone striker at Hull ?.
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HairySpotter
11:31 Sat Sep 13
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what a cunt. play knee allergy cole and say that players aint fit?
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SteveJacko
11:31 Sat Sep 13
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We aren't the only team who have signed new players Sam!
Southampton have been torn apart compared to the team they put out last season, much bigger changes gone on there than with us, yet they walked over last week. Just saying.
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Far Cough
11:31 Sat Sep 13
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If you had any credibility, and I doubt it, you certainly don't have any now
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Nicey
11:33 Sat Sep 13
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If there was one thing I was missing in life, it was to be seen as credible by you.
I'll go now as I am broken.
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Hammer and Pickle
11:34 Sat Sep 13
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Been doing mandy, Nicey?
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Sandon SandIRON
11:35 Sat Sep 13
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Do one you Suffolk twat! Go and support Ipswich or someone.
Sam makes very valid points and has made some great signings. Judge him after 10 - 12 games at the very least.
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DagenhamDave
11:35 Sat Sep 13
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Someone ban this twat.
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Leigh Jim
11:36 Sat Sep 13
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The bloke lost any credibility when he told an anonymous website that his wife was dead... For a laugh
What sort of wrong un does that???
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:^)
11:39 Sat Sep 13
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Oh great, FRITZL is back.
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Nicey
11:44 Sat Sep 13
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Two things - 1) I didn't write this article.
2) I never said that jimbo, you and the daisy chain came to your own conclusions in your desperation for a story. It's not my fault you all got so upset and angry when your desperation led you down the wrong path.
Off now, international break is over. Perhaps I'll be back on Tuesday once the club killer departs.
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Leigh Jim
11:45 Sat Sep 13
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Pathetic
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Far Cough
11:45 Sat Sep 13
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No one believes a word you say
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Sandon SandIRON
11:49 Sat Sep 13
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Why would he depart on Tuesday? He has done everything asked of him and who could we get who is better? Nobody ever answers that!
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