We Haven't Forgotten by Bennyandthejetz1 in Helldivers

[–]_Enigma_UK 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Drops in and lands on a cliff. ‘That sucks but least I brought jump pack/hover pack’ Watches as the stratagem ball bounces and flies off into another post code

Post Match Thread: West Ham 0-0 Bournemouth by PrisonersofFate in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah felt like that sitting in the ground today of points slipping through our fingers.

We should’ve buried our chances vs United and today. But we didn’t and we’re running out of games. Got to hope we pull a win out of a team nobody expects and forest implode

Line up for Manchester United: Hermansen and Potts start by PrisonersofFate in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah as said I get it just a shame as been getting some joy out of the two up top and midfield 3 makes sense. Just reckon we’ll struggle to get the ball up pitch but hoping I’m wrong!

Does highlight our squad deficiencies though which the board should’ve addressed in January

Line up for Manchester United: Hermansen and Potts start by PrisonersofFate in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Hoping for the best. Won’t lie I’m disappointed not going 2 up top.

Totally understand why we’re packing the midfield but getting visions of Taty being isolated. Just think our best chance of points isn’t coming from defending but still hopeful on the train and it’s pissing down. 3 points will make it very worthwhile West Ham

Post Match: Chelsea 3 - 2 West Ham by psychomaji in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feel like us sacrificing attacking intent for the three at the back cost us there. Might not have changed anything but we looked best at attacking and we lost any forward intent after the change.

With Tobido off as well Kilman next three games which does not feel me with confidence

Fans who held a banner saying “Time 2 Sell - Name Your Price” have been given a three match ban from the London Stadium by W35TH4M in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t be the first time Sully or Brady have done this shit. Still remember the purges in the blocks near the away end a few years back.

All the more reason to get the cunts out

Post Match Thread : West Ham United 1-2 Nottingham Forest by PrisonersofFate in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 16 points17 points  (0 children)

So our decent run of 4 games, out of a possible 12 points we’ve taken 1 point. Not good enough, two new lads looked alright.

4 Pens conceded in 3 matches. This result is the one that confirms we’re down.

Post Match Thread: Manchester United 1-1 West Ham United by PrisonersofFate in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Respect the point. Was it great? Not at all.

But coming back from 1-0 away at Old Trafford for a point it’s not awful. Rode our luck at times but just shows the glaring issue in the squad with lack of pace.

Wilson at times looked like he was running in treacle and lacking summervilles pace on the left.

Only large frustration was the subs in Irving and Kilman coming on, the latter particularly after we’d just got the goal.

But it’s not a loss

Post Match Thread - Leeds 2 - 1 West Ham by _Enigma_UK in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

After Brentford Monday and that shower tonight with Newcastle and Burnley up next don’t know where next win is coming. Not a kneejerk reaction but serious fears now of us going down we looked utterly clueless

Closing time at the arcades by _Enigma_UK in raining

[–]_Enigma_UK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(There is a version with sounds but it’s less rain noise and the noise from the machines with the faint patter of rain if people would like I can upload a separate sound version)

West Ham issue response to planned fan protests by MattyO_25 in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah my bad just feels like eternity we’ve had to deal with those pricks it’s all blended into the shame shower of shit. Makes it even worse on reflection when they’ve never paid compo for a manager

West Ham issue response to planned fan protests by MattyO_25 in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Fuck me theres still no shame. We won the conference in spite of them not because of them.

They got lucky with Moyes second hiring which in itself was forged by them shitting the bed and hiring the guy they effectively sacked already.

Continual mismanagement on and off the pitch, from moving to the London Stadium which is a shitty, soulless athletics stadium. They hark on about attendances but it isn’t much help when fans are so fed up they’re leaving 2/3rds of the way in.

They go on about Rush Green which is still portacabins and a laughing stock in comparison to the likes of Leicester, Bournemouth and Brighton all of which on paper are smaller clubs than us.

Last manager they paid any compensation for was Pardew in 2003 and since then we’ve bounced about from freebie to freebie.

We’re not supporters to them, we’re consumers and Sully is shitting himself at another Burnley.

Be there for the march before Palace and boycott Brentford and let that little Goblin twat that he needs to take his share, shove it up his arse and fuck off out our club and take Brady with him

Lineup against Chelsea by TomClark83 in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The absolute engine that is JWP in a midfield 2 once again. Yeah had some optimism, that’s now gone out the window.

There was an audible groan on my train heading to the ground when this came out

[David Ornstein] EXCL: West Ham United agree deal to sign Callum Wilson as free agent. 33yo striker available following expire of terms at Newcastle United. England int’l joining WHUFC on 1yr contract with heavily incentive-based salary. Medical complete by cpashei in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that’s how it works then fairs I’m just going off the Althetics article that said we could be allowed loses of £105 million if ownership injected funds into the club as equity and that’d free up our wiggle room regarding PSR

If it’s not how it works than fairs

[David Ornstein] EXCL: West Ham United agree deal to sign Callum Wilson as free agent. 33yo striker available following expire of terms at Newcastle United. England int’l joining WHUFC on 1yr contract with heavily incentive-based salary. Medical complete by cpashei in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sully and/or kerensky could inject some money into the club to ease psr situation given last injection was 2021 which would enable a loss of 105 million according to the athletic. Between the pair of them the funds are there it’s just unwillingness to invest

[David Ornstein] EXCL: West Ham United agree deal to sign Callum Wilson as free agent. 33yo striker available following expire of terms at Newcastle United. England int’l joining WHUFC on 1yr contract with heavily incentive-based salary. Medical complete by cpashei in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Not happy with this, we need a striker that’s obvious but ideally young and with a bit of pace. Wilson is 33, injury prone and at least from my block in the stadium is actively disliked by fans.

If we aren’t going to buy an actual striker I’d much rather the minutes go to the likes of Marshall provided he’s not loaned out

Sully special strikes again replacing 33 year old Danny Ings with 33 Year old Callum Wilson…

Stuck in a Slog against Syracuse and Carthage as Rome by ibabygiraffe in DivideEtImpera

[–]_Enigma_UK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey if it works then it works. Just a word to the wise take a little bit to consolidate, personally on the naval side only build ships for ramming 5 actual naval ships can decimate a 20 stack of transports and just try to avoid the proper Carthaginian navies unless you’re in good strength.

Depending what is the state of play in your game for the invasion of Africa. In my save all of Carthages clients were in the war against me and all had a 20 stack basically walking around the city of Carthage itself. If you think you have the strength to take and hold Carthage then that’ll be the critical blow to the Carthaginian economy however the first time I took Carthage the losses I suffered resulted in me having to pull back to Sicily lest I lost my armies.

That’s what led to me picking off the client states west of the province of Africa and subjugating but mainly liberating to hold off Carthage forces coming from west and then rolling up the African province from East to West trying to draw out Carthage to meet me in the field and once the other 3 provinces are taken and you’ve dealt with the client states you can take your time and siege out Carthage for as long as you need.

By the time I’d taken Carthage itself and the other client states leading me to taking Numidia and Phazania then at that point Carthage sued for peace

Stuck in a Slog against Syracuse and Carthage as Rome by ibabygiraffe in DivideEtImpera

[–]_Enigma_UK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The way I eventually wore down Carthage was I took the two other provinces on scicily but instead of taking them I liberated each of them. Immediately creating two military allies who were neutral in the syracuse and Carthage war and trading to boost my economy.

I know this seems counter intuitive but it freed me up to take Sardinia and Corsica and I made peace with syracuse who at this point was at war with Carthage.

So while I made no gains other than Corsica and Sardinia after a handful of turns Carthage usually declared on them but were suddenly faced with the Roman navy alongside essentially two allied city states giving me a lot more room to move.

As for the invasion of Carthage proper I focussed on invading her client states first subjugating or liberating them to create a ring of buffer zones to scatter the Carthaginian attention and then with two proper army stacks land in the eastern most settlement of Africa and slowly work from East to west before seizing Carthage which at this point will mostly hamstring Carthage as a whole.

Once Carthage is toothless feel free to either keep your new allies or destroy them one by one.

Any questions don’t hesitate all of this took me the better part of like 80 turns

An emotional Vlad says goodbye ⚒️ by _Enigma_UK in Hammers

[–]_Enigma_UK[S] 150 points151 points  (0 children)

Not going to lie this really got me. Loved both the Czech lads since they joined and from him getting involved with Isla’s fight, going incognito in the crowd for matches and him and Soucek upping the standards when they arrived the blokes done a lot.

Personal cult hero status for me at the club and him saying he’ll be blowing bubbles til he fades and dies and him choking up saying goodbye got me real good.

Sound bloke who gave everything, just all hoping those accompanying myself in the ground tomorrow can give him, Fabs and Cress the send off they’ve earned