James, Christchurch, United Kingdom
That was a really bad day for West Ham in my eyes. Leading twice
and coming away with a loss is just unbelievable, my heart was
broken!
Si Kelly, Bournemouth
As Graham Poll is an admitted Chelsea fan and obviously a pal
of JFH, why is he allowed to ref any Chelsea games? If this
was the USA he would be credited with the best
"assist" to a goal this year.
David Coxon, Los Angeles, USA
Quite unbelievable that Chelsea's first goal should have been
allowed. There should be an obstruction rule for the referee
getting in the way. James was completely blinded. Defoe is the next
Cotee and McAvennie rolled into one. Next season he will be
top goalscorer. Bad mistake from Hutchinson. West Ham should have
won. Great game.
Martin Rossleigh, Sydney, Australia
I followed the game on the internet early this morning in Sydney.
Just as it appeared that extra time was beckoning, the score 2-3
flashed up. Bad luck! Get stuck into the league now and move up the
table. You have the talent.
Larry Holloway, Hounslow
The problem with last night's game - apart from the fact
that Poll is a staunch Chelsea fan - is the fact that
Chelsea's first goal must bring the ref's integrity into
question. I have never in 40 years seen a ref take up the kind of
position that he did. Is there not a directive from the FA stopping
this kind of action, whereby a ref is allowed to become part of the
playing game. A few weeks ago I heard of a ref actually scoring for
a team and this cost him his career. Could Poll not be charged
under the same principal, in that he allowed himself to become
involved in a goal being scored.
Michael Arkell, Orpington
I thought that we played well against a full strength Chelsea side,
especially as we were missing three key players. In fact, I thought
Chelsea were extremely lucky and that, given our performance, we
should have won. It also proves the point that, if we want to
eventually win some silverware, we must keep our best players and
that includes EVERYONE.
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