Source: Telegraph
West Ham's sneakily-placed adverts still fail to scupper Stoke and Rory Delap
They placed an extra row of advertising boards a couple of yards back from the touchline, presumably to disrupt his run-up. [LNB]A clever idea if a rather sneaky one it didn't seem to make much of a difference as Delap still managed to reach the penalty box several times. [LNB] Related ArticlesWest Ham United 0 Stoke City 1Premier League tableSullivan sorry for 'pathetic' West HamWest Ham United v Stoke City: match previewPremier League fixturesWest Ham 1 Wolves 3And perhaps West Ham should have spent more time worrying about their own throw-ins: when a misplaced one from Julien Faubert handed Stoke possession, Ricardo Fuller pounced to score a memorable winner. [LNB]With the Wolves result still fresh in the memory, Zola made five changes in an attempt to stop the rot but not even the power of advertsing came to their rescue. [LNB]Zola's team are now outside the relegation zone only on goal difference after their sixth successive defeat - their worst losing run in the top flight in 43 years - and the Italian ends a traumatic week in severe danger of losing his job. [LNB]
