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23 Jan 2024 14:41:16
Philips done deal loan till June option to buy
1.) 23 Jan 2024 17:49:51
So who does he replace? Soucek? That would give us midfield 3 of alvarez, ward prowse and Phillips.not bad but, we need full backs, a left winger cause benrahma is leaving and a striker!
2.) 23 Jan 2024 20:55:36
Moyes won't drop Soucek. It'll be the Steiden choice Alvarez who's for the chop.
3.) 23 Jan 2024 21:06:48
We don't really need a left winger, just play Cornet in his actual position. For all the pelters he gets from the fans, myself included the poor bloke's only ever been played once in his proper LW position in the PL.
4.) 25 Jan 2024 15:40:36
If we drop ALVAREZ then it's crazy as if your telling me he ain't better than SOUCEK then DD is totally lost the plot.⚒⚒⚒
5.) 26 Jan 2024 17:36:03
Personally i am very pleased with the Phillips loan deal. He is exactly the player we need alongside Alvarez AND he can fill in for Alvarez when missing. Currently we have nobody to replace Alvarez when he is missing (and it shows when he is gone), we all see Soucek and Prowse cannot do it, and this guy can do it as well as being Alvarez partner in CM. Can pick a great ball for counter attacks as well, which Souceck is not so great at. All round a VERY good bit of business, and the guys is such a nice character, a player we can really get behind and personally i hope he signs permanently, although £40m for a soon to be 29 year old is a lot!
Yes we still need a LM, ST and a backup LB. I like the look of this Osimen that we are linked with. let's be honest he will not start as Paqueta will be our LM for the forseable, but it gives Moyes options, which is why i actually think a LM is more important than a ST at the moment IMO
23 Jan 2024 13:35:07
Talksport evidently reporting Trevor Chalobah from Chelsea for £25m
1.) 24 Jan 2024 20:54:55
Would be a fantastic signing for us. Been a bit unlucky at Chelsea I reckon and he does have his fair share of admirers within the Chelsea fans ranks.
£25M is a very fair price and we should be all over it. We won't but we should be.
19 Jan 2024 18:11:21
West Ham interested, supposing LY, in Plymouth attacking midfielder Morgan Whittaker 14 goals on 27 games isn't bad for championship
1.) 19 Jan 2024 23:06:35
Well I hope he’s more Bowen than Hugill, but what do I know?
2.) 20 Jan 2024 15:53:32
West ham in every window are always interested in everybody. It's comical
3.) 26 Jan 2024 06:46:59
Then we actually get one dM who hasn't been playing regularly for a couple of years, and is now getting on a bit.
4.) 26 Feb 2024 11:28:59
A fouler whom ships goals, to boot.
29 Dec 2023 13:57:47
West Ham have offered David Moyes a 2 year extension to his contract that's going to be interesting
1.) 30 Dec 2023 23:03:53
Not quite true. Negotiations over a new contract have not yet taken place. They are due to take place early in January. Rumour has it that the new contract will be unlike his current agreement in that it will contain performance clauses which will enable the club to fire him without financial loss if results drop off. Performance indicators are common in German contracts. Also, Moyes will have to agree to having no say in transfers. If he wants to stay at WHU, he’ll have to agree to these terms.
2.) 31 Dec 2023 22:57:33
While I was furious with the lineup for the Carabao Cup and I hate it when we are camped in our own box. The games against Man Utd and Arsenal were good team efforts and felt a bit more positive. Beat Brighton on Tuesday and perhaps were the real deal.
Have been on the fence for a while about Moyes but 2023 has been a successful year for WHUFC so I think Moyes can stay. 6/7 years ago we had maybe 8/11 of a team (remember Roberto) . Now we have about 14/11. The change started with Zouma. Clear some journeymen by summer.
Buy 2 or 3 more class players and play the kids a bit more from the bench (hard for Moyes) but the team are united and with a couple more Tim purchase we build good depth. We need this now as Europe should happen more often.
Saudi money for Aguerd would be good and we need Ings’s wages off the books. I’d keep Benrahma for now but put JWP on pens. Cresswell, Fornals, Ings, Johnson and Aguerd in January and perhaps Antonio /Kehrer in the Summer.
Happy new year to you and yours ??⚒️
3.) 01 Jan 2024 22:56:16
Kib with what u write is ok but i still don't think Moyes is who we need yes on paper he looks the real deal but if u watch WH our brand
of football has been terrible, we got results but WH are in the entertanment business and let's be frank some of our victories have been rubbish and very lucky. i'm glad to see if he gets a new contract he has no say on who is purchased yes he can recommend and perhaps this is the way to go
4.) 02 Jan 2024 22:47:11
Before all the blinkered “Moyes fans” start towelling Desperate Dave’s feet after his walk on water, I still think we’ll have a different decent manager next season. No way is DD going to agree to the terms the poison dwarf will offer him. I think Steidten has already identified his replacement and he will be in the chair next season. We’ll see.
5.) 05 Jan 2024 16:07:16
If those contract talks regarding performance related results and no dealings in transfers then I cannot see DD accepting those terms as he's a control freak just like SULLY so imo this is a polite way of saying thanks for your services well I hope and pray it is.⚒⚒⚒
05 Aug 2023 07:09:22
C and H reporting it's a done deal Scamacca to Atalanta for £24M another Moyes c**k up and a loss of £7m Moyes has got to go it's just one after another
1.) 05 Aug 2023 23:15:46
Played 27 games for WHUFC and has only asked to leave because he detes DM, another HALLER saga with the club buying a player and not playing him tactically to his advantages, I thought when you targeted a player you knew his strengths and weaknesses and play him to the letter oh I forgot not under this management.⚒⚒⚒
2.) 06 Aug 2023 08:16:15
I have to agree with that. How bizarre is it to buy a player because how well they have been doing the way they play - then tell them to play completely differently?
I’ve never understood it.
3.) 06 Aug 2023 08:56:31
It's like women whom hook up with a guy presumably because they like many things about him ; then immediately proceed to try and change him.
4.) 06 Aug 2023 17:57:05
So to replace Scamacca we approach Bournemouth for Solanke? This is how high we set our ambition?
5.) 10 Aug 2023 08:22:39
Junior Stanislas is after a welcome home too. don't tell Davy. He's about 35 Moyes would get him in a heartbeat.
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19 Apr 2024 08:51:23
For my two penny worth thought first half we were brilliant last night and wonder if we played better as a team because Paquetta wasn't playing. Thought JWP stepped up last night and Bowen being back also helped but you could see he wasn't fully fit. Definitely dodgy officiating last night and Leverkusen managed to play on that. Mind you Micky doesn't help himself does he. I guess the tie was lost last week with the way Moyes set us up to defend.defence is always better when we attack
1.) 19 Apr 2024 09:20:37
Imo we played better because we pressed aggressively, were brave it got the crowd up for it. Unfortunately most weeks we sit back and are far to cautious.
If we approached more games like this with players like bowen, paq Antonio, kudus we'd blow teams away.
Nothing to do with Paq not being there he's aggressive and likes to press would actually suit him more.
11 Apr 2024 22:03:12
The stats tell all 73% to 27% possession 33 shots to 1 13 shots to 1 on target. Another Moyes display of giving in before he even started
1.) 11 Apr 2024 22:13:24
Mercei how would you have lined up and what would have been your strategy for 90+mins?
What formation would you have gone with
2.) 12 Apr 2024 13:46:14
They are a team famous for scoring in the dying embers of a game. We should have gone at them from the start; attacked them and put them on the back foot, with a plan to close up shop in the later stages of the game. We didn’t. Instead we played the usual Moyes defensive game. We didn’t lay a glove on them and had just one weak shot. They are the first decent side we’ve played in Europe and Moyes was clueless.
24 Mar 2024 17:45:07
Reports on West Ham bringing Wilf Zaha back from Turkey. I always thought good player but a bit moody and injury prone.
1.) 25 Mar 2024 13:06:05
At 31, he’s too old.
2.) 27 Mar 2024 12:31:33
We also have 2 of the top wingers in the league. Why would we even entertain signing him?
Surely a striker, right back and centre backs are the main focus?
3.) 27 Mar 2024 19:42:56
Who's the wingers TKHammer BOWEN and?
4.) 29 Mar 2024 15:25:29
Coufal lmfao!
5.) 30 Mar 2024 12:23:07
Kudus
6.) 30 Mar 2024 14:53:08
KUDUS isn't a winger the GHANAIAN federation have told WEST HAM that but MOYES is such a great technician he knows best.???
7.) 03 Apr 2024 19:30:59
I thought they had said he isn't a striker
11 Mar 2024 07:49:24
The performance yesterday just not good enough over 90 minutes but we have to discuss the level of refereeing. The blatant time wasting from James Trafford taking forever with kicks and the continual falling down of Burnley players was appalling. Now. You have to remember this was the same ref who let Bristol City get away with murder in the FA cup replay. The standard of refereeing in this country is at an all time low in my opinion.
17 Feb 2024 17:16:33
Another abject performance again today we need a goal and Philips has been booked he dithers around and by the time he's ready to make a sub it's too late. I think Philips realises he's made a mistake playing for Moyes and is trying to get back to City. Kudos and Bowen missing today but without Paqueta I'm not surprised. Moyes needs to go NOW he's clueless
1.) 17 Feb 2024 18:41:48
We now becoming easy to beat. I wouldn’t say Moyes is clueless that’s very harsh, but getting beat consistently creates a moody squad, especially with a new face in Phillips with game fitness and awareness that is way off the pace. Not scoring in the last 3 now is a big concern.
The next manager choice is very important as if we are to go with a championship manager then I strongly believe we will go backwards very quickly.
The board need to be positive and back a high calibre manager to push WH on.
2.) 17 Feb 2024 21:22:22
Nobody cares anymore and it was clear to see today. The players have lost all fight and belief. But, according to moyes we won't win anything with anybody else? Make your own minds up and wake up EVERYBODY?
3.) 18 Feb 2024 09:06:58
Contrary to most posts on here re Forest game, I thought overall we played really well! We played better than I have seen for a while, yes the usual problems with lack of shots on goal, I thought Antonio had a great game up front considering the time he’s been out, hustling and giving defenders a hard time!
What’s the point in moaning for the sake of it, I would prefer to see Moyes out, but he ain’t going yet so get used to it, I see no point in the same posts being typed every time, sorry chaps but that’s how I see it! ⚒⚒⚒⚒⚒
4.) 18 Feb 2024 09:59:17
Fair point Chelmsford. I think we all know now that despite all the rumours circling, moyes won't be going anywhere and from what I hear, talks for a 2 year extension are well in the advanced stage!
5.) 19 Feb 2024 18:44:14
Chelmsford must have watched a different game to me. If it weren't for Areola pulling off some world class saves, we could have been 4 or 5 down at half-time and the final result might have been another repeat of Arsenal.
6.) 19 Feb 2024 20:39:43
Chelms I'm not sure about ANTROLLIO having a good game he wasnt great mate and in our last 5 or 6 games AREOLA has been our best player by far and that tells you everything as in our last 3 games we've conceded 11 and if it wasnt for AREOLA it could be close to 17 or 18 conceded so thatis the long and short of it.⚒⚒⚒
7.) 20 Feb 2024 07:12:31
Whorya, I like a front runner who frightens defenders and in my view Ant did exactly that against Forest, so I was watching a different Ant to you!
I haven’t seen anyone up front who roughs up defenders like him when he’s not playing, yes he makes a lot of f—- ups, who doesn’t?
Agree Areola has been our best player since he’s been our number 1 which I thought he should have been since we bought him, so that goes to show how bloody rubbish Moyes tactics are which we all know?
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8.) 20 Feb 2024 11:06:17
Antonio could frighten defenders by wearing a Dracula mask. His job is to score goals, not pointlessly run around saying “Boo”!
9.) 20 Feb 2024 23:08:43
Its football chelms not wrestling or UFC so your happy as long as he roughs up defenders and never looks like scoring, your happy with that he was about 3 weeks away from being fit but was slung into the starting 11 as he's a DD favourite full stop I know he hasn't been fit for a while but he ain't scored for 4 months either and HALLER 81 APPS and 41 goals since leaving us I know who I'd rather have when played in his preferred role and system that's why he was signed you sign players and then use them to their strength which DD never did and are you sure your DD out as he likes players that run or ROLL around like headless chickens and all ANTROLLIO does is in my nickname for him roll around trying to buy free kicks and on JWP the only way he's going to break BECKHAMS record is if he shags 2 spice girls he hasn't scored one amazing set piece free kick as he's been MOYESED.⚒⚒⚒
10.) 21 Feb 2024 04:42:25
?? Exactly, Whorya.
(Love the Beckham analogy BTW ?)
30 Mar 2024 08:48:03
And Flynn Downes is flying at Southampton
21 Feb 2024 17:42:22
I was thinking exactly the same thing Tinny when I saw that another dinosaur
02 Feb 2024 10:15:30
Tinny sorry I can't agree with you that Moyes should have gone months ago it should have been years ago
07 Nov 2023 12:03:50
I would rather see Kevin Keen our in place as caretaker he's done it before
26 Oct 2023 18:40:12
If he keeps playing like he has in the first half he might go before the Everton game - please
21 Apr 2024 16:02:20
Awful performance I'm afraid Paquetta is a luxury we can't afford. Total lack of midfield and Fabs indecisiveness.this is like Fulham, Brentford, Liverpool and Arsenal all over again. Moyes not strengthening the squad is really telling and with no one on the bench of any note he might as well give the youngsters a go
16 Apr 2024 16:00:10
Yep give the job to Kevin Keen till the end of the season he's done it twice before and we might get a few of the youngsters given a go
09 Apr 2024 12:43:17
Hammer D thanks for yours and Chelmsford comments I must admit I record and fast forward through Football Focus because I find a lot of it absolute dross. Must have missed the Zouma segment. I think the pundit you are talking about re the fans/Moyes situation was Danny Murphy on Talksport
08 Apr 2024 17:51:47
Has anybody else noticed the lack of traditional media coverage of West Ham both Sky and more particularly. Football Focus on BBC1 Have not had a West Ham feature of any note for the last 2 seasons despite winning a European Trophy MOTD seems to have an anti West Ham bias.
In our last 2 matches they did not discus at all the Philips/Gordon penalty situation at all but went on at length this week about the Wolves disallowed goal. In the Sky Saturday afternoon build up. Programme West Ham are never discussed at length and generally ignored on the Sunday Match day programme despite playing the majority of their games on a Sunday.
Does anyone else think the same or have an onput
07 Apr 2024 07:11:56
I do hope you are wrong Billy I've disliked Moyeball since before last seasons World Cup break. I firmly believe any manager could have won the conference cup with the team we had