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09 Nov 2026 19:03:02
Hi Joyful, you have said many a time about our dire need for a decent striker. A few names have been mentioned, i just wondered if you know if there was any chance of picking up Goodjonson from Blackburn

09 Nov 2026 19:45:33
Not heard this name mentioned, Isidor of Sunderland has, but there's no saying at the moment what's in Parker's head

Ramsdale in goal is a possibility, Parker looking to dispense with Hermansen altogether. Think this will be clearer next few weeks.

09 Nov 2026 21:24:18
I've probably spelt his name wrong, the curse of dyslexia.
I mean the guy that scored their first goal on Saturday against us. Just looked up the correct spelling Gudjonsson.

09 Nov 2026 23:01:01
I must admit, I'd be very surprised if Parker didn't dump Hermansen along with Pablo, and Taty is only getting a look in because we have no strikers. Thank you Potter and Nuno.

10 Nov 2026 07:31:36
There's something not quite right about the Pablo situation. I've never looked into it no reason to do so, he apparently was only watched the once by a casual scout, and we paid £25 m for him
Normally WH would watch several times at differing locations a do much research,.?

Whilst these things are notoriously difficult to get to the bottom of something not right here, Leave the rest to your imagination.

10 Nov 2026 08:21:34
It was the old pals act wasn't it? Someone said Pablo is going out with Nuno's daughter. I'm not sure if that's true but he (Nuno) did play in the same side as Pablo's dad as this is checkable. But you wouldn't think the board would not give carte-Blanche to just buying a player without doing due diligence.

It was done when Sullivan was more in the ascendancy. Maybe he took a cut from the deal too.
Having said all that we have bought some complete duds previously.

10 Nov 2026 09:56:45
Whilst the latter is true, something not right re Pablo, he's that poor just defies belief, these things tend to come to light at a later date, no doubt this will.

10 Nov 2026 12:58:06
Joyful, read what I've been saying about the 25 million euros transfer of Pablo for some time. The whole setup between Pablo, his agent Jorge Mendes, and Nuno is crying out for investigation. Mendes is also Nuno's agent and a very good friend. In January this year, Pablo cost WHU €25 million and Gil Vicente allegedly received €8 million of that.

Who got the other €17 million? And how come his value rocketed to €25 million in January when Gil Vicente paid just €250,000 for the player just six months before that? As I've been saying, it stinks.

10 Nov 2026 13:36:24
Yes Al! True, Nuno wasn' empowered to have the last nod on any transfer so who did ? The whole thing stinks. Pablo is a regular Hackney marshes player, totally out of his depth at any professional level, this should as you say be investigated.

09 Nov 2026 17:41:22
The keeper situation is a real problem, Hermansen is not good enough and Areola is not getting picked for some reason, there’s two experienced keepers that we could realistically get, Pope and Ramsdale, either would be an upgrade on Hermansen 🤷

09 Nov 2026 10:05:23
This situation with Areola needs to be sorted out , he’s getting 60 k a week and is continuing ro be a full time DJ
This is wholly ridiculous, we need him in goal full stop , if he keeps making excuses , for this type of behaviour his contract can be cancelled

Get an emergency loan until January get a proper keeper in we cannot. continue to play no hands

07 Nov 2026 20:03:21
Hermansen didn’t even dive for their second goal he just dropped to his knees, if they’re not going to put Areola back in goal then I would say try and get Pope in January

08 Nov 2026 06:05:51
He didn't do much better with the first he just did some sort of weird star jump.

08 Nov 2026 07:20:30
Maybe he was still warming up?

07 Nov 2026 10:02:35
On Parker’s list for a new striker , is one we have gone for before , Wilson Isidor of Sunderland

From the players point of view he’s getting little game time these days May be willing to leave

06 Nov 2026 08:53:42
Another former Parker player being sounded out to join the irons is Harrison reed at Fulham

Sancho , player is happy to join WH but wants a contract , he’s in decent shape but not match fit , the player needs to reduce his wage demands , as we are a championship side, , that is a possibility, but WH dont want to get involved in a lengthy deal until he’s proved himself , which must be right

Vipotnik , Parker is deliberating on this one , he’s dropped off his auto spot at Swansea , following fall out with manager,, he’s a good finisher , but he’s a penalty area striker , doesn’t look to do enough with team work , difficult choice

06 Nov 2026 10:29:17
Isn't Reed a midfielder?
Sancho has got talent, but needs to be realistic if he wants to reintegrate as a player. He's no longer the golden boy of football and comes with baggage. I'd like to see him at WHU.
Not so keen on Vipotnik, but beggars can't be choosers as strikers are not ten a penny.

06 Nov 2026 12:41:16
Quite a few need to go castellanos will go to Spain or Italy for a much less fee than needed or loaned out, Pablo who is going to take him ? You know the rest, players have to leave,in order to get a few in, Parker got his own ideas, but there will be a money limit, for sure that's why he's looking at players like cairney brownhill reed etc, all freebies or next to nothing, but strikers won't be cheap for sure, we have to wait and see.

06 Nov 2026 12:54:34
Could see if Pablo's former club would take him back. They could pay what they got for him which was 8 million yet we payed out 25 million there seems to be a 17 million discrepancy 🤔.

06 Nov 2026 15:07:56
Be a feat if we got a large sum for Pablo, everyone got their own views which I respect, but for me I just don't know what he's doing at WH Maybe his old club may take him back ? Not a bad idea

I can understand that we can have a punt on a player, for small money, but the price paid for him was ridiculous, don't see how this came about, suspect there's more to it than meets the eye.

06 Nov 2026 15:41:49
Isnt Piroe similar and better than vipotnik?

We have 3 strikers and none have pace, i think we should be looking at quick striker, ideally a bit of a unit like antonio.

Sancho in theory far too good for championship. If he wants to try and rebuild his career not a bad shout and would be a player that could do will in prem if we get promoted.

Nice to see Magassa and Alvarez back in contention. Far too much money and talent to have left out of the squad. Only drawback is Orfords game time should have been given more than hes had so far imo.

06 Nov 2026 15:41:40
Come on H-D. In summer 2025, they paid €250,000 for Pablo. Just six months later they got their share of his €25 million transfer which allegedly amounted to €8 million. A large proportion of the difference went to Jorge Mendes and his associates. (He's Nuno's agent and good friend.) If you were the chairman of Gil Vicente FC, would you pay €8 million for the useless shirt carrier that is Pablo? Of course not.

We're gonna have trouble finding literally anyone who's willing to pay more than he's worth. Maybe we should wait to see which club Nuno decides to share his "expert” coaching experience with?

06 Nov 2026 23:30:01
I was actually being sarcastic/cynical which I know is unusual for me 😊.

07 Nov 2026 01:06:55
Ah, sorry, I didn't realise. As you say, unusual for you.

05 Nov 2026 11:18:12
What I’d like to see now that Nuno Espirito Santo has left the building:
Play Areola in goal and look for another keeper;
Send Pablo’s boots to his forwarding address;
Give green shield stamps with Taty as an incentive to buy him;
Bring in at least one real striker;
Bring in a proven centre back;
Play Alvarez;
Start Austbo instead of Solomon.
Just a few initial suggestions.

05 Nov 2026 14:04:54
On the money mate, lens have now contacted WH again after their humiliation last night lost 9-1 to como at home, although Todibo didn't play he's still not fit, they are prepared to pay his wages to send him back to WH for rest of season WH say. No way, but this guy going to be a problem June 27.

05 Nov 2026 15:10:10
I have to agree with those suggestions. Hermadson has to be dropped. One thing you have to say about Scott Parker is that he was a very hard working player but also technically gifted. I can not see him tolerating Pablo's lack of ability and Tattys laziness.

I hope he drops Solomon but not shuts him out as I think he is just going through a bad time. Would love to see Alvarez playing a part even as a centre back.

05 Nov 2026 15:32:28
That 2nd half gave us clear signs that Solomon, Morato as LB, Magassa (rusty), Taty shouldn't be starters.
Austbø, Mayers, Piroue, Kante all way ahead and actually do something for the team.

Hermansen & Pablo just get rid in Jan.
Taty as well.
We probably need two strikers.

Alvarez I have no idea what is going on there but there's a reason he's not in the squad. I presume he's being kept on ice for a sale in Jan so a defensive midfielder needed.
Someone like Parker would know where to look for that at least.

The Nuno era of tinkering has ended. Time for sensible decisions.

05 Nov 2026 14:28:21
Yep. In the meantime, we should see more of Orford and Ajala. Criminal that Potts was sold as ‘he didn't fit in with Nuno's plans'. We lost a gem there because that clueless charlatan had his way, and we're stuck with the likes of Pablo and Taty.

05 Nov 2026 11:04:00
I would be inclined to play Ajala a bit more as Taty doesn’t look interested, and maybe start Piroe to give him more minutes and get him up go speed as he has been a top striker in this division when he was at Leeds, and January can’t come quick enough to sort this defence out, and also get a new keeper but play Areola in the meantime.

04 Nov 2026 10:41:00
So, Parker now confirmed. Let’s see what happens.

04 Nov 2026 11:04:34
I'm sure we will see a new manager bounce. Tonight's game should be a win with or without Parker. And it's obviously too soon to compliment or condemn.
It will be interesting to see if he brings back any or all of Orford, Areola, Magassa and Alvarez. Areola should be a shoe in.
I'm hoping for the best.

04 Nov 2026 15:05:14
The first thing as Hammer says he should do is show the midget in goal the door and get areola back in after that repair any damage done with Alverez, if he brings the same style he has at other clubs expect the boring and mundane.
The strength in our squad is up top so we need to play on the front foot and in the final third it doesn't take Einstein to work that out, and it isn't difficult to see why the last 3 managers have failed miserably. Hopefully Parker can change his negative style or he will be the 4th in a row.

It also goes to show who is still making the descions at the club as it was Sully that wanted Parker in the summer, as he was the cheap safe option.

I was never that bothered about promotion, I always thought relegation was a chance to play against traditionally smaller clubs with less financial clout than us and actually get a team with an identity unfortunately I doubt now that will be the case, although I will wait and see what happens.

04 Nov 2026 18:46:16
Apparently it was Mark Noble that suggested Parker to Kretinsky.

04 Nov 2026 09:56:30
Two of Parker’s favourite players now being lined up as possibilities for January Tom cairney who will be 36 , by then and Josh Brownhill who he had with him at Burnley

04 Nov 2026 10:29:52
Yeah good steady hard workers with experience, makes a lot of sense. I'm interested to see if magassa, Areola and Alvarez come back into the side.

04 Nov 2026 10:30:45
I'd still like Sydie Peck and lots and lots of pace up front.

04 Nov 2026 07:05:17
Sydie peck hat trick last night. Im sure we were heavily interested in him until Koppen convinced us to get Engels

04 Nov 2026 08:55:02
Have to say so far Engels has been a total damp squib. Probably not been played properly by Nuno or the Scottish premier league is even worse than we thought.

04 Nov 2026 14:52:48
He is much better when played alongside orford where he can roam all over the pitch under Coco the clown he was having to play far too defensivly.

03 Nov 2026 16:35:53
Parker is still relatively young in managerial terms. Whilst some say his style lacks lustre, he will come in and do the necessary. It will be interesting to see who he brings in in the Jan window (assuming he’s been told there’s money to spend). We need at least two decent defenders and a central striker of the Ashton/Carroll ilk to terrorise opposition defences.

03 Nov 2026 16:49:55
I also think Parker has the capacity to change his game and play a wider variety of styles than Nuno.

03 Nov 2026 18:34:36
Well, that's not difficult!

03 Nov 2026 19:38:08
The sensible appointment.

03 Nov 2026 13:04:11
Nice to see we acted instead of just talking about doing it

Now I hope Parker puts his stamp on this lot, drops Hermandsen, pablo amd a few others brings in youth and plays football

03 Nov 2026 14:59:22
Hope you are right regarding the keeper and the youth. I know you aren't a fan of Alvarez Phil, but I hope he gets another chance rather than being frozen out by Nuno.

03 Nov 2026 15:49:01
I think he could do a sound job for us IF he can sort out his attitude and so could Magassa and id like to see Areola back.

03 Nov 2026 16:40:50
Apparently Nuno had bad feelings with orford as well so effectively shut out four players, whom he would only play under duress Alvarez Magassa Areola orford, so that's now passed

Let's see how this evolves, Parker watched us last Saturday, let's see what he does, what's he going to change in 24 hours ?

03 Nov 2026 10:19:37
Everyone's saying that it’s Scott Parker who’s been chosen by the board.

03 Nov 2026 10:59:05
Could be worse, but I'd prefer Bellamy.

03 Nov 2026 11:00:26
At the very least, he'll tighten up the defence.

03 Nov 2026 11:09:27
Yeah, well I suppose he was the obvious candidate. Very quick appointment he's got plenty of nous both as a manager and as a former player, I know his premier record is pony, but not something to worry about at the moment

WH is a. very difficult job, because the expectations are so high Parker knows that, agency tells me he was there on Saturday about three rows from me, I didn't see him to be honest, but looks like it was on the cards anyway, apparently Kretinsky was there as well not together of course

Think it wasn't only the loss, but the manner of defeat which did the persuading

For me Nuno had to go, he's isolated some players, now of course they all start with a clean slate, so if it's Parker let's all get behind him.

03 Nov 2026 11:29:35
So apparently "Scott Parker is set to be given a contract that will be heavily incentivised around promotion, but giving West Ham the option of terminating it should he not achieve promotion, OR should he struggle upon promotion to the premier league”

Not bad to be honest. Give him an incentivised contract based on promotion and if he struggles in the premier league we part ways.

He was an obvious choice due to how quick we could make the appointment, but I'd have preferred Bellamy.

03 Nov 2026 11:31:55
Noble part of his team.

Clean slate for the players,

Show a lot more passion than Nuno anyway.

Certainly worse appointments, i think if this doesnt go to plan can always go for the wildcard bellamy at a later date.

Just hope he doesnt chuck Soucek in thats my worry.

03 Nov 2026 12:08:40
Yeah I agree i hope he stamps his own mark on the team and doesn't just play the same old guard.

03 Nov 2026 09:56:03
So it looks like Scott Parker another boring dross david sullivan appointment.

03 Nov 2026 10:06:15
Oh no ffs. If true am done.

03 Nov 2026 10:06:25
I can think of a few worse candidates for the job, dyche and cooper being 2, but surely a club of West Ham's stature could attract a better manager than Parker. Hopefully I'll be proved wrong and he gets us motoring. We can only hope ⚒️.

03 Nov 2026 10:23:26
Parker gets clubs promoted. Whether he can keep us there is another matter!

03 Nov 2026 11:01:15
Agreed Tin Legs. he will get us promoted, but he won't keep us there

Is this a temporary appointment?

03 Nov 2026 11:08:21
Its a boring cheap gutless "safe" appointment again.

03 Nov 2026 12:36:12
Parker would not have been my first choice, but let's get behind him and give him a chance. What I can't understand is all this support for Bellamy. He's never managed a club before. He's only been Wales manager and let's face it, under him they haven't been that great.

03 Nov 2026 13:11:14
Have to agree with most of these comments. I think Bellamy was popular because of the good things he said about the fan base and he definitely has fire in his belly.
I have to agree with Robbo it's another brand of boring football to be served up but am prepared to get behind him with the absolute hope that leopard's do change their spots.

03 Nov 2026 13:33:37
We all have opinions of course as fans whether Managers or Players, but I think some should hire themselves out to any clubs looking for a Manager as some think they know who will fail or succeed no matter what happens, perhaps they can predict a lot of other things as well!
What a talent to have,I would be really worried if I owned a Betting Shop🙊⚒⚒⚒.

03 Nov 2026 14:22:41
As you say Chelmsford it is an opinions site and some of us are opinionated. But my opinions have often been wrong, and I'm not frightened to admit that. When a new man is brought in we have to hope for the best and get behind him but the common denominator is this board are the ones hiring the appointments. Scott Parker is the 4th or 5th appointment of a manager with a dour style and the previous 3 have all failed dismally. And a large proportion of the fanbase are crying out for some entertaining football.

So I would argue many of us armchair critics whilst not experts know more than our main shareholder who never goes to the games. Scott Parker was a brilliant player for us and the clubs he has managed haven't had big budgets so maybe he can be different to his past performances, although sadly I doubt he will be.
I'm not going to come on here and say I think this is a great choice if I don't actually think it is. At least he can't do any worse than what we have seen so far this season.

03 Nov 2026 14:26:57
🙄 What would be the point of discussion forums like this if people weren't free to express their opinions? We don't always agree, but the exchange of diverse views is what makes this platform enjoyable, surely?

03 Nov 2026 15:36:49
Parker is the pragmatic choice, he has gotten smaller clubs promoted more than once. He has Premier League experience, knows the club and critically is more tactically astute than anyone since Moyes. If Koppen finds him the right CF and CB he needs and continues to evolve the options available.

He may succeed in the PL with the greater resources that will be available to him. If not the suggested contract shows that Kretinsky and Virani know a little more about running a club than the previous Muppets.

03 Nov 2026 19:40:45
Parker was the obvious and sensible choice. A good appointment. 👏.

05 Nov 2026 14:18:55
TL, yes & that is my opinion😡😡.