17 Jul 2026 12:03:04
Lot of fans beginning to get frustrated with the lack of any movement whatsoever.

Before ya know it, new season will kick off and we will still be in same place.

This squad has no pace, energy and it's old.

1.) 17 Jul 2026
17 Jul 2026 13:19:05
Other than that it's fine !!

2.) 17 Jul 2026
17 Jul 2026 16:26:39
Lmfao yeah that will do lol. ? ?

3.) 18 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026 11:24:47
We've lost 5 1st team squad players from last season, Fernandes, Wilson, Fabianski, Disasi and Traore. Our squad wasn't exactly stacked as it was. Kick-off is in 3 weeks. I keep reading how it's refreshing that we wont sell players cheap.

I'd wager there is little interest in those players, as they simply aren't very good and are on ridiculous contracts in most cases, so hanging on to players we don't want and are useless is actually hampering us now.

4.) 18 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026 11:57:29
Robbo there was no chance of Fernandez staying even if we had stayed up. Indont think the players we are trying to keep are JWP, Todibo and Cornet but they are difficult to shift because of Moyes and Steidten and Sullivan getting them in the first place and putting them on ridiculous contracts. Maybe you are referring to Killman another player on a ridiculous contract courtesy of Loppy Steidten and Sully. He should be able to do a job in the championship if absolutely necessary. Hopefully we will get a couple of players in over the next couple of weeks and as I've said before we have numerous members of the youth team to fill the squad. And before anyone shoots me down by saying they are not good enough, people have to remember we are no longer in the prem and many were singing their praises over the last few seasons as they had performed well in generally championship teams.

So why can't they do it at West Ham in the championship.
The changes we have gone through since seasons end are dramatic and I think for the best. I personally think we will get promoted straight back but I do sometimes suffer from over optimism. Rome wasn't built in a day and the new chairman can't just buy Sullivan out as that C&@t is going to try and get as much Money as he can and will not just sell for a lower price to make everyone happy. Even if it takes us longer than one season to get back to the prem I would say it is worth it to finally be rid of the poisoned dwarf

5.) 18 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026 13:13:13
My point, Hammer, is we have a weaker squad than we did last season, when it wasn't exactly great. It's looking more like we are carrying on with the tactic of not buying anyone before we sell, but due to lack of interest we can't sell. Maybe the board, or Koppen, or whoever is responsible for selling, may want to re-evaluate their valuations of players.

The Championship is a tough league, with games coming thick and fast, we have lost 5 first team squad players with no replacements already (Summerville will go also).

The season kicks off in 3 weeks, so even if a miracle happens and we sign 4 players this week, pre-season is very limited, and we are simply repeating mistakes from years gone by again.

On the Sullivan bit, nothing has happened with his shares, and there is no sign of anything happening. He will probably just end up keeping his shares.

6.) 18 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026 13:54:23
Christ, Redrobbo, why are you so negative over everything? We've lost 2 players. And Bowens staying. Believe me, Parker and Demba Ba took more replacing than Fernandes, and Summerville will. As things stand, it's still the strongest squad by far in the Championship, and Kretinsky will spend. Don't worry about that.

7.) 18 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026 14:19:28
Callum Wilson, Disasi, Adama Traore and Fabianski don't count then?

What makes you think Kretinsky will spend? He hasn't done so far, has he?

Point out things as I see them isn't negative, it's realistic. If you think we have a great squad, well done, that's your opinion.

I have mine and have said on a previous post where I think we are lacking. I'm looking forward to seeing the great defence, creative genius in midfield and fantastic striker you obviously believe we have in the 1st game of the season.

8.) 18 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026 14:57:18
Robbo, you're overlooking that it's a vastly weaker league. Burnley got 100 points, yet went down last season on 21. We'll win it. Comfortably mark my words.

9.) 18 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026 14:59:27
Fabianski is 41. Traore is done as well. Diassi, I suspect, will return. Wilson is 34. Only Fernandes is a miss.

10.) 18 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026 15:21:09
They may be done, but still need replacing. It's 2 games a week most weeks in the Championship, so we do need a fairly decent squad. At the moment, we would be relying solely on Taty and Bowen for goals, and they can't play every week in a physically demanding league, that's without midfield where Fernandes has gone and Soucek is injured long term, and we lack creativity there, that's without anyone else that will leave.



I'm not saying we won't sign anyone, but better to be doing it now rather than leaving it too late, where we end up over paying and papering over cracks as we have done in previous seasons.

11.) 18 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026 16:11:14
Sorry, Robbo, you're talking about the Championship as though it is a hot-bed of creative players in every team except for us. There are hardly any creative players in the Premier League, let alone the Championship. Name me a load of creative players in the Championship? I just typed it into Google AI, and it came out with 4 names. 4 teams have a creative player.
You are right, we don't have a good or deep squad, but it's a lot better than many, and if we can keep Bowen, Mav, Disasi, Tatty, KWP, Kante, Magassa and Diouf, that ain't a bad nucleus of a side.


The problem seems to be, you want the world, and you want it now. We've just been relegated. We aren't in a position to be questioning why top players don't want to come to us.
At least now we are not giving players away and are getting proper market value, and we are not having the board leaking fake stories all the time. They seem more professional, which in my eyes is a good thing. I feel things are moving in the right direction, but slower than many of us want. I think they are moving there.

12.) 18 Jul 2026
18 Jul 2026 19:06:39
I totally understand the frustration around the lack of action, but I think it's important the right players are brought in, and the window doesn't close for 6 weeks. Appreciate the season starts in 4 weeks, but it's 46 games, we don't have to be the complete/finished article in week 1.

As Hammer-D highlighted about Burnley, 100 pts in the Championship and 21 in PL, we got 42 in the PL, and, Fernandes/Summerville aside, we are not likely to be much weaker in terms of squad quality once the inevitable purchases are made.

13.) 19 Jul 2026
19 Jul 2026 23:14:31
Kilman and JWP should be comfortably good enough for the Championship. When both signed, they performed well. 'Maybe' dropping down a league will get their confidence back. Cornet - he's another problem altogether. He is just not good enough or fit enough.