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01 Aug 2026 09:28:09
Freddie Potts to Bruges for £10.2m.
1.) 01 Aug 2026 15:38:49
What players have Brugge got that we can have?
At this rate, how many midfielders will we need? Potts going, Irving went, Soucek long-term injured, Fernandes sold. The list is getting longer and longer!!!
29 Jul 2026 02:11:41
Just read that Ajax are interested in signing Alvarez and Napoli have an interest in Todibo.
1.) 29 Jul 2026 06:16:13
Seems Juve and Napoli are battling for his signature. Yay. ? ?
2.) 29 Jul 2026 07:54:16
Todibo won't be missed because he seems to fall out with people and has caused more problems than he has helped, but one thing I will say about him is that I feel he is actually a decent player with some good technical ability. But better off gone.
3.) 29 Jul 2026 10:58:24
No one is battling. He's not top choice for these teams, it's just media yak stirring up interest for readers. The player should leave, but no one is screaming for him.
21 Jul 2026 15:43:29
It's reported on a couple of websites that we have accepted £47m plus add ons from Roma - if correct. Alongside the £85m for Fernandes that is pretty decent business. Hopefully, they'll try and tempt Disasi to sign now.
1.) 22 Jul 2026 08:06:50
Can't see Disasi coming until right at the end of window, if at all. He isn't really going to want to play in Championship.
27 May 2026 13:46:35
Panorama BBC1 Friday is about our chairman.
1.) 27 May 2026 14:24:36
That'll be an interesting watch. Wonder if there will be potential ramifications from it.
2.) 27 May 2026 15:06:49
Apparently there have been allegations against him, over several years, whether this is connected to sexual or other activity is yet to be revealed.
Sullivan has tried unsuccessfully to block this programme. He's not in a mega money league, but he will take the BBC to court for defamation.
If they get it wrong.
Whatever they reveal, they must have it right; otherwise, would they show it at peak time?
Get your handkerchiefs ready, to sob for our poor, misunderstood owner.
03 May 2026 22:41:53
Personally, I think we’re now done. I believe Spurs and Forest will get 42 points and we’ll get 40. Lincoln, here we come.
1.) 04 May 2026 09:14:05
I'm afraid I have to agree. Too many times we've had the opportunity to pull away from the bottom, and, through inconsistent form, poor tactics and player selections, we've shot ourselves in the foot.
On the upside, Sullivan might now walk.
2.) 04 May 2026 10:51:58
Lot more than that, Mac. Buying players like Pablo, for a start. We don't score enough goals. If you can't score, it's relegation.
Poor squad, can't compete on a regular basis in this league.
Putting Potter in place instead of Allegri - 14 points in 21 games.
Not one reason, multiple reasons, lots of different paths have taken us to this point.
Brady's vanished, how is that for timing?
Spurs play Villa reserves, it's just going against us.
Saturday afternoon, I knew this was going to happen. Can't say we didn't have the chances.
We deserved a draw, no question, got nothing, that's how it is.
3.) 04 May 2026 11:37:27
We will end up like Birmingham now. There was no money available without selling. If we had stayed up, it'll be even worse now. I can see us not coming straight back up.
Poor recruitment in players and managers has led to this, and there's only one person to blame, and he's not going anywhere soon. Now the value of the club will be halved.
4.) 04 May 2026 13:19:27
Daniel Kretinsky is, or soon will be, the main man at West Ham. Sullivan is slowly but surely leaving. No chance Brady walks if he's hanging around.
5.) 04 May 2026 16:58:43
Is Daniel Kretinsky any better? For sure, he has been less meddling and more professional than the shoddy pair called BS. But he is culpable, as he has invested none of his own money into the club to help us out. At least Trip Smith. Kretinsky will just be looking to take money, not invest.
6.) 04 May 2026 17:17:28
At least Tripp Smith did invest his own money and didn't charge the club interest.
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04 Aug 2026 23:24:57
What I do not understand about the transfer situation is managers/directors of football should already know who they require for their teams to progress. Nuno does not appear to know. Potter wanted Fernandes, Summerville, Diouf and Herman. All of which have been a success - to a point. Whereas, this year - again, we appear to have gone back to the scatter gun effect with no-one signing.
Players go on holiday as soon as the season finishes, again I realise this, but surely Nuno must have known players he wanted in from 15th June 2016. It just seems odd.
Many players are released from 1st July 2026. An example is Trippier. He would walk into our side.
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05 Aug 2026 00:29:33
Posted on Monday. Who was in the original plan, and how have WH gone miles away from it?
26 Jul 2026 17:11:33
Kilman has looked good v Rangers, so far.
1.) 26 Jul 2026 18:23:36
Did he? His distribution was poor, as was Mavs. He can't jump or head the ball. And let's face it, Rangers didn't trouble us much.
2.) 26 Jul 2026 19:47:12
Think Kilman has had a pretty decent pre season.
So far, JWP has been our best player.
Pablo is just not good enough, and the youngsters are nowhere near close enough.
We will need pace in the middle.
What has happened with Alvarez? That situation has gone quiet.
3.) 26 Jul 2026 20:09:50
I thought JWP, Kilman and Mav all played ok today too. Just goes to show different people see different things. ?
06 Jun 2026 12:22:12
David Sullivan has resigned from WHU.
18 May 2026 13:12:37
Relegation is now a certainty. Therefore, I would get rid of Fernandes, Diouf, Ariola and Pablo, alongside the loanees. This would gain us about £90m, alongside the parachute payment that would mean £130m plus £400k approx each week in wages.
I would play hard ball with the squad and say no one else is leaving, you've got to get us up!
The players signed contracts, so they can abide by them. It's now time for the board to grow a pair.
1.) 18 May 2026 15:15:03
Hmm. Maybe a little wishful thinking here, my friend.
Not that I disagree with you about enforcing contracts, but it is very difficult to do in practice. Most of the sales money will go to reducing general debts, whilst the parachute money will be for players.
WH are already starting to sound out Championship possibles starting today. The first contact was with Brighton for Igor Julio, the CB we had on loan. His contract expires next year, so a loan looks a no-go, but a small fee may suffice.
Long road coming up. Disasi returns to Chelsea, Todibo will be sold whatever, Kilman wants to leave (only good news), if he can find any club silly enough to take him.
With the best will in the world, I cannot see Bowen taking a £75 k a week pay cut. The others you mention are all likely to leave.
It will be awkward, painful, but necessary. How we return to the Premiership is another story. Choice of manager, for me, is the most important thing before we start any rebuild. Joyfull.
2.) 18 May 2026 17:10:26
The last thing we want is another boring, inept manager. There are a good few players on massive wages that will be hard to shift as well, even if they have enforced pay cuts. We have a core of youngsters that should be ok in the Championship.
Scarles, Earthy, Kante, Potts, Mayers, Orford, Marshall, to name a few. Get them in that first team now, and try and bin as much deadwood as possible.
3.) 18 May 2026 18:05:54
Well, we have a keeper in Hermandsen. Kwp and Scarles as full backs. Kante, Potts and Earthy in midfield, and Marshall up front. All young, hungry and eager. Clearly we will need cbs, wingers and forwards.
We need serious help everywhere, and we need to act fast.
Coupled with this World Cup coming up, and we all know how the board love to drag transfers out. Gonna be long frustrating summer.
4.) 18 May 2026 20:13:51
I think Mayers is a cb, and, by all accounts, not too bad. I didn't rate him when I saw him play for us. He did nothing wrong, but not much in general, and he was being played as a left back for us. ?♂️
5.) 18 May 2026 20:41:38
Joyful, what is the situation with Taty? He was bought in January when we were in the mire, so knew he was running the risk of facing relegation. Is he likely to drop with us?
6.) 18 May 2026 21:02:12
Good question! He's on 75 k a week. Will he drop to half of that? Bear in mind that's still more than he was getting at Lazio. He is a trier, no question. At Championship level, he could do very well.
To be honest, I don't know. But if Pablo goes then Wilson's off. West Ham could try to persuade him. Maybe a deal can be struck, it's too early to say.
7.) 19 May 2026 05:36:19
Wilson has just signed an extra year's contract. He could do alright in the Championship. ?
8.) 19 May 2026 08:13:03
He did alright in the PL, Stevie, when he was played correctly and not stuck up front on his own.
Let's hope Nuno gets another job quickly, as he is the only one stupid enough to take Pablo off our hands.
9.) 19 May 2026 08:35:56
Brentford are trying to make a deal for Pablo, whilst don't count on Wilson to be there, Joyfull.
10.) 19 May 2026 12:41:15
I actually think Pablo would be an asset for us in the Championship.
11.) 19 May 2026 13:31:05
I've not seen anything from him that would suggest there's any sort of player in there, to be honest, Dabber, apart from running about a bit, which is what I'd expect from players anyway.
12.) 19 May 2026 14:46:17
Brentford see something in him? Amazed, I am. That's football. He's a runabout, a general nuisance, ok. Couple of good passes, that's about it for me.
13.) 19 May 2026 14:48:26
I think whoever goes, we need to get top dollar for them, rather than our usual buy high, sell low.
14.) 19 May 2026 15:20:12
Unfortunately we aren't really negotiating from a position of strength when it comes to demands, Hammer D, as everyone will know we have to sell.
Fernandes, Summerville, Diouf and AWB would probably bring in the most. Not sure about the others. Bowen looks like he's lost a bit of pace, but would still be 30 million id think. The rest are just a wages dump, really.
15.) 20 May 2026 09:17:45
Totally take both your points about Pablo, but a hard-running worker who puts in the effort and has a decent pass is exactly what we'll need down there. The fact that Brentford are looking at him must mean there is something, as what wouldn't we do for their recruitment strategy of the last few seasons?
17 May 2026 18:56:59
Time to leave now. Work tomorrow. Five hour journey here we come.
1.) 17 May 2026 19:55:21
Brave & dedicated man Brooking, along with all you other wonderful travelling fans. ? I switched off at 2-0, even then fans in the Stadium were leaving. ⚒⚒⚒
27 May 2026 19:15:44
I have heard a well known glamour model is part of his downfall... L.D.M.
03 May 2026 22:53:01
When we're relegated, Bowen, Fernandes, AWB, Mavro, Disasi, Summerville, Todibo, Taty, Diouf, Ariola will all leave. Therefore, players like Kilman, JWP, Pablo and even Cornet will need to be kept. They'll probably do well in the Championship. Soucek, Traore, Wilson, Mads, Scarles, Potts will stay for game time.
Get ready for many, many sales shortly.
16 Feb 2026 23:28:09
None of the youngsters are ready. We saw that Saturday. Send them out on loan to experience championship or first division football.
16 Feb 2026 23:26:23
Poor taste, Tin mentioning Donald Campbell and Antonio.
10 Feb 2026 18:13:34
Injuries are no one’s fault… they happen. It gives a chance to those on the bench to prove themselves.
01 Aug 2026 22:33:57
Our first 11 is good enough to get out of the Championship first time. Not buying loads of players may give us breathing to rejig and fix our problems within the squad, allowing us to return in a better state next season to the Premiership.
29 Jul 2026 23:18:09
We need to keep Taty, Mavro, KWP, Herman, Soucek and, obviously, Bowen. These are the players who will get us up straightaway. Players like Diouf and JWP will need to step up this season. We obviously need pace in the side. Hopefully Nuno realises this.
27 Jul 2026 18:30:03
It was a pre-season game, so, no injuries is the first port of call.
I think we learnt that the youngsters are nowhere near close enough to the first team. Many on here have an obsession with Kante, yet he never looks like he's going to do anything.
I think we have 2 problems: pace in central midfield, and what to do with Pablo - if he cannot score against Southend - he won't score in the Championship.
I wonder if it is worth trying him in central midfield, similar to what Newcastle did with Joelinton.
Keeping Taty will be key to promotion.
Personally, I think we will win the Championship comfortably. Nuno scored 91 points when he was relegated with Wolves - and they had an inferior squad.
26 Jul 2026 19:47:12
Think Kilman has had a pretty decent pre season.
So far, JWP has been our best player.
Pablo is just not good enough, and the youngsters are nowhere near close enough.
We will need pace in the middle.
What has happened with Alvarez? That situation has gone quiet.
23 Jul 2026 20:12:58
I believe with the young players beginning to come through we 'should' have enough. Regarding JWP, he looks like a man who's had a good pre-season. Personally, thought he and Bowen were head and shoulders above everyone on the pitch last night. He is paceless, but he's always got goals... something we need.