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25 Jul 2024 12:15:33
Apparently now we are offering Orford in the Duran deal.
Think that's really poor, west ham through and through and England youth International captain.
He would only have to make a handful of successful appearances in the prem for his value to sky rocket.
This could seriously come back to bite us, rather than the club pay a bit extra sulli rather gamble with a youth player.
1.) 25 Jul 2024 14:16:58
Typical Sullivan tactic am afraid. ANything to save a few quid
2.) 25 Jul 2024 14:50:35
Sullivan is a cancer . That needs removing. He hasn't got the money to own a club of the size of west ham United. Contrast him and mike Ashley who despite being way richer admitted he couldn't afford to own Newcastle united. It's all ego and no responsibility with the dwarf .
3.) 25 Jul 2024 15:21:28
Looks that way, think he's forgetting Rice sold for 105m and was our best player for years before he left.
Not saying Orford will reach that level but he's very highly regarded in the best batch of youngsters since Joe Cole came through.
Personally I hope he tells west ham he wants to stay and fight for a new contact.
4.) 25 Jul 2024 15:41:09
Aston Villa want Lewis Orford included in the Jhon Duran transfer but West Ham DO NOT want to lose Orford as they rate him very highly.
No agreement has yet been reached between Aston Villa and West Ham but talks continue.
5.) 25 Jul 2024 16:04:40
Where did you read that Oshee? I had a sneaky feeling it might have been what they've asked of us not what we have offered. Despite the likes of Exwhuemployee and Romano all saying its what we have offered them.
Orford needs to be taken off the table and compromise needs to be made by both sides. Meet in the middle is best for both.
6.) 25 Jul 2024 18:17:29
Conflicting stories doing the rounds. Steidten and LOP do not want our youngster included in the deal
7.) 25 Jul 2024 21:10:33
surely sullivan wouldn't be offering players without speaking to Tim and lop first!? Really bad if true.
10 Aug 2023 15:32:55
C&h reporting we could sign JWP and Mctominay within the next 72 hours.
French publication reported we have opened talked for Wahi.
1.) 10 Aug 2023 16:33:58
One or the other apparently. More money for moyes to waste
2.) 10 Aug 2023 18:56:08
Depends how you read into the quote on the site however ex has now suggested the same.
Doesn't bode well for the Paqueta situation. Considering soucek has signed a new contract aswell.
Apprently the club are holding out for 95m for Paqueta if you add in the Rice, Scamacca and Vlasic money looking at around 230m brought in plus what ever was available before the sales. Crazy money hopefully that gives steidten a chance to bring in some young talent.
3.) 13 Aug 2023 02:31:28
Please not MCTOMINAY especially for the money being rumoured to be FOFANA is on a different planet than him but he's not a premiership proven player could somebody please tell me why why why the FU-K did STEIDTEN come to WEST HAM when we have got a complete CONTROL FREAK in MOYES that the foreign talent STEIDTEN has spotted SERGEANT MOYES has told the other CONTROL FREAK JIM MY "SULLY" CRANKY he doesn't want them as they either haven't played for UTD or in the premier league.
4.) 14 Aug 2023 00:14:10
We bought Scamacca last year from outside of the Premier league, nobody had heard of him and guess what ….it didn’t work out . How many times have you seen Fofana play and what makes you so certain he’ll be better than what we’ve already got? I don’t understand why you would think somebody is on a different planet to options who have played in the PL?
5.) 16 Aug 2023 15:44:31
McTominay played on left wing other day; if he's happy with it then fine. If not, come to the Olympic stadium lad!
6.) 16 Aug 2023 16:18:50
Paqueta slightly different position but same background though mate. He is going to get us 100k more. Or stay and be brilliant hopefully.
04 Aug 2023 11:32:10
According to Alan Nixon, we've requested the medical info for both Maguire and Mctominay.
Looks like Moyes is getting his way, shame because there are better, cheaper, younger options available.
1.) 04 Aug 2023 14:04:00
I bloody hope not!
Apparently, Tim Steidten has promised “signings in two days”.
2.) 04 Aug 2023 15:35:20
Where did you hear that tin? C&H's source confirm the medical request is true for Maguire but not the case with Mctominay.
One thing I do know is the media are having an absolute field day. Daily star saying that moyes and Steidten came to blows? what an absolute circus. Honestly I didn't want Rice to leave but with the fee and Stiedten coming in I was optimistic we'd push on but instead we get this.
3.) 04 Aug 2023 21:13:19
I don’t know the strength of it, but West Ham Network were claiming an exclusive earlier today, quoting Steidten. He didn’t say which players. Just described them as “signings”.
4.) 05 Aug 2023 01:38:46
Alvarez is most likely signed I hear.
5.) 05 Aug 2023 01:40:22
More likely to be Alvarez and Fofana than the Utd lads.
6.) 05 Aug 2023 01:52:17
Nixon may have pulled a rabbit out of the hat there, from what I hear.
7.) 05 Aug 2023 14:54:41
Must have been David Nixon ?if you’re old enough to remember who he was??⚒⚒⚒⚒⚒
8.) 05 Aug 2023 20:50:41
Exactly my dear Chelmsford!
9.) 08 Aug 2023 11:14:47
Steidten meant he is going to sign two autographs.
10.) 08 Aug 2023 19:51:55
I'd rather MAQUIRE than MCTOMINAY a million percent.no sorry £35 million percent.⚒⚒⚒?♂️
20 Jul 2023 13:14:32
Romano has given the here we go on Carlos Borges to West Ham, 19 year old from Man city, 28 goals and 16 assists in 32 games. 14m could turn into a real bargain.
Surprised Cresswell is looking likely to go but happy to see we are being linked with some top young LBs. Just need Emerson to play like he's playing in a cup final every week.
1.) 20 Jul 2023 14:17:00
Now that is some good news on Borges. He is some player for the future. Moyes must be spitting blood.
2.) 20 Jul 2023 14:45:17
Wow, Borges is an exciting prospect and at £14m a bargain. This has TIM written all over it because this is not a MOYES choice. TIM "The Pearl" has done it again, grabbing young talent that can be sold on for massive profits
3.) 20 Jul 2023 15:01:21
Not sure if anyone has told Moyes yet ? just need Noble nd Steidten to keep Moyes away from talking to him before he's signed.
On a more serious note Exwhuemployee reported our interest in Borges a couple months back so maybe even a rob Newman recommendation.
We are being linked to Adrein Truffert again 21 year old LB, remember us being linked to him same time we signed Aguerd from Rennes. Very promising.
4.) 20 Jul 2023 15:26:49
Man City want a buy back clause in the Borges deal so basically if he turns out to be absolutely brilliant then there’s nothing we can do of Man City want him back, just feels like we’re the ones developing him and giving him game time which City can’t do given the size of their squad ?
{Ed002's Note - It is not as simple as that and not how buy back clauses work.}
5.) 21 Jul 2023 15:59:31
We have always had links with the Borgias in recent years.
14 Jul 2023 12:13:39
Ornstein reporting we've made am enquiry for EDSON ALVAREZ, bid expected to follow.
He actually outperforms Rice in a lot of metrics granted in the Eredivise.
1.) 14 Jul 2023 13:47:36
Real Betis have shown a ‘formal interest’ in West Ham United midfielder Pablo Fornals, with Manuel Pellegrini keen on signing the player.
2.) 14 Jul 2023 15:40:36
Always liked Pablo, can't help but feel that Moyes coached the flare out of him crazy to think in his first season for villareal he scored 4 goals and laid on 13 assists.
Would be sad to see him go as he genuinely has passion for the club but if we can get 15-20m for him then reinvest in younger players wouldn't be the worst thing to happen.
3.) 14 Jul 2023 19:28:54
Rice coaches the flair out of every player he comes across. No wonder Benrahma and Paqueta have issues with him.
4.) 14 Jul 2023 20:12:24
I think you mean Moyes, not Rice.
If I’m honest, although he’s a really nice bloke, I’ve always thought Fornals was too inconsistent. He’s weak on the ball and seems to lose the ball a helluva lot and his shooting accuracy could do with improvement. I don’t think he’d be a big miss and I’d rather the club had 15 million than Fornals.
5.) 14 Jul 2023 22:04:29
Haha! Yep, meant Moyse. I blame the second malt whisky.
6.) 15 Jul 2023 11:39:22
So as things stand its looking like fornals, rice, lanzini and possibly downes will be gone which leaves soucek and paqueta. Paqueta has just changed agents? And soucek wants a pay rise? Apparently we are closing in on declan rice replacement.Denis zakaria? Not so sure about that
7.) 15 Jul 2023 14:57:02
Moyes SEZ seemples make Any and Bowen midfield wingers then play Vlasic and Scamacca up front lol
8.) 15 Jul 2023 15:06:22
Rofl and it seems meeting planned with agents of scamacca in the next 48 hours with a view to moving yo roma?
9.) 15 Jul 2023 19:55:45
Finalize some Bunga bungas to make sure he goes eh mate
10.) 19 Jul 2023 11:56:14
Would he literally be able to take the heat in Italy now
11.) 26 Jul 2023 21:54:59
And we have a Cretan ( sic ) in charge still.
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05 Oct 2024 17:36:01
Good result and much better team performance today, was nice to see us go and kill the game off rather than sit back and invite pressure like we would have done last season.
Didn't think I'd say this but the decision to take kudus off at half time last week might actually have been a good one I thought he was more a team player this week in the sense that his decision making was better when to pass or go on a run, if we see more of the ball he doesn't have do everything himself like he did at times under the previous manager.
1.) 05 Oct 2024 17:56:00
Lot better performance against an average side. Bowen looked more like himself. My only worry is our defence. Ipswich cut us to pieces a few times… imagine what spurs may do!
2.) 05 Oct 2024 19:58:39
Unbeaten in their last 4 and only lost to city and Liverpool so far. Not the same level on paper as us but they are a good team.
Wouldn't say they cut us to pieces either, they had spells as every team will but we were comfortable, Limiting them to 2 shots on target one of which Areola usually saves.
Our back 4 looks solid imo todibo top class. We've looked leaky when one of the midfielders drops in between the cbs and the full backs get high. Think the flat 4 with the 3 in front suits our players better.
We know what spurs are going to do they are going to commit loads forward and leave themselves open on the counter. We have nothing to fear.
3.) 05 Oct 2024 21:44:45
A good start today. Were unlucky to be pegged back to 1.1 then it was pretty average to poor for most of the rest of the first half but got our second at just the right time . Second half I thought we were really decent. Centre backs look to have good partnership and JCT looks a class act. Okay it was only Ipswich but they are not a dreadful side. We may find it much more difficult in two weeks time, but as Al said no need to fear as we will get chances without doubt.
There is no way Ipswich tore us to pieces but we did create some of our own problems in defence with a few risky balls and some strange runs across our own penalty area.
4.) 07 Oct 2024 12:10:24
Let’s hope this marks the turning of a corner. JLop seems to have dumped the boring, negative and chaotic tactics he’s been delivering. Fingers crossed. COYI!
21 Sep 2024 14:48:11
Wasn't a bad team selection but the set up really played into Chelseas hands with alvarez practically a cb. A flat back 4 with guido and alavrez in front would have been a lot more solid.
Pen might have changed the game but another poor refereeing performance.
1.) 21 Sep 2024 15:29:59
Why blame the Referees performance although imo it was a pen! An utter rubbish performance, Moyes probably laughing his legs off and rightly so, to many excuses! ⚒⚒⚒
2.) 21 Sep 2024 16:26:06
From where we are it will be a feat to finish 10th totally disjointed
3.) 21 Sep 2024 20:45:52
Not blaming the ref, the problem was the set up. Chelsea have a ridiculous amount of talent to choose from also and will do that to a lot of teams this season. The manner of the goals was really poor though.
We've had a really tough start and who gives a rubbish about moyes before today the same fixtures last season seen us concede 8 more goals.
Hopefully things click soon and we go on a good run of games.
4.) 21 Sep 2024 20:58:02
I have to say I knew nothing about this Manager prior to him getting the job and now I’ve seen his first 5 games in charge my opinion is that he’s actually a downgrade on Moyes. First alarm bells rang last week with his team selection. Today the errors in decision making were endless. The players already look demotivated and don’t know what the manager is tactically trying to achieve. Bowen looks unhappy, Pacqueta uniterested, Kudus frustrated. We are 3:0 down and he takes Summerville off and replaces him with Antonio! At least Ings scored last week if you must take one of our bright sparks off. Oh and then with 20 minutes to go he brings Cresswell on! The Manager does not know what he’s doing and this is transcending through the players!
5.) 21 Sep 2024 21:31:53
One of the worse organised teams I have ever seen. AWB and Emerson seemed to be playing as right and left wingers it was so easy for Chelsea just to play through or round us. All this has to be the fault of the managers instructions.
Summerville was great and as Debbie says got taken of for Antonio ?
Totally baffling
6.) 22 Sep 2024 12:12:58
Sorry Debber not Debbie! Bloody autocorrect ?
7.) 22 Sep 2024 13:49:57
Get it right Hammer, think you’ll find it’s Dabber you were replying too not Debbie or Debber??You were probably plying yourself with alcohol after watching that abject performance??⚒⚒⚒⚒
8.) 22 Sep 2024 14:37:41
Been called worse than Debbie over the years and at least you gave us something to laugh at Hammer-D! ??
9.) 23 Sep 2024 10:48:14
I think your right Chelmsford after watching us stumble from one disaster to another I have hit the bottle and permanently catatonic ?
10.) 23 Sep 2024 13:13:10
Dabber,
White or dark meat for Xmas dinner? ?
14 Sep 2024 13:53:21
Soucek starting and we have Paqueta, Summerville and Soler on the bench.
Antonio also played 85 minutes on Wednesday.
I still think we are capable of beating Fulham but if we don't big questions on lopeteguis selection.
1.) 14 Sep 2024 15:39:09
I'm starting to wonder if a there's stipulation in Daniel Kretinsky's investment in the club that forces us to play at least 1 of the Czech players every game!
2.) 14 Sep 2024 16:02:23
Awful 1st Half, no we’re near the level WH need to be at.
Going to be a tough season if we don’t get to grip with the game early on
3.) 14 Sep 2024 16:20:05
I was only kidding about the Kretinsky - Czech player thing, but unless there's an injury to Emerson, to take him off, shuffle AWB to the left and bring on Coufal minutes after Soucek went off is a strange one to say the least!
4.) 14 Sep 2024 16:56:57
At least we played a lot better once the team was out that a lot of us have been asking for.
Ref must be absolutely gutted we got a point out of that.
Worst refereeing performance I've seen In a while.
5.) 14 Sep 2024 16:59:51
1-1 and I’m beginning to feel uneasy about JLop’s starting selections. Why on earth did he start with Soucek and Antonio? Both hopeless and deservedly withdrawn at half-time.
28 Aug 2024 20:40:47
You're not guna get much creativity from a midfield that contains soucek and jwp was hoping we'd never see that again once Moyes left but here we are.
It would have been nice for summerville and fullkrug to get some decent service in their first starts.
1.) 29 Aug 2024 07:31:37
Once again bloody rubbish, B’mouth far better side, deserved to win! Where was Fullkfrug, is he going to turn out another Scamacca / Haller?
Lucky no VAR involved as very suspicious off the forearm for the goal even if unintentional!
Criticism of JWP but he was far from our worse player, thought he was OK! ⚒⚒⚒⚒
2.) 29 Aug 2024 08:33:06
He was 100% our worst player. Offered no link between defence and attack. There were a few times where he went to put pressure on his man in midfield and they breezed past him like he wasn't even there, he played one good pass all game that was a long diagonal ball and almost cost us a goal when he completely misread todibos pass into him in a dangerous area. Hope he's sold.
24 Aug 2024 14:03:37
Same team as last week.
Quite disappointed I'd of expected at least bissaka to come in, coufal will have a rough time agaisnt Eze.
1.) 24 Aug 2024 15:38:49
Gotta be honest, not only is Antonio finished as a Premier League player, I'm not sure he'd get a game in any of the English Leagues.
Watch him score now!
2.) 26 Aug 2024 15:34:47
Antonio is shot to pieces as a starter . But off the bench he's still a huge threat. A bit like post prison mike Tyson . Good early crap later on . Stamina and legs both gone but can still do it in flashes .
11 Oct 2024 17:33:09
Well if you look at his last 3 seasons then yeah it's great, but the 6 seasons prior to that it's pretty bad he's had some big injuries multiple ligament tears and a cruciate ligament tear that kept him out for a full season, with big injuries like that they will often breakdown again or they cause other injuries further down the line.
Anyways let's hope he doesn't need surgery and will have an impact when he's back.
As you say we will never know the full Duran story but with sullivans track record I'd imagine we went with the cheaper option. I don't believe we were too skint to pay the extra another line peddled by the club they were saying we only had about 50m to spend then spent over a 100 and that's without even getting the money from the likes of Aguerd and jwp.
No one is paying 25m for jwp unless Moyes is in management even then we would be lucky to get 15m
Aguerd we might still get a decent fee for he's getting rave reviews in la liga. Should be 20-25m at least.
Apparently we agreed with Southampton 6-7m for ings but he refused to go.
11 Oct 2024 11:07:58
@die 4, looking at Fullkrugs injury record and age we would have been lucky if he didn't get injured.
Also I'm skeptical of this new narrative that villa were asking closer to 50-60m seems like a story sulli has pushed to justify not getting Duran. When at the time the most reliable sources were all saying we were bidding 30odd million and villa were wanting closer to 40m the deal only being around about 5m apart which Sulli didn't want to pay. Seems strange these story's would come out now to save a certain someone's embarrassment.
I do agree it's probably the best window we've had in our history and we haven't even seen it at its best yet, summerville, guilherme, todibo, soler influence will grow over the coming seasons.
The Rios deal makes sense we definitely need a bit of pace and athleticism in the midfield, was hoping we would get fofana but unfortunately that ship sailed when a certain someone wanted jwp instead.
03 Oct 2024 23:27:06
2 stories I heard on it were 1)sullivan didn't want to pay the extra. 2)stiedten got sick of villa moving the goal posts and went for fullkrug instead. I'd imagine the truth is somewhere in the middle but I think we all know who was pushing for the cheaper option.
The summerville deal came out the blue a similar time to the fullkrug one. favoured sullivan mouthpieces have said summerville was a sullivan pick which adds weight to the reason why sullivan wanted the cheaper fullkrug as it meant he could get his pick in summerville.
We will never reach our full potential with sullivan in charge.
26 Sep 2024 15:12:19
Likely relegation battle? Let's see after the next 5 games.
21 Sep 2024 12:12:16
Forward line of
bowen
Summerville paq and kudus has plenty goals in it.
The mistake in the window was not getting Duran.
Sure the same fixtures last season seen us get no points and concede about 8 more goals.
The starting line up against Fulham got peoples back up but the point away to Fulham isn't bad.
05 Oct 2024 19:58:39
Unbeaten in their last 4 and only lost to city and Liverpool so far. Not the same level on paper as us but they are a good team.
Wouldn't say they cut us to pieces either, they had spells as every team will but we were comfortable, Limiting them to 2 shots on target one of which Areola usually saves.
Our back 4 looks solid imo todibo top class. We've looked leaky when one of the midfielders drops in between the cbs and the full backs get high. Think the flat 4 with the 3 in front suits our players better.
We know what spurs are going to do they are going to commit loads forward and leave themselves open on the counter. We have nothing to fear.
28 Sep 2024 19:40:28
Kudus coming off is a concern either lopetegui is clueless or he's injured neither are good for us.
A point away to Brentford isn't bad.
Todibo had a good game, and mavro gives us something different at right back.
Thought soler looked bright also.
27 Sep 2024 15:44:47
Agree tk. A lot of people are jumping the gun. I've been looking at the next 3 games and feel if the tactics are right we could win all 3.
Hopefully the confidence is still there after a tough start, but a couple wins could kick-start our season.
26 Sep 2024 12:13:59
Brooking10, we were spending large amounts of money under Moyes more than we ever have in our history and yet we were getting worse results and performances. Simply we were regressing. Moyes ineptitude was extending beyond the pitch hemorrhaging huge amounts on transfers and creating the oldest smallest squad in the league that he never rotated.
Like it or not Lopetegui has achieved a lot more in the game than what Moyes has.
Most fans didn't want him but he's here because of the dwarf so we got to at least give him time.
I very much doubt Moyes would have faired any better with these fixture.
25 Sep 2024 23:34:47
You a west ham supporter or a Moyes supporter? Sick of hearing about him.
I've not been impressed with the selections or tactics so far but there is time yet for things to click into place.
We've had a turnaround of 21 players in the summer with a new manager and we've had one of the toughest starts on paper.
Let's not pretend Moyes was some classy manager because he really wasn't and pretty far from it.