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17 Aug 2022 21:40:26
Christian Pulisic is a no brainier for me. I always bang on about posters offering suggestions instead of general complaints.
Right age profile, speaks the language, Premier League proven, certainly has potential commercially aswell, player with a point to prove and he wants to get minutes prior to the World Cup.
Also, it’s probably a loan
1.) 17 Aug 2022 22:47:32
Pulisic would be a great addition.
2.) 18 Aug 2022 13:38:22
So would Borna Sosa. He would be the answer to our long term LB options at still only 24. We not going to get Grimaldo cause he is in CHAMPS LEAGUE but we are also considering Maitland Niles?
3.) 18 Aug 2022 14:28:57
Pulisic - yes please. A sound investment.
4.) 18 Aug 2022 14:51:27
Not mainland niles? Is that cause we can get him on loan?
5.) 19 Aug 2022 22:07:09
If we can't agree personal demands for Emerson due to high wage demands then we won't be getting PULISIC as I'm pretty sure he will be on higher wages
10 Aug 2022 12:54:51
Anderson, Haller, Vlasic, Diop, all players signed for big money. All players we are taking a hit on. Call it a £75M loss overall. That’s a seasons transfer budget. I’m astonished that people on here cannot fathom why we are cautious in what is, without question, a sellers market. If posters on here ran the recruitment drive, with suggestions like Eric Bailly, West Ham would have a similar balance sheet to Bury.
1.) 10 Aug 2022 18:09:17
Here we go again. £17M BID for kehler rejected so we went back with another bid what a farce
2.) 10 Aug 2022 19:19:43
Turns out psg want £16m and we actually bid between £8-10m lol
3.) 10 Aug 2022 20:03:18
Don't understand the low ball offer when we are desperate for a decent CB, this guy can play right across the back 4, German international and we bid about 10 mil and sell Diop for 15 mil, sorry I can't get my head round that.
4.) 10 Aug 2022 23:32:19
I don't think any team goes straight in with the asking price,the fact we are clearly desperate doesn't put us in the best position to bargain. Actually starting to think with Diop gone we need 2 CBs.
5.) 11 Aug 2022 05:39:30
I actually don't think they know what they are doing anymore. We bid £8m find out they want £17m then bid again £10m for a player in a position we are desperate to fill, meanwhile we have players leaving and positions elsewhere still need to be filled but it's never going to happen whilst these clowns continue with the strategy they use
6.) 11 Aug 2022 06:18:16
Unfortunately its the West ham way to approach with a very low first offer to test the water. Its the haggle that they love and its why our transfers take so long and Probably also the reason why we miss out on so many (coupled with the fact Dave Dithers around so long). Look at now. We need a CB (In fact we need quite a few) before the forest game because Johnson is not a CB as hard as he tries. What do we do? Approach a team like PSG with a ridiculous £8m for a £17m player and then when they say no, we go back with £10m and then next it will be £12m and then £14 etc etc etc. Why did we not at least go back with something near what they are asking, say £14m? And now we have asked EVERTON of all TEAMS about Micheal Keane? Are we that desperate because I don't rate him? Meanwhile, we still need players in numerous other positions and it seems like we can only focus on one position at a time.
7.) 11 Aug 2022 06:24:20
We increased our bid to £10m for Thilo Kehrer and Sevilla have also now shown an interest in him. I Genuinely think our owners do it deliveratley so they can then say "Oh dear, we tried so hard and had so many bids in for players"? The size of our squad and how we need players in so many positions is making me start to be quite concerned about this coming season
8.) 11 Aug 2022 06:49:25
Well they did sell a stadium, now maybe the plan is to sell all the players and just have the U23's.
9.) 11 Aug 2022 11:13:21
Reports surfacing that West Ham have just made a laughable £10 million offer for Thilo Kehrer to PSG
10.) 11 Aug 2022 14:34:24
Half the reports are rubbish anyway. I reas that PSG are looking to shift quite a few and Kehrer is in final year of his contract. Deal is there to be done.
I don't think it's even clear who the main CB target is at the moment.
We need to get a shift on. CBX2, LB, CM needed minimum. Another attacking player wouldn't go a miss. Lots to be done.
11.) 11 Aug 2022 20:32:37
Hi mikesiron are you happy with finishing 10th or 12th place every year because I ain't and people on this site are entitled to their opinion and we got away with not replacing HALLER now we've sold a C/B and play a right back in front of a confirmed C/B in DIOP now for me even though I think DIOP always played as though he was going through the motions but come on he's a better C/B than JOHNSON can you please tell me under these owners who helped us out but then make silly predictions when they have overspent on players please mikeiron.
12.) 11 Aug 2022 20:55:32
Please don't think I am having a go Mikes iron, far from it but your statement no wonder we are cautious doesn't ring true. Signing Vlasic for 30 mil, don't give him a chance and let him leave on loan with us paying most of his wages and a resale value of 15m is not being cautious its being stupid. Publicly blaming Benny and dragging him off when ever he makes a mistake so destroying his confidence and reducing his value by probably half is atrocious not cautious. Not giving the youngsters even a few minutes so they leave is not being cautious its down right stupid. Imagine being Okoflex and scoring 1 in 2 from the wing for U23's and not even given a few minutes, no wonder the kids are leaving, Oko will be next! Rant over.
13.) 11 Aug 2022 21:01:37
Whorya48, I am not entirely sure what you are asking me. Am I ambitious for West Ham, yes. Do I believe we are a big club, yes. I was as excited as anyone seeing Anderson walk through the door at £42M. I was amazed he walked back out for, what was it, £3M? An extortionate loss.
Everything is in place for us to push on to the next level, incredible fan base, biggest stadium in London, these owners are fans and saved us from the brink, let’s not forget, finally - a decent team with what I consider to be the best young player in the world in Declan Rice.
I have seen us sell the best youth academy products ever seen in one team. Last time we sold the family silver in Rio Ferdinand, we wasted every penny. It was painful to trade in a genuine Rolls Royce for rubbish.
So yes, I advocate patience and buying the right players, with the correct attitude. I don’t want a 20 year old demanding to be our top earner on £135K when he started 11, yes 11, matches in an interior French League.
Some of you lot don’t know you’re born, we are close. This is the most difficult league in the world. Everything can unravel very quickly. I really believe in this manager and the team. I wish people on here could do the same.
14.) 12 Aug 2022 06:18:08
I think because we have seen this before and its just the same old story. Spend the entire window chasing 1 or 2 targets, submit low ball offers which are never going to be accepted and then the player in question ends up going elsewhere. And now we have more competition because more and more teams want the same targets as ourzelves. We have less than 3 weeks to go and by my reckoning we have 14 fit firts team players. If you take Rice, Zoiuma and Bowen from our first 11 (and what happens if they get injured this week) then have a look at what we have left, its poor and would have problems in the championship. We have two major problems in our transfer dealings and its not good. Firstly, we never ever want to pay the asking price and always bid low and go back with multiple offers and in the end fail. Now as a player i'm thinking, do they really want me, or are they just after a bargain? Secondly we have MOYES who dithers and can't make his mind up so even if we get players lined up and deals almost agreed DIthering DAVE could still put the breaks on the deal. Now if Dave don;t like the player, why are we bidding in the first place.? Its simple, we need players and there are plenty out there at reasonable prices. We need a CB, so get SZALAI at £10m. Sosa LB at £17m. that's two crucial positions sorted for us. Bamba Diang can play anywhjere on the front line and is another decent price. These are all obtainable players so why is nothing happening and why are we chasing Micheal Keane We could have gone for damsgaard at £16m but no. Frankfurt are willing to listen to offers for Daichi Kamada but no? We spent the entire window on BROJA and ONANA and look how that turned out? In the end, the fans are disappointed in how we are dealing with taking our club to the next level and we can see as fans where this window is going and we don't like it. If we get this wrong we could well be bottom 3 at Christmas and easily relegated (see previous point ref RICE, ZOUMA dn BOWEN). We therefore have every right to moan, complain and say what we want because the way we are going this season is going to be a disaster
15.) 12 Aug 2022 09:52:39
I actually am accepting of other people’s views Daisy. However, where I get frustrated is when the moaners get it wrong. Diangana is a classic example. This guy can’t even do it in the division below. Yet there is little recognition that the majority of posters got that one wrong.
Everyone says Diop had lost his way; he leaves. Vlasic, poor all season, gone. Spent over £100M and looking for more. I do believe the club is doing its best.
Plenty of good things the club does that doesn’t get attention. Being the only club to reduce its cheapest season tickets to make top flight football available to the working man, as football should be, got very little media traction. Especially considering the recent headlines about the outrageous prices for pints and pies.
16.) 12 Aug 2022 12:26:08
Hi Mike your mentioning one player in anderson we are very close to what I'll tell you what we are close to is not having positions covered you need a strong bench Mike not just the starting 11 we was playing LANZINI in a defensive midfield last season that's a complete joke and DM has no tactical nous to change a plan if your tactics ain't working the man has no plan b or c he plays one way and if that ain't good enough then so be it all he will do is keep us in the premier league and that for me ain't good enough he had HALLER and couldn't work out that he plays his best football in a w up top or a 3 I know he wasn't DM signing but come on VLASIC he wasn't given a run in the team,if your a playing coming on Mike for cameo 10 minute a me time her and there it is virtually impossible to shine give him a 10 game run in the starting 11 and play him in the right position not always asked to play where it ain't his strength and OKO-FLEX if your talking about tightening the purse strings or being patient I think in the grand scheme of things apart from a few mindless thugs who pelted SULLY with coins and what else I think WEST HAM are very patient the lad scores against all the top under 23 sides and a number of times he's been on the bench not once has he been used people are just fed up with constant low balling I get it you never pay the first price straight away but when a club says that's their price we still don't meet it we could have signed KATE had we not mucj about and Leicester came in and signed him I see your goING on about ONANA why did we go for him in the first place research that's why and we agreed terms and he wanted to come to west ham he's 20 and some times you have to take a pint rather than wait till he's 24 or 25 and if successful he's way out of our price range we paid 10 mill for the big lump from preston who couldn't trap a bag of cement people are just fed up with us making the transfer business open I understand it's hard to keep a lot private as clubs like it out in the open so it pushes the pricend up if other clubs come in as well so if we didn't know the half of it we couldon't comment a lot of people take it very personal when the long and short of it is we are all supporters of WEST HAM and when we pay our money to watch the club people are enttiled to their opinion.
17.) 12 Aug 2022 22:00:03
Mike agree with some of that, I did say Diangana going was no big deal and that it didn’t warrant the outrage at the time. No issue with Diop going as he always seemed to go missing at crucial moments, couldn’t seem to read the play. Vlasic I would have given more opportunity to. But the thing that bothers me is the rumours that Moyes is stopping transfers because of players attitudes - that background check on targets should have been done pre window, it all seems a bit unprofessional from the club right now and is preventing the team pushing on. There is a small window to break into the top 6 club and while those around us that we could possibly displace are pushing on, with the exception of Man Utd, we are dithering.
18.) 14 Aug 2022 09:12:34
I think DM has done a superb job to date. Remember where we were before he arrived! Getting rid of Vlasic had to be done as he was not upto it. We may get 2/3 of the transfer money back for him if he has a reasonable season, unlike Anderson where we took a near £35m hit. Trust DM, 3 years back we were praying to come 4th from bottom, yet now we’ve recently reached European semi final!
05 Aug 2022 21:20:00
David Moyes deserves total backing in my view. I remember watching the Chelsea away game, thinking if we lose it’s looking perilous. We win 3-2 thanks to a marvellous late winner from Yarmolenko.
Missing out on Onana is, for me, no issue. Same for Kostic. Anyone coming for money is of no interest to me. Even Zielinski, who is without doubt a top drawer player, with a sound character, to me must want to come. Otherwise I’m pleased with the business we have done.
I again have nothing but respect for Moyes, he understands he is a custodian of the club whilst at the helm.
1.) 05 Aug 2022 23:01:40
Agree re: Moyes, think he deserves respect with his decisions on players. Thought the win against Chelsea was at home though.
2.) 06 Aug 2022 09:20:25
I stand corrected SDL you are indeed correct
3.) 06 Aug 2022 16:25:25
Moyes wants signings who want to play for West Ham not play at West Ham. As good as Lingard Kostic Onana are, we need prideful players and not cash collectors.
4.) 07 Aug 2022 11:04:01
The reality though kib is that very few really good players would dream of playing for West Ham. We think they should because we are fans but reality is people want to play for their boyhood club or a club that can win them trophies. We need to sell a project to them and get them to want to play at West Ham. The club can keep coming up with reasons someone didn’t want to join but ultimately it is the club that didn’t make it attractive enough to lure them and as we have seen in a few cases this summer that hasn’t been about money.
30 Sep 2020 19:03:42
Whoever said we should sign Ross Barkley is a.
1.) 30 Sep 2020 20:43:39
That will be meðŸ‘ðŸ‘.
30 Aug 2020 20:11:55
Many people, quite rightly, showing concern around a potential transfer for Declan Rice. With 2 weeks until our curtain raiser, time to be and act, as I believe West Ham are, a big club. I wouldn't sell now regardless. Our strength is the midfield. Rice, Soucek and one other is, in my own view, as good as anything outside top 8. Which is where we should be aiming.
1.) 30 Aug 2020 23:28:01
Sadly we aren't a big club, we have a big stadium, but let's face it we haven't won anything for 40 years, we have never qualified for CL, and we are fighting relegation most years, success for us won't come overnight it will be a slow building process.
2.) 31 Aug 2020 18:13:14
Couldn't disagree more, in the grand scheme of things, West Ham is a big club. Premier League virtually every season, big support base, London based, plenty of factors add value to a club. West Ham have plenty of features attractive to players.
3.) 31 Aug 2020 19:53:55
Can you tell me of another "big club " that is heading into a season with only one recognised striker?
We can all see where we need to improve yet nothing has been done
We scraped by last season and have done nothing to improve, I can see Rice going why would he want to stay when he can play CL football and win things elsewhere?
Like I said big fanbases don't make a big club we have a small club mentality we haven't improved at all since we left the boylen infact we have regressed, our transfer policy is questionable at best, simple fact is the best players don't want to play at West ham so its left until late in window and we over pay for players like haller which then has a detrimental effect on other transfers as there's no money left then.
{Ed002's Note - WHU are trying to add a striker. The transfer window is still open. Money is very, very tight.}
4.) 31 Aug 2020 21:17:18
I'm sure Manchester United went into the season after selling Lukaku with only 1 recognised striker. Are you telling me Manchester United aren't a big club?
5.) 31 Aug 2020 21:19:51
PelegrÃni spent a LOT of money, and waisted a lot of money. The board can’t be blamed for backing him. Moyse is in an unfortunate position due to this. Fortunately his 2 buys, Bowen and Soucek have hit the ground running. Hopefully, if he can remove a few he’ll be able to buy again. Regarding ‘being a big club’, we are incredibly well supported, but NEED to win something. Chelsea were below us until Roman brought them, and then they won everything becoming a big club, although they did spend BIG. We need to win something. Why do we not target the League Cup. Mourinho and Guardiola consider it important enough to win, therefore we should. A cup is a cup.
6.) 31 Aug 2020 22:09:40
Mikesiron they had Martial and Rashford as strikers.
7.) 31 Aug 2020 23:18:38
Rashford had never been a number 9 for a full season before that point.
8.) 01 Sep 2020 07:19:17
A supposedly recognised so called striker means nothing unless they score goals, we have at least one of them in Haller! It’s just a hyped up name, does it matter what you call a players position up front if they regularly score goals? Antonio was never a recognised “striker†but adapted amazingly for us thankfully, all attacking players should be capable of scoring and assisting, no excuses in the
Premiership! I would be more than happy with Rashford playing for us, as well as Martial or Lingard as he is being linked with us after ManU apparently being in for Van de Beek, making Lingard excess to requirements which I find hard to believe?
9.) 01 Sep 2020 10:44:02
I keep saying it: if Haller has 30 PL starts, he will score at least 15.
10.) 01 Sep 2020 10:45:42
So what is your excuse for wanting to sign Lingard? A player who punters put money on to go a whole season for Manchester United without scoring or assisting. The same player who only got a goal on the last day of the season after a howler from Kasper Schmeichel. People need to think before they post this is ludicrous stuff. Remember, 'no excuses'. Looking forward to the response from this one.
11.) 01 Sep 2020 11:46:50
I agree Mikes
Lingard had one half decent season in 2017 - apart from that, he's been way below average quality.
I also still maintain that Haller is class - set up correctly and he'll be lethal.
12.) 01 Sep 2020 13:44:46
Mike, ludicrous stuff in whose opinion, yours? Just a question without being controversial!
13.) 02 Sep 2020 08:47:18
Gee I don't think it needs an argument, it's a game of opinions. I don't agree on Lingard but if on the tiny chance he did join I would love to be wrong then.
14.) 02 Sep 2020 09:46:14
Being a West Ham fan is synonymous with being a frustrated football fan. But there isn’t a club anywhere else in the world I would rather support.
We all have an equal right to express our opinions and, sometimes they contrast quite radically, but come on lads, don’t let it deteriorate into counter-productive, internecine stuff.
COYI!
15.) 06 Sep 2020 22:43:02
A neighbour of mine has just lost his job at GATWICK AIRPORT due to the virus and he doesn't moan half as much as some west ham fans like Ed said due to this we are in a proper recession and are going to be for a very long time so I ain't going to slag the board off as it only gives me the bollock ache but either MOYES OR SULLY didn't reckon DIANGANA was good enough and what I see of him in the premier league he looked a bit short of what is needed and doing it in the CHAMPIONSHIP always makes me very dubious of their levels of competing in the PL . COYI.
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20 Aug 2023 22:15:02
I was going to post to say I cannot believe it, but I can totally believe it. The ghost town this site becomes when we win.
Even if you can’t bare the manager, you post negative every day, the chance you get to post something positive you don’t.
It’s a new season, off the back of a cup win last season. I just don’t get it. The very least a day like today gives you is a great feeling. Be it workplace honours if you work with a Chelsea fan, next door neighbour banter, or if you just sat at home with your family.
Someone explain this to me. I just can’t get my head around it. Fair enough if you want to be negative and only post when things aren’t going well. However, this is West Ham, no one supports West Ham for the glory. We support them because we are either from the local area or probably have a family member who supported them before we did.
If you want to only post when we lose, or don’t sign a particular player - fine. That being said, please do it elsewhere because this site has died over the last 12 months because of it.
1.) 20 Aug 2023 23:17:34
I totally disagree with the negativity on here so far, was going to post the same before I read yours, why no bloody praise on here for the team, absolutely magnificent performance, only watched on MOTD as travelling home from abroad and missed live game but getting updates at Stansted Airport!
Antonio’s goal magnificent, I have always been big admirer although hit and miss but my goodness great from him today! How can posters always be so negative when we have beaten Chelsea with 10 men for 23 minutes still to go! Great performances from all those involved, it’s a massive win and 3 big points⚒⚒⚒⚒COYI
2.) 20 Aug 2023 23:26:47
Are you looking to wind People up on purpose? You bang on about negative posts yet you come on, and post crap about us fans again because we havnt posted. I’m sorry mate but you need to do one you really do. And again you say stupid stuff, you are basically saying you shouldn’t support West Ham unless you live next door to the stadium or unless your dad swept fag ends up 30 years ago.
The reason this site as you put it “has died” is because of the crap you put on here, you bore the life out of me. If you were in a room with anyone on this site spouting the crap u put on here you would probably get knocked out mate. You are a joke. This site has not died. But again people are going to react to your crap you’ve put on here, me being one of them and I really wish I couldn’t react but you are a complete muppet. IDIOT
3.) 20 Aug 2023 23:38:14
You really are a piece of work Mike. Always seem to be looking for a fight. Not only have you obviously ignored or missed the posts on here about today’s game, but you take it upon yourself to be the self-appointed West Ham supporters’ spokesman. First you say unless you attend home and away games we are not real supporters. Then you say Oshee should support a different club. Now you insist if anyone wants to make any form of criticism they must do it elsewhere. This site is for all people to make comments as they see fit, not just the views that fit in with yours Mike.
4.) 21 Aug 2023 00:27:47
Good to see you back on here Chelmsford, you weren’t the feller I was sitting with in the hotel bar last week in Fuertaventura were you! ?
Mike I chose to support West Ham in 1980 as a 10 year old, I’m Cheshire born and bred and live only 40 miles from both Liverpool and Manchester but didn’t want to be a sheep and support the clubs everybody else in the area did. My brothers the same but he chose Arsenal ….sad git! I like a lot of what you post on here buddy but disagree with that point you made.
Whitby, I haven’t seen anything Mike has put on here that warrants comments about wanting to knock him out ….
Tinlegs, you and your mates are glass half empty and have made many comments on here designed to wind people up. I get it a lot of you don’t like Moyes and his style of play but Mike is right in that the last 12 months on site have been toxic because of the constant moaning and whinging about Moyes, Sullivan, Brady, Kretinksky, Antonio etc etc . We are West Ham, The Happy Hammers, most people outside of Londons 2nd favourite team! Its bloody great following the Hammers! We’ve just won a trophy, have made a good start to the season, are playing in Europe again, will have some more signing coming in and life is good ……enjoy it boys! It could be worse, we could be Everton fans! ?
5.) 21 Aug 2023 05:33:37
A ghost town? It's not even been 24 hours lol any excuse just to wind people up eh?
Again, another stupid comment.
6.) 21 Aug 2023 05:38:32
Come on Mike drop this bollocks about you've got to be chass&dave to support west ham I was born in tooting and lived most of my life in Chelsea my brothers support Chelsea and majority of my friends are as well I chose west ham and I'm delighted I did on MOYES i still believe he isn't the man to take us forward, also I said I didn't rate JWP and he had a good game but it's one win and if they had scored their penalty I think they would have beaten us comfortably but it's ifs and buts and you obviously think MOYES is the man for the job I think SILVA from Fulham i's the man or EMERY but it won't be changed but i would hold your views on us after one win but Mike everybody on this site wants us to win trophys and do well so it's time you took your gloves off as life's too short and I've been into disagreements with posters on here but afterwards you forgot about it, you take things personally and we should all be cheering us on as I'm excited if we can get KUDUS and MANVOPRANOS signed.
7.) 21 Aug 2023 07:10:55
Spot on whorya
8.) 21 Aug 2023 07:38:43
Dabber Hammer, no it wasn’t me mate in Fueventura, I was in Tenerife watching us against Bournemouth?
Whitby, I hope you weren’t referring to me by telling me to do one? I agree with a lot of your posts on here and have posted to say so? I was simply saying at well gone 11.00pm after the game on Sunday that no posters were giving any praise to the team for a fantastic win especially with only 10 for practically 30 minutes against a normally top 4/6 side?
I have never ever suggested ever that you can only ever be a fan because you are local to the vicinity or you attend games, because I don’t now because of age and health with the travelling!
I can remember posting to you how much I admired you supporting the ⚒’s travelling from Whitby to games, so if you were referring to me to do one, I take great offence to that, but hope you weren’t?
I will continue to be positive on here when I think we’ve done well and yesterday was certainly nothing to be Negative about at all in my view and I am not a DM fan at all but a massive win is exactly that in any shape or form⚒⚒⚒⚒⚒
9.) 21 Aug 2023 08:36:28
I really enjoy this site and have a good read of everybody's posts let's remember it's a Banter page and we should just accept everyone's posts without getting rude about them and let's have a good laugh at the banter
10.) 21 Aug 2023 09:06:10
Chelmsford I’ve got a lot of respect for you sir as I have a lot of posters on here. So no I wasn’t referring to you at all mate. Dabbed hammer, Mike is a complete wind up merchant, I was simply saying stuff like that gets a reaction, and for me he’s pushing all the wrong buttons. Clearly the bloke has a problem with people not being true supporters because we don’t have a london postcode. Yeah I am from whitby and yeah there are local teams to me leeds boro Newcastle but I chose West Ham as a 9 year old lad and took a hell of a lot of flack for it when I was growing up, but I spend a lot of money on a season ticket and travel and accommodation when I come down there between work. But look lo and behold, he puts crap on gets everyone all wound up. Of course we are buzzing with our team, but so what that we all didn’t flock to post on here, I don’t run to post on here when there’s bad things to say, if I feel like commenting, good or bad I will do it.
11.) 21 Aug 2023 10:34:29
Well said, Whitby.
12.) 21 Aug 2023 11:01:52
With just over a minute gone from ko, Antonio was on his arse. I thought to myself “here we go”. I was mistaken. He put in a shift and his goal was superbly taken.
13.) 21 Aug 2023 12:20:38
Point taken Whitby. What a journey that is from Whitby to Stratford every other week, you must be knackered by the time you get home? Cost prohibits me from doing it as we have 4 teenagers to fund but once they all bugger off I’m putting my name on the season ticket list! ?
I’m going to wave the white flag of truce here as at 53 years of age I really shouldn’t be bickering with fellow Hammers on a forum. It’s after all a genuine love of the tribe, chosen through nature or nurture that drives all the comments on here, positive or negative. COYI ?
14.) 21 Aug 2023 14:02:43
Not sure its NATURE or NURTURE my friend. Unless you attend every week your not entitled to your opinion, don't ya know. Only those that go to the games are allowed to express themselves on here! Well guess what IRONSMIKE, I can no longer get to the games for personal reasons, but I was going 55 years ago so I will say what I want and you nor anyone else will tell me otherwise!
Presonally, I don;t like MOYES and never have. Prior to taking over at WEST HAM, what did he ever win? He did nothing at UNITED, Sunderland he took down and his stint at SOCIEDAD was a disaster. Tactically he is very naive, he treats players disrespectfully (Benrahma, Downes are point in fact), he is indecisive in the transfer market and isn't the best morale booster, however, this is WEST HAM.OUR Club. It still will be when he is long gone, so we have to abide by the decision of those that pay his wages (GOD HELP US) . We want the best that we can get for our beloved club and when we don;t get it, we arn't happy because WE think we and the club deserve better. Sullivan is as much to blame. Yes he has invested in players, however, how many summers and January transfer windows have we sat by whilst we go through EPIC after DRAMA after EPIC every window and we have all seen it, again and again. INDECISION again and again by the board (SULLIVAN), Constantly TALKING about, PONDERING over, CONSIDERING a BIDDING FOR, MULLING and its every window. BACCA, ONANA, MAXI GOMES, VANAKEN to name but a few etc the list goes on and on. Fans are diapppointed and quite rightly frustrated and as such they have every right to say what they Damn well want to, even though they can no longer get to the games. What difference should it make?
17 Aug 2023 09:20:49
A general question, should Mason Greenwood be released from Manchester United, would anybody take him?
I am working on the premise it would be a free transfer.
1.) 17 Aug 2023 10:30:39
I don't think any club in the PL would take him. Wouldn't be a good look on the club. I for one wouldn't want him at WH
2.) 17 Aug 2023 10:55:58
I personally would have him at West Ham. After all, innocent until proven, beyond all doubt, guilty.
Not to mention he is a super talent.
3.) 17 Aug 2023 12:26:52
Mightve got away with it in the court, only because he's back with her. You heard the tapes right? I'm assuming by what you're saying if that was your daughter you'd be fine with it then as has not been found guilty, regardless what the tapes showed? Sad that Mike.
4.) 17 Aug 2023 13:10:27
Mike, don’t be naïve. Why do you suppose the club want the views of its female players? Just because there’s insufficient evidence for a legal offence to succeed, doesn’t mean he’s entirely blameless. There’s a myriad of things he might allegedly be guilty of that don’t fall within the law.
5.) 17 Aug 2023 15:08:38
Tainted, I’m afraid, so not for me.
6.) 17 Aug 2023 15:13:18
Oh I don’t for one moment think the views of 20 female players would be taken into account.
I actually think Manchester United will keep him on. For the very reason (s) stated.
If I was the father of the daughter I would, firstly, have much more insight into the case than a tape.
7.) 17 Aug 2023 18:35:57
Ah well, we’ll see.
8.) 17 Aug 2023 20:39:54
Well that tells me everything about you then Mike. Happy for someone like that to be at our club after hearing what he said. Shocking Mike. And goes to show that football is more important to you
9.) 17 Aug 2023 21:32:11
I’m amazed you have drawn any inference about my character from a case in which you know virtually nothing about. I think that says more about you to be frank.
10.) 17 Aug 2023 21:52:06
Also, hammerdave, football being more important than what? Please clarify as your statement is rather vague.
11.) 18 Aug 2023 05:48:39
The fact you'd want that lowlife anywhere near our club says everything about you. Funny how you'd want him st our club knowing what you heard. It's clear exactly what type of person he is and what he did, yet you make a stupid comment like "personally would have him at West Ham. After all, innocent until proven, beyond all doubt, guilty.
Not to mention he is a super talent". Might be a good player, but why would you want him. More to life than football, Mike.like dignity.
12.) 18 Aug 2023 07:50:21
Dave’s statement is far from vague. It’s very clear.
13.) 18 Aug 2023 09:25:46
Alternative opinions are healthy on here. Personal pops? Not so much.
14.) 18 Aug 2023 09:57:01
I cannot believe that you have sentenced an individual based off of a tape. That’s such a dangerous precedent to set.
What’s the point in a legal system then? Trial by media is a very dangerous avenue to tread. You heard a tape, that’s it, unless you know something else about the case, which I highly doubt.
15.) 18 Aug 2023 09:30:29
Also, based on that logic players like Jack Grealish should never play again, he along with many others actually have been convicted by the law, in the case of Grealish, for drink driving.
16.) 18 Aug 2023 09:55:02
Having daughters of my own if I was that father he wouldn't be turning up at court!
17.) 18 Aug 2023 11:34:01
No one will touch Greenwood. Apart from the allegation - he's supposed to have an incredibly poor attitude.
18.) 18 Aug 2023 12:12:58
Mike, Jimmy Savile was never convicted in a criminal court, so by your reckoning he's innocent until proven guilty! Come on.
19.) 18 Aug 2023 13:18:06
I’m surprised nobody’s mentioned Hitler yet.
20.) 18 Aug 2023 13:43:59
Totally agree tinlegs. Mike, come one, wake up! You heard the tapes. Surely you wouldn't want him at out club because his gf dropped charges? You heard the tapes! What if that was a family member.I have no disagreement about what aa good footballer he is.but surely you see what a horrible person he is. You can't justify your comment by saying innocent until proven totally guilty. Just a very sad comment.
21.) 18 Aug 2023 15:35:49
It's a very blinkered, poor response to a very sensitive situation. As a PROFESSIONAL footballer under the spotlight he should know better.
22.) 18 Aug 2023 15:36:33
They’re clearly not the same TinLegs. On a side note, are you ever going to answer my previous question about which players you would buy?
23.) 18 Aug 2023 19:37:25
No, it’s pointless speculation.
And I’m obviously not comparing Greenwood to Savile; just your notion of innocent until proven guilty.
24.) 18 Aug 2023 21:58:10
Who he would by? That's pointless speculation! We all know which positions we need to recruit for and whilst we can suggest who we are after, talking to, interested in, its really irrelevant. More to the point, who do you think we should sign?
25.) 19 Aug 2023 02:40:31
Hitler was just a misunderstood dropout lol. It's true but is a spin of one side of the story. Take heed on the other "arguments" here.
26.) 19 Aug 2023 14:35:33
I'm with Mike to a certain degree as he was found not guilty, I know 0% on the case the only 2 people who know are GREENWOOD and his partner he's a very talented footaller not a boxer to which I think Mike was referencing too, on would I take him no probably not look at the man who did 17 years for something he 100% didn't do and was released different day different case and there are people found not guilty that are and vice versa.
27.) 19 Aug 2023 14:43:48
He would have to go abroad if he's to continue playing football and I didn't know about the tapes but I've got zero interest in GREENWOOD as I've got 3 daughters myself but why is this young lady still with him more to the point it can't be because he's well off I apologise as I wasn't speaking on lifestyle mainly football terms I haven't heard any interest from other clubs as he's 100% finished at UTD that I do know.
15 Aug 2023 22:15:40
The targets, if I were in charge at the club this summer would have been Lavia and Olise. £85M in total. I think if we had gone early we could have got them in.
That would have left £20M of the Rice money left over. I wouldn’t have sold Scammaca either. I think that would have represented good business.
1.) 16 Aug 2023 09:12:56
If anyone with a brain were in charge of the club this summer, they would have got shot of David Moyes as a first move. That would not only have been good business, but common sense.
2.) 16 Aug 2023 12:02:59
Could you really see either player moving to us I don't the style of football moyes plays would make a lot of players run a mile
3.) 16 Aug 2023 12:52:10
Please provide your transfer targets TinLegs. Who would you have signed?
4.) 17 Aug 2023 01:51:27
Speculation on players is pointless. I would have changed the manager, resulting in a totally different strategy - more positive, creative attacking football.
5.) 17 Aug 2023 07:44:36
Which players would you have targeted to facilitate this strategy?
6.) 17 Aug 2023 08:40:21
You need the players to play that way. I would like you to tell me which players you could have brought in to allow just that to flourish…
7.) 17 Aug 2023 15:21:14
That’s just putting the cart before the horse. It all depends on the coach.
8.) 17 Aug 2023 16:34:49
I don’t see why nobody can, when asked, provide reasonable suggestions of players or managers.
You said you would have either Michael Carrick or Xabi Alonso, if they were your manager who would you provide them with to allow them to play your ideal brand of football?
9.) 17 Aug 2023 17:46:35
It’s a pretty straightforward question Mike’s asking Tinlegs ….last week when I asked a similar question you gave the answer Mr Magoo . Why can’t we just debate this rather than point scoring? And before anybody says anything yes I’ve made some flippant comments about choices from Fifa ?
29 Jul 2023 18:33:16
I agree with very little posted on here. However, Maguire is a player none of us want as West Ham.
I’m shocked we have even offered £20M for him, the prices quoted are beyond ridiculous.
McTomminay I can understand, think Moyes could do a job with him. Again, the numbers quoted are not reasonable for me.
1.) 29 Jul 2023 19:26:01
Agree with the posts or not buddy, there is no disputing something behind the scenes is not right amd if we go into the season with this squad and these tactics, we are going down. If paqueta gets injured we could end up with worse record than Derby
2.) 29 Jul 2023 23:06:50
Whether we get McTominay, Maguire, Ward-Prowse, Pauliniha, Borges. it does not matter. What I do not understand is why we constantly buy late all the time. Arsenal and Villa brought swiftly, Liverpool, Fulham, Bournemouth were not slow out of the blocks. Yet we are still in the blocks. I understand Arsenal held us up for approximately 2/3 weeks, yet we had nothing going on, and if we did it was at snail pace. I have no problem with Moyse, but something is going wrong behind the scenes regarding transfers. Pellegrini spent recklessly, yet he was swift with his buys. Therefore, it can only be Moyse who is a little slow when buying. If we want Ward-Prowse and it is £40m don't offer £17m as reported. It's an insult and will annoy the selling clubs. Gallagher has now impressed Pochetino so there no chance of him coming, yet if we had offered £45m earlier there is a high probability he may have been ours. If Fulham offer £30m for Ward-Prowse he'll go there. If I were Pacquetta I'd be off NOW to PSG or Newcastle. As I've said, I have no problem with Moyse. He's been seriously good for us, yet he needs to speed up. Any new manager will be thinking 'West Ham are a big club, but the squad is old and needs sorting. Are there enough funds? ' Thereby lays the problem.
3.) 30 Jul 2023 05:21:04
What I do not u understand is IF TRUE and we let SCAMACCA go on loan to ROMA and we haven't got a replacement lined up then that is disgraceful, as I truly believe once again I keep repeating myself that he is a top striker if he was coached by a top manager, but if he does leave for Italy then it will be a big mistake but for me other than MUBAMA we haven't got a good striker as I think age is catching up with ANTONIO and INGS, I think if we don't shake a leg very quickly then we will 100% fight relegation and AUGERD, BOWEN, PAQUETA, ZOUMA will be asking to leave and who can blame them under MOYES.⚒⚒⚒
4.) 31 Jul 2023 11:41:42
Hi mike do you still think MOYES is the right man for the job and the win in the europa conference we beat 2 average teams who would finish mid table in the premiership in AZ ALKMAAR and FIORENTINA I ain't looking for an argument mike but you must be concerned I think we will end up with JWP or MCTOMINAY who I don't rate either of them but it's all about opinions and that's mine and like you I'd follow WHUFC over a cliff.⚒⚒⚒
08 May 2023 15:04:04
For anyone in any doubt about the number of season ticket renewals, last night was the reason about 99% of people within that stadium will renew.
It was a superb atmosphere, a touch of class to allow the U18s to parade their trophy around the whole of the ground.
Everyone knew it was a big game, my dad left so proud of the team last night. Yes, I have already renewed.
1.) 09 May 2023 03:38:21
It baffles me why we cannot perform like this on a consistent basis mike that's my only negative.
19 Aug 2023 08:44:54
Well you can’t guarantee it because Ivan Toney is banned till January and he plus contracted to Brentford.
04 May 2023 17:16:25
I wouldn’t take any of them mentioned, not one.
Their best players are Bella Kotchap or Lavia.
03 May 2023 20:53:02
Boro or the Bernabeu, interim or Inter Milan, Champions League or Championship. The choice is clear. Benitez is a very safe pair of hands. Carrick is a risk.
02 May 2023 18:31:12
You only have to look at Everton now to see the miracles Benitez was performing before he left. That, despite serious fan opposition and almost no transfer budget.
Anyone who knows football knows why some owners are reluctant to appoint him. It’s nothing to do with the results on the pitch.
02 May 2023 09:36:35
Rafa Benitez is a world class operator. Tactically among the very best out there.
He has won major trophies in every country he has managed. This guy is a serious upgrade on Moyes.
20 Aug 2023 12:25:27
Are you seriously hoping we lose games so the manager goes Oshee? You should be ashamed. Go and support another club if that’s what you want.
18 Aug 2023 15:36:33
They’re clearly not the same TinLegs. On a side note, are you ever going to answer my previous question about which players you would buy?
18 Aug 2023 09:30:29
Also, based on that logic players like Jack Grealish should never play again, he along with many others actually have been convicted by the law, in the case of Grealish, for drink driving.
18 Aug 2023 09:57:01
I cannot believe that you have sentenced an individual based off of a tape. That’s such a dangerous precedent to set.
What’s the point in a legal system then? Trial by media is a very dangerous avenue to tread. You heard a tape, that’s it, unless you know something else about the case, which I highly doubt.
17 Aug 2023 21:52:06
Also, hammerdave, football being more important than what? Please clarify as your statement is rather vague.