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The Ginger Pele Returns To Help El Pell's Defenders

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Thu, 23/08/2018 - 10:32

Just months after informing him that his services were no longer required, West Ham United are considering a season's long deal for the out of contract James Collins. The 34 year old Welshman has been training with the main squad for the last few days prompting hopes that the ever popular defender might return to the club that he has spent 11 years with in total.

For the record Collins was NOT dismissed from the club by e-mail, he did receive an e-mail but it was an generated automatically by the H R department, he was informed of the club's decision not to extend his contract in person which explains why he is back with the club, had he been treated as badly by the club as some media sources have intimated he would never have returned, his affection for West Ham has never been in doubt as was witnessed by his tearful exit at the end of his last match at the London Stadium, the crowd chanting "there's only one ginger Pele!"

Collins was a hell of a mentor for Declan Rice and was instrumental in helping the youngster break through in to the first team, his presence if only on the training pitch will help Rice mature and develop further. If Collins does sign up for another season, as seems highly likely, he will be doing a 'Carlton Cole', who was dismissed from the club only to be brought back during an injury crisis! Poor Old Carlton has just been declared bankrupt, makes people wonder what sort of agent he employed during a career that should have earned him a lot of money.

Is 'Ginger' fit enough to go straight in to the first team against Arsenal? Probably not, but what he lacks in pace and grace he makes up for with steelly interceptions, it is doubtful that he would have let Bournemouth 'take the mick' on his watch. The Arsenal game is going to be stressful for both sets of supporters who began the season with great hope but have yet to see their teams register a point, on paper Arsenal should 'monster' this match but they appear to be just as fragile as the Hammers, their direction is just as unclear under their new manager as West Ham's is under Pellegrini.

One thought that occured to us at the Org, is what would Hammers fans prefer if given the choice of having either Mark Noble or James Collins but not both in the team? Collins, by the nature of the position he plays, is less likely to be exposed by pacey players, after all he has spent years perfecting the art of being a defender and is also not above the 'dark Arts' side of the game when it comes to stopping an attacker.

Rush Green had better make sure the shaver adapters are working. - Ed

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andycarrollstyle's picture

I love James Collins but this is looks a very worrying signal of quality of the players we have bought in defence - and the ones we still have on the books, that we are recalling him into the squad. Its hard to see it as anything else than affirmation that what we have bought isnt good enough!

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cast iron's picture

But if we got him wot are we doing with Sanchez and Gold has to eat humble pie about how Collins was treated and that makes a complete mockery at the clubs wage structure cos Collins will only cost 1 mill and about £20,000 a week. Just his leadership qualities would be worth that commanding the back 4. I think it would be a lift for the fans as well. Out of all the new signings Sanchez was the one I questioned particularly his disciplinary record although when he came on at the Bournemouth match he was ok but not great.

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hammergirl's picture

the ginger pele and him will soon knock those lightweights at the back into shape

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cast iron's picture

Repka is in Jail for Revenge Porn, Is that that when somebody Has it in for him? So Thomas won't be available till after Christmas

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