Grady, Jarrod, Big Mick And Seb

There tends to be so much doom and gloom surrounding West Ham United these days, especially as the realisation that the much maligned co-owners spent way past their reserves and more some, resulting in a transfer budget of a fat zero! However if you scratch beneath the surface, the actual Hammers squad is the envy of many other teams who 'covet' several of it's players.

To see the Hammers' 'parralell universe' A+B Teams perform yesterday, albeit in friendlies, one could be forgiven for thinking things aren't as bad as people are making out, apart form the glaring need for two additional full backs the rest of the squad looked good. Furthermore the squad looked 'content', it might have had something to do with them being given 'direction' by a David Moyes' back room staffing team who know what's what, a glance at this image of 'the Lads' is what players will see, on a good day!

It is hard to imagine how intimidating, but also how inspiring 'The Reservoir Hogs' can be from the touch line, one in particular being Mr Stuart Pearce, the epitome of 'gentleness'.

The Reservoir Hogs

From a fans point of view, a potential front four of Grady Diangana, Sebastien Haller, Michail Antonio and Jarrod Bowen is enough to get the juices flowing, and why shouldn't they? The main complaint about the previous managerial regime was it's complete inflexibility compounded by fitness levels that were acutely embarrassing, that has all changed now and long may it continue.

One further point that may have gone unnoticed with regards to future squad development, is that David Moyes retained one Spanish speaking member of staff from the previous 'support' team in order to help facilitate accurate communication with the Iron's Latin American players, it's a simple idea but one that will help the squad's transition from bloated overpaid prima dona's into a lean mean fighting machine. - Ed