Some Barclays Premier League fans in this country, particularly those of West Ham, are unhappy with the lack of transfer activity being conducted by their clubs, the Hammers board appear to be adopting their usual 'scatter shot' approach to signing the forward everyone knows the club needs.
The list of supposed 'targets' gets longer by the day as closure of the transfer window looms, there are so many 'candidates' it is difficult to keep up, the need to get a 'good deal' is paramount due to the chronic lack of finances at the London Stadium.
However fans who feel hard done by might wish to cast an eye across the Channel and see what is going on in France at the moment. Teams in England have been 'whacked' by the fiscal fall out of the Covid pandemic, but have been cushioned by their largely untouched TV revenue, the same cannot be said for the teams in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2.
Catastrophic failure of the 'new' TV deal in France that was due to be up and running through Media Pro and which was partly financed by the controversial Bein Sports organisation, has left in excess of a dozen clubs teetering on the brink of Bankruptcy. So extreme is the situation that talks have already been held with regards to SUSPENDING the remaining fixtures of their season!
As things stand from February 7th, French football will have no TV rights coming in, leaving a gaping hole in club's finances, which, added to the continued absence of full stadiums, leaves clubs in a highly perilous state, consequently no income and talks held over halting the season mean French clubs are ripe for the picking. In the past clubs like PSG, Marseille and even Monaco have used their financial muscle to acquire players 'on the cheap' from teams that were having financial difficulties within the Uk, so in many ways the recent turn of events is rather karmic.
The upshot is that the various targets West Ham are supposed to be looking at who currently ply their trade in Ligue 1 will be easier to do deals for, despite hardly having a pot to urinate in the Irons do actually have a few quid available to eek out, it may not be much, but it will be a hell of a lot more than the funds French teams now find themselves having to work with which probably explains Hammers opening low bid for Dia from Reims . - Ed
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playing a waiting game has its pitfalls
Of course after the Haller disaster you have to tread carefully but the player you mentioned i have to admit i am a bit wary of,only going by various reports i have been reading it would seem to me to be another Batman situation as he really does not fancy coming to us and much rather fancies the gooners or chelski so you have to think thats fine to want that nothing wrong in that but will he be enthusiastic to join us then? if he just does not see us as a team he wants to play for,and today i now read that Palace and Fulham want this player as well and whilst i have know fear of those clubs i am now wondering if this man has the quality we want and need,I am actually hoping its a smokescreen and we sign someone totally unexpected but like everyone else it is a wait and see situation
yes agree
Hammer girl once bitten twice shy it is to fresh in our memory the total lack of effort put in by you know who it was shameful if a player lets it be known he fancy's a certain team we should stay away i feel this could be said of Giroud
Danny Ings
I never take the tabliod speculation seriously, most of it is made up or part of the spin from The Big Top. However, I see that Spudz are interested in Ings, if its true I think its a good buy, excellent back up for Son and Kane who are prone to injury. But surely, he would be perfect for us? I thought he would be the type of player Moyes would like? Been around a bit but can still do a job, hell of a hit rate at Southampton and still only 28?
Don't you remember that the
Don't you remember that the poisoned dwarf said he wouldn't go near Ings because of his injury record! (Ings has not had a long term injury since that comment)
was he wearing that Red Nose
was he wearing that Red Nose and the flower in the lapel that squirts the water at that time? Couldnt run a bath!
Always rated Ings
Agree he would be ideal for us
agree buddy... look at the
agree buddy... look at the recent track record, 59 games and 29 goals for Saints. Would love him at WH. Classic Moyes guy, low profile hard working, not a billy big B's and bet hes good influence on the rest of the squad. But, as Nev says the muppet at The Big Top has screwed any chance to steal him from under the Spudz nose!