Hammers A Hot Destination Now!

It's amazing what qualifying for a proper European competition does for a club's profile, ironically Pellegrini's disastrous reign will eventually be a positive thanks to the hard graft of David Moyes and his staff. Lots of people around Europe and elsewhere got to hear the name of West Ham due to the Chilean's high profile, so when West Ham are seen on the lists of teams participating in Europe, people who don't have a 'keen' interest in football still assume Pellegrini is in charge!

Now players are beginning to be aware of what a 'sleeping beast' the Club is, and coupled with a massive stadium that looks amazing from a distance, Stratford looks like an appealing destination. The new appreciation for West Ham works both ways, and now David Moyes, fresh from the confirmation of his new three year deal, will start to put his plans in to action.
Apart from fitness and tactics, recruitment is the key, Stuart Pearce said as much in an interview with talkSPORT this week when talking about signings being made this summer.“For David to put his name to a player, he’s got to be sure that that player is the right one to fit into our environment, It’s a very work-orientated environment at West Ham, our running stats have gone through the roof since David arrived, there’s an expectation that everyone pulls their weight.

How refreshing, barring a calamitous summer there is genuine hope that the good times will return, and hopefully a packed London Stadium will be 'rocking' under the lights for European games, bringing back memories for those who were lucky enough to see the ' proper European games Hammers played back in the day. - Ed