It Would Be Insane On The Membrane To Let The 'Ginger Pele' Go!

Ex - Hammers manager Sam Allardyce, now holding the reigns at Sunderland, has earmarked James Collins as a main signing when the January transfer window opens. Collins' contract expires at the end of the season , and as such West Ham might possibly recoup £2.5 Million at the absolute max in exchange for his services and think that it might be a good bit of business, in the short term! It is well known that the 'Ginger Pele' needs game time ahead of the Wales European Championship campaign in order to cement his place in Chris Coleman's Squad, and that was a situation that seemed to warrant the combative centre back's departure from the Boleyn, however fate has dictated that Collins presence in the West Ham United squad is essential following Winston Reid's untimely hamstring injury, sustained while playing on the 'dinosaur' training pitches at Chadwell Heath.
Collins may not be an elitist managers cup of tea, but he is a player prepared to put his head on the line, literally! In today's ridiculously inflated market for players, Collins' possible exit value of around £2.5 Million is small potatoes, his services for the rest of the season warrant the club allowing 'Ginge' to run down his contract and then join another club on a lucrative free, it's the least he deserves for the stalwart performances he has put in both his tenures at the Boleyn.
Who knows, he might even be offered another year, which would of course see him stepping out a the Olympic Stadium, not a bad send off to a player's career. - Ed