No Harrods Sale-More A Primark Panic!

It is pretty obvious to most fans that Hammers transfer business, if any, is going to be conducted on or around the last day of the transfer window. It really will be a 'last turkey in the shop' situation, except this is the summer window, but the jeopardy remains the same.

Waiting to pick up the scraps from the top table is a 'grounding' experience for fans who expected the club to push on as a result of last season's excellent campaign, one which saw the club finish ahead of Arsenal and that other team in North London.

Many excuses have been 'floated' as to the lack of action in the transfer market, either from within the club or from outside slightly more scurrilous sources. The PAI(n) in the brain bid to oust David Sullivan et tout has played right into the owners hands, they were of the opinion that no one could be more despised than them, however despite their continued loathing of GSB fans know a bit of dodginess when they see it, after all they have had plenty of practise!

Pai(n) have effectively 'shielded' the current owners by exhibiting a complete lack of knowledge when it come to the club, Gold and Sullivan may be pariahs to most Hammers fans, but they look like the chuckle brothers compared to the people behind the PAI(n) bid.

Of course now that the flaws in PAI(n)'s bid have been exposed via various platforms, including the 'shredding' Simon Jordan gave to PAI(n)'s 'Air miles' Phil Beard on Talk Spite yesterday morning, the paucity of Hammers recruitment has again begun to reveal itself like an outgoing tide, the wreckage remains the same, it was just hidden.

The grim reality is that David Moyes is going to have to wait until the closing minutes of the transfer window to see if ANY of his targets are actually attainable. The wait will be a bit like the old Harrods sale days, when people would camp out for days to get a bargain, only to get caught up in the crush as the doors opened and ultimately miss out on the bargain they craved because everyone else wanted to grab a bargain as well.

Waiting until the final day of the sale can be rewarded with amazing snips, but it can also be a path to slashed hopes and despair...so we would suggest it is better to expect little and maybe there will be a 'Moyes Toys' surprise in the offing. - LN