Ronaldo 'Aiming' For Irons Return!

Probably NOT the news Hammers fans wanted to hear is that the 'preening one' himself, Christiano Ronaldo is aiming to be fit in order to play against West Ham this Saturday. Ronaldo has missed United's last few games and could be fit to face Brentford tonight, but it is doubtful he will be risked, instead he will be saved for Saturday.

On the one hand it is a pity not to have faced the Old Trafford team without Ronaldo, but on the other hand at least David Moyes WILL have Kurt Zouma and Tomas Soucek available as well as Aaron Cresswell, so on balance it is a better scenario.

The strange thing is, normally the question is which West Ham will turn up? However on Saturday it will be which Man Utd will turn up? The home defeat to Leeds MASSIVELY damaged Hammers tilt for the Euro top slots, but a decent result up at Old Trafford would go a long way to make amends ahead of the International break.

With 'top' teams like Chelsea imploding under the strain of playing so many fixtures in such a short space of time on a relentless basis, it is almost impossible to predict which team will end up where, with the obvious exception of Manchester City, although Liverpool, are still dark horses to upset the apple cart as things stand.

The top two are a country mile ahead of West Ham, so looking in that direction is pointless, what concerns Hammers is the next level. Unfortunately due to some 'creative' interpretations of the Covid rulings, some might say manipulations, Hammers have been forced to play games while others have not, resulting in the chasing pack's games in hand.

There is nothing David Moyes's team can do other than put points on the board when they can and leave the other teams to play catch up, because if anything, experience tells us that games in hand don't always equate to points gained. - Ed