In Disney's 'Never Ending Story' as Bastian makes his wishes, he ensures that all the friendships made before the Nothing's rampage remained intact. Now West Ham fans know all about a 'tall story', after all they have been on the receiving end of so many 'smoke and mirror' transfer stories that they could ALL write a book about the shenanigans at the club!
There WAS genuine hope that the club would use the 'Kretin in the Sky's' new money to bankroll a squad overhaul during the 1st transfer window since the Czech billionaire's arrival, but in reality that was NEVER going to happen. YES the club did sling a couple of 'see if it sticks' offer for high value players but that was just an exercise in fan appeasement, it takes an awful long time for a Leopard to change it's spots!
With the business end of the season in full flow, Hammers manager David Moyes took to the club's official website ahead of the game against his former club Everton to say the following regarding future recruitment for his ageing squad: "I’m hoping I can do something in a similar fashion here at West Ham (to his Everton dynasty), trying to build the club up and get them (West Ham fans) a side who are regularly contending for Europe and being at the top end of the Premier League. Having lots of international players and boys who are improving, and from clubs from lower leagues who keep improving. I see us being much further on here at West Ham than we were at the (equivalent) time, for example, when I first went to Everton. It took me longer there.”
Everton's expensively assembled squad is a classic example of throwing good money after bad for 'big name' imports who care more about their bank balances than their new club's heritage, they have become a disparate and desperate group of players.
That said Hammers have been the 'building block' for out of form teams to kick start their seasons in the past, it will be interesting to see if they are able to ruthless against the manager's former club and to see if HE is able to 'put the boot in' on his old team! - Ed
