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Dithering Board Decides Deadlines

It is no surprise to one that West Ham are in a sell to buy position, it’s been plastered all over the media for week on end and now isn’t coming as a shock to any.

The likes of Mohamed Kudus, Nayef Aguerd and Edson Alvarez are all set to leave the Hammers this summer and the fundings that are acquired from these sales, will contribute to the transfer budget for the upcoming season, well, 75% of it was the last of what we knew, but moving onwards!!

Dithering Dave upstairs has now acknowledged that we are in-fact candidates for relegation with our current squad, and that the board have deemed a ‘Sell by date’ for the names players, meaning that the club owners will put their own money into the club if the Hammers aren’t able to sell by a specific date.

Not only are the financial incredibly tight, but our OWN owner has now acknowledged that there’s a chance we can get relegated which makes everything even worse.

However, on an enlightening note, the only bit of small common logic that has been used, comes through Karen Brady, who recently refused to comment on our strategy this window… the players that Macaulay and Potter are supposedly interested in are being kept quiet, alongside the money we have to spend… which most likely is none. A bit of positive news!

It’s nice to not have our entire transfer strategy and finances splashed to the media, thought, it is a shame we’re having to credit common sense nowadays.

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Hammers Face Rejection After Latest Belgium Bid

Interested, considering, questioning, as well as asking for information, is all that has been going on at West Ham lately; no action, and it feels like we're being left out to dry.

However, in the most classic West Ham fashion possible, the club have had a bid rejected by Anderlecht for Mario Stroeykens after the club decided to offer HALF of Anderlecht's asking price for the Belgium midfielder. The Belgium giants are asking for €20,000,000, and we've offered €10,000,000, which is equivalent to £8.5 million. Unsurprisingly, with Sully at the forefront of the business strategy, we have an interest in a player and straight away we slash the asking price in half! That'll get em on our side.

Not to mention, that most certainly would've been paid across 5 years, along with a 5% sell-on clause.

Despite our dire need for a midfielder, our offers and supposed 'interest' have said otherwise. Low-ball chucked bids here and there along with endless rumours, and if you'd be interested in knowing the exact number of these ludicrous rumours from others, it would total 83 different players across the last 30 days.

Looking past the silly strings, Anderlecht are not willing to budge on their asking price and will want their €20,000,00 to be matched, otherwise the 'highly-rated' Mario will stay in Belgium for next season.

We did have a bid rejected, but perhaps we can offer them Guido Rodriguez... Maybe that'll help them budge Sully.

Hate to be a negative Nancy, but finding any aspect of positive news is non-existent, the furthest anyone could possibly reach is that we've got over two months until we return, that's the best I can think of for the time being.

It can't get worse can it...?

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Negativity

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The current atmosphere around the club at the moment is so Negative that not one Fan i know sees anything but relegation ahead(me included) and the reason for the Negativity is purely Sullivans fault with his constant mantra that we have no money we must sell before we can buy and so we the fans and the media build on it because nothing else is coming out from the board apart from the Laughable don't panic it's early days in the transfer market we will be fine.

Well whoever spins that crap for Sullivan clearly is overpaid because the Negativity is going nowhere and growing bigger by the hour/day/week.....When you work in a positive Enviroment where there may be a problem it is nowhere near as bad as working in the same Enviroment where everywhere you look there is no ray of hope.

Sullivan has caused this and now we are looking such an unattractive proposition to players they will most certainly go to a club like Brentford/Brighton/Palace before even giving us a second thought and so Sullivans laughable vision that we moved to compete with the big boys is showing what total nonsense it was...the only thing Sullivan wanted and got was the land grab and the club who cares because he most certainly does not.

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Moroccan-roll With Italy Battling It Out

It won’t come as a surprise to many that Nayef Aguerd’s exit is imminent and it would be a huge surprise if he was at West Ham come the start of next season, despite Graham Potter wanting to use the Moroccan international in the squad.

After claiming that the Hammers were after £35,000,000 for Aguerd back in the January window, now we’ve slashed our asking price to just £20,000,000 which has led to a plethora of clubs interested, primarily from Italy with Roma & Juventus at the forefront of that.

Most recently, Roma have presented an offer to West Ham but it will be rejected due to it not matching what the club want, yet they’re expected to maintain interest.

Juventus are also interested and are willing to offer Daniele Rugani in part of the deal but surprisingly despite the Italian suiting the profile of older and slower player, we are not interested in him… if this was 3 years ago then we might’ve been saying otherwise.

Brief interest from Bayern Leverkusen as well as Real Sociedad is also apparent, but with Leverkusen signing two central defenders, as well as the Italian sides appealing more to Aguerd than Spain, it seems like we’ll soon have to accept what we’re given.

Half the world of Football know that West Ham are in a sell-to-buy position because off Sully’s mouthpieces, it puts us in a position of vulnerability and one in which we can be extorted by others beyond belief.

Times ticking West Ham.

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West Ham United's Premier League Fixtures 2025/26

West Ham United's Premier League fixtures for the 2025/26 season have now been announced, obviously all dates are expected to slightly change from the ones that have been given out initially due to the FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Broadcasting rights.

Surprisingly, the Hammers aren’t met with a Top 6 team on the opening day, and instead we will be going to the Stadium of Light to face Sunderland as their first Premier League game upon their return. The Top 6 matchup won’t take that long, as in Gameweek 2 we’re at the London Stadium for the first time of the season against Chelsea, & a match against Nottingham closes out August.

September already brings our biggest of the season with a double-header for home games, two London derbys in a row with Spurs up first and Crystal Palace soon following after, with our only away game that month being at away at Everton’s new stadium.

October begins with another two London derbies, this time away to Arsenal and at home to Brentford, which means the Hammers will now face FIVE London teams in their first EIGHT games. Along with a trip to Leeds to close off the month.

November is the ‘Up North Down South’ inspired month with games against Newcastle, Burnley and Liverpool, all of which we play at home, along with a trip down to the coast against Bournemouth in between Burnley & Liverpool.

December always sees all Premier League teams face the most games in a month, with the suspected amount currently being six. An away double-header against Manchester United and Brighton will be followed by a home game against Aston Villa. A trip to Manchester to play City, and finally games against Fulham & Brighton at home, with the Fulham game currently scheduled for the DAY AFTER Boxing Day.

January sees a similar repeat to our initial fixtures with the New Year starting against Wolves away, followed by our first home game for the new year against Nottingham Forest, along with awaydays to Spurs and Chelsea, with Sunderland at home in between both in order to give the Met Police a break.

February sees us rekindle with the northern teams once again, with Burnley, Manchester United and Liverpool to play, and Bournemouth yet again being used as the break in between, only this time we’ll have two home games in a row.

The remainder of the three months mark West Ham’s last ten matches, three of which start in March with a London rival to begin, that being Fulham, followed by City at home and Villa away.

April will see two home matches, one against Wolves and the other against Moyes’ Everton, along with another London derby against Palace in between.

May means finally the end of this article as well as the Premier League season, a double-derby with Brentford & Arsenal kicks off the month, a repeat of October, followed up by our final away game of the campaign against Newcastle, with the Hammers finally finishing the Premier League at home to Leeds.

It’s a tough run in, but at the end of the day, you’ve got to play everyone in the League at some point. Let’s just hope that we can enjoy our early derbies…

August - Sunderland (A), Chelsea (H), Nottingham Forest (A)
September - Spurs (H), Crystal Palace (H), Everton (A)
October - Arsenal (A), Brentford (H), Leeds (A)
November - Newcastle (H), Burnley (H), Bournemouth (A), Liverpool (H)
December - Manchester United (A), Brighton (A), Aston Villa (H), Manchester City (A), Fulham (H), Brighton (H)
January Wolves (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Spurs (A), Sunderland (H), Chelsea (A)
February - Burnley (A), Manchester United (H), Bournemouth (H), Liverpool (A)
March - Fulham (A), Manchester City (H), Aston Villa (A)
April - Wolves (H), Crystal Palace (A), Everton (H)
May - Brentford (A), Arsenal (H), Newcastle (A), Leeds (H)

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An Eye For An Eye In Hammers’ Latest Search

A common theme at West Ham is being rumoured to sign past targets and also ones that happen to be way past their peak.

It was initially thought that back in 2023 that Danny Ings would’ve been a good signing for the club, a player that had been around the Premier League for ages and had the capability to score goals, with one of his good seasons coming in 2020/21, scoring 12 goals.

Deja Vu is appearing with the Hammers now targeting Dominic Calvert-Lewin on a free after not renewing his contract with Everton.

The Englishman had his best ever season in 2020/21 scoring 16 goals for Everton. Sully must’ve thought that was last season!

That club are reportedly willing to offer DCL £100,000 a week to get the deal over the line, which is surprising considering we’ve just gotten rid of Uncle Ingy who was on £125,000. At least we’re saving £25,000! Free agent, English and a Premier League striker, what more could Sullivan want? It’s a complete and utter dream for him.

Calvert Lewin has scored 17 Premier League goals in the last four seasons combined, yet Sullivan has considered him the best option… the best option? Or the cheapest? You can make your mind up.

The transfer window has officially re-opened and now business can actually start to happen, although, as we need to prioritise ‘out then in’, it’ll just be a bog standard few weeks for the Hammers.

In all honestly, Calvert-Lewin looks like a younger Danny Ings who completely and utterly doesn’t suit nor fit Graham Potter’s system. Will we end up with a lockdown Calvert-Lewin or has this got ‘Calvin Klein’ written all over it.

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Defender Set To Be Axed By Potter

In the Hammers’ search to rebuild their Starting 11, Graham Potter has recently informed Emerson that he is free to discuss with other clubs and will be leaving the club this window, with multiple clubs interested.

After Potter had gotten rid of Aaron Cresswell, it will soon be Emerson set to leave, I wonder what issue Potter has got with lefty's!

Unsurprisingly, the Italian international is receiving a lot of interest from Italy, with AS Roma at the forefront keen to agree a deal as quickly as possible for Emerson to return to his old club.

Since the hiring of Graham Potter, he's embedded Ollie Scarles into the squad and chosen to leave out Emerson for the majority of matches, it’s unknown as to specifically why but with Emerson turning 31 next month the club now believe that this is the time to find a replacement and get some money while we can.

Emerson played a huge role in the Conference League campaign, and most won’t ever forget what he’s given for the club. There have been numerous clubs sniffing after him for a couple of years now, and an exit has felt imminent as of late.

It does beg the question to the club that are we going to even have any defenders at this rate? Cresswell is gone, Emerson is set to leave so that purely leaves Potter with Ollie Scarles. One left back, one right back, at this rate, we’ll have no one back!

The club have been interested in Tyrick Mitchell as well as Kyle Walker-Peters, both on a free, which would be smart business for the Hammers, seeing as we have a ‘sell-to-buy’ window.

But, to sell Emerson, we would still require a ‘fair fee’, and the club are not expected to accept a low-ball offer and will hold out if need be.

At this rate, West Ham will be lining up with a starting 7, not 11!

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‘He Ran Once’ - Hammers Interested In Last Season’s Getaway

As any West Ham fan would remember, as well as many signings last summer, there were also many, many rumours, ones that were completely media-esc and others that simply just got away.

The biggest conundrum last summer was Colombian international Jhon Duran. West Ham had identified Duran and Fullkrug as striker targets. The Hammers ended up with Fullkrug, and Duran would find himself in Saudi Arabia come January.

His time in Saudi has already turned sour and Al-Nassr are already happy to loan him back out, West Ham have been alerted to this and been informed that this is a possibility… depending on a variety of other factors as well.

The Colombian international is currently on 320k per week in Saudi Arabia, something that the Hammers couldn’t even consider affording. However, we did decide to pay Danny Ings £125,000 per week so who knows what is possible!

West Ham only ended up losing out on the Duran deal in the Summer due to a £3,000,000-£5,000,000 valuation difference, as well as our ‘phantom bid’ in January just before Al-Nassr’s offer was accepted.

It is doubtful that Duran will join West Ham on loan or any sort of deal at all. Duran’s agents were ‘furious’ after dealing with the club last time, and I’m sure nothing’s changed since.

It’ll be a rumour of swings and roundabouts and I’m sure a few ‘offers’ of some sort will happen come the next few weeks, the wages will be the biggest stumbling block but we’ve seen it happen before…

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Goalkeeper Situation Builds Further As Targets Acquired

After making the decision not to renew Fabianski’s contract at the end of the season, it’s the first time in a long while that the Hammers are in search of a new goalkeeper.

The club has had the consistent pairing of Fabianski and Areola for numerous years, but now new targets need to be identified. It appears to be that a name which has been circulating for a while is Southampton’s Aaron Ramsdale, whom they signed for a club record fee last summer transfer window.

He has since been relegated, adding another relegation to his career path and starting to establish a record that many don’t want. However, on the other side of the pond, the club have also been interested in both the Chelsea goalkeepers who have been made for sale this summer.

Robert Sanchez and Djordje Petrovic are the two goalkeepers of conversation, conveniently both of whom have been involved in a swap deal talk with Mohammed Kudus, but the club rejected these advancements due to the Hammers wanting cash only. Of the two players, Djordje Petrovic is the one who is more likely, after being left out of Chelsea’s club World Cup squad, as well as the club simply preferring his profile over Sanchez, who had a concerning campaign with the Blues last season.

Apart from the Premier League, Freiburg goalie Noah Atubolu was spoken about and mentioned when identifying targets, but the club recognise that to convince him a move away from European football will be a big ask, as well as fending off AC Milan, who also hold significant interest.

Potter and Macaulay have identified that for next season, alongside many others, we do need a goalkeeper and that seeing Areola as a number one next season is highly unlikely, and at this moment in time, Petrovic is the number one goalkeeper target that the Hammers will push for.

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Your Matchday Experience

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I know a few of you don't go to the Goldfish Bowl and left seasons ago but Hammers United and Football Supporters association are running a survey to ask all WHU supporters, what they think is the matter with the stadium and why supporters stopped going the survey will only take 5 mins to fill out and they are after 6000 supporters opinions on what they can do to improve the running of the Stadium. I still have a season ticket and i am fed up with Away supporters in our end and the terrible service at halt time the seats being to far prices to expensive i know that fans will think everything will be ignored but they could not ignore on the concessions and in the end we won that problem and who knows some of the supporters might come back, please participate And perhaps we can make our matchday atmosphere a bit more enjoyable it takes 5 mins. https//www.surveymonkey.com/r/whu-matchday

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