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Tommy Against The Circus

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Wed, 23/04/2025 - 16:54

In preparation for the club’s ‘mass-axing’ in the summer window, Hammers fans can expect over 15 players on the chopping block, with some of those being long-serving members for the club.

One of which is Tomas Soucek, the Czech has been very eager for the club to offer him a new contract, yet the people above feel otherwise and they aren’t confident to extend further on his current deal, and a departure in the summer from the Irons is looking more and more likely.

David Moyes has been sniffing after him ever since his return to the Premier League, and you get the feeling that the Czech chapter is coming to a close with Coufal also set to leave with no extension in sight.

Despite the Scotsman wanting Tommy, it won’t be all that easy. A large fee is to be expected but not as much as initially anticipated as Potter is willing to let him go as he doesn’t see him as a concrete player for his future plans.

Is it the right decision to let Tommy go? If his departure were to happen, it would leave a massive hole in the leadership aspect for the squad, something of which the Hammers have severely lacked in. A lot of fans have always been 50/50 with Soucek, but you definitely can’t fault the commitment he gives to this club and the leadership he provides on the pitch and in the dressing room.

With the players that do and don’t need to go, Soucek can’t be that high on the axe list. There are plenty of other players who should depart before the Czech and he should certainly be kept considering our current circumstances, but with the club stalling contract talks, can you blame him if his head went elsewhere?

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Kudus and Pacman

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Submitted by mcbikeman on Tue, 22/04/2025 - 13:44

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No secret both want out of the club and that's fine but it has to be the price we want because Kudus has as we all no an £85million release clause that's active in July for two weeks? point being if nobody activates it and then try a silly lowball(see Sully someone else can play that game)we simply have to refuse as he has a contract until 2028 so pay up or shut up..as with Pacman his contract runs until 2027 so if Citeh want him you pay what we want otherwise jog on...of course he could be banned and that's that but i do not think it will happen.

So if our big name players want gone then Sully is going to have to play hardball like Levy at the spuds does...you can leave but on our terms otherwise suck it up you are staying.

Already thinking about next season

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Submitted by cast iron on Mon, 21/04/2025 - 12:27

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Lets face it this season has been a write off ,Think that the transfer window is going to be so important next season because we can all see that we would have been well in stook had it not been Southampton Ipswich and Leicester and we cant even beat Southampton and we have Ipswich last game that could be exiting but lets assume we wind up 16th and stay in the prem this season. A lot is going to depend on our first few fixtures and e always seem to start with Citeh or the bin dippers with Leeds coming up possibly with Sheff Utd next season I can see a relegation battle looming up, and our luck cant keep holding out glass is half empty

Kay Sera Sera what ever will be, will be we're going to Coventry- Kay Sera Sera

Safety Still Not Secure - West Ham 1-1 Southampton

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sat, 19/04/2025 - 18:11

It’s hard to not sound like a broken record with the recent results but today was the definition of lacklustre and lame.

The performance was an embarrassment, the tactical decisions were appalling, and this is a low that many fans didn’t even anticipate us reaching. A starting defence of a back four we knew wouldn’t work, and the midfield gets worse each week.

James Ward-House was appalling, his work ethic is nowhere near Premier League quality, League 1 at best! It was so bad to the point where it makes you question why did we sell Flynn Downes? He was miles better than Housey today.

Boos at halftime around the bowl, even louder boos at full time and fully deserved so, to not beat one of the worst teams in the history of the competition goes to show the state of this squad, season and club.

Potter needs to figure out something because we can’t find any bit of consistency nor play style. Not beating this Southampton squad is a sackable offence.

In terms of the attack, our numerous chances and from the few passages of play we had, they seemed to all end up in the feet of Mohammed Kudus, who must’ve had his ‘no shooting’ boots on. It felt as if he was repelled from the goal; he would consistently hold up the ball and hope that someone else would turn up.

Not to mention the substitute choices at the end… why would any manager take off Jarrod? He’s one of the only attackers who will run the 90 no matter how knackered he is, we still take the captain off and then go concede.

There’s 5 games to go, and thankfully, we can now count them out on one hand. The misery isn’t over yet, but it’s getting closer.

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West ham vs Southampton Lineups

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sat, 19/04/2025 - 13:51

West Ham:
Areola; Coufal, Kilman, Todibo, Emerson; Ward-Prowse, Soler, Paqueta; Bowen, Fullkrug, Kudus.
Subs: Cresswell, Fabiański, Ferguson, Irving, Guilherme, Mavropanos, Rodríguez, Scarles, Souček.

Southampton:
Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Fernandes, Ugochukwu, Downes, Manning; Sulemana, Onuachu.
Subs: Archer, Aribo, Bree, Dibling, McCarthy, Welington, Smallbone, Stewart, Wood-Gordon.

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David Set To Strike Against David

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Wed, 16/04/2025 - 10:15

It’ll come as no shock to Hammers fans that it’s yet another window where the club has to sign a marquee striker, Uncle Ingy’s dreamland contract is coming to a close, Micky is set to sign a new deal but isn’t reliable enough and Fulkrug is unable to play for more than 45 minutes!

Since joining the club, Potter and his team have had their eyes set on Canadian international Jonathan David, he’s been the ‘number one priority’ and continues to be so, well… unless you want to listen to Claret & Hugh! Who’s now suggesting that Potter out of nowhere has put the deal on hold due to having ‘second thoughts’.

I’m sure it couldn’t possibly be dithering Dave from above now believing that the rumoured £27,500,000 deal is too much for someone of David’s calibre, and he’d much rather get someone on the cheap from somewhere else to still bring in the same brand exposure as the Canadian would.

Sully has already gotten to his puppets, and the fake rumours are already starting to linger around six games before the end of the season! That’s got to be some record of some sort, but then again, early business is what Potter will want so the rumours are expected.

Early business isn’t appreciated by those above as we all know, and especially by the man who will be affirming or reprehending our targets! But, we’ll undoubtedly be able to get plenty of easy business through Salthouse, who has Walker-Peters and Harwood-Bellis under his wing that we’re interested in already.

This window will be utterly chaotic with the media and the puppets out in full force, how long until we’re ‘interested’ in Hee-Chan Hwang from Wolves?

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Beware False Prophets & False 9's

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Submitted by boogerscaravan on Mon, 14/04/2025 - 11:34

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Call me old fashioned, call me a pragmatist? But I'm in the minority, I know, where Potter is concerned it seems?

I'm quite content with what Potter is doing in the main. I don't want to sound like a broken record. But the season is gone, has been for weeks. So it seems to me at least. As though Potter is playing the long game. Running the rule over everyone, to get a proper handle on pre season.

Before the shenanigans begin with Midget porn and the gang. That being purse strings!!

Potter has sorted the defence out, now we resemble a closed shop. Not open all hours as we were under El Loppo. I must admit, I didn't realise it would take so long! It's been frustrating and I think a lot of the free flowing football we are known for, has had to suffer as a result with no end product ie goals.

But I have to say. The one thing that puzzles me. Is Potters reluctance to have a number 9 as the focal point. Ferguson and Fulkrug. The two "F's". Neither 100% fit it seems? Or are they? I think Fulkrug looks useful, Ferguson looks nervous (when we see him). So as I say, why are we not seeing more of them?

Southampton are there for the taking next weekend. A Fulkrug hat trick perhaps. A Ferguson brace, who knows?

Surely this is the game where we see a proper number 9 giving a proper number 9 performance. If we do not set up like this, I shall have to start asking questions, like everybody else FF'S (see what I did there)?

Ferguson, Fulkrug Surely!!!

Do we have any Leaders?

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Submitted by mcbikeman on Mon, 14/04/2025 - 09:35

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Watching the Bindipper game yesterday and the struggle that young Scarles was having with arguably the Prems player of the season he clearly needed backup and a word to calm his obvious nerves facing that man but not one of Mav Tod Kil helped him guided him gave him any sort of encouragement and so the Lad suffered and learned a harsh lesson which begs the question do we have any real Leaders at West Ham?
Kilmans post match interview blimey he was so quiet and clearly not a personality that is going to give you earache and a kick up the arse if you are not pulling your weight.
Bowen a leader? not really for me a great player but leader give over...how many times this season have you seen him try to close down the opposition and be totally isolated as nobody goes up with him and you see him looking back waving for assistance but it rarely arrives.
Alvarez? not really not on the pitch long enough most games? Soucek lovely man but again i do not see the will to drive his fellow players on and looking throughout the squad i see nobody who can do that.
Does it matter some say but of course it matters when the managers had his talk and you cross the white line you need that leader that player the other players look up to who may even fear what he may do if you are not pulling your weight and doing your job on the pitch a leader drives you on demands you do better no matter the circumstance but we just do not have that kind of personality and we need one we really do otherwise players just drift by in games.

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