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Submitted by nevillenixon on Fri, 26/08/2022 - 11:32

Hot on the heels of the club's most recent signing, news is emerging from all over the place of yet more signings, possibly as many as FOUR! Of course the head line grabber is Lucas Paqueta.

As we publish this article, the Paqueta deal is pretty much done and dusted, whilst deals for Adnan Januzaj, Conor Gallagher and Armando Broja could be in the pipeline as well.

Thilo Kehrer, Emerson Palmieri have already signed up in the last week and Hans Vanaken looks set to join them in addition! As a result Hammers look far better equipped to get the season underway now, the three Premier League defeats can become a thing of the past if the new players are able to bed in quickly.

Fans may well ask why it has taken up until now for the club to become so actively involved in transfers, they are right to do so, but the reality is that despite their view Hammers fans think the club is way bigger than it actually is.

The 'purchase' pecking order dictates that certain clubs have 'first dibs' at all the best talent, they are then followed by the best of the rest, Hmmers are only just approaching the best of the rest level, their progress blighted by the likes of Newcastle, Everton and Forest, the aforementioned club's excesses are setting a dangerous 'spend precursor' that could seriously impact the market.

However, whichever way you look at it the club have spent big during this window and while it would have been preferable for all the new signings to have been in place a couple of weeks ago they are at least in situ.

Some might say it is too little to late, while others might say "well done". - Ed

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Exwhu employee and all the other wannabes

Submitted by Chippy Dave on Fri, 26/08/2022 - 08:34

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Got to say I hate this time of year, so many bloggers and ‘in the know’ transfer window experts, and they all regurgitate the same nonsense.
What does this exwhu employee do for the rest of year after he has his army of followers living on his every word for 3 months, he must hate it when the window closes and he’s out of the limelight.
How did it come to this, an array of self obsessed West Ham fans suddenly becoming bloggers and giving second hand news out, it’s pathetic and I can’t wait for the circus to be over.
Do other clubs have this or is it exclusive to West Ham and all their ‘sources’?

Lanzini/Soucek/Downes

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Submitted by Oldtimehammer on Fri, 26/08/2022 - 07:01

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Three midfielders i feel that should not start a match for us and just be options from the bench.

Lanzini to my mind never has gotten over that terrible injury that prevented him from going to the world cup and has been nowhere near the player that he once was for me.

Soucek his form has fallen off the biggest cliff i have ever known and i cannot work out why? yes he scored against Viborg but that for me was down to the opposition.

Downes a new arrival and from hearing our manager not quite sure on this player now a certain name comes to mind from the recent past and that is Jordan Hugil will Downes suffer the same fate? very enthusiastic and a West Ham boy but will that be enough for our manager?judging on kral and Vlasic last season i think its most likely not.

So where does that leave our midfield options? it is Rice and one other but who? Coventry? Fornals? or if we get them these new men Paqueta or Vanaken?

The engine room of our squad is currently running on one cylinder and that right now needs a service a lot of weight put on that young mans shoulders right now and he needs help fast.

Live Viborg v West Ham Line Ups

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Thu, 25/08/2022 - 17:51

Viborg: Lund, Gaaei, Zaletel, Bürgy, Sørensen, Grønning ©, Leemans, Bonde, Grot, Lonwijk, Subs: Killerich (GK), Lauritsen, Søndergaard, Mortimer, Jatta, Thorsen, Žambůrek, Berger
West Ham: Areola, Johnson, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Cresswell ©, Fornals, Souček, Benrahma, Lanzini, Cornet, Scamacca Subs: Randolph (GK), Hegyi (GK), Zouma, Ekwah, Coventry, Downes, Swyer, Bowen, Antonio, Okoflex, Mubama

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Low ball offers

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Submitted by mcbikeman on Thu, 25/08/2022 - 07:41

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Lucas Paqueta Brazil international has 3 years left on his contract and we bid as being reported £33.7 million which has been rejected and told it has to be closer to £50million to get him...his agents are in London and looking to get a deal from a premier league club all fine and Dandy you think but then you See that Arsenal now looking at him and well if thats the case kiss any kind of deal goodbye........our constant low ball offers for players alerts other clubs and in they come this has to stop....Make offers that are realistic and not just headline grabbers which you then claim ahh we tried to get him but another club knicked him........i am all for negotiations but when you start off low balling the way we do clubs just not taking you seriously i mean if the shoe was on the other foot how peed off would the club be if Chelski/manure etc offered £60million for Rice they would not entertain it you hope!.

This Lucas Paqueta deal would be a big one for the club but if it is to happen for a player of his ilk you have to pay the going rate otherwise do not bid in the first place IMO.....it will be Onana all over again with Moyes changing his mind allegedly.

Last Tango Transfer!

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Wed, 24/08/2022 - 11:27

West Ham United have delved heavily into the European market for new signings, consequently the Italian and French connections at the club continue to grow and hopefully develop.

There could be a distinctly 'Euro' back line soon if the proposed move for reported David Moyes target Borna Sosa has any legs to it, if Aaron Cresswell had any doubts as to how the Hammers boss views his left back options before, he will most definitely be feeling them now!

Another versatile defender the Croatian left back Borna Sosa of Stuttgart is being linked along with a host of other left backs all summer long from David Raum to Angelino and Jakob Ismail.

Having acquired yet another Chelsea defender, Italian Emerson Palmieri to cover left back, the club are also attempting to get Conor Gallagher on loan. All of this in addition to pursuing Belgium midfielder Hans Vanaken, the Irons having made an improved £9.2 Million offer to Club Bruges for the 30 year old (hardly in keeping with Moyes' RB template).

It seems as if the team's dire form has finally wrestled the cheque book from those who control it, panic buys? Well nearly, as the window's closure approaches deals do get done with increased urgency, Hammers had a wafer thin ageing squad before 'losing' five key players and several fringe players as well as being forced into selling Issa Diop to Fulham.

The club needs to bring in more players, but mindful of the fact that the club COULD get knocked out of Europe by a spirited performance by Viborg this Thursday evening in their Conference Cup qualifier. IF Viborg can overturn a 3-1 deficit in front of a pumped up home crowd watching the biggest match of their club's history, then apart from the shock and embarrassment Hammers would not be facing the prospect of playing Sunday-Thursday for much of the season and would not need to have an enlarged squad.

IF Hammers do prevail against Viborg, expect deals to go through like an express train, Last Tango transfers, you betcha...betway,bet 365,william hill and all the other thieves!

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Should have sold Rice

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Submitted by Deluded Hammer on Mon, 22/08/2022 - 10:33

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And bought Haaland and with the left over money a whole new back line.
Seriously though, after seeing this transfer window and the prices so far, Jesus, Sterling, Philips, Haaland then if it's true that there was a £100 mill offer for him we should have taken it. He's a fantastic player, no doubt about it but at the end of the day it's only one player and no matter how spectacular we think Rice is, he isn't a game changer. And if I'm honest I don't think we will ever see that sort of money for him being offered again ( I personally feel he will run his contract down).
Just remember, Mourinho allegedly offered £80 million for Diop whilst at the joke club in red right now and how much did we get for him at the end.
So. I will obviously upset loads of you with my view so I'm off out to buy a stab vest

Joke of the week

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Submitted by boogerscaravan on Mon, 22/08/2022 - 09:52

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Seriously, have you heard the one about David Moyes and his post match interview????

"Brighton were the better team" - Yes they were David, a good fair statement!!

"We did some good things that never got noticed. Ahh David, that's a cracker.

Well, what can you say to that?? I mean seriously come on!!!!

Rice - Captain

Submitted by Hammers65 on Sun, 21/08/2022 - 18:31

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10 games last season,3 this season & 1 thing weve learned is that Rice is not captain material.His form has really dipped as well,personally I'd take the ridiculous money touted around for him & get some proper midfield replacements! His body language screams out he doesn't want to be here,dawson when fit would be my captain,a bit of grit needed

learn from the spuds

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Submitted by mcbikeman on Sun, 21/08/2022 - 17:17

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Go back a year we were revelling in the mess that the spuds were under Nuno Espírito Santo they showed him the door because they were like we are now an embarrassment and becoming a laughing stock....they got Conte in and not looked back since.....We need to get rid of Moyes this has been going on to long and whilst i do not think Warburton would be a long term replacement he would make a good caretaker while better candidates are interviewed.

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