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This coming transfer window will be the most important the club has faced since it's move from the Boleyn Ground to the Queen Elizabeth Park Stadium, new head of recruitment has FINALLY been freed up to do the role he was brought to West Ham for originally from serial Premier League winners Manchester City!

Rob Newman can NOW work in tandem with manager David Moyes safe in the knowledge that REAL FUNDS are now available as the two of them set about recruiting and promoting as many as NINE players to the first team squad, we mention 'real funds' because for once this window Hammers are 'cash rich' meaning they won't have to offer ridiculous HP over a contract's lengths based deals and if neccessary and prudent pay ALL of the transfer fees required UP FRONT which will enable them to head the queue for transfer targets instead of waiting for the scraps.

New shareholder and eventual full owner of the club Daniel Kretinsky, despite the War in the Ukraine has 'liquid assets' in excess of £750 Million per year to 'utilise', that is not to say he will spend it ALL on West Ham, but it DOES mean funds ARE available when needed, NOT the usual GSB smoke and mirrors late bid rumours fans have become accustomed to.

One of the first deals Moyes and Newman are hoping to get over the line is one for Rennes central defender Nayef Aguerd, apparently both clubs have agreed a fee and the player's wage demands are not excessive so a deal is close to being agreed for the 26 year old Morrocan International Aguerd, who is a left-sided centre back and has long been identified as a primary target.

For EVERY player signed for a fee there will be at least one in kind signed on a 'free' transfer, although the word free is a little ambiguous given some of the signing on and agent fees that can suddenly be involved as club's jockey to offer the most incentivised terms within their particular budgets.

Jesse Lingard looks as if he might finally link up with Moyes again, perhaps a year too late but still a welcome addition, hopefully 'Lings' will be joined by one or two other free signings as well as the permanent signing of Alphonse Areola for £10 Million from PSG, Fabianski may have played well, but Areola IS the FUTURE, missing out on signing the Frenchman would show a complete lack of vision for the future as he could become a member of Hammers 'French back line' for years to come.

West Ham United have officially confirmed that Stuart Pearce has made the decision to step down from his role as First Team Coach. Pearce, or Psycho as he is more commonly known to fans said: “It is with a heavy heart that I have made this decision to leave West Ham United. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to work at the Club over the past two years, but I have decided that now is the right time to step away and pursue other opportunities and challenges. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank David Moyes, David Sullivan, David Gold and Karren Brady for giving me the opportunity to return to West Ham. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time here – the football club is united at all levels and that is very pleasing to see. It has been fantastic to work with the players and staff every day at Rush Green, a very special environment that I will miss greatly. I wish everyone at the Club all the very best for the future and will always have a special place in my heart for West Ham United.

The 60-year-old leaves the Club after two years on David Moyes’s coaching staff, during which time he has played a key role alongside Billy McKinlay, Kevin Nolan, Paul Nevin and Xavi Valero as the Hammers enjoyed sixth and seventh place finishes in the Premier League and secured European qualification in both seasons, he also played for the Irons back in the day when 'Arry was manager.

Pearce was NOT initially part of the coaching staff when David Moyes returned to the club following the sacking of Manuel Pellegrini, due to his 'too honest' appraisal of GSB during a Talksport broadcast of which he was a co-presenter, that 'overt crticism' seemed to have been forgiven but definitely NOT forgotten by the hierarchy!

The "I have decided that now is the right time to step away and pursue other opportunities and challenges" part of Psycho's leaving statement infers he already has something lined up, and our understanding is that he has been offered a role with Nottingham Forest, a club he represented with great honour from 1985-1997 and who are due to face Huddersfl in this Sunday's play off final at Wembley.

We have also heard that he has been offered a coaching job at Newcastle United, another club he played for. Where ever he ends up we wish him we, but worry about the loss of such a 'character' from the tight knit coaching staff, his 'upstairs' role was unique in that he spent the bulk of most games up in the rafters in order to give an 'aerial perspective' of what was going on in games, a technique and information that was deployed from the beginning of 'project restart', Psco WILL be missed! - LN