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OMG!! Another one?? Who is £14m Striker we've been linked with?? So will this be the 57th or the 75th we're going to sign?? The club is a joke, all the attacking talent and we're F--king 14th?? News of Kudus being up for grabs at £100m, Really?? Füllkrug whingeing to the gutter press about how he's feeling let down, Yeah Well, so are we!.
After all we paid £31m for you, You're 31yrs old, You're Slow, you miss a penalty in preseason, and miss an open goal with a header after spending 2 months on the injury table. Hmmm, meanwhile we send a youngster sorry a Northern Ireland International squad, youngster on loan to a Division One side, and he's getting in their squad every week, yet we start looking at other strikers who we don't even know will score goals.
At least young Callum is playing against seasoned pro's and alright he's not prolific but he's already proved he's better than Mubama. Plus why are we looking to spend more money on Yet another, err 76th Striker; in the Odious Little Spiv Dwarf Gobshite Sullivan's tenure. Just FFS give Marshall a run out, call him back from Huddersfield. Save the money because we don't even know if Lopetegui will still be our coach come end of January.

Another year has flashed by in the twinkling of an eye it seems and i just wish to thank you all for the fun the digs and all the other West Ham input we have had on hear it is most enjoyable to read the thoughts of my Fellow sufferers and so i bid you all the best for this festive season wherever you are in the Uk or abroad.

Louis i understand this is going to be a tough time for you and your family with Nevs passing but again i want to thank you for picking up the baton of running the site and as many have mentioned we are all here for you as we were for your Father.

Merry Christmas everyone(if that's not to PC!)

Emerson the latest player being linked with a move to Juventus is the rumour and we could get £25/30 million for him well if it happens then Scarles has to be moved into the team with Cresswell to help with his development it is a win all round for the club and a boost for "The Academy".

Now i hear all the arguments back and forth about if they were good enough they would be playing and look at the players we let go who are now nowhere to be seen proof that they are not as good as made out.

Bournemouth had a 19 year old central defender starting and does not look out of place Arsenal started 18 year old at Left back in the champions league Liverpool have blooded quite a few and none have sunk out of sight and when you consider the pressure and demands playing for that club is quite a lot to deal with.

Unless tested you never will know if they can or cannot make it and would Cottee of got a chance in todays world? to small to be a striker would be the argument.

So whilst not every academy graduate is going to make it there are times when surely it is better to look within and try something different instead of a foreign or over the hill injury prone player who are costly and really provide us with nothing but hefty wages...and it has to be better than putting square pegs in round holes.

Again it was only for twenty minutes and we were under the cosh for the last ten for sure but Scarles did not buckle so maybe just maybe he deserves his chance and others to before we go wasting more money in an inflated transfer market.