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Would The Last One Out Please Close The Door Of The Treatment Room!

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Fri, 18/12/2015 - 11:11
andy carroll crocked again

Well, it had to happen didn't it? While all others were dropping like flies around him, West Ham United's most expensive signing Andy Carroll seemed to thrive and NOT get injured, as he had previously done throughout his Hammer's career. However the striker who had recently been 'bigging up' his claim for a place in the England squad whilst at the same time 'trolling' Chelsea's now ousted manager Jose Mourinho, has succumbed to a slight niggle. Strange term slight niggle, one man's niggle can seem like a total war to an observer, it will be interesting to see how slight a niggle a slight niggle really is!
Whatever the outcome, Hammers are going to be light up top for the next few crucial games during the Christmas period, Jelavic and the recently returned Enner Valencia aren't really going to strike fear in to the opposition, and that is assuming both of them can stay fit! It is a pity that Big Andy won't be able to face Swansea, because he always had quite a good game against them. (cheato flores incident aside). - Ed

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Allardyce's Sunderland Contemplate Massive Bid For James Tomkins

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Thu, 17/12/2015 - 00:15

Informed rumour has it that Sam Allardyce's Sunderland are contemplating a massive £8.5 Million bid for West Ham defender James Tomkins when the January transfer window opens. Allardyce has long been an admirer of Tomkins and feels that the 'Toon' can offer the Hammers Academy graduate a lucrative role that includes the Sunderland captaincy, such is his appraisal and admiration of the Clark Gable look alike, that in fact after the Hammers victorious play off final at Wembley against Blackpool FC, Allardyce declared " This is the most handsome centre back you will ever see!" They were all supposed to look like Steve Bruce!
But what value can be placed on an Academy graduate who has come through the ranks and ticks all the right boxes for an inspirational home grown English player? Priceless! Tell Big Sam and the Mackams to sling their hook with their cash! - Ed

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Championship

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Submitted by Burkie 1 on Wed, 16/12/2015 - 22:24

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I posted last week on the subject of championship football and playing in half empty stadiums ,i was watching Hull v Reading tonight and im beginning to see the reason ,tha standerd compared to the prem is for me piss poor , its bordering on park football ,God forbid we ever go there again , i know not everyone will agree .
I cant help wondering about the future of football in England

Jenkinson needs to learn or risk falling down the leagues

Submitted by fred149 on Wed, 16/12/2015 - 13:10

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Another game gone a decent point against stoke and another clean sheet with Tomkins at right back. Now while Tomkins wont offer you much going forward, he can defend which in my opinion is more important. Think I saw a stat saying we haven't conceded a goal this season while Tomkins is at right back. Now like Cresswell, Jenks loves to get forward now I see many people saying Jenks has just hit a bad run of form. What I cannot understand is how someone who has been given so many chances this season still makes the same mistakes every time he plays. The amount of goals that have been directly at the fault by Jenkinson this season almost hits double figures if it hasn't already. This all started from the Leicester and Bournemouth games where both our full backs has a torrid time. Now what irritates me most is since then you have two ends of the scale from both our full backs. You have Jenkinson who refuses to learn and Cresswell who in my opinion is getting better and better with every game and looks like Bilic has been working on his defensive side. So why can't Jenkinson also learn? Can he not learn? Or do you think Bilic isn't as interested in teaching jenks the basics. Tomkins at right back on saturday was a big statement by Bilic with reid injured. Is Jenkinsons time done at the club? One things for sure he needs to stop making the same mistakes otherwise his career will be short lived at this level.

It Would Be Insane On The Membrane To Let The 'Ginger Pele' Go!

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Tue, 15/12/2015 - 21:37

Ex - Hammers manager Sam Allardyce, now holding the reigns at Sunderland, has earmarked James Collins as a main signing when the January transfer window opens. Collins' contract expires at the end of the season , and as such West Ham might possibly recoup £2.5 Million at the absolute max in exchange for his services and think that it might be a good bit of business, in the short term! It is well known that the 'Ginger Pele' needs game time ahead of the Wales European Championship campaign in order to cement his place in Chris Coleman's Squad, and that was a situation that seemed to warrant the combative centre back's departure from the Boleyn, however fate has dictated that Collins presence in the West Ham United squad is essential following Winston Reid's untimely hamstring injury, sustained while playing on the 'dinosaur' training pitches at Chadwell Heath.
Collins may not be an elitist managers cup of tea, but he is a player prepared to put his head on the line, literally! In today's ridiculously inflated market for players, Collins' possible exit value of around £2.5 Million is small potatoes, his services for the rest of the season warrant the club allowing 'Ginge' to run down his contract and then join another club on a lucrative free, it's the least he deserves for the stalwart performances he has put in both his tenures at the Boleyn.
Who knows, he might even be offered another year, which would of course see him stepping out a the Olympic Stadium, not a bad send off to a player's career. - Ed

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Hammers Might Do Well To Pull Forward Lanzini Signing

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Tue, 15/12/2015 - 09:11

Manuel Lanzini’s parent club Al Jazira have recruited former West Ham technical director Gianluca Nani as their new sports director, which could be a can of worms! There is plenty of bad blood between Nani and co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan, Nani was dismissed from his highly paid role at the club in a cloud of secrecy. Almost all of the deals that Nani oversaw were reversed as soon as possible when the two Davids took over, one or two of the deals were extremely suspicious to say the least! It would seem prudent for the West Ham hierarchy to pull forward the permanent signing of Lanzini to January rather than wait until the summer, this would head of interest from Liverpool among others, and ensure the deal goes through before Nani gets his feet comfortably under the table.
Of course the dreaded FFP will be stretched, but increased merchandising and advance season ticket deposit money from the Olympic Stadium should see the club being able to balance the books, Lanzini is a 'little jewel' that the club cannot afford to lose, and even though the deal to take him permanently was in writing, it was authorised by Abel Braga, not Nani! - Ed

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