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are we being fooled again?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 05/08/2015 - 08:23

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i don't know about everyone else but i'm still waiting for the so called 'big' signings that we were promised to arrive. Payet yes ok, good one….but jenkinson and song back, obiang and a couple of others? with the new tv windfall i was expecting to see an impressive haul of better quality players for Bilic to work with but in all honesty i'm feeling a bit deflated. the new season is upon us and looking at the squad we're talking ourselves into hoping the likes of valencia and zarate come good still. the owners have a habit of promising much, linking us to so and so and simply not producing. lets not fool ourselves other clubs are improving rapidly, even the likes of southampton have put their money where their mouths are, villa spending big, liverpool etc. is this going to be another case of 'the signings that got away?' because the owners won't spend to match other teams? we're a mid table prem league side based on our squad, nothing more…so expectation for me is low especially with a new manager who has to learn prem league management this year, but i did expect and hoped for three or four big name signings to arrive but it looks like this won't happen.

Of the players we have missed out on?

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Submitted by ANTKB on Tue, 04/08/2015 - 21:35

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So we seem to have a made a few decent signings and we still need a 2/3 more but, how have the other clubs faired and who would you have liked us to have gone for and why?

Me for starters:

Trippier - Right back cover and long term replacement for Jenkinson, and bargain at £3.5m.
Gestede - £6m after scoring 22/23 goals in the chumps seems a steal to me and 'extended' cover for Carroll.....
Bunn - A good understudy goalkeeper with premiership experience and not expensive. Randolph looks terrible to me and I dread him appearing this season.

Berbatov

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Submitted by ANTKB on Mon, 03/08/2015 - 23:24

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Lazy to some but just look at his goalscoring record, even last season he averaged over 1 every 3 games. He is a class act on the ball and will get into good positions for goal scoring opportunities so why not bring in a proven and experienced player that the younger attacking players will learn from and benefit? 1-2 year deal for a free agent that I guarantee will make an impact so what do you think?:

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Good news from Enner

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Submitted by Bullyhammer on Mon, 03/08/2015 - 15:08

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Enner Valencia has just put this out on Instagram:

ennervalencia1I would like to thank everyone for the support and the affection shown on this difficult moment. Thanks God, today I received great news as I won't need surgery, all the best ! #COYI

formation

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 03/08/2015 - 09:42

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does anyone have an idea from the matches so far what sort of formation bilic is trying to implement? is it a diamond with payet or is it one up front a 3 behind? haven't seen any matches so far so wanted to know what to expect against arsenal.

West Ham United v Werder Bremen Friendly

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 01/08/2015 - 10:28

Ed and crew currently in Andorra of all places! Team sheets may not appear in time or at all, sorry, but even Orgers need a break once in a while. - Ed

Update 01/08/2015(11:12) - The Team Sheets will appear as soon as they are available! - James (MadHammer)

West Ham United:
Adrian, Tomkins, Kouyate, Zarate, Jenkinson, Sakho, Noble, Ogbonna, Payet, Oxford, Page

West Ham United Subs:
Amalfitano, Collins, Maiga, Poyet, Henry, Lanzini, Spiegel, Lee, Cullen, Howes, Knoyle, Nasha, Pask

SV Werder Bremen:
Wiedwald, Lukimya, Vestergaard, Fritz, Kroos, Garcia, Ujah, Bartels, Grillitsch, Eggestein

SV Werder Bremen Subs:
Hajrovic, Pavlovic, Zander, Husing, Sternberg, Frode, Husic, Manneh

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The Premier League conundrum

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Submitted by Bullyhammer on Fri, 31/07/2015 - 20:20

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If we want to stay in the Europa Cup we will need to take a strong team to Romania. Can we afford to play our strongest 11 against Astra, do we save our strongest 11 for the Arsenal game... or do we try to mix and match and create 2 teams, with perhaps 3 of our most important players playing 60 minutes in each game, and perhaps a few (like Adrian) playing full games in both fixtures?

What do people think, especially as we didn't even get a single point against Arsenal over the last 5 or 6 years!

Sigh !

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Submitted by Woolly1 on Fri, 31/07/2015 - 18:22

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SSN are reporting that Valencia has suffered " significant ankle & knee damage"..... ffs.

Keep positive everyone

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Submitted by harrythehammers on Fri, 31/07/2015 - 17:12

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Come on people what were you expecting - perfection overnight? We have a new boss pationate for the club, new players who so far are looking good (I know new goalkeeper looks a it suspect but so did Adrian when he started.) Payet is exciting and the youngsters are doing a good job when asked to play. Yes we have the drudges from the BFS days but I'm sure there playing time will diminish as the new players come on board and everyone gets fit. Last nights performance was just typical West Ham , we are used to it. I for one have faith in Billic and we have plenty of time before the end of the transfer window to get a few more players in. I'm excited about this season. Come on everyone the future is bright the future is Claret and Blue West Ham style. COYI.......!

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