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Ekitike Here You Go!

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Thu, 31/08/2023 - 21:18

Hugo Ekitike the 21 year old signed by French giants PSG only last season in a big money €28.5 Million move from Stade Reims is not going to get ANY game time at PSG this coming season, with his club wanting him out on loan or preferably sold given his poor showing.

To be fair Ekitike has been feeding on scraps as he was given very little opportunity with so many 'elite' players ahead of him, PSG just tend to 'hoover up' whatever talented players there are in France irrespective of where or how they are going to use them! Much like Chelsea, they have a huge number of young players on their books, many of which will be perpetually loaned out.

Ekitike is definitely NOT the finished article, but what kind of finished article does David Moyes want? And what kind of situation does the player think he will be getting himself in to?

Tim Steidten has done wonders in bringing the Ajax pair of Alvarez and Kudus to the club, but selling them a slot in a defensive minded team was a no brainer, convincing a young forward to 'run the channels' and work tirelessly for very little actual time on the ball is a much more difficult sell.

The option of a loan to buy would obviously massively appeal to the Irons, normally it would be fairly hard to pull off, but given Aplonse Areola's successful loan to but outcome and the fact that Thilo Kherer also came from PSG there is at least a 50/50 chance that Ekitike could become Hammers 10 billionth striker! - Ed

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Countdown To 'Best' Window

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Thu, 31/08/2023 - 16:18

Very little time remains until the transfer window closes in the UK, however this season the new Saudi Pro League will be throwing a spanner in the works as their cash rich government backed clubs are allowed to sign players up until the 7th of September, that is according to the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF).

The extra week available means the Saudi clubs can pick off transfers that didn't manage to get completed during the European window giving them what has been described as an unfair advantage!

The usual European giants have been 'taken by surprise' by the sheer scale and speed of the Saudi Goverment's investment which has 'upset the apple cart' right across the board. Some say it is about time that the likes of Real Madrid and indeed Manchester City have to fight on a level playing field and there are many 'lesser' clubs who whole heartedly agree!

This will be the LAST transfer window that isn't massively impacted by the 'new kids on the block', when the window re opens the entire transfer lanscape will have changed, UNLESS UEAFA of FIFA intervene, the Saudi Pro League will ask why should they?

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Irons Away To Lincoln In Moose Cup

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Thu, 31/08/2023 - 10:08

League One side Lincoln will face West Ham in the 3rd round of the EFL Cup after narrowly beating Sheffield United on penalties last night. Hammers local rivals Fulham, who beat Tottenham on penalties in the second round, host Championship side Norwich while Chelsea scraped though against AFC Wimbledon.

The third round ties will take place in the week commencing 25th of September and it will most likely be a rainy day as are most of the days in Lincoln 'the home of the potato', for anyone who hasn't been there before it is one hell of a trek and a journey that should NOT be undertaken lightly!

The EFL, Moose Cup or Carabou Cup is one trophy that has constantly eluded Hammers in all it's various formats and although commonly derided is still a trophy worth winning, but NOT at the expense of European competition so expect Moyes to put out a relatively strong team but also one that features players who don't generally get enough game time. - ED

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Bowen contract

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Submitted by hammergirl on Wed, 30/08/2023 - 20:17

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Just read an article that says the club yet to reach agreement with him and his advisors over new contract the current one runs out in 2025 so plenty of time you think but then you read the negotiations have been going on for 6 months you have to think what is going on? yes the bindipper rumour always raises its ugly head and a bargaining tool for his agent no doubt but if the players not pushing for a move then pay him the money as he is clearly worth it he always gives it 100% and the amount of times he is hacked down he is rarely seen on side lines injured so i hope the club are not going to pussyfoot around another 6 months get the deal done.

Any Old Iron-Ings?

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Wed, 30/08/2023 - 19:46

Hammers very own 'Hairline Frankenstein' Danny Ings wants to "stay and fight for his place" at West Ham, well he must be the only one! Because the general concencus is that he is entirely unsuited to David Moyes's style of play and would have been far better off linking up with Sean Dyche at Everton, the two enjoyed a 'fruitful' partnership while they were both at Burnley.

There is definitely a good player somewhere in Ings, but that good player will NEVER flourish under Moyes which does rather beg the question as to why the forward was signed in the first place and by whom?

Hammers desperately need an additional striker, even more so since the sale of Gianluca Scamacca but Ings IS a stalling block. Unless Ings is 'bounced' Hammers will be stuck with him and with very little prospect of off loading him without subsidising the move considerably, he could become Hammers own Maguire!

Everton have now apparently shifted their focus on to another Hammers player Maxwell Cornet, he has also worked with Sean Dyche and would represent far better value, but David Moyes would like to keep Cornet and get rid off Ings.

Neither player has had any success at West Ham for various reasons, but given the option fans would rather have Cornet on the bench rather than 'Uncle Ingy'. - Ed

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The Kitty Is Nearly Empty-Not Zouma's

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Wed, 30/08/2023 - 06:47

Tim Steidten may have been 'burning the book at both candles' with his globe trotting private jet exploits, but even he cannot make something from nothing! So talks of him 'slinging in' vast bids for players are entirely unsubstantiated due to the fact that the kitty is nearly empty.

ALL the Declan Rice money has been used up, as has virtually ALL the Gianluca Scamacca money, so any trading now will be based on money brought in by players leaving or loan deals. Hugo Ekitiké of PSG is one such 'realistic' target, the French club would ideally prefer to sell the player straight off, but may be tempted into a loan to buy deal similar to the one that saw Alphonse Areola join Hammers from the Ligue 1 perennial champions.

Ekitiké is unproven at senior level so a loan to buy deal could suit Hammers perfectly and might well suit PSG as the player could return at an increased value should he have a successful time in the Premier League, as it is he looks highly unlikely to get much game time in France and at 21 years of age he would surely rather be playing than bench warming.

Unfortunately the 'hard sell' for acquiring the player is how much game time he would receive under the managership of David Moyes who is legendarily cautious when it comes to introducing strikers, his cautious approach might put the mockers on this one!

With under three days to go before the window closes there WILL be a final push to get a couple of deals over the line, expect the 'Steid' plane to be zig zagging continents as the fast becoming cult hero weaves his magic. - Ed

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Winding up the spuds/chavs fans is fun

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Submitted by mcbikeman on Tue, 29/08/2023 - 10:19

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Cup football for them tonight and tomorrow but as i mentioned to my spud/chelski supporting brothers and those who foolishly follow those second rate second tier clubs we are the TOP team in London and only minnows start at that round of the cup the Giants of European football the latter stages lol ohh i do love lighting the blue touch paper when it comes to those clubs.

As for the gooners lol i was listening to this on the way back home yesterday and it was funny.....no need to watch the whole video just watch from around 4mins 15 seconds in.....if i new how to clip that i would but it is funny COYI

https://youtu.be/Jfunsz5i3eE?si=FsnpqcYJObh-OV6u

Apology to the Men here

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Submitted by hammergirl on Mon, 28/08/2023 - 12:44

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Whats this post you may ask well simply put last season a very kind Gent helped me when some bullies at the Chelski game tried to manhandle me and my knight in shining armour saved me sooo a year on i have been able to forward on that good deed to a poor soul who works out at my gym.

Now if any of you on here go to the gym you may recognise what i am about to write but i feel i have to because it is such an epidemic now it causes problems where there were none before.

A Man who started coming in to the gym the past four months to try and lose weight and better himself has been doing really well and the other people in my little community encourage him a lot and he is feeling good until this morning and the claws on this girl came out straight away to defend this poor man as he did not know what to do.

Yes thats right guys he was waiting to see if this girl had finished using the equipment when loud as you like she shouted out that he was perving on her and being a creep he had no place being there and he needed to leave the poor guy was perplexed and went red with embarrassment.

I was not having that so i squared up to this lycra clad bitch who you guessed it had been filming herself doing sweet F.A. hoping for some drama to post on here social media well guys she got a little more than was bargained for as i let her no that if she wanted to shake her booty for all and sundry to see then go walk the streets as that is where Whores belonged and not in the gym where people try to better themselves she tried to splutter out things like we have to stick together as men think they have the right to leer at women working out pffffff i told her grow up live in the real world as i have a problem with her and women like her coming to the gym not to work out but hoping to cause a scene and told her SHE had no place in this gym and leave before i help her to leave.

She toddled off tail firmly between her legs and thankfully the gym owner has now barred any filming in the gym unless authorised by himself the guys applauded and said they had opened a book and i was the big fav to take her lol and we all went back to our toil at the gym afterwards the man said thanks because he said i had no idea what i had done wrong and like i said he had done nothing wrong and warned him if he does not come back to the gym this week we will come and drag him back because one bitch like that is not worth ruining your health over.

So i apologise to any of you guys if you have suffered with this kind of person at the gym and if they are filming as they always are go to the manager/owner and ask them to stop that happening because they are not interested in working out just drama pffff.

And Burkieeee no i do not wear lycra I wear baggy shirts and joggers that dont look like they have been painted on lol now go lay down in a darkened room with a nice cup of sweet tea xx

Kudus-The Entertainers Have Landed!

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Sun, 27/08/2023 - 21:49


Once upon a time West Ham were known as the entertainers, the Academy of football was famous the world over and the Irons were everybody's 2nd team irrespective of who they supported. Unfortunately years of neglect and 'capital out transfers' became the order of the day from the Cairns family who owned the club and ran it like their main business, static caravans!

Hope came and repeatedly went, but finally it seems as if the club IS going places! Selling your talisman is never a good thing, however Hammers sale of Declan Rice to Arsenal for a bargain basement £105 Million has helped release the financial logger head the club was facing.

The money banked helped alleviate the very real prospect of FFP sanctions, particularly in Europe, being instigated. Instead the club has managed to use the money wisely and bring in some spectacular talent!
West Ham have completed the signing of Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus in a deal worth at least £38m.

The latest recruit being Mohammed Kudus from Ajax, the 23-year-old scored a hat-trick in Ajax's Europa League play-off win over Ludogorets in Bulgaria on Thursday and said his goodbyes immediately after the match Make no mistake this boy is a very special talent and seems to posses the grit and guile needed to succeed in the Premier League.

"I've been dreaming to play in a league like this since I was a kid," said Kudus, as West Ham officially confirmed his Premier League arrival. "I'm so happy to be here. But it doesn't stop here, I want to keep going. I can't wait to get started."

He cost €44.5 Million plus add-ons and is relishing the prospect of elite level football in England."I try my best to entertain the fans as I think that's what football is all about," Kudus said.

Brighton thought they had a deal with Ajax for Kudus earlier this month, but they were unable to finalise personal terms. Kudus began his professional career at Danish side Nordsjaelland in 2018, before joining Ajax in 2020 where he has scored 27 goals in 87 appearances, helping his side to two Dutch league titles.

He scored 11 goals in 30 Eredivisie appearances last season as Ajax finished third. For Ghana, Kudus has scored seven goals in 24 games since making his debut in 2019 and started all three matches for his side at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scoring twice in a 3-2 win over South Korea.

He is Hammers' second signing from Ajax this summer following the arrival of fellow midfielder Edson Alvarez in a deal thought to be worth about £35m. West Ham also signed midfielder James Ward-Prowse from Southampton and defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from Stuttgart earlier this month.
Whisper it quietly but perhaps this season will be the one in which Hammers thrive, those doom mongers who said the side would struggle without Decla Rice might find themselves eating their own words, of course it is early days yet, but there is a feeling of quiet confidence as the team moves forward, fair play to Moyes for 'allowing' Tim Steidten the freedom he needed to get most of the deals over the line....so long as Moyes sits himself in isolation for a while until ALL THOUGHTS of signing Harry Maguire have left his head! - Ed

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