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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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Kudus deal confirmed

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Submitted by mcbikeman on Sun, 27/08/2023 - 20:33

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After seeing him bang in a hat trick in europe in midweek Moyes is quoted as being very excited about the signing but the players not upto speed yet so hopefully he will be ready come January!

Seriously though i do not know much about the player but a lot of journos and so called experts rate him highly so i cannot wait to see COYI

Kudus or Kudos?

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Submitted by plaistow-man on Sun, 27/08/2023 - 20:32

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So Several weeks and £38m later Mohammed Kudus has signed for West Ham, so is it Kudus to West Ham and kudos to David Moyes?
With all the earlier moans regards a lack of signings with the exception of a striker are the doomsayers a little happier now (as it looks we have signed quality.)

'Ugly' Maguire Rumours Re-Appear!

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sun, 27/08/2023 - 08:59

Fresh on the heels of Saturday's resounding win away at Brighton fans would have been expecting 'positive' vibes even from Mr Non Committal himself David Moyes, unfortunately there is a ghastly rumour doing the rounds that Hammers are 'back in for' Manchester United outcast Harry Maguire!

Surely this CANNOT be! Why on earth would Hammers want to pay somewhere in the region of £30 Million for Maguire? He is over 30 years old, on massive money and can't even get brought on as a Sub up at Old Trafford, in other words the exact opposite of the 'Steidten' template for young progressive players with a massive sell on value.

Hopefully these 'rumours' are just that, a desperate attempt by Man U to offload one of the 'drains on their resources' that they cannot wait to ditch. They are trying to play poker with West Ham who's chief believer in Maguire IS David Moyes, someone needs to sit the manager down in a dark room and explain to him that the signing of Harry Maguire and the huge amount of money it would *iss away would be a massive step backwards for the club and should be avoided AT ALL COSTS!

Things have been progressing swimmingly well SINCE attempts at signing Maguire were cancelled, why wreck a good thing? The team spirit is plain for all to see, why bring in an outsider on massive wages who clearly doesn't even want to be at a 'smaller club'?

Agents WILL be agents, so expect some spurious scurrilous stuff to 'float to the surface' before the transfer window shuts on Friday evening....you can keep Maguire Man U, you deserve him! - LN

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I'm not having that!

Submitted by Hammers 65 on Sun, 27/08/2023 - 05:22

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So that's it then...is this the end for me! Are we the new citeh,or at least there biggest rivals? Their fans are OK in my life book,well they would be,the Cockney Reds...lol
67 they took liberties,but we were heavily outnumbered but we were out in force in 75...COYI
My very first thread/:post call it what you like even though I loved the Holy Grail with every bone in my body,actually said I will embrace the change,but they better get it right...simple terms from a simple mind ( still alive & kicking)
I hated it,on the lash in the carpenters,my old manor & I loved the cut through to Hackney through the old industrial area by the river lea back in the day...blimey where has that 30 years gone...sad ending btw....
Anyway what the hell is going on?
Mr David Gold R.I.P I salute you sir,you were right all along & I was harsh...
Unbelievable can I take anymore...coursevi f*cking can,though I had the right bleeding hump trying to get me firestick to work..HG got any of those little blue jack & Jill's for me girl !!;) ;)
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Brighton 'Nightmare' Faced!

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 26/08/2023 - 22:05

Ahead of the game against Brighton one optimist at the Org commented on being reminded that the last time Hammers had won there was 12 GAMES AGO, a Ricardo Vaz Te hat trick and three other goals contributed to a chastening 6-0 loss for the home side when both teams were in the Championship.

Fast forward many years and he was correct, statistics are there to be shown and records to be broken and Hammers finally managed to 'nail' the Brighton myth! Many even expected Glenn Murray to come out of retirement suddenly turn up as a 'late signing', such was his love of scoring against West Ham!

James Ward-Prowse, Jarrod Bowen and Big Mikey Antonio 'stitched' the Brighton defence 'up like a kipper', Hammers may have had next to no possession, but when they had it they severely punished the home team. Three crisply taken pure counter attack goals did the trick, but surely sooner or later teams will learn to 'counter' the counter' won't they?

Having three out of four fixtures away from home was hardly ideal for Moyes and his boys to begin the season with, especially bearing in mind the coming fixtures against City and Liverpool. However, before that there is the fixture away to Luton at their 'newly refurbished' Kenilworth Road Ground.

The home crowd will be absolutely 'gagging' for it and it will be the biggest sporting event in the Town and surrounding areas for years and years. Luton showed in their opening two games that they possess pace and power and can play with 'two big men' up top. Meaning they can be quite a handful, especially as they will be driven on by the roar of the 12th man.

Mohammed Kudus may well be a fully fledged Hammer by next week, so Moyes will have a bit of a selection dilemma because his squad is getting appreciably stronger with ALL the recent additions. Even a point would be good to take away from Luton, because we get the feeling Kenilworth Road will become a bit of a strong hold, very old school and VERY intimidating! - Ed

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Live Brighton v West Ham Lne Ups

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 26/08/2023 - 16:30

Brighton: Verbruggen, Webster, Dunk, Estupinan, Milner, Gilmour, Gross, Welbeck, March, Mitoma, Ferguson
Subs: Steele, Julio, Dahoud, Joao Pedro, Lallana, Adingra, Van Hecke, Veltman, Buonanotte

West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Emerson, Ward-Prowse, Alvarez, Soucek, Paqueta, Bowen, Antonio
Subs: Fabianski, Johnson, Cresswell, Fornals, Cornet, Ings, Benrahma, Kehrer, Mubama

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Sonny Perkins

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Submitted by Dartford Bhoy on Sat, 26/08/2023 - 06:37

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Just gone out on loan from Leeds to Oxford United.

Well, that moved worked out well son :o)

The Train Leaving From Platform Stratford!

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Fri, 25/08/2023 - 14:46

While most of the attention surrounding West Ham is on the much needed arrival of players since the departure of talisman Declan Rice, there is a growing acknowledgement that a 'train' of players may well depart ahead of the closing of the transfer window next week.

With only SEVEN DAYS to go Hammers recruitment drive is in full swing with D.O.F Tim Steiedten racking up his 'avios' in the private jet he currently uses to bring new signings on board. Fresh on the heels of James Ward-Prowse, Edson Alvarez and Konstantinos Mavropanos appears to be Mohammed Kudos.

However the signings don't stop there, with the club commited to finalising deals for another striker and a left back. One of the reasons a new left back is necessary is because utility defender Ben Johnson is more than likely going to join Flynn Downes at Southampton, also Aaron Cresswell wants to join Wolves which would leave only Emerson as left back.

Elsewhere Mikey Antonio or Danny Ings or BOTH players might be shipped out, with strong interest in Antonio from the Saudi Pro League and Ings being sought after by an unnamed Premier League club rumoured to be Luton Town.

The club could NOT stand in Antonio's way of one final big pay out as the wages on offer for the 34 year old would be ludicrous, Ings would be a different story because like many strikers before him he has failed to 'fit into' David Moyes' rigid counter attacking system, he just doesn't have the legs for what is required, in fact why he was ever signed is a mystery, Villa must have been clutching their four leaf clovers as 'Uncle Ingy' said his goodbyes!

It should be remembered how 'light' the squad was last season and looking at the Maths there is virtually NO difference in the numbers, however the quality has definitely 'cranked up' a level. Unfortunately the 'bedding' in of the new players, like last season, has to be done in the 'blood and thunder' of the Prem, whereas a few friendlies and a gradual introduction would have been far preferable.

Never the less, there ARE reasons to be cheerful, the average age of the squad WILL come down and hopefully a couple of the youngsters who HAVEN'T been loaned out will actually get some real game time, after all what is the point of having an Academy if all the best young players leave to join other clubs because they don't think they will have the opportunity or get a fair crack of the whip with the first team.

The train leaving Stratford will be delayed....it is the West Ham Way! - Ed

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Kudos To Kudus

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Thu, 24/08/2023 - 06:46

West Ham are now close to agreeing a £38 Million deal for Ajax's Mohammed Kudus, as with any deal of this magnitude there were several 'complications' that needed to be sorted out, mainly agent and club related, but the player himself has handled the situation extremely well during the negotiations.

That was until a couple of days ago when 23 year old Mohammed Kudus decided he had enough of all the shenanigans. He outrightly denied that his demands were in anyway impacting on the deal he wanted completed, he did not want to be seen as someone who didn't want the move.

Instead he cited 'greediness' on behalf of 'various' parties that was causing the delay! Fair play to the young man who will be a welcome addition to West Ham where he will also be able to link up with his former teammate Edson Alvarez who arrived in the East End last week.

It would have been much better if the deal had been concluded earlier, but Ajax played hard ball in an attempt to retain their brightest prospect. It is believed, but not confirmed, that Ajax insisted on a 10% sell on fee for the midfield maestro and that Hammers have agreed to such a figure in order to bridge the gap of £5 Million in each of the club's valuation of the player.

Expect to see 'Ze Steidten' in his familiar back seat of a private jet with Kudus sitting on the left in the front with his agent to the right as they fly in to undergo the necessary medical ahead of the signing, it is becoming quite a familiar sight and a rather welcome one at that! - Ed

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