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Well would you Adam and Eve it? Moysie und Steidten singing from the same hymn sheet? Strange but true, following the 'Maguire Impasse' it seems that 'Dithering Dave' has finally taken a shine to 'Ze German' as Hammers now appear to be full on in their pursuit of transfer targets furnished by Steidten, but equally as importantly also approved by his Dinosauriness!

Just like waiting for London Busses, suddenly three targets are in the offing. One in particular, Stuttgart's Konstantinos Mavropanos has already said farewell to his team mates and has already agreed personal terms with the Irons, it is believed he IS the 'younger, fitter player ' that a club insider declared would arrive within 72 hours of the Maguire deal collapsing.

There is a God after all, albeit a Greeky one! Well Konstantinos is built like a proverbial out house and despite being an Arsenal reject appears to have ALL the attributes needed for the Premier League. At 6'5" tall he is a centre back who would be licking his lips at the prospect of being on the end of JWPs awesome dead ball deliveries, the team have been missing a 'corner marauder' ever since 'Les' Dawson left to join Wolves.

Not content with adding one 'unit' of a centre back, the Steidten Moyes duo now seem keen on adding Montpellier striking sensation Elye Wahi AND Mohammed Kudus of Ajax. In fact Steidten is rumoured to have jetted off to Holland earlier today to try and get a deal for the much coveted Kudus over the line!

So, after the phoney war of Moyes 'camping' outside Old Trafford for the 'scraps' they are willing to throw from their top table, Hammers now appear to have accepted that doing business with fellow Premier League clubs is nigh on impossible. A huge amount of time was wasted chasing tails, but at least now there is a specific focus rather than the previous 'scatter gun' approach that was in place.

These deals CAN be signed off quickly, because believe it or not Hammers are cash rich and can blow most other club's offers out of the water, even Man City's! These are interesting times, it is a pity that things didn't progress initially, but it was always going to take time for the Dino and Ze German to get on with each other. - Ed

Jesse Lingard, he who David Moyes pursued like a 'hapless teenager in love' is in training with West Ham and right in the Irons manager's cross hairs! Free agent Lingard who repeatedly rebuffed Moyes increasingly desperate attempts to sign him is now a free agent having left Forest at the end of a very unsuccessful year!

Forest, who Lingard said "showed me some love" hardly used the attacking midfielder during his brief tenure and the player saw his form and rankings drop from the cliff. On loan at West Ham from Manchester United, Lingard's fine showing saw him 'gate crash' his way back into Gareth Southgate's England squad and Hammers offer him an attractive contract which was believed to be acceptable by his owners.

Lingard however chose to stay and fight for his place which didn't go well did it? Instead of being utilised and capitalising on his 'epic' run of form he had displayed while on loan, the poorly advised player found himself as a bench warmer, yet again!

When Lingard's contract at United was allowed to run down it seemed it was a 'give' for Moyes to sign him, instead the player chose to go on a 'world tour' to promote himself to potential suitors, again very ill-advised and generally snubbed Moyes's approaches, eventually becoming one of Forest's raft of signings as they took their place in the Premier League.

At the time Lingard said it wasn't about the money, there were unsubstantiated rumours that he had been offered £200,000 per week by Forest, he said it was about how much Forest 'cared' about signing him! Apparently all it took was a private jet out to a Greek Island, a few chauffeured Limo's and some very expensive Kebabs.

Unfortunately, the synchronicity of Lingard training with the Irons and Lucas Paqueta being 'kidnapped' by Pep's Man City means that there is a genuine chance Lingard might be offered a short term contract, heaven help us, or zero to Hero? - Ed

There was something all too familiar about Hammers opening Premier League fixture away to Bournemouth, a relatively bright start which featured a stunning strike from Jarrod Bowen was then followed by an ever decreasing defensive ring that ended up in most people's back gardens!

The game was screaming out for fresh faces from the bench to see off what would have been a very decent start to the new campaign, but instead David Moyes elected to 'keep his powder dry' until it was too late and the home side equalised after a spell of sustained pressure.

Moyes was even heard telling his players NOT to bomb forward, but to take a breather! Bournemouth had changed virtually their entire team before the Moyesasaurus' finally acquiesce. Divin Mubamba and Maxwell Cornet were both on the bench, BOTH have pace to burn and were ideal substitutes to bring on, Cornet made an impact as soon as he came on, but by that time Hammers were under the cosh and were realistically seeing the game out for a draw, it should be remembered, this was against BOURNEMOUTH!

Seeing Pacman Play Was Like The End Of A Holiday Romance

Seeing Lucas Paqueta 'bewilder' the opposition, tackle while on the floor and generally terrorise Bournemouth's midfield while still 'putting on a show' was a bit like the end of a summer holiday romance. You know, you promise to stay in touch and maybe you do for a while, but eventually you drift apart and that 'special time' becomes just a memory. Sadly, 'Pacman' WILL end up at City, it is just a question of when not if. You cannot blame the Brazilian, West Ham will make around £50 Million profit from the sale with 10% going to Lyon as part of the original deal AND Lucas gets to work with the best manager in the World!

What would you rather do? Resist the massive wage increase offered to you and the chance to work with Pep, or stay where you are and work with David Moyes? NOTHING is going to change at West Ham until Moyes goes, it seems he has the board behind him FOR NOW, so fans had better dig in for what will be another season just like last, but with little hope of winning the Europa League and without being able to feast their eyes on the combined talents of Lucas Paqueta and Declan Rice!

Not to worry, there is always Danny Ings after all!

Areola Comment Extremely Unhelpful!

And Finally, Moyes' propensity for 'destroying' a players confidence seems to have gone unabated, his comments about Alphonse Areola's performance reeked of the type of comment hewn out by family relatives that worked in the Goven area of Glascow when men were men!

Someone needs re-educating and it isn't Areola who was at NO FAULT for the goal he conceded and who pulled off two absolutely superb saves as well as on at his near post that would have 'done' Fabianski, you can bet the Frenchman cannot wait to see the back of the Scot! (He's not the only one)- Ed