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J Wuppa Signs!

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Mon, 14/08/2023 - 13:17

Hammers have finally completed the signing of midfielder James Ward-Prowse from Southampton for a fee thought to be in the region of £30 Million.The 28 year old England international has joined on a four year deal and looks set to make his debut against Chelsea this coming weekend.

"I'm buzzing to be here at West Ham United," said Ward-Prowse who joined Southampton at the age of eight and made 410 senior appearances as well as captaining the club, who were relegated to the Championship last season.

Ward-Prowse continued "From the outside looking in, this is a club that has been on the rise for a number of years now and coming off the success in the Europa Conference League last year, you can feel there is real momentum around this club."

David Moyes who relentlessly pushed for the signing said: "He's performed to a very high level in the Premier League over the last decade, constantly producing good numbers season after season. His leadership qualities are obviously another huge plus for us - he'll be a big voice for us, someone who drives the team on from the middle of the pitch."

How Ward-Prowse fits into the team is a matter of some conjecture, but at Moyes' 'Dinosauric' style will not be as extreme a culture shock as it would be for a player coming in from Europe! In a way, the signing of Ward-Prowse is part of a quid pro quo player acquisition policy that has seen new director of football Tim Steidten get his man, Edson Alvarez and Moyes get his man!

Ward-Prowse and Alvarez are quality signings, unfortunately there is now an increased 'shopping list' due to Lucas Paqueta's imminent departure to Manchester City. Most people love Pep, but we don't, he has essentially ripped the creative core from Hammers before the season begins in earnest.

There is no point in crying over what might have been, instead the club need to 'spank' the Citizens over the fee for Pacman, nothing less than Cole Porter AND £100 Million will suffice, it is NOT as if West Ham are short of cash are they? So playing hard ball with City should most definitely be the course to follow, put up or shut up!

The next few days will see a flurry of transfer activity, hopefully the Maguire will he or won't he will be resolved sooner rather than later, if not the club need to move on to other targets and Moyes needs to lose his 'lost dog finding it's way home' obsession with the other side of Manchester! - LN

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Dave Ja Vu-Again

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Sun, 13/08/2023 - 11:37

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

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I'm done

Submitted by Hammers65 on Sun, 13/08/2023 - 08:47

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Done & dusted...
Seen it,done it got the fecking tshirt

Seen more life in my 58 years than your average Joe,went to the school of hard knocks & I'm still doing my apprenticeship but the scholarship is around the corner....
This is the modern world WELLER once wrote but that was in 77 ffs & he's still going the genius...

BALLYDESMOND a little village in Ireland I adored as a kid,beat the EAST END tower block i can tell ya,especially when you got stuck in LIFT DOORS in your pram,no wonder i struggle with heights....lol ;)

The FOREST around this proud little village has heritage status dont you know,I certainly didn't as a kid of 12 years of age i was more bothered about finding out ELVIS had died couldnt believe it,read it in the local RAG

ANyway I thought sod it I better help out me dear old NAN unload the hay,a lovely, QUIET
unassuming lady but the old,old man made up for it...BLOODY HELL he had some wit,sharp as a razor could mix it with anyone i knew back home in the DRUM!! ( ask your grandparents or failing that listen to a bit of Smiley Culture BOOGERS will Remember!!) .bless him!!
What a gig that was at CROCS...real crocodiles in a nightclub & that was just the locals Lol ;)

Grandparents had a farm &
MOTHER moved to North london ( of all places) to stay with an AUNT (thats what they used to call very good FRIENDS back in the day) it was how it was YOU JUST GOT ON WITH IT & THANK GOD there was no SOCIAL MEDIA people would have had Kittens lol

I could even be speaking with an OZZIE ACCENT..LOL,such was the SILLY SHAME but at least id have got to see the BLUE MOUNTAINS & conquered my fear of heights...i may have even walked the plank to see the UGLY SISTERS!!!!
Damn RELIGION & all that old game...anyway who cares,who gives a shit...more important things in life to dwell on...the modern day game...do me a favour,have a nice weekend.....

Live Now Bournemouth v West Ham Line Ups And Links

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 12/08/2023 - 14:01

Bournemouth: Neto (c), Aarons, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Kerkez, Christie, Billing, Rothwell, Brooks, Anthony, Solanke. Subs: Radu, Mepham, Kluivert, Moore, Traore, Davies, Hill, Semenyo, Greenwood.
West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Aguerd, Zouma (c), Emerson, Soucek, Fornals, Paqueta, Benrahma, Bowen, Antonio. Subs: Fabianski, Anang, Johnson, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna, Kehrer, Coventry, Mubama.

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West Ham & new players

Submitted by Enfieldhammer on Sat, 12/08/2023 - 12:26

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How do every other club manage to get players through a medical, signed and available to play the next
day. Harry Kane was registered to play today for Bayern Munich today and did not even arrive in Germany until 1800 yesterday. West Ham however seem to take an eternity.

its mad and disgusting

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Submitted by mcbikeman on Sat, 12/08/2023 - 08:38

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Transfers this summer for me are just killing the game IMO and i mean money wise...in a world where all of us are struggling and worrying about how to make ends meet and some just managing a little better than others i have to say it makes me sick to the back teeth(still have those for now!)hearing the fees being mentioned...the latest one is Liverpool having a bid of £111million accepted by Brighton for Caicedo but the player saying no i only want to go to Chelsea(cue Elvis Costello)and now a reported bid of £115million winging its way to Brighton you just have to ask WTF people......i could not believe what the Gooners were willing to and have paid for Rice....Kanes off to Munich now Citeh have allegedly made an approach for Pacman of £70million but unless its close to £90million otherwise its a no go.....this used to be a working mans game but definetly no more.

It saddens me that a few clubs just think naaa F**k the academy and scouting nonsense we'll let the small fry do that and if they unearth a gem well we will take it off of them...no thought to there youth players coming through naaa thats just a battery farm to loan out or sell for silly money to smaller clubs who simply cannot afford "top Quality" and hey if the kid turns out to be better than we thought well F**k it we will just by them back at an exorbitant over inflated price.

Football is not what it once used to be but now the really silly money men have got involved with the monster that is the pemier league it has gotten worse....we used to laugh at the spanish Italian german and yes even scottish leagues because they were so predictable as to who would win it but not the prem oh no anyone can win it look at that anomaly Leicester theres the proof....that was brilliant but will never happen again the money men at the big clubs will not allow it.

Whatever money our club and clubs like us spend it is not to win the league its just spent to keep us in the bloody thing and god help us as we have already found out this summer that we have a player of any talent because they will go to the big boys as clubs like ours do not deserve such players.

Don't do it Burkie!

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Submitted by mcbikeman on Fri, 11/08/2023 - 08:13

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Thats buy a West Ham shirt with Soucek on the back...we all know you want to! but seriously he has signed new deal Maguire we are waiting on JWP having a Medical Pacman to go and McTominay to follow oh wow its like having a "special teams" side in American football....Moyes shouting from the sidelines let the ball go dead draw a foul get a corner a free kick then we will show them the "WEST HAM WAY"...........Moyesball what have we let our club become

Pathetic Press Ploy On Paqueta

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Wed, 09/08/2023 - 17:44

Those mischievous little tykes at the Daily Mail do love a good regurgitated story don't they?

Having milked the Declan Rice to Arsenal story within a couple of years of private schooling money banked, the Mail's 'lead' sports journalist couldn't wait to drop his bombshell. After all sitting on an explosive device can be quite disturbing, so 'letting' go of the Manchester City bid for Lucas Pacqueta was necessary to maintain his equilibrium.

Of course using the old journalistic adage of never letting the truth get in the way of a good story there are some 'chronilogical' innacurracies involved, in a similar way as to how they initially reported new signing Edson Alavarez would be receiving £150,000 per week!

Having been forced to revise their figure to a more accurate £100,000 per week the Mail were NOT going to give up the ghost on the 'Pacman' story, almost as if in revenge!

After a tentative start Paqueta, who joined the Irons from Lyon for £36.5 Million last summer, became a fan favourite and was instrumental in the club winning the Europa Conference League.Supposedly City have made an initial approach to West Ham but are yet to make a bid.

It is possible they will test the club's resolve as Pep Guardiola looks to bolster his squad after last season's Treble success and the departures of Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez. Guardiola said: "We'll see if we need wingers or inside players." in a throw away comment and it has been hoovered up by the Mail.
Guardiola has long coveted Paqueta and has indeed said he would like to sign him, but that was over a year ago! If Lucas Paqueta WERE to sign for City he would become a small fish in a giant pond, whereas at West Ham he is guaranteed cult status.

Pacman is on a four year deal and while the chance to work with the best manager in the World is obviously appealing, the Brazilain has been around enough to know about the grass being greener syndrome - Ed

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