Glen Roeder
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has passed away aged 65 after a long illness R.I.P Glen Roeder so sad.
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Moyes To Win 'Poisoned' Chalice?
Given the club's unexepected and relatively successful Barclays Premier League season, there are rumours that David Moyes will surely be a lead candidate for manager of the year. This may be sweet music to the ears of Hammers fans, but there are a couple of key issues that are lurking in the back ground.
Primarily there are 12 games remaining, (H) Leeds, (A) Man U, (H) Arsenal, (A) Wolves, (H) Leicester, (A) Newcastle, (H) Chelsea, (A) Burnley, (H) Everton, (A) Brighton, (A) West Brom, (H) Southampton. Hammers play three teams out of four, who WILL be fighting relegation to the end, in their last games.
There are three games to play in a tricky spell between the 8th and 15th of May which may de-rail Hammers push for Europe, we studied an a UEA algorythm of the possible outcome for David Moyes and his team, the results threw up more questions than answers!
Essentially, according to the 'master computer', the Irons can finish anywhere between a dissappointing 8th, and a quite remarkable 3rd position, in this craziest of all Barclays Premier League seasons. The more you crunch the numbers, the more difficult it is to reach a firm and definable outcome.
Currently sitting in 4th position with 45 points and 26 games played, West Ham have a 'welcome' 8 day break before their next fixture at home to Leeds United on Monday the 8th of March, unfortunately by the time the fixture is played, some of Hammers rivals will have played THREE games more.
Irrespective of the final outcome, David Moyes has worked wonders at his 'club of redemption, and will look to build on the solid foundations that he has laid down next season, the usual reward for such an achievement would probably be the manager of the year accolade, however in the past the recipient has gone on to have a dreadful next season.
Moyes won't mind missing out on the award, especially if fate follows the recipient as it has done in the past, what he does want is to be 'left alone' to go quietly about his business, UNTIL it is imposssible NOT to mention it. - Ed
Declan . Are they having a laugh
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However, 90min.com claim United are determined to sign Rice from West Ham when the transfer window reopens.
And they’re said to be planning to offer Jesse Lingard, Matic and Phil Jones in part exchange in order to get the deal done.
It’s claimed that United think the trio will make up around £30million, while they’ll then offer a further £20m to land their man.
Someone up their has a major screw loose ,2 has beens and a players whos contract is up next year ,
Jones and Matic ,dont tell me the Drisscolls will even consider thisLive Manchester v West Ham Line Ups
Manchester: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Zinchenko, Fernandinho (c), Gündogan, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Torres, Agüero Subs: Steffen (GK), Laporte, Mendy, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Foden, Bernardo Silva, Sterling, Jesus
West Ham: Randolph, Coufal, Diop, Dawson, Cresswell, Johnson, Rice (c), Soucek, Fornals, Lingard, Antonio Subs: Trott (GK), Martin (GK), Balbuena, Noble, Bowen, Lanzini, Benrahma, Odubeko
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10 / 1 win or 3/ 1 the draw ,got to be worth a punt .
Hammers And The 49ers
Since taking over West Ham, or rescuing the club as they like it to be known, David Sullivan and the rest of the Hammers board have sanctioned the signing of NO less than 49 strikers! The counter has been stuck at 49 with a zero increase since David Moyes 'took over' the handling of transfers, with the Irons manager unrelenting in the pursuit of players HE wants, as opposed to the usual over priced tosh that the club have signed under their own guidance in the past, there is genuine hope that the signing of number 50 might be truly significant, in that a 'striker fit for purpose' might actually arrive at the London Stadium!
Of course due to the Hammers 'stealth attack' on the Barclays Premier League, the club are receiving even more media attention than normal, the club were already the 11th most mentioned club in the World! (source asset media and PR web). It was inevitable that the Declan Rice story would 'run out of legs' at some time, so certain media sources have decided to dig up a little bit of destabilising intrigue, co-incidentally involving Denise DeBartolo York, the owner of THE 49ers who apprently is actively involved in preparing a bid to buy West Ham.
The 49ers were a huge team in America, winning the NFL Championships in 1995, 1990, 1989, 1985, 1982, but they have not hit the heights again since. Rumour has it that York's sons and daughter are 'bored' with the NFL, and have been casting envious gazes at the high yield for 'relatively' minimum investment opportunity presented by the purchase of a Barclays Premier League club.
Liverpool and Manchester United are both owned by Americans, and their success is seen as the template for a take over, borrowing lots of money at 'long' cheap rates to bank roll the incumbent manager, or another one of their choice, with the funds to redevelop his team. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, due to the fragile World economy, interest rates had plummeted, as a consequence raising 'substantial' funds was seen as an easy option to move clubs forward, safe in the knowledge that the enormous TV revenue afforded to clubs in the top flight were more than enough to cover the interest payments AND ensure an incredibly healthy dividend for the new owners and their stake holders.
In reality, despite all the 'positive vibes' emerging from the London Stadium, it is unlikely that West Ham will make one of the champions league slots, but the Europa League is a definite possibility, and you can guarantee, the more the club progresses, the more the talk will be of a take over, as opposed to the old 'Declan Rice to Chelsea/Manchester' chestnut! - Ed
There Are Porkies & There Are Press Porkies!
Having drunk the 'troubled West Ham' well dry, the media have consolidated their stance now on unsettling Hammers star Declan Rice by inventing claims that escalate on a daily basis from the outlandish, to straight out and out porkies, generated by mischievous writers who have had their collective noses put out of joint by the steady progress made by David Moyes's 'Boys of 21".
The combined efforts of the Press and Media have merely played in to the hands of the 'much thought about ' West Ham chairman David Sullivan, now he has been able to up the ante, via his 'pets', in the Rice saga, the valuation on England's future captain has doubled during this season to around £100 Million!
So the 'news' that Manchester United are willing to offer Nemanja Matic, Phil Jones and Jesse Lingard to West Ham in order to help them sign Declan Rice this summer has been greeted with derision by the vast majority of fans from West Ham AND Manchester United. Manc fans think that Rice is over priced, whereas Hammers fans have been quick to question on social media as to why the club would want to trade it's best and most valuable player, for two crocks and a player destined to head for the london Stadium regardless? (we'll leave the cut and paste of their comments for the 'lazy' sites that don't write their own articles, to compile)
The advantage for David Moyes while all the Rice speculation rumbles on, is that he is able to quietly go about his business of guiding the club as high as he can up the Barclays Premier League table, but also to subtly go about the recruitment of players that HE actually wants, as opposed to what the hierarchy try to hoist on to him.
There are Porkies, and there are Press Porkies, the difference is that former disappear, but the latter, especially regarding Rice, 'kinda lingers'. - Ed
No Smoke Without Fire At The LS RE: Fans?
Firstly, before we get to the contentious issue as to whether the lack of fans at the incredibly ill-suited and unpopular London Stadium, has helped Hammers reach the lofty heights of a what is currently a genuine top four place in the Barclays Premier League, we have to mention that West Ham have accrued 21 points so far this season away from home, which included six victories!
At home, West Ham have a points tally of 24, second only to Manchester City in the entire league, but it is only three points better than the away form and one less match has been played at home, essentially the home and away form of the team is identical with regards to points returns, so to say that the team have been performing better at home as opposed to away is farcical.
The fact is, David Moyes's team have been incredibly consistent, as the points tally bears out, so all the pundits and observers, particularly those who should know better and are 'close' to the club, who thought they could whip up a bit of negativity with regards to the club and it's progress, might wish to look back to the situation just twelve months ago that the club found itself in, and ask themselves do the fans matter to the team? You bet they do! - Ed
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Its goin to be very interesting to see what happens regarding Lingard when the season is over ,it very rare not to have an option to buy clause,imo they will recall him if only to have him sit in the stands again ,especially if he keeps goin the way he is ,either that or they will ask a kings ransom for him ,this deal was always to good to to be true .
What Planet Are Spurs Supporters On?
There's sour grapes, and then there are grapes that having been left too long become hallucinogenic, these must be the fruit being consumed by some Tottenham fans websites following their defeat at the hands of David Moyes's West Ham team last Sunday, a defaet that put them NINTH in the Barclays Premier League table, as opposed to West Ham in FOURTH position.
Here is a classic example of an 'in denial' comment from Spurs Web:
"On the balance of play, I thought we were actually the better team on Sunday as we created many more opportunities than they did. We now sit nine points behind West Ham with a game in hand and that is certainly not an insurmountable gap. If we play the same way we did in the second half at the London Stadium, I believe we still have a good chance of finishing ahead of the Hammers this season."
Having just seen a pink pig fly past our window just a moment ago, who is to doubt the wisdom of the Tottenham faithful? - Ed
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