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West Ham United and Jack Wilshire have come to a mutual agreement in terminating his current contract from today onwards, the ex-england midfielder will consequently be able to sign for other clubs any where because he will be a free agent and as such can sign outside the transfer window.

Wilshere's time at the London Stadium has been an unmitigated disaster, he managed a total of only nine starts in over two years of his three year £100,000 per week deal, it is not as if he didn't have 'previous', Jack's departure is just the start of a financial cull that will see other high earners leave the club, one way or another.

It was not Wilshere's fault that he was handed such a ludicrous deal, and he would have been a fool not to sign it, the fool was the person who sanctioned it, Manuel Pellegrini! - Ed

With the closure of the transfer window looming closer it has become quite apparent that it is highly unlikely for any new players arriving in time to be registered, having failed with plenty of bids it appears the club will be looking towards the Championship and lower leagues for reinforcements. With the transfer window between Premier League and Championship clubs not closing for a further 11 days there is plenty of time to close deals.

QPR Left back Ryan Manning is entering the final 12 months of his contract, meaning the 24 year old could be available for a relatively knock down price, either he, or as we have previously mentioned, Swansea's Joe Rodon represent far better value than some of the other alternatives available, especially some of the loan deals from Barclays Premier League clubs that have been mooted.

The security people at Rush Green were asked earlier today if they expected to be there late this evening, one of them said "Put it this way, we will be able to get down the pub for a drink before the 'new last orders' can be called". If this snippet is anything to go by it basically confirms that there will be no new arrivals during the evening, however that doesn't mean there won't be any departures. Unfortunately, Josh Cullen is set to leave West Ham to join Belgian side Anderlecht on a permanent deal for what is a ludicrously low £1 Million, albiet with a 25% sell on clause.

It is not good to see another 'talent' leave the club, but realistically Cullen wasn't going to get too much game time, and at 24 years old it seems it will suit all parties for him to move on and enjoy playing week in week out, if he does go we wish him well. The other outward bound player rumoured to be of interest is Felipe Anderson, anything less than a loan fee AND his wages paid in full would be crazy to countenance, if a club won't pick up the full tab it is probably better to keep him and hope that Moyes can work his magic by rejuvenating the Brazilian.

Back in the day, David Sullivan et all used to like to pull a rabbit out of the hat on deadline day, this time they don't need to, they have Jim White instead! - Ed

Deadline day, or Deadly day? As the clock counts down Hammers fans will be hoping that there will not be any major outgoings from the club, particualrly that of Declan Rice. Unless the co-owners intend leaving the country permanently there is no way they will sanction the sale of the club's prized asset with just a few hours to go.

The West Ham way reared it's ugly and beautiful head this lunchtime as David Moyes' Marauders 'out Leicestered' Leicester City by comprehensively beating the joint league leaders 3-0 at the King power Stadium. At the begining of the season fans were fearing the worst given the run of fixtures the club had to face up to. Few thought that the Irons would have more then three points on board by the 5th match yet alonem 6 points after the first four games!

This result was no flash in the pan, a description given by some disengenuous observers of Hammers' mighty 4-0 victory over Wolves last weekend, this was a cool and calculated display of a well drilled and well coached team that came to do a job and performed it magnificently.

Picking out a top performer for the Irons is for once a difficult task, as there are so many in the Claret and Blue who deserve mention, the entire team to a man gave their all, as it was plain to see, however it gives us great pleasure to eat a large portion of 'umble pie' with regards to Aaron Cresswell, we have relentlessly criticised the left back for 'forgetting' how to go forward, so how enjoyable it was to see him freed of the sole defensive/offensive left back position because of the presence of 'King Authur' Masuaku, between them they free each over to go on 'luxurious' marauding runs down the flank.

Aaron Cresswell finally looked like the player who once dinged in devastating and concise passes for fun during 'Slav's' Payet era, he never lost the skill, only the belief! It is quite astonishing to see the transmogrification of the team under David Moyes' first full season in charge. Make no mistake, to many neutral observers Moyes' appointment was his 'last chance saloon' opportunity, one that he seems to have grabbed with both hands.

There has been plenty of jocular references regarding David Moyes managing the team from home, however on a more serious note, using Stuart Pearce & Love in the lofty vulture/eagle location high up in the stands appears to be paying dividends, Brian Clough often used to get Peter Taylor to oversee things from the rafters, which were none too safe at the time!

The International break may have come just a little bit too early for 'Moyes' Marauders', but what a wonderful performance it was, we would go as far to say it was one of the best performances in the last decade, so complete was the execution of the managers' instructions.

Finally, what a debut it was for 'Vlad the Impaler' Coufal, he slotted in to the team as if he had always been there, small shoots of growth for the future maybe, but the grass is definitely getting greener . - Ed