Dark Day
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Woken up to the news that young Millwall keeper Sarkic has died at just 26. Then to be followed by the news Kevin Campbell has also passed at just 54. Really does not make sense. Hoping Liverpool legend Hansen can stay strong.
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Saviour Or Savio 2:0?
Having signed Brazilian winger Luis Guilherme for £25.5m from Palmeiras on a five-year contract, the Irons have moved swiftly on to pursue other South American targets.
The 18-year-old is manager Julen Lopetegui's first signing since taking charge last month, Guilherme completed his move on Friday when the transfer window in the Premier League officially opened, subject to international clearance and a work permit being issued.
Many fans see Luis Guilherme as a saviour. It is to be hoped that he is more saviour than Savio Nsereko turned out to be! According to local reports from West Ham have lodged an official £11 Million bid for Fluminense forward Jhon Arias – one that has been accepted. The Irons will also pay the Brazilian club around £1.8 Million in bonuses if the 26-year-old Colombian hits certain performance targets.
It is suggested that a deal to bring Arias to the London Stadium could be completed within the next few days.The Fluminense star is a right winger by trade, but can also operate in the middle or out wide on the left.
He has grabbed 35 goals and 38 assists in 168 appearances for Fluminense and he has seven goals and four assists in 27 games so far this season. Arias is an absolute speedster and has a really low centre of gravity similar to that which Carlos Tevez had.
What makes Arias unique is the fact that he’s right-footed and plays on the right! He would provide Lopetegui with a completely different option in the final third and additionally his pace would definitely stretch opponents enabling J Lo to have his players higher up the pitch.
If West Ham really have had an £11 million bid for Arias accepted, then other targets like Dominc Solanski will no longer be considered viable.- LN
Brasil A Go Go!
You know how it is when you sign Brazilian players, you sign one and then suddenly your clu bbecomes linked with just about every other player in the continent who has a pulse! Such is the case at West Ham where fresh after the official announcement of the signing of Luis Guilherme the club is actively working on the signing of not one, but TWO more Brazilians so get ready to Samba!
To continue with the 'South American' flavour Hammers are deep into negotiations for Udinese's Argentine full back Nehuen Perez. The highly rated 23 year old has just made his first full start for the Argentine National team and is already coveted by many teams, but as is obvious, if you snooze you lose in today's transfer market and Hammers head of recruitment Tim Steidten or 'Scnell Steidty' likes to get things done quickly, having shown due diligence of course!
Yet more South American targets are in Schnell's crosshairs, attacker Matias Soule is up for grabs from Juventus, the 21 year old Argentine attacker will allegedly not be sold for anything less than £33.7 Million (€40 Million) this summer, however Juve are actually prepared to let the player go for far less than that.
Jota Silva, the 24 year old Portuguese winger from Vitoria de Guimaraes is also said to be in talks with the Irons over a €20 Million move, so there could well be a distincive smattering of Portugese being spoken in the dressing room next season!
Steidten and the club have obviously recognised that despite potential pitfalls South America represents an opportunity for rich pickings, especially those who have adapted to European football.
Isn't it refreshing to see West Ham on the front foot when it comes to transfers?, and if that front foot phylosophy is also applied to the type of football being played then it will be happy days for supporters as well! - Ed
When Are Players Worth A Punt?
With the transfer window about to open, all the pre opening hysteria can then make way for some real full blown bull! Hammers have been LINKED with a plethora of players, enough to replace the entire team three or four times over, so when the dust settles who will the club go for? There are 'set in stone' targets, but there are also players who are 'worth a punt' despite the risks associated with signing them, whether fitness, attitude or difficult clubs and agents to deal with.
The latest 'slight return' being mooted is former Chelsea ace Tammy Abraham, Roma are thought to value the striker, who has two years left on his contract, at between £17 Million-£21 Million and Abraham is thought to be keen on a return to England.
Once of interest to a multitude of clubs, Tammy suffered an ACL injury from which he has taken a long time to recover, but he has recovered however he is finding game time hard to come by in Italy, is he worth a punt?
Given the Irons atrocious record when it comes to signing injury prone players, then the answer has to be a definitive NO! But a fit and firing Abraham at around £20 Million could represent incredibly good value, especially when viewing Chelsea's valuation of Armando Broja who suffered a similar injury.
In football you generally get what you pay for and in Abraham's case the price being asked reflects the risk in signing him, but beggars cannot be choosers and in the real world West Ham come under the beggars category, so why not take a punt?
Another club like Villa will! - Ed
I have a dream!
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I have a dream!
Not quite Martin Luther King but something to inspire us for the Euro's!
England are in the final, its 0-0 against one of our old foes.
There's 88 minutes on the clock.
That idiot Southgate turns to the bench and says "you're on Jarrod"
Bowen comes on, makes a run from the halfway line, is beautifully picked out with a pass from Declan Rice that has the measure of Trevor Brooking or Seve Ballesteros with a pitching wedge, controlled in one move, slotted past the keeper, the crowd go crazy, everyone is singing "Bowen's on fire..."
Yet again, West Ham win a major trophy and we have the bragging rights... Oh yer.. We won the World Cup and The European Nations.. A theme that will go on for years to come :o)
Come on England, Come on you Irons... Believe!!!!
DeMoyesing West Ham
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Heard this today from a young West Ham fan who works in the postroom and i have to say i loved the sound of it i mean just the thought of a different way to play makes those dark clouds break up and the rays of light come beaming through getting brighter as the days go by.
Hearing the rumours of players to be moved out and the possible ones to come in start to peak your interest again where as the thought of Maguire/McTominay and co coming in under the previous regime just made those clouds get darker but not anymore.
Like all of us we are wondering how we will line up how we will play what will the new signings be like and that is so refreshing compared to what was a very very predictable line up week in week out under Moyes.
I hope we do well but i really really hope that for once we do take the domestic cups seriously this season after all it is a good way to get back into Europe.
DeMoyesing ahhh yes i feel like a great weight has been lifted from the fans and the club exciting isn't it.
Steer clear please
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24-year-old Brazilian defender Vitao is another alleged target for us but when you hear that Kia Joorabchian is his agent in the famous words of the star wars character Admiral Ackbar's "it's a trap" come to mind so please let us steer clear of what could be something dodgy indeed.
Guilherme on the Jet
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Just seen a picture of Guilherme on the jet with Steidten to sign for WHU and have his medical Buzzing! just hope he's as good as they say he is
On this day
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12 months to the day since Champions of Europe we know what we are!!
COYI.....
Hammers United
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I have not been very complimentary in the past about this group, I just saw them as anti LS or as we call it now the BoM, and was basically some dinosaurs not prepared to follow WH to Stratford and basically move forward.
However, in recent times they have become the voice of reason and standing up for the supporters that have no voice and are being rode over on many traditions picking on the weak, the young, the old, the infirm all in the cause of PROFIT at the expense of real fans.
Many of you will have received this but... just in case:
https://hammersunited.com/it-wasnt-just-a-club-it-was-a-way-of-life/
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