You are here

Home

Forum | Non-Football Related

  • A Distinct Whiff Of Sky In Antonio 'Story' And Agent Of Course

    nevillenixon's picture
    Submitted by nevillenixon on Fri, 28/04/2017 - 18:42

    So Big Mich Antonio wants to leave West Ham United? On the face of it who could blame him, the board 'apparently' don't want to offer him a deal that would see the incredibly versatile player, signed from Nottingham Forest for what now appears to be a snip at £8 Million, achieve parity with recent signings Fonte from Southampton and Snodgrass from Hull. How much of this has come from the player as opposed to from his agent is a matter of some conjecture, but surely with clubs like Chelsea sniffing around in the wings it would be entirely sensible to make Antonio's current four deal a little more lucrative or incentivised wouldn't it?
    Or do you look at the source of the story? Only a couple of days ago the media was awash with Antonio's "we need three more players to take us to the next level" statement, so why has he suddenly decided to up sticks? Could the source of this story possibly be from those bastions of honesty Sky Sports? After all they and the Times are both Murdoch owned, and as we all know Murdoch media outlets have traditionally never let the truth get in the way of a good story, especially given the recent HMRC investigation that has focused on West Ham. Don't forget, if Antonio gets a £10,000 per week pay rise his agent gets another two grand a week in his sky rocket, of course before tax! - Ed

    Share

  • Same old story

    Submitted by edwindup on Thu, 27/04/2017 - 15:50

    Forums:

    Carroll out, so the same old story. I dread to think how much he has cost the club over the years for non playing time. Seriously think he needs to go or do we keep him as a squad player to come off the bench and not first choice striker. When does his contract end?

  • Old fashioned 4-4-2

    Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 26/04/2017 - 14:33

    Forums:

    people say carroll slows our play down. fair enough he's not the fast, poacher in the box type. with this in mind and knowing that carroll does have his uses. if he can stay fit who thinks 4-4-2 is the way forward? with two up front, one being caroll the other sakho if he stays. we then need two similar players to these to stand in when one or other is out. even negredo can do a similar job to carroll. the point is we need a structure, a clear way of going about our games. a two man combo up front with strength and pace combined will always cause problems to the opposition. one up front gets isolated especially against good sides. i say drop all this 5 man midfield or 3 man defence and get about it the old fashioned way. if so, we need to go out and buy players for the system and not the other way round.

  • TAXING TIMES

    Cathammer's picture
    Submitted by Cathammer on Wed, 26/04/2017 - 13:19

    Forums:

    Darren, not Physio Room related but would love your imaginative detailed account of this morning's goings on at OS.

  • Taxing Times Now The Rozzers Want A Piece Of The Action!

    nevillenixon's picture
    Submitted by nevillenixon on Wed, 26/04/2017 - 13:15

    Only West Ham United and Newcastle 'had their collars felt' in today's 'storming' of their respective offices by HMRC officers at a highly respectable 8am, they normally arrive a lot earlier! Given the nature of the action and it's potential to implicate and tarnish two of football's most disliked and resented hierarchy's in the form of Mike Ashley and David Sullivan, it is no small wonder that the BBC's Dan Roan has jumped on the story like a dog after a butcher's bone!
    In a statement, HMRC said it had arrested "several men working within the professional football industry for a suspected income tax and national insurance fraud". Business records, financial records, computers and mobile phones were also seized in the raids."180 HMRC officers have been deployed across the UK and France today," the statement added. West Ham United said in a statement the club was "cooperating fully with HMRC to assist their inquiries."
    The key points of the HMRC statement :
    "Investigators have searched a number of premises in the north east and south east of England and arrested the men and also seized business records, financial records, computers and mobile phones.
    "The French authorities are assisting the UK investigation, have made arrests and several locations have been searched in France.
    "This criminal investigation sends a clear message that, whoever you are, if you commit tax fraud you can expect to face the consequences.
    "As this is an ongoing investigation, HMRC is unable to provide any further detail at this time."
    As this was a joint operation between the English and French tax authorities, the amount of french players at a club would surely dictate the extent of the enquiries which is why Newcastle with it's large contingent of french players over the years is an obvious target, but West Ham? Only the Payet and Sakho deals could be open to scrutiny, as they came from Marseille and Metz respectively, unless a certain manager who was at the club during Sakho's arrival had his fingers in the pie, but he wouldn't would he? - Ed

    Share

  • west ham raided by customs

    mcbikeman's picture
    Submitted by mcbikeman on Wed, 26/04/2017 - 11:10

    Forums:

    breaking news that west ham are one of the clubs targeted and raided by HMRC this morning .....to deal with tax evasion etc oh dear what mess is ahead for the club I wonder

  • where's the excitement gone? with Payet?

    Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 25/04/2017 - 16:32

    Forums:

    this season has been …well boring to watch. i know we've struggled and not reached the heights of last season. but why the change in style? oddly we seem to be so slow and ponderous with the ball compared to the slick fast moving counter attack of last year. the only differences i can see is that payet is gone and sakho has been out. I'm not convinced its all to do with carroll but i do think we've lost our way in terms of game plan and strategy. not sure about everyone else but we look like we're a bit all over the place in terms of setup. hindered by injuries yes, but did bilic cock it up by changing our approach? should he have stuck to what we did last year and found way to replace payet with some pace?

  • wide eyed wonder

    hammergirl's picture
    Submitted by hammergirl on Tue, 25/04/2017 - 06:30

    Forums:

    with my sister and her husband having no interest in football and with there son showing a growing interest in it Aunty hammergirl was drafted in to take him to a game little knowing that it was not the local football team who play in the combined counties I would take him to see but to the hammers against everton,he was so excited you could not help but smile and his mum and dad looked on in amazement when I came to pick him up and out of the blue he started singing bubbles that was a surprise to me but he had listened to the song on youtube(goodness knows what else he picked up watching those posts!)anyway he loved the train ride decked out in the west ham shirt I had got for him and telling all the passengers he was off to see his first football match with his aunty(at 28 that has to be banned being called that)bit of friendly banter with some rival fans about the life of misery I would be leading him into following west ham!.we got to the stadium and of course into the club shop to buy him some extras and then something to eat before taking our seats a rather large chap and his mate were in front of us and blocking our view somewhat but they very kindly swapped seats(don't tell the stewards!!!) and so we waited for the teams to emerge the music sounded the bubbles machines in full flow and with lungs bursting he again sang out the bubbles song with the rest of us with a great big beaming smile across his face.the game was not the best but he loved every moment of it shouting cheering and booing which he thought was fun(booing at the everton players I will point out).the game finished we sat in our seats as the ground emptied plenty of selfies for him to have memories of the day and slowly we made our way home...he hugged me and thanked me for the best day ever and he thought west ham were the greatest team in the world and so a new hammer has taken up the banner and I felt a sense of pride in his first steps into fandom.COYI

  • Marco Silva

    boogerscaravan's picture
    Submitted by boogerscaravan on Sun, 23/04/2017 - 08:38

    Forums:

    What a breath of fresh air this young charismatic Manager is. When he came to Hull FC earlier in the season it was Marco who????? Never heard of him, but he's never head of me either so what. Turns out he is the find of the season. Easy comparisons to a young Jose with the Portuguese connection. But in my opinion with the exception to MoPo when he first came to Southampton to replace Nigel Adkins. Before going onto Spurs and surely only a step away from Barca, R/Madrid or Bayern. Silva is more in the Pochettino mould. Although we re in a shambles arguably we should be safe but there needs to be a shake up somewhere. Slav has had a lot on his plate this season, some of it his own making? Who knows? I'm still in his corner. But if the ejector seat button is pushed. I wouldn't mind Silva, as one thing is for sure he won't be at Hull much longer and like MoPo before him leaving Saints for the Spuds his stock will continue to rise......................

  • Calleri Instead Of Carroll! West Ham v Everton Team Sheets

    nevillenixon's picture
    Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 22/04/2017 - 14:25

    West Ham : Adrian, Collins, Fonte, Reid, Masuaku, Fernandes, Nordtveit, Kouyate, Lanzini, Ayew, Calleri. Subs: Randolph, Cresswell, Rice, Makasi, Holland, Sakho, Fletcher.
    Everton : Stekelenburg, Holgate, Jagielka, Williams, Baines, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Davies, Barkley, Mirallas, Lukaku. Subs: Robles, Kone, Barry, Calvert-Lewin, Lookman, Pennington, Kenny.
    Share

    Share

Pages

Next Fixture(s)

Subscribe to Forum | Non-Football Related