ssn reporting and been a story for a while now..that we want to sign joe hart in the summer....been here before about who we are going to buy etc..lets face facts when he returns from loan if pep is stubborn enough to let him go bigger clubs than us will be sniffing around Liverpool to name just one...so lets not have this dragging on please...
As we were eliminated by a Premier League heavyweight those scumbags from N Ldn were breezing past A Villa. They then get a lucky draw agst League 2 giants Wycombe. Almost embarrassed, they sneak a lucky win. These pricks get an easy draw almost every season, so you can almost guarantee their next opponents will be Sutton. I'm off to the bookies to put $5 on it. Come on (whoever plays the spuds)
The sordid saga that was of Dimitri Payet and his agent's making has finally and unedifyingly ground to it's inevitable conclusion, make no mistake the £25 Million Marseille have ended up paying for a player they 'tapped' up is an insult, but nowhere near the insult that Payet has inflicted on those who embraced and adored him in their thousands. Perhaps this over paid and currently over weight player might come down from his cloud and think about all the thousands of kids who had a Payet or number 27 shirt printed. You never know, maybe he will offer to re-imburse them all the cost of having the name or number changed on their shirts, even Donald Trump would think that would be reasonable!
Viewing the whole rotten affair with an attempt at pragmatism, Payet was at least naive and probably ill advised, as were the Hammers hierarchy who should have seen the writing on the wall given the amount of times they have 'been round the block'. What would have been best for all parties would have been for West Ham United to have sold Payet following the Euros, but therein arose the problem. Having been seen as a selling club for generations, and rightly so, the co-owners, both avid fans with claret and blue in their veins, were determined to show that things had finally changed and that for once the club did not need to sell their best player. However as Sir 'Extra time' Ferguson will testify, no club is bigger than the player in this modern era, especially his "I won't deal with gangsters" quote just before Cristiano Ronaldo was snatched from United by Real Madrid!
At the end of the day the club had a super star on their books for a while who played brilliantly for one season, and who the club will have earned a few quid on. Time to move on with a few more 'Rosbiefs' rather than 'Escargot', (not fast taxis either!) - Ed
ayew brothers scoring with andre getting winner from spot.
got rid of the dead beat.
Martinez been scoring for fun in development squad and now scores on debut for oxford. He has a natural ability and i feel we should be playing him in the first team squad. thoughts
well well well so all the drama and intrigue that has come with the Payet saga has yet another twist in it.....using his wife as an excuse as the reason for wanting the move because she is in Marseille and he misses his family as they could not settle in London/Essex.....well been reported on another site that mrs payet has been seen laughing smiling and seemingly very happy in and around her home in the Chigwell area.... what a horrid little liar this man is turning into..and refusing to play for the under 23's now well that's good saves the club more wages as this goes on.
West Ham United have completed the signing of Robert Snodgrass from Barclays Premier League strugglers Hull City, the attacking midfielder will arrive at the London Stadium for an initial £7 Million fee, potentially rising to £10 Million with add ons. The Scotland international passed his medical and agreed personal terms with the Irons on Friday, and has now become the club's second major signing of the January transfer window following the arrival of Jose Fonte from Southampton. Snodgrass had been the subject of offers from Burnley and Middlesbrough, the latter attempted to hijack the deal by offering the same transfer fee and improved personal terms than those on offer from West Ham, but as we had previously mentioned the player had his heart set on joining up with Slaven Billic and his 'post payet' team. Now that West Ham United's odds on being relegated have drifted off the scale, it is time to enjoy how high up the table the club can finish with a punt and maybe one on which of the 'unfortunates' ends up facing the drop.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche had expressed doubts they would complete a deal for the 29 year old despite also having a £10m bid accepted, while Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka suggested his team's position in the Premier League could deter Hull from selling to a rival with the two sides just four points apart, and let's face it, where would most players (and especially their WAGS) want to be given the choice of Middlesborough, Burnley or London?
Hull manager Marco Silva had insisted there was no problem between him and Snodgrass following their semi final EFL Cup defeat to Manchester United, but that the player had made it clear he wanted to leave and as we all know once a player makes his mind up for a move, it will eventually happen sooner or later.
Slaven Billic has adopted a pragmatic and sanguine approach to the 'Payet gate' situation and recognised it is time to move forward in order to prevent the insidious drain on team morale that the once fan's favourite has had, the times they are a changing, perhaps both Fonte and Snodgrass can debut without being injured? Now that would be a first! - Ed
not related to us i know, but i keep an eye on other clubs and managers. with mourinho's ridiculous claims that man u remain 'unbeaten' after losing to hull and the over the top lovefest between him and his players all the time we now have Klopp constantly in the news. if he's not complaining about how well his team played only they 'didnt score' (er isn't that the point of winning?) he's complaining about the wind affecting his team…yes the wind….has anyone ever seen a 'bias' wind? that is it affects one team but not the other? its getting sad seeing these grown men act like children, rummaging around for excuses all the time and defending their players to the point of absurdity…one minute klopp is mr funny, having a laugh and chuckle with the interviewer, next he's bitter and rude….Pep has lost the plot completely making remarks that are simply those of a man with a massive ego suddenly being found out, mourinho keeps putting himself in the news as if he is the only thing that matters in world football, wenger is still at the usual winging (and now added touchline violence to his skills) and klopp is fast becoming the man who promised much and delivered nothing.
Fonte, Snodgrass and Hogan. Looks like these 3 will be joining. Personally Im happy with those. We all know our board isn't going to get the cheque book out and spend spend spend on top players which would be more in line with the promises they gave last season about the move but oh well it is what it is. that said my view on these three is that they will be o.k. i think the squad has shown it is decent, can play good stuff without payet and they seem to be settled into a system now. so fonte will be good addition at the back, steady and experienced. snodgrass will give us some more reliability in the midfield and is a good crosser and set piece taker and scores goals, hogan is the 'gamble'…the unknown, but i like that, i like that we pluck a player from the lower leagues and give him a go. someone at the club must have studied him (or we hope they have) and rather than getting through a load more foreign gambles maybe he will be here to stay hence giving us options for years to come. we badly need someone who can either come in and lead the line when carroll can't or come off the bench and offer something else or even compete with carroll for a start…something we haven't got with the crocked sakho.
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