Well it seems old Sliders Maguire is on his way to us as I speak. Since famously getting his sliders in a twist on holiday in Mykonos a couple of years ago. Apart from representing England, Maguire has been pretty poor it has to be said.
All the digs aside, I reckon he will kick start his career again with us. I'll give him a chance.
Sliiiiiiiders..........
Sensing they might be able to 'con' West Ham out of ridiculous money for 30 year old Harry Maguire, Manchester United are interested in signing Fiorentina's Sofyan Amrabat with their ill-gotten gains. 26 year old Amrabat would join Mason Mount in bolstering Ten Hag's restructured midfield engine room.
With a price tag of just £24 Million why on earth are West Ham fiddling about? Sofyan Amrabat is a young fit player with energy to burn and would be a massive upgrade on what West Ham already have and an even better proposition than that of Harry Maguire who Moyes is still obsessed with!
Surely Sully has to tell the Moyesasaurus that his era of cart horse signings is over, signing Maguire would be an enormous step backwards that could negatively effect the club for years, he must NOT be allowed to sign Maguire even if it takes locking him away in a dark room for a while!
On the bright side there are positive rumours emerging from 'Goose Green' regarding transfers with several young enthusiastic players being targeted, YES Hammers WILL have to pay over the odds due to the money in the bank available that everyone knows about, but the trick is to compromise NOT to be compromised.
One gets the feeling that Tim Steidten could balance the books and move forwards so much better than Myes IF he is given carte blanche, fans can only hope! - Ed
News is emerging today of a proposed joint bid from West Ham for 24 year old Trevoh 'Tom' Chalobah and 21 year old Armando Broja from Hammers 'feeder club' Chelsea.
Having just banked what will eventually be over £100 Million from the sale of Declan Rice who the club took on from the Blues early on in his career, Hammers are now looking to spend some of that cash for two Premier League 'acquainted' players.
Chalboah hasn't actually started a Premier League match and Broja 'did' his ACL early last season. West Ham desperately need a replacement for the outgoing Gianluca Scamacca and Broja certainly fits the bill, the Elephant in the room is that despite youth being on his side, Broja did sustain an incredibly serious injury which can end a player's career IRRESPECTIVE of their age!
If Hammers do make a move for Broja then he will obviously be given a 'forensic' medical before things get serious, likewise Chalobah is full of promise but he hasn't 'cut it' in the Prem, an original pre-requisite for Davd Moyes' 'ideal' signings during this window.
The Guardian’s Jacob Steinberg claims that Hammers have already submitted a tentative bid for Broja of £20 Million for Broja which could suit ALL parties, the Chalobah deal could be a lot more difficult with Chelsea apparently placing an eye watering £40 Million price tag on the centre-back and defensive midfielder's head.
However if a joint offer of £50 Million were to be accepted then the player amortisation could be worked out by the accountants at both clubs in order to maximise their impact on FFP. Both players have potential issues, but both players are young and will have a significant sell on value.
Buying top dollar young players and then nurturing them IS the famed Red Bull approach, a modus operandi that Moyes has eulogised about in the past, but there are certain conditions necessary. Tim Steidten CAN find the players for the future, but will Moyes nurture them? Or perhaps it is all double dutch? - LN
Saga was a company that used to specialise in slow paced holidays and 'safe' car and home insurance for the 'silver surfer' older generation. They took plenty of time explaining options and were always proud of the fact that they DIDN'T try to bamboozle their ageing customers.
Well it appears West Ham United decided to adopt the 'saga' approach when it came to this summer's transfer window, despite having a full kitty as a result of the sale of Declan Rice to London rivals Arsenal, Hammers have been painfully slow in acquiring urgently needed new players!
Well as Clarkson would say when referencing all things Canadian, "that's all 'aboot' to change!" It appears West Ham have finally landed their first major signing of the summer, IN PRINCIPAL!
Edson Alavarez has been tracked/pursued by the club for what seems like an absolute age, Ajax obviously wanted top dollar for what is a top player, so eventually 'Dino' Moyes was persuaded by Tim Steidten to pull the trigger on the move. Alvarez is at the peak of his years and at 25 years old will have a significant sell on value, a term Hammers bean counters had to look up in the dictionary!
The fact is that British clubs, well aware that Hammers were flush with cash, decided to take the proverbial with the pricing of their players, Manchester United in particular decided to really 'chance it' WITH THEIR RIDICULOUS VALUATIONS of both Scott McTominay and especially the ageing Harry Maguire!
Left to his own devices, Moyes would have been crawling up the Manchester club's drain pipe in order to get hold of two very ordinary players, after all there is a reason Eric Ven Tag wants rid of them both! If this is 'Ze German' factor that has been brought about by the addition of Tim Steidten, then long may it continue!
For too many years West Ham has been the final destination for ageing players looking for one last pay day, in fact it is one of Football's in house jokes about the 'Elephant's grave yard' that exists in the East End.
Hopefully, the problematic left back situation can finally be resolved as well as signing a striker who actually FITS into the current team and the 'old school' approach of the incumbent manager. An extra centre back is required as is a back up striker to who ever also arrives, because as Moyes likes to 'run the life' out of new signings to show who's boss, they will inevitably pick up an injury in training before a shot is fired in anger!
We still think the Board should have 'bounced' Moyes at the end of last season, but every little helps if Moyes isn't 100% in control of transfers!
Expect a busy few weeks until the end of the window. - Ed
Perhaps David Moyes decided to play the 'Sam Game' as he sent his side out against Bayer 04 Leverkusen yesterday, back in the day then manager Sam Allardyce responded to calls for using more youth players by sending out virtually an ENTIRE team of youth players for an FA Cup tie where Hammers were duly thrashed!
Did Moyes want to show the board his lack of options? Or does he really NOT have a clue? Moyes's fervent pursuit of Harry Maguire AND Scott McTominay has gone from the blind to the ridiculous, the only hope is that he can somehow be persuaded to only go for Scott McTominay.
At least Scott McTominay has age on his side, just about! Whereas Maguire is an 'accident waiting to happen' and the club will rue it's decision to back Moyes in his pursuit of the Manchester United has been. Perhaps that is it? Maguire and Moyes, Manchester's M&M are both 'has beens' who have essentially been booted out by the club, neither seem to understand 'modern' football as they bundle their way towards retirement.
Unfortunately Hammers are shackled with all the rumours about 'potential' targets that are flurrying around, so any serious business being attempted will NOW mostly be viewed as 'smoke and mirrors'. Big time football transfers are tricky business, the details of which are rarely in the public domain, so deals to bring in players like Edson Alvarez are usually conducted away from the prying eyes of 'so shall' media.
The Hammers 'circus' WILL keep rolling on until the last day of the transfer window, with many hoping that the 'Will' involved will be Will Self! The board should have pulled the plug on Moyes, paid him off handsomely and moved on, instead they are stuckm woth a man who has refused to move with the times, yesterday's game saw Moyes cut a disconsolate figure.....maybe now he might begin to realise what it is like to be a fan!
Scott McTominay at £40 Million is insane, at £30 Million just about acceptable, BUT paying ANYTHING AT ALL for Harry Maguire is totally unbalanced thinking, BOTH FROM AN ACCOUNTANCY POINT OF VIEW AND MORE IMPORTANTLY from pure common sense! - Ed
I ask that because i think that is behind Sullivans thinking....Luton/Forest/Sheff utd/Burnley/Bournemouth/Wolves/Everton....are all teams i reckon that those in charge think we will finish above this season and if so then good business getting shot of Rice barely spending any money(as of this moment thats £0)and staying up.
Foolish thinking like that got Leicester relegated last time round and have they seen our last two "friendly results? that finished with a total of 7-1 aggregate......we all seen how poor we were last season does anyone really expect any difference?
So i ask again are there really 3 teams worse than us this time round? yes we may have a few better players than those teams mentioned but do we have a Team a spirit a will to win like they do?
Bayer Leverkusen: Hradecky (c) Frimpong, Tah, Tapsoba, Arthur - Palacios, Xhaka - Hofmann, Wirtz, Adli - Boniface Subs: Pentz, Kossounou, Andrich, Amiri, Mbamba, Hlozek, Fosu-Mensah, Monamay, Puerta, Münz, Aourir
West Ham: Fabiański, Kehrer, Zouma, Ogbonna ©, Emerson, Souček, Downes, Paquetá, Benrahma, Bowen, Mubama Subs: Areola (GK), Anang (GK), Johnson, Coufal, Aguerd, Coventry, Fornals, Cornet, Antonio, Ings
Scamacca deal to Atalanta just getting the I's dotted and the T's crossed and we all know how you felt about him!!
Why let him go? Moyes is why who will replace him why Ings of course and Mubama......ffs we have no clue well Moyes has no clue....same as all the others Antonio if he stays seriously so busy falling over all the time......unless the new DF has something up his sleeve we are up Shit creek once more.
Well it looks as if the Old Dinosaur is going to get his way, there are even rumours David Moyes will contribute towards the cost of bringing Man 'YOU'VE BEEN CONNED' pair Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay himself! Moyes' tunnel vision 'dream' signings might be a dream for the 60 year old Scot but they are an absolute NIGHTMARE for the majority of fans who can see that the vast majority of the Declan Rice money is going to be "pissed in the wind"!
Indeed Maguire is said to be 'insulted' by Hammers low valuation, well get real Matey, you are a 30 year old with his best years behind him who MIGHT just have a couple of years left in the tank and will have ABSOLUTELY NO RESALE value in the future.
Maguire is on MASSIVE money, so much so, that Ven Tag will have to get the bean counters at Old Trafford on the case to draw up a plan to 'supplement' the players bloated wages before ANYONE in their right mind would even countenance acquiring Maguire!
However, 'right minds' and David Moyes' transfer logic are two different bed fellows, so expect the worst! Having 'destroyed' potential World beaters like Sebastien Haller and Gianluca Scamacca, Moyes seems hell bent on ruining West Ham, does he have an agenda?
The poor little chap has seriously been affected by the arrival of the future and like most Luddites cannot bear change, in fact he seems as if he will do absolutely ANYTHING to remain in control of transfers IRRESPECTIVE of the eventual consequences...this borders on the criminal!
For the first time in years the club is relatively debt free and COULD push on past the 'glass ceiling', well it could if Moyes relents his iron grip! Failing that the average age of the already ageing squad will go up and the wages BILL go through the roof and that is before the inevitable knock on effect of employing has beens on huge money, team spirit building it is NOT!
So we would suggest Maguire looks to himself and his club performances over the last couple of seasons and asks himself, who is insulting who? - LN
PS: Maguire might be good for England, but haven't Hammers had enough of providing players for International duty only for them to get injured?
Mystic Enfield has gazed into his crystal ball to see what delights our beloved West Ham has in store for us.
I see before the season commences we shall participate i the summer transfer window. However, do not get excited. He will be a fringe player who will keep the bench warm. After a 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth on the opening day the daggers will be firmly out for Moyes.
Despite the Hammers trying to cheer the faithful with a lap of honour with our European prize from last season in our first home game. Poch & his Chelsea team will walk away from the London Stadium with an easy earned 3 points. The toxic atmosphere from an inept performance will turn to the box. Sullivan & co finally decide to have a dabble in the market but Moyes decides the latest costly addition is not match fit and only warrents a place on the bench at our nemesis Brighton & Hove Albion. Despite holding the Seagulls until half time we eventually capitulate and lose by 3 late goals. A final warning is issued to Moyes. A point minimum is what is required at Luton. The team duly assist but tensions remain. Moyes is then given the unenviable task of being told to get 4 points against City & Liverpool. With no further additions to the squad we are thumped at home by City and Moyes duly recieves his cards. With little or no time left to bring in a manager or players and with no plane. Mr West Ham himself is asked to steer the good ship West Ham through the stormy waters.
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