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Supposedly West Ham are ready to make another improved offer for Burnley defender James Tarkowski who has long been a target of David Moyes, the Irons manager is keen to add experience to his back four, but the figures being banded around for Tarkowski will surely mean Moyes will need to sell again before he can buy.

In what has already been described as a desperate bid to attract the attention of Premier League clubs, Watford's Troy Deeney has been 'bigging up' his goal return compared to that of Hammers' Sebastien Haller and The Toons' Joelinton. “I definitely still see myself as a Premier League striker, I scored double figures last season on one leg, now I’m over my knee troubles. I’m back on two legs,” Deeney told his fellow 'gutter snipes' and bastions of honesty The Sun.

West Ham: Martin, Johnson, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Bowen, Noble ©, Lanzini, Fornals, Antonio, Haller Subs: Trott (GK), Fredericks, Masuaku, Balbuena, Coventry, Cullen, Wilshere, Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson, Xande Silva
Bournemouth: Archer, A.Smith ©, Rico, Mepham, Simpson, Stacey, Danjuma, Lerma, L.Cook, Stanislas, Solanke Subs: Dennis (GK), Gosling, Billing, Kilkenny, Jordan, Pugh, Ofoborh, Zemura, Anthony

Referee: Graham Scott

Having of late overseen some of the worst transfer dealings the club has ever experienced, the current owners are exploiting the lack of live fans in attendance by making 'cost cuttings' that resemble massive surgery! You have to give them some form of inverted praise for the way they have managed to alienate fans and players alike in equal measure, it appears that the unholy trinity of David Sullivan, David Gold and the 'Sun writer' are hell bent on revenge for having actually spent a few quid for a brief couple of years, entirely contrary to their usual business model.

Without the possibility of selling season tickets at the full rate as opposed to the '30% option' that most fans have elected to take, the powers that be at West Ham United have come up with a 'cunning plan' to make up the difference, so cunning that it defies a 'normal' person's logic but never the less is 'totally' practicable.

Having only just recently published an article highlighting Hammers' recruitment issues and player retention, we find ourselves nonplussed by the proposed transfer of Grady Diangana to West Bromwich Albion for an initial fee as low as £12 Million! £12 Million for an England U-21 player who has already proven himself in the top flight is an absolute steal for Slaven Billic's Baggies, if anyone doubted how broke the Irons were then this transfer should focus their mind.

According to the Telegraph West Brom have had a bid of £12 Million for Grady Diangana accepted by West Ham United, more news to follow Normally, well at least for the last ten years, West Ham fans have become accustomed to the usual "We've backed the manager to the hilt, but in order to comply with FFP we are unable to fund any more acquisitions without player departures".

Trying to 'freshen up' a very stale and disproportionate squad with no additional funding is proving to be a thankless task for Hammers manager David Moyes, one 'target' after another seems to have been snatched away from the club as other teams, particularly the newly promoted ones, continue to 'blow' West Ham out of the water with their superior finances that they have available.

Hammers ran out 'unconvincing' 2-1 victors over Brentford FC at the London Stadium this afternoon, there was much to appreciate but also reasons to be concerned, essentially in the defensive areas, especially in both right and left back positions. Neither Aaron Cresswell, nor particularly Ryan Fredericks, covered themselves in glory in a performance that David Moyes had mixed thoughts about as can be noted during his post match interviews.

West Ham: Fabianski, Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Wilshere, Fornals, Yarmolenko, Diangana, Haller. Subs Randolph, Masuaku, Johnson, Cullen, Coventry, Soucek, Lanzini, Baptiste, Bowen, Anderson, Antonio.
Brentford: TBC