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Hammers have been linked with a plethora of players during the last 12 months, the departure of Sebastien Haller being the trigger point for an ever increasing amount of transfer rumours ,way in excess of the already high amount the club usually receives.

Although he was reserved, some might even say recalcitrant, when asked how he felt about taking his team to Old Trafford having had such a poor time there as a manager, there was a certain gleam in his steely blue eyes that hinted that he indeed DID have some very strong thoughts on the matter, but as is his way he chose to stone wall the questioning.

Hammers supporters of a certain age grew up with the understanding that when a game involving West Ham was labelled a 'six pointer', it was a reference to a game full of jeopardy in which the loser continues their perilous decent into the relegation zone.