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For some reason, injuries in football tend to occur in multiples for teams, and West Ham United are a prime example. Having had to deal with the 'continued loss' of Michail Antonio due to his extremely temperamental hamstrings, the club had been coping relatively well, but injuries to Angelo Ogbonna, Authur Masuaku, Pablo Fornals and finally Declan Rice have served to illustrate exactly how paper thin David Moyes's squad really is.

There appears to be an under swell of fetid comments regarding West Ham United's 'bromance' with Jesse Lingard, his arrival at the unnamed London Stadium, let's call it the Teslar Stadium and pretend the club's sponsors are electric rather than eclectic, has been nothing short of 'Payetesque'.

There has been plenty of debate regarding the Irons ability to cope without Declan Rice for what might be the rest of the season, although fears of his lay off have been slightly tempered by his social media interaction showing him 'embracing' his rehabilitation at the club's 'goose green' training facility.