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The International break is always a time of anxiety for journalists and bloggers because there is little of real substance to write about, consequently spurious usually gent driven 'snippets' of information begin to circulate to take up the slack. Some of the 'lazy' journalism is quite ludicrous in it's content, the 'stories', and that's what they are, just 'creative' stories, that Hammers boss David Moyes is 'interested' in bringing either Olivier Giroud or Mario Mandzukic to the London Stadium are amusing, if ill informed.

Having successfully navigated a very tricky opening sequence of Barclay Premier League fixtures, Hammers manager David Moyes now has to anxiously await the return of all his International players from their respective countries of allegiance. West Ham have suffered disproportionately with regards to players picking up long term injuries while on International duty in the past, and it is hoped with a combination of better communication and individually tailored fitness programmes that the risk of injuries is mitigated as much as is humanly possible.

Now that the A&E departments near Hammers supporters homes have recovered from the influx of potential heart attack victims they had to deal with, we can look back at an 'eventful' London Derby between the Irons and newly promoted Fulham FC.

It is one thing to be the 'plucky underdog' and play well against 'top teams' by digging in with a game plan, it is another thing entirely when playing against 'lesser' opposition who adopt the same 'siege' mentality, such games require a plan B, or sometimes even a plan C.