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Without a pot to proverbially fill, David Moyes embarks on his January transfer window with some amount of trepidation, he knows he has to sell to buy, his problem is who to sell, and equally as important, who would want to buy them? There are a number of players whose contracts expire at the end of the season, thus rendering them financially valueless once the window has closed, the club has to either extend their contracts or sell them on while their sales can still generate funds, albeit in a limited capacity.

OK, so the last name was a bit of a red herring, but Carlton Cole who works with the academy as a mentor for the youngsters is still only 37 years old, mooted Hammers striker targets for this window are Graziano Pellè age 35, Olivier Giroud age 34 and Diego Costa at the sprightly age of 32.

Having just steered his team through the incredibly challenging Christmas and New Year fixtures, culminating in the playing of three games in six days that yielded five points, David Moyes and his West Ham medical team now have the 'luxury' of seven whole days to refresh the squad, attend to 'niggles' and generally recharge the batteries.