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Any Hammers fan who was at the Boleyn the evening Slaven Billic was presented to the crowd before the FC Lusitans Euro Championship game, will tell you the atmosphere was electric and that the fans 'took' to their new manager in a way they could never have with Sam Allardyce. Billic looks right and sounds right, and away from home his teams perform a bit more than right! Any incoming manager needs the crowd behind him, and Billic has that, he also needed the co-owners to back him in the transfer market, and to all intents and purposes they have done that and more some.

Many Hammers fans were voicing their discontent at the club's lack of ambition in the transfer market, but the two Davids and madam K have done the business, so a fair amount of humble pie should be on the menu tonight! Alex song, Carl Jenkinson and Victor moses are all only loanees, but Michail Antonio is a full on four year signing and will bring pace and power to Billic's side. Some may be underwhelmed by the addition of Jelavic from Hull as a striker option, but realistically he has been signed on a two year deal as back up to the much injured Andy Carroll.

After a series of protracted medicals and complex loan negotiations, despite being injured, Alex Song has returned to the Boleyn from parent club FC Barcelona, the midfielder's arrival uses up one of the loan berths available to West Ham United under the transfer system, Carl Jenkinson has already been signed on loan from Arsenal for another season. Hot on Song's heels is the impending arrival of another loanee ,Victor Moses, from Chelsea who is apparently under going a medical this morning with a view to joining Slaven's away day wonders.