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So It's Goodbye From Him and....

Submitted by Deluded Hammer on

Not exactly new news that the club are not renewing the contracts of Coufal, Cresswell, Fabianski and Ings. Personally I find it a sad time as I have a lot of time for Aaron, Vlad and Lucasz and thank them for their loyal and tremendous service at the same time thinking they could have had at least another season as decent squad players, Be interesting to see who will be sitting on the bench next year in their place.
It's time for Ings to move on, without a shadow of doubt, but I'm not going to join in the hatred towards him. The carrot was dangled in front of him and he took it and don't you lot tell me you wouldn't have done the same. It wasn't his fault he wasn't given enough game time time to prove his worth, but still remained the consummate professional during his spell with us, so I wish him well also in his future projects.
Strange though, that word on the grapevine, is that Ants is getting an extension though.

That Time of Year Again

Submitted by Deluded Hammer on

Yeah, Hammer of the Year blah blah blah in what has been a very forgettable season and one that I needed the reruns for the goal and save of the season to remind me because they've all been buried in what must be the worst season in my living memory of this club. Yup, even those relegation seasons of '78, 89 and '2003 weren't as bad because even in those years I had hopes. Only other miserable one that could be up there would be Avram Grants term in 2011. Hang on........didn't he manage Chelsea as well?

My HOTY is Wan Bissaka for the record.

Summerville Taking The P

Submitted by Deluded Hammer on

What gives him the right to go against club medical advice to have surgery on his hamstring? His idea that he will heal "naturally" has not worked and he has now. after four months, undergone the surgery that should have been done in the first place with no chance of a pre season training and will not be back for availability until September. Hang on! Are we still paying his £30K a week wages while he sits in his hospital bed with a smug grin which is 100% a bad decision on his part?
https://www.hammers.news/news/top-medic-makes-crushing-admission-about-…

who would you choose?

Submitted by hammergirl on

So you have to keep one and release two who do you choose? Soucek/JWP/Alvarez next up Paqueta/Irving/Kudus followed by Kilman/Todibo/Mavrapanos then the cruncher Bowen/Fullkrug/Guilherme finally Fabianski/Areola/Foderingham

Hobsons choice or easy choice for you? i guess most of you will be
keeping Foderingham/Todibo/Alvarez/Pacman/Bowen. Am i right?

Glenn Roeder vibes

Submitted by Bubblegirl on

Anybody else getting this feeling about Potter? nice guy but clearly not up for the role as our manager and unable to handle the pressure.
Roeder lasted two years and his health suffered because of it and judging from yesterdays post match press conference i feel it is going this way for Potter and with an owner like ours who really was not wanting him he must be wondering when not if the vote of confidence from above comes.

Two

Submitted by mcbikeman on

AWB & Bowen That's it the only two players in our current squad worth keeping and Bowens having a crap season but lets be honest the job that needs doing this summer is monumental so if you consider you have to add nine players just to get a team to take to the pitch next season how the hell will we have enough money for that and the bench as well?

Now i know some of you will mention Summerville and yes he does look good but having not been really part of the first team picture for various reasons i am excluding him from the exodus.

Kilman £40million really he is not worth tuppence and should go back to Maidenhead utd as he is not up to scratch by any stretch of the imagination and to prove it i would keep Mav ahead of him!.

But from back to front you have to ask who would buy any of our players Kudus being the only one of any real value but that will not bring in enough for the rebuild by no means and as for Paqueta he is showing just what a mercenary he is and despite his ability he is another who just does not care about our club and just used us to get himself noticed.

So if Potts Earthy Orford are added to next seasons squad along with Scarles well that may save the club some money but you need better and experienced professionals that will help bring them on and not heap untold pressure on young shoulders and again that costs money but also they have to be the right player with a proper attitude and not just a "name" "marquis" signing nonsense or an injury prone journeyman that we all know we love at our club as they are a bargain buy and for the life of me i hope Paulino does not walk through the door as he is very keen to come to us apparently mmm wonder why that is eh? ahhh yes dumb wages and a medical wing that will fulfil his every need for a broken down crock that he is.

So a massive summer ahead and when you look at the clowns we have to deal with it and total lack of imagination you do just have to worry about what will our club look like this time next year.

Kudus and Pacman

Submitted by mcbikeman on

No secret both want out of the club and that's fine but it has to be the price we want because Kudus has as we all no an £85million release clause that's active in July for two weeks? point being if nobody activates it and then try a silly lowball(see Sully someone else can play that game)we simply have to refuse as he has a contract until 2028 so pay up or shut up..as with Pacman his contract runs until 2027 so if Citeh want him you pay what we want otherwise jog on...of course he could be banned and that's that but i do not think it will happen.

So if our big name players want gone then Sully is going to have to play hardball like Levy at the spuds does...you can leave but on our terms otherwise suck it up you are staying.

Beware False Prophets & False 9's

Submitted by boogerscaravan on

Call me old fashioned, call me a pragmatist? But I'm in the minority, I know, where Potter is concerned it seems?

I'm quite content with what Potter is doing in the main. I don't want to sound like a broken record. But the season is gone, has been for weeks. So it seems to me at least. As though Potter is playing the long game. Running the rule over everyone, to get a proper handle on pre season.

Before the shenanigans begin with Midget porn and the gang. That being purse strings!!

Potter has sorted the defence out, now we resemble a closed shop. Not open all hours as we were under El Loppo. I must admit, I didn't realise it would take so long! It's been frustrating and I think a lot of the free flowing football we are known for, has had to suffer as a result with no end product ie goals.

But I have to say. The one thing that puzzles me. Is Potters reluctance to have a number 9 as the focal point. Ferguson and Fulkrug. The two "F's". Neither 100% fit it seems? Or are they? I think Fulkrug looks useful, Ferguson looks nervous (when we see him). So as I say, why are we not seeing more of them?

Southampton are there for the taking next weekend. A Fulkrug hat trick perhaps. A Ferguson brace, who knows?

Surely this is the game where we see a proper number 9 giving a proper number 9 performance. If we do not set up like this, I shall have to start asking questions, like everybody else FF'S (see what I did there)?

Ferguson, Fulkrug Surely!!!