With the new season about to start. We need to know what is happening at our beloved club. European success should have been a springboard to take the club to a new level. But for some reason not only has the handbrake been applied. The club seems to have slammed into reverse.
Is the club a victim of the success of David Moyes leading us to European glory? Was it Sullivan's intention to sack Moyes at the end of the season? But a trophy winning season has made it impossible? Is a takeover in the hoping. Are the club reluctant to invest because of this? Whatever. The club is not equipped to go into the new season with the current players. A strong start is imperative. Hoping a lesson has been learned from last season. If it has not a repeat performance in the league might not be so fortunate.

What ,nobody saw us beat them this morning ?,superb goal from H Gs boyfriend .

So what style of play do you expect to see from the Moyesaurus next season? Free flowing on the front foot pressing teams and creating chances from open play OR given the rumours that abound this time of year a team that sits deep(sound familiar)and scores from set pieces.

Given the rumours that Moyes really wants Maguire ffs and pressing for Ward Prowse i think we all no its the latter as he gets locked into his obsession of counter attacking footy with a big centrehalf to get onto the deadball situations that Moyes so loves and heavily relies on.

If and its a big If Scamacca stays he will once more be stuck up top on his own with little if any support which is a tragedy IMO and another striker that when he goes will for some reason or another start banging them in and Moyes will have to try and explain that one.

So do not expect to see Bowen/Benni(if he stays!)Barnes if we get him though more likely to get John than Harvey!....but do not expect any exciting free flowing football just the slow predictable stuff we have seen the past couple seasons.

Preseason friendlies mean and show nothing of whats to come except for the last one before the season starts thats when you will see the real tactics the Moyesaurus will employ and sadly we will be up that creek again pretty damn quickly.

"give me the tools and i'll finish the job" a famous Quote from Churchill well we have one tool we need shot of but it is not going to happen unless some stinking rich Quatari Sheik rocks up and we dont want that either what a club West Ham are eh talk about a conundrum.

Why did we win the ECL?imo the above! A togetherness at the end of a truly poor season,the reasons for this could be a number of things,the manager,the players,the board.
I remember as a kid playing for a junior side,we were the whipping boys for a good year,but we were all mates had a great laugh in training etc we wernt too bothered about getting thumped 10 nil or whatever we just used to say to each other - " you effing mug sort yourself aht!!"
We won 1 game & the floodgates opened,went on a run of about 15 unbeaten.....
Roll on 30 years later my boy played for a junior side,I'd go every week get to know the parents etc the kids were all mates & the parents all talked about each others families etc...
History repeated itself the boys tried their hardest,had a laugh & gave their best,training was a fun time for us adults watching especially in the rain when the boys would go sliding into puddles,my boy even did the 'worm'...
Anyway cut a long story short my sons team beat their biggest rivals 10 - 1 to lift the league title,one of my proudest moments as a dad...
Camaraderie,the most important thing in my book

This is how i see the scenario once Tim has told Moyes about buying a player he thinks will improve the team rather than Moyes choice

https://youtu.be/MzGhwM36JKE

Calls for the one & only DH to come up with another blinding physio room tale got me thinking if the old mob still look in?
ANTKB pops on now & again,Essex hammer,Chippy dave,Bondsy...but what about the others I remember? Red Neck iron used to love putting a quiz up,Moore 6 legend ( Stan) his son posted some time ago,Fred 149,Harry the Hammers,Irons 65 I think he was from Swansea? Made me laugh used to wear his westham shirt in the valleys & good for you mate,ashes hammer etc & a few of the boys from down under

Paul Nevin has left to pursue other opportunities so what is going on with our turnover of coaches? is it really all about Moyes and his refusal to listen to different opinions?

Despite the trumpeting of Tim Steidtens Arrival and what he supposedly brings i cannot help but think did we not hear the same on Rob Newman and look how that has turned out.....Moyes is the Iceberg on which the clubs fortunes will be sunk and keeping this man on will prove to be the biggest mistake we make this summer.

Our transfer business is meant to be driven by a four man cabal of Steidten Noble Sullivan and Moyes with the latter having the final say and veto on players he does not want.

Sullivan may ignore that and press on with players he likes as he has done in the past and we all know how that ends Moyes simply wont play them as they are not one of his Noble will try to get Academy players on the bench instead of the infamous second GK and Steidten well how long will he stay around if whats been sold to him turns out not to be gold but a polished turd.

I do believe the club are going to be suffering the same as we did last season and this time no trophy to end so have lessons been learned? i very much doubt it.

Moyes 2.0 they say West Ham will be a different kettle of fish a new style of play blah blah blah heard that last season but it was the players fault not the manager not the coaches so lets see how different this year will be and for me i only see us struggling.....bit of a downer give it a chance Bike i hear you say but honestly no matter who we recruit playing wise nothing will change because of the Iceberg in front of us and the ensuing disaster when it hits.

So £105million for Rice looks like thats going to be done PSG in for Pacman so another £90million that should be enough for Moyes to get the dream midfield of McTominay Henderson Fred a new contract for Soucek and Downes as back up who needs flair and invention eh!!

So the dust has settled not that much to talk about preseason,apart from Declan ( will he won't he?) & Sullys faux pas ( yet again!).....So a few of us have mentioned briefly & in a drunken haze how we watched the game,where we watched the game! Arguably our best night in living memory,so let's hear your stories guys??