now the new season has begun in earnest here is the new current season link
Thoroughly deserved & I've thoroughly enjoyed this tournament,proud of every one of these girls! Thank god it didn't go to penalties!!lol
With 7 days remaining until the start of the season. Are we in a better position as a team/squad or worse position than when the season ended in May?
To date we have added 3 new additions to last season. Not including Areola. Defensively we are surely worse off. Though we added Aguerd he is a non runner. The left back position is a massive problem. We lost 2 in midfield and added 1. Yes we added a much needed striker. We have got no natural cover for Bowen with Yarma going. For me we need major input asap and quality to boot.
anyone else watch our Under 19's batter the spuds under 19's in the Prem league next Gen cup final on spuds own patch its a tremendous watch we look lightyears ahead of that lot poor old Defoe must be thinking what have i done! COYI as i type this its 78mins gone we are 7-0 up luv it....another trophy spuds dont need to worry about.
Fabs or Areola?....i have to say great servant that he has been to our club i do not feel as safe with the ball coming into the area as i once did with Fab....he dropped a few clangers last season his kicking not the best either so i think a role reversal is best here let Fab have the cups and europe and make Areola our GK for the prem.
I have spent the last day or so looking at what appears to be our next signings videos and he is a very bigman indeed much like Dean Ashton and also like Dean you think because of there size they really are just a BIG man upfront to hit but they are clearly much more than that and i see a lot of similarities in how they play.
Both score different types of goals not just the header in the box holding the ball up and bringing others into play good movement for big men yes i do like what i see and this young man is clearly a Moyes type of player something Haller could never be as he was never a back to defender to receive a ball lay off and spin.
I am encouraged by what i have seen of this player so i cannot wait to see him in a West Ham shirt but i also hope he does not suffer the same fate as Ashton did such a shame he got injured the way he did.
Well its good to see our injury curse is alive and running and now they are talking about Oggy starting against Citeh...they have been quite rightly managing his recovery from such a major injury now they want to rush him back with barely any game time preseason i see problems afoot...guess we shall see with our last friendly this weekend to come.
Time to bring it out of retirement? Declan Rice anybody?
Forest chasing Cornet now......i like him as a player and 65 mentioned him more than once this summer and at £19million a no brainer surely he could be the answer on the left side we are looking for but it looks like that will be well i say will more like likely/probably/possibly/maybe/a chance/of it being Kostic a smaller fee than Cornet but he is 29 so another short term answer........and if we do not sign anyone this week well man the ramparts i predict a riot!
Its another friendly and yes i know it is all about fitness and getting legs back but i have to admit there are a few worrying signs for me at the back in particular i thought Zouma was lazy at times plodding around is he carrying excess timber? Johnson this time playing centreback he also did not fill me with confidence....and christ the play from the back keeper to Zouma who got away with a few things today this simply has to stop we will give away so many goals if we do that during the season.
Soucek i can see why Moyes wanted shot of him he only scored again ffs...Rice really did not look interested Bowen looked busy if not doing a lot Coufal for me the best player for us today going forward.
Things to work on for sure and one of those has to be Antonios first touch it is woeful.....Benny boy quiet again Lanzini on for him but he was knocked off the ball to easy...yes it is a friendly but bloody hell we have one more game before the real deal and if Moyes and co are happy with what they are seeing then we are in trouble.