Hope the weather is a bit better this time ....

New manager to be signed in within 48 hours,whoever it is on bbc sport so I read.

So I was just thinking, I wonder if he has the drawing power to bring in decent players. Apparently he is rated pretty high in France which I know is not the Premier League but the other top managers rate him. If he does get the job would the 2Davids have the balls to put in a cheeky bid for Ibrohimovich or however you spell it. I see on another site that PSG only have 10 million on him so you never know.

Having witnessed a 90 mins of utter boredom from england should we not by the same argument for sam out get rid of hodgson? With so little competitive football for national teams anyway surely it should be a case of good football over result? Discuss.

Now that we're in the market for a new manager I just wonder what sort of figures the owners are talking about for the new man to spend in the transfer market. Realistically we are no more than a midtable side that could still have a bad season and flirt with relegation so surely the aim, as we're trying to attract a top European manager, is to break into the top 6, in my opinion we are a million miles away from this with the current squad, we're basically looking to finish above the likes of Liverpool or Spurs, I would think we need half a dozen top players at least. With this in mind if the reported figure of £25 million pounds transfer kitty is true is this another case of the owners thinking that we're better equipped than we are, that we've been under achieving, I personally think our league position last season was about right, we had a very good start that gave us false hope but with the players we've got we're on a par with Swansea or Stoke so could this be a reason we are struggling to attract a decent manager, what's your thoughts?

It's been a while since Paolo Di Canio entertained us and big rumours suggest SUGO might just be talking to this guy any time soon. I hope so but as with most rumours it's just rumours and nothing else
http://westhamworld.co.uk/could-this-be-west-hams-record-summer-signing/?

Enner Valencia may be leaving and we do need another striker!

With this being our last season at the Boleyn I am expecting something really good. Classy, traditional, a bit retro - something to really stand out and be remembered as our last kit at the Boleyn. So when will they show this new Umbro beauty? P.S. We all know they are going to f*** it up right?

if as the general consensus seems Bilic is our new manager, what are the thoughts on a move to lure Modric to upton park? i'm tired of hearing of our 'big' signings that never happen….this could be the sort of move that makes a statement. Modric obviously because he has the croatian link, has played premier league before, would suit the 'diamond' perfectly and with benitez arriving at real, he isn't really a benitez type player perhaps? your thoughts?