Ok mario looks likely to sign bbc saying he is having a medical. My question is, has anyone seen him play? I have no idea what we are getting. I was led to believe he is a creative midfielder. Yes we do need one but wasn't Moyes looking for a defensive one primarily? I just hope to god he is Moyes' man and not a Sullivan one.

Its incredible how this competition has taken a nose dive since the halcyon days of the BBC coverage ,remember those days ?the final it would start at 10 in the morning and go on till 6 or 7 ,now ,sure I'll probably watch the final but i have no interest in the early rounds ,except of course when the hammers (peace be upon them ) are involved ,the giant killing of the past was electric ,now its a draw that takes it to a replay ,to me the early rounds have become like the bleedin international breaks ,theres nowt like the prem i can even see the the caramel cup stealing its thunder

Well we have a dilemma now don't we. Surprise surprise, Sullivan is sitting on his hands whilst an already unbalanced team have now lost to injury our most creative midfielder. What exactly does it take for this man to delve into his pocket and give us the players he promised? Probably waiting to sell some of our players. So here's my question. Carroll ayew and sakho have all had bids go in for them and I feel most of us will agree they want them gone but here's the problem, most of the clubs interested are our rivals! Ayew to Swansea? Sakho to palace Newcastle or west brom? Would anyone risk selling them to our rivals? I certainly wouldn't as they are ALL capable of scoring the goals to keep a team up! So what would you do sell them to a rival or not?

Heard an incredible stat about the championship on talksh**e this week and thats that in europe it is the 3rd best and most watched league....better than la liga/seri A/ligue 1 only the prem and bundesliga beat it....even though we are not in it i keep up with it and all the other leagues down to the non league...no other country in the world follows football as fervently as we do in this country.....some smart arse tried to ruin the stat by saying more league games played than in the other top division hence more people will go to see but the repost was a beaut when mentioned that watching football over here is by far more expensive on the continent so why such low attendances?.....football mad they say and long may it continue they keep saying we need to learn lessons from the continent well i think they can learn a thing or two about supporting your club whatever division they are in.

ahhh good times and takes me back to my time as a regular to see west ham games home and away...not long started work women were still a mystery but west ham was a passion that to this day burns fierce in the belly or is that just indigestion:-).... enjoy
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Another leaves us too soon, amazing player in his day but he was so much more!

Cyrille Regis 9.2.1958 - 14.1.2018 R.I.P

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disgraceful! sacking a manager of his quality. hes never been relegated and was the best man for the job. why wasnt he given time? just 5 seasons? preposterous. there will be many a manager losing sleep tonight with such a quality manager available.

And guess what, West Ham are being linked with every player that is over twenty and under forty surprise surprise. How the so called tabloids luv to put shit on our club, if their is a good player or a shit player out there we are linked with him in some form or another. Looking at the players out side we have Sakho, Carrol, Ayew leaving, looking at the players in side so far there must be at least sixty players mentioned so far but let's face it our owners won't get any of them unless they are cheap or loans.
Being realistic I can see a couple coming in but which ones is still a lottery. We need to look at what positions need to be addressed to fix up the team and keep us up. Firstly goalkeepers, Adrian is by far first choice. Just my opinion but Hart is past it so send him back to City and find a decent second, I don't know who is available but their has to be some decent ones out their.
Defence, We have Zabs and while not young he still puts in a shift. Reid who I suspect is playing with an old injury but is falling behind a bit now so why not give Oxford a go. Ginger is a warhorse but getting on Fonte, Ogbonna some good but the occasional blunder, Rice the best potential we have seen in years Cresswell another good day bad day player, and Byram who has been out with injury for a long time. Who do we let go to replace.
Midfield, We have some good players but for me that's the area we need to improve. Kouyate has been out of sorts for a long time now, Obiang on his day can be good but doesn't seem to play well with Kouyat. Noble, apart from the occasional bad foul always puts in a shift and is definitely the heart and soul of the club. Masuaku, since his move further up the field has been a revelation. Lanzini, for me is still the man that can make this team a force but just seems to be missing something. Arno, playing further forward has been our best but this is West Ham and you know that sooner or later will pick up an injury. And lastly Antonio, runs all day but not quite fit enough lately and with an injury.
Forwards, Chitorito is not having the best of runs at the moment but the way we play is not suiting him either, Carrol, unplayable when he is on the field,when. Sakho, wants out so hopefully someone buys him. Ayew, a disappointment even though he is our best goal scorer.
So who can we realistically get in that will improve our team and keep us up, I could mention some but I would like to hear some of your views and discussions. By the way, also like to hear what the news of Calkers trial with us on a free.

What a good move reckon he's saving his 1st team for Shrewsbury and Huddersfield we pay good money to watch this side its a London derby and he puts this side out we are going to get slaughtered tonight it will Knock the teams confidence just at the wrong time for the next match. glad this match is televised because if I paid for a ticket for this match I'd be gutted. Perhaps he's seen something that I haven't perhaps he will prove me wrong, I Hope so!