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        <title>Men's First Team — WHU606</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>West Ham United v AFC Sunderland. Saturday 24th January, 12.30pm on TNT.</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12537/west-ham-united-v-afc-sunderland-saturday-24th-january-12-30pm-on-tnt</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>IronHerb</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[After getting a kick up the backside from steve to get the Spurs thread open I have gone early this week. 😂

Well, no one expected us to go on a roll, and in current circumstances 2 wins is a roll, but here we are going for three on the bounce.

Sunderland, probably the surprise package of the season, at home for a lunchtime football feast. Going to be tight but as our tails are now up I see us coming out on top 2-1.

The No More BS campaign have called on fans to stay out or their seats for the opening 15 minutes. Not good timing as I see it. Even though the target is the board everyone should be trying to get behind the team from the off. We'll see.

Over to you ASLEF.

COYI  ⚒]]>
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        <title>Magic Minute: Home game against Sunderland.</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12538/magic-minute-home-game-against-sunderland</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>MrsGrey</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[Two guesses per person.]]>
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        <title>Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham, Saturday 17th Jn 2026, 3pm.</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12533/tottenham-hotspur-v-west-ham-saturday-17th-jn-2026-3pm</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>IronHerb</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[Forgot to do this as not used to winning. 😬

Big game that is winnable. Spurs struggling at home, we're just struggling.

Always fancy winning last Spurs and so a 2-1 is on the cards.

COYI

Over to you ASLEF.]]>
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        <title>West Ham v QPR,    FA Cup 3rd Rd,     Sunday 11 January 2.30pm</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12528/west-ham-v-qpr-fa-cup-3rd-rd-sunday-11-january-2-30pm</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>IronHerb</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ah! The magic of the cup, the 3rd round is one of the great sporting days on the calendar they will all say. 
 
So 32 ties now played over 4 days with 10 different kick off times. Oh well.

QPR at home for the first time at the London Stadium in front of a decent crowd of around 45,000, imo, QPR having sold out their 9000 allocation in quick time.

QPR being 3 points off the play off positions will likely field a mixd staring XI, I'll leave it to ASLEF to fill in the details. Nuno needs a win, any win, so my starting XI is - 

Hermansen
Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Igor, Mayers
Soucek, Magassa
Bowen, Paqueta, Sommerville
Pablo

2-1 home win to lift some of the gloom.

COYI]]>
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        <title>Paqueta</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12318/paqueta</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>kevinchicharito</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[Can't help to not get embarrassed to support West Ham after watching paqueta week in week out. Can't help with the childish stupid behaviour of him saying on the ground all game, how can he come home to his kids after that? He also isn't really that good.]]>
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        <title>The Summer Rebuild</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12396/the-summer-rebuild</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 08:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>Lukerz</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ok, what do we know about the squad ahead of the summer rebuild…

<b>Gone/going:</b>
Fabiański - released
Zouma - released 
Coufal - released 
Cresswell - released 
Soler - back to PSG
Antonio - uncertain
Ferguson - back to Brighton
Ings - released

<b>Doubts (linked away/been left out 11 in last few games):</b> 
Aguerd
Emerson
Rodríguez
Paquetá
Cornet
Kudus

<b>Most likely to stay:</b>
Areola
Kilman
Mavropanos
Todibo
Wan-Bissaka
Scarles
Souček
Álvarez
Ward-Prowse
Guilherme
Summerville
Bowen (c)
Füllkrug

<b>Possible youngsters:</b>
Potts
Earthy

<b>Players not really involved:</b>
Foderingham
Irving

Who would you keep?
Kilman, Wan-Bissaka, Souček, Summerville, Bowen. 

Who would you sell to raise funds?
Aguerd, Paquetá &amp; Kudus seem the most valuable assets (outside Bowen who we can’t sell). Souček possibly (I’d keep him, though). 

What does Potter need to prioritise?
Keeper, striker, a new midfield, depth in full-back positions &amp; another CB. Average age of squad needs to come down. 

Note - this is separate from the transfer window threads. ]]>
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        <title>West Ham Season Predictions</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12415/west-ham-season-predictions</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Men's First Team</category>
        <dc:creator>Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'll go first:

Finish: 13th
Top Scorer: Bowen
HOTY: Bowen
YHOTY: Potts
Disappointment: Summerville (will never be fit again)
FA Cup: 5th Round
Carabao: Quarters]]>
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        <title>Michail Antonio</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12267/michail-antonio</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 07:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[This discussion was created from comments split from: <a rel="nofollow" href="/discussion/12026/couldnt-think-from-january-2024/">Couldn't Think - from January 2024</a>.]]>
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        <title>Last 6 Games (Part 5)</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12373/last-6-games-part-5</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 20:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>Fortuneseeker</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[As everyone appears to have had the enthusiasm drained out of themselves here it is! Here are our last 6 games, so what would you be satisfied with? 

33. Southampton (H)
34. Brighton (A)
35. Tottenham (H)
36. Manchester United (A)
37. Nottingham Forest (H)
38. Ipswich Town (A)

Being realistic, not to be mistaken as being a gloom merchant, I am going to say 4!  
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        <title>Hammer of the Year and other awards</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12384/hammer-of-the-year-and-other-awards</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 20:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>MrsGrey</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[Voting open on the club website for HOTY, plus goal of the season and save of the season.

https://www.whufc.com/news/vote-your-202425-mens-hammer-year-now]]>
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        <title>Next 8 Games (Part 4)</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12330/next-8-games-part-4</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>Fortuneseeker</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[Here are the next 8 games, so what would you be satisfied with?

25. Brenford (H)
26. Arsenal (A)
27. Leicester Ciy (H)
28. Newcastle United (H)
29. Everton (A)
30. Wolves (A)
31. Bournemouth (H)
32. Liverpool (A)

Low total last only Eight!

I reckon 12 this time going on the cautious side.]]>
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        <title>Most Used XI</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12355/most-used-xi</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>alderz</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[I was listening to a podcast earlier that was talking about each Premier League teams Most Used XI this season. They defined it by the players with the most appearances across each position, I think. Ours was:

Areola
Wan-Bissaka Mavropanos Kilman Emerson
Alvarez Soucek
Bowen Paqueta Kudus
Antonio

It got me wondering how many minutes that actual XI has played together this season, so I've worked it out.

That side has played together a total of <b>ZERO </b>times this season.

In the process of working it out, though, I've also worked out what is our most common XI to have on the pitch at any one point. And, I have to say, the total minutes played together was astonishingly low.

The XI we've had on the pitch the most at any one time this season is:

Areola
Todibo Kilman Cresswell
Wan-Bissaka Alvarez Soucek Scarles
Bowen Kudus

The XI that started the Arsenal, Leicester and Newcastle games recently. And those three matches are the only times they've played together. 61' at Arsenal, 65' at Leicester and 64' at Newcastle, meaning our most used XI have only played together for 190 minutes all season.

Talk about an unsettled side.]]>
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        <title>Injuries thread 23/24 and 24/25</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12015/injuries-thread-23-24-and-24-25</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>buffybegood</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[We've been very lucky with injuries so far this season, until now it would seem, although we have seen a lot of players miss games through "illness". Currently we have 5 issues in addition to Zouma's ongoing knee problems.

Paqueta - calf, apparently due to see a specialist, suggested out of a month
Bowen - ankle, from Sunday's game, awaiting news
Mavropanos - rib, also from Sunday's game
Antonio - knee, been out since November, and just suffered a setback in training, 4-6 weeks
Kudus - hamstring, although unavailable through AFCON atm, the concern is he'll be risked when not fully recovered and will make the injury worse. ]]>
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        <title>Official new manager - Julen Lopetegui</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12143/official-new-manager-julen-lopetegui</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 10:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>Yeoldhammer</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[https://www.whufc.com/news/julen-lopetegui-appointed-west-ham-united-head-coach]]>
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        <title>Chelsea away (seeking ticket)</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12319/chelsea-away-seeking-ticket</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>kevinchicharito</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hi! I am traveling from Norway to London for the cockney rejects concert and hopefully the Chealse away day. Haven't gotten my hands on a ticket tho, does anyone here know someone who is selling? Would be crazy, always wanted to experience an away day.
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        <title>The stadium</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12320/the-stadium</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>kevinchicharito</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am a big fan from Norway, been to the new stadium a couple of times. Haven't been to Boleyn, (only watched every documentary about it) but just can't help the bitterness of missing the ground and the old West Ham feeling. 
What do you guys actually think of the stadium and the atmosphere. 
Do you guys think we will move away from London Stadium anytime soon? and actually get our own stadium.
Anyways good game yesterday, we really looked like an football team today, give him 10 years!]]>
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        <title>Paqueta Charged (Catastrophise here!)</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12144/paqueta-charged-catastrophise-here</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 15:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>buffybegood</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA["Paqueta has been charged with four breaches of FA Rule E5.1 in relation to his conduct in West Ham's Premier League fixtures against Leicester City on 12 November 2022; Aston Villa on 12 March 2023; Leeds United on 21 May 2023; and AFC Bournemouth on 12 August 2023.

He has also been charged with two breaches of FA Rule F3 in respect of alleged failures to comply pursuant to FA Rule F2."]]>
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        <title>Next 7 Games (Forgot to do this before Villa)</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12181/next-7-games-forgot-to-do-this-before-villa</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>alderz</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[You all remember the drill, even if we all forgot to set it up before the Villa game. What is the minimum acceptable points tally after 8 games?

1. Villa home
2. Palace away
3. Man City home
4. Fulham away
5. Chelsea home
6. Brentford away
7. Ipswich home
8. Spurs away

For me, I'd be disappointed if we get fewer than 11]]>
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        <title>The Great Europa League Adventure 2023-24</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/11856/the-great-europa-league-adventure-2023-24</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 22:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>IronHerb</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[Things are starting to take shape now so here is the latest - 

Group Stage draw on September 1st.

<b>QUALIFIED (16)</b>
West Ham
Liverpool
Brighton
Roma
Atalanta
Villareal
Real Betis
Bayer Levinkusen
Frieburg
Rennes
Toulouse
Sporting Lisbon
TSC
Servette
Marseille
Sturm Graz

<b>PLAY OFF ROUND (10)</b> - Winners Qualify
Union Saint-Gilloise v Lugano
Slavia Prague v Zoraya Luhansk
LASK v HSK Zrinjski
Klaksvikar Itrottarfelag v Sheriff Tiraspol
Slovan Bratislava v Aris Limassol
Olimpija Ljubljana v Qarabağ / HJK Helsinki
Žalgiris Vilnius v BK Häcken v Aberdeen
Astana v Ludogorets 1945 v Ajax
Olympiacos / Genk v Cukaricki
AEK Athens / Dinamo Zagreb v Sparta Prague

<b>FROM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (6)</b> - Losers Qualify
Rangers v PSV Eindhoven
Braga v Panathinakos
Slovan Bratislava v Young Boys
Antwerp / AEK Athens v Dinamo Zagreb
Rakow Częstochowa v Copenhagen
Molde v Galatasary
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        <title>WHU606 Hammer of the Year</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/11832/whu606-hammer-of-the-year</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 07:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>alderz</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you'll all humour me, I want to try something for 2023/24. I learned about another clubs forum where they have a scientific way of selecting a player of the year, and I would love to steal their idea, but it requires (a tiny amount of) help from you all as forum members.

Basically, the way it works is every game, people just say who their man of the match was. I count up who people voted for, whoever gets the most votes is MOTM, second most is runner up, third most is third. Nice and simple. Then, at the end of the year, each player gets 3pts for a MOTM, 2pts for coming second, 1pt for coming third, and we have a nice little league table to tell us who our collective Hammer of the Year is. To make it manageable, I'll only count MOTM votes until the end of the day after a match (i.e. Saturday games have a cut off of midnight Monday morning).

You don't really need to do much, just please pop your MOTM into the match thread at the end of the game. A lot of people do this anyway, but I wanted to announce this so that, if you're someone who doesn't, you can chip in if you want to.]]>
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        <title>Next 7 Games (GW32-38)</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/12092/next-7-games-gw32-38</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Men's First Team</category>
        <dc:creator>alderz</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[Remember, this IS NOT a prediction game. This is simply saying, from this batch of fixtures, what is the cut off point between good and bad. You could go one further and say what is the cut off between good, decent and bad if you want to, but basically you need to say the minimum number of points that think is acceptable after this run of games.

So, our next 7 games are:
1. Wolves away
2. Fulham at home
3. Palace away
4. Liverpool at home
5. Chelsea away
6. Luton home
7. Man City away]]>
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        <title>Next 8 Games (GW9-16)</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/11916/next-8-games-gw9-16</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 08:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Men's First Team</category>
        <dc:creator>alderz</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[Remember, this IS NOT a prediction game. This is simply saying, from this batch of fixtures, what is the cut off point between good and bad. You could go one further and say what is the cut off between good, decent and bad if you want to, but basically you need to say the minimum number of points that think is acceptable after this run of games.

So, our next 8 games are:
1. Villa away
2. Everton at home
3. Brentford away
4. Forest at home
5. Burnley away
6. Palace at home
7. Spurs away
8. Fulham at home]]>
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        <title>Divin Mubama</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/11956/divin-mubama</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2023 18:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Men's First Team</category>
        <dc:creator>claretandbluesky</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think we may have some discussion on Mubama until his contract talks are concluded so I thought i would start a thread.

I would be in favour of taking a chance on Mubama within these contract talks. We have gambled on two strikers from abroad and lost out, we need a new striker and I think if Mubama goes we need pay quite a fee for the next gamble. There is no fee for Mubama, so lets give him more than we feel is possibly sensible and hope he can begin to step up.

I don't think there is any chance of us finding another 30-40m to gamble on the next striker this season and perhaps a loan will arrive in January.  Antonio and Ings would attract little in fees if sold next summer so that striker would be a large chunk of our budget. I of course have no idea how far apart we are from what he is asking but if we gave him a four year deal at 20k per week more than he is asking that is a gamble of just over £2m against paying £30-40m for the next Scamacca and them being on probably 3 times what Mubama may be asking. 

I am sure Moyes and the club have appraised his potential and maybe they just feel he wont make it in the first team but If it's just about money I would take the gamble. He may be the next Lukaku or even Drogba? ]]>
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        <title>Next 8 Games (GW1-8)</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/11846/next-8-games-gw1-8</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Men's First Team</category>
        <dc:creator>alderz</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[And we're back! I've cut the season into chunks - games 1-8, 9-16, 17-24, 25-31 and 32-38.

Remember, this IS NOT a prediction game. This is simply saying, from this batch of fixtures, what is the cut off point between good and bad. You could go one further and say what is the cut off between good, decent and bad if you want to, but basically you need to say the minimum number of points that think is acceptable after this run of games.

So, our next 8 games are:
1. Bournemouth away
2. Chelsea at home
3. Brighton away
4. Luton away
5. Man City at home
6. Liverpool away
7. Sheffield Utd at home
8. Newcastle at home]]>
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        <title>West Ham’s next captain</title>
        <link>https://whu606.com/discussion/11826/west-ham-s-next-captain</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Men's First Team</category>
        <dc:creator>DJ Hammer</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[So with Declan Rice almost gone from the club who do you think the captain’s armband should be passed to. My choice would be Aguerd or Paqueta. Thoughts please.]]>
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