Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

Yeoldhammer

Stoke fans rated him as their best player.

Yeoldhammer

Adrian
Zabaleta - Reid - Ogbonna - Cresswell
Lanzini Obiang Arnautovic
Antonio - Hernandez - Ayew


4-3-3 - all out attack

Vorselaarhammer

I think he has an X factor, playing for Sparky (written with as much sarcasm as possible) Hughes and the basham boys cant be great for creativity...

I know whenever we play them he is the guy I'm worried about excluding the Goons of course.

ASLEFshrugged

Yeoldhammer said:

Adrian
Zabaleta - Reid - Ogbonna - Cresswell
Lanzini Obiang Arnautovic
Antonio - Hernandez - Ayew


4-3-3 - all out attack

Back to Greenwood, losing 3-4

Lukerz

Jorderz - turning up every 3/4 games is no different to most of our attacking players though.

Bazshuayi

turning up and actually playing 3/4 games in a row is usually beyond our attackers. Ok I must be getting grumpy (I missed out on the other 6 dwarfs apparently) to instantly think that so its bed time! I will hopefully awaken to the news of our new striker joining (or that fantasypremierleagues up and running or both!)

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Lukerz - True, but surely we should be aiming for better than we have, rather than more of the same.

Pearces_Left_Foot

What we have at the moment are two players that spend more time out injured than playing . We need players who can play on a regular basis preferably with PL experience which is what we seem to be going for . Carroll is brilliant when fit but we all know its not often enough and we end up playing Antonio upfront

OldCastleSwift

I think Arnautovic is different to what we have, certainly on the left flank. I think he would offer a similar threat from the left as Antonio does from the right, but is a better technical footballer.

I'd certainly welcome him at West Ham.

TwistandShout

Arnautovic is a perfect fit for us IMO - he's exactly what we need. A left winger who scores goals.

We could even go:

Obiang
Antonio, Lanzini, Ayew, Arnautovic
New ST


;wahoo

Lukerz

Think we need to buy a proper DM to play with Obiang tbh. Otherwise we'll end up going from 4-2-3-1 to 3/5 at the back again. Midfield is too open at present.

OldCastleSwift

Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

Think we need to buy a proper DM to play with Obiang tbh

Nordtveit

TwistandShout

Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

Think we need to buy a proper DM to play with Obiang tbh. Otherwise we'll end up going from 4-2-3-1 to 3/5 at the back again. Midfield is too open at present.

Would anyone take Delph? Think he's a good player - problems with injury though ;hmm

OldCastleSwift

Would anyone take Delph? Think he's a good player - problems with injury though ;hmm

In short, no. Don't really understand what he's for.

Tomw85

Re Delph, I think that there is a good player in there but he would need game time again to re find his form, and at the moment I can't see him starting ahead of our current midfield options.

I would rather see Cullen get a chance ahead of Delph tbh.

Yeoldhammer

22m Kovacic if Slav can work his Magic

Lukerz

Would rather take a punt on Wilshere than Delph.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Signing Wilshere is just signing another Carroll. I can't bear the thought of it.

Signing Delph is like signing some player who I'm not sure of what exactly he's good at but he does seem to be regularly fit ;hmm

Lukerz

Hart
Zabaleta - Smalling - Reid - Cresswell
Obiang - Wilshere
Antonio - Lanzini - Arnautovic
Hernandez

Adrian, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Noble, Kouyate, Ayew, Carroll

Get it done Daves ;cool

McHammer

Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

Would rather take a punt on Wilshere than Delph.

His knees would never be able to take the weight of that!

Lukerz

Jorderz_Slaven_A_Good_Time said:

Signing Wilshere is just signing another Carroll. I can't bear the thought of it.

Signing Delph is like signing some player who I'm not sure of what exactly he's good at but he does seem to be regularly fit ;hmm

Not really another Carroll. Wilshere at least managed 30 games last season to Carroll's 18.

Pearces_Left_Foot

Wilshere managed 27 games last season

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Last season, yes. But how many games have they both played over the last five seasons? I'd estimate a similar amount.

OldCastleSwift

Jorderz_Slaven_A_Good_Time said:

Last season, yes. But how many games have they both played over the last five seasons? I'd estimate a similar amount.

Alderz be all over this

McHammer

Claret and Hugh highlights

Feghouli exit is only a matter of time according to Turkish Media
"Reports in Turkey this morning say his agent has flown into Istanbul today to meet with Galatasaray president to complete a deal for his transfer. They say Galatasaray have agreed to pay West Ham a €5m (£4m) transfer fee and pay him €2.5m per year in wages which works out around £43,000 per week."

The Irons fear a move for Inter Milan “wonderkid” Gabriel Barbosa will be ruined by red tape!

The 20-year-old Brazilian forward is available for loan, just a year after joining Inter from Santos in his homeland in a £26million deal.

Vorselaarhammer

And we have a name for this seasons loan South American recruit.

Gabriel Barbosa come on down...

Lukerz

Second bid of just under £20m rejected for Arnautovic, according to the Telegraph. Just breaking.

Pearces_Left_Foot

Hart to Palace is another rumour ;hmm

brookingsirons

Have we signed anyone yet , fed up
With rumours we need to make some moves stick soon imo .

TwistandShout

Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

Second bid of just under £20m rejected for Arnautovic, according to the Telegraph. Just breaking.

Apparently it is because we offered 17m plus £3m in add ons - they want 20m up front. You have to laugh really