Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation (continued)

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Yeold

Depends how you define 'game changer'.

If a player could come in and stop the opposition waltzing through our back line at will, that would be a significant change, imo.

baracks_a_hammer

Yeh, our defence has been our biggest problem. If hart, zab and supposedly carvalho can't help make that better, then we may aswell all pack up and go home.

Vorselaarhammer

22 points lost from winning position last season.....

Moore_than_a_nick

We may also be looking at a creative AM:

Mirror has us competing with Newcastle to sign Brentford's AM Jota: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-ham-newcastle-set-transfer-10966599

And this report says we're asking about Bologna's Taider: http://www.football-italia.net/107962/watford-and-west-ham-eye-taider

Meanwhile Liverpool say Coutinho "definitively" not for sale (BBC).

adecoker

baracks_a_hammer said:

Yeh, our defence has been our biggest problem. If hart, zab and supposedly carvalho can't help make that better, then we may aswell all pack up and go home.

I've got my train ticket booked, case zipped up and am just wondering when my lift to the station is going to turn up.

EssexHammer

Pearces_Left_Foot said:

Can't see noble playing if we sign him ;hmm

Good

I know it will upset some, but we need to stop being sentimental and playing him just because he's a local lad.

On another note Jota looks promising, Midfielder scoring 12 in 21 games.

Vorselaarhammer

BREAKING: West Ham have agreed personal terms with William Carvalho. Clubs just need to agree a fee now.

[Diario de Noticias]

MrsGrey

Moore_than_a_nick said:

Meanwhile Liverpool say Coutinho "definitively" not for sale (BBC).

BBC now reporting on Sky rumours that he's handed in a transfer request.

Moore_than_a_nick

Well we'll see how definitively he is not for sale now! Must have been a hard decision for lil Phil.

Pearces_Left_Foot

billybondsbeard said:

Personally I'd like to see Nobes playing a few games without a double hernia before I write him off. Anybody who thinks it would not have made a difference to his performances last year is not to be taken seriously IMO.

Think noble will still be a good squad player and his injury obviously affected him last year but I think he will struggle to get into the team ( if we sign carvallho) and I don't want to see him being in a Kevin Nolan type situation where he is playing based on past reputation. He has been an outstanding servant to the club but I think he is now in decline and lacks the pace and tackling ability to be a top defensive midfielder and not creative enough for a centre midfielder imo

Vorselaarhammer

That Language is normally used when in dispute... ;hmm

Bilic on Lanzini "No player is bigger than the club. He knows his contract situation & we will do everything possible to sort him out."

SuzanneClaret

;nonono

What's going on with Lanzini?

ASLEFshrugged

Vorselaarhammer said:

"Couple of hurdles to jump yet"

So his having his medical already.... ;yercoat

Maybe they're going to have him run in the 110m hurdles final as a fitness test....

Moore_than_a_nick

Vorselaarhammer said:

That Language is normally used when in dispute... ;hmm

Bilic on Lanzini "No player is bigger than the club. He knows his contract situation & we will do everything possible to sort him out."

Just for others who might have felt a little wound up by the above comment: here is Bilic's presser snippet on Lanzini: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/10983648/west-ham-boss-slaven-bilic-insists-manuel-lanzini-is-happy-at-the-club

Doesn't seem to be anything to worry about - just saying they are trying to sort out his new contract to recognise his importance to the club.

MrsGrey

While the window is open and rumours are swirling, the press will always ask those sorts of questions in the pre-match pressers.

IronHerb

But don't forget

;quaver Everybody loves Lanzini
Cos he plays the West Ham way ;quaver

baracks_a_hammer

MrsGrey said:

Moore_than_a_nick said:

Meanwhile Liverpool say Coutinho "definitively" not for sale (BBC).

BBC now reporting on Sky rumours that he's handed in a transfer request.

Dear Phil

Just tell your club you refuse to play for them any more

It worked a treat for me

Regards

Dimi

Fortuneseeker

Dear Phil,

Count your blessings a club earlier this Summer had a Centre Half joining them before they had even made an offer for him. You wouldn't be party to anything like that would you? ;wink

imagelost

;wave bye

imagelost

imagelost said:

;wave bye

It's great
My boss always says
Well done you have work had few take days off
But boss , am doing my bit for the ebitda,, " "google ebitda"
I am a company man ;lol

FlorinRaduclious

Stay where you are image, the doctors are on the way.

alderz

I'm glad Coutinho has handed in a request after the way Liverpool went after van Dijk

Vorselaarhammer

Was talking with a Liverpool fan yesterday.

"I hope we don't sell him as Barcelona think they can get anyone even if he just signed a contract"

I didn't point out th irony of that comment...

FlorinRaduclious

So what we have, and I'm sure it starts far, far further back still but:

Barcelona/Fans moan how PSG act to make their player move,
as Liverpool/Fans moan how Barcelona act to make their player move,
as Southampton/Fans moan how Liverpool act to make their player move.
etc.

It's almost as if they all think it's Okay to use your 'bigger club' muscle to teams lower than you, but when a club higher/has more financial muscle than you does it to them...

Hypocrites, pure and simple.

OutcastLondoner

And Brentford fans moan about how we act ;lol

SuzanneClaret

I live with a Charlton fan, every time I moan about something West Ham related it sets him off...

OutcastLondoner

SuzanneClaret said:

I live with a Charlton fan, every time I moan about something West Ham related it sets him off...

Foreign correspondent types tend to like rugby and tennis so the only one I really talk football with is a Brentford fan. He was fuming about Hogan and sent me a colourful text when we apparently bid £3m for Jota (they want £8m!)

IronHerb

£8m? Do they think he's Neymar? ;lol

Moore_than_a_nick

No, they think he's Neymar's toenail. ;wink

Moore_than_a_nick

Was looking for Jota highlights. Found this match, in which he scores a good goal. Then I noticed a familiar chest losing the ball for Forest. Only Antonio! Then our hero scores a wonder-goal with his "weak" foot as some consolation. So a nice couple of mins of highlights for hammers fans: