The Transfer Window 2: Electric Boogaloo

Bazshuayi

MIAHammer said:

McHammer said:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/6967706/west-ham-maxime-gonalons-roma-everton-crystal-palace/

That’s all we need. Another player that really wants to go home to France.

I agree... Saw the ready made Payet excuse slap me in the face straight away. If we let him go home to France regularly I still think he'll be Gonalons time ;run

McHammer

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2018/08/08/report-fiorentina-close-to-signing-west-ham-midfielder-edimilson/

Fernandes Loan

McHammer

https://www.teamtalk.com/news/exclusive-west-ham-arrival-will-mean-exits-for-hugill-and-carroll

Injured Carroll anyone?

Bazshuayi

ASLEFshrugged

Hugill to Boro on loan. He was born there, grew up there, Boro fan. Hope it works out for him

McHammer

https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/august/08-august/jordan-hugill-joins-middlesbrough-season-long-loan

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Wolves close to Dendocker according ti sky

Cant help but feel a tad disappointed by that i thought he wouldve done the job for us

baracks_a_hammer

Certainly a better job than the Colombian sanchez

MarkNobleLocalHero

We have turned this DM business into some kind of shibboleth for West Ham supporters of the true faith and I am not a subscribed (or circumcised) member of that tribe. As for Dendoncker, he was barely noticeable in the one game he played for Belgium in the WC. Rice is better!

I prefer to subscribe to the "In Pelle We Trust" faction.

imagelost

Shib ;hmm

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Think £7.2mil for Fernandes is a bit low given we signed him for £5mil and obviously has potential

Hope we included some sort of sell on clause as i do think he can become a very good player one day

ianbishoplegend

Wolves getting Traore for that price is a game changer. Going to be a great season in the Prem this year one thinks. I hope palace keep hold of Zaha - will keep it very competitive.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Hard not to be impressed with most clubs pulling off big moves

Palace have Meyer.....may still get Antonio
Everton got Digne, Bernard & Richarlison
Leicester pulled off a great move with Pereira, plus Maddison, Ward, Evans are all smart signings
Lerma is highly rated, plus Rico seems like a solid keeper for Bournemouth
Brighton signings carry some risk but if they replicate the form they showed at their old club they are good moves
Fulham spent £70mil......
Wolves almost spent close to that.....
Saints have spent around £60mil


Still think our business is greater than the above clubs.....but it's gonna be a great & competitive season

Yeoldhammer

Pezza on KUMB says 3 in 2 out tomorrow.

Perez In
Hugill Out

Being one of the ins and one of the outs.

Sanchez and ?

Fernandes going ?

IronHerb

Hugill has already been announced. ;hmm

OldCastleSwift

Byram I suspect will be going out on loan.

Fortuneseeker

MNLH,

Trust is earnt and when Pelle brings in the type of defensive midfielder we have lacked for seasons then he will be on the correct path to get the trust of all those supporters who can't fathom why he didn't address this problem earlier in the window. IMHO I am not alone in holding these concerns.

ianbishoplegend

Mark Noble, Rice and Obiang can all play defensive midfield. I think some fans are hysteric over it - mainly because it’s something to hold over the owners heads.

baracks_a_hammer

Rice hasn’t really been tried much in that position, however if Obiang and noble are so adept as a DM then why have we been carved up so easily of late from a defensive point of view?

IronHerb

Noble is not a DM.

PrestonHammer

IMO, you have to defend as a team. You can't just rely on buying one player to solve our defensive frailties. Take Man City for example. For all De Bryunne's attacking flair last season, I saw on numerous occasions him tracking back and winning the ball back. Now if we can defend as a team properly, then I see us not conceding quite so many. Also there were many individual boo boos as well. If we cut them out we will definitely have a better goal difference. All easier said than done.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

While I do agree, city were substantially worse when Fernandinho wasnt on the pitch which is why theyve attempted to find a replacement for him this summer

DM is so important as it requires such intelligence, Rice may be a option but its a lot of pressure for someone who is still a teenager

ianbishoplegend

You don’t need a degree in defensive midfield to play there. Roy Keane was a right midfielder. Stick him in defensive midfield and he owns it. I think Noble would own it too if that was his only job.

Bazshuayi

I agree on the degree. However, attributes wise, a DM ideally would excellent in the tackle, quick over short distances, distribute well and be a great reader of the game (off the top of my head). I'm not sure Nobles tackling (or speed) is up to scratch for a DM although he could fill in temporarily there. Obiang or Rice will be in front of him for that position I'd imagine unless we do actually bring someone in before the deadline

ianbishoplegend

Noble would be 3/4th choice. Keane wasn’t a great example, I think Scholes is better, as he played anchor/holding role, and is terrible at tackling (and was originally a attacking midfielder). Rice is perfect for the role, much better than any 25m player I have seen us linked to. He is two footed, good in the air and I can’t remember seeing him give the ball away. I think we haven’t truly played a formation for a dm, to know how any of our current players suit the role, but Noble would be great in the holding role, which is really a dm in my book.

MrsGrey

OCS has jumped the shark.

http://www.whu606.com/discussion/10634/transfer-deadline-day-the-final-reckoning