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  • alderzalderz
    steve said:

    So are we done

    I'd be very surprised if we weren't.
  • secrethammersfansecrethammersfan
    I'm liking the look of this new midfielder coming in. James Ward-Prowse. Could be good on set pieces. Will be interesting to see how he works out.
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    Rumour is he could be our new Flynn Downes!
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Bang Crash Wallop

    It's closed.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    MrsGrey said:

    Bang Crash Wallop

    It's closed.

    But not necessarily in the right order. 😂
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Any thoughts on whether it was a good transfer window for us?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    I thought so. Striker was number one priority, and we got one.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited February 4
    And Steidten's gone.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    edited February 4
    Fortuneseeker said:

    Any thoughts on whether it was a good transfer window for us?

    Guess considering not all countries transfer windows are closed we could still 'lose' a player or 2...
  • alderzalderz
    I feel like the Steidten exit is strange. Essentially, the board are saying the manager was a poor hire, and the director was a bid hire. Which means they got everything wrong.

    If Steidten is responsible for recruitment, and he's been sacked, then presumably that is an admission that the recruitment has been bad. But if the recruitment has been bad, then Lopetegui has been let down by poor recruitment.

    If Lopetegui is at fault, then presumably that means he's not done a good enough job with the signings. Which seems like it's not much to do with Steidten and his areas of responsibility.

    To say that both Steidten and Lopetegui have performed to such a level that they should be sacked, is essentially just saying that the board have failed in their responsibilities. I know that they're saying "Potter wants this other guy", but that feels a convenient excuse, to me.
  • secrethammersfansecrethammersfan
    alderz, is this the first time you've heard anything about the Board of West Ham?
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited February 4
    secrethammersfan said:

    alderz, is this the first time you've heard anything about the Board of West Ham?

    He must be a new supporter 😂🤣😂.
  • alderzalderz
    I guess, yeah, I shouldn't be surprised, but just the optics of it are awful.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    The new guy will have a difficult job matching the same level of success with transfers he had at Brighton due to Mr Sullivan interfering!
  • secrethammersfansecrethammersfan
    It's either "Can't afford him, so we'll offer 75% of the asking price, or offer a loan deal when he gets injured", or "We'll take an injury-prone 35-year-old unproven in the Premier League for a club record fee!"
    There is no middle ground.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    secrethammersfan said:

    It's either "Can't afford him, so we'll offer 75% of the asking price, or offer a loan deal when he gets injured", or "We'll take an injury-prone 35-year-old unproven in the Premier League for a club record fee!"
    There is no middle ground.

    Bowen, Soucek, Coufal, AWB etc. etc. etc.?
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    It's hard to get an accurate view and we are left with press reports that appear at various stages but Steidten's fate seems to be linked to Lopetguis poor performance and Potters appointment. We would need to know who wanted Lopetgui? The reports at the time were that Tim didn't but Sullivan did due to him interviewing well. We then need know who's signings were down to who. I recall at the time of Tim being appointed it was mentioned that we wanted someone in his position that would guide the clubs recruitment and wasn't linked to managers who obviously come and go, so a long term appointment, yet now he seems to have gone as Potter has his own man.

  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Finally a statement confirming Steidten's departure:

    https://www.whufc.com/news/club-statement-tim-steidten
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    Sadly with compromise agreements being what they are we will not get to hear what really went on.
  • alderzalderz
    buffybegood said:

    Finally a statement confirming Steidten's departure:

    https://www.whufc.com/news/club-statement-tim-steidten

    I read the article on the OS before the one on the BBC, maybe 3 or 4 hours ago. It wasn’t on the homepage, but it was there in latest news.
  • secrethammersfansecrethammersfan
    IronHerb said:

    secrethammersfan said:

    It's either "Can't afford him, so we'll offer 75% of the asking price, or offer a loan deal when he gets injured", or "We'll take an injury-prone 35-year-old unproven in the Premier League for a club record fee!"
    There is no middle ground.

    Bowen, Soucek, Coufal, AWB etc. etc. etc.?
    IronHerb, my memory is shocking these days. How many of those players were bought as strikers?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    secrethammersfan said:

    IronHerb said:

    secrethammersfan said:

    It's either "Can't afford him, so we'll offer 75% of the asking price, or offer a loan deal when he gets injured", or "We'll take an injury-prone 35-year-old unproven in the Premier League for a club record fee!"
    There is no middle ground.

    Bowen, Soucek, Coufal, AWB etc. etc. etc.?
    IronHerb, my memory is shocking these days. How many of those players were bought as strikers?
    You never mentioned strikers. 🤷‍♂️
  • secrethammersfansecrethammersfan
    I definitely said “strikers” in my head. 🤷‍♂️
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    secrethammersfan said:

    I definitely said “strikers” in my head. 🤷‍♂️

    I'm not going in there. 😂
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