Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    MrsGrey said:

    So he (Jack) could be referring to

    C&H?

    The BBC?

    His dad allowing the manager to have the final say on transfers?

    Absolutely. But he's done that loathsome fishing thing and left it there. No explanation offered. Just dangles some obviously bad news on social media and leave the fans second guessing.

    Completely irresponsible, IMO.
  • brookingsironsbrookingsirons
    Meantime we sign Andre Gray ;weep
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    No disrespect to herb but his transfer thread is now 80 pages long and all we have to show for it is a 33 year old freebie.

    Would it be possible to shut this one down and get Baz to open a new one in the hope reversing the fortunes and bringing some good karma?
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited July 2017
    OCS ;ok I've never been happy with Jack tweeting.

    I get that he's a fan - so if he is just tweeting as a fan, fair enough I suppose. He's allowed.

    But If he's tweeting on the basis of his privileged position, and inside info as the owner's son, he should shut up.

    You can't have it both ways.

    Edit: I refer you to brookings' earlier post re twonks. ;wink
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Are you saying that Herb is some sort of Jonah? ;lol
  • brookingsironsbrookingsirons
    MrsGrey ;ok I can only see some good news to follow another disappointing day ;ok
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    No im rather saying that Baz is a proven miracle worker and we could do with a sprinkle of his magic dust
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited July 2017
    OldCastleSwift said:


    But he's done that loathsome fishing thing and left it there.

    Clickbait/attention-seeking. Needs a ;fishslap
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    What did wee jack say???
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2017
    Sky Sports
    BREAKING: Leicester City are now favourites to sign Kelechi Iheanacho after West Ham Utd dropped out of the race to sign the Manchester City striker #SSNHQ
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    Why can't they @write proper sentences #grammar
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Doesn't feel like the club are moving forward lol
  • LukerzLukerz
    Hahahaha I just edited it Pearces as I thought it was annoying too ;lol
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2017
    Tbf I am baffled by the outcry on Twitter at not signing Iheanacho.

    Gold said we're targeting 'proven PL strikers'.

    Iheanacho is not. We don't need anymore risks. We've done that with Emenike, Zaza and Calleri.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Now Hernandez. Yes please.

    Think we'll sign him.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    My feeling about the NotaClugh Ihenacho article is it is all twaddle, but if it were true, I would be delighted to think that the owners have enough faith in our manager (and sense) to give him the final say in transfer dealings.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Grey - I think the problem is that Hugh is credited by Gold and Sully. He does have contact with them. They often give him private interviews.

    So it's almost like he's been fed this news by someone (Sully?) and it is so negative about the manager it makes you wonder what the motive is?
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    I have yet to read (apart from on here) or hear anyone say it is good business to wait to do your transfer business. Everyone has been congratulating how well Bournemouth, Huddersfield and Everton plus Leicester just today in getting their business done quickly. It appears some clubs just select a player they want and make an acceptable offer, none of this lets undertake transfer dealings the "Levy" way. Like Diana Ross "I am still waiting" and my patience is starting run very thin!
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    prices only go up more as the window gets closer.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Lukerz

    I don't see it as negative at all.

    In the unlikely event that it actually represents what happened:

    Manager doesn't want player.

    Doesn't get landed with player.

    Good job all round, imo.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Fortunes

    Everyone (including DS and Slav) recognise that doing business early is ideal.

    What, I fear, you have to accept, is that the transfer market is a far from ideal world.

    I haven't seen one completed transfer so far that we could reasonably have got who I think we missed out on.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited July 2017
    Yeoldhammer said:

    prices only go up more as the window gets closer.

    That is possible, yes .. but I don't think it's that straightforward. As the deadline approaches and players fear not being signed, they may have less scope for negotiating and playing one club off against the other.

    Prices can go down as well as up ;hmm

    #complicated
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Or they go up to hold out for as much money as possible because they know the buying club has limited to no options and needs to sign some forwards...
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    OldCastleSwift said:

    West Ham Twitter has gone into meltdown again. Knives are really out for Bilic.

    So much negativity around the club and we're nowhere near our heavy defeat to Man U yet.

    Was just about to post this. The meltdown is embarrassing.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    edited July 2017
    grey, Wouldn't have been disappointed, especially after the current perceived lack of progress, with Defoe, Abrahams or Ramirez.

    Has anyone got to the bottom of why we were supposed to be able to bid big bucks last season for Lacazette and Bacca when this year we don't appear to be able to compete even after we sold the Frenchman? Where has last season's pot of money gone we should have had it replenished with staying up last year.
  • HamstewHamstew
    Not too bothered if manager doesn't want a player. But would be pretty annoyed if it's taken this long for Bilic and our owners to realise they had different views on him.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Yeoldhammer said:

    Or they go up to hold out for as much money as possible because they know the buying club has limited to no options and needs to sign some forwards...

    Yes - complicated ... by many factors.

    We on the outside don't know how it pans out on the inside, so aren't in any position to judge.

    Any opinion we express is an uninformed one, so not really of any value.
  • LukerzLukerz
    I think they're more likely to go down as clubs realise it's now or never to shift players not required off the books.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Iheanacho has obviously got talent and hes also scoring for his country too. Yes, he may look better as he's surrounded by better players at Citeh. However, when he's been introduced as sub, he's lifted the team a lot of the time with his play.

    25M isn't a lot comparatively in these inflated TF times. We've been linked with him for ages now and all of a sudden it's been suggested Bilic doesn't fancy him after all (or the terms). I just 'agreed' Hamstew's 'pretty annoyed' comments so will not say more than he already has in that area.

    IMO though a club of our size/pulling power/squad strength should be biting Citehs arm off to try and get Iheanacho!
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    baracks_a_hammer said:

    No disrespect to herb but his transfer thread is now 80 pages long and all we have to show for it is a 33 year old freebie.

    Would it be possible to shut this one down and get Baz to open a new one in the hope reversing the fortunes and bringing some good karma?

    ;nonono
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