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  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Just to say, I've moved a bunch of Jordan Hugill posts to his own thread:

    http://www.whu606.com/discussion/10464
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Same window different year.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    MrsGrey said:

    IronHerb said:

    Ex says it's a done deal and he's seen the photos.

    Is this the ex that said we weren't signing anyone?
    Ex said we weren't signing anyone other than Hugill ;ok
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Oh, Ok. I kind of lose track. ;ok

  • HamstewHamstew
    edited February 2018
    MrsGrey said:

    ...

    But most importantly, Hamstew owes me a Curly Wurly because I won our bet. ;wahoo

    I don't remember betting a curly wurly ;weep
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited February 2018
    So disappointing

    The incomings they did make were ok, Mario is a very good buy and while personally i feel underwhelmed by the Preston guy he could be a smart piece of business

    But to end the window over £10mil in profit with a squad as stretched as ours is unforgiveable

    The squad is still short and we dont even have the kids to pack the bench (although i honestly feel loans long term will be good for them)
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    I'm happy with the transfer window

    Mario looks the business, Hugill is a punt but not an overly expensive one so if he turns out to be a Sam Baldock/Nicky Maynard rather than a Dean Ashton it won't be too bad.

    We offloaded Sakho who wanted away and Ayew who never really worked out

    We kept Ginger

    Now we get through to the end of the season, get Moyes to commit to a long term contract and give him complete freedom to build his own team
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    He's still in Brussels and he'll still be there at the end of the season

    Patience, Grasshopper......
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    brookingsirons said:

    Love to see our bench on Saturday

    Hart, Reid(?), Fonte, Cullen, Haksabanovic, Antonio, Hugill.

    Seen a lot worse.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    I don't think he'll be interested in West Brom.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited February 2018
    Hamstew said:

    MrsGrey said:

    ...

    But most importantly, Hamstew owes me a Curly Wurly because I won our bet. ;wahoo

    I don't remember betting a curly wurly ;weep
    Short memory?
    Hamstew said:

    MrsGrey said:

    Anyone else, you mean?

    I'm betting on 1 more.

    Yep anymore.

    I'm betting 0. A Curly Wurly to the winner
    ;biggrin
  • HammerexHammerex
    We must be the only team in the Premiership relegation battle, to have spent less
    on players coming in, than players going out.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    We aren't.
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5226085/Premier-League-January-transfer-window-2018-deals.html
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Do they still make Curly Wurlies?
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ;nonono
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    So out of the bottom 10 we had the 2nd highest profit behind Southampton...who got £75mil for 1 player

    Swansea, Stoke, Huddersfield, Brighton, Palace, Everton and Leicester all spent (net) more than us

    And while I know Mario was a loan then you have to look at the other clubs loan moves e.g. Slimani, Sturridge, Kennedy, Deulofeu, Mangala, Lennon, King etc
  • HamstewHamstew
    edited February 2018
    Martinez has gone out on loan
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Good move for him I think

    Not going to give up on him yet, he got thrust into a team lacking creativity and seemed a bit over eager he scored goals for fun at U23 level

    Needs first team football and hopefully playing with Spanish coaches will help him improve his technique a little
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift

    A signing ;wahoo

    https://whufc.com/news/articles/2018/february/01-february/west-ham-snap-forward-oladapo-afolayan
  • HammerexHammerex
    MrsGrey said:

    We aren't.
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5226085/Premier-League-January-transfer-window-2018-deals.html

    Having looked at the above, it seems to me that the only club in the
    relagation battle, which is about half the league now, that has not spent
    more than us, that has come in from sales, is Southampton.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    OCS

    Thread here:

    http://www.whu606.com/discussion/10466/welcome-oladapo-afolayan#latest
  • WhitehorsehammerWhitehorsehammer
    There has been a lot of moaning about not signing a DM, but I can’t see why Rice alongside Noble would not be an excellent DM
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Whitehorse

    ;ok

    I think under Slav how we defended was far more of a worry.

    I can't think of recent games where we have been overrun in MF.

    I think Zab or Rice can do a perfectly good job in DM until the end of the season.
  • WhitehorsehammerWhitehorsehammer
    BBB. I was not comparing him with anyone but he has proven he has the ability and I think he could soon become a highly regarded DM
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Declan Rice can do a job there. So can Zaba, by the looks of it. But if we as a club want to compete with the big boys, which both chairmen have stated as their ambition for the club, then we can't afford to just 'make do', IMO.
  • WhitehorsehammerWhitehorsehammer
    I don't count Rice as just a "make do" I have been very impressed with him. So many people keep saying give the youngsters a chance and if he, who is the best of them, can't get into the team then I suppose buying expensive imports is the only way.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Who's being revisionist?

    I didn't think we particularly needed a DM this window, whilst accepting it is always good to improve the quality of our squad.

    If reports are accurate, we have targeted that position in the last two windows without signing someone.

    Depending on your pov, that is either a gross failing on the part of the club, or one of those things.

    For the rest, I think we have got two better players than the two we let go.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Tbf in the case of hugill can anyone right now truly say he is an upgrade on what we had?

    Yesterday morning, I would bet that the large proportion on this site had never even heard of him. He has said all the right things and seems to have a real hunger, however he could just as easily end up being a bad apple like Sakho was. And aside from attitude Sakho was a very good West Ham player imo
  • horshamhammerhorshamhammer
    Is the squad better or worse now than at the start of the window? Pretty hard to argue it's better.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    baracks

    For me the point is that Sakho was a good player for us. He hasn't been for at least the last year, so I think anyone who has the desire to play for us and try his best is an improvement.

    horsham

    In terms of players out/in, I think we have improved.

    I think most people would agree that Ayew simply didn't turn out well. I don't remember too many calls for him to start. As I said, for me, Sakho may as well not have been here, so anyone is better than that.
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