ExiledGeordie

No i think we’ll score goals and if we sign Guehi then that’ll firm the defence up particularly with Pope back. Big games I still think we’ll struggle to edge things at time with the likes of Murphy and Almiron but if we don’t have the ability to bring a RW in then finances clearly are very tight, far tighter than we’d like. When did we last sign a RW ffs? 😂

No I’m happy with where things are generally, we actively try to recruit, push forwards etc. light years away from the Ashley era but unless key acquisitions come in this window it will have been a failure (and the last few weren’t great). Pressure on but I still have faith, there’s still time.

I have faith in them to get things sorted but pressure is on. Failure to cover the two main areas and the window is a failure for me.

ffs

Exacrly, this far into the takeover not to have upgraded that position with anyone would be extremely disappointing (if the window passes without a new recruit)

I’ll be disappointed if we don’t bring another RW in. Obviously chuffed if we can get Guehi over the line though.

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Well yeah I get that, but if they sign Guehi then the available amount on a RW comes right down or isn’t available

Definite starter but we know that Murphy isn’t going to do this all season is he. Great lad in great form but remember yesterday was a pre-season game. Murphy isn’t going to bother the top teams particularly away from home.

I agree if you have to choose CB is more important.

I’m just talking about calibre of player that’s all. I agree I’d far rather have Gordon left wing (which still makes the Barnes signing an odd one particular as Howe was quoted as saying he can play right side). I’m perfectly happy with Murphy starting to begin with, he deserves it and is in good form. But three years into the takeover or whatever it is and to still have Murphy or Miggy as our RW options if that’s what it’s going to be this season isn’t good enough for me. That’s just my opinion and yes I get the point about right CB being a critical position to fill too.

Miggy hit that ridiculous purple patch when we qualified for the champions league, he’s not going to do that again. Murphy is in great form and fully deserves to start. We’ve been crying out for a better on option on the RW for ages though. Howe also said last summer that Barnes can play right but we’ve never seen that. Our best current option I think is Barnes left and Gordon right in terms of goal threat.

Great he’s doing really well and I prefer watching him than Miggy but he’s still not good enough to be our starting RW if we’re aiming for top four. People are kidding themselves if they think he’s good enough.

Which is a mental position to be in, that potentially we don’t have the capacity to buy two players who can start in the first team. I think outgoings will allow a new RW to come in, needs to happen too.

How much have West Ham spent now then, must be loads? Some great signings, not entirely sold on their manager though.

Mental

😂 I feel pretty relaxed currently but if we haven’t brought anyone in next week I’ll start to get a bit twitchy. i think Guehi will be wrapped up next week and a RW by end of the window. Be loads of brinkmanship going on at the moment.

30th August

I agree but at least when he does play his strike rate is pretty good. The arrival of the young lad does lighten the load on Isak in terms of minutes thankfully. Wilson needs replacing unfortunately we can’t do everything this window and he’ll be gone by next season.

His latest injury and the fact PSR has restricted recruitment means we’ve clearly decided to focus on CB, RW and then being in the development striker rather than moving Wilson on and spending a wedge on a replacement. I guess they’ll just hope they can get what they can in terms of goals and accept he’s going to be missing for large parts of the season. Definitely his last season for us though. (Maybe a departure in January if we were able to replace?)

Totally get why anyone feeling threatened wouldn’t go to this particularly if you were black or Asian. Absolute disgrace people should feel like this from those horrific ghouls, fucking wankers the lot of them. I do hope the swift and severe sentences has quashed the whole thing now and Dave Bloggs who’s planning on rioting as thick as he is is probably questioning it with a potential long sentence and job loss on the horizon.

Yeah totally, looks like he has something about him. I think I read he can play wide right too?

6’4, strong and fast certainly gives him a decent start and raw attributes. I mean 20 min run outs to test a tired defence with his pace sounds pretty good. He’ll learn loads from Isak and Wilson too.