Well, here is my possibly over-optimistic preview of the season in the Observer. But this squad really should be capable of a top half finish, even with Rice gone. A lot of twitter/X warriors have been catastrophising after the 4-0 friendly defeat at Bayer Leverkuson, wanting to sack Moyes and predicting relegation even before we've kicked off. Yes, it was a poor performance, perhaps partially explained by Billy McKinlay when he revealed the players had to be up at five am to fly to the match. But the main purpose of pre-season friendlies is to get fit and it might even do us a favour in removing any complacency.
West Ham have now agreed a £32 million fee with Ajax for Edson Alvarez (Mexican Rice?) so that would be a significant step forwards. In our last competitive match we won a trophy. So as Graham Taylor once said to Rob Shepherd in Do I Not Like That, "Raise yourself Rob, I can't have long faces like yours round about me, get yourself up man!" And remember the Hammers lost the first three games of last season, which really was a bad start. We can judge the dealings at the end of the window and after the first ten games will have an idea of how the season will go. But for now let's stay positive.
2 comments:
Plenty of time for Westham to screw things up some more before the transfer window shuts . I'll breathe once Alvarez is pictured holding claret and blue and I'll vomit if Westham/Moyes pay 30 million or more for Maguire who's looking down his nose at Westham .Zero confidence amongst the hollowed out squad and Cresswell on strike after signing a one year extension in June . You're an idiot if you sign a new contract in the summer and then demand to break that contract within a month before even playing a game .I hope Antonio doesn't get the same idea , because with Scam maker gone we will only have Ings left sitting in his craigslist sofa on the halfway line . I have faith in Mubama but he's a kid and can't carry Westham for 55 games on his own . The key is to sack Moyes while Westham still have a chance of avoiding relegation .
Yes can never count on transfers going through until the medical is passed. Not sure why we meed Maguire either, though I do think he'd be better in a side that sits deep. And maybe Moyes wants him for his leadership? But he's 30 and on a massive salary. Didn't know that about Cresswell - suspect he might get a move before the window closes. All just another day at the office for WHU.
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