While I was climbing up Ben Nevis (not easy after training
on egg, chips and beans in Ken’s Café and Maldon Gold in the Black Lion) West Ham
signed striker Diafra Sakho from Metz. The Senegal striker has banged in 43
goals in two seasons for Metz as they achieved successive promotions to Ligue
1. He’s unproven at the top level but clearly has an eye for goal. After last
season’s travails we’re clearly stockpiling strikers, with Valencia, Zarate and
Sakho filling the Carroll-shaped void and Cole, Maiga and Vaz Te possibly
awaiting deadline day loan deals out.
Also saw an interview with the
£7million Cheikhou Kouyate in Saturday’s Guardian
where he came across as quite a grounded footballer who has won the Belgian league
four times. Defeat on Saturday was disappointing, but it’s still too early to
judge until we have all our new signings on the pitch. With Cresswell,
Jenkinson, Kouyate, Poyet, Zarate, Valencia and Sakho in the squad it’s going
to be like a different team. Got my ticket for Palace and hoping it's better than last year when we lost 1-0 and sat on dodgy wooden seats with a minuscule exit and a halftime crush...
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