The start of something at West Ham?

There was a thoughtful piece on West Ham in the Sunday Times last week by chief football writer Jonathan Northcroft. He recalls once being told by Martin Jol that, "Nothing in football is ever as it seems" and despite the club's position he finds an air of optimism at West Ham's training ground. 

Northcroft writes of Kevin Nolan raising morale with his Scouse humour and an air that this could be "the start of something" around Rush Green. He talks to David Moyes, whom he writes seems to get West Ham, with the Scot sensing something of Everton about the club. The new boss talks about changing West Ham's DNA through signing hungry young players and not losing games they are expected to win. Northcroft might have got it wrong of course, but it's good to see something vaguely positive in the press.