It's time to panic! Signings are needed urgently

Saturday's defeat demonstrated just how poor the current West Ham squad is and the club desperately needs at least three signings to survive. Of the current squad Sanchez and Ajeti aren't good enough, Wilshere is surely finished, Zabaleta is a great pro but now too slow for the PL and Yarmolenko is struggling after last season's career-threatening injury. Even Noble is 33 in May and as he says, the side can't keep relying on him forever.

Assuming the strongest WHU side is say Fabianski; Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Snodgrass, Rice, Noble, Anderson; Antonio and Haller that leaves a bench of just Randolph, Fornals, Lanzini, Masuaku, Balbuena and possibly the recovering Winston Reid. That would be if we had no injuries, something that never ever happens with the Irons. So effectively we're trying to survive with a 16-man squad.

Moyes desperately needs midfield cover for Rice and Noble, another striker to cover for the injury-prone Antonio and a right-back to cover for Fredericks. The only problem is West Ham's recruitment process is in disarray with Mario Husillos having been sacked. While today's Guardian reports that the sons of both Husillos and Pellegrini were useed as scouts, which hardly inspires confidence. We can already imagine David Sullivan panicking at the thought of paying more cash for Cash from Nottingham Forest.

But something should be possible. Moyes has spent a year and a half looking at football and must have some ideas, while our owners have to realise that their investment and stadium will diminish hugely in value if West Ham go down. Loan deals would also offer more bodies and a fairly risk-free option. It's a bad time to buy, but if the club don't gamble then relegation awaits.