Incredible, you can't keep an old yard dog down it seems. Despite Doing a Dyer and spending most of the season in the treatment room, ex Hammer Danny Gabbidon has been given a one year contract extension and will be playing in the Prem again next season.
Palace were already nailed on favourites to go down. This news should shorten their odds still further! What's Upson up to? Perhaps Palace could sign him too. And Anton may want to return from Turkey. And Dyer may fancy a return to the Prem too. And Palace are already interested in Carlton.
If Holloway quits, perhaps Avram could make a return to English football!
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Negredo bid shows intent and Liverpool's Suarez would be happy!
Ok the bid was rejected, and ok, Negredo was, like Carroll, reluctant to make the move to the Boleyn, but the fact the bid was made shows the determination of Sullivan and Gold to push on from last season.
Was Negredo seen as an alternative or as a partner for Carroll? If the latter, that is very exciting; if the former, it shows that we are not going to stand for any nonsense from the pony tailed pillock. Maybe, just maybe, the club is opening up the possibility of him spending a year in Liverpool's stiffs.
Negredo would be a fabulous addition to the squad and to the Prem, should it prove possible to coax him into making the move, but that is probably unlikely. Which is a shame for Suarez should he stay at Liverpool, because then there would be one player in England that he could call Negredo with out fear of a ten match suspension. That said, I'm not sure what the Sevilla man tastes like!
Was Negredo seen as an alternative or as a partner for Carroll? If the latter, that is very exciting; if the former, it shows that we are not going to stand for any nonsense from the pony tailed pillock. Maybe, just maybe, the club is opening up the possibility of him spending a year in Liverpool's stiffs.
Negredo would be a fabulous addition to the squad and to the Prem, should it prove possible to coax him into making the move, but that is probably unlikely. Which is a shame for Suarez should he stay at Liverpool, because then there would be one player in England that he could call Negredo with out fear of a ten match suspension. That said, I'm not sure what the Sevilla man tastes like!
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
And the winner of the second prize at Leeds...
Good to see the Yorkshire club honouring at least one of its promises to the fans with the Official Site announcing the winner of the competition to win two season tickets for 2013-14.
Mind you, if the first prize was two season tickets, we are left wondering what the second prize was? Five season tickets perhaps?
Mind you, if the first prize was two season tickets, we are left wondering what the second prize was? Five season tickets perhaps?
Monday, 3 June 2013
West Ham hold all the cards as Liverpool and Newcastle cold shoulder Carroll
So Liverpool don't want him. And Newcastle aren't interested either. Which leaves Carroll with nowhere else to go. Now, given we hold all the cards, it's time to offer Liverpool a revised deal.
First off, they should be required to meet a percentage of Carroll's wages. They were bloody foolish enough to pay him 100k per week and they are desperate to get him off the wage bill. Fine. So we should alleviate some of that financial pressure, but not all of it.
Then there's the transfer fee. Fifteen million sounds toppy to me in the present market. Let's shave it down to twelve, with add ons based on goals scored and appearances.
And finally there's the issue of Carroll's injury. Let's ensure there's a clause in the deal protecting us should that injury turn out to be worse than first thought. We don't want Carroll arriving half fit, like Dean Ashton!
First off, they should be required to meet a percentage of Carroll's wages. They were bloody foolish enough to pay him 100k per week and they are desperate to get him off the wage bill. Fine. So we should alleviate some of that financial pressure, but not all of it.
Then there's the transfer fee. Fifteen million sounds toppy to me in the present market. Let's shave it down to twelve, with add ons based on goals scored and appearances.
And finally there's the issue of Carroll's injury. Let's ensure there's a clause in the deal protecting us should that injury turn out to be worse than first thought. We don't want Carroll arriving half fit, like Dean Ashton!
West Ham to sign the Spanish Rob Green?
Anybody know anything about Adrian? Apparently he is on a free transfer. And apparently he improved over the course of last season. And apparently he will only be an understudy to Jussi anyway. But Jussi's arthritis has to cut in soon surely, so we need an understudy capable of doing the job full time if the need arises.
Not one to set the pulses racing but if he spends the season on the bench, who cares?
At least he isn't Rob Green!
Not one to set the pulses racing but if he spends the season on the bench, who cares?
At least he isn't Rob Green!
Friday, 31 May 2013
Reading's Kebe to West Ham?
Really? Jack Collison will break his nose every time Kebe bends down in the dressing room to pull up his socks!
I prefer Vaz Te personally.
I prefer Vaz Te personally.
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
The return of the Bentley boy from Spurs?
David Bentley anybody? Thought not. But with bloggers desperate for news, the former Arsenal, Norwich, Blackburn, Tottenham and West Ham dud has been linked with a return to the club.
If ever there was a guy who flattered to deceive, Bentley is the man! Even his name has pretensions of grandeur. Most fans of West Ham would agree that we have had enough of Bentley Boys at the club thank you very much!
Mind you, Spurs may decide to keep Bentley as a natural replacement for Bale following his departure to Real Madrid!
If ever there was a guy who flattered to deceive, Bentley is the man! Even his name has pretensions of grandeur. Most fans of West Ham would agree that we have had enough of Bentley Boys at the club thank you very much!
Mind you, Spurs may decide to keep Bentley as a natural replacement for Bale following his departure to Real Madrid!
Insane business at West Ham?
Has anybody ever heard of Ludovic Sane? It sounds like a made up name to me but according to one tenuous report, we are chasing the defender come holding midfielder come butt of all sorts of punning newspaper headlines.
Sane business or otherwise? Anybody got any idea? How good is he on Championship Manager? I understand from my son that Joe Cole ends up playing for Ipswich reserves next season according to the game and that Martinez replaces Moyes at Everton! Those guys do know the game!
Sane business or otherwise? Anybody got any idea? How good is he on Championship Manager? I understand from my son that Joe Cole ends up playing for Ipswich reserves next season according to the game and that Martinez replaces Moyes at Everton! Those guys do know the game!
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Martinez to Everton? Who cares, it's the badge that counts!
So, unless he backs out as he backed out when offered the Villa job, Martinez is destined to be the next manager of Everton FC. It is, at the very least, an interesting appointment.
I wonder, when was the last time that a manager, who had just overseen relegation, given the chance to take over a top 6 team? You have to wonder what, exactly, the criteria is at Everton.
OK Martinez has done what Moyes couldn't do, he has won a trophy, but season after season, Wigan have dug themselves into a hole in the Prem and have needed a Great Escape to remain in the division. And when they have gone on a winning run, they have proved that they have had the quality to do such much better all along.
So the evidence suggests that Martinez struggles to motivate his players when the chips aren't down. Where, exactly, was the Wigan team that took Everton apart in the FA Cup Quarter Final at Goodison through the Premiership season? And where was the team that matched up to and outplayed Man City in the Cup Final when Wigan had to compete in the Prem?
Martinez is a nice guy and plays the game in the right way, but he doesn't get results. But Everton fans don't care, they are too preoccupied with the badge to worry about who manages their club next season!
I wonder, when was the last time that a manager, who had just overseen relegation, given the chance to take over a top 6 team? You have to wonder what, exactly, the criteria is at Everton.
OK Martinez has done what Moyes couldn't do, he has won a trophy, but season after season, Wigan have dug themselves into a hole in the Prem and have needed a Great Escape to remain in the division. And when they have gone on a winning run, they have proved that they have had the quality to do such much better all along.
So the evidence suggests that Martinez struggles to motivate his players when the chips aren't down. Where, exactly, was the Wigan team that took Everton apart in the FA Cup Quarter Final at Goodison through the Premiership season? And where was the team that matched up to and outplayed Man City in the Cup Final when Wigan had to compete in the Prem?
Martinez is a nice guy and plays the game in the right way, but he doesn't get results. But Everton fans don't care, they are too preoccupied with the badge to worry about who manages their club next season!
Monday, 27 May 2013
Joe Cole in Dreamland!
I've heard it all now! Joe Cole was never really good enough even in his prime, but now he has set himself a target of being in England's squad for Brazil!
First of all, England have to qualify, and that's no forgone conclusion, and then there's the little matter of Cole being too old, too slow and too injury prone.
Remember the good old days when players like Hoddle and Waddle released singles? Perhaps JC could cover that old Supertramp classic...
Dreamer, you're nothing but a dreamer,
Can you put your hands in your head
Oh no!
First of all, England have to qualify, and that's no forgone conclusion, and then there's the little matter of Cole being too old, too slow and too injury prone.
Remember the good old days when players like Hoddle and Waddle released singles? Perhaps JC could cover that old Supertramp classic...
Dreamer, you're nothing but a dreamer,
Can you put your hands in your head
Oh no!
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