West Ham Hoodoo Strikes Again!

Typical. With the whole place buzzing and a stunning three nil victory under our belts, along comes the news that Carroll could be out until mid October. If the figures are right, that will mean we will pay him a cool 600k to sit on his arse.

But what's new? We paid Ashton 60k a week for the best part of 18 months for doing nothing, Quashie 20k a week for two years praying he would never be fit enough to start, Ljungberg four million to go and play in the States and Dyer 80k a week for three years to play pre season friendlies! Such is life at Upton Park!

Still, in Carroll's case, the psychological boost of his signing may mean we get a return even whilst he is sat on his arse in the stands. Who knows, the competition may shake Carlton up a bit and he could go on a goal scoring run.

Well, we can dream can't we?