WHO Poll
Q: 2023/24 Hopes & aspirations for this season
a. As Champions of Europe there's no reason we shouldn't be pushing for a top 7 spot & a run in the Cups
24%
  
b. Last season was a trophy winning one and there's only one way to go after that, I expect a dull mid table bore fest of a season
17%
  
c. Buy some f***ing players or we're in a battle to stay up & that's as good as it gets
18%
  
d. Moyes out
37%
  
e. New season you say, woohoo time to get the new kit and wear it it to the pub for all the big games, the wags down there call me Mr West Ham
3%
  



Alan 11:55 Mon Feb 7
Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
BBC

West Ham and England midfielder Declan Rice, 23, will be the subject of a summer transfer fight between Manchester United and Chelsea. (Mail Online)

Barcelona are hoping to conclude the transfers of Chelsea's Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta, 32, and Denmark centre-back Andreas Christensen, 25, in a matter of days. (Sport)

Lille president Olivier Letang says 22-year-old Netherlands defender Sven Botman - who was linked with a move to Newcastle in January - deserves to play for a club that can win the Champions League. (Le Parisien via Fabrizio Romano)

Representatives for former West Ham, Manchester United and Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez are in talks with MLS side DC United. The 38-year-old Argentine has been a free agent since leaving Boca Juniors in July last year. (The Athletic)

Barcelona are lining up a move for 23-year-old Sevilla defender Jules Kounde. The France international is also a target for Chelsea. (Sport - in Spanish)

Manchester United have agreed a £12m fee with Flamengo for Andreas Pereira, the club in his homeland where the 26-year-old Brazilian is on loan. (Universo Online - in Portuguese)

Former England striker Kevin Phillips says Liverpool could sign a long-term successor for Egypt's Mohamed Salah, 29, in 20-year-old Arsenal and England forward Bukayo Saka. (Football Insider)

Chelsea and Germany's 28-year-old defender Antonio Rudiger, who is out of contract at the end of the season, wants £225,000 a week to stay at Stamford Bridge, with the Blues offering £140,000 a week. (The Athletic - subscription required)

Leeds United and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips is pushing for a new contract. West Ham offered £55m for the 26-year-old in the January transfer window but Phillips is happy to stay at Leeds if he gets a new deal. (Sun)

RB Leipzig director Oliver Mintzlaff is confident 24-year-old French midfielder Christopher Nkunku will remain at the club despite interest from Liverpool and Arsenal. (Sky Deutschland, in German)

France defender Layvin Kurzawa, 29, was offered on loan to Lille by Paris St-Germain in the January transfer window. (Le Parisien, in French)

Liverpool are hoping to sign Barcelona midfielder Gavi. The 17-year-old Spanish wonderkid is out of contract in 18 months and has turned down the latest offer. (El Nacional, in Catalan)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to sign for another season at AC Milan. The 40-year-old Sweden striker has been linked to a move elsewhere but technical director Paolo Maldini is confident he will sign a new contract with the Serie A club. (Sun)






Sky Paper Talk

DAILY STAR

Barcelona boss Xavi could scupper Thomas Tuchel's plans for Chelsea's summer transfer window as he reportedly lines up a move for Jules Kounde.

Wayne Rooney has delivered a damning verdict on Manchester United, claiming they have been in decline for more than a decade.

DAILY MIRROR

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has increased his wage demands to £225,000-a-week.

Manchester United are set for a welcome windfall after agreeing to sell forgotten midfielder Andreas Pereira for an eight-figure sum.

THE GUARDIAN

David Moyes has said he is concerned that international duty could take its toll on Michail Antonio.

THE INDEPENDENT

Furious boss Brendan Rodgers has told his Leicester City flops they are fighting for their futures after being dumped out of the FA Cup by Nottingham Forest.

Sunderland are determined not to be rushed into replacing head coach Lee Johnson amid speculation that Roy Keane could be ready to return to Wearside.

DAILY MAIL

Manchester United face a fight to sign No1 target Declan Rice this summer with the England midfielder waiting to find out the level of interest from boyhood heroes Chelsea.

Barcelona coach Xavi put one over on opposite number Diego Simeone and then admitted: 'We understand football in a different way, that's why we don't see eye to eye'.

Mike Ashley feels Derby's administrators do not want him to buy the club and is considering investments elsewhere while their lack of co-operation persists.

THE SUN

Kalvin Phillips is pushing for a new deal from Leeds after the club knocked back three bids from West Ham last month.

Carlos Tevez is reportedly 'in talks' with DC United over a potential move to the MLS.

Liverpool are keeping tabs on Le Havre youngster Andy Elysee Logbo, dubbed the next Romelu Lukaku, reports suggest.

AC Milan want to hijack Liverpool's move for Fulham wonderkid Fabio Carvalho, according to reports.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to sign on for another season at AC Milan.

Anthony Martial has been told he 'has to give more' by his new Sevilla boss following his innocuous debut against Osasuna.

SCOTTISH SUN

Ange Postecoglou insists contract talks with Tom Rogic are the 'last thing on my mind'.

Scott Arfield says the title race is definitely on after Rangers bettered Celtic's Sunday win.

DAILY RECORD

Former Juventus star Fabrizio Ravanelli is convinced Rangers is the right club for Aaron Ramsey to rediscover his best form.

Matty Longstaff admits his short-lived loan to Aberdeen was an "eye-opener," as the Newcastle midfielder gets set to spend the rest of the season at English League Two side Mansfield Town.





Guardian

David Moyes concerned Jamaica duty taking toll on Michail Antonio

West Ham manager criticises World Cup qualifiers schedule
Club short on strikers as Michail Antonio missed FA Cup match

Ben Fisher


Michail Antonio started three Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers for Jamaica in seven days. Photograph: Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images

David Moyes has said he is concerned that international duty could take its toll on Michail Antonio. The West Ham striker missed their FA Cup extra-time win at Kidderminster on Saturday because he was flying back from Jamaica, for whom he started three World Cup qualifiers in seven days, one in Panama City, in which he scored a penalty.

Moyes has criticised the schedule and said he is worried the long-haul travel could prove detrimental.

Antonio is Moyes’s only senior recognised striker after the manager failed to add to his squad in January. Jarrod Bowen led the line in Antonio’s absence at sixth-tier Kidderminster and, despite scoring the winning goal in the final minute of extra time, West Ham lacked a focal point.

The 31-year-old instead trained on Saturday after returning to London late on Friday following defeat to Costa Rica, which ended Jamaica’s hopes of qualifying for Qatar 2022.

“He has been away a couple of times now and I’ve had concerns about it, yes, because it is new to him,” Moyes said. “It is not something he has been doing it since he was 21 or 22 or something like that. Obviously they are long travels if you’re going to Jamaica … they’re long journeys to play the games. But I’ll never stop anybody if they want to play for their chosen country.”

Antonio, who was an unused substitute for England under Sam Allardyce in 2016, made his Jamaica debut last year and in March he is expected to be called up for another triple-header of matches.

The forward is set to return to West Ham’s starting lineup when they host Watford in the Premier League on Tuesday. Moyes introduced Declan Rice and Craig Dawson at half-time at Aggborough but Kurt Zouma and Bowen ended up playing 121 minutes.

“I quite like the boys playing extra time because it makes 90 minutes a lot easier once you’ve played 120,” said Moyes, whose side were handed a trip to Southampton in the fifth round draw.

“I’m quite happy, maybe get them back into better shape. They had a week off and maybe they needed it, so hopefully it gets them in better condition. The biggest thing now is [that] the players make sure they get back to the levels they can show.”




FLW

Leeds United, Wolves, West Ham among several Premier League sides eyeing Middlesbrough transfer raid

Middlesbrough pair Dael Fry and Marcus Tavernier are a wanted duo at the moment with several Premier League clubs sniffing around them, Football League World has been told.

The Teessiders are looking to achieve a return to the Premier League by the end of this season with Chris Wilder seemingly getting them into play-off contending shape.

That said, if they do not go up this season there is always going to be a risk of them seeing some of their best players move on and that could be the issue this summer.

Indeed, Football League World has been told both Fry and Tavernier are of interest to a number of Premier League sides, with Fry, in particular, attracting a host of clubs.

Leeds United are fans of both players whilst the likes of Wolves, West Ham United, Burnley, Brighton, Southampton and Brentford are all interested in Fry, though Boro are believed to want potentially over £20m for him before entertaining offers.

Clearly, though, Boro will want to try and finish this season on a high and with a chance of promotion – likely via the play-offs – to try and keep some of their most standout players within the squad.

An important few months await, then.





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Balto 9:13 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
From the Guardian

Lucky Hammers show class at Kidderminster.

West Ham were fortunate to avoid what would have been a famous upset at Kidderminster but their exit from Aggborough was dignified.

After the game, West Ham’s players, including Declan Rice, showered with Kidderminster’s to make use of the roomier facilities in the home dressing room, while Russell Penn and his assistant, Jimmy O’Connor, shared a post-match beer with David Moyes in his manager’s office.

Several players swapped shirts and after heading out of the tunnel Rice, escorted along the main stand by a burly security guard, stopped to sign countless autographs and pose for photos with young Kidderminster fans.

“I was sat on the floor and their striker came and picked me up and said, ‘don’t be down, you’ve done unbelievable,’” said the Kidderminster defender Matt Preston. “Rice came in afterwards and said: ‘You deserved more from that game.’ They were all very nice – they weren’t massive time at all, which you sometimes get.”

Ben Fisher

RM10 8:41 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
Fans never happy, getting embarassing

tazman 8:11 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)

Think Moyes is starting to piss off a lot of west ham fans, and I believe
he is losing the plot.

tazman 8:11 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)

Think Moyes is starting to piss off a lot of west ham fans, and I believe
he is losing the plot.

boleyn8420 7:32 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
Is moyes suffering early onset. Doesn't get a striker in then moans Antonio may get tired. No fucking shit Sherlock

13 Brentford Rd 6:45 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
Moyes in self awareness void.
Has had a year to identify a striker, and ample time to sign one over the last 3 windows but didn't bother.
No point moaning about international fixtures, something you were aware of all along and can't change.

Texas Iron 3:47 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
Moyes showing signs of early onset dementia and/or foot-in mouth disorders…re Antonio… Cheers…

Jasnik 3:28 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
Think that article on antonio is just to wind up the supporters .

northbankboy68 1:29 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
Thanks Alan. There's also this in The Metro about Rice:

https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/07/west-hams-declan-rice-ready-to-join-chelsea-over-man-utd-if-thomas-tuchel-sells-ngolo-kante-16060006/

scouse kid 1:11 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
Interesting article in the telegraph this morning about how the dwarf is attempting his last shafting of the club

And it appears this shafting according to the telegraph journalist will be A DP

the exile 1:02 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
So you're worried about the effect of all the travel on Antonio. All the more reason to have pulled your finger out and bought another striker, you absolute fucking plonker!

gph 12:53 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
Tevez a free agent?

Surely he's not so shit nowadays that nobody at all is better back-up for Antonio?

Thanks, Alan

Thanks Alan 11:59 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
bill green 11:57 Mon Feb 7

bill green 11:57 Mon Feb 7
Re: Monday newspapers ( includes West Ham)
Thanks Alan





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