“Please reinforce your claim by giving us one number - net transfer spend minus loan interest paid to Sullivan during his time here.”  I don’t have an anorak so unable to meet that request. I’m not sure what it would prove anyway.And I’m by no means defending Sullivan. I think he’s been an awful Cha...

Although a blatant case of stereotyping, I look at the typical product of today’s West Ham academy as someone who is undoubtedly technically competent but lacking in the attributes of grit, determination, strength and endurance. That’s why it’s likely more profitable picking up rejects from other cl...

Kretinsky is in the process of taking ownership of Royal Mail, not the Post Office. They are two separate organisations

Apparently part of the deal is to rebrand the club as X United

As I was explaining to my therapist: I'm expecting a rip-roaring 3-0 victory with goals from Kilman, Todibo and Coufal

You're so pusillanimous, oh yeah
Nature's calling and I must go there

Another Day: The Rutles

Everton vs West Ham
Oil-based paints typically require 24 hours to dry between coats while latex-based products may only need 4-6 hours, depending upon weather conditions and other factors mentioned above.

It could be a worry if sharks get their hands on jet fuel

I suspect the importance of next week's cup final to Newcastle is being underestimated. This is a club without a trophy toits name in the colour TV era.
 

That game in '65 ended as a 4-3 home win with a Geoff Hurst hatrick. The Hammers racing into a 3-0 half-time lead before almost letting it slip. The 3rd Newcastle goal was scored by Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop Robson.

A repeat on Monday possibly

It's an horrendous revenue generating merry-go-round designed to maintain the status quo for the richest clubs. The money each club earns is not only determined by their performances in this years competition but also how they have fared in previous seasons. Thus, Man City earned more than Aston Vil...

At the time of Kretinki's investment there was a put and call option included which allowed Kretinski to buy Gold and Sullivan's remaining shares at an agreed fixed price. It was never announced how long the option would stay in place for.  

Mohamadou Kanté was back on the Paris FC bench for their 1-0 defeat by Dunkerque at the weekend. He has yet to play a single minute since he was loaned back to them for the season by West Ham in the summer.

Tony Cottee's consortium have been waiting patiently ready to strike ......

Anyone interested in seeing ten minutes or so of West Ham related content should watch Episode 2 of Public Disorder on Netflix where the Italian riot squad are sent in to police the build up to a Roma versus West Ham game. Plenty of claret and blue flag waving plus several choruses of "West Ham...

The type of player we should have been scouting when he was a relative unknown at Gent rather than once he had became established at Lille. 

Random scouting report from limited Youtube research. You're welcome, Tim.Richard Rios (Palmeiras) Columbian international, strong, versatile midfielder, outstanding at Copa AmericaKwame Poku (Peterborough) – Ghana international, strong, good passer and goal contribution. Injured, so ideal for West ...

Yep, can't fault Soucek's attitude and he might fill an important short term gap. But as part of a possession based side he is not a great fit.

The difficulty with Soucek is that the game mostly passes him by in open play. Hardly has a touch and has miserable passing accuracy stats. He can be useful in both boxes, but he needs better footballers around him to compensate for his weaknesses. Hence, his best contribution was when Rice and Ling...

Browse through this site and you get the impression most posters think all our players are shit in one way or another. If that is the case, it won’t matter who the manager is, we’ll still be crap.

I’m not disagreeing with all the footballing talking heads who proclaim Pep Guardiola as the greatest coach since the whistle and traffic cone were invented. But the context of his genius is in managing three clubs with huge resources (in comparison with their peers) who are almost guaranteed to be ...

In this country, it is good from time to time to kill a CEO to encourage the others.

You have all forgotten Mohamadou Kanté. Signed by West Ham from Paris FC in the summer and immediately loaned back to them. He has been on the bench for 5 Ligue 2 games (which Paris FC lead) but has yet to get onto the pitch.