It should be contingent on us getting out of the group stages (and further into the knock out rounds of the Europa League) and qualifying for Europe again. We are no longer settling for staying up. Oh and cup runs in League and FA Cup. We have a decent enough squad now to compete at all levels.

When do the group stages start, not seen any dates as yet?

We are a weaker outfit than last time in this comp. We have a higher grade opponent pool in this comp than when we featured last time out. I don't give us any hope. We might get through the group stages if we are put in with the unseeded dross.

Fifth Column 1:17 Thu Aug 10 It's all relative though, no? Song and Camara were starters or at least featured for a fairly decent Liverpool side at the time. JWP plays for a relegated Championship team. Maguire perhaps being the exception that he plays for a (slightly weaker United team than at that...

Moncurs Putting Iron 10:27 Thu Aug 10 The money we are spunking currently is just this era's equivalent of Rio. Remember who we signed back then with the record fee we received? Rigobert Song Titi Camara Svetoslav Todorov Christian Dailly You could argue one of them made an impact and has a song abo...

"Can someone provide a brief synopsis about this guy and where he might fit within the team? I haven't seen a lot of him but he appears (from what I can tell anyway) to be defensive minded and can break up the play and distribute the ball well. He does look a bit lightweight? If he's as good as peop...

"We should be asking Paquetta his thoughts on his former team mate Moussa Demb√©l√©, to see f he rates him. He is available on a free, scores goals and is not a dinosaur. Yes he is a cսnt for the QF but i am sure if he performs we can let that slide."

"Getting rid of Scamacca and Ings but relying on a 34 year old Antonio (who himself wants out) is absolutely bizarre. He showed some signs towards the end of the season but he can hardly complete a whole 90 before he is blowing out his arse. Expect us to have him as a lone striker at the start of th...

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"4 year deal for Ange, FMOB."

Does anyone think his form will drop once Rice is out of the equation. I can imagine most players are playing with confidence knowing he is by their side/behind them?

Does anyone think his form will drop once Rice is out of the equation. I can imagine most players are playing with confidence knowing he is by their side/behind them?

"El Scorchio 12:45 Wed Mar 29 Agree with that. Sullivan hasn't sold the club yet and knows full well that if the club gets relegated, his pay out with be significantly lower. Moyes still has some sort of career ahead of him, so purposely taking West Ham down after spunking 200m will not look good on...

"GBHammer63 10:45 Wed Mar 29 I couldn't;'t agree with this more. It is sadly down to the fans. The only way the tide can change is if the fans make a stand. The away fans are doing this. We need to make a noise whilst at home. Not sure what has happened to our fan base, but after a bad result, there...

"WHUDeano 11:48 Wed Mar 15 I remember that season well! we got spanked at home to Swansea and fucking lost to Stoke on the last game. Win both of those and we would have made Champions League! We then have a similar situation in the 20/21 season where we knew Antonio was not going to last the season...

"BillyJenningsBoots 2:39 Thu Mar 16 If you look at their 11 fixtures three are against teams in the top half, the remaining are all against relegation candidates. LOTS of 6 pointers there."

New Jersey 11:18 Tue Mar 14 Do you remember we had circa 6 weeks off for the WC and SFA happened? Same same this time around.

We will be back in the bottom three before Thursday's game as Southampton will beat Brentford.

"David Moyes believes it would be ""a great achievement"" if West Ham could reach a European quarter-final for the second successive year These are the sort of headlines used to solidify keeping him as manager. The poor form will be overlooked if we make it through to the next round and consolidated...

"El Scorchio 12:55 Thu Mar 9 That is what success gets you. They have consistently been in Europe now for many seasons and have been in and around the top 4 too. So i guess their expectations have gone up. Much like ours, we had 6,7 league finishes, two seasons in Europe. Obviously this season we ha...

"To be honest, given the three seasons with West Ham to date. He has the following ""achievements"" - saved from relegation - 6th in league and qualifies to the Europa League - 7th in league and gets to semi final of Europa league This season ""potentials"": -spends 200m on players - relegation but ...

"stewie griffin 12:08 Wed Mar 8 Thanks for the abridged version. Yes i am sure there is lots that will come out and it does seem to be very toxic. What worries me though is that if he keeps us up, wins the Conference league, he will be kept on for longer!"

stewie griffin 11:40 Wed Mar 8 So if we go down we are stuck with Sullivan for the foreseeable as there is no way any serious investor is going to buy him out at an overinflated valuation of the club. So then the decision to not sack Moyes is even more baffling as he has a personal interest for the ...

"Manuel - I don't know how the deal works with the sell of the club but assume some kind of deal has been struck behind the scenes, will it be based on the proviso that the club stay up is the big question? What if they don't, there must be a clause that states the price will be lower if that scenar...

"simon.s 9:17 Wed Mar 8 We thought that after the Leicester game (where we had lost 4 in a row) going into the WC. We thought it after the Brentford game losing 2 in a row coming back from the World cup. We thought that after the Brighton game. If we lose to Villa, I am sure we will think the same a...