Earthy rumours

[BoleynGone]

Just watched Hammers Chat and they have stated that Earthy has been rumoured to be out the door in January.
Good work Nuno you cսnt.
 

[twoleftfeet]

Remember Fordstar and Noble? Step up Chutney Ferret and Freddie Potts.

You can add Earthy to that list

[twoleftfeet]

Imagine hating Potts & Earthy and rating Rodriguez more highly. I’m sure this person has an issue with young men, maybe he was turned down by one when he asked if they wanted a bit of bum

[Mad Ferret]

Imagine offloading Earthy, who is on less than £5k a week, and keeping Rodriguez, who is on £75k a week

Imagine thinking you can compare a lad who couldn't get in Bristol City's team to a World Cup winner.

He won their young player of the year didn’t he?

They prob felt sorry for him for wasting his season with 5 minute cameos at the end of the game.

[Pub Bigot]

Imagine offloading Earthy, who is on less than £5k a week, and keeping Rodriguez, who is on £75k a week

Imagine thinking you can compare a lad who couldn't get in Bristol City's team to a World Cup winner.

He won their young player of the year didn’t he?

[Pub Bigot]

It’s a daft thing to consider, but it’s a daft club run badly. 

I think we’ll survive by the skin of our teeth, sadly, and it’ll be more of the same with over the hill high priced mercenaries while selling off anything we produce in the academy. 

Geo made a very good point in his video that people note that none of the recent academy graduates have been a success after leaving West Ham, but it only takes one and the club looks stupid. 

It does anyway. 

[Mad Ferret]

Imagine offloading Earthy, who is on less than £5k a week, and keeping Rodriguez, who is on £75k a week

Imagine thinking you can compare a lad who couldn't get in Bristol City's team to a World Cup winner.

[Far Cough UKunt]

Remember Fordstar and Noble? Step up Chutney Ferret and Freddie Potts.

[southbankbornnbred]

Imagine offloading Earthy, who is on less than £5k a week, and keeping Rodriguez, who is on £75k a week until his contract runs out in June. Then we're relegated (it's a strong possibility). Rodriguez will not stay on at West Ham and, let's face it, nobody wants him to. But we'd then be without a kid who excelled in the Championship, wanted to stay and we've offloaded to somebody like Watford.

I would not be rushing to sell kids right now. It makes no sense economically or in terms of what we might need in the future.

[southbankbornnbred]

If Nuno is really unsure about Earthy, then we could even loan him out again in January. There will be several good Championship clubs after him - and he'd get another five months of playing experience. Which might come in very handy next season.

[southbankbornnbred]

He doesn’t need another loan
Like Potts he needs to step up and take his chance when it comes 

 

The problem is, we aren’t in a position to be throwing youth players in. It hasn’t really worked out with Potts, and we simply can’t afford to have another passenger in the side.

If we were safe in mid table, I’d be all for the youth getting a chance but we’re in a relegation dogfight.

Earthy is still going to give us more than the likes of Rodriguez, who checked out months ago and just wants a payday until the summer. Surely you offload that shite before kicking out your promising kids, who give a shit about the club? Besides, and I'm serious about this point, with the exodus that would follow a potential relegation, we would need the likes of Earthy in the Championship - where he has already played well. It makes no sense to offload him in January. He's not expensive. Let him sit and learn.

[southbankbornnbred]

I suspect / hope its purely the 2 serious injuries this and last season that has delayed him gettimg minutes because he’s only played what 5 - 7 games since returning this season. He appears to have everything needed to have a shot st playing at PL level and 2 seasoms back was ahead of Potts.  Those injuries have been the issue.  I’ve wstched 3 U21 games since hus return and he has been the stsndout player on the pitch each time ahead of Kante.  Not saying he can be a regular in the first team but looks ready for some minutes.  Uses both feet, is reasonably talk, runs all game and covers every blade of grass, great passing, good balance but most of all plays for the team. 

 

 

Agree with this. I don't see a lot of our youth team football these days, but I saw a lot of Earthy a couple of seasons back. He genuinely has talent. Undoubtedly decent Championship level and, had his development not been curtailed by those injuries, one who had a real shot at the Premier League. We should not let him walk - you have to find spots in the squad for some of these players. Offload the expensive dead wood passengers like Rodriguez instead: he has never been one for English football.

[Mad Ferret]

He doesn’t need another loan
Like Potts he needs to step up and take his chance when it comes 
 

The problem is, we aren’t in a position to be throwing youth players in. It hasn’t really worked out with Potts, and we simply can’t afford to have another passenger in the side.

If we were safe in mid table, I’d be all for the youth getting a chance but we’re in a relegation dogfight.

[Sir Alf]

I suspect / hope its purely the 2 serious injuries this and last season that has delayed him gettimg minutes because he’s only played what 5 - 7 games since returning this season. He appears to have everything needed to have a shot st playing at PL level and 2 seasoms back was ahead of Potts.  Those injuries have been the issue.  I’ve wstched 3 U21 games since hus return and he has been the stsndout player on the pitch each time ahead of Kante.  Not saying he can be a regular in the first team but looks ready for some minutes.  Uses both feet, is reasonably talk, runs all game and covers every blade of grass, great passing, good balance but most of all plays for the team. 

[Fauxstralian]

He doesn’t need another loan
Like Potts he needs to step up and take his chance when it comes 
Obviously has had a slow start to the season with injury but hopefully ready now 
Our squad is thin and we will need everyone in this crucial period up to the FA Cup match

[Eerie Decent]

We've got a manager who is clearly prepared to play the academy kids in the first team, the evidence is undeniable.

He's also got the recent youth team coaches as his first team assistants.

I've no idea if this kid is gonna make it, but what's giving anyone the idea that the people who have watched him every day for the last 10 years, who the manager has promoted to be his direct assistants, are being ignored, if he is as amazing as everyone on here is telling us he is?

 

[twoleftfeet]

Ex has come out on X.com to say it's rubbish and not what he said.

So it's true then... 

 
You mean Hammers Chat lied

[fraser]

Ex has come out on X.com to say it's rubbish and not what he said.

So it's true then... 

[stubbo-admin]

Ex has come out on X.com to say it's rubbish and not what he said.

[Sweep]

Some whispers a while back that he was going back to Bristol City on another loan.

Only six months left on his deal, mind.

 

[honky cat]

I remember people threatening to give up their ST's cos we sold grady diagana...

​​​​​​But im calling bullshit on this. I dont think any decision will be made on any player until we know what league we will play in next season, bar shifting a few unwanteds like jwp and maybe bringing in a few loans in january.

Thanks for reminding me why i dont bother with hammers chat.

[Council Scum]

How many youth players have we let go, that we have regretted? 

[fraser]

Fraser
You're quite happy that we are in the bottom 3 looking like relegation favourites for that 3rd spot.
I'm seeing a manager and a team that need energy,commitment and desire. All of that EARTHY has,if you don't see that then why do you bother. Summerville is pretty useless let's be honest,doesn't score or create. The same with Paqueta.In fact he's a burden to the team.We need something else. All the other players that have been tried have failed time and time again.
Nuno's a crap manager,,doesn't even bother watching the u21's .you would have thought with the lack of options he has being the first one there especially with them doing well and exciting fans who watch them,who you obviously don't.

yes we do have an option but as pointed out by a tuber virtually all the other u21's have been signed up for 5 yrs or more.

 

So you think Earthy is better than both Summerville and Paqueta... OK I get it you're 100% wrong and a bit simple, but no need for all the words I get what you think 

[BoleynGone]

Fraser
You're quite happy that we are in the bottom 3 looking like relegation favourites for that 3rd spot.
I'm seeing a manager and a team that need energy,commitment and desire. All of that EARTHY has,if you don't see that then why do you bother. Summerville is pretty useless let's be honest,doesn't score or create. The same with Paqueta.In fact he's a burden to the team.We need something else. All the other players that have been tried have failed time and time again.
Nuno's a crap manager,,doesn't even bother watching the u21's .you would have thought with the lack of options he has being the first one there especially with them doing well and exciting fans who watch them,who you obviously don't.

yes we do have an option but as pointed out by a tuber virtually all the other u21's have been signed up for 5 yrs or more.
 

[fraser]

Don't we have a one year option on him and his contract is up at the end of the season?

I'm surprised we're not regulars in the champions league considering the production line of outstanding youngsters we have.. 

[El Scorchio]

Can't see it, unless there's something going on behind the scenes or he's being forced to sell and can't get rid of anyone else.
If the intention was to sell he surely would have got minutes to bump up his value. I'm calling bullshit.