The one last brief shred of hope we had left if we weren’t signing anyone was that Fornals at least stays. Now that’s gone too. What a day.

That deal would be terrible for us. He isn’t better than any of our other forwards, so we’d be paying more to have him not have as much of an impact. Antonio is better than Broja… The issue is that our only LW option will be a CM and I will make the predication that if Paqueta is suspended or injur...

McKnightmare wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 5:27 pm Broja off to Fulham - £750k loan fee.

Pretty smart from Chelsea - supposedly the loan fee goes up to 4m if he doesn’t play enough games when fit/available.

Honestly would’ve taken the punt at the this point. Permanent would’ve been silly, but loan with maybe an option, go for it

Feel like we had similar issues in the summer too? Or was it all a smokescreen for Steidten to secure the betting scandal details

But, from my perspective at least, it isn't about no-one better existing. It's about no-one better being signed by West Ham. If we let them go and replace them then probably very few people moan. But if we let them go and don't replace them we're really short. I'm not a great fan of Benrahma, but I...

Aztec Hammer wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:46 am So are we settling into an acceptance that we aren’t signing anyone else?

Will it be Benrahma or Fornals for the propaganda train of ‘like a new signing’?

Antonio! Be like a new signing when he’s back…….

Obligation!

Bubbles Fortuna wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:26 am Surely if we're letting Benrahma go, and have loaned out Marshall, we're bringing someone in?

Right?

Right?..

Of course! I hope.




…

Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane...

Do people on here just want Rowe because he is fast and tricky? Has anyone seen him play regularly? To me he looks raw and a player who might be decent in a few years, but is pretty wasteful from the games I've seen him play. Whilst Tim looks for the hidden gems, we can't lose sight of the fact we ...

Apologies if already mentioned, but Danny Ings to Celtic keeps popping up on Twitter. Cant see any genuine links etc, just quite a few Celtic fans debating whether he’d be good for them or not!

mattyD wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 3:23 pm I wouldn’t want a Salthouse client if it was the reincarnation of Pele.

Sullivan’s bestie so we’re bound to use him again anyway, might as well try and get a good player out of it while we do!

Just going to pray and hope Salthouse pulls something out the bag and gets us Jonathan Rowe for no more than £20m by this time Thursday

Up the Junction wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 3:15 pm Change "x.com" in your link to "twitter.com" - problem solved.

ffs I didn’t think to just simply type that, I’m sitting here cutting and pasting galore!

https://x.com/JacobSteinberg/status/1752345658491552198?s=20 "Said Benrahma to Lyon for just over £15m edging closer and Pablo Fornals likely to go to Real Betis. West Ham would surely need to get cover in before the window shuts #whufc" I'm not sure why but I can't embed tweets anymore, ...

Marky wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 12:59 pm Ex says Fornals move pretty much agreed and might be anniounced today. I’m assuming its a sale

Good night, sweet Prince. We’ll always have Alkmaar

Hopefully Marseille follow up on their interest and make an offer for Benrahma.

18 month loan for Jota is interesting!

davids cross wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:50 am He's prettier is NOT a good reason.

But what if the hair is just glorious?!

Snap their hands off and run. Scored some important penalties, Prague mainly! But time to let him go. Go stick the money down on Rowe!

Didn’t want him anyway…

kitthehammer wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:11 pm it seems all of these options have complications. Is there no-one else more straightforward?

Jesse Lingard is still a free agent?