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by Gsbgsb
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024
Replies: 1536
Views: 84734

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024

No full back currently provides more open play assists in the PL than Vlad. However, his age is prohibitive in terms of lengthy contract extensions and some might argue that there are broader parts of the game we might be looking for improvements in. Johnson's probable departure means we'll most li...
by Gsbgsb
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024
Replies: 1536
Views: 84734

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024

I think it makes a bit of difference... I don't think it makes that much difference to be honest. Quality of targets? For sure... but numbers, I'm not so sure. Makes a difference with both. No Europe (especially the conference league) is likely a 25% or more reduction in games played. Less opportun...
by Gsbgsb
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The kids are all right
Replies: 1866
Views: 159763

Re: The kids are all right

Fair comment. But even if we do qualify again for Europe next season I don't think we need unduly worry about cover for "crucial" games. We are not a club whose status allows us to have players of top quality as cover for every position like Manchester City do. Unfortunately imo we are go...
by Gsbgsb
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The kids are all right
Replies: 1866
Views: 159763

Re: The kids are all right

For me Downes and Potts are possibly caught in the West Ham success trap. If we do not qualify for Europe either could do a job as a 4th CM but if we do then I doubt either is up to playing in a crucial European tie at the business end of the season. It was Downes who was largely at fault for the AZ...
by Gsbgsb
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024
Replies: 1536
Views: 84734

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024

It is all about which competitions we are in, the structure of any deal fee/wages wise and the overall make up of the squad. No issue with a 30 year old left back if we seriously think Scarles will make the step up in a couple of years to replace the first choice. Buy the lad from Ipswich and that i...
by Gsbgsb
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024
Replies: 1536
Views: 84734

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024

People speak about squad size as if everything is equal. 22 plus youth will be fine if we are not in Europe. Likely we will need more if we are. Certainly a full 25 might be too many if we just have domestic games and want to give youth a chance.
by Gsbgsb
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024
Replies: 1536
Views: 84734

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024

Is that the Dembele who was playing reserves football at Celtic when he was like 13? Toney is too expensive and on too many radars above us. I think I’d like the club to stay away from big money signings and big wages. Let’s just say a Grealish or Sterling is half interested in joining us. They’re ...
by Gsbgsb
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The next 6 games...
Replies: 56
Views: 2447

Re: The next 6 games...

Here's a question - would we all take a loss at home to Spurs if it meant knocking Leverkusen out? Very much what Frankfurt did the year they beat us and won it. They did not throw the league games but certainly the cup was their priority. Trouble is Liverpool were not in it. Bayer will be really t...
by Gsbgsb
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West Ham United -v- SC Freiburg - 2nd leg match thread - 14.03.24
Replies: 1268
Views: 44120

Re: West Ham United -v- SC Freiburg - 2nd leg match thread - 14.03.24

I feel like cress is scoring a free kick today. It seems too west ham that we’d buy the best free kick taker in the league and our back-up lb who barely plays (albeit is also good) scores on before him It would be so West Ham to actually get a free kick or two in a dangerous position with JWP on th...
by Gsbgsb
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024
Replies: 1536
Views: 84734

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024

Uefa has a €90m losses over three seasons rule, so anyone wanting to loss-fund their way up the league need to bear that in mind. I'm also not sure whether £105m losses over three seasons is being replaced, or merely complemented by the annual squad cost controls. Must admit I thought the idea was ...
by Gsbgsb
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024
Replies: 1536
Views: 84734

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024

This is already the case thought isn’t it? Or more specifically ‘let the historically rich clubs get richer’ Yes but without any control on losses the 85% revenue rule will help the likes of Newcastle (and any other team who have owners who are capable of writing off significant losses year in year...
by Gsbgsb
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024
Replies: 1536
Views: 84734

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024

City generate more football revenue than Newcastle. And they both have the owners who can simply write off losses if the proposed 85% percentage of revenue rules come in. It really is let the rich get richer and screw the rest. Let’s take us and Newcastle. Currently the revenues are not hugely disp...
by Gsbgsb
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024
Replies: 1536
Views: 84734

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024

diehardhammer wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:53 pm yeah agreed on fofana he looked a real handful and could play into our hands nicely with chelsea's money issues
Trouble is he is not going to be marked by Aguerd every week. He has generally looked pretty average for Burnley, it was our CBs that made him look decent.
by Gsbgsb
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West Ham Utd V Burnley: match thread - 10.03.24
Replies: 1108
Views: 37354

Re: West Ham Utd V Burnley: match thread - 10.03.24

I’m always amazed that people can watch our CB’s consistently make mistakes and think that Harry Maguire would be the solution to that problem I see zero communication, leadership or organisation when Areola, Mavro and Aguerd play and barely any more with Zouma/Fab. Irrespective of whether he would...
by Gsbgsb
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67376
Views: 2965737

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

If we finish 9th or higher again this year it will begin to look like one of the best periods in our history. Only twice have we ever managed better runs (ie 3 top 9 or above finishes on the trot as opposed to 3 in 4 years) once under Lyall (when he managed 4 in 5) and once under Rednapp. Moyes achi...
by Gsbgsb
Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ✍ Welcome, Kalvin Phillips
Replies: 708
Views: 49017

Re: ✍ Welcome, Kalvin Phillips

Not hindsight at all. I was wondering wtf was going on when Benrahma and Fornals were let go and Phillips came in costing circa £500k a week. Didn’t take a genius to work out he might not be match fit for a while and had suffered a huge confidence knock. As for formation, we weren’t getting a CF in...
by Gsbgsb
Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ✍ Welcome, Kalvin Phillips
Replies: 708
Views: 49017

Re: ✍ Welcome, Kalvin Phillips

Having a proper LW would have freed up Paqueta to play central and allowed Kudus to play inside. I would much rather we had bought / loaned a better player than Benrahma than get unfit cover for CM. As it turned out we started by playing all 4 of Soucek, Alvarez, JWP and Phillips which just seemed ...
by Gsbgsb
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ✍ Welcome, Kalvin Phillips
Replies: 708
Views: 49017

Re: ✍ Welcome, Kalvin Phillips

As people have posted we did need him, especially when we let Coventry go. Kudus had more impact on the left second half yesterday than Benny or Fornals have had all season. We had zero cover in the centre. I doubt anyone, player included, believed he would be this far off the pace. For me it is far...
by Gsbgsb
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ✍ Welcome, Kalvin Phillips
Replies: 708
Views: 49017

Re: ✍ Welcome, Kalvin Phillips

To my mind to suggest the Leeds Phillips was not a very good player is revisionism at its best. He was a large part of what made them tick. He was not “carried” for England, again that all energy role he had at the Euro’s was a large part of the success. It does look like the move to Man City has ru...
by Gsbgsb
Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Other Matches 9 March - 14 March
Replies: 444
Views: 15063

Re: Other Matches 9 March - 14 March

Should O’Neil be in the running for manager of the year? What he has done with Wolves and all their issues has been top draw. Have to wonder if Pep, Klopp etc could have done the same.