The January Transfer Window 2020

[Cellar-door]

There is no reason on earth that our interest in Barkley has been leaked to the press. Unless deliberate.
Of course Lampard or the club wouldnt help us. Likewise Spus and the Gedson deal that indicates most of London would happily see us off!

It's humiliating to be a West Ham fan today. Bloody heartbreaking what they have done to us.

Sure there is. His agent wants to pressure Lampard to either play him more or loan him out. Not necessarily to us, but hey he takes what he can get in terms of news stories. Now when it is rejected it puts a bit of pressure on Lampard to play him more

[Faithless]

Would suggest we are not going to sign Berge, the lad is available and we've thrown ourselves at others instead. Joe Allen is becoming more and more likely

Berge=Dendonker=Carvalho=Never happening

Allen was always the most likely outcome.

There is no reason on earth that our interest in Barkley has been leaked to the press. Unless deliberate.
Of course Lampard or the club wouldnt help us. Likewise Spus and the Gedson deal that indicates most of London would happily see us off!

It's humiliating to be a West Ham fan today. Bloody heartbreaking what they have done to us.

In a way you gotta admire GSB...they end up making the supporters say "he's better than Sanchez"..."in our situation you can't expect to sign x or y" etc

Even got people saying "why would championship players want to play for West Ham Utd?"...ffs

[keithwright1977]

I think Ross Barkley is incredibly average. He was excellent when he was 16/17, but injuries and confidence have buggered him. A 6-month loan would only suit him, not us.

I think he would fit in nicely with our below average squad

[keithwright1977]

Very true...

Another example for me would be Theo Walcott

Just imagine if Walcott played against us every week, he’d be on par with Messi and Ronaldo

[thejackhammer]

I have had issue with these type of signings for a very long time and continue to do so. They are fine if you have the money and already have a strong squad, but we don't, so they are a complete waste of the little resources we do have

I would hazard that in loan fees and the permanent transfer fee we made our money back on Samuelsen at least.

We made a pretty sizable profit on Fletcher, I won't bother mentioning young Declan nor Jack Collison.

[PlaistowIron]

Just imagine if Walcott played against us every week, he’d be on par with Messi and Ronaldo

Yep... we make Callum Wilson look like Mbappe every season...

[hammerman11]

lets hope he has a poor day on Saturday although he always scores against us !

so allen looks likely, who does he actually replace ? noble for 30 mins when his legs have gone. perhaps the idea is to have a half each. not what we need

any sign of a RB ?

[Cellar-door]

lets hope he has a poor day on Saturday although he always scores against us !

so allen looks likely, who does he actually replace ? noble for 30 mins when his legs have gone. perhaps the idea is to have a half each. not what we need

any sign of a RB ?

Probably Noble from the jump against any team that presses, Mark can't handle a pressing defense anymore. Allen isn't any better in terms of moving around, but he can pass through a press at least

[wormley]

Sulli's probably blaming our perilous league position on Pellegrini's shortcomings and is rightly or wrongly presuming that Moyes can keep us up without having to significantly invest in this window.

Risky business.

[BostonHammer]

I’d prefer shagging the fat ugly ginger bird to be honest.

Me too Georgee, me too.

[LeonRivers]

Even got people saying "why would championship players want to play for West Ham Utd?"...ffs

It’s a bit harsh to blame the board for our fans being thick! :lol:

[BostonHammer]

With Martin Samuelsen going to Hull, does that leave a place in the squad?

Maybe do a deal to bring Jarrod Bowen the other way?

This is the transfer thread. Logically sound ideas need not apply til 2023.

[LeonRivers]

Martin wasn’t in the squad. He was out on loan.

[BostonHammer]

Do you do this sort of thing on purpose?

IB is either Moyes himself or Moyes assistant Robbie Cooke so he actually knows Ross Barkley on a first name basis, makes sense that he'd call him Ross rather than Barkley.

[BostonHammer]

He's also prone to lapses of concentration leading to critical and costly errors.

Would fit right in...

Oh good him and Arthur will get along swimmingly then...same boat and all that.

[Aceface]

How do you do fellow West Ham fans, let me tell you about the changes my Davi...that is to say, the new gaffer made to the tampon dispensers in the ladies lavs at Finch Farm when he was first installed at Everton.

<Insert absolutely massive C&P article from 2004>

[Faithless]

It’s a bit harsh to blame the board for our fans being thick! :lol:

Shhh don't bring a logical response to my ranting post!

[thejackhammer]

Randolph is an improvement on Martin, I'd love to think they'll invest in the summer but they'll let Fabianski play in our goal until we have to wheel him into his retirement home.

Realistically a

Rice
Barkley Allen

Midfield is quite a bit stronger than

Rice
Snodgrass Noble

It also gives us two very solid options off the bench and with rotation.

We survive, make Barkley permanent in the summer and bring in a younger CM to rotate with the Snodgrass, Allen, Noble axis. That player may be Coventry, if not send him to a Championship club on loan, make a final call on Cullen.

Send Trott to a Championship team and Anang to a league 1 team on loan.

Add Diangana to the squad, either add Holland or send him to a championship team on loan.

Find a Right Wingback or promote Johnson if he's fit.

[umweb]

ross has been benched by every manager he's played for. and he was willing to not play and sit out his contract at everton.

i'm not sure he's the person we want fighting with us for the rest of the season.

[RayleighIrons]

ross has been benched by every manager he's played for.

Do you do this sort of thing on purpose?