How's he gonna do that then?West Ham Matt wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:25 pm If Sullivan sells Rice, he will pocket the lot and do one.
Declan Rice
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Re: Declan Rice
Absolutely zero guarantee he'd get the foothold in the game had we not seen something in him and gave him the Footballing education we did. He quite easily could have got disheartened and fallen by the way side like so many at that age do. We saved him from going down that route and actually gave him the platform and coaching to be 1 of the worlds best at what he does.
So yeah, he definitely owes us a hell of a lot of respect and I think that's more than evident by the way he holds the Club in high esteem and to date has done things the right way. It would be disingenuous to say that's not the case.
So yeah, he definitely owes us a hell of a lot of respect and I think that's more than evident by the way he holds the Club in high esteem and to date has done things the right way. It would be disingenuous to say that's not the case.
Re: Declan Rice
Rice is an asset of West Ham United, not David Sullivan. Sullivan is a major shareholder but that does not enable him to pocket the cash and sod off. That would be theft.West Ham Matt wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:25 pm If Sullivan sells Rice, he will pocket the lot and do one.
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I'm sure there are many people at the club he would owe thanks to, I'm sure coaches and club staff go above and beyond for our players. There's no guarantee that he wouldn't have gone on to do the same elsewhere either.Colours never run wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:32 pm Absolutely zero guarantee he'd get the foothold in the game had we not seen something in him and gave him the Footballing education we did.
That feels disingenuous, because it implies that Rice did little to 'save himself from that route' as you say. No, Rice showed enough talent, mental fortitude, or both to show someone at West Ham that he was worth taking a punt on.We saved him from going down that route and actually gave him the platform and coaching to be 1 of the worlds best at what he does.
Interesting quote from https://www.planetsport.com/soccer/declan-rice
Albie Beck said above that Rice had several options, not just West Ham. We didn't save him, we capitalised on Chelsea's mistake.Dan Kemp, who played alongside Rice in Chelsea's academy, was quoted by Talksport as saying: "It was really upsetting, but also the massive thing was how much of a shock it was.
"None of us saw it coming. Even at that age, he was such a good player. It was such a massive shock to see him go because I never thought for one minute he'd be released.
"To this day, I couldn't really think of a reason why they would release him. I suppose they had their individual reasons, which we'll probably never, ever know.
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yeah, i wondered about that - there were rumours of interest and you'd think they would be prepared to pay a bit of a premium on top of the 70m to get an English player (and that we would say yes at £80-90m at least if we werent hovvering on the edge of relegation).
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Re: Declan Rice
no reason he should have felt loyalty to Ireland - he isnt Irish. Flag of connvenience.SteveHarris'bass wrote: ↑Sun Jan 29, 2023 4:39 pm Rice has no more loyalty to West Ham United than he had to the Republic of Ireland.
He'll be gone in the summer, we just have to hope the money the club get for him is spent wisely.
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Re: Declan Rice
Correct. Mummy’s boy and basically does what his parents advise (not a dig by the way). Not fussed where he goes personally but at least with Chelsea it means the fee gets topped up with Boehly Tax.Crouchend_Hammer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 12:49 pm Not next move he won't
He is like harry kane in the sense he is a real home bod. Loves his family, mates, where he grew up etc. He had a baby four months ago. As i understand it, he would rather not even move out of London if he can help it
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Amd if another Club did decide to take a punt on a released Academy player at the age of 14 and gave him the pathway to do what he's doing, then they too could have claimed of saving him. They didn't though and we did, which is why he owes us for believing in what we saw in him from a young age. There's also no guarantee he would have made it with us and work had to be done to refine his natural talent which we successfully done from the bottom of the Club to the top of the Senior Team. I'm just grateful West Ham did save him from possibly going down a different route, as so many others before and after him would have. Not every talented kid makes it, no matter how many might or might not get a look at that player and thankfully for both him and us, we recognised his ability, even though Chelsea ****ed him off and 1 who are supposed to be a Club close to his heart. He owes us everything for that belief when they clearly didn't.
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Re: Declan Rice
If West Ham signed Partey then he would get the jail. Probably.WestHamLyallStyle wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:01 pm If Arsenal want Rice, we should demand £80m plus Thomas Partey.
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we also nearly released him too but for one youth coach saying he would make it to the very topColours never run wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 12:51 pm No, I believe we took him on after running the rule over him and deciding there's enough raw talent to make him in to a quality player for both our sake and ultimately his. Not because we pitied him.
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Re: Declan Rice
It's modern day football, dog eat dog nobody owns anyone anything.
Rice has been superb for us and will make the club more money than anybody would have dreamed of.
When he goes in the summer I just hope the money is spent wisely. I hope he continues to improve and one day leads England to victory in a tournament
Rice has been superb for us and will make the club more money than anybody would have dreamed of.
When he goes in the summer I just hope the money is spent wisely. I hope he continues to improve and one day leads England to victory in a tournament
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tbf he owes us nothingColours never run wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:14 pm Amd if another Club did decide to take a punt on a released Academy player at the age of 14 and gave him the pathway to do what he's doing, then they too could have claimed of saving him. They didn't though and we did, which is why he owes us for believing in what we saw in him from a young age. There's also no guarantee he would have made it with us and work had to be done to refine his natural talent which we successfully done from the bottom of the Club to the top of the Senior Team. I'm just grateful West Ham did save him from possibly going down a different route, as so many others before and after him would have. Not every talented kid makes it, no matter how many might or might not get a look at that player and thankfully for both him and us, we recognised his ability, even though Chelsea ****ed him off and 1 who are supposed to be a Club close to his heart. He owes us everything for that belief when they clearly didn't.
he has provided 7 seasons of stellar performances, 100% commitment, a huge amount of positive PR and his sale will stick £80m in the clubs coffers (how that money is then used is not the fault of the player)
that seems enough payback to me!
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That's kind of what I'm getting at and I'm more than happy with that.Crouchend_Hammer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:09 pm tbf he owes us nothing
he has provided 7 seasons of stellar performances, 100% commitment, a huge amount of positive PR and his sale will stick £80m in the clubs coffers (how that money is then used is not the fault of the player)
that seems enough payback to me!
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He also had a trial lined up with Fulham I believe, we didn't save him, we just capitalised on the opportunity.
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Re: Declan Rice
Absolutely superb tonight.
And he took a corner that unusually for West Ham didn't hit the first defender!
And he took a corner that unusually for West Ham didn't hit the first defender!
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