The Official West Ham United Thread.

[pincher]

Heard that we may not be able to play in the OS if we get a home game on 28th July

Something to do with 1st August being the earliest date?

[RichB]

pincher said:

Heard that we may not be able to play in the OS if we get a home game on 28th July
Something to do with 1st August being the earliest date?

Presumably they can agree to switch legs with their opponents.

[sjc]

RichB said:

pincher said:

Heard that we may not be able to play in the OS if we get a home game on 28th July
Something to do with 1st August being the earliest date?

Presumably they can agree to switch legs with their opponents.

They'll all fall over surely ??

[TCEvo]

pincher said:

Heard that we may not be able to play in the OS if we get a home game on 28th July

Something to do with 1st August being the earliest date?

Wonder if Barry would let us use Orient's ground. Might see a full gate

[GloverMart]

Just caught a glimpse of Payet's stunning free kick winner v Cameroon tonight.

I'll stick my neck out and say he's the best set piece specialist I have ever seen. I now expect him to score every time, regardless of angle, distance and the wall/keeper. Tonight's was on the wrong side for a right footer and he put in the top corner on the left hand side.

Unbelievable stuff.

[pincher]

Yeah, wasn't bad I suppose. Could have gone a bit more top corner though

https://youtu.be/oudaZXZUeBs

[bad company]

Great stuff but that put him even more into the thoughts of bigger clubs.

Heard a rumour that manure are after Reece Oxford.

[TCEvo]

pincher said:

Yeah, wasn't bad I suppose. Could have gone a bit more top corner though

https://youtu.be/oudaZXZUeBs

Nice one. I'd just come on to post the same.

[TCEvo]

bad company said:

Great stuff but that put him even more into the thoughts of bigger clubs.

Heard a rumour that manure are after Reece Oxford.

No point in him going to a maureen team, won't get to play. Suspect it's agent talk to bump up his money.

[Big Rumbly]

Good afternoon, Anyone know when the new season tickets will be sent out, I've paid and received confirmation, but nothing on web sites, and no answer from contact number or replies to e mails.
Ta

[TCEvo]

No idea, sorry mate; suspect little while yet though.

[Hammer67]

Jesus, what a strike that was. MOTM as well.

If he continues like that through this tournament, we will have a real battle to hold on to him.

What a player.

[RichB]

Yep but at £75m who will pay the asking price ;-)

[alfie2244]

RichB said:

Yep but at £75m who will pay the asking price ;-)

So we have got a good contract with him?

[RichB]

I think he signed a 5 year.

[BrabusMog]

Yeah he signed a 5 year contract in Feb this year on about £120k a week.

[Hammer67]

BrabusMog said:

Yeah he signed a 5 year contract in Feb this year on about £120k a week.

Hopefully that will fend off the chancers but I doubt it would do a lot to see off a booming offer from, say, PSG or Real.

Clearly the man is in the very top category of players and, from the way he has conducted himself at WH, is also a class act off the field as well.

His emotional reaction last night, IMO, showed how much he desperately wanted to show he can cut it in the cauldron of a major international tournament on home soil. He left himself, and the world, in no doubt that he can.

I'd love to see him stay at WH but after last night I fear the odds on that have lengthened significantly. Whatever happens, good luck to him.

[RichB]

Or perhaps Payet will put the name of West Ham (London) into the limelight and encourage some of those "big name" players we've been approaching to consider joining such a "small club". I remember the 1966 effect, people spoke about the Hammers in many countries back then.

[BrabusMog]

I'm one of the most optimistic Hammers, Rich, but if Man Utd can't hold on to players wanted by Real/Barca etc, I doubt we've got much chance.

In a couple of years (if we actually keep building on this year) then we might be able to attract known top tier players but right now we will still be behind the established big boys - luckily we seem to have a good scouting network, so we may find a few more Payet's.

[sjc]

Makes you wonder how much better half our footballers could be if the could be arsed to practise with their wrong foot.
Odd thing with Payet, last season he didn't score a single free-kick, and wasn't particularly highly thought of at all,in the same vein that Cantona and Ginola weren't in France until they played here.