West Ham banter 9

29 Aug 2026 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Newcastle United v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

29 Aug 2026 00:31:30
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Newcastle United v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

28 Aug 2026 22:59:20
Puzzles me why all our business is so slow.

28 Aug 2026 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - DIE_4_WHUFC has posted a new article entitled, West Ham's Depth Worries Me in the Championship

28 Aug 2026 15:30:43
Excellent article, very well written. Thank you for putting this together, and I think most of us would agree with about 90 - 95% of the players mentioned. My only difference of opinion is the badge. We need to accept, whether we like it or not, we are no longer at the Boleyn.

The castle, I am sure we all know, represents Green Street House, which was knocked down in 1955, which stood adjacent to Upton Park. Sadly, those times are gone, Upton Park has gone. I am 68 and attended games since I was a boy. Do I miss the old stadium? Yes, of course I do, but have I accepted we had to move with the times? Of course. Do I like the LS? Yes, and I also like the view from my seat. There are many things wrong with the LS, but there were also many things wrong with UP. Nowhere is perfect, and there are many teams that play at a ground with a running track who don't moan and have brilliant atmospheres.

Probably the most famous is Stade de France, followed by Stadio Olimpico, which Roma and Lazio share; both are farther away from the pitch than we are, but create a fantastic atmosphere and noise. There are many other multi purpose grounds around the world that have a running track and have a football pitch in the middle.

Hopefully someone will buy the stadium for our use for peanuts and make it into the stadium it should have been (yes, Mr Coe, we are talking about you). Until then, let's just make the best of how it is at the moment and get behind the team, and before you ask, yes I am fully for something like the current badge but without London on it.

28 Aug 2026 16:38:29
Totally agreed with you re the stadium. A home is what the people make it.

28 Aug 2026 16:59:00
It is not the stadium that makes the atmosphere but the players on it. The last few seasons, the football has been poor. I was at our European nights when it was rocking.

28 Aug 2026 18:11:41
You are both right. I was also there for every European night, and the atmosphere was electric in some of them and great in others. Something we all agree is that if the football is good, so is the atmosphere. If the football is crap, so is the atmosphere.

28 Aug 2026 23:21:01
Totally agree with those last points. It's all about the football produced. One of my mates recently went to watch Napoli V Atalanta. The stadium is probably designed even more for athletics, much further from the action than the KS, but the atmosphere was amazing.

29 Aug 2026 07:46:28
Hammer D, you are right. I just looked at Napoli's stadium. Oh my god, and we think we are a long way from the pitch. Wth, but as you said, they still manage to create a great atmosphere.

27 Aug 2026 19:39:03
{Ed's Note - DIE_4_WHUFC has posted a new article entitled, West Ham's Depth Worries Me in the Championship

28 Aug 2026 09:39:32
Decent assessment Die 4. I don't know all the potential targets you put up, just the more obvious ones. I've always rated Yves B, and even though he is old, Solly March could be good. My only concern would be how many would still be viable for the prem, in which case we would need wholesale change again, otherwise we turn into a team continually going up, going down.

I don't think all the younger options out there are prohibitively expensive. Just my take on it.

28 Aug 2026 12:56:19
Good post, Die4, and all makable deals. The free agents can also be signed after Tuesday (I believe). With JWP's wages off the bill now as well, surely most of these, and perhaps adding Harwood-Bellis into the mix, are financially viable.

28 Aug 2026 14:23:36
Must admit that article makes a lot of common sense, and fills a lot of our needs for this season without breaking the bank.

Wonder if we should get Nuno to read it?

27 Aug 2026 18:25:15
My brother-in-law is a Leeds season ticket holder and has this to say about Ramazani:

“I don't rate him. He is a bit of a show pony, ok to bring on when you're winning, but he doesn't track back.”


He also said we are getting an excellent player in Piroe.

27 Aug 2026 22:43:59
Direct replacement for Diouf then.

27 Aug 2026 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - Shappy has posted a new article entitled, A Clear Assessment of United's Squad

27 Aug 2026 07:28:12
Liverpool are willing to listen to offers for Harvey Elliot. We should be all over that.

27 Aug 2026 08:34:17
100% Stevie, the perfect signing.

27 Aug 2026 10:20:35
Is he match-ready?
He basically missed all last season, can't even remember him in a Villa shirt.

27 Aug 2026 10:36:52
This is a no brainer for me.

27 Aug 2026 11:22:03
We should be all over Harvey Elliott, but I see him going to AC Milan or Newcastle if he leaves Liverpool.

26 Aug 2026 22:23:12
Fulham or Wimbledon in the next round at the LS.

26 Aug 2026 16:30:50
Can someone clarify that if we draw Leeds in the cup then Piroe can play, I know he's on loan but it's with obligation?

26 Aug 2026 17:38:04
I'm pretty sure that he can't play because he is still their player. I could be wrong, of course.

26 Aug 2026 18:10:59
In answer to your question, Stevie 66, yes, in what was the League Cup, but not in FA Cup or the league. Unless, of course, purse there is a stipulation in the loan agreement.

26 Aug 2026 19:04:21
He can play, but only if Leeds give permission, which is highly unlikely.