S-Clarke

I think anything Semi-Final on-wards would represent a great WC. I'd be disapointed if we don't at least get to the semi! (and then a third place playoff as well)

Yeah, Toby was their RB - but was in and out of the team, not a regular I don't think. 99% sure VVD hadn't even been in the dutch squad, his call up came after we signed him. To be fair, being behind Christensen and Kejer isn't too bad - two pretty decent CB's.

Nah, how they're acting this summer is a proper mess. Total uncertainty over the managers job, players have no idea who they're coming back to. It's all a bit of a mess it has to be said.

He retired.

Maybe if we're potentially looking to go to 3 at the back? And loan out one of the younger ones?

How can you post like this, when you criticise people saying EXACTLY the same things about Southampton. Seriously, not doing yourself any favours here.

Vestergard is really highly rated over in Germany, a pretty decent standard of league as well. He has a stature similar to VVD and he's a good footballer. If you read up in some articles they say he did start out as a midfielder, but centre back became his home - so that kind of suggests he can play a bit too. I think we should be all over this one as opposed to Marlon.

We had patches, but we weren't great. The way we lost the grip after we took the lead wasn't great. Let's be honest, Columbia were there for the taking tonight, they didn't have much apart from their interesting tactics. So obviously it's euphoric that we actually won a shoot out, but it wasn't a perfomance i was hoping or expecting to see.

What the hell just happend there. Atmosphere outside is absolutley buzzing, just driven through the city centre. But christ, can't we just do it easy...!

Heads have totally gone. Brittile.

It's seemingly standard for West Ham to be interested in any player wanted by another club.

Man City close to completing the signing of Mahrez for £60m.

Don't really rate him, not sure he'd add much to us really. https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nacer-chadli/verletzungen/spieler/59631 - he are his injuries.

Just because he scored a tap in? He has been garbage for the last two seasons, and very injury prone.

Maybe MP was his agent. Or he's his dad. Or something equally as perculior. Maybe we actually got paid to sign him, that would make more sense. The fee was just a bluff to make it look like we were active. Yeah, I'll go with that.

Amazeballs World Cup. Poor Japan. Lucky Belgium and Bobby.

Scrap all tactics. Fellani is on

A lot of their technical players are in Europe.

this is setup perfect for Japan now. Belgium have to commit and they’re managed by Rob. Japan can hit them on the break here

This is insane

Pace but nothing else. Don’t rate that kid.

Nah, I saw enough of him to know he wasn’t a decent PL player, struggled to make an impact in any of the games he played. Didn’t hold the ball up, didn’t really bring others into the game, was slow and lacked mobility. It was telling that he barely got a look in once Hughes was through the door, in games we needed to win he wasn’t even making the bench. Nowhere near good enough for us.

A nonsense pre season article.

Absolutely insane that we spent so much on someone who was no more than our failed managers mate. Maybe we should ask MP to compensate us for him? In all seriousness though, whoever sanctioned this at club level needs to be tossed out.

https://readwestham.com/2018/06/29/west-ham-target-marlon-set-for-southampton-move/ here's one.