James Ward-Prowse

[Saint Fan CaM]

5 hours ago, Chez said:

Find a Burnley fan that says that about Tella.

I can't see West Ham wanting to loan Downes anyway. They will want to sell him or have him as part of their squad 

That’s true, Tella was a consummate professional and worked well at Burnley, but I’d argue that was because he was in a position to score goals…a commodity mostly remembered by football fans. Struggling to think of a loan that’s worked that well for Saints.

The Downes link has never sounded like a plausible move to me, especially as it was reported that he was not keen. Why would he be?

[teamsaint]

Toby.

[Saint Fan CaM]

8 minutes ago, teamsaint said:

Toby.

True, but not perfect and think about who he had next to and in front of him!

[farawaysaint]

Really liked Prowse and thought he would finish his career here. Gutted. 

[OldNick]

Crikey as Paquetta is going to city to 100m WHU have a big pot

[CB Fry]

 

I'm really confused how this can possibly be happening when The Ugly Inside has got inside information that they are signing McTominay instead

[tdmickey3]

Be quite amusing if Mctominay does sign for Wet spam and JWP is just a bit part player....

Edited 11 August, 2023 by tdmickey3

[Lord Duckhunter]

41 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

Be quite amusing if Mctominay does sign for Wet spam and JWP is just a bit part player....

Wet Spam? 
 

How old are you, 12? 

[Wade Garrett]

1 hour ago, CB Fry said:

 

I'm really confused how this can possibly be happening when The Ugly Inside has got inside information that they are signing McTominay instead

Not all farts lead to a shit.

Edited 11 August, 2023 by Wade Garrett

[Bad Wolf]

28 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Wet Spam? 
 

How old are you, 12? 

Almost as cringe as "Liverhampton"

[Wurzel]

30 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Not all farts lead to a shit.

Indeed . I prefer it whet we announce a new signing out of the blue with no prior ITK or media speculation. Unfortunately more often than not they turn out to be all shit and no fart.

Edited 11 August, 2023 by Wurzel

[AlexLaw76]

2 hours ago, tdmickey3 said:

Be quite amusing if Mctominay does sign for Wet spam and JWP is just a bit part player....

You think McTominay is better than jwP? really?

[jasonb]

Some fresh quotes from RM, at this afternoons presser: 

“It’s a difficult one for Prowsey as well, I think," Martin said.

“Having only worked with him for six weeks, I’ve been immensely impressed with him as a person and a character – as a player goes without saying.

“We had a really good chat on Wednesday, he’s really emotional about leaving this club and it shows he cares and how difficult it will be for him if it all goes through.

“I would have liked it to end in a different way than the club being in the Championship. He has obviously been torn between wanting to be here to help get the club back to the Premier League.”

[Wade Garrett]

7 minutes ago, jasonb said:

Some fresh quotes from RM, at this afternoons presser: 

“It’s a difficult one for Prowsey as well, I think," Martin said.

“Having only worked with him for six weeks, I’ve been immensely impressed with him as a person and a character – as a player goes without saying.

“We had a really good chat on Wednesday, he’s really emotional about leaving this club and it shows he cares and how difficult it will be for him if it all goes through.

“I would have liked it to end in a different way than the club being in the Championship. He has obviously been torn between wanting to be here to help get the club back to the Premier League.”

If I could embed one of those memes now, it would be Jim Carey from Dumb and Dumber saying “So there’s a chance then”.

[jasonb]

3 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

If I could embed one of those memes now, it would be Jim Carey from Dumb and Dumber saying “So there’s a chance then”.

The word "if" did jump out at me too

However, it would seem to have to be a very, very late change of heart for him not to join the Hammers now it would appear. 

[jasonb]

Edited 11 August, 2023 by jasonb

[Channons Windmill]

I’ll miss his proper black boots.

[egg]

4 hours ago, tdmickey3 said:

Be quite amusing if Mctominay does sign for Wet spam and JWP is just a bit part player....

Behave. All this wishing him bad times is daft. He's given us great service - have a bit of class. 

[Dman]

2 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

You think McTominay is better than jwP? really?

McTomiany if used correctly is a very good player. He'd be a great box to box CM for West Ham. 

Personally I dont think JWP is going to do too well there. Free kicks aside a ver average PL CM. I'd go as far as saying id actually prefer Downes. 

[Appy]

2 minutes ago, Dman said:

McTomiany if used correctly is a very good player. He'd be a great box to box CM for West Ham. 

Personally I dont think JWP is going to do too well there. Free kicks aside a ver average PL CM. I'd go as far as saying id actually prefer Downes. 

That last sentence is delusional 

[Bad Wolf]

Anyone seen the outside of JWP walking off with Paddington Bear? Getting a bit much now, you'd think he was dead...

[Dman]

11 minutes ago, Appy said:

That last sentence is delusional 

we'll soon see wont we. Downes is a fantastic player. excited for that one 👍

[wadesmith]

On 09/08/2023 at 20:33, Charlie Wayman said:

As Club Captain, Ward Prowse's chronic lack of leadership contributed more than a little to our demise of the past few seasons and ultimate relegation. One might have expected that now in Saints hour of need he would set aside any personal ambitions and be the first person to rally around the flag and lead the fight back but No! 

At the first sniff of rancid banknotes the big rats are fighting each other to get off the sinking ship and Ward Prowse it now proves has led the charge. Shame on him. It certainly leaves bitter taste. To hell with all the sentimental twaddle that so many forum scribes have posted on here, Ward Prowse has acted despicably and deserves opprobrium rather than misplaced misty eyed acclaim.

He's b*ggered off to enrich himself and left us the pick up the pieces. Good bloody riddance to him.

I’m still pissed of Charlie Wayman abandoned us for Preston.

[CB Fry]

So really all that is left is the unveiling video and an interview where JWP says something anodyne and harmless about how pleased he is to join his new club, which someone on here will interpret as a disgraceful dig and ungrateful slur against Saints.

So there is always something to look forward to.

[S-Clarke]

14 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

So really all that is left is the unveiling video and an interview where JWP says something anodyne and harmless about how pleased he is to join his new club, which someone on here will interpret as a disgraceful dig and ungrateful slur against Saints.

So there is always something to look forward to.

Let's hope he doesn't buy a page in the echo to publish a goodbye letter. That went well last time.

[SaveloyMush]

£30m? Fuck off. He's not going anywhere for less than £70m. World-beater, he is (according to some on here).

Crab football RIP.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, CB Fry said:

So really all that is left is the unveiling video and an interview where JWP says something anodyne and harmless about how pleased he is to join his new club, which someone on here will interpret as a disgraceful dig and ungrateful slur against Saints.

So there is always something to look forward to.

Oh I can’t wait for the hilariously stupid comments are going to be aimed his way. 😂

[bobby_charles]

Looking forward to corners that arent as lofty and ambling as a kite, how amny of his corners were converted into goals? 

[Chez]

37 minutes ago, bobby_charles said:

Looking forward to corners that arent as lofty and ambling as a kite, how amny of his corners were converted into goals? 

Plenty when we had Ings beating opponents at the near post. A few when we had Vestegaard too. His corners were good, it's the players in the box not doing anything that was the problem 

[Chez]

4 hours ago, S-Clarke said:

Let's hope he doesn't buy a page in the echo to publish a goodbye letter. That went well last time.

Fuck Nivea boy.

[Chez]

5 hours ago, Dman said:

we'll soon see wont we. Downes is a fantastic player. excited for that one 👍

He's a good player, and that's coming from someone that thought he'd be a good signing last summer, but fantastic is quite strong language. It's a bloody great signing for a championship club, that's for sure.

[suewhistle]

6 hours ago, wadesmith said:

I’m still pissed of Charlie Wayman abandoned us for Preston.

I wouldn't mind if CB Fry joined their online forum as well..

[bobby_charles]

2 hours ago, Chez said:

Plenty when we had Ings beating opponents at the near post. A few when we had Vestegaard too. His corners were good, it's the players in the box not doing anything that was the problem 

To be honest I just dont think they were. He had a brilliant foot for close range free kicks but they just didnt work a vast majority of the time for corners, well at least the last few seasons,we should have changed them up. Can you honestly remember being excited about a jwp corner? But hey he can sit on the bench for west ham now.

[tdmickey3]

22 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

You think McTominay is better than jwP? really?

No but WH might

[S-Clarke]

2 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

No but WH might

They've got JWP now anyway, so it's a mute point really.

I don't think they'd go to the £45-50m Utd wanted for McTominay.

[gio1saints]

You never know what you had until you lose it. Anybody truly happy JWP has left and feeling he’s not good enough for saints  it’s the end of crab football and so on. Well, I do not agree with you and think it’s a pity you think that way. I’m not sure that I’d take your advice on anything to be frank if that’s your view on JWP. 

[East Kent Saint]

1 hour ago, gio1saints said:

You never know what you had until you lose it. Anybody truly happy JWP has left and feeling he’s not good enough for saints  it’s the end of crab football and so on. Well, I do not agree with you and think it’s a pity you think that way. I’m not sure that I’d take your advice on anything to be frank if that’s your view on JWP. 

He did as he was told , like Redmond so looked ineffectual to us ! I liked his aggressive period with Ralph but like most players he needed good players around him .

[Pengi]

Did any other club put in a bid for him? 

[Chez]

13 hours ago, bobby_charles said:

To be honest I just dont think they were. He had a brilliant foot for close range free kicks but they just didnt work a vast majority of the time for corners, well at least the last few seasons,we should have changed them up. Can you honestly remember being excited about a jwp corner? But hey he can sit on the bench for west ham now.

As I said, when we had players that actually won bear and back post headers they were very effective. Last couple of years we haven't had the likes of Ings winning them. I blame the men in the box not jwp. 

[Bad Wolf]

Just now, Pengi said:

Did any other club put in a bid for him? 

Seems common knowledge that Fulham made an enquiry 

[Saint_clark]

Has it even been officially announced yet? Bit weird to upload this before doing so. 

Fuck him anyway, just another former player who has proven he'd rather earn a few extra quid than actually be remembered as a legend for decades to come. 

[Turkish]

goodbye captain 🫡

[AlexLaw76]

3 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Has it even been officially announced yet? Bit weird to upload this before doing so. 

Fuck him anyway, just another former player who has proven he'd rather earn a few extra quid than actually be remembered as a legend for decades to come. 

Oh, you're hard. 

 

[Turkish]

that ball is teed up way too high for an iron IMO, symbolic this move won’t work out?

Edited 14 August, 2023 by Turkish

[trousers]

Good riddance to the soft son-in-law! 

[Convict Colony]

6 minutes ago, Turkish said:

that ball is teed up way too high for an iron IMO, symbolic this move won’t work out?

Wait there is a golf course in the stadium now ?

[trousers]

[Badger]

7 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Has it even been officially announced yet? Bit weird to upload this before doing so. 

Fuck him anyway, just another former player who has proven he'd rather earn a few extra quid than actually be remembered as a legend for decades to come. 

Can't agree with you, very poor response in my view.

I can't say I'm bothered about Lavia or Livramento on leaving but a player who has spent over a decade in and around the first team is different.

JWP has given his all over the years (irrespective of if some think there are  limitations in his game) and has always conducted himself with dignity. He deserves a better response. Good luck to him at West Ham,. hope it works out for him.

(Probably wouldn't have been so gracious in hoping it goes well if he'd gone to Liverpool or Spurs mind)

 

[SaintsFan86]

This hurts. That is all. 

[tdmickey3]

17 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Has it even been officially announced yet? Bit weird to upload this before doing so. 

Fuck him anyway, just another former player who has proven he'd rather earn a few extra quid than actually be remembered as a legend for decades to come. 

See ya, but one last question, what was incredible?

And try not to be sick

West Ham on the rise' | 'Club has real momentum'

 New West Ham midfielder James Ward-Prowse:

“I’m buzzing to be here at West Ham United. It’s great to be here and I’m looking forward to getting going.

“From the outside looking in, this is a Club that has been on the rise for a number of years now and coming off the success in the UEFA Europa Conference League last year, you can feel there is real momentum around this Club. It’s great to be a part of it and I can’t wait to play my role in the games to come. 

“When I think about my game, it is based on hard work, graft, and giving 100 per cent. West Ham United has always been a Club that has epitomises that. You can feel that from the fans and you can see it in the players who are here and the lads that have come through the Academy too.

“I feel as though I will fit straight in and I can promise I will give my all for this football Club in my time here.”

Edited 14 August, 2023 by tdmickey3