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If you didn't rate Hyam then fair enough, you weren't alone. Using those stats though don't really show anything as these were the games where Moore was playing in goal, making countless errors. To my mind Hyam was a good player for us with a lot of scope to get even better, and was probably...

If he wants to go there isn't much we can do about it if our highest offer to him isn't enough. Such a shame as replacing him is going to be really difficult. The thing I don't want to see is him joining one of the relegated PL teams, and so ends up playing against us next season.

Maybe if the stories of Everton being interested turn out true, we might be able to make Simms part of the deal. They do seem to have their own financial woes though and also doubt as to whether they can/ will meet our asking price, although they might get a windfall from selling Pickford I suppose.

Ideally you are correct, but in terms of loan signings the majority of the best available from the PL won't become apparent until August, once the season is up and running.

Michael McIndoe syndrome!

Yes, maybe no English clubs publicly in for him as agent has told any interested that he wants to go to Lisbon.

Sounds like I was wrong then. Am slightly surprised we didn't sell more knowing how desperate people were for a cup final ticket though. There were plenty that would have ended up paying the equivalent of what a season ticket cost in those days just for their cup final ticket!

Never seen him play, but fits the profile of the sort of player I would expect MR to be interested in.

Not saying you are definitely wrong as it was a long time ago now but I don't remember it like that. As I remember, sales priority to those that were not existing season ticket holders were based mostly on ticket stubs and not on future season ticket sales, as I'm sure they would have shifted a...

Doesn't mean anything in reality. I expect that story has come from Lisbon and/ or Vik's agent hoping to help pressure us into selling. Wouldn't be surprised if his agent will have agreed a deal with Lisbon that he will be paid extra for keeping the transfer fee as low as possible, and that also...

While it might be true that they can agree a pre contract to sign him in 6 months time, he would still not be able to join them and play for them until the following season. I would say its as risky for him to do that as it is for us. He could get injured, he could lose form, there could be...

Why would Moyes choose to leave West Ham? Winning in Europe will only raise their profile and make them more attractive to potential signings. Sounds like one of those rumours you can swiftly assign to the 'bullshit' category.

Wants to play for the club he supports before his career finishes. There is definitely something admirable about that. I hope he smashes it next season and leads them to promotion.

It depends how much they offer, and how easy we could find a replacement. If we could sign the Rotherham keeper or say get Darlow in who did pretty well at Hull last season, then it might not be the worst move for us. As pointed out though his character has been a crucial aspect to the spirit...

Agreed. I can accept him moving upwards to the PL or a top European league, but not to one of our league rivals. Still remember when McSheffrey went to Blues, and that it felt a real kick in the teeth to our season's ambitions when he left us for them.

Some people seem to think we are the only losers if Gyokeres stays and sees out his contract. However, it would also be a high risk strategy for both Gyokores himself and any potential buyer. By staying Gyokores will forsake a years higher earnings and take a chance that he doesn't receive an...

Can guarantee certain teams will still find a reason to abuse the multi ball system when holding onto a lead. For some reason I particularly remember that happening at Leicester when Levein managed them. While it was 0-0 there were spare footballs everywhere, but as soon as they took the lead...

Yes, I didn't leave that game celebrating because we won. Unlike our other escapes where we battled our way through, this day we simply laid down and gave up. I didn't go to the Charlton collapse under Coleman but that sounded similar to the Villa game. Under Don Howe we had adopted the most...

How well we play the loan market next season is likely to be a defining factor in our season. Last season on average only 3 of our 5 loans were in the starting XI, so there is scope for getting more value from that route next season.

Then we don't accept 17m! Not this early anyway. Once we get close to August of course then its a different matter! I have thought West Ham are a likely destination for a while, but I think the majority of PL clubs outside the top 8 will have him on their radar as of now and if we negotiate...