Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Who are we Gonna Sign?
Anybody? Probably not is my guess.
Rumours are suggesting that Steed Malbranque is on his way to Spurs with Danny Murphy going the other way meaning we miss out on the player we've been tracking all summer. Am I bothered? Well on one hand he would've added some quality to our right side of midfield but on the other do we really need some mercenary frog who's in for a big pay day? I think that's more Redknapp's forte than Pardew's. It may well be paying off for Harry right now but if things start going wrong then they have a nasty pay structure to lump when the shit hits the fan! We can vouch for that.
It would be nice to add some additional qulity into our squad but time is not on Alan's side. Unless he has some Irons (scuse the pun) in the fire we don't know about then I'd say we'll have to wait until January to get that big transfer that's been mooted all summer.
And I think we have a squad that can handle the demands and with Matty coming back for the next game we should have plenty of quality in midfield for the time being. Also when Deano recovers that in itself will be like a welcome new signing - especially if Marlon doesn't buck his game up soon.
Rumours are suggesting that Steed Malbranque is on his way to Spurs with Danny Murphy going the other way meaning we miss out on the player we've been tracking all summer. Am I bothered? Well on one hand he would've added some quality to our right side of midfield but on the other do we really need some mercenary frog who's in for a big pay day? I think that's more Redknapp's forte than Pardew's. It may well be paying off for Harry right now but if things start going wrong then they have a nasty pay structure to lump when the shit hits the fan! We can vouch for that.
It would be nice to add some additional qulity into our squad but time is not on Alan's side. Unless he has some Irons (scuse the pun) in the fire we don't know about then I'd say we'll have to wait until January to get that big transfer that's been mooted all summer.
And I think we have a squad that can handle the demands and with Matty coming back for the next game we should have plenty of quality in midfield for the time being. Also when Deano recovers that in itself will be like a welcome new signing - especially if Marlon doesn't buck his game up soon.
Posted by Dave at 2:25 pm
said...
To be honest, I don't expect any signings before the window closes. While it would of been nice to add some depth (especially to midfield) if we do make a run in any of the cups. Particularly so we do not have to sacrifice our league performance like we ended up doing a bit last year.
norven munky said...
That is bang on Matt...while our squad has a little more depth than it did last year, we also have more on our plate this season with uefa added to the mix. Deano out for 12 weeks, Matty missed a couple, it doesn't take much to look thin....
We play Sat/Thu/Sun/Tue during the period around the 2 Palermo ties..
And if we get through that we play Sat/Wed/Sat/Thu/Sat/Wed/Sat. (assuming we win the 3rd rd CC Cup tie). The 1st Sat in that sequence is the Yids away deperate to make amends for the last day of last season, and the 3rd Sat in the sequence is Arsenal...
We will need every bit of our depth and perhaps more...
said...
I believe that this is a similar situation to the one last season. Pardew always said there was going to be a big name striker but it didn't happen and then in January we got Deano. If I remember correctly (and I do) we came wihin minutes of signing Adebayor (now of Arsenal) and Benni McCarthy (now of Blackburn) and Deano is better than both.
whubris said...
I don't care about Malbranque any more. He's shown a lot of disloyalty towards Fulham and I don't want someone like that in our squad, even though he's a top player.
I don't expect a big name to come in today, but it doesn't worry me at all. We might get a squad player or a youth from a lower division and that would be OK. Better to wait than to get the wrong player - so far Pardew hasn't ever bought the wrong player so I trust him. If we have a decent season I'd expect a decent name signing of up to 5 million squid in January. We're in a better position than last year squad-wise, with Bowyer in for Fletcher and a couple of new defenders to add depth, plus Carlton Cole. Z-man is obviously more than just a fill-in for Deano so IMO we're in a good position. Ideally I'd like a very good defensive midfielder to give Mullins some competition - can we afford Gattuso? :-)
whubris said...
Hammers crossing fingers for Pantsil
John Pantsil may miss West Ham's UEFA Cup clash with Palermo after damaging knee ligaments during Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Liverpool.
West Ham manager Alan Pardew is still waiting to discover how long the Ghana defender will be sidelined for.
But time is tight, with the Hammers facing Aston Villa in the Premiership on September 10 before hosting Palermo in the UEFA Cup first round first leg tie four days later.
"It's a big blow to us because we've just got John settled in really well. He will be out for a bit," Pardew told the Stratford Guardian.
"He has come into the team and has made a really good impression, not only for me but everyone.
"He has played his part in our good start to the season and it's another knock for us, especially following the injuries to Deano (Ashton) and the likes of Matty Etherington before the campaign started."
Tyrone Mears, who also joined West Ham in the summer, is a natural replacement though he is a less offensive right-back than Pantsil.
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said...To be honest, I don't expect any signings before the window closes. While it would of been nice to add some depth (especially to midfield) if we do make a run in any of the cups. Particularly so we do not have to sacrifice our league performance like we ended up doing a bit last year.
norven munky said...That is bang on Matt...while our squad has a little more depth than it did last year, we also have more on our plate this season with uefa added to the mix. Deano out for 12 weeks, Matty missed a couple, it doesn't take much to look thin....
We play Sat/Thu/Sun/Tue during the period around the 2 Palermo ties..
And if we get through that we play Sat/Wed/Sat/Thu/Sat/Wed/Sat. (assuming we win the 3rd rd CC Cup tie). The 1st Sat in that sequence is the Yids away deperate to make amends for the last day of last season, and the 3rd Sat in the sequence is Arsenal...
We will need every bit of our depth and perhaps more...
said...I believe that this is a similar situation to the one last season. Pardew always said there was going to be a big name striker but it didn't happen and then in January we got Deano. If I remember correctly (and I do) we came wihin minutes of signing Adebayor (now of Arsenal) and Benni McCarthy (now of Blackburn) and Deano is better than both.
whubris said...I don't care about Malbranque any more. He's shown a lot of disloyalty towards Fulham and I don't want someone like that in our squad, even though he's a top player.
I don't expect a big name to come in today, but it doesn't worry me at all. We might get a squad player or a youth from a lower division and that would be OK. Better to wait than to get the wrong player - so far Pardew hasn't ever bought the wrong player so I trust him. If we have a decent season I'd expect a decent name signing of up to 5 million squid in January. We're in a better position than last year squad-wise, with Bowyer in for Fletcher and a couple of new defenders to add depth, plus Carlton Cole. Z-man is obviously more than just a fill-in for Deano so IMO we're in a good position. Ideally I'd like a very good defensive midfielder to give Mullins some competition - can we afford Gattuso? :-)
whubris said...Hammers crossing fingers for Pantsil
John Pantsil may miss West Ham's UEFA Cup clash with Palermo after damaging knee ligaments during Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Liverpool.
West Ham manager Alan Pardew is still waiting to discover how long the Ghana defender will be sidelined for.
But time is tight, with the Hammers facing Aston Villa in the Premiership on September 10 before hosting Palermo in the UEFA Cup first round first leg tie four days later.
"It's a big blow to us because we've just got John settled in really well. He will be out for a bit," Pardew told the Stratford Guardian.
"He has come into the team and has made a really good impression, not only for me but everyone.
"He has played his part in our good start to the season and it's another knock for us, especially following the injuries to Deano (Ashton) and the likes of Matty Etherington before the campaign started."
Tyrone Mears, who also joined West Ham in the summer, is a natural replacement though he is a less offensive right-back than Pantsil.
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