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West ham target gray

Post by Reecey1987 » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:45 pm

Mirror reporting west ham in for gray 15 million
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Re: West ham target gray

Post by ElectroClaret » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:47 pm

They can sod off.

We don't need to entertain lower clubs.

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:48 pm

15 million, haha, ZERO chance

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by joey13 » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:50 pm

Double it at least

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Post by Reecey1987 » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:50 pm

Just shows how far we have come . Getting offers like this for players . When we use to have the likes of paul cook . Tony grant . Tony ellis . We have come along way
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Re: West ham target gray

Post by Lord Beamish » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:51 pm

£15m?

Chinny reckon.
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Re: West ham target gray

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:51 pm

Reecey1987 wrote:Just shows how far we have come . Getting offers like this for players . When we use to have the likes of paul cook . Tony grant . Tony ellis . We have come along way
you are remembering decent times ! I prefer to think of Tony Woodcock, Joe Neenan and Phil Pickering :lol:
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Re: West ham target gray

Post by Saxoman » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:52 pm

Tony Ellis? Thought he were Blackpool with big Dave bamber?

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Post by Reecey1987 » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:53 pm

I dont think i was around in that era . I remember when we use to have them players also johnrose. Mellon etc

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Post by ralph » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:57 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:you are remembering decent times ! I prefer to think of Tony Woodcock, Joe Neenan and Phil Pickering :lol:
Well that's two out of three that never played for us .. Woodcock eh ? and Phil Pickering mmmm
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Post by kentonclaret » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:58 pm

Scott Hogan was an unused substitute for Brentford today despite the assurances from the manager pre-match that he expected the player to play a full and instrumental part in their game against Newcastle. :shock:

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Post by bartons baggage » Sat Jan 14, 2017 11:09 pm

ralph wrote:Well that's two out of three that never played for us .. Woodcock eh ? and Phil Pickering mmmm
Phil Pickering,Ronnie's lad.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dcv6GKNNw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by rejected » Sat Jan 14, 2017 11:13 pm

They also offered £6m for Defoe, YES £SIXMILLION

What a joke!!

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by kaptin1 » Sat Jan 14, 2017 11:15 pm

West Ham trying to sign anyone and everyone at the moment.

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Post by bartons baggage » Sat Jan 14, 2017 11:22 pm

kaptin1 wrote:West Ham trying to sign anyone and everyone at the moment.
They are the definition of desperate. :lol:

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Post by agreenwood » Sat Jan 14, 2017 11:29 pm

Seems slightly bizarre that they/the media have attached the same value to Gray as they have to Scott Hogan.

Hogan hasn't played a full season in the Championship yet.
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Re: West ham target gray

Post by Rightfoot » Sun Jan 15, 2017 7:41 am

Am I right in saying Gray only has 18 months left on his contract? This is the last thing we want is the West spams of this world dangling 60 Grand or more per week contracts around

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Post by MACCA » Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:07 pm

You are correct Rightfoot.

Think it's not to daft to think either get him to sign a new deal or cash in. We are in a great position to get in a replacement.
We have almost guranteed top flight football next season, and Gray stated that's where he wants to be.

I'm personally not bothered if he stays or goes as long as we replace him. ( without sounding harsh )

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by IanMcL » Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:16 pm

Defoe is worth £6m. Gray deficient in lots.

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Post by taio » Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:21 pm

We are absolutely not almost guaranteed PL football next season at this point so we'd be foolish to sell any of our key players this month.
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Re: West ham target gray

Post by Firthy » Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:34 pm

Another story without any basis. Transfer window is so slow the papers are having to make them up now. Not going to happen IMO.

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by bobinho » Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:41 pm

Joe neenan! There's a blast from the past.

We have come a looooong way.

I thought cooky and grant were quite decent players tbh.

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Post by Guich » Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:47 pm

West Ham are targeting the key players of relegation rivals - Defoe, Snodgrass, Andre.

That's a naïve approach and looks like a club in some disarray.

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Post by MACCA » Sun Jan 15, 2017 2:30 pm

taio wrote:We are absolutely not almost guaranteed PL football next season at this point so we'd be foolish to sell any of our key players this month.
I disagree.

If you don't think we are safe get a bet on, Im sure if it was Boro or Hull on our points, our fans would be claiming they were safe already and using it to bash our manager/board/players.

It's not just the points total what makes us safe IMO but the form of others, rivals next half a dozen fixtures and the amount of teams below us.

I'm not sure but I doubt a team will have ever got relegated having been where we are position and points wise now.

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Post by taio » Sun Jan 15, 2017 2:35 pm

Why would I put a bet on when I think we will stay up. But that's different from becoming complacent and thinking we are almost guaranteed to stay up. I reckon Dyche and the players won't for a moment think we are definitely safe. If we have a run of bad results watch the panic set in on here. I'd prefer to take a balanced view.

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by MACCA » Sun Jan 15, 2017 2:41 pm

Oh not for 1 minute will any players/coaches/board members will think we are safe. But as a usually cautious fan I just can't see the others catching us.

We will IMO go into the last half a dozen games safe and playing with a swagger and freedom.

There will be some great unexpected results coming up, but for once it will just be putting iceing on an incredible season.

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by FactualFrank » Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:02 pm

We're currently 7th favourites to go down with odds of around 7/1. So the bookies no longer think we're going down, whereas only the other week we were 3rd favourites.

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by Lowbankclaret » Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:10 pm

I always thought it was a mistake to give him a 3 year deal. I notice some clubs have got players on 5 year deals now.. I think we need to start getting players to sign 4 year deals if they will sign them of course.

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by mkmel » Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:17 pm

MACCA wrote:I disagree.

If you don't think we are safe get a bet on, Im sure if it was Boro or Hull on our points, our fans would be claiming they were safe already and using it to bash our manager/board/players.

It's not just the points total what makes us safe IMO but the form of others, rivals next half a dozen fixtures and the amount of teams below us.

I'm not sure but I doubt a team will have ever got relegated having been where we are position and points wise now.

During yesterday's game when we were still on 23 points I think the commentator said that since the Premier League started (1992?) only 2 clubs had been relegated from the Premier League after amassing what we had achieved at that point.

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by MACCA » Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:51 pm

Even slimmer odds now.

Also doubt there were same number of teams between that team and the relegation zone, and those in it with so fewer points.

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by Spijed » Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:57 pm

Blackpool had 28 points from 21 matches........and still got relegated :)

But 3rd from bottom had 21 points at the same stage! :)
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Re: West ham target gray

Post by Lord Beamish » Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:59 pm

We should not be selling any of our playing assets until we are absolutely sure of what division we will be playing in next term. Let's take stock in early summer.

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Re: West ham target gray

Post by Burnleyareback2 » Sun Jan 15, 2017 4:59 pm

We should be putting a £1.5m bid in for Carrol
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Re: West ham target gray

Post by CnBtruntru » Sun Jan 15, 2017 8:02 pm

£15 bloody million, cheapskates we paid £35.6 million for him.

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