Freddie Sears is another product of West Ham’s famed Academy. His quick rise through the ranks and a debut goal when he was just 18 (the winner against Blackburn Rovers in a 2-1 victory in 2008) saw the forward become a fan favourite. Since that day, however, Sears has had a rough time of it. Not being able to establish himself as a regular first team player, he saw loan spells to Crystal Palace, Coventry, and Scunthorpe. His goals have all but dried up after a prolific strike rate at both the U-18 and Reserve levels. To be fair, most of his appearances are as a substitute, and even his starts while on loan are limited. I also would argue that he is often pushed out to the wing, when he actually made his name as a striker up front. So would another loan experience be what the striker needs to rekindle some of the form he once had?
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Perhaps the greatest inhibitor to Sears’ career has been his lack of consistent playing. One could say “You have to make use of the chances that are given to you”, and while that is true, having a start here, a substitute appearance there, and weeks at a time without either would be tough on anyone’s form. Sears needs a loan spell at a club where he can start regularly and for an extended period of time. Patience from the staff is key, as he needs to really get in to a team to be involved and on the same wavelength as the other players. I would think a team in the bottom half of the Championship or the top half of League One would be good for a loan deal to last through the rest of the season. If he were to be unimpressive after that and showed no improvement during training then maybe selling would be an option. Still, I’d hate to see a homegrown player go, especially when he is a known supporter of the club. That kind of dedication cannot be bought. I simply wonder if what Sears needs is a good run playing to be able to find the form that saw him get into the first team to begin with in 2008. I would argue that his loyalty to the club deserves patience and a second chance before there is talk of selling him.
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Personally, I think he was better when he was on the wing. Hes quick and got skill, just doesnt seem physicl enough to play up front. A shame really, he looked like he was going to be something special, I though we would have sold him for a nice profit by now to Spurs.
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Does anybody else feel like their clubs been taken away,the academy of football I was so proud of that name.i can’t go and watch the team much anymore because of financial reasons bit even if I could afford to go I don’t think I would bother I can’t even be bothered to watch the highlights.i would rather be bottom and watch are team try and play football than watch us play the Bolton way.all that history and tradition wiped out in a matter of a few months,other fans now call us west hoof
I pay to go an watch West Ham quite happily. We might not exactly be firing on all cylinders right now, but we will. This rubbish about ‘West Hoof’, seriously, no-one has said that. As for playing the ‘West Ham’ way, at times we do, at other times we don’t. Get over it. Dont forget that being able to play inly one type of football saw us relegated last year. Real fans are committed to the club – and you don’t sound like you’re one of them.
I can’t see how someone who readily admits they do not go to the games OR watch highlights on TV can comment on the Hammers playing style.
Admitting you can’t be bothered sounds like someone who isn’t a real West Ham fan.
I can’t see how someone who readily admits they do not go to the games OR watch highlights on TV can comment on the Hammers playing style.
Admitting you can’t be bothered sounds like someone who isn’t a real West Ham fan.
I also pay to see West Ham for most home games!
Well said. We’re hard to beat under BFS and we haven’t been hard to beat for years. I also go to home games when I can afford it and even though the style of play is awful, at least we win games. I think I went to about 5 games last season and didn’t see a single win. Been to about 8 this season and seen 6 wins. Now I know it’s a shit division but were getting into a winning mentality and as we’ve seen for Norwich and Swansea this season, confidence on the pitch goes a long way.
I suppose real fans don’t mind the traditions of the club being flushed down the toilet
allgood you make sounds like a spurs troll.
BFS inherited a useless bunch with the exceptions of Parker, Noble, Tompkins, Green and in my opinion Faubert, Cole is adequate at this level too, the rest that could be sold were and he has had to buy in players and make the team gel. I don’t see how you can say he is flushing our traditions down the toilet. Under Harry, Bonzo, Lyall, Roeder etc we often used the long ball, when Ludo used to hit it sometimes, it was David James’ default mode too much to my annoyance at the time, so all this rubbish you read in the press ignore it and perhaps go to some games and you may have a genuine opinion.