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Enner ValenciaAnyone else loving this ambitious aggression being shown by West Ham in this summer’s transfer window? Diego Poyet the latest new recruit to join the ranks and we’re still in early July. Whilst the majority of the league are sitting on their hands waiting for the right moment to pounce; West Ham are the flash Cockney’s who’ve strolled into the casino have already cleaned up and moved on.

With the aforementioned Poyet already signed up as well as Cheikhou Kouyate, Aaron Cresswell and Mauro Zarate, the club are now being linked with moves for Enner Valencia and Yevhen Konoplyanka so rather than relax and recline beneath the Bubbles; the club are already pursuing their next targets with all the ruthlessness of a hunter gaining rather ominously on its prey.

Words are cheap; it’s the actions of West Ham that are quite rightly exciting the fans ahead of the upcoming campaign. Last season wasn’t enjoyable for anyone (the hatrick of wins over Spurs aside.) But this new season already has an air of optimism about it. The club have made the kind of signings which signal a sea change in terms of playing style; Poyet for example is renowned for not only his passing ability, but his ball retention skills.

Last season whilst Hammers fans were dissenting over the style of football and the much tottered out phrase ‘the West Ham way’ the favourite question on the lips of journalists and pundits alike was ‘What do the West Ham fans want?’ Well I hope they’re paying attention to the goings on down Green Street because this is EXACTLY what the fans want; the club showing some ambition to not just stay in the league by playing mediocre football, but actually bringing in the quality to compete.

Merely staying up this season will not be enough; Sam knows that, the owners made it quite clear a top 10 finish is expected this season and kudos to Gold and Sullivan for giving Sam the funds to bring in the kind of quality that can make that happen.

Last season when the injuries piled up Matt Taylor was deployed in a central midfield role due to lack of genuine alternatives…this coming season however Diame, Noble, Kouyate and Poyet will be scraping for a starting birth, now that relatively speaking is an embarrassment of riches.

Whether or not Mathieu Valbuena, Konoplyanka or Enner Valencia rock up at the Boleyn in the coming weeks, one thing is for sure…the Hammers are definitely moving in the right direction.

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  • Sean says:

    An excellent written piece and one which I would normally support and jump on the band wagon amidst the razzmatazz that is exuding from the club. I don’t wish to move to the Olympic stadium but I do see the reasons to do so. I don’t wish the crest to be change but understand the reasoning behind it. However I cannot grasp the idea of buying forward thinking players and keeping a one dimensional manager.
    Sam will still pick the team he says will do the business. That will not change and nor will he, it’ll be plan A and plan A only. Sugo have bought players that should turn plan B into plan A but again Sam will change not his stance and this of course will not happen. There fore these new players I feel will be played out of position, warm the benches or not picked for the squad.
    If I am wrong and Sam has changed then it can only be because he hopes to get an extension to his contract. A horrible thought!.
    I myself like what I have read and seen of these new players and it is the making of a team for the future. It is possible that SuGo arem laying the foundations for the future without Sam and this excites me as we enter a new era.
    I can put up with all the negativity that will surely occur next season knowing that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I will still go to matches, cheer when ever something good happens and moan at the bad things but there is hope.
    So SuGo continue to buy for the future.

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