1 line summary.Newmarket wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:26 pmSure Jimbo .
I found it a little bit amusing (at the time) that 2 HU fellas posted the same statement in the first person within seconds of each other so bearing in mind great minds think alike ...
I regret it now though . A moderator should know better .
I gave myself 20 lashes and banned myself for 12 whole hours as punishment .
I feel better now.
NOBODY will buy us,because Sullivan will want them to pay double to what the product is actually worth.BCHammer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:00 am I was thinking of posting something similar. I don't think anyone will deny we are punching above our weight, but credit is due to the team, Moyes and his staff for taking the opportunity that has presented itself so far this season with everyone else's inconsistency.
The problem is we are so bare bones that even if completely fit there is no point getting to Europe this year. We do not have the resources to play there and be comfortable in the league at the same time. What we can't do is suddenly panic realizing we have to go to Romania or Slovenia like the past and get in a pile of Tore's, Zaza's, Arbeloa's and Nordveit's of the world. In case we have forgotten, that did not work as we failed to beat Domzale and Astra friggin Googoo!
I like the idea of steady and sure, bring in quality over quantity, strengthen incrementally in at least a couple of positions each window and allow the players we already have like Fredericks, Cresswell, Lanzini etc be back up. But to go through a window doing nothing other than bringing in an unfit cup tied Lingard on loan while shipping out our only recognized striker and others is just pure negligence IMO. It's like passing by a bathroom when out and about once you hit a certain age, pure foolishness as you don't know where the next one will be and there is a high risk of being the subject of a tannoy announcement in Lidl's for a puddle clean up in aisle 12 - or worse - pants round the ankles with large chunks bitten out of the ass cheeks by a rabid dog while you crap yourself behind the fir tree in old Doris' garden. Antonio is going to be unavailable and we will be caught short.
The other thing is, if Moisty is going to crap his panties every time we play a big team and we show up in the not to lose mode, again there is no point being in the competition. Domzale might only be the champions of Slovenia, but they are there on merit and if we get past them they will all be hard games and it won't be long before there will be big teams. Even if we play with the shackles off and do well, we simply do not have the squad to compete in the league next season because we are never going to be able to rectify that in the summer window with the quantity we need we are so short. Look at Burnley & Wolves and their league form.
The only solution is indeed GSB out, they are getting in the way and while Moisty no doubts has faults and shoulders some of the blame for the lack of incomings, having a chairman who supports him to do his thing for the long term and can be trusted to get out the check book when needed is essential to be successful. To not have the vision and acumen to capitalize on the position we find currently ourselves in by strengthening and building proves lack of ambition and they just need to piss off into the sunset immediately and take all the baronesses, pornstars and offspring with them.
Jeff Bezos just stepped down to a lower role today, that is the man we need to give an interest to in retirement...
Tripp has not done anything wrong. It is the media and the fans who assumed he was going to lead a takeover when there was no evidence of any such thing.mkhammer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:07 pmGood Post Mate.....Newmarket wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 9:09 am If you had to pick a season where a club like West Ham United might stand a chance of challenging for a European spot then you probably couldn’t ask for a better season than this one.
David Moyes has done a truly magnificent job with the players at his disposal. He’s got the Hammers playing like a proper team for the first time since, hmmmm let me see, 15/16? Our last at the Boleyn? That ground we gave up for the London Stadium in what someone once described as “the most successful migration in history”. You remember the place, the one we traded for “a world class team in a world class stadium”. Yeah, of course you do.
And yet, in what is arguably the season to achieve real progress for a club like West Ham United, once again GSB’s running of our club ensures we fall short of our potential.
As yet another transfer window closes, it’s the same old story. Linked with every player under the sun and we finish up with one loan midfielder coming in and our only genuine striker being sold for half what we paid for him. The positions we’ve needed to bolster for years (yes, years) are still not addressed. The question is, why?
Could it be that David Moyes has not identified a single position that needed filling?
Could it be that he did but he couldn’t find any players, anywhere in the world, that could fill them?
I don’t believe either of these to be true.
Could it be that Moyes did identify both the positions and the players but GSB refused to stump up the money? You can put your answers on a great big flag as soon as Covid is over and Hammers United get thousands out on the streets again.
Six months ago Hammers United highlighted the fact that although David Sullivan had publicly announced a £40m transfer budget, we ended up selling Grady Diangana, Jordan Hugill and Albian Ajeti, sending Filipe Anderson out on loan. We signed Vladimir Coufal for £5.4m and Said Benrahma on a loan with an option to buy. We also consolidated the signing of Tomas Soucek. And they were all brilliant signings.
But the business that needed doing, if we were to show any real ambition, was neglected by GSB. Just like it’s being neglected again in this transfer window.
Everyone knows we are only a few players short of another relegation battle and yet ironically, with Moyes outperforming all of his critics, we are only a few players short of becoming a genuine threat to the top four clubs.
We have a manager that has fostered a team spirit the likes of which we haven’t seen for a long time. We have the nucleus of a really good footballing side that can challenge the best. We are on the verge of, dare I say it… going to the next level.
But Moyes and the team need the backing of our owners to stand a chance. And that’s where it will all come to a grinding halt. Because GSB won’t do it. They would have done it by now if they actually had a clue what to do. But they haven’t and they don’t.
You really have to ask yourselves what kind of owners would look at the risk versus reward of the opportunity in front of us right now (especially within the context of every promise they ever made when they convinced us that moving from the Boleyn to the LS was for the best) and choose to do nothing?
There is only one answer: GSB.
There is only one solution: GSB OUT
Support The Team Not The Regime
Hammers United
Sorry , couldn’t resist it
The Manager of any Company/Business/Club/whatever....can only do so much with Shit/Naive/Uncaring/Tightfisted/
Idiotic/Up their own Arses Directors and Owners..
I now include Tripp in that...sitting tight doing Fuck All.....Are you along for the EGO tripping ride as well....
Put something together and Fuck this Present lot off...
Nothing Mate ...just like geeing people up ...give them a shove in right direction....Like he Reads HC.....Whiskyman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:46 pmWhat's poor old Tripp done to get you so uptight ? He's invested a few dollars for his, what is his percentage holding ? I'm sure he's getting a decent dividend payment otherwise why invest ? I guess that's why he invested. Nothing to do with ego. And his holding isn't large enough to be in any way relevant because when there is a single majority shareholder that shareholder can hold sway in any vote.mkhammer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:07 pm
Good Post Mate.....
The Manager of any Company/Business/Club/whatever....can only do so much with Shit/Naive/Uncaring/Tightfisted/
Idiotic/Up their own Arses Directors and Owners..
I now include Tripp in that...sitting tight doing Fuck All.....Are you along for the EGO tripping ride as well....
Put something together and Fuck this Present lot off...
Wasn't it suggested once the dwarf and the dribbler were charging something like 7% on their loans to the club ? If Tripp is getting anything close to that amount in the present financial market he's doing very well out of the deal. That's the motivation, as it is for any other investor.mkhammer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:20 pmNothing Mate ...just like geeing people up ...give them a shove in right direction....Like he Reads HC.....Whiskyman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:46 pm
What's poor old Tripp done to get you so uptight ? He's invested a few dollars for his, what is his percentage holding ? I'm sure he's getting a decent dividend payment otherwise why invest ? I guess that's why he invested. Nothing to do with ego. And his holding isn't large enough to be in any way relevant because when there is a single majority shareholder that shareholder can hold sway in any vote.
Hi Albert if your reading...
Seriously tho whats the point..held 10% Non executive shares for must be getting on 3 years now...
Whats his ambition, incentives..whats he want out of it....I was an investor with a few mill loose to invest...wouldn't
be anywhere near us with present owners ...less I had a Plan...short term or long term...
Usually that sorta thing is someone getting an insight into the club...seeing Future Potential.....(Me Personally think the
Park and the Surrounds and Stadium itself are the Eye Catchers not the actual Club) Clubs a bonus....or not....
So is there or isn't there....Potential..
A good time to buy at moment...A Good offer from a Consortium,could well Tempt Sugobra....let them keep 20/25%
and fuck off and sit in the background.
Just replied to Whisky H so wont bore you again.h69 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:35 amTripp has not done anything wrong. It is the media and the fans who assumed he was going to lead a takeover when there was no evidence of any such thing.mkhammer wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:07 pm
Good Post Mate.....
The Manager of any Company/Business/Club/whatever....can only do so much with Shit/Naive/Uncaring/Tightfisted/
Idiotic/Up their own Arses Directors and Owners..
I now include Tripp in that...sitting tight doing Fuck All.....Are you along for the EGO tripping ride as well....
Put something together and Fuck this Present lot off...
Tripp invested in a business to make some money. That is what most investors do. It does not mean they want to run the business, just that they think that there will be a healthy profit and they will take a share of that.
..just....why would you chose to invest in our Owners...when they took overGotta be honest not to sure how his returns are calculated...you might know better than me on that account.....account...Whiskyman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 5:15 pmWasn't it suggested once the dwarf and the dribbler were charging something like 7% on their loans to the club ? If Tripp is getting anything close to that amount in the present financial market he's doing very well out of the deal. That's the motivation, as it is for any other investor.mkhammer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:20 pm
Nothing Mate ...just like geeing people up ...give them a shove in right direction....Like he Reads HC.....
Hi Albert if your reading...
Seriously tho whats the point..held 10% Non executive shares for must be getting on 3 years now...
Whats his ambition, incentives..whats he want out of it....I was an investor with a few mill loose to invest...wouldn't
be anywhere near us with present owners ...less I had a Plan...short term or long term...
Usually that sorta thing is someone getting an insight into the club...seeing Future Potential.....(Me Personally think the
Park and the Surrounds and Stadium itself are the Eye Catchers not the actual Club) Clubs a bonus....or not....
So is there or isn't there....Potential..
A good time to buy at moment...A Good offer from a Consortium,could well Tempt Sugobra....let them keep 20/25%
and fuck off and sit in the background.
Tripp, IMO, was looking at bringing in a consortium to maybe buy West Ham early on.....invested 10 million INTEREST FREE of his own money.....only repayable when the club is sold......now, with a very suspicious mind, when Sullivan and Gold are involved, would Sullivan have duped Tripp into investing into the club on the "promise" that they were going to sell the club in the near future, hence the repayment clause. The problem is Sullivan has no intention of selling in the foreseeable future , so therefore Tripp is stuck with his investment and cannot bring in a consortium ...........I wouldn't think Tripp is a very happy bunny at the moment. ........at least he is learning the finer points in life of "How Not To Run A Football Club"mkhammer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:20 pm
Nothing Mate ...just like geeing people up ...give them a shove in right direction....Like he Reads HC.....
Hi Albert if your reading...
Seriously tho whats the point..held 10% Non executive shares for must be getting on 3 years now...
Whats his ambition, incentives..whats he want out of it....I was an investor with a few mill loose to invest...wouldn't
be anywhere near us with present owners ...less I had a Plan...short term or long term...
Usually that sorta thing is someone getting an insight into the club...seeing Future Potential.....(Me Personally think the
Park and the Surrounds and Stadium itself are the Eye Catchers not the actual Club) Clubs a bonus....or not....
So is there or isn't there....Potential..
A good time to buy at moment...A Good offer from a Consortium,could well Tempt Sugobra....let them keep 20/25%
and fuck off and sit in the background.
Can't see Sulli outsmarting Tripp......But Tripp might see it as a win/win of some kind...andyginbrasil wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 5:40 pmTripp, IMO, was looking at bringing in a consortium to maybe buy West Ham early on.....invested 10 million INTEREST FREE of his own money.....only repayable when the club is sold......now, with a very suspicious mind, when Sullivan and Gold are involved, would Sullivan have duped Tripp into investing into the club on the "promise" that they were going to sell the club in the near future, hence the repayment clause. The problem is Sullivan has no intention of selling in the foreseeable future , so therefore Tripp is stuck with his investment and cannot bring in a consortium ...........I wouldn't think Tripp is a very happy bunny at the moment. ........at least he is learning the finer points in life of "How Not To Run A Football Club"mkhammer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:20 pm
Nothing Mate ...just like geeing people up ...give them a shove in right direction....Like he Reads HC.....
Hi Albert if your reading...
Seriously tho whats the point..held 10% Non executive shares for must be getting on 3 years now...
Whats his ambition, incentives..whats he want out of it....I was an investor with a few mill loose to invest...wouldn't
be anywhere near us with present owners ...less I had a Plan...short term or long term...
Usually that sorta thing is someone getting an insight into the club...seeing Future Potential.....(Me Personally think the
Park and the Surrounds and Stadium itself are the Eye Catchers not the actual Club) Clubs a bonus....or not....
So is there or isn't there....Potential..
A good time to buy at moment...A Good offer from a Consortium,could well Tempt Sugobra....let them keep 20/25%
and fuck off and sit in the background.
...Jesus.....But Dosh is his master,the right offer he'll I know no more than you mate. Just remember reading about 7% at some point. No idea what Tripp’s agreement is but even iqf he’s only getting 4% it’s not a bad rate in today’s money market.mkhammer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 5:30 pmGotta be honest not to sure how his returns are calculated...you might know better than me on that account.....account...Whiskyman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 5:15 pm
Wasn't it suggested once the dwarf and the dribbler were charging something like 7% on their loans to the club ? If Tripp is getting anything close to that amount in the present financial market he's doing very well out of the deal. That's the motivation, as it is for any other investor.
Mate...
Sugo Loaned us....our club............loans at 7%...but do believe they've been readjusted to somewhere round 4%...still
nice work if you can get it...not exact figures mate...
