03 May 2026 19:48:12
I reckon West Ham are now favourites for the drop. Had thought it would be Forest but their win against Sunderland was reminiscent of us against Brighton a few years back so think they are safe now.
If the Hammers go down, does anyone think we might sign a couple of players given they've worked with Moyes? Are there any of their players that would walk into our first team?
{Ed025's Note - Bowen and Fernandez i would say BR..
03 May 2026 20:17:19
The left back Diouf looks a player.
03 May 2026 22:22:19
They have to be over 30! I think he likes Soucek, he fits the bill.
03 May 2026 22:23:28
Diouf, Wan-Bissaka, KWP, Soucek, Fernandes, Bowen, Summerville and Castellanos all improve us imo BR, which just goes to show what an average team we have. We have 5 very good players.
03 May 2026 22:57:56
None. Want players used to winning things, not players used to relegation battles. We've had enough of those.
03 May 2026 23:05:17
In that case we wouldn't have signed Jagielka or Idrissa Gueye. Good players can sometimes be in a poor team.
03 May 2026 21:00:56
Interesting Ed. My mate, who's a saints fan, said Fernandez is the player worth £40m and not Dibling. I like Bowen but don't see him leaving as he's their captain.
Any thoughts on Summerville?
{Ed025's Note - hes a talented guy BR but is very in and out i would say, but we are well stocked with left wingers mate..
04 May 2026 07:43:33
Agree with BMD on that.
04 May 2026 09:49:47
And, remind me, Ricktee, just exactly what we have won with those players?
04 May 2026 09:50:52
It's a team game, if a team gets relegated, then that's because the entire squad hasn't done the business over the season, not the fault of one player.
I don't think we can afford to be too picky, especially if we don't get European football next year.
Imagine if we do buy a player from a relegated team and he is a day over 30, some fans in here will lose their s***!
04 May 2026 12:04:13
And if we do buy a young player and they don't have an immediate impact, we'll slag them too. A balanced approach is what's needed. We couldn't have signed Grealish when he was 26. When we're challenging higher up the table, we can also compete for players in their peak. I don't care how many 30 year olds win us our first trophy since 95.
04 May 2026 14:35:40
So keep Pickford, Keane, Tarks, Gueye. As you think these will win us a trophy?
04 May 2026 15:18:58
Pickford could Brass.
The rest should move to squad players and we should be buying quality to replace them. If the Hammers have players who improve us and want to work with Moyes again, I don't have a problem with signing them.
04 May 2026 17:24:00
Fair enough let's see how it goes.