How desperate is this sounding? Lucas Neill has not travelled to China but Zola is still hopeful that he will be a West Ham player next season. Aren't we getting a little too close to the wire for this to remain unresolved? According to Zola, Neill is a "key player" and yet we are hanging on a call from the Aussie to confirm whether he is joining ourselves, Unreal City or the Greeks.
According to Zola himself, Neill holds all the cards and the West Ham manager is working on the basis of "No News Is Good News"! Zola has been quoted saying, "Last time I spoke to the player he told me that if anything could happen he would call me first. So far he has not called me so I assume he is not yet going anywhere."
Is it just me or does that sound frighteningly desperate? When was the "last time" they spoke exactly? Let's face it, Neill will look after himself first and we know that money talks loudest in his case - thus the decision to join our relegation battle rather than participate in the Champions League with Liverpool. Medals? They don't buy you houses and cars do they?
Meanwhile, Zola has not identified a replacement. The season is nearly upon us and, so far, we have signed just one first team player and there are key positions to be filled: a first choice right back, a replacement left back and two forwards. If nothing changes, we are going to struggle!
To mis quote Public Image; You May be Wrong, You may be Right. My memory of recent close season transfer activity is that you get a flurry pre, pre-season and a flurry pre closure of the transfer window. Zola is not an idiot; if numbskulls like us can see that our striking options are limited I am sure it's occured to him .. equally he knows the value of Lucas to his team better than we do, I would imagine. The transfer market is ruled by so many variables it's best to wait and see really. Not much milage in getting all het up about it; he can hardly wander down the striker department store and get one off the peg .. my advice is relax have something nice to drink and get yourself a few good books or watch the cricket and come back fresh for the big Kick Off
ReplyDeleteManchammer there'd be no fun in that what's the point of having a close season if we can't argue about what we should've have done what we're going\not going to do, what we have to do, what a bunch of idiots run/manage/play for/support the team we love The only thing missing from close season is no football and I miss that and no other sport no matter how I try to get involved can match it so roll along 11am lets get a little fix
ReplyDeleteI visit many blogs, many websites hammer-centric and have done so for many years.
ReplyDeleteThis is the most down to earth, relevant and intelligent comment I have seen in ages.
You're not really a Manc are you? LOL.
ouch wish I hadn't done that a little lacking in a bit of football from the team in claret
ReplyDeletewhere the article on todays loss to spurs? the 1-0 scoreline really flattered west ham!
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