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14 Jan 2026 12:41:16
Chelsea, Villa and Spurs are after Pacqueta, along with Flamengo. Pacqueta owes West Ham after they supported him during his troubles, although this has the looks of another Payet situation.
1.) 14 Jan 2026 13:57:15
More like Sullivan offering him around hoping for the highest bid which he can pocket, while implying the player wants to leave so he doesn't get the blame when he does inevitably end up at Spuds.
2.) 14 Jan 2026 14:36:10
Exactly what they did with kudos, they need to recoup the money they spent on taty and the money they've wasted on pablo
3.) 14 Jan 2026 15:56:34
Whys the money on Pablo wasted? He’s looked so far so good to me
4.) 14 Jan 2026 18:06:48
Looks like he adds nothing to me at all, Taty looks OK, Pablo hasn't set anything up or had any sort of shot on target and can't go past players, gets bullied off the ball far too easily, doesn't look anywhere near Premier league quality to me
5.) 14 Jan 2026 18:12:07
Agree that Pablo looks decent.
13 Jan 2026 19:10:46
Some websites are saying: Leeds interested in JWP, Ipswich interested in Wilson, Norwich interested in Irving
1.) 13 Jan 2026 22:30:35
Put JWP on here yesterday mate
2.) 14 Jan 2026 01:30:01
Sorry, Joyfull, but I can’t find anything in your posts yesterday about Leeds being interested in JWP. Only that he’s not showing interest in leaving. Maybe it’s my old eyes?
3.) 14 Jan 2026 08:11:58
Only Joyful is allowed to post Rumours Tin. You know the drill ?
4.) 14 Jan 2026 08:18:15
12 th Jan. at 15.51 scroll down slowly, not that it matters
5.) 14 Jan 2026 09:50:22
Yep, my old eyes! There it is. Thanks.
05 Jan 2026 23:03:54
Looks like Pacqueta could be Spurs bound, £26m
1.) 06 Jan 2026 07:20:16
Good, we can't afford to carry a premadona, although i'd hope he would be worth more.
Stating the obvious but we need solid CBs and creative attacking midfielder
2.) 06 Jan 2026 08:53:33
So we have just bought a virtual unknown for 24 million and we are going to sell probably our best player and a member of brazils starting 11 for 2 million more? Doesn’t sound right but I suppose we are talking west Ham
3.) 06 Jan 2026 10:41:49
It came from a supposed spurs ITK. don't see why we would you sell our most creative player half way through a season while a relgation battle. People call him a premadona but he works hard reguarly finishes high for tackles made in his position, he also shows bollocks by always making himself available for a pass and trying to make something happen even under pressure, yeah he gives it away now and again, but look at how bad we were without him the other day suddenly bowen, potts, Magassa fernandes all giving the ball away as they often didn't have the option that paqueta provides, his positioning is top level.
02 Jan 2026 06:02:14
Castellanos, Pablo, Traore and Sterling. All attacking players. Obviously, Nuno and the board are looking to score their way out of relegation. About £70m worth of business.
1.) 02 Jan 2026 07:55:55
Panic buys written all over that list, completely uninspiring
Casttelanos doesn't score goals in series A
Trance has no end product
Sterling is very good but hasn't played for ages no idea how long it would take to get match fit
Pablo is 20 it's might work out it might not he might develop later massive punt when flirting with relegation
2.) 02 Jan 2026 08:58:21
They may be risks Robbo but what else can they do, with the exception of strand Larsen who would want to come here.
We are in a situation where we have one striker who is only capable of playing for an hour. Our only other real option was Tim Stiedans biggest flop who gave us nothing and has now gone to Italy. Personally I don’t rate Stirling even when he was at his best he was wasn’t much better than Summerville at his best, and as you say hasn’t played for some time, and would want extortionate wages, so I’m glad to see reports that he has turned us down.
3.) 02 Jan 2026 10:09:59
Taty is a great player, adama scares players and Pablo is a nusense, add cresswell and that's good bussiness for a team in the bottom 3, possible a few sales and a couple more hopefully, i'm happy with the business
4.) 02 Jan 2026 10:21:07
You can’t be serious Hammer-D! You can’t compare Summerville to Sterling at his best. I don’t like Sterling, but Summerville isn’t in the same class. Sorry mate.
5.) 02 Jan 2026 12:52:25
Asked my Lazio friend re Castellanos and he says he has good technique but a powder puff shot. So tap ins only I guess.
6.) 02 Jan 2026 13:03:08
Tap ins will do as long as he scores ?
7.) 02 Jan 2026 13:38:56
16 goals in the last 3 seasons is not confidence insipiring
8.) 02 Jan 2026 13:46:48
I don't care. At least we are finally doing something that should've been done in summer
9.) 02 Jan 2026 13:47:31
I don’t agree Tin I would say in his last season at Leeds Summerville was excellent. I feel that Stirling has always flattered to deceive. Ithink Stirling had a decent period something like 5 year back. But at his last 2 clubs the managers obviously don’t think much of him because they have hardly picked him instead with players like Nketia and Trousard ahead of him in the pecking order.
It’s an opinions thing and that is my opinion
10.) 02 Jan 2026 15:58:34
Comparing Summervile to Sterling I don’t see this at all. Sterling was excellent for Liverpool and Man City playing at the highest level in Europe. Summerville has time to develop, would he have the same honours list as Sterling at careers end…. I don’t think so.
11.) 02 Jan 2026 16:55:24
Sterling at the same age as Summerville was one of the first names on the list for England, and was close to world class.
12.) 04 Jan 2026 18:01:00
STIRLING is only interested in money his football career is over ?
01 Jan 2026 23:46:24
Our young Brazilian is going to Sporting Lisbon for £17.5m, it looks like.
Hopefully, 2 strikers coming in.
1.) 02 Jan 2026 11:41:08
Gonna regret this imo
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20 Jan 2026 04:34:19
Great news that Wilson is staying. It was ridiculous letting your second top goal scorer leave, when 1. He'd hardly played 2. We're in a relegation dog fight.
1.) 20 Jan 2026 08:10:21
Let's hope Nuno doesn't carry on not playing him
18 Jan 2026 13:47:37
I've just returned from watching my grandson play for the academy. I was chatting to a coach and we touched on the JWP situation. He said everyone at the club thinks he's being treated poorly. The coach also showed me some statistics about his play (he's only played 5 games). 90% of his short passes are completed, 71% of his long passing is completed, 12 chances created, duels won 39%.
He said they match up to most. I know most don't rate him, whereas I think he is a footballer, not a headless chicken. Whether a person thinks a player is good/bad, if their statistics stack up, then surely they should be on the bench at least.
1.) 18 Jan 2026 16:28:30
No, playing backwards passes you should have 100% completion. You're utterly misguided on so many things. If he wanted 1st team football he'd take a pay cut and move. Potter built his team around JWP and it was awful. As Elsa says "LET IT GO."
2.) 18 Jan 2026 17:56:51
It’s not a case of let it go. The man should be on the subs bench ahead of players like Rodriguez.
Regarding ‘Let it Go’, I thought it an interesting piece of fact from someone in the know. Even for people like yourself who believe JWP should remain a non-entity.
3.) 18 Jan 2026 18:08:05
I am actually thinking you may have shares in the JWP brand. You have a point in regards to him being completely frozen out with no way back by Nuno. But maybe there is some previous issue between them at Forest but as AOI says if he had any decency he would leave and take a pay cut to get first team football.
But on the subject of freezing people nobody was worse than Mr Nice Guy Graham Potter.? He fell out with Alvarez, Areola, which is why we ended up with the worlds shortest keeper, Kudus, Aguerd and a few more. Sadly I won’t shed a tear for someone sitting on his backside for £125 k per week
4.) 18 Jan 2026 19:04:44
I don't need stats to tell me he is crap, he offers nothing
5.) 18 Jan 2026 19:29:49
Look into the stats deeper, he rarely plays the ball forward and he rarely creates from open play its all set pieces. As well as his progession stats being bad his defensive stats are terrible.
Then watching him he doesn't even try take it on the half turn, plays it straight back to Kilman time and time again putting the team underpresser with his backward passing. Defensively he can't get close to players, they run past him likes he's not even there again putting pressure on the defence.
Rodriguez has achieved and played in better teams than jwp he's simply a better footballer just at the end of his career, if we need to see out a lead he's a better option than jwp.
I did read earlier that jwp called Nuno baldy at forest.
For me i'd much rather have seen earthy, kante, fearon, orford, ahead of jwp on the bench.
6.) 18 Jan 2026 21:06:31
The information I shared was from a coach. I thought footballing people may find it interesting. No worries.
7.) 18 Jan 2026 22:41:28
Ask yourself, if JWP is considered a ‘decent’ footballer by coaching staff in football, then why aren’t we inundated with offers for him?
8.) 18 Jan 2026 23:20:26
Probably is, but his wages will hold all buyers back.
9.) 18 Jan 2026 23:35:59
Fernandes, Potts, Magassa, Kante, Soucek, Earthy, Orford, Fearon, Irving, Rodriguez.
JWP earns more than any of these yet contributes less, even when he has played. They are all ahead of him in the pecking order while some have gone on loan to get minutes, he's sat around picking up a fortune, living off past glories.
There's no debate here, if he wants to play let his bank balance take a hit and accept a move. He doesn't get near the bench because we have plenty of better options.
If he really was disrespectful to Nuno when at Wolves, and clearly something went on there, then he's hardly the model player to have affecting the psychology around the 1st team.
10.) 19 Jan 2026 10:31:05
If you're interested in the stats take a look on fbref.com
You can see a lot more indepth details of the type of passes he makes, if you look throughout his career you can see, he can't tackle, can't carry the ball, rarely passes the ball forward and 90% of his chance creation is from set pieces.
Basically he's good at set pieces, but the rest of his game is pretty limited.
17 Jan 2026 17:40:16
Returning from today's game we are all buoyed. Every player grafted. Not one player gave less than 100%. 4 4 2 worked today. The central midfield were excellent: Fernandes and Soucek, we all thought they were superb, although Fernandes slightly nicked potm due to his distribution.
A mention must go to Areola who is easily our poty to date.
If we play like this v Sunderland, we win.
1.) 17 Jan 2026 18:16:34
Wow CALLUM WILSON??????put some people in their place today, he’ll be revelling in it and so he should be, take notice of that Nuno, how long he on to show that he can still do it, minutes! Give the man more time while you can, MASSIVE WIN Great teameffort lads, special mention ARIOLA another great game ???⚒⚒⚒⚒ COYI
2.) 17 Jan 2026 18:56:21
I’m not sure it is Nuno that has been trying to get rid of Wilson from his (Nuno’s) post match interview Chelmsford. But could be wrong. I think it is down to the board to give the guy a proper footballers salary weather he plays or not. He has been one of the rare shining lights of the season
3.) 17 Jan 2026 23:24:32
Without a doubt Keep Wilson.
4.) 18 Jan 2026 08:20:57
He’s a better technical player than the two Mendes purchases, but Taty works hard.
5.) 18 Jan 2026 09:10:37
Hammer D it was definitely Nuno that decided to drop Wilson after he scored 2 goals against Bournemouth though
Agreed Tin Wilson is the best striker we have but he isn't a mendes client so doesn't fit into Nunos plans or pension scheme
6.) 18 Jan 2026 11:25:01
Yep, Robbo. Nuno has his own agenda and the welfare of our club is not his priority. Check his record.
7.) 18 Jan 2026 11:26:39
Pablo has limited skill. He had a very good chance and failed to control the ball. We thought he looked panicked. Taty is a grafter, think he’ll be a success.
8.) 18 Jan 2026 12:30:07
Yeah you are right about that Robbo but I don’t think it was him who was trying to sell him. I think Wilson had got fed up with the silly pay as you play situation. He must look at Killman and JWP and see how poor they play yet gets a big paydays week in week out no matter how well they play.
9.) 18 Jan 2026 14:05:14
But Wilson plays in a position that his Mendes boys need to occupy. All this “he can’t play for 90 mins” was bullsh*t, and that’s why Wilson wanted out. Wilson is head and shoulders above Pablo and Taty as a striker. Anyone can see that.
10.) 18 Jan 2026 14:38:16
Not quite sure what the difference of opinion is here? Yes he is better than Tatty and Pablo I never said he wasn’t. But why would he be replacing them why can’t we have all 3. And Nuno agreed with the interviewer when he said fans think it is better that someone who has played so well and scored a number of crucial goals would hopefully want to stay.
He is a proper striker, I think tatty is a winger and pablo may be a striker, who knows? But we have lost Guilherme and Fulkrug so if there is a one in, one out policyiwould say the new players have replaced them. Also we wouldn’t gain anything as he would leave on a free. He deserves to start more but more importantly to keep him he needs a contract
13 Jan 2026 01:44:16
It's being reported we're in for Eric Dier. He'd certainly improve our defence.
1.) 13 Jan 2026 09:58:37
Like I said on the Rumours page, he could turn out to be another Dawson ?
2.) 13 Jan 2026 12:21:30
I have a bad feeling about Dier. Never rated him and always thought he got where he did because the competition in that position for England was poor. I know things are looking bad for us, but this stinks of desperation. Dawson he ain’t.
3.) 13 Jan 2026 13:27:24
Tin legs, hear what your saying but everyone was saying the same when we signed Dawson, like “he’s too old, too slow etc” Dier has played at international level and even captained England, he has leadership qualities which none of our defenders at the moment have, we need all the help we can get, he also plays in midfield so could quite easily sit as a defensive midfielder if need be, at the moment it’s not working and we’re not in a position to attract top top players, to get players with prem experience and hit the ground running is a must, we haven’t got the games left to bed players in, we are in the brown stuff big time and if we can get Cresswell as well then that would be a massive bonus and I think the fans would start to feel a little optimistic about getting out of this mess which would filter down to the players and give them a massive boost, hopefully ?
4.) 13 Jan 2026 15:39:54
Tin if you are saying you thought Dawson was a good buy when we purchased him, then I think you would have been the only West Ham fan to do so. You better do the lottery tomorrow ? Everyone I know thought, as I did, that he was a dreadful buy but as Stevie says he turned out great. I know the emphasis should be on younger players with future sell on value but at the moment we need anyone half decent who doesn’t actually object to playing for us.
It is bizarre this season as thus far 3 of the best signings throughout the league have been Callum Wilson, Granit xhaka and Dominic Calvert Lewin all of whom I would have said avoid at all costs
5.) 13 Jan 2026 15:44:18
Would love Dier with us, too much old b———s about too old, age brings experience and wisdom, good mix to have some older players with some youngsters??⚒⚒⚒
6.) 13 Jan 2026 16:44:04
No, I’m not saying I wanted Dawson. To be honest, I didn’t have a view either way. However, I have always thought that Dier was grossly overrated and thought he played for England because the competition in that position was terrible. As for him playing in midfield — forget it.
What I am saying is that I don’t rate him. Not even when he was at the ‘top’ of his game. Do we want him as captain? NO. If we need a player who isn’t very good just for his leadership qualities, we already have one in Soucek.
7.) 13 Jan 2026 16:54:15
Also, I think Todibo would make quite a good captain. He can’t do any worse than Bowen. IMO I think the captain’s armband may well cost him his place in the England squad for the world cup.
8.) 13 Jan 2026 18:52:58
I think you have a point regarding Todibo because often when they have a group huddle he seems to be doing the talking
9.) 13 Jan 2026 19:09:24
Dier would make a good captain
10.) 13 Jan 2026 19:44:32
Agreed Brooking, on the same team as you mate??⚒⚒⚒
11.) 13 Jan 2026 20:29:35
Soucek would make the best captain from our squad. He bleeds for the club.
He needs to be placed front 3rd, or back 3rd - NOT central midfield.
Paqueta has gone. Always flattered to deceive after a strong first season. Once he started believing the hype about himself, his performances faded.
In a side like City, he could have been a megastar, but with our lot…
12.) 13 Jan 2026 21:42:56
Agree Markro, always rated Tomas and still do, would be a great Captain, in my team every time??⚒⚒⚒
13.) 14 Jan 2026 11:07:26
I like Souchek and he would make a good Captain but it would be like how England Cricket picked Mike Brearley in the early 80’s when he couldn’t bat, catch or bowl. Souchek isn’t the player he was sadly
14.) 14 Jan 2026 13:11:35
Exactly Dabber. Soucek would be a captain from the bench. Ridiculous.
15.) 14 Jan 2026 14:25:07
Dabber none are the players they used to be, so Soucek is no different, Tin, you like to slate Soucek at every possible opportunity for some reason? I suspect you might play Football Manager too much? ⚒⚒⚒
16.) 14 Jan 2026 15:36:13
Chelmsford, I have never played a video game, if that’s what “Football Manager” is. And you are very selective about reading what I have written about Soucek for some reason. Read what I have said. For your benefit, again, I think Soucek would make a good captain, but I don’t think he’s a good enough player for the Premiership. He contributes nothing to the midfield because he’s not creative and cannot pass. His only use in the Prem is that he periodically pops up to score and that is because he’s prepared to “throw” himself at the ball.
That’s why he sustains so many cuts and bruises. He’s a lovely bloke and is very loyal; I like him, but he’s a Championship player at best. This was evident in the QPR game when I said he had a good game. If we get relegated and he stays, he gets my vote for the captaincy. Now, apart from me saying he’s not a Premiership player, where am I wrong and where am I always slating him? Give it a rest.
17.) 14 Jan 2026 15:54:17
Mike Brearley blimey Dabber where did you drag him up from. Good comparison though apart from the catching bit because he was a good slip fielder ?
18.) 14 Jan 2026 16:05:10
Chelms, the problem is we need to improve. As much as I like Souchek, and if we go down it’s a totally different conversation by the way as he would be my pick for Captain by a mile, he isn’t a starting 11 player in this team in this situation.
I wouldn’t start him ahead of any of the 3 young lads in midfield nor would I start him up front ahead of Taty, Bowen, Pab or Summerville. Could he play at CB, possibly but I’d rather we bought in better CB’s than we have at the moment
19.) 15 Jan 2026 10:52:44
Hammer-D, HaHa I know showing my age feller ? I did indeed do Mike injustice as he was an excellent slip catcher
11 Jan 2026 16:38:20
We pass the ball like we're 4 up. Constantly, it's goes left to right, right to left, back to gk. Surely, SURELY our idiot manager can see this?
Start passing the ball forward you absolute fool, Nuno!
Sorry to rant, but we're cold and. fuc*ed off with this crap performance. it's QPR not Man City!
1.) 11 Jan 2026 17:32:40
Totally agree Brooking amazing what you can do when you have 2 strikers on the pitch
2.) 11 Jan 2026 18:14:25
1 - 1 at home after 90 mins Vs a mid table championship team, this is our level. Any of our players who think to move on in the summer should seriously look at themselves and ask "Am I good enough for ANY top 5 league? " .
The answer is clearly NO.
3.) 11 Jan 2026 18:33:10
With a lot of poor displays on view i thought Bowen was very poor. He looks tired and a beaten man with little or no threat coming from the right.
Summerville was the one real bright spark and I think pablo and taty will come good the more games they play
Next week should be fun and it had to be against Spuds who are also struggling
4.) 11 Jan 2026 19:03:29
We got the job done, many teams slip up in the FA cup and we are low on confidence with pressure on us today. Taty off the mark. So there are positives. A win away to spurs could be the catalyst for a run of games.
21 Jan 2026 05:18:54
Has he not had major injury issues?
15 Jan 2026 10:37:29
Ipswich are keen on him
13 Jan 2026 14:08:05
Dier is better than what we have. Very good signing
10 Jan 2026 08:09:18
Wilson looked very fit, think Nuno didn’t fancy him
10 Jan 2026 08:08:25
Kilman poor premiership player, but one who will do well in championship. We can’t sell everyone
18 Jan 2026 23:20:26
Probably is, but his wages will hold all buyers back.
18 Jan 2026 21:06:31
The information I shared was from a coach. I thought footballing people may find it interesting. No worries.
18 Jan 2026 17:56:51
It’s not a case of let it go. The man should be on the subs bench ahead of players like Rodriguez.
Regarding ‘Let it Go’, I thought it an interesting piece of fact from someone in the know. Even for people like yourself who believe JWP should remain a non-entity.
18 Jan 2026 11:26:39
Pablo has limited skill. He had a very good chance and failed to control the ball. We thought he looked panicked. Taty is a grafter, think he’ll be a success.
18 Jan 2026 11:25:09
There was a togetherness in the team yesterday, everyone appeared to know their job. When Pacqueta plays, he plays for Pacqueta, therefore, not a team player, although skill wise an outstanding player.