da bet vitoria： West Ham fans are becoming weary already this summer.
da roleta： Major signings have been mentioned by the board and are still being talked about, but for many Hammers fans, frustration is starting to creep in.
As reported just about everywhere, West Ham want a marquee signing. That was thought to be Michy Batshuayi, now at Chelsea, and Alexandre Lacazette, who may stay at Lyon or leave for Serie A, bypassing West Ham and the Premier League.
Other targets, similarly, are deciding against joining the Bilic revolution, as Samuel Umtiti goes to Barcelona, Nolito heads to the blue half of Manchester and reports this week suggest that at least two other targets have already penned deals elsewhere, or are about to.
So, is there a problem?
It makes for a good story when you speculatively try and put two and two together, but invariably you often get five. So, you have to bear in mind that most of what is said is complete fabrication, and the club were never involved in a deal or even contemplating three quarters of the players that you read or hear about.
Another consideration is that West Ham are ambitious and wanting to move into the inner circles of the top four. The usual big clubs have far more spending power and status than the Hammers currently do. It’s not just fees but wages too, and if you buy big, you need to paying a large amount on salary.
The names of Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea are linked with success and the Champions league – usually. Top players want to play for the top clubs in the biggest competitions, which then makes you question Batshuayi’s reasoning for going to Chelsea. Ah yes, a big pay day, of course.
West Ham are probably one or two seasons away from enticing the biggest names. To do that, they need to improve year-on-year, challenge for the Premier League title, do well in Europe and win some silverware.
The money coming into the club will increase and the club will be able to compete in the transfer market financially, but this season, maybe expectations were too high. The Board got carried away and so did the fans.
Now, with major targets disappearing anywhere but the East End, fans begin to wonder who will actually come in and make the difference as the club look to move to the next level.
Being realistic is a West Ham fans trait, but sometimes it’s better not to make big announcements from your A list, when in reality the players coming in are from your C or D lists.
It’s not West Ham’s fault, they are just ambitious – there’s nothing wrong with that – but they are equally just a little ahead of themselves.
All of this was born out by David Gold’s statement earlier.
“We’re desperate to bring in quality players,” he told the Sun.
“The old West Ham used to compete with teams like Burnley and West Brom for players, which gave us a better chance of signing our targets.
“Nowadays we are competing with Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United or Manchester City. For them, resources are virtually unlimited.
But in the real world at West Ham, you’ve got two English owners who pay their taxes, without the resources of those other clubs. We’re not a club yet that can compete on that scale with them.”
As West Ham’s stock rises, so will the quality of who they recruit. As a knock-on effect, West Ham’s upcoming youngsters also gain the experience of playing and training alongside world class players.
For now, you can dismiss most of the stories and wait and actually see who comes in. Hammers fans have a club that is building for the future, but that doesn’t happen over a season or two.
The Board want value for money and players that actually want to play for the club and you can’t argue with that thinking.
The board and Bilic got it right last year and most are sure they are shrewd enough to do it all again this summer.
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