Hammers players exit worries
By Hughie Southon
Nobody hopes more than us that West Ham make a sensational start to the season following the regular reports of problems and denials of them behind the scenes.
However, The Guardian’s Jacob Steinberg has again pointed out that there are various issues and that David Moyes is likely to lose his job if we don’t get off to a decent start.
The final two pre-season games did not go well at all and it remains to be seen if coach Billy McKinlay’s prediction that we will be ready for the start of the season proves correct.
Those two games were against decent sides after earlier run outs and the signs weren’t great following wins in Australia against Perth and Spurs – playing their first friendly.
Whilst rumours abound we have been told by agents trying to negotiate player moves into the club that there is great caution among them to do so. Even a key source inside the club told us players don’t want to come.
Stories of unrest within the football village get around quickly among the players themselves and one agent explained that when such as Aaron Cresswell effectively goes on strike the problems could barely be clearer after his years of service to West Ham.
And we have been told that other players are far less than happy and there is a reluctance among several to agree new deals.
With Rice and Scamacca gone, Cress making his position clear and others not enjoying life at the defensive tactics and basic training methods there is cause for concern.
We would stress that many things are said within clubs by various people but it would be foolish to ignore the warnings coming out of West Ham right now.
These may be rumours but they have come from a variety of directions to CandH.
