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West Ham Sign George McCartney

July 1, 2012 By Iron Bobby Leave a Comment

West Ham this morning have signed George McCartney on a permanent two-year contract.

The  left-back returns to The Boleyn for the third time, following a two-year spell between 2006 and 2008, as well as a season long loan season last year where he was a solid defender for us.

Speaking with WHUFC.com McCartney said:

“I am delighted to be coming back to West Ham and this time on a permanent basis.”

“It was great to be part of the side that won promotion for the club last season. It was a fantastic way to end the campaign last year and I am really looking forward to being back in the Premier League with West Ham.”

McCartney found himself surplus to requirements at Sunderland and boss Martin O’Neill was happy to let him move on.

Welcome back George let’s hope you have a great season.

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Friday Transfer Update

June 29, 2012 By Iron Bobby Leave a Comment

Not much to bring you today as it’s been a bit quite the last few days regarding inbound transfers, but here are the main rumours circling the web today.

William Gallas

The Sun reports that Tottenham’s veteran could be on this way out of White Hart Lane and pitching up at Upton Park.

Gallas, who is 34, would be available on a free transfer and is deemed surplus to requirements at WHL. This is backed up by the fact the club have been trying to sign Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen. 

Sam Allardyce has been desperate to add more experience and options at centre back since the club has been promoted.

Clarence Seedorf

Not sure about this one personally but, The Sun are also reporting the Dutch legend that is Clarence Seedorf is also wanted by Big Sam, who is a long-term admirer of the veteran midfielder.

Seedorf, who is now 36, has made it clear he would like to play in the Premier League before retiring.

Modibo Maiga

The Daily Mail is suggesting West Ham have made a £5million bid for Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga.

However, it looks like we will have a fight on our hands with Southampton and Stoke who are also rumoured to be interested in the forward.

 

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Marek Stech Leaves West Ham

June 28, 2012 By Iron Bobby Leave a Comment

Marek Stech has left West Ham United by mutual consent according to David Gold.

In response to a question posed by a fan on Twitter to David Gold regarding Marek Stech and whether he has left the club he said:

@DavidGoldWHU Is Marek Stech still a West Ham player?? No he has left by mutual consent. DG

I guess the opportunity of playing first team football with West Ham was looking limited with the arrival of two new goalkeepers in Henderson and Jaaskelainen in the last few weeks.

When he arrived at The Boleyn I remember him being labelled as the “new Peter Cech” , well time will tell if he will be that good but one thing is for sure it doesn’t look like he will be getting to that standard with The Hammers.

 

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Another Day Another Holt Bid

June 27, 2012 By Iron Bobby Leave a Comment

Reports from around the web suggest West Ham are going back to Norwich with a fourth and final bid of £6 Million for the want away striker.

Holt who scored 15 Premier League goals last season for Norwich in his début in the top flight, and is also attracting interest from his former boss Paul Lambert who is now with Aston Villa.

Holt is due to hold a face to face meeting with new boss Chris Hughton in a bid to keep him at Carrow Road.

However there are claims in the media that the real beef he has is with Chief Exec David McNally who told him that he did not deserve a new contract because he was too old.

Anyway I think we should leave this one alone as £6 Million for a 31 year old with no resale value is too big a gamble for me as we are not the richest club in the league by a long shot!

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Barrera On His Way Out

June 27, 2012 By Iron Bobby Leave a Comment

Barrera who you say? Well I am talking of our Mexican winger Pablo Barrera who we signed a few years ago for £4 Million.

He came from his native Mexico with a good reputation and shone for his country in international tournaments, however he has never really settled at West Ham and having made only six league appearances for us I don’t think he has been given the chance to.

He was on loan to Real Zaragoza last year but didn’t do enough for them to want to take him permanently. He is still shining for Mexico though, and scored a double against the United States in the Gold Cup last summer.

It now appears though that Barrera’s time in East London has come to an end, with Mexican club Cruz Azul looking to seal the wingers signature in the coming days. It’s a shame as I would loved to have seen more of him and what he could do but I guess it just was not to be. Good luck Pablo!

 

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