The Dean

At the Hull game, fans were carrying banners for Roberto di Matteo to be appointed (amazing how fans always show their feelings before they know there's going to be a vacancy ).

MK Dons is his first venture into management, but he seems to be doing well enough (2nd in League One) with little cash and small crowds.

It would be a bold move, but............

lionheart

You do talk out of your arse sometimes. I was only joking about City. You definitely must be joking about West Ham. I reckon that Leeds Utd probably have a bigger fan base than your lot. They may have been mighty popular in the Booby Moore era but not any more. Tottenham always have and always will be a bigger club than West Ham.

Inselaffen

it will be Zola

Spugsy

Di Matteo was ace, I loved him.

Spugsy

aye West Ham fans are shit, there's only about 12 of them.

Sky Blue

Only in Manchester...

rowell

Not a bad final pay cheque though.....15million according to sky news?

Sky Blue

They are a bit like West Ham but with more money really Crap squad, no youth (remember Sears) and an owner who cant wait to sell players Bellamy, Neill, etc to follow and the club...

Not sure you can say that they have no youth system, in the next few years the names Cork, Mancienne will come through, maybe less big names will assist that...

Inselaffen

...Oxford United maybe!

BangleMan

and what is that opinion based on ?

BangleMan

I think you'll find that isnt the case, anyway judging by those fat topless twats that you have in your crowd, it looks as if they have eaten all 12 of them...

Spugsy

Chelsea have some amazing young players, to be fair they bought most of them at a young age, but they'll all go to lower league clubs for experience as they'll never get into the first team.

BangleMan

Mate, if you are going to say something at least have a few facts....

West Ham have no youth ? Oh really, what about Noble, Collison, Tomkins, Sears in the 1st team squad, I think you'll find that is 4.....and there are at least half a dozen more coming through, and presently out on loan to gain experience......with the exception of Man U, I dont think you can say that we havent produced home grown players....Ince, Lampard, Ferdinand x 2, Carrick, J.Cole, Glen Johnson....I cant think of too many produced by Chelsea, (maybe John Terry, who actually began at West Ham) or Tottenham (Jamie O'Hara)

Crap squad ? A matter of opinion, needless to say I disagree, or maybe the league table is lying

Owner who cant wait to sell players ? This is a story pumped up by the media, and which was proven to be totally off the mark in the transfer window....with the exception of Bellamy, who was sold for a ridiculously inflated price and who wanted to leave and who's fee was reinvested in the squad, we only sold squad players who had no or very limited first team opportunities....

Neill is presntly negotiating a new contract, and apart from that, I didnt see Upson, Parker, Green etc sold, did you ? In fact, bids for them were rejected, so that shoots your comment out of the water

Inselaffen

bit like Man Utd. some decent young players but never good enough to break into the first team.

the only exceptions being young foreign players they brought in. Fabio and Rafael look pretty decent.

BangleMan

I personally think that is very sad, that a home grown player cannot get into the first team squads of these teams....I'm all for Platini's idea of having a min quota of English players in each Premiership team, as think it would be a real leveller

While they are at it, they should stop the stupidity that is the January transfer window !

All it does it lead to hugely inflated prices for players wanted by teams in trouble, and allows those with money to buy their way out of a potential relegation battle.....think they should have a window between the end of the season and beginning of the next, and then let the Managers work with what they have.

We'll then we'll see who is a good manager and who is a good manager because they are given millions to spend, and would Im sure give youngsters the opportunity to break into these first teams