Matt Taylor

in talks with us, apparently
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_7047591,00.html

having a medical now.
http://www.skysports.com/football/teams/westhamunited/
I expect he'll have some dinner later.

Signing confirmed on the OS. Another good bit of business IMO.

Not a bad player at all, good left foot

West Ham getting some good players in to help get promotion at the first attempt..

The squad is looking very strong for a Championship team. Brought in 3 Premiership proven players in Faye, Nolan, and Taylor and there is PL pedigree in the squad already with the likes of Noble, Green, Piqiuonne, Parker, Cole, Tomkins, and Collison. Although I think Parker and Green will definitely be off. We've finally got the right manager for the club for the first time since Curbishley so hopefully Big Sam can guide us up comfortably and keep us there.

Ezekiel 25:17 wrote:The squad is looking very strong for a Championship team. Brought in 3 Premiership proven players in Faye, Nolan, and Taylor and there is PL pedigree in the squad already with the likes of Noble, Green, Piqiuonne, Parker, Cole, Tomkins, and Collison. Although I think Parker and Green will definitely be off. We've finally got the right manager for the club for the first time since Curbishley so hopefully Big Sam can guide us up comfortably and keep us there.

Are you trying to so say that curbs was a good manager

Billy Bonds wrote:

Ezekiel 25:17 wrote:The squad is looking very strong for a Championship team. Brought in 3 Premiership proven players in Faye, Nolan, and Taylor and there is PL pedigree in the squad already with the likes of Noble, Green, Piqiuonne, Parker, Cole, Tomkins, and Collison. Although I think Parker and Green will definitely be off. We've finally got the right manager for the club for the first time since Curbishley so hopefully Big Sam can guide us up comfortably and keep us there.

Are you trying to so say that curbs was a good manager

Saved us from a horrible position, then went on to guide us to a secure 9th place finish with the same squad less Tevez. So yes, I am. Look what happened when he went. Zola was in way over his head and couldn't keep the momentum from his first season, and Grant was just the wrong man at the wrong time.

Ezekiel 25:17 wrote:

Billy Bonds wrote:

Ezekiel 25:17 wrote:The squad is looking very strong for a Championship team. Brought in 3 Premiership proven players in Faye, Nolan, and Taylor and there is PL pedigree in the squad already with the likes of Noble, Green, Piqiuonne, Parker, Cole, Tomkins, and Collison. Although I think Parker and Green will definitely be off. We've finally got the right manager for the club for the first time since Curbishley so hopefully Big Sam can guide us up comfortably and keep us there.

Are you trying to so say that curbs was a good manager

Saved us from a horrible position, then went on to guide us to a secure 9th place finish with the same squad less Tevez. So yes, I am. Look what happened when he went. Zola was in way over his head and couldn't keep the momentum from his first season, and Grant was just the wrong man at the wrong time.

No grant was just wrong end off

Full Story

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14262019.stm

Another good signing, I think. 14 days to go!

Sam is building a powerful squad to get us back up.
By the time the window closes it will be a formidable set up.

May even be enough to keep Parker & Green there too.

A powerful but costly squad. i'd say ye are fecked financially if ye don't get up first attempt?

mikey wrote:A powerful but costly squad. i'd say ye are fecked financially if ye don't get up first attempt?

We're in a pretty poor financial state as it is, but the only major money signing in terms of fee and wages is Nolan. Which will be offset when Parker leaves.

I think you will come straight up if not win the league with the squad Sam is putting together, its better then the one that went down.

Avfc_4eva_Sotc wrote:I think you will come straight up if not win the league with the squad Sam is putting together, its better then the one that went down.

That would be rather nice.
I think Sam still has ambitions to manage our national team, so it's in everyone's interest for him to get the best out of West Ham.