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Reckon Matsuki would benefit from having JWP around. Pretty similar players so maybe a bit of competition but if we think Matsuki could develop into central midfield then there’s worse players to learn from.

He had a purple patch for Blackburn but he was fairly crap for them before that. He did pretty well for Sheffield United in that premier league season but wasn't that great for them in the Championship when we loaned him out and, yeah, for a winger, he did OK for Derby last time round. He's such a weird player and I go from feeling quite sorry for him to quite frustrated. He's not really a winger in the traditional sense, he's got no pace, can't beat a player to save his life and I can't remember the last time I saw him put a cross in. Good luck to him and I hope he gets a decent move but he's been extremely poor for us.

Would have thought JWP signing would scupper that unless Jander leaves. Besides I imagine he’d have better options

Yeah, gutted about this. We simply can't keep selling our best players. Obviously you can understand his head has been turned and you can't begrudge him a move like this but it's put a real dampener on the season now. Any luck we'll be able to resign him at some point in his career but that's probably a pipe dream. Good luck Gavin and thanks for the save (it was just the one wasn't it?).

Think I mentioned when the idea of a JWP return was first brought up that I thought he'd be OK but fairly uninspiring and that still holds true but I'm trying to look on the positive aspects. He'll run all day long, he'll be available most of the time, he'll be dangerous on set pieces, he's still probably more of a goal threat from open play than our other midfielders (unless you count Azaz which I'm not), he should be more than capable of handling the pace of the championship. Then there's the intangibles - experience, good example to the rest of the side and he actually wants to be here. He's not the ball carrying dynamic midfielder I was hoping for but he still improves the squad and is relatively low risk (as much as any transfer can be low risk). Was trying to think of how many of the squad would have played with him outside of that very short stint in the championship before he got sold. I came up with Stephens, Bazunu, Larios, Edozie and Bree for half a season. How mental is that? Bazunu, Edozie and Larios are our joint second longest serving players.

Seems like a few links coming up now, none of them seem to address the problems we have when Jander isn't available though.

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If you're in for JWP then you absolutely leave it 'till the last minute. He's in the final year of his contract, no premier league interest and his wages will be too high for most championship clubs. Closer that deadline gets, the less West Ham will accept. It's happened to us often enough.

I'd prefer it if we competed with the actual West Ham.

Is Akachukwu playing midfield? Don't know much about him but I thought he was more of a wide player? Whoever plays there the midfield looks pretty weak although I if you decide not to play Downes or Matsuki then I it's always going to look like that. Don't think taking young kids and playing them out of position is best for their development but guess we'll see.

Not sure I catch your drift but There Will Be Blood bored the shit out of me. Each to their own though. Keeping the positive aspect of the thread, Tom Cruise has done some decent films. Loved A few good men, and Days of Thunder is a great popcorn film. Also forgot to mention that life affirming and pretty funny at times holocaust one, Life is Beautiful

I guess maybe it could be quibbling over wages or playing time? Does seem strange to go back in after a refusal (if that’s what has happened)

Hard to pick a worst film but films I particularly dislike include: Apocalypse Now The Deer Hunter Raging Bull There will be blood Thin Red Line Mulholland Drive Easy Rider Pretentious boring crap the lot of them.

Jaws every time. Not much point listing other favourites as they’ve all been mentioned at least once but Jaws tops them all anyway.

Not sure about pace but the lad looks about as close to a Stewart replacement as you can get in the videos I've seen. Have to bear in mind it's the Austrian league so the quality isn't that great but there's been some decent "big man" strikers developed in Austria like Haaland, Sesko, Hojlund. Anyway, video: