Lambert to West Ham Rumour

[ART]

Another pathetic story hitting the papers in the morning

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-ham-transfer-news-sam-2931893

[qwertySFC]

SRL will indeed finish his career @ SMS - As if he would even consider moving to a struggling team desperate to stay in the premier league.

[Smirking_Saint]

1. He will be too expensive for them

 

2. I cant see him going to WHU anyway

 

3. He may be starting to become 2nd place but he is clearly still getting and going to get enough playing time

[Saint Garrett]

Would expect him to want to finish his career with us, but if he's not playing then he might consider to leave. He has to play to stand a chance of going to Brazil. We'd be stupid to let him go though.

[Colinjb]

Allardyce in pursuing long term target shocker.

 

Not a chance mind, he is too valuable.

[Smirking_Saint]

There would be a value on his head, there was I believe last year. It would be large though, and as others have said he is happy and I imagine we are too so in reality Allardyce can be as interested as he wants, he wont get him.

[Bewildered]

Allardyce should worry about lasting until January first.

[Graffito]

He would score goals for them and the goals could cement a World Cup squad place at the expense of his main rival Andy Carroll. Cortese would drive a hard bargain but West Ham are desperate and RL is 32 in January. The ingredients are there for this to be a possibility.

 

Why might he not go? Maybe RL is settled and really does want to finish at Saints. Does he want to get relegated after two seasons in the PL, maybe never to return. Above all, we don't have a replacement and any replacement would cost a premium in January.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Heart says no, but bald head says yes.

 

If Fat Sam is desperate and will pay over the odds and Nicola invests the money in a younger forward , why would anyone object.

 

Bill Shankly used to get rid when players had tipped slightly over the top of the hill. There's no place for sentiment in the board room or dug out, sentiment is for supporters only. Looks to me like sentiment cost us a decent back up keeper. If MP and Nicola think its worth doing the deal,then they need to do it.

[CB Fry]

We'd want more money than anyone would be prepared to pay for 32 year old. Can't quite see it.

[Ohio Saint]

I would let Lambo go.....But only if he wanted to. He has earned the right to choose IMO. I would still cheer for him in a WHU shirt. He has earned it.

 

But nah....He wouldn't want to go to that shower anyway.

[Saint Garrett]

Didn't their chairman say they were only in the market for loans? He certainly won't leave on loan.

[John Boy Saint]

17th position in the Premiership 1 point above the dotted line, and you are soon to move into a 54,000 seater stadium. Championship football is the last thing Gold Sullivan and Brady want or can afford. They have a £17m Pit Pony, who's hold up play is the kingpin to BFS's style of play, and he is laid up lame in the stable.

Rickie is the obvious target in that Kevin Davies at Bolton role, big, hard gets stuck in, holds the ball up well sets up other team mates, a perfect fit in the Rufty Tufty West Ham style, and now he has a bit of finesse added in.

They would have have to lay down some pretty serious money before NC would consider coming to the negotiating table, and that for a 30 something will show how desperate West Ham are to stay in amongst the riches of the Premiership.

 

Still another story built on assumptions with a place in the England squad to Brazil underpinning it.

[Bearsy]

He would score more goals for West Ham I reckon cos Allardyce would let him go into the penalty box occasionally.

[DuncanRG]

He'd absolutely smash it at West Ham.

 

I hope it doesn't happen and doubt it will but if he thinks it'll get him the games he needs to get into the World Cup squad then I wouldn't deny him that chance. I'm not sure the club would either, in all honesty, but we'd have to get a good forward in and that might be difficult/costly.

[dronskisaint]

In terms of quality of football, quality of life, quality of manager, quality of fans, quality of appreciation - why on earth would Ricky want to make a step down?

 

He has waxed lyrical about the quality of Saints training, medical and sports science staff and the way the whole set-up has changed his physique, approach and above all, success...I think a polite scouse 'Do one' would suffice as an answer!

[DT]

In terms of quality of football, quality of life, quality of manager, quality of fans, quality of appreciation - why on earth would Ricky want to make a step down?

 

He has waxed lyrical about the quality of Saints training, medical and sports science staff and the way the whole set-up has changed his physique, approach and above all, success...I think a polite scouse 'Do one' would suffice as an answer!

 

Not sure quality of life would necessarily be a step down

[Pahars_Legend]

Started the game at the weekend as captain didn't he? Alright then.

[Glasgow_Saint]

WHU can have Oswaldo if they like???

[Charlie Wayman]

Don't be Daft

[dronskisaint]

Not sure quality of life would necessarily be a step down

 

Have you been to Plaistow??!!

[Delboy Dave]

Would you say no to an offer of £5m?

[dronskisaint]

Would you say no to an offer of £5m?

 

Depends on how much better it was than I was getting for what I had to sacrifice...you?

[Mattio]

I'd say he's worth as much as a player as he is as a role model to players like Gallagher coming through the ranks, keep him.

[Give it to Ron]

Having spent what 27m on Gaston and Osvaldo I would rather keep Lambert thank you.

Still our best passer of the ball and creates far more than any other forward.

You don't get rid of your Talisman until you have to.

[ottery st mary]

Star player in our team squad.

 

Quality footballer and still a vital ingredient in the mighty Saints climb to the top.

 

He is staying. Along with our other world class strikers. Osvaldo ,JRod and Lallana.....and soon to be Gallagher.

Edited 16 December, 2013 by ottery st mary

[Whitey Grandad]

Why weaken the squad?

[Pastor Patrón]

Anything £7mill+ and it's best for everyone. Sell him and put the money in a jam jar labelled 'Lukaku'

[Smirking_Saint]

He'd absolutely smash it at West Ham.

 

I hope it doesn't happen and doubt it will but if he thinks it'll get him the games he needs to get into the World Cup squad then I wouldn't deny him that chance. I'm not sure the club would either, in all honesty, but we'd have to get a good forward in and that might be difficult/costly.

 

Exactly, he would be a good fit. Paired with Carroll who isnt as bad as people make out would be a pretty disruptive front line and one that would cause problems to most defences TBH

 

That said we wouldnt let him go for under 5mil and personally Id stay firm at 10mil.

 

Wint happen though

[Cabrone]

I can see the logic of this one, Wham need firepower and Ricky would slot in as a direct Carroll replacement. Even if Wham had to pay a lot for a 32 year old if it meant they stayed up then the investment would have been seen as worth it.

 

With Ossie and JRod increasingly taking over Ricky might think about jumping.

 

Would be a damn shame for us but it's not beyond the realms of possibility.

[Smirking_Saint]

Anything £7mill+ and it's best for everyone. Sell him and put the money in a jam jar labelled 'Lukaku'

 

No chance, Jose knows he cocked up this season, if he could swallow his pride he would be back in Jan but he wont so expect to wait until the summer.

[lickierambert]

He's still our most important player, and involved in a very high proportion of our chances/goals.

 

Got a young family and settled in the area-just can't see it happening

[Pastor Patrón]

No chance, Jose knows he cocked up this season, if he could swallow his pride he would be back in Jan but he wont so expect to wait until the summer.

 

Nah Chelsea have got enough money not to need someone their manager isn't keen on. Probably go in for Falcoa or something instead. £25mill and he'd be ours

[Smirking_Saint]

Nah Chelsea have got enough money not to need someone their manager isn't keen on. Probably go in for Falcoa or something instead. £25mill and he'd be ours

 

Falcao wont leave Monaco whilst he is earning what he is earning, the only guy Id see them going for is Ibra, but IMHO I think Jose knows his mistake, infact some in the game say he more or less openly admits it but wont recall him, whether thats a clause issue or personal pride.

 

Lukaku will be a chelsea player next year. He is basically a young model of DD, Jose wont let him leave unless RL forces his decision which of course he wont.

 

Also there isnt a hope he would join us unless we secure top 4 which we wont. If he isnt at chelsea, which he will be, he will play for another decent CL team.

[Pastor Patrón]

Falcao wont leave Monaco whilst he is earning what he is earning, the only guy Id see them going for is Ibra, but IMHO I think Jose knows his mistake, infact some in the game say he more or less openly admits it but wont recall him, whether thats a clause issue or personal pride.

 

Lukaku will be a chelsea player next year. He is basically a young model of DD, Jose wont let him leave unless RL forces his decision which of course he wont.

 

Also there isnt a hope he would join us unless we secure top 4 which we wont. If he isnt at chelsea, which he will be, he will play for another decent CL team.

 

That is of course pure fiction however. At present Chelsea don't want him and he's been snapped up by two clubs of equal or lesser standing to our fine selves. Relax bro, we've got this, if we want him we'll have him.

[CanadaSaint]

As I watched Rickie trudge off - alone, somewhat disconsolately and before the rest of our squad - after the Man City game (he didn't get on until the 77th minute and Osvaldo scored a cracker), my first thought was that he's not as happy here as he was.

 

When I saw that Allardyce said last week that Carroll is "weeks and weeks and weeks behind schedule", my first thought was that he's coming in for Rickie. They may well view him as not just a good player but as their key to PL survival, which increases the price they'd be willing to pay.

 

And I've never shaken the feeling that MP was not as thrilled as everyone else with Rickie's England call up and subsequent success, no matter what he said in public. That turn of events would only make it more difficult for him to do what I think he really wants to do - move on from the Rickie era in our playing style.

 

I love Rickie and everything he's done for us and everything he brings to us, but I'm preparing myself for him to go.

[Smirking_Saint]

That is of course pure fiction however. At present Chelsea don't want him and he's been snapped up by two clubs of equal or lesser standing to our fine selves. Relax bro, we've got this, if we want him we'll have him.

 

Id of said you've got your fingers round the fiction section here sunshine

[John B]

Heart says no, but bald head says yes.

 

If Fat Sam is desperate and will pay over the odds and Nicola invests the money in a younger forward , why would anyone object.

 

Bill Shankly used to get rid when players had tipped slightly over the top of the hill. There's no place for sentiment in the board room or dug out, sentiment is for supporters only. Looks to me like sentiment cost us a decent back up keeper. If MP and Nicola think its worth doing the deal,then they need to do it.

 

I totally agree with you but I dont expect him to go

[Smirking_Saint]

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[RonManager]

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[Batman]

Falcao wont leave Monaco whilst he is earning what he is earning, the only guy Id see them going for is Ibra, but IMHO I think Jose knows his mistake, infact some in the game say he more or less openly admits it but wont recall him, whether thats a clause issue or personal pride.

 

Lukaku will be a chelsea player next year. He is basically a young model of DD, Jose wont let him leave unless RL forces his decision which of course he wont.

 

Also there isnt a hope he would join us unless we secure top 4 which we wont. If he isnt at chelsea, which he will be, he will play for another decent CL team.

I can see chelsea making a few big changes in jan

be amazed if courtios isnt also brought back

[Minsk]

I thought WHam were at their limit for wages? And that was before they resigned Carlton Cole.

[Graffito]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/10543161/West-Ham-manager-Sam-Allardyce-continues-search-for-striker-as-Southampton-put-8m-price-on-Rickie-Lambert.html

 

£8m.

[Twiggy]

Completely positive I'll get abuse for this - But for £8million I'd take it and reinvest in a younger model. Love Rickie to pieces and would love to see him retire here - but realisitcally he's taken a slight dip in form over the season and £8million isnt a bad shout.

 

 

Just to clarify - SRL is a hero and I dont want to sell him - But £8 million isnt bad...

[Smirking_Saint]

Completely positive I'll get abuse for this - But for £8million I'd take it and reinvest in a younger model. Love Rickie to pieces and would love to see him retire here - but realisitcally he's taken a slight dip in form over the season and £8million isnt a bad shout.

 

 

Just to clarify - SRL is a hero and I dont want to sell him - But £8 million isnt bad...

 

Id take 8-10 only if that money is invested in a decent CB or Goalkeeper.

 

I cant see him going to West Ham, I reckon he will want to see out his career at Saints TBH but anything close to 10m and Id snap their hands off.

[Saint Garrett]

Hmm tough one. We need him but lot of money for a 31 yr old who has been poor this season. Still would love him to finish his career here if we don't need the money.

 

Saints Legend

[Hatch]

would let him go for any sort of decent offer,

 

I reckon the club are looking to upgrade our quality of strikers anyway next summer.

[Lets B Avenue]

Completely positive I'll get abuse for this - But for £8million I'd take it and reinvest in a younger model. Love Rickie to pieces and would love to see him retire here - but realisitcally he's taken a slight dip in form over the season and £8million isnt a bad shout.

 

 

Just to clarify - SRL is a hero and I dont want to sell him - But £8 million isnt bad...

 

Id take 8-10 only if that money is invested in a decent CB or Goalkeeper.

 

I cant see him going to West Ham, I reckon he will want to see out his career at Saints TBH but anything close to 10m and Id snap their hands off.

 

Hmm tough one. We need him but lot of money for a 31 yr old who has been poor this season. Still would love him to finish his career here if we don't need the money.

 

Saints Legend

 

would let him go for any sort of decent offer,

 

I reckon the club are looking to upgrade our quality of strikers anyway next summer.

 

Just you lot wait until Roger wakes up! You will all be getting his "special" PM's as sent to kp turner earlier.

 

And you all deserve them.

[St_Tel49]

Would you say no to an offer of £5m?

 

All .day long. It would cost twice that and more to replace him.

[Nigel=God-Poyet=Sod]

Hmm tough one. We need him but lot of money for a 31 yr old who has been poor this season. Still would love him to finish his career here if we don't need the money.

 

Saints Legend

 

Load of rubbish. 6 goals, numerous assists. Silly comment.