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• John #36, not income. Revenue. Big difference....
  Mike Gaynes in The difficulty with David…
• Eric (64): Moyes speaking in 2024: '18-years-old was the young (age) probably a few years ago. But certainly I think it’s moved more towards 21 now for players in the Premier League'.When Moyes picked Dibling for his first game, it was the first time in 185 games - 185!!!! - that he had picked a teenager to start. He does not like picking teenagers. And what has since happened since Armstrong and Dibling got their starts? I do not think that Moyes blooded as many as 19 teenagers in his first long stint with us ('youth players' are teenagers aren't they). But let's say it was 19: that would be 19 from 14-3-2002/13-5-2013, more like a trickle than a stream. And I am far from sure that he did pick 19 teenagers to start matches. Rooney, Barkley, Rodwell, Vaughan. Anichebe. Baxter. There must be more teenagers who got starts with Moyes in his first term. But 19? Genuinely struggling here.Anyway, this cheery chirpy Hammer had Moyes well sussed: Chappietime: ‘This is noth...
  Paul Griffiths in West Ham 2-1 Everton: What We Learned
• Ian #40, spot on and great list. Kinnear commented in December that two-thirds of transfers fail, and there was a fair amount of ridicule of that comment here, but look around the league at the flops list and there's reason to believe his estimate. One player off your list that I'd be attracted to is Wissa, whom The Athletic reports will be dumped by Forest at a loss after they wasted £55m on him. He's had a disastrous season thanks largely to a knee injury, but in his last two seasons at Brentford he had 31 goals and 9 assists in 69 PL games, which is outstanding. Now healthy, in his prime at 29, able to play across the front, and by multiple accounts a great attitude. Two years ago he was rated at £25m. If we could get him for close to that, I'd jump. Brian #17, Iraola the only manager? Really? There are at least four currently available I'd rather have and who might consider us -- Glasner, Terzic, Maresca and Xavi -- all of whom coach attractive football like I...
  Mike Gaynes in The difficulty with David…
• John #36, but that 85% includes salaries of all current players and staff so tells you nothing about transfer budget....
  Eric Myles in The difficulty with David…
• I have before Paul, I hope John Collins still has the list 'cos I can't find it now. There were 19 teenagers and the rest youth players....
  Eric Myles in West Ham 2-1 Everton: What We Learned
• We're a mid table team with a mid table manager. It's up to the owners if they want more than that or if it's enough....
  Mark Taylor in The difficulty with David…