Tuesday, 4 July 2006
Luke Young stays
I'm not overly hp about Luke Young staying. Yes, we should be keeping our best players and building winning teams around them but I would have grabbed £4m for a player who took a good two years to show any kind of value and has obviously been talking to West Ham for at least 3 months. I also don't think he is our ideal captain.
Nonetheless if he pulls a red shirt on in August he will get my backing. Credit to him for not talking to the press, he has he pay rise, his agent has his fee and we all know that loyalty begins and ends of the terraces. One thing that Young's commitment to the club does mean is the start of the transfer merry-go-round, with Charlton target Tyrone Mears, now expected to sign for West Ham.
Jason Roberts, despite declaring his interest in us, yesterday signed for Blackburn Rovers, joining Francis Jeffers at Ewood Park. Jeffers is on a pay-as-you-play deal. Rovers have lost both Craig Bellamy and Paul Dickov to Liverpool and Man City respectively. ¶ 11:04
Nonetheless if he pulls a red shirt on in August he will get my backing. Credit to him for not talking to the press, he has he pay rise, his agent has his fee and we all know that loyalty begins and ends of the terraces. One thing that Young's commitment to the club does mean is the start of the transfer merry-go-round, with Charlton target Tyrone Mears, now expected to sign for West Ham.
Jason Roberts, despite declaring his interest in us, yesterday signed for Blackburn Rovers, joining Francis Jeffers at Ewood Park. Jeffers is on a pay-as-you-play deal. Rovers have lost both Craig Bellamy and Paul Dickov to Liverpool and Man City respectively. ¶ 11:04
