We need to. We can’t afford to miss out on alternative targets. You would hope we are trying to get a decent striker over the line as we speak, as soon as it’s done we can withdraw Ches offer.
It makes sense to move on to other targets but leave the offer on the table until we are ready to move.
Agree.. didn’t exactly tear up the champ. I expected him to be even better considering all his experience.
I find it very worrying that should Che condescend to start negotiating a new contract with us, we would bite his arm off? Surely we can do better, at best he's mid to lower Championship level, who's goal scoring record is pretty lousy, probably because his left foot is only used to stand on. Tear up the contract offer and move on.
I doubt you need to set him a deadline or anything. The club just need to assume he's leaving and move ahead on that basis. If at some point he decides he does want to stay then at that point the club can make a decision whether or not to agree the contract he's been offered.
Football is a wild west at the best of times, so I am pretty sure it goes on. I have it on good authority that we did exactly that with Danny Ings, anyway
Yeah, that could be a problem in the real world but football seems to work to its own very different rules so I wouldn't want to guess. Look at tapping up. Technically illegal but happens all the time. The other thing is, even if that is an issue the club can presumably withdraw the offer at any time. If we sign new players and don't want Adams any more we can withdraw the offer as they sign. And in that scenario would he want to stay anyway?
I’ve wanted to see Che move on for a while now. Sick of his one good goal a season and half a dozen scuffed tap ins and bounces off his arse.
not sure about that tbh. Downes is quality and hungry. NGK was incredible years ago but not so much now. I’d choose Downes.
Che and the club have a strange marriage, both think they can do better, but neither ready to end it all. “Seeing other people. At least that’s what we say we are doing.” As Belle and Sebastian once sang Kante, Kudus & Bowen - West Ham could be one to watch
I'm going to be very interested to see how Stewart goes in pre-season friendlies. Given that he was a Russ signing, cost £10m and seemed to be a late bloomer - I'm holding out hope that he's at least a better option for us than Mara of the bench / late in games / in a pinch. If he doesn' t look the part then we are really left with just Armstrong, who may be more effective out wide anyway in the PL and who certainly has no more guarantees of scoring goals at PL level this time around. We are clearly going to need to spend a significant amount on (probably multiple) strikers come what may, and use loans there too, but would be a nice bonus if Stewart shows a bit of something in reserve.
And speaking of adding attacking threat. Surprised that we've seemingly not gone back in for Brooks. Guessing the fee is too rich.
