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Fabrizio Romano
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Soungoutou Magassa has just signed his four year contract as West Ham player. Deal 100% sealed.

stubbo-admin wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 15:21 Sully declared himself defacto director of football months ago when we binned off Steidten...getting these deals done has been his responsibility since then.

Macaulay is essentially head of talent identification. If deals are for players we've identified for months and are only just getting done, that's always been on the dwarf.

You MIGHT want to do a deal late to avoid all the hijacking shenanigans? Or, be 100% sure the player wants to come. Anyway. A deal is a deal whenever it happens.

Yes Stubbo, April it was posted on X or via one of his stooges, that he had taken over the DOF role again.  The fact that Steidten was never a fully fledged DOF in the first place seemed to go unnoticed by most though and especially the media.  I guess it didnt fit the narrative that Sullivan had spun about all West Ham's problems being caused by having a DOF.  Steidten and before him Hussilos.  Again Hussilos was not a DOF but people always seem to get fooled by the obfuscation techniques of Sullivan   

Sullivan never fully committed or implemented a proper DOF role and has never given anyone that job title.  The fact that the supporting infrastructure is not implemented either or should I say half implemented ( smallest scouting network, handful of data analysts compared to most top tier clubs) and of course no long term plan or strategy for a DOF to work to, also goes unnoticed.    Sullivan's Circus it continues to be.

PostmanPissed wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 15:20 I'm reading that Eintract Frankfurt are trying to hijack the deal.

Sully declared himself defacto director of football months ago when we binned off Steidten...getting these deals done has been his responsibility since then.

Macaulay is essentially head of talent identification. If deals are for players we've identified for months and are only just getting done, that's always been on the dwarf.

I'm reading that Eintract Frankfurt are trying to hijack the deal.

Sir Alf" wrote: ↑26 Aug 2025, 17:14 Sully will claim all got done when he got “stuck in” and sorted out Macaulay. 

Nonetheless, lets hope he’s a big success from the outset. He’s a big unit, a number 6, not sure about his athleticism and pace but from YouTube highlights reel it looks like he can get across the pitch pretty quickly. 

Now we just need a number 8, CB and striker. 

Sir Alf" wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 14:54 Mad Ferret suggesting medical failed.   I read was an incomplete medical not failed apparently. Part 2 today I think? 

Mad Ferret suggesting medical failed.   I read was an incomplete medical not failed apparently. Part 2 today I think? 

6ft 2

Eyes aren't blue.

Soungoutou is after you.

la la la la,

la la la 

la, la !!
 

Mad Ferret" wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 13:37

Swiss. wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 13:36 6' 2' box top box midfielder. Just what need. 

This isn't happening now mate.

Failed medical.

He refused to sign when he realised there was no Kappa kit.

Swiss. wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 13:36 6' 2' box top box midfielder. Just what need. 

6' 2' box top box midfielder. Just what need. 

Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 11:46

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 11:22 Fucking hell. He’s resorted to replying to his own shit bait. A new low

 

Most ignore him now, which he'll hate.

He'll just ramp up the bullshit he writes and then eventually get banned and come back under another username and it'll be rinse and repeat again.

What an existence.

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑28 Aug 2025, 11:22 Fucking hell. He’s resorted to replying to his own shit bait. A new low

Most ignore him now, which he'll hate.

He'll just ramp up the bullshit he writes and then eventually get banned and come back under another username and it'll be rinse and repeat again.

What an existence.

Read there was a technical issue with the medical which will be done
Should be announced later today hopefully 
Is it Friday lunch time to complete transfers for all weekend games?

Fucking hell. He’s resorted to replying to his own shit bait. A new low

Mad Ferret" wrote: ↑27 Aug 2025, 17:14 Hearing that he’s failed the medical.

This cսnt signed yet?

Hearing that he’s failed the medical.

I'd be amazed if we see him doing the crossed hammers in front of the training ground portakabin.

He’s gonna need another decent defensive midfielder alongside him and another attack minded midfielder who has pace, strength and can carry the ball.  Basically a complete new midfield for him to operate in to have any chance of success. 

He asked what time West Ham kick off?

Every ten minutes was the answer.

Last seen heading to Dover looking for a dinghy to get him back to France.