Hammers Chat

hd1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:00 pm

Towie wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:29 pm Just hope we don’t end up with Dawson from Watford ffs,

This aged well, ask any Watford fan

hd1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:45 pm

Towie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:28 pm Fuck me, you went back and dug that up?

Yes he is doing well, but let’s face it

He is an average pl defender nothing more.

To be fair I could have quoted quite a few on here!

Average defender though? How many 'good players have better stats than him?

As Tel says, some judge a player by the size of his transfer fee, but some judge by other fans opinions, and some judge it on the performances they see

Whiskyman wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:38 pm

Towie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:28 pm

Fuck me, you went back and dug that up?

Yes he is doing well, but let’s face it

He is an average pl defender nothing more.

He is. But so is Tarkowski who, apparently, we were prepared to spend big money on. And don’t get me started on Maguire who cost considerably more.

In all honesty I think some of our fans judge a player by the size oh his transfer fee. We all remember. Andy Carroll, we want you to stay.

Towie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:20 pm So you are judging him on 9 pl games for us, and forgetting all his other stats in previous pl games for other clubs? There is no way on Earth YOU looked at Dawson at other clubs and thought he is the player for us, so stop making out you are some scouting genius.

Let’s not forget Balbuena was also doing exactly same job as Dawson is now, this is down to Moyes & his staff having the players organised and doing their jobs.

Now here is a question for you HD1 my board loving friend. Would you have rather the board backed Moyes and purchased Fofana £30m at Leicester or Dawson on loan?

hd1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:52 pm

Towie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:20 pm So you are judging him on 9 pl games for us, and forgetting all his other stats in previous pl games for other clubs? There is no way on Earth YOU looked at Dawson at other clubs and thought he is the player for us, so stop making out you are some scouting genius.

Let’s not forget Balbuena was also doing exactly same job as Dawson is now, this is down to Moyes & his staff having the players organised and doing their jobs.

Now here is a question for you HD1 my board loving friend. Would you have rather the board backed Moyes and purchased Fofana £30m at Leicester or Dawson on loan?

I don't claim to have seen him play elsewhere. I've watched him play really well in his 9 games for us which is all I care about. Why would I care how he played for Watford when he plays like this for us?

It's weird isn't it how a player can be brilliant elsewhere and come to us and be useless, but apparently not the other way around?

Board loving friend

Why would we spend £30m on Fofana when we have Ogbonna, Balbuena, Diop and Dawson on loan/ for £3m? Between them they have kept 9 clean sheets in the PL this season.

So no, I'd rather we spent the money on a decent striker, when one becomes available in the summer and keep Dawson, wouldn't you?

hd1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:52 pm

Towie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:20 pm So you are judging him on 9 pl games for us, and forgetting all his other stats in previous pl games for other clubs? There is no way on Earth YOU looked at Dawson at other clubs and thought he is the player for us, so stop making out you are some scouting genius.

Let’s not forget Balbuena was also doing exactly same job as Dawson is now, this is down to Moyes & his staff having the players organised and doing their jobs.

Now here is a question for you HD1 my board loving friend. Would you have rather the board backed Moyes and purchased Fofana £30m at Leicester or Dawson on loan?

I don't claim to have seen him play elsewhere. I've watched him play really well in his 9 games for us which is all I care about. Why would I care how he played for Watford when he plays like this for us?

It's weird isn't it how a player can be brilliant elsewhere and come to us and be useless, but apparently not the other way around?

Board loving friend

Why would we spend £30m on Fofana when we have Ogbonna, Balbuena, Diop and Dawson on loan/ for £3m? Between them they have kept 9 clean sheets in the PL this season.

So no, I'd rather we spent the money on a decent striker, when one becomes available in the summer and keep Dawson, wouldn't you?

Towie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:26 pm

Whiskyman wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:38 pm

He is. But so is Tarkowski who, apparently, we were prepared to spend big money on. And don’t get me started on Maguire who cost considerably more.

In all honesty I think some of our fans judge a player by the size oh his transfer fee. We all remember. Andy Carroll, we want you to stay.

I agree with you on Tarkowski not worth 30m.
But we were also in for the Leicester player Fofana who looks exceptional and is only 20yo, £30m he cost them surely that is worth the investment than getting in a 5th choice CB on loan from Watford.