Although I get it must be frustrating to train all week and then never be picked for games, he's paid far too much for me to really feel sorry for him.

Orr - Hanley/Dann - Givet - Olsson Sorry, but as a Championship defence there are a lot worse we could be stuck with.

I imagine the reason for the heavy investment in midfield is that Kean/Staff see the problem lying in that area, as far too often teams went straight through our midfield and leaving the defence to deal with it. On the face of it, we have a pretty solid back four (no real cover for CB though), so if Etuhu can help block out some attacks in the centre then we might not be as bad as some believe.

Thank God Mercerman is here to show us how to remain miserable.

He probably is, I'd imagine it's quite common with young foreign players.

Well if he's going to be out for 3 months then this is the best time to do it I suppose.

Where's Nicko with his inside info!

Sorry if it has been already mentioned but on the official West Ham FC site, Benni says this: http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100201/mccarthy-a-happy-hammer_2236884_1951301

£2 million is no-where near enough for Benni, considering we are relying on any sales to fund much needed purchases. What can £2m get you these days?

Almost got stabbed in some dive pub last night due to my celebrations when Iniesta scored

Funniest thing I have read all day!

http://www.hotel626.com/ an online interactive horror movie only available between the hours of 6pm and 6am absolute class, works best if you have a microphone and a webcam

considering my household has a lower income per year than Barton does per week, i struggle to feel sorry for him.

maybe if he used some blue paint in there aswell i would have been impressed