Daily WHUFC News - 7th October 2014

Loan round-up
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All four of West Ham United's loanees were in action this weekend
06.10.2014

Sean Maguire completed a full 90 minutes as Accrington Stanley continued
their revival under new manager John Coleman. Stanley beat Mansfield Town
1-0 through a Luke Joyce penalty and they are now up to eleventh in League
Two.

Midfielder George Moncur continued his good form at Colchester United
despite their 4-2 away defeat by Preston North End. Moncur has been a
regular for the U's, scoring three goals in eleven league appearances this
season.

Ravel Morrison made his first start for new club Cardiff as they lost 1-0
away to Championship strugglers Blackpool. The midfielder was substituted in
the 69th minute as he was replaced by Adam Le Fondre.

Modibo Maiga came on as a 71st minute substitute in FC Metz's 3-0 defeat by
Evian TG in the French Ligue Un. The newly promoted side are currently ninth
after nine games, with 14 points.

West Ham United winger Matthias Fanimo has returned to the club after his
loan spell at Tranmere Rovers came to an end. Fanimo made one substitute
appearance in his time at the Sky Bet League Two club.

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Song delighted with Hammers form
WHUFC.com
Alex Song is delighted with his start to life at West Ham United following
Sunday's 2-0 win over QPR
06.10.2014

West Ham United midfielder Alex Song has made a huge impact in his short
time at the club so far, excelling in playing the anchor role in the newly
adopted diamond formation. The Hammers got off to another bright start in
Sunday's 2-0 win over QPR as they took the lead through Nedum Onuoha's own
goal, before Diafra Sakho scored his fifth goal of the season from close
range. With Kevin Nolan returning to full fitness and Mark Noble out
injured, the Barcelona loanee captained the team for the second consecutive
match. After another impressive performance, the 27-year-old said: "I have
been captain before at Arsenal but it was a privilege to wear the armband
against QPR. "I know Kevin Nolan and Mark Noble have been captains this
season but without them, the manager had to choose someone and it was good
he showed the trust in me. I just wanted to return that faith and thank him
for that responsibility."

Having become frustrated at the lack of game time at Barcelona, Song had
several options, including moves to other Champions League clubs, before
deciding to join the Hammers. Song revealed that a big deciding factor was
the advice he received from his cousin, former Cameroon international
Rigobert Song, who played for West Ham from 2000 to 2002. "I spoke to him
very recently," he said. "He has helped me a lot with my decision to come
here. He told me it was a good club and the fans were terrific. After I came
here I told him he was right about that."

Song is confident his performances can still improve once he is back to full
fitness "I'm in a good way because I played the full 90 minutes, following
on from a full match against Manchester United. I still feel I need more
games but at the moment I am very happy because everyone here at the club is
helping me achieve what I want to do."

The midfielder believes the international break has come at a good time as
it allows several players to come back from injury: "We have some players
injured and others who are coming back after being out for a long time. When
we have them all back we will be even stronger and you never know what might
happen."

"We are seventh at the moment but I am not going to put pressure on us by
saying we will end up there. If we finish in the top ten it will be
fantastic but we must stay focused and give everything in every game to do
that."

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December fixture changes
WHUFC.com
Two of West Ham United's fixtures have had their dates or kick-off time
changed
06.10.2014

Two of West Ham United's Barclays Premier League December fixtures have been
moved to new dates or kick-off times. The home meeting with Swansea City,
originally scheduled for Saturday 6 December, will now be played on Sunday 7
December, with kick-off at 1.30pm. Meanwhile, the away London derby at
Chelsea on Boxing Day was originally due to be played with a 3pm kick-off,
but will now kick-off at 12.45pm.

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Jenko back in the swing of things
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Carl Jenkinson enjoyed a belated full debut on Sunday and is now planning to
kick on for the Hammers
06.10.2014

Carl Jenkinson has promised Hammers fans that they have seen nothing yet, as
the Arsenal loanee celebrated three points and a clean sheet in his full
West Ham United debut against Queens Park Rangers. Sunday's first start in
Claret and Blue had been some time coming for the 22-year-old, after a
pre-season hamstring injury consigned the England U21 international to the
sidelines for six weeks. But following encouraging cameos at both Hull City
and Manchester United in recent weeks, Jenkinson was delighted to stay the
course against Rangers and expects to be in full flight down the right wing
before long. "Sunday was a strange one for me, being my first 90 minutes,"
he explained. "There was a lot of space in front of me, but I just didn't
have it in my legs to bomb on as much as I'd have liked. But that's normal,
I've not played 90 minutes for a couple of months now, so it will improve on
that front. "I'm very glad we kept our first clean sheet of the season and I
got forward when I could, but the fans will see a lot more of me going
forward in the future."

While the injury was a bitter blow to the Harlow-born full-back, Jenkinson
insists that it was at least well timed, with pre-season and the first of
two international breaks partially coming to his aid. He continued: "It's
been a little bit frustrating, to be honest, coming here and getting an
injury, particularly as I've not really had one for a couple of years. But
fortunately I didn't miss too many games - it was a six-week injury and yet
I only missed three games. That was the upside. "With the team doing well,
it's been a bit of a waiting game for the last couple of games for me to get
in. But I've played two 30 minutes and I've taken my opportunities. I got my
chance on Sunday, we've come away with a 2-0 win and a clean sheet, so I'm
positive with the way things are going at the moment. It's just important
that we kick on."

Reflecting on a job well done on Sunday, Jenkinson felt that Nedum Onuoha's
early own goal made for an unusual affair, with the Hammers unsure of
whether to stick or twist. But far from being preoccupied with style on this
occasion, the former Charlton Athletic man was just glad of three
hard-earned points. "It was a difficult one, because when you go 1-0 up [so
early], you don't always know whether to push on," he confirmed. "They then
started leaving a couple more men up there and you have to manage the game a
little bit. So we didn't really get into our rhythm. But I think it was one
of those games where the three points were all that mattered.

"We've played games this season that we should have got more out of and
didn't get the points, so it was very important that we won on Sunday and
pushed ourselves up the table. We've played seven games now, we've got ten
points and I think we're seventh, so it's not a bad start to the season by
any means."

For all his efforts to claw his way back into West Ham's starting XI,
Jenkinson now has international football to focus the mind, having been
included in Gareth Southgate's England U21 squad. The Three Lions face a
two-legged tie against Croatia to book their spot at next year's UEFA
European Under-21 Championship finals in the Czech Republic and Jenkinson is
ready to do battle.
He concluded: "It'll be nice. I've not had too much game time, what with my
injury, so it'll be nice to get back into the swing of things. We've got two
incredibly important games if we want to goto the Euros in the summer.
That's everyone's aim and we're looking forward to that now."

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Allardyce on... Queens Park Rangers
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 6th October 2014
By: Staff Writer

Big Sam saw his team rise to seventh in the table before heaping praise on
his players for a thoroughly efficient performance. Here's his post-match
presser...

Sam: was Sakho's goal the decisive moment today?

I think you would see the second goal as a big moment for us. Even though we
dominated the game it was at a spell when QPR were trying to get back into
it when we scored the second. That man Sakho pops up again and gets in the
right position. 2-0 up at that stage killed QPR's spirit and we got a very
well deserved win and a very good performance by the team today.

All your signings just seem to have worked this season. They've all made a
contribution?

As an experienced manager in this field - who's brought many players in
during seasons past who knows what needs to be done and instructs all the
staff behind the scenes to get the right areas and the right environment -
we have a very welcoming dressing room with the players here.

Kevin Nolan as the captain always builds the bonds of the players in the
dressing room that we all feel together. Because of that togetherness and
because we try and do as much as we can as quick as we can for the players,
they've hit the ground running today.

I have to say they've surprised me. You would expect that if you've got one
or two [new players], particularly from abroad doing the business from the
start you're very satisfied. But all of them are!

Cheik Kouyate, he's injured now but he's made a fantastic impact. Enner
Valencia and Diafra Sakho have, particularly Sakho with his goals. Mauro's
played his part; he's found it a little bit more difficult in some of the
games but certainly today did a good job and certainly at Crystal Palace he
was really good.

Over here, Aaron Cresswell looks like he's never been anywhere else but the
Barclay's Premier League, he's gaining in confidence. We all know about Song
and he's not even fit yet. When he gets fit you can see even more from that.


So strength and depth of squad today was tested, we had seven players
injured. The lads have stepped up, given a very good performance in this
league - which is very difficult - and come out with a well-deserved result.

Another impressive performance from Stewart Downing?

Yes, outstanding for me. He was my man of the match. The amount of ball we
can get to him in that position in midfield, in the diamond, has been
fantastic for him and fantastic for us. He's spraying balls all over the
place, he's opening us defenders. He's creating opportunities for people to
score goals and that confidence is growing again in Stewart. With that
ability and that amount of experience it's fantastic to see the quality he
has given us.

Do you know why that goal from Valencia was ruled out?

It's got to come out of the box.

It was a free kick, wasn't it?

Well I thought the same but the referee assured me that it's the same for
both. If it's a free kick or a goal kick it has to come out of the box. So I
will check the rules! [laughs]

I always knew a goal kick had to come out of the box but I really wasn't
sure it had to be a free kick as well - but the fourth official assured me
it was.

You said it was a decent performance today. Were you surprised at how flat
they were?

There's two things. One is they've all found out how tough it is in this
league but they have some players who've played a lot in the Premier League
here. Like everything else for Harry - and like us all - how threatening are
you, can you make a goal threat?

If you struggle to do that the rest of the team comes under much more
pressure and it cracks. We've suffered that ourselves in the past, certainly
in the early stages of the Premier League.

What did they have - one [good] attempt today? I think Austin had the best
attempt when he did brilliantly getting past Tomkins. Adrian made a couple
of good saves, but it makes so much difference when you have a real
goalscorer in your team. Look at the difference Costa's made for Chelsea.

When you find one ... And we might have found two, hopefully. We've found
one in Sakho at the moment and I think Enner Valencia will be another one.
That's without Andy Carroll back, so our goal threat is greater and puts
more pressure on the opposition team whereas I think QPR are lacking nay
real goal threat at the moment and that makes life difficult for everybody
else.

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AN IRRATIONAL UPSURGE OF OPTIMISM - IS THIS THE REAL THING ?
By HamburgHammer 6 Oct 2014 at 14:41
West Ham Till I Die


There was a time when West Ham fans thought that Iceland was the best
country in the world, apart from England of course. West Ham had just been
bought by new Icelandic owners, fronted by a guy who looked a bit like the
main villain from "The Hills Have Eyes". With them they brought shedloads of
cash and the promise of a new era where West Ham would bring in top players
on a regular basis and challenge the big teams in the Premier League. No
talk of relegation then, but there was a five year plan that included taking
part in Champions League football.
The rest of course is history, players like Ljungberg couldn't repeat the
performances that had made them Premier League stars in West Ham's colours
and few countries suffered more from the Global Financial Crisis and the
Credit Crunch like Iceland. Plus our owner back then later was revealed as a
fraudster and West Ham didn't actually end up anywhere near the Champions
League places, but on the brink of financial collapse. We had just
experienced another false dawn and another case of what might have been.

Now it's 2014 and I can honestly say that I haven't felt more optimistic
about being a West Ham fan and about our future than right now. We seem to
have a perfect storm forming slowly, but steadily. Let's start with the
owners, often criticised by fans, sometimes harshly, they have put the club
in a position where the external debt to banks will be gone as soon as we
move into the OS in two years time. They may have loaned the money to West
Ham, true, but it surely is better to own money to West Ham fans than banks
that continue to fight for their own survival and may not be willing to keep
their faith in the fortunes of a football team.
They have secured the OS for us and struck what many financial and sports
experts call an extremly favourable deal.
We should be in a position to generate decent income regularly and be a
player in the transfer market for years to come.

Which brings me to our current team. WHAT A SQUAD! The owners brought in a
number of players and all of them have contributed and shown glimpses of
what they can do, Sakho of course has been downright sensational so far! A
proper striker doing what strikers do, scoring goals for fun. Sakho was
totally unknown before the start of the season due to him plying his trade
in the French Second Division for FC Metz, but for once we seem to have
struck gold here.
I read a comment on a forum recently from a Metz supporter who congratulated
us on signing Sakho. He had nothing but praise for the player who was not
only very skilled and ambitious, but also very level headed and down to
earth. In fact the Metz fan was so grateful that he could only wish him well
for continuing with his career at a bigger club. Long may his scoring spree
continue for West Ham.

We now have proper competition for places all over the pitch. And praise
must go to Sam Allardyce (and most of you know that I am not his biggest fan
to say the least) for acknowledging the impact of the new signings and
playing them. We no longer play as if Carroll was still on the pitch. We
name a team and play to the strengths of these respective players. Downing
may have found his perfect position on the pitch in the process. Song adds
vision and awareness. Amalfitano looks very useful on the ball, Valencia is
a beast who may need some more time to gel with the rest of the team and
Sakho I've already covered.
Cresswell looks like he has played LB for us for two or three seasons
already and Jenkinson has started to make an impression too while young
Poyet doesn't look out of place in this league at all. And surely we haven't
seen the best of Zarate yet. Kouyate already is a West Ham legend in the
making.
Team spirit plays a huge part in all of this and a massive kudos here must
go to Kevin Nolan. It must be hard for him sitting on the bench, but he made
sure that all our new faces have settled in quickly. It takes a brave and
good man to help players coming into the team who could very well take his
starting place away from him, but Nolan appears to have done just yet – he
deserves a lot of credit for that!

What I love the most about this team now is the energy and movement all over
the pitch. This team oozes desire. They are constantly in the faces of the
opposing players, hunting, chasing, breathing down their necks, trying to
win back balls all over the pitch. Valencia and Sakho are a living nightmare
already for opposing goalkeepers and defenders and the entire team seems to
enjoy our current brand of football as do the fans surely.
Allardyce will always love his clean sheets more than scoring three or four
goals, but I get the feeling he's slowly coming around to enjoying attacking
football a bit more.

As a West Ham fan you are always aware that the next train crash could be
just around the corner: Our best players and fan favourites leaving at the
first opportunity, individual players throwing their toys out of the pram
for some obscure reason and disrupting team spirit, some dodgy dealings in
our finance department being revealed by the media, the OS being not quite
so gobsmacking as the owners would have us believe, West Ham in the past
have always found ways to self destruct.
But we wouldn't be West Ham fans if we didn't continue to dream of better
times and the dawning of a new era.
Rarely has a dawning been brighter than this current one. I may be a fool
for thinking that this actually could be the real thing this time.

But it surely is a good thing to see what fans on here (me included) have
left moaning about. It's only little things, a tweak needed here and there,
but in general we can be nothing but happy with the general direction the
club is taking, on and off the pitch. It's a great time to be a Happy
Hammer!

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New West Ham hero Diafra Sakho reveals Sam Allardyce DIDN'T want him but got
overruled by David Sullivan
Oct 06, 2014 22:30 By Darren Lewis
Hammers striker scored his fifth goal in as many games on Sunday against QPR
- who also rejected the chance to sign him over the summer
The Mirror

West Ham goal machine Diafra Sakho has revealed owner David Sullivan stepped
in to sign him - because Sam Allardyce didn't want him.
At just £4.7million, the Senegal striker, 24, is fast becoming one of the
bargains of the summer. It is the second time Sullivan has overruled Big Sam
after capturing another striker, Argentinian Mauro Zarate in the summer.
Sakho netted his fifth goal in as many games in Sunday's 2-0 win over QPR.
The strike was also his fourth in as many consecutive league matches to lift
the Hammers to seventh in the table. He has revealed, however, that he was
rejected by the Hoops and that his move to Upton Park almost fell through
because Big Sam - who wanted Sunderland's Connor Wickham instead - didn't
fancy him. It was only Sullivan's late intervention that prevented the
striker - who scored 20 goals for Metz last season - hopping back onto the
Eurostar to France. Sakho, who has netted against Liverpool and Manchester
United during his run, said: "I have always wanted to play in England and
when West Ham came in for me in the summer, I thought that was it. "But then
the deal began to fall through as I think the coach was having doubts and I
was resigned to returning to France. "Fortunately for me, Mr Sullivan
stepped in and said he would be signing me and on a permanent deal. It was
the chance I needed.
"I had heard QPR didn't want me, so I wanted to prove I could do it. West
Ham gave me the chance and now the coach Mr Allardyce believes in me too.
"I'm enjoying it and scoring goals against Liverpool and Manchester United
shows I can play at this level. "I'm just glad Mr Sullivan put his trust in
me."

Sakho's agent, Mark McKay, has confirmed Sakho was almost the one that got
away for West Ham. He said: "A lot of people were also putting off Sam
Allardyce from signing him, saying his attitude was not right and that he
was not good enough for West Ham, and that was very unfair on the boy. "He
was actually recommended to QPR's chief scout and offered to them, but that
fell on deaf ears. However, David Sullivan was determined to sign him and he
went to great lengths to get the deal done. "I am glad he is playing well
for Sam Allardyce and scoring goals and the West Ham fans must be happy
David Sullivan worked so hard to bring Sakho to the club."

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Rumours of Qatari family showing West Ham interest – The ExWHUemployee
Column
By ExWHUemployee on October 6, 2014 in ExWHUemployee column
Ironviews.com

What a comfortable performance that was against QPR. I thought every player
played well and earned their money. One thing that particularly stands out
for me is the work rate of Valencia and Sakho. I cannot remember a time when
we had a pair of forwards who have this work ethic and have the constant
movement that they do. They have settled in brilliantly to the club and even
Sam has been the first to admit he was surprised by how quickly they have. I
saw a fans site ask: "it is our best forward partnership since when?" I
would suggest since Di Canio and Kanoute (when he hadn't hit his lazy
spell).

What I find even more exciting about our future is the fact that Carroll,
Kouyate and Noble were absent from that game and all three would have been
pushing for a start. That said I find it hard to see how Carroll would fit
into the current team and style but of course I am looking forward to this
return for the extra options that it brings. Our bench could potentially be
the strongest I could ever remember it being since I have been going which
is over 25 years now. Things are looking good at the moment when you think
we should have beaten Spurs and got at least a draw at Manchester United.

One thing I was really disappointed about was the booing of Kevin Nolan. I,
for one, have questioned his selection on a number of occasions and
personally think he doesn't deserve to be in the starting eleven at the
moment. This does not mean that I would boo him, quite frankly I found that
quite disgusting. Whether you rate a player or not, booing them does nothing
but make the problem worse. What makes the treatment even more wrong is that
he has been a brilliant club captain. It is often said by people within the
establishment that he has been the best captain that we have had for many
seasons. When we first signed him, the club and been ripped apart by
relegation and moral was destroyed by Grant's reign. Kevin Nolan brought
everyone together and got them playing as a team and fighting for our
promotion. If you throw in the fact that he has scored many important goals
for us during his three years here then it shouldn't have happened. I
thought he played well against Spurs, should have had a goal against
Manchester United and was the right substitution for Zarate at the time
against QPR. I love being a fan of West Ham largely due to our supporters
and our history and we are better than booing our own players.

I have heard that the club have opened up the viewing of corporate boxes at
the Olympic Stadium to corporate members and that they have been very well
received. Another interesting bit of news, and I haven't been able to verify
it, is that there are a number of investors who are really keen to get on
board. Westfield are very keen still to be heavily involved (as has been
widely reported) and there has been rumours of a Qatari family showing an
interest as well, with a large financial force behind them. Of course this
is pure speculation but I really do believe there are exciting times ahead
of us.

The recent England squad has wound me up more than it usually does. Why Roy
will not look at Stewart Downing when all the stats show he is the
Englishman who has created the most amount of chances baffles me. Again, he
puy another very good display against QPR and another assist. I strongly
believe you should pick players for the national team who are on form and
since the last squad selection there cannot be many midfielders who have
played any better. I am proud to be English and I support the team but I
really do not like international weekends especially when we are playing the
nations that we are!

We should have a few players back for Burnley; most notably Kouyate, who I
believe is making great progress from his injury. I hope Mark Noble is also
in contention but his injury is a bit more of a worry as it isn't a standard
one that has a set recovery time.

One thing for certain is I haven't felt this positive about the team for a
long time and the league table is making pleasant reading at the moment. We
should go to Burnley looking to take all three points. COYI

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James Collins withdraws from Wales squad to face Bosnia and Cyprus with a
groin injury
Oct 06, 2014 21:51 By Alex Bywater
WalesOnline

West Ham United defender James Collins has withdrawn from the Wales squad to
face Bosnia and Cyprus with a groin problem. The 31-year-old had been named
in Chris Coleman's initial squad but failed to feature for his club in their
2-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers on Sunday. Collins, who has won 44 caps
for his country, may not have been involved against Bosnia on Friday anyway
with Swansea City captain Ashley Williams and Hull's James Chester in the
squad. The pair were chosen by Coleman to start in last month's 2-1 win over
Andorra, but the absence of the experienced Collins is still a blow. Coleman
is already without injured duo Aaron Ramsey and Joe Allen, the Premier
League pair leaving a gaping hole in the middle of the Welsh midfield.

With Collins absent, Cardiff City's player coach Danny Gabbidon will now be
the main centre-half in reserve behind Williams and Chester.
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale voted Wales player of the year for the fourth
time How Danny Gabbidon's Cardiff City caretaker manager experience can
benefit Wales - Chris Coleman reveals all Wales call for Gareth Bale
protection against Bosnia after Real Madrid star targeted in Andorra While
the news on Collins is another blow to Wales, Coleman has been boosted by
the availability of two other squad members. Midfielders Lee Evans and Emyr
Huws both joined up with the Welsh camp on Monday after shaking off injury
worries. Former Newport County man Evans, who has impressed in the
Championship with Wolves this season, has recovered from a hamstring problem
while Wigan midfielder Huws is in line to feature against Bosnia. Both
players could have important roles to play for their country in the next
week or so in the absence of the more experienced Ramsey and Allen.

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Big respect for Rob Green
Posted by Sean Whetstone on October 6, 2014 in Whispers
Claret & Hugh

I give all the respect in the world to former Hammers stopper Robert Green.
I've always been a fan of Greeno and he didn't let my faith in him down on
Sunday. The minute he appeared from the tunnel he made a point of clapping
the Hammers fans – who were happy to return the applause. And he then made a
crossed Hammers sign with his arms to fans in the Bobby Moore stand before
the start of the game. He got a similar response in the Sir Trevor Brooking
Stand when swapping ends at half time. The fans sung 'Greeno, Greeno,
what's the score?' with the Irons two nil up. Greeno acknowledged the banter
by lifting up his hand then a thumb to show he saw the funny side of a song
we sung to him as a Hammer when we were beating another team comfortably. In
the past he would make a motion for us to calm down and don't tempt fate
when we were 3-0 up. Being honest he seemed the only member of the QPR team
to be bothered bothered they had conceded two goals . To be perfectly honest
his team were by far the worst I have seen play at the Boleyn in the last
five years. Towards the end of the game Hammers fans baited him with chances
of: 'You only went for the money, went for the money!"

At that point during a break in play he turned round to the fans and pointed
to himself saying are you talking about me? He then shoke his finger to them
as if to gesture: "No I didn't leave for the money, not me." He again showed
respect at the end of the match making the hammers crossed arms sign to
Hammers fans in the Sir Trevor Brooking lower before throwing his shirt into
the crowd for some young supporters. There were cries of 'Greeno, Greeno,
Greeno' as he left the pitch. Robert Green was thought to have earned
£40,000 per week at West Ham and was offered £45,000 per week to stay. He
eventually signed a deal with QPR said to be worth £50,000 per week.

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CandH exclusive: Sullivan on Royal Family 'investors'
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 6, 2014 in Whispers
Claret & Hugh

David Sullivan has made it clear that despite fresh speculation there are no
serious financiers ready to invest in the Irons. Stories have emerged that a
Qatari Royal family is again showing an interest in the club. And we can
expect 'more of the same' on the Irons grapevine as the move to the Olympic
Stadium edges ever closer. But Sullivan – in his first major interview of
the season – told Claretandhugh exclusively: "There's no truth in that at
all and if they were to be they have not contacted us."

Sullivan and his co-chairman David Gold have never made any secret of the
fact they would welcome investors but DS insists there has been no contact
with anyone that could be taken seriously. He said: "As far as the Qatari
royal family is concerned we would welcome them with open arms as long as
they had the best for the claim as their aim. We've always said we'd like
other people to share the burden."

And he made it clear that he was constantly being approached 'Walter
Mitties' who claim to be interested in getting involved financially. He
said: "Yes, we do get three or four 'Walter Mitty' type people a month
approaching us. Bt none of them really have the huge sums needed to be
involved in a PL club these days. Most want publicity, free VIP tickets to
matches or try to buy shares at a ridiculously low price etc – they are
complete time wasters. "We have no desire to sell the club, but we would
sell part of it, with 100 per cent of any money going into the club not us,
to spread the load IF the right type pf person approached us. "We've always
said that, nothing has changed."

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