WEST HAM
StrumSolo > 16/08/2013, 14:06
In: Andy Carroll (Liverpool, £15m), Stewart Downing (Liverpool, £6m), Danny Whitehead (Stockport, Undisclosed), Adrián (Real Betis, Free), Razvan Rat (Shakhtar Donetsk, Free).
Out: Robert Hall (Bolton, Compensation), Jake Larkins (Leyton Orient, Free), Gary O’Neil (QPR, Free).
Released: Carlton Cole, Jack Powell, Jami Rafati, Eoin Weaken.
Prediction: 8th
I’m not particularly excited by West Ham and 8th is possibly a bit high a prediction. Still, they’ve improved their squad since last season and I can’t see why Sam Allardyce wouldn’t be able to better that 10th place finish.
That probably depends on Andy Carroll staying fit and an extra striker to partner him wouldn’t go amiss either. If that happens, there’ll be a lot of grudging respect flying around Upton Park in the coming months.