Irons offered Collins as bait in Green bid

West Ham made a late bid to grab Rob Green in time for today’s game using James Collins as ‘bait.’

It wasn’t until the middle of the week that the Irons decided to make a move on their former goalkeeper but Queens Park Rangers “kept changing their mind” on what they wanted for the keeper.

Green has a year left on his Rangers deal and although the Irons had initally decided to stay with their current goalkeeping options, eventually decided to talk with Rangers.

ClaretandHugh was told exclusively: “The trouble was we couldn’t nail Rangers down – they kept changing their minds.

“Finally we offered James Collins as part of the deal on a subsidised loan deal but the player didn’t want to leave Upton Park.”