Irons suffering tough window but answers must be found
There can be no doubt that David Moyes and the board are having a tough time trying to fill two seriously important positions – central defence and centre forward.
The favoured reason why this is the case among the board critics is that they won’t spend money, whilst others blame Moyes dithering for which he has now – fairly or unfairly – earned a wide reputation.
Truth is of course we need to wait until September 1 before howling in discontent or beaming with satisfaction although right now frustration and transfer window anger as always are of course on the rise.
It appears that the manager is keeping his focus on top players such as Abraham, Milonkovic, Lingard and Zouma and is having little luck in getting any of them.
As explained in an earlier piece on here, Mikey Antonio’s number one status may be a problem in finding a top striker prepared to play second fiddle but at central defence I could never agree with letting Balbuena leave particularly with nobody else lined up.
Moyes may have wanted a better option but surely a deal could have been done for The General who rarely let the team down on his various appearances.
This is not an easy transfer window from anybody’s point of view with only just over £200 million spent among the 20 Premier League clubs.
But for sure, the Hammers need to find some answers.