Leverkusen: It ain't over 'til it's over
- by Up the Junction
- Posted: 14 April 2024
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West Ham have frequently found themselves to be busy in the final 24 hours of the summer transfer window.
So here we are. Top of the league (well, for a few hours, at least). In pole position, having defeated a billion pound rag, tag and bobtail outfit, and then a team we struggle against for no real reason.
West Ham United secured their first Premier League away win of the new campaign against bogey team Brighton last weekend through goals from James Ward-Prowse, Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio.
You’d be forgiven for pinching yourself, wouldn’t you - because West Ham don’t really do months like this, do they?
The first home game of the season is normally one of the highlights of the footballing calendar.
It was a week or so ago – when the speculation around the possible signing of James Ward-Prowse was intensifying almost by the hour, that I saw a post on a particular forum – one that claimed to have close contacts within the club by the way – describing Ward-Prowse as a one-trick-pony.
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The first time I saw West Ham play live in a European competition was as a teenager on 16 December 1992. There were just 7,123 people at Upton Park to witness the Hammers take on Pisa for the final game in Group B of the Anglo-Italian Cup, a competition for English and Italian second division clubs.
It’s taken a bit of time - too long, to be fair - but these last few days of our torturous transfer window have been a bit more like it.
West Ham United secured their first Premier League win of the new campaign against London neighbours Chelsea last weekend through goals from Nayef Aguerd, Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta.