Eggert Magnusson said today that he would like to see fellow Icelander Eidur Gudjohnsen play for the Hammers sometime in the future. What do WH fans think of this?
As an Icelander and a Iron's fan, I'm a little concerned about the statement. Gudjohnsen is now 28, and although last nights game has proved that he is still a powerful striker, I'm a little worried that he would not be able to convert back to the EPL pace and style. I'm not sure about how long his contract at Barcelona is, but potentially by the time it ends it may already be too late for Eidur to make any difference. However, I think it would be brilliant if Magnusson could bring in some younger Icelanders into the EPL. On the other hand, Van Nilsterooij is still a great player even at the age of 30 and the age of players do not necessairly mean that they are unfit or uncapable of playing in the top leagues of Europe.
yer. The hardest challenge for Eidur is fitting bak into the EPL style. La Liga and the EPL r two totally different leagues and it is pretty hard to switch from one to the other. Also im not sure he would want to join west ham anyway. Age has nothing to do with it. He has already proved against Bremen that he still has the venom to poison any first class defence.
Well, the company behind the transfer of Mascherano and Tevez have some money power to throw their weight around, so I highly doubt its the issue of money. I'd likely think with any big name transfers to West Ham, the main thing that prevents them, is the fact that West Ham are the perennial underachievers, and since we've never achieved a league win (but Liverpool has not achieved a Premiership one either) well the likelyhood of some bigger moves is potentially unlikely. Since a lot of players would likely prefer to play for a bigger club that has more of a chance to win, like Frank Lampard whose in it for the glory.
its not only the glory. Its the fame aswell. After gudjohnsen left Chelsea to barca, two massive clubs, i doubt he is going to go to a small club like west ham. he is a superstar now. he doesnt want to lose his fame and reputation. He has worked so hard for them ever since he played for Bolton.
Well, yes, Lampard is not the only one who has left West Ham to seek glory at other clubs, however, he left before West Ham could largely not afford the developing star players (Joe Cole, Michael Carrick, Jermaine Defoe); and his excuse was somewhat of a cop-out. He left cause his uncle left. However if glory is all it really takes, and fame is another factor, than I don't see why Gudjohnsen would not transfer to the Iron's. West Ham has a huge hardcore fanbase, and I do believe that his transfer to the club would likely ensure a cult following and the rise of Gudjohnsen as an irons icon, and the money issue is not as big as it may have been a couple years ago. If Magnusson is serious about it, he'll ensure that theirs enough money to pay Gudjohnsen.
think about it. Wot is he going to achieve with WH? Hw is competing in the champions league with the reigning champs and he is in goalscoring touch. I doubt he'd move if Magnusson paid him a lot of money. If he plays good enough for barca, they will be able to beat woteva WH will be willing to pay. Also the fan base is a lot bigger at barca, being a european giant. So if u some up all the above factors, id think that gudjohnsen will be happy where he is.
Well, I would tend to think that overall the bigger the club the less of a hardcore fan base there is. No offense to those who support bigger clubs, I am not necessairly aiming at you, but a lot of the clubs, such as Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea, have a big fanbase of bandwagoneer fans, who became supporters once the club became a success or signed some major players. West Ham may not have big name players, and their fanbase may not be as big as Barcelona's, but I do think that a lot of the fans in West Ham are more hardcore than the ones at Barca, although I guess it would be impossible to really prove that. Anyway as for Lampard moving away, well, he never really did give a chance for West Ham to become a winning team. For a team that has developed a large amount of the current English stars, it just seems like it's become a feeder club for other teams to buy anyone they want and leave those who they don't think are good enough for West Ham. The only way I see Gudjohnsen signing for the Iron's, is if its some appeal to his national roots, playing for a team with now an Icelandic manager. I'm not sure how succesful one's own nationality is relatively to the transfer success, but I wouldn't doubt that French nationals are appealed to the fact that Arsene Wenger is a Frenchmen who does promote a strong French presence at his club. However, until Gudjohnsen goes to WHUFC, than we can really only speculate about what happens and besides, just because an owner says something doesn't mean he'll follow through. Anyone can say they wish they had a player like Henry on their team, it does not necessairly mean that they will try to acquire his services.
<div class="quote_poster">B??var Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">On the other hand, Van Nilsterooij is still a great player even at the age of 30 and the age of players do not necessairly mean that they are unfit or uncapable of playing in the top leagues of Europe.</div> Having got over the shock of a West Ham fan metioning Rudd over Teddy when talking about ageing footballers. Seriously man!? I'm sure that if Eidur did got to West Ham he'd graft his arse of for 'em. He's an outstanding player.
<div class="quote_poster">B??var Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Well, I would tend to think that overall the bigger the club the less of a hardcore fan base there is. No offense to those who support bigger clubs, I am not necessairly aiming at you, but a lot of the clubs, such as Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea, have a big fanbase of bandwagoneer fans, who became supporters once the club became a success or signed some major players. West Ham may not have big name players, and their fanbase may not be as big as Barcelona's, but I do think that a lot of the fans in West Ham are more hardcore than the ones at Barca, although I guess it would be impossible to really prove that.</div> no i agree. A lot of the big teams hav a lot of "bandwagoneers" that just go for the best. I dont mean to be cocky or anything, but im not one of those people. I have been going for arsenal and barca my whole life and i have never liked any other big teams like man utd or liverpool etc. I guess u r right there. With the small teams there cant be any real bandwagoneers, therefore, they must be real, passionate fans. Im sure WH would love to see Gudjohnsen signed. But if Gudjohsen does leave, it wont be for the money or hype. I think the factor is that an icelandic man is the manager and Gudjohnsen will want to play through national pride. Either way, if he does leave, id be sad to see him leave barca.
