Payet

[Haymaker]

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Hopefully one of the Chinese clubs are paying attention.

They were the reason he got the huge bloody contract extension last year!

[MWHIBBIES]

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Must be frustrating being the most creative player in the league yet your team continually fails to sign a decent striker to convert the chances you make.

"Since David Gold & Sullivan took over West Ham in January 2010, they've signed 32 strikers. They have scored 143 goals in 709 games."

I can imagine Mesut Ozil is pretty frustrated about that

[easty]

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He only signed the deal last season. He knew his age then. West Ham were challenging for the champions league so it was all rosy for him. They are struggling a bit this season so he wants to jump ship and leave his teammates to potentially fight relegation without him? Appalling attitude and not the type of teammate I'd want in my corner. Different if it was the summer and a big bid came in for him but that's not the case. He's trying to engineer a move mid season because he's not enjoying getting beat most weeks. Poor from him.

So? If West Ham want to offer a player a contract on more money, then it's up to the player if he wants to sign it. It's been a long time since signing a contract equated to a degree of loyalty, in football.

The only thing that's poor is that he's, apparently, refused to play. If he doesn't want to be at West Ham anymore, that's up to him.

[Winston Ingram]

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Very disappointed in his attitude, we gave him a huge contract last season that has 4 and a half years to go. He's 30, he'll be very lucky if anyone will pay today's price for him.

I think there were a lot of promises to him made about the quality of signings they were going to bring in. After West Ham had been knocked by nearly everyone in Europe they brought in worse players than they already had like Nordviedt, Calleri and Zaza. No wonder he's off.

[easty]

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He has been tapped up. Illegal as he is under contract. Hammer the offending club with a 10 point deduction. It has happened to us more than a few times.

West Ham are after the boy from Brentford just now, forget his name. I'd be amazed if the boys representatives didn't already know what he'd be likely to earn at West Ham, if a deal can be agreed.

[21.05.2016]

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He only signed the deal last season. He knew his age then. West Ham were challenging for the champions league so it was all rosy for him. They are struggling a bit this season so he wants to jump ship and leave his teammates to potentially fight relegation without him? Appalling attitude and not the type of teammate I'd want in my corner. Different if it was the summer and a big bid came in for him but that's not the case. He's trying to engineer a move mid season because he's not enjoying getting beat most weeks. Poor from him.

Exactly, happy to lap it up and play the hero when times are good but happy to **** off and leave his team mates the moment times gets tough. Like you say, not the sort of team player i'd want to have in my team. What sort of message does it send to the rest of the team as well? Sorry lads, i'm away, you just tough it out without me. Hardly boosting the morale is it. In difficult times you need your best players and your more experienced player to step forward, try and rally everyone together and try to lift the dressing room. It's mid season and West Ham are just 7 points off the relegation drop zone. The second half of the season is going to be huge for them if they are going to survive, they absolutely do not need this sort of thing.

Nobody enjoys playing in a struggling team, every player wants to be in a team thats winning and where everythings going great but in football it doesn't always happen. He needs to grow up and stop thinking about himself and start being part of a team. A true test of someones character is when things aren't going their way and Payet is showing that he will only play for the jersey when things are good.

[Winston Ingram]

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West Ham are after the boy from Brentford just now, forget his name. I'd be amazed if the boys representatives didn't already know what he'd be likely to earn at West Ham, if a deal can be agreed.

Scott Hogan. Good player who at 25, has already done his ACL twice. Sounds like a typical West Ham signing.

[easty]

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Exactly, happy to lap it up and play the hero when times are good but happy to **** off and leave his team mates the moment times gets tough. Like you say, not the sort of team player i'd want to have in my team. What sort of message does it send to the rest of the team as well? Sorry lads, i'm away, you just tough it out without me. Hardly boosting the morale is it. In difficult times you need your best players and your more experienced player to step forward, try and rally everyone together and try to lift the dressing room. It's mid season and West Ham are just 7 points off the relegation drop zone. The second half of the season is going to be huge for them if they are going to survive, they absolutely do not need this sort of thing.

Nobody enjoys playing in a struggling team, every player wants to be in a team thats winning and where everythings going great but in football it doesn't always happen. He needs to grow up and stop thinking about himself and start being part of a team. A true test of someones character is when things aren't going their way and Payet is showing that he will only play for the jersey when things are good.

It works both ways. If Payet had been *****, then he'd no have got a new deal and West Ham would be trying to get shot of him. See - Simone Zaza.

The bit in bold...does he? Why?

[21.05.2016]

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The bit in bold...does he? Why?

Because his attitude absolutely stinks and he's happy to piss off and leave his teammates to tough it out for survival just because things aren't going his way.

[hibsbollah]

What a coup it would be if McCourt got him back to Marseille. £30million would be a steal for a player of Payets class.

[jacomo]

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Very disappointed in his attitude, we gave him a huge contract last season that has 4 and a half years to go. He's 30, he'll be very lucky if anyone will pay today's price for him.

That was a pretty extraordinary contract, given his age.

I can imagine West Ham looking to get out of it before the end, regardless of his behaviour!

[CapitalGreen]

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Because his attitude absolutely stinks and he's happy to piss off and leave his teammates to tough it out for survival just because things aren't going his way.

The attitude of the club stinks too. They seem happy to just continue to buy mediocre players. If I was him I'd be working my ticket to leave too. Football players have short careers and with his ability he should be winning trophies not wallowing in the lower half of the division surrounded by dross.

[easty]

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Because his attitude absolutely stinks and he's happy to piss off and leave his teammates to tough it out for survival just because things aren't going his way.

I don't understand why wanting to play for a better team means that you have a stinking attitude.

I don't think West Ham will go down without, or with, Payet in the team the rest of the season. They'll finish where I'd usually expect them to, mid-table. That's what they are, a mid-table team. Payet is capable of playing for a better team.

[Haymaker]

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I think there were a lot of promises to him made about the quality of signings they were going to bring in. After West Ham had been knocked by nearly everyone in Europe they brought in worse players than they already had like Nordviedt, Calleri and Zaza. No wonder he's off.

Only a finite amount of top players out there no matter how much cash you got to spend sadly

[Haymaker]

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That was a pretty extraordinary contract, given his age.

I can imagine West Ham looking to get out of it before the end, regardless of his behaviour!

Panicked into it by the threat of China this time last year

[silverhibee]

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He only signed the deal last season. He knew his age then. West Ham were challenging for the champions league so it was all rosy for him. They are struggling a bit this season so he wants to jump ship and leave his teammates to potentially fight relegation without him? Appalling attitude and not the type of teammate I'd want in my corner. Different if it was the summer and a big bid came in for him but that's not the case. He's trying to engineer a move mid season because he's not enjoying getting beat most weeks. Poor from him.

I was listening to some ex player on SSN a few weeks ago on about Payet, what he was saying was that some of the players need to get the finger out and help Payet out during games, the guy accused the players of not doing enough for the team and were basically relying/hoping that Payet would come up with something special to dig them out a hole during games, maybe, just maybe Payet has had enough of his team mates and thinks they aren't trying there best and he has decided to get out, refusing to play is wrong, but maybe he has tried every other option to get a move and the club say you ain't going anywhere unless we get a amount we are happy with and no club have offered the amount but have made offers and Payet thinks they should accept it and let him move.

Sure i just heard he is now training on his own and will have nothing to do with the West Ham squad, Bilic looks like a guy you wouldn't want to mess with and will make Payet suffer big time for this.

[Dashing Bob S]

Obvious some kitchen sinks have only gone and tapped the geezer up

[pacoluna]

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Very disappointed in his attitude, we gave him a huge contract last season that has 4 and a half years to go. He's 30, he'll be very lucky if anyone will pay today's price for him.

Some team in china will.

[Hibernia&Alba]

Pathetic behaviour from someone paid a fortune to kick ball around. If you want away, hand in a transfer request and do it properly. Saying you don't want to play is an insult to the support.

[Hibernia&Alba]

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Obvious some kitchen sinks have only gone and tapped the geezer up

Nae need for that kind of talk, Robert.

[NadeAteMyLunch!]

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So? If West Ham want to offer a player a contract on more money, then it's up to the player if he wants to sign it. It's been a long time since signing a contract equated to a degree of loyalty, in football.

The only thing that's poor is that he's, apparently, refused to play. If he doesn't want to be at West Ham anymore, that's up to him.

It's the equivalent of Cummings coming out tomorrow and saying he's refusing to play for us again, after signing his new 4 year deal last summer. I'd call him out for being a dick as well. Just because there's a chronic lack of loyalty in football these days doesn't make it right.

[easty]

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It's the equivalent of Cummings coming out tomorrow and saying he's refusing to play for us again, after signing his new 4 year deal last summer. I'd call him out for being a dick as well. Just because there's a chronic lack of loyalty in football these days doesn't make it right.

I've said previously on this thread that I think that if Payet has said he won't play, then he's out of order. If Cummings came out tomorrow and said he wanted to leave, then I'd be disappointed, but I wouldn't feel like he'd ****ed us over.

[NadeAteMyLunch!]

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I've said previously on this thread that I think that if Payet has said he won't play, then he's out of order. If Cummings came out tomorrow and said he wanted to leave, then I'd be disappointed, but I wouldn't feel like he'd ****ed us over.

Fair enough then if that's your opinion. I respect that. Judging by the Scott Allan saga when we left us though 99% of folk on this board would feel ****ed over.

[Haymaker]

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Some team in china will.

I hope so.

[Thecat23]

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That's not entirely true though is it.

He's only had one good season in the EPL. He was capped for France before playing for West Ham, and he'd moved for £9m and £8.5m before West Ham bought him.

I don't think he should be refusing to play, that's bad form, but I'm not surprised he wants to leave. 29 year old player, who could get a move to one of the really big teams, why shouldn't he want that? He's done well for West Ham, but they're diddy just now, should he stay with a crap team just because they signed him? If West Ham were doing well, and he was tatties, they'd be quick enough to sell him.

I can see what your saying, but how would you feel if Cummings done this? Hibs are playing in a diddy league and he's every right to want to play for a bigger club than us as well.

For me he's gone about it all wrong and made a Noel Hunt of himself. West Ham should let him rot in the reserves if you ask me.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Nae need for that kind of talk, Robert.

That never took long! :-)

[JDHibs]

Marseille have had a £19.1m bid turned down.

[Baader]

Wanting out of the sinking ship that is West Ham at the moment you can't really blame him. Refusing to play when you have a contract is just unacceptable though.

Would like to see a ruling where you're banned for playing for six months for that sort of thing - including for the new club you join. See how much he likes not playing then...

[easty]

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I can see what your saying, but how would you feel if Cummings done this? Hibs are playing in a diddy league and he's every right to want to play for a bigger club than us as well.

For me he's gone about it all wrong and made a Noel Hunt of himself. West Ham should let him rot in the reserves if you ask me.

I'll be disappointed when Cummings leaves, I'll be disappointed when McGinn leaves....but it's going to happen regardless of what we think about it. They'll go on to a better standard of football, and earning more money. Such is football.

I'd actually like to hear more about what's happened with regards to Payet, cos Bilic didn't elaborate on it when he said he refused to play, and he wasn't pressed on it by the journalists. I'm not sure if he meant that Payet literally refused to play in a game, or if he just meant Payet refused to agree to stay at West Ham. If he's refused to play in a game then that's really poor, no doubt. I'd be raging if a player did that at Hibs.

If Payet has told Bilic he wants to leave, but hasn't actually said he won't play, then I don't see the big deal. It's not even as though Payet has leaked it to the press that he wants to go, Bilic brought that up himself.

[Thecat23]

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I'll be disappointed when Cummings leaves, I'll be disappointed when McGinn leaves....but it's going to happen regardless of what we think about it. They'll go on to a better standard of football, and earning more money. Such is football.

I'd actually like to hear more about what's happened with regards to Payet, cos Bilic didn't elaborate on it when he said he refused to play, and he wasn't pressed on it by the journalists. I'm not sure if he meant that Payet literally refused to play in a game, or if he just meant Payet refused to agree to stay at West Ham. If he's refused to play in a game then that's really poor, no doubt. I'd be raging if a player did that at Hibs.

If Payet has told Bilic he wants to leave, but hasn't actually said he won't play, then I don't see the big deal. It's not even as though Payet has leaked it to the press that he wants to go, Bilic brought that up himself.

I'd also like to know the full story, I'm not a fan of Bilic Easty and there is prob more to this. However I still think Payet is a plum as well. 😁