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There was a novelty hit record back in the sixties when such records sold in vast numbers, many a coke habit and country pad were paid for by the royalties such 'dumned down' music generated, even the great Sir George Martin used to make songs like "right said Fred" before going on to craft some of the Beatle's finest.

Forest: Sels, Williams, Felipe, Murillo, Tavares, Danilo, Dominguez, Gibbs-White ©, Hudson-Odoi, Elanga, Awoniyi Subs: Turner (GK), Niakhaté, Yates, Kouyaté, Toffolo, Reyna, Omobamidele, Ribeiro, Origi
West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Zouma ©, Aguerd, Emerson, Álvarez, Phillips, Ward-Prowse, Kudus, Bowen, Antonio Subs: Fabiański (GK), Johnson, Mavropanos, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Souček, Cornet, Ings, Mubama

There's lack of ambition and then there's total defeatism, guess which particular standpoint Hammers manager David Moyes has adopted? "If we can pick up another FIVE or so wins this season, it will get us in a good position".

Really? What on earth is he talking about? Perhaps he was referring to his local Scottish pub team that he supports and sees with his Dad when the opportunity presents itself!

When the dust was settling on a truly disastrous home defeat against London rivals Arsenal, Hammers fans who needed to travel across London had to endure sharing the same public transport links as the 'full of themselves' Gooners fans!

It might have been OK for the players leaving in their smoked out SUV's and other luxury forms of transport including the blinged up VETO's much beloved by clubs and funnily enough undertakers.

West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Johnson, Zouma (c), Aguerd, Emerson, Ward-Prowse, Alvarez, Soucek, Kudus, Bowen. Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Phillips, Mavropanos, Ings, Ogbonna, Mubama, Scarles.
Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior, Rice, Odegaard (c), Havetz, Saka, Martinelli, Trossard. Subs: Ramsdale, Cedric, Walters, Bandeira, Elneny, Jorginho, Nelson, Nwaneri, Nketiah.

The above is just one of the questions season ticket holders will be asking themselves when it comes to renewal time. On the face of it, renewing is a no brainer, serial Euro contenders and a squad to die for, albeit painfully thin!

The problem is football ISN'T PLAYED ON PAPER! Statistically, fans have never had it so good, but the manner in which results have been achieved is painful, terrible on the eye and hard to be enthusiastic about.

It sounds like a simple enough question but it is one of great significance! By hook or by crook the club has assembled a pretty decent albeit painfully light in back up squad, with the likes of Jarrod Bowen, Mohammed Kudus and James Ward-Prowse.

However the player who makes EVERTHING tick is Lucas Paqueta, without him the team seem devoid of creativity, with him they can be good enough to take on anyone! So has the team become a 'one trick pony' relying on our Brazilian maestro?

Man U: Onana, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Mainoo, Fernandes (C), Garnacho, Hojlund, Rashford Subs: Bayindir, Lindelof, Amrabat, Varane, Eriksen, Forson, Antony, Diallo, McTominay.
West Ham: Areola, Johnson, Zouma (C), Aguerd, Coufal, Emerson, Alvarez, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Bowen, Kudus Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Phillips, Mavropanos, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna, Mubama, Scarles.

Former Everton and Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini has announced his retirement from playing. The 36-year-old, won 87 caps for Belgium and appeared at two World Cups, he ended his international career in 2019.

Fellaini joined Everton from Standard Liege in 2008 and moved to United in 2013 before signing for Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng in 2019.He made 141 Premier League appearances for Everton, scoring 25 goals and registering 14 assists for them.

After a virtual 'status quo' of a transfer window, an archaic Luddite of a manager looking to have his contract renewed and the scousers looking to steal the hubcaps of the only genuine staffing asset Hammers have, where does the club find itself at this snapshot of time?

Well a hell of a lot better off than some clubs, but well behind those who have left Hammers in their wake, such as Brighton and Villa. Is the problem aa lack of vision? Or is just a lack of desire to go all guns blazing into the future at risk of upsetting the apple cart?