Great news having a Wembley hero back. Now let's see who else wants to join the party before slamming the door. Pleeeeeease nobody else leave. You know who I mean.
Sometimes I wish he'd be a bit more defensively organised, then minutes later he'll do something so genius on the ball I often miss it first time. Great to see him back, whilst Williams is dynamic Josh has brilliance in his feet. They're both a great blend together.
I think he really came into his own 2nd half of last season. In the championship (assuming we go 442 diamond) I would like him in the midfield 2 rather than at the base. He did well at the base but looked even better when the more physical Bielik played at the base and Cullen further forward. In tougher games this year it gives us the ability to have 2 players that might need to drop deeper.
Although we could get round this by using Pratley or by going 5 at the back.
Great news but tempered by the recall clause. W Ham are surely not going to willingly let Cullen run down his contract ? They'll be encouraging us and everyone else to buy him in January. So I'd say it's 50/50 that he's with us for the second half of the season.
The recall is there for West Ham to protect themselves and their asset as such. With Cullen turning 24 in April next year, I don’t believe they would be entitled for a compensation fee if he were to join either us or another club next summer. It could be so that if he does well between now and January, they might either recall him to play, or to sell him.
However, I am confident he’s here for the season, and fingers crossed beyond that too.
Brilliant signing and huge well done to all involved. Gallen is relentless but he’s exactly what we need. Incredible job he is doing.
Great news with even more to come, let’s concentrate on building now instead of losing anything else.
I do wonder if that might make the recall a bit inevitable unless he a) is such a disaster for us no one else wants to sign him, or b) we can find ourselves in a position to sign him permanently.
It's hard to see West Ham letting hm stay on loan for the full season purely out of the goodness of their heart and then have him leave for nothing next summer.
I suppose they might leave him with us and then offer him a new deal and a better chance of games at West Ham if he 'proves himself' with a good season in the Championship.
Cullen at the base of the diamond, JFC on the left, Williams on the right, Aneke on the point.
Nothing wrong with that...
Based on Saturday's showing, JFC has a way to go to reach his previous performance levels prior to his knee ligament injury. Fingers crossed he'll get there.
Very happy with this news, albeit I suspect only until Jan. we still need two strikers, a RB and two midfielders tomorrow though... plus no one leaving! Assuming Harriot is one that would leave Herbie Kane, Parrot, Moult and Young?
Can the title to the thread please be changed to read “ Josh Cullen signs on a 5 month loan with possibility that it might be extended to end of season with consent of WHU “
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Nothing wrong with that...
I think he really came into his own 2nd half of last season. In the championship (assuming we go 442 diamond) I would like him in the midfield 2 rather than at the base. He did well at the base but looked even better when the more physical Bielik played at the base and Cullen further forward. In tougher games this year it gives us the ability to have 2 players that might need to drop deeper.
Although we could get round this by using Pratley or by going 5 at the back.
W Ham are surely not going to willingly let Cullen run down his contract ?
They'll be encouraging us and everyone else to buy him in January.
So I'd say it's 50/50 that he's with us for the second half of the season.
A tribute to Bowyer that 3 players on loan or short term deals last season have returned
Very similar 👍
We all know
Roland is a sick man getting us all excited then kicks us in the balls tomorrow!!🤬
We will be up there come spring.