I really want Cabaye to sign, he would be awesome for us, but I do worry that if we bring in a star on massive wages (massive compared to the current lads anyway) then the likes of Bolasie, Punch and others might get annoyed and that could affect their play.....I dont think they would deliberately play worse, but it would surely affect them.

I know we need to do it at some point, and the time is probably now, but still worrying in my mind.

So you think we shouldn't progress in terms of quality of signings for fear of upsetting the players that are already here? If that really is the case then expect a gradual, or possibly rapid, slide to relegation whilst the Bournemouth's of this world go marching past us. If professional footballers can't handle players that are bigger, and possibly better, joining their club then they're in the wrong job.

Edited by bexleydave (06 Jul 2015 5.06pm)

An announcement on players coming in may be made when the new shirt sponsors are announced. New players are usually photographed with a club shirt, and a new sponsor will want their logo showing. Hopefully Cabaye will be holding a new shirt in the next day or two.

We've got a better team? A squad full of internationals and yet they have still finished below us for two seasons. I think you are largely underestimating us

They shouldn't be able to pay bigger wages either

He's got a higher level of European football at PSG which he has appeared in. I don't think going out in the group stage of the Europa League will greatly enhance his chances of international recognition

Olympic Stadium is a possible draw for him, at a stretch

Why would they not be able to pay higher wages ? They get far bigger crowds may 40% or 50% more and have a bigger sponsor...ours is perhaps the lowest sponsorship deal in the league.

In addition West Ham have appeared in how many cup finals and won some.

Now I dislike West Ham but unless you have red and blue glasses on its easy to see their attraction.

True, but the season starts in one month and given our first six games you would ideally want new signings sooner rather than later so they can gel with the rest of the squad and be ready for Norwich away which is the kind of game we need to be winning even though it's only the first game. We don't want to be going into that game shoving 3 new signings in who turned up 5 days beforhand.