West Ham suffer crushing Evan Ferguson blow as pressure piles on board
Evan Ferguson has been training with his new teammates for just two days but already West Ham have been dealt a crushing blow.
West Ham legend Tony Cottee spoke on behalf of all the club’s fans when Evan Ferguson was signed from Brighton.
Finally the Hammers had actually gone out and signed a top quality young striker.
Cottee said he hopes it signals the start of a new era with Ferguson leading the West Ham line for the next decade.
After 15 years of mostly terrible luck and decision-making when it comes to striker signings, that would be just what West Ham need.
Ferguson is actually the 54th forward signed since David Sullivan took over West Ham in January 2010.
Not all have been flops or disasters.
Although the ones who have been successful – like Marko Arnautovic – have not stuck around long enough.
Others have been struck by the West Ham injury curse, many simply did not fit how the team play and some just couldn’t cut it in the Premier League.
Hammers finally land a quality young striker
A large number were cheap options and others were big names, past their best on big wages who did little to justify either.
Ferguson has drawn comparisons to Andy Carroll and Harry Kane in his fledgling career so far.
Carroll is much-loved by Hammers fans. But he averaged just 20 games per season in his seven years at the club and scored only 34 goals in all competitions.
West Ham long for a Kane-type figure to solve their longstanding striker problem.
