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Zola

By Thursday West Ham will announce the signings of its new Manager Gianfranco Zola and the sensational signing of the Stephen Appiah (The Tornado)

Gianfranco Zola has been hinted by Kia Joorabchian to be the choice that the West Ham board have made ,  Kia Joorabchian who is acting as an official advisor to the Upton Park board in the hunt for a new manager, He said to the Media:

“Zola has got a lot of experience in the Premier League as a player and he has built a big reputation in Italy with the U21s,” It is also well known that Zola is Nani and Duxbury’s favourite to succeed Curbishley

Appiah

Stephen Appiah the Black Stars captain flew to London after the Ghana game and told KickOffGhana.com that,

“by the close of the week, I will see where I am going to play my club football.”

and the only club known to have had any talks and medical with Appiah is West Ham, Arsenal manager Wenger has and will not show interest in Appiah according to Gooner Talk because of 3rd party ownership of the player.

Appiah has made it quite clear that his dream is to play in the Premier League and in London.

West Ham are sitting in 5th place and only 1 point behind the leaders Chelsea, the next 5 games will be the big test for West Ham and its new manager and by the end of October we might even see West Ham above Chelsea, how ironic would that be for Zola.

Chelsea fans are excited about West Ham signing Zola but only because they believe if he succeeds in getting West Ham to Europe by at least a 5th place finish, then they will be wanting Zola for manager in the near future, and who can blame them, we have the same passion for Bilic.
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I found an article in one of the Arsenal Blogs and it definitely has a ring of truth about why Stephen Appiah AKA The Tornado is West Ham bound and not Arsenal.

Excerpt from the Blog 7amkickoff

After reviewing the films,
I can say with 100% certainty that I want Stephen Appiah on this Arsenal team but I have to wonder, if Arsene was in for Appiah why hasn’t it been done already? It’s not like the fact that Appiah was a free agent was news to anyone but me. So, if Arsene had wanted to bring him in, I have to think he would have done so already.

I’m afraid that this whole linking of him to Arsenal is just his agent trying to get the lad a bigger payday. He has absolutely been to London for a physical with the Hammers and there is believed to be a deal on the table, waiting for him to sign it. Certainly the departure of Alan Curbishley and the rumors that Fascist and hot head Paolo di Canio may be coming in to replace him could have given Appiah pause but I’m still sceptical that the guy is waiting around to sign for us. It just strikes me as odd that Arsenal bid on both Inler and Alonso and were reportedly willing to put out £14m for Alonso, but then suddenly are like “oh YEAH! Appiah! I totally forgot! Thank God he was just lying around surplus to everyone’s requirements. You know what, though? Let’s wait until AFTER the transfer window closes because what we’d much rather do is pay £15m for Inler than take Appiah on a free. Because, like Man City, Arsenal love wasting money!”

Even Arsenal fans are not stupid enough to think Appiah is on Wenger’s hit list.

Now watch the Video

Stephen Appiah – Funny bloopers are a click away

This post was submitted by BigFrank.