JWP has been great for West Ham to be fair and assists give you a boost in any rating system. It is what it is.

I thought we were going to really struggle with whoever replaced Hugo, I could see it taking a few years and maybe even two or three poor GKs before we had someone, but Dewey has been so good. It’s genuinely a good thing that we’ve not heard that much from him, because a lot of the time with goalkeepers you hear their name a lot when they’ve dropped a bollock. Like Hugo Lloris kept doing last season.

He’s been so unlucky this season. The number of absurd saves he has made, only to concede by some shitty deflection, bad decision, penalty, or just having Eric fucking Dier play a high “line” makes me feel bad for him.

And he’s such a lovely guy.

Tbf, Downes is younger, and while he was great at Ipswich (watched him there plenty since it’s my dad’s team) it’s definitely a big step up (regardless of it from them or by way of a season at Swansea). The loan might do him a world of good and he could still prove a good squad player.

One big factor ultimately though is that Downes’ best attributes are his consistency in performances, ability to win the ball back and to retain possession, he’s not at all a creative player really. Ward-Prowse is all those good things but with a better range of passing and the x-factor of his set pieces. Maybe Downes can compete for the Alvarez style role post-loan (which I think would mean working a little extra on his defensive positioning), otherwise I have to admit he’ll never be a starter when Ward-Prowse is fit

I like ward-prowse but I can’t say he’s ever had a game where I’m like “wow he absolutely he ran that game” which is what you get with great centre midfielders. He’s single handedly won us games with his deliveries but his contributions outside of that are often pretty forgettable.

The most expensive midfielder ever should be able to turn and play through a press, Partey was better last year.

Obviously he as elite at other things but I don’t think he’s been as good as some people make out.

Really has been world class for the last 18 months. Had no doubt in mind that whoever got him would be getting an unreal player

I can’t imagine being more satisfied with a new signing. He’s had a good argument to be MOTM in about half the matches he’s played thus far

There is about 1/3 maybe a little more, Arsenal supporters, who never realized how much Rice does on the pitch and how much he influences matches. The guy is transformative and it takes watching him play week in and week out to see the results. If we could actually start Saka, Martinelli and Jesus together for more than one fixture and have a healthy Timber well the possibilities are pretty damn high.