Young Jack Sullivan hosted a Q&A will his dad at 5.30pm which culminated in the devastating news that Andy Carroll is out injured for 4 months!
Carlton Cole (not the real one) @_CarltonCole9 asked Is Stephen Henderson still alive?
DS: His contact has been terminated and is going to Charlton
Matt Davey @Daveyboymarra asked Will there ever be any boxing events at Upton Park
DS I hope so as I love boxing and just lost out on the Chisora v Fury fight
Allardyce Out @FatSamOut asked Will Elliot Lee ever be given a chance?
DS Yes
Jamie Ross @rossihammer78 asked How about a Q&S with our dopey deluded manager next time??? It seems he’s untouchable
DS We will try and arrange it as well as a fans forum !
Levi @levi_whufc asked Apparently you support Grimsby Town, is this true?
DS No I have no affiliation with Grimsby
Allardyce Out @FatSamOut asked Any chance of the Enner Valencia deal falling through?
DS Deal is done subject to work permit but we are very very optimistic
Gavin O Flynn @Gavlar_04 asked Will fans both from the UK and abroad (I live in Ireland) ever be able to buy shares in the club
DS Possibly at some time In the future
Mahfuz Rahman @WHU_MR2013 asked Which country are we likely to visit for pre season next season?
DS: USA
Adam Barnard @Adoodledude asked Who is your favourite player who doesn’t play for west ham
DS Ronaldo as he has the same birthday as me and I think he is the best player in the world
Darren @Dazzairons asked What’s the future of Oscar Borg and Reece Oxford?
DS Oscar Borg has turned down a contract but Reece Oxford is only 15 and we hope he will be a Whu player for many years to come
West Ham News @WHUFC_News asked When do we expect a response from Winston Reid regarding the new contract offer?
DS We are still in discussions but he has turned down out latest offer
#C.O.Y.I.# @spencerb222 asked Is there any chance that Carroll will be sold? If so who would you like as is replacement.
DS: No but will update regarding AC at the end
Steffy? @Stef_Goodridge asked Has a new contract been offered to Ravel Morrison?
DS Discussions are on going with Ravel and his agents
WesTamTel @Terry78WHU asked How much you hiking season ticket prices up to in final season at the Boleyn.
DS Hopefully prices won’t rise at all
Lee hands ? @hands_lee asked how many More players will you bring in?
DS 2 more unless someone leavesAllardyce Out @FatSamOut asked Jenkinson, Shelvey, Rhodes IN, Nolan + Carroll OUT?
DS I cannot comment on players at other clubs as it is deemed "tapping up
Mark Harrison @MarkHarrison23 asked Who is better Benni McCarthy, Modibo Maiga or Frederic Piquionne?
DS I think Maiga because when his head is right he is one hell of a player, eg Southampton at home and Spurs in cup
Iron Views @ironviews asked Do you expect Diego Poyet to feature heavily next season? #askDS
DS it is The managers choice not mine but I think Diego is a fantastic player for the future
Yixin @LBritainGooner asked Are we going to have a pre-season game in far-east in next few years? like China?
DS Unlikely but I would love to spread west ham to Asia, USA and everywhere In between
Michael Maggs @maggs10 asked Why not try and sign a proven premier league goalscorer who isn’t injury prone Bony?
DS Bony is 19m we don’t have that sort of money, I wanted him a year ago but no one else at the club did!
DIC?Y @DICEY1972 asked Why are our top young players signing for Arsenal and Utd
DS Sadly they are offered crazy wages by clubs far richer than us but we are working on reversing this trend
Mike Smith @whusmudge asked Will fans ever be able to buy the replica kits in sports shops like other teams fans?
DS we hope that will be the case next season
Lukey ? @sewellyboyxu asked What is the expectation for the coming season? S
DS top half finish and a cup runConn @daviesconnor43 asked Was Valencia scouted before the World Cup and are tho confident he will justify such a hefty fee?
DS Yes we scouted Valencia since January
Lewis Parker-Meadows @Lewis_PM asked Do you expect us to sign any other players other than a full back?
DS Yes another striker
Lee V @Hammer197952 asked Are we ever going to have a state of the art training facility?
DS Hopefully in 2 or 3 years time but we have limited funds and spend on players but we have spent £1m on pitches this summer
Graham @grahamwhu asked How come your loyal season ticket holders no longer get the 10% adidas discount?
DS We work on tiny margins on the kit and it is almost not viable with this discount but we will do special discount days for sth
Paulo Di CanRio @RioHoye asked Which youth player do you think is most likely to break into the first team? #askDS
DS I think it would be wrong for me to say
Mitchell? @MitchellClark__asked Will we be signing any other full backs this summer?
DS We hope to sign one more full back as we are short in that position
Paulo Di CanRio @RioHoye asked Will youth be given a proper first team chance this year? E.g Lee, Chambers, Potts, Lletget
DS the manager picks the team not me but I believe in youth development
Yezzaa @CYerrell asked What’s the situation with Ravel Morrison, do you expect to stay or all you planning to sell?
DS all options remain open for Ravel but we think he is a great player and can achieve great things at West Ham
After numerous fans asked questions about Andy Carroll’s fitness he finished the Q&A with this bomb shell!
DS VERY BAD NEW REGARDING AC, TORN LIGAMENTS IN ANKLE… OPERATION TOMORROW WITH TOP SURGEON IN USA… WILL BE PLAYING IN 4 MONTHS
