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Payet retires

Posted: 23 Mar 2026, 15:07
by frank marker
No way back to us for him now then?

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 15:40
by Massive Attack
El Scorchio" wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 15:34 A maverick needs an understanding or likeminded manager. Players like that are worth it.

Arry was perfect for 'Parlo' and Slav was perfect for Payet. Encourage the talent rather than trying to neuter it.

Di Canio also got into a fight with Capello I think.
100%

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 15:34
by El Scorchio
A maverick needs an understanding or likeminded manager. Players like that are worth it.

Arry was perfect for 'Parlo' and Slav was perfect for Payet. Encourage the talent rather than trying to neuter it.

Di Canio also got into a fight with Capello I think.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 15:17
by Manuel
Far Cough UKunt" wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 15:14 I'm pretty sure that PDC never got the chance to shine internationally because he and Dino Zoff never got on?
Yea that would be it.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 15:14
by Far Cough UKunt
I'm pretty sure that PDC never got the chance to shine internationally because he and Dino Zoff never got on?

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 15:12
by Massive Attack
Manuel wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 15:10
Massive Attack" wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 14:56
twoleftfeet wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 14:54
 definitely the most skilful and most talented player we have ever had.
Not more than Di Canio for me, close but he is the most skillful we have ever had. Savio 3rd.
 
Nah, obviously PDC's WH career was way better than Payet's, but if you're talking about sheer ability then Payet was the better player. Payet lit up a Euro's, PDC never come anywhere close to that level.

Wasn't given the opportunity to do so. A running joke he wasn't selected at International level, only given 1 poxy solitary Italy B cap ffs. 😆

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 15:10
by Manuel
Massive Attack" wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 14:56
twoleftfeet wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 14:54
Tomshardware wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 13:33 Loads of ability but I never regard him as anywhere near being a top West Ham player of all time.
 definitely the most skilful and most talented player we have ever had.
Not more than Di Canio for me, close but he is the most skillful we have ever had. Savio 3rd.
 
 
Nah, obviously PDC's WH career was way better than Payet's, but if you're talking about sheer ability then Payet was the better player. Payet lit up a Euro's, PDC never come anywhere close to that level.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 15:07
by twoleftfeet
Massive Attack" wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 14:56
twoleftfeet wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 14:54
Tomshardware wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 13:33 Loads of ability but I never regard him as anywhere near being a top West Ham player of all time.
 definitely the most skilful and most talented player we have ever had.
Not more than Di Canio for me, close but he is the most skillful we have ever had. Savio 3rd.
I forgot about Savio, I’ll change my decision now 😊

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 14:56
by Massive Attack
twoleftfeet wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 14:54
Tomshardware wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 13:33 Loads of ability but I never regard him as anywhere near being a top West Ham player of all time.
 definitely the most skilful and most talented player we have ever had.
Not more than Di Canio for me, close but he is the most skillful we have ever had. Savio 3rd.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 14:55
by Mad Ferret
Tomshardware wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 13:33 Loads of ability but I never regard him as anywhere near being a top West Ham player of all time.
Careful mate, fraser will call you an "attention seeking desperate cսnt".

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 14:54
by twoleftfeet
Tomshardware wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 13:33 Loads of ability but I never regard him as anywhere near being a top West Ham player of all time.
Never said top, I reserve that for Bonds and Brooking, but definitely the most skilful and most talented player we have ever had.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 13:33
by Tomshardware
Loads of ability but I never regard him as anywhere near being a top West Ham player of all time.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 11:42
by twoleftfeet
Up there with Devonshire for me, that season we had him was one of the most joyous ones of my 51 years of following this club and any cսnt who downplays it clearly never watched him play.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 11:38
by Mad Ferret
fraser wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 11:33
Mad Ferret" wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 11:30
fraser wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 11:13 Was brilliant for us an absolute joy to watch truly world class. Anyone who can't see that is an idiot, or an attention seeking desperate cսnt.. 
I said he had a good season for us.
Did I mention you? 
Yeah, “attention seeking desperate cսnt”.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 11:33
by fraser
Mad Ferret" wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 11:30
fraser wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 11:13 Was brilliant for us an absolute joy to watch truly world class. Anyone who can't see that is an idiot, or an attention seeking desperate cսnt.. 
I said he had a good season for us.
Did I mention you? 

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 11:31
by Mad Ferret
Far Cough UKunt" wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 11:21 ....or a Spurs cսnt.


38 apps with 8 goals in the French national team but yeah he was fucking useless.
38 international appearances for a supposed world class player 🤔

Had a good season for us, was otherwise a decent player in the French league.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 11:30
by Mad Ferret
fraser wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 11:13 Was brilliant for us an absolute joy to watch truly world class. Anyone who can't see that is an idiot, or an attention seeking desperate cսnt.. 
I said he had a good season for us.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 11:21
by Far Cough UKunt
....or a Spurs cսnt.


38 apps with 8 goals in the French national team but yeah he was fucking useless.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 11:13
by fraser
Was brilliant for us an absolute joy to watch truly world class. Anyone who can't see that is an idiot, or an attention seeking desperate cսnt.. 

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 11:03
by Eerie Decent
For that one season, he's the best I've ever seen play for us.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 10:58
by Mad Ferret
dealcanvey wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 10:16
Mad Ferret" wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 10:10 If you look at Payet's career, he pretty much had 1 good season. That was with us.

There's a reason only Marseille were in for him when he threw his toys out the pram.

Fat French cսnt.
Had a look. You're talking shit again.
Being decent in the French league doesn't equal a good season.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 10:26
by El Scorchio
Most exciting player we've had by far in the past decade. At his best he was absolute world class and you almost wondered what he was doing here. At his worst (in the first season in the bowl) he was a disgrace.

Every time he was stood over a free kick you thought it was going in. Every time you needed a bit of magic, just like Di Canio, he seemed able to produce some.

Love a fucking maverick.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 10:18
by Council Scum
If you couldn't enjoy Payet for what he did, then football isn't for you. 

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 10:16
by dealcanvey
Mad Ferret" wrote: 24 Mar 2026, 10:10 If you look at Payet's career, he pretty much had 1 good season. That was with us.

There's a reason only Marseille were in for him when he threw his toys out the pram.

Fat French cսnt.
Had a look. You're talking shit again.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 10:10
by Mad Ferret
If you look at Payet's career, he pretty much had 1 good season. That was with us.

There's a reason only Marseille were in for him when he threw his toys out the pram.

Fat French cսnt.

Re: Payet retires

Posted: 24 Mar 2026, 10:08
by Fauxstralian
In that 2015/16 season I always felt that in every game we had the most talented player on the pitch
Not often that has occurred if at all in living memory 
Briiliantly talented and probably our best ever free kick taker 

Not the same when we left UP & another reason why the move has killed the club
After that season and the Euros there was talk of Real Madrid being interested. I imagine they thought we can’t ‘progress’ by moving & then sell our best player