Leicester City v West Ham United  | 04 October 2020

Ahead of our game v West Ham United we talk to Jeff Gayle a life long Hammers fan  
"The way you dispatched Man City the other day Rodgers will be there for the long haul.  As long as he can keep his ego in check he'll be a good manager for you."
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  • What are your thoughts on last season for your club? 
2019/20 was a really poor season: we replaced our manager Manuel Pelligrini with David Moyes before the turn of the year with West Ham looking a good bet for relegation.  We never really started playing consistently well until after the restart: beating Chelsea (in fact we did the double over them last year) set us up and in the end we were safe before the last day.
  • Were you pleased or disappointed in your Transfer Window dealings? ​
Well we haven't really bought anyone, and sold on Grady Diaganna to West Brom, where he had spent last season on loan.  This was a bit disappointing as he is an exciting prospect, and when I have seen him play I thought he did well.  The word is that Moyes needs to sell before he can buy, so we will have to wait and see who else he brings in.
  • Hopes and aspirations for your forthcoming season?
As usual before a ball was kicked, I had hopes of us having a season spent in the top half of the table, but losing to  Newcastle at home on the opening day put paid to that.  Sunday's thrashing of Wolves has made me hope again.  AS long as we don't spend any time in the relegation zone, I will be relatively happy.
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  • How happy are you with your manager and do you think he will still be in that position at the end of the season? ​
I'm willing to give him a chance.  I do think we have a decent squad, if Moyes is as good a manager as he appears to think he is, then he should be able to get us into the top 10.  If he does that he will have no problem getting his contract renewed.  Of course a change of ownership could change that.
  • Who is your outstanding player and who is your teams ‘donkey’ - and why? ​
Mikael Antonio is a powerhouse for us, never stops running, and must be a nightmare to play against.  Declan Rice is an assured presence in midfield - I would hate for him to go back to Chelsea. Alongside him Tomáš Souček looks to be a great buy.  I must also give Jarrod Bowen a mention: he has come up from the Championship last year, and has made the step up quite easily: he can only get better.  I don't really like to criticise West Ham players, but thank god we've got no one of the likes of Neil Ruddock on our books any more!
  • What are your thoughts on Leicester’s 2019/20 season. ​
  • A really good season.  Let's face it - winning the League was amazing, then having to do without two of the stalwarts of that season in Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kanté, it was going to be nigh on impossible to replicate.  5th is a really good season for the likes of anyone outside of the so -called 'Big 6': and you were very close to being 4th.
  • Leicester have the Europa & Premier Leagues to contend with this season how well can you see us doing in both competitions. ​
  • Premier League is difficult as Liverpool are out of the traps as quick as you; but as we know from 5 years ago it is not impossible.  Cup competitions are more difficult, because it can be difficult to recover from one bad performance, but why not?
  • Brendan Rodgers had a great start to his Leicester managerial career but this petered out after the restart last season can you still see him being with us next May? ​
The way you dispatched Man City the other day he will be there for the long haul.  As long as he can keep his ego in check he'll be a good manager for you.
  • If you could have one current Leicester player in your squad who would it be and why? 
Jamie Vardy - who else?  In that famous season of 2015/6, you played us the 2nd game in and won 1-2.  Vardy didn't score, but ran us totally ragged.  His exploits in the rest of that season you don't need me to tell you about.  Having a regular goalscorer makes the biggest difference to a team's performances
  • What are your thoughts on last seasons meetings between our 2 clubs? ​
I try not to dwell on bad memories!
  • Finally a score prediction for this game.
I'm hoping that the boost we get from beating Wolves will outdo the boost you get from beating Man City.  I'm hoping we can get away with a point.
Ray from CityFanTv ​- 

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