RC @RickyJCollins

A jumped-up pantry boy who never knew his place. London Joined May 2009

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a day ago

@BoothCricket @Vitu_E Both have looked absolute brilliant this test tbf.

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3 days ago

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3 days ago

@ianbremmer @canthavepudding Oh look everybody hating on poor Josef Fritzl because he locked girls in his basement. But happy now that he’s been locked away and no longer has freedom. Hypocrites.

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4 days ago

@WestHam_Central Give this guy a follow and read his recent posts. Very enlightening. @Harri_Grekela

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@WestHam_Central Because until 30 June we are technically a premier league club governed by rules that permit owners to inject capital. Post that date we are a championship club which have low limits. DK has saved us a lot of pain as long as he coughs up before the 30th.

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6 days ago

@LouisStaples Margaret Thatcher refusing not to slather herself with factor 50. The lady’s not for burning.

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6 days ago

Long read about Kretinsky, read it here or on tinyurl.com/2s43m9m9 The Czech Sphinx Takes Control: What Daniel Křetínský Really Means for West Ham Most West Ham fans probably couldn’t have pointed to Daniel Křetínský on a map when he first bought into the club in 2021. Four years later, he’s the largest shareholder, David Sullivan is gone from the board under a cloud, and the Czech billionaire is now the most important figure in the club’s future. So who is he, and what does he actually want? Křetínský was born in Brno in 1975, trained as a lawyer, and built his fortune through EPH — one of the largest energy groups in Central Europe. Forbes estimates his net worth at $10.1 billion. Beyond energy, he holds stakes in Sainsbury’s and completed a takeover of Royal Mail. The press nicknamed him the “Czech Sphinx” for his enigmatic, inscrutable approach to business — a man who rarely explains his moves and rarely needs to. He made his money in unglamorous sectors — power stations, petrochemicals, postal services. He’s historically preferred staying a minority shareholder and shunning the limelight. West Ham represents a shift. For the first time, he’s stepping into a high-profile, emotionally charged environment where results get scrutinised every three days and patience isn’t always a virtue fans celebrate. His football background goes back to 2004, when he began building a stake in his boyhood club Sparta Prague, eventually becoming president and majority shareholder — a role he’s described as more of a “mission” than a standard investment. That framing matters. He’s currently financing a new 35,000-capacity stadium for Sparta at an estimated cost of around £147 million, due for completion in the early 2030s. Owners who think in stadium timelines don’t tend to panic-buy strikers in January. His group, 1890 Holdings, recently agreed to buy a portion of the Gold family’s shares, taking his stake to approximately 43% and making him the club’s largest shareholder. His opening statement was deliberately grounded — stabilise the club, retain key players, and secure an immediate return to the Premier League under Nuno Espírito Santo. No grand vision, no promises about glory. Just the next step. His investment philosophy centres on long-term value creation, stable cash flow, and methodical execution — none of which maps neatly onto football’s emotional rhythms. But it does suggest he’ll prioritise getting the structure right over chasing short-term results. A functioning board, a coherent recruitment strategy, proper commercial operations. The basics West Ham have often got badly wrong. The stadium will be the real test. The London Stadium arrangement has cost the club financially and politically for years. Křetínský’s instinct at Sparta is to build, not rent. Whether that translates to renegotiating the current deal or something more ambitious, it’s the issue that will define his legacy here more than any transfer window. He’s a serious, methodical investor in a sport that often rewards noise over substance. West Ham have spent too long being run on instinct and ego. Křetínský doesn’t operate that way. If the Sparta Prague blueprint is anything to go by, the changes will be slow, structural, and probably frustrating at times. But they’ll be real. Křetínský’s approach has never relied on sentiment. He identifies undervalued or under-managed assets, commits capital to repair their foundations, and takes control when conditions allow. Casino offered a clear precedent: he entered during distress and led a major restructuring. At Sparta Prague he transformed a club into a regular UEFA Champions League participant through sustained investment in infrastructure, data, and professional structures. West Ham, recently relegated and carrying long-standing operational and stadium challenges, aligns closely with this pattern. The only real question has been the timing of his move to a controlling position, not whether it would occur. #WHUFC #WestHam #Kretinsky #FootballFinance #Football

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7 days ago

@piersmorgan @ufc @danawhite @realDonaldTrump And you 100%, definitely would have been equally gushing had it been Biden who had done something as tacky and as low rent as this piece of crap. Definitely.

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a week ago

@WestHam_Central @TimesSport Would be very surprised if Sullivan has quick access to the funds required. He’s a rich man but almost all is tied up in illiquid asset such as property. This is the reason the club was so reliant on short term loans with credit card scale interest rates.

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a week ago

@HamImages Professional.

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a week ago

@IronVic92 @SimonTBadger @Lawton_Times Definitely. Even Elon Musk’s wealth is tied up in assets. But, unlike Sullivan, Kretinsky has a ton of liquid funds readily available. Sullivan can’t come up with cash to bail West Ham out before 30th June. DK easily can.

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a week ago

@SimonTBadger @Lawton_Times Fella’s worth 8 billion. West Ham’s debt is a rounding error to him.

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a week ago

Recommended reading for all long suffering West Ham fans. This fella knows his shit and explains the current situation at the club beautifully.

HarriG @Harri_Grekela

a week ago

1/3 The Corporate Restructuring of West Ham United: My Analysis The financial media has routinely treated the West Ham United boardroom transition as a sudden, unpredictable crisis. However, a strict journalistic analysis of UK company law, the club’s active share structures,

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a week ago

Cruel of the BBC to sit Rooney next to Oliver Giroud. Spiteful bastards. They knew what they’re doing.

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2 weeks ago

@skybluepablo1 @IainDale @JohnHealey_MP Has he got a spare one?

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2 weeks ago

@WestHam_Central @TimesSport Now why would anybody want “no Sullivan”? He’s adorable.

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2 weeks ago

@Harri_Grekela But if he’s bought out UK Athletics wouldn’t that remove need for low rake seating? Wouldn’t that make an Etihad scale transformation a goer. Appreciate it would cost an arm and a leg but such an upgrade would also mean a huge lift in value. Think Spurs stadium without traffic.

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2 weeks ago

@amjonno Agreed but, as much as I loathed them when players. I’d say Carragher, Keane and Neville are excellent too. Not as good as their cricketing peers ofc but no shame in that.