It would be fair to say that not all of West Ham’s summer transfer business has worked out. The [Mads Hermansen](https://www.claretandhugh.info/hermansen-uncertainty-prompts-west-ham-championship-raid/) jury is still out – looking at it optimistically! The Dane had a torrid start to his West Ham career with little pre-season and hasn’t recovered form letting in an avalanche of goals in his first three starts.
Callum Wilson arrived as – it would be fair to say – a less than popular choice with a fan base who had just been waiting for David Sullivan to revert to type and sign a cheapie deal from his favourite agent Will Salthouse on the basis of price rather than judgement.
Wilson had been unceremoniously let go by Newcastle United after he declined a ‘pay per play’ contract – which of course he then had to swallow to do the deal and sign for West Ham. One goal so far and relegated to Nuno’s third-choice behind youngster Callum Marshall is hardly how he must have envisioned life in Claret and Blue. Speaking before joining the Hammers, Wilson was full of bravado about his own capabilities which don’t seem to be shared by his new boss at West Ham.
As per the [independent.co.uk,](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/newcastle-callum-wilson-alexander-isak-club-world-cup-b2787524.html) on present showing the 33 year old looks to have been a little in denial about his physical capabilities:
‘I have still got so much to give’ – Callum Wilson’..
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_..I feel mentally and physically still able to more than contribute in however many games in a season.”_
With his old club Newcastle United coming to call tomorrow – being shown live on Sky Sports – Wilson’s chance to prove the West Ham doubters wrong is gift-wrapped. The perfect opportunity to silence his critics by grabbing a much needed goal or two in front of 60,000 West Ham fans in the stadium and several million on the TV.
Nobody doubts his striker’s brain or record: 89 Premier League goals so far means he’s eleven short of his magical ‘ton’. The problem is he’s got a lot of miles in those legs and it seems they just don’t carry him where he needs to be any more.