I don’t see how anyone can argue this is bad, we’ve won 3 straight without him.
prof_eggburger on
good. no question.
AlexLkpg on
Good! Get in a good cb for the money
Livid-Vegetable-7705 on
If by bad you mean good then bad
Born_Regret_4820 on
Resounding yes
r99c on
It’s so obviously good that I don’t see how anyone could even start to wonder otherwise. Our recent turnaround in form is even starting to make me think if he was an unsettling influence in the dressing room etc.
h4mm3r1nt3r on
well, we’ve played a lot better without him, so…
sdavids6 on
Good.
Bhaastsd on
If we were talking about the Paqueta who signed with us in 2022 it would be a bad thing. The current version is expendable and any funds we get in a sale are good for the club.
whufc87548 on
If we was safe id say good but unless we have somone lined up to replace him its bad
westhammer666 on
Good money. Bye bye.
QuickZookeepergame93 on
If you can parlay a player who doesn’t want to be here for one or two that do. Think that’s a win.
LifeOfPye on
great player I think all the spot fixing allegations really messed with his mentality and his love for playing in England
I hope we just spend the money well
Visara57 on
Good as things stand. Commands a significant fee that we can use, and we look better without him
MrSteelman21 on
Good on his day, they’re just very rare. Not someone I will personally miss, just a few moments of quality. Won’t miss him chucking himself to the floor like he’s been shot only to end our counter and not get a free kick
Empty_Ad3775 on
Good for both parties. I like the bloke and have supported him through all the shit, but he feels like a constant drama concern at this point. Let him go, and I’ll keep the UECL memory.
LinesWithBigAndy on
Shocked at how much we were able to get for him. Needed to be gone a while ago
WinkyNurdo on
He’s made it clear he wants to leave. It hasn’t worked out for him over here. Take the money and let him go immediately.
wanktarded on
For him, hopefully good. For us, good.
Probably good x 2
L0calnuisance on
One of the best things possible
MrRaspberryJam1 on
He needed to be sold yesterday. There’s nothing left for Paqueta to do in West Ham. He clearly doesn’t want to be here now that we’ve been in a relegation battle all season, he won’t put in more effort and cares more about himself than West Ham. He was good in the past when he needed to be, but in 2026 there is no need to hold on to Paqueta.
ataruuuuuuuu on
Good, but not great. Paq is so inconsistent but was genuinely important to us before our new strikers came in. He’s was essential to our linear progression in the middle of the park which was our only way forward to those stretches of games where we only had Wilson or just stuck Summerville and Bowen up top.
Now we’ve figured out a really effective long ball strategy with the strikers in the middle or Bowen/Summerville on the wing. We can exploit width, both vertical and horizontal, in ways we couldn’t before.
Fernandes and Soucek is a more balanced midfield even being a double pivot, and with the strikers soaking up more pressure, there’s overall been less of a midfield battle because we’re recycling from the top down rather than the bottom up.
It would’ve been better to sell him in the summer after the World Cup, because we probably could’ve extracted a little bit more, but with relegation on the horizon cashing in now is smarter considering we still have parts to fill. This money, depending one what we prioritise, could go to 3-4 longer term depth options or 1-2 direct replacements/challengers.
Not much can be done when he’s doing what he’s doing to get the move.
Chappietime on
I think the mystique around “Brazil’s #10” (verifiably false) and “our Brazilian magnífico” ( a bit of a stretch imo), had us putting more on him than he was capable of. His flicks and tricks wowed the crowd, but didn’t produce enough.
Making him the focal point of the attack isn’t what he is suited for. We have seen the recent results without him, but I’m quite certain our record without him is better over long stretches of his time here, and possibly for the entirety.
BryNYC on
A great thing. he doesnt want to be here. He’s a shell of the player he could be. Moments of brilliance are few and far between the poor workrate, the unforced errors, the playacting leading to goals for the other team, losing his man at corners leading to goals for the other team.
His head has gone, he’s not the on-field leader we need in a relegation fight, as evidenced by the Brighton and Liverpool meltdowns
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I don’t see how anyone can argue this is bad, we’ve won 3 straight without him.
good. no question.
Good! Get in a good cb for the money
If by bad you mean good then bad
Resounding yes
It’s so obviously good that I don’t see how anyone could even start to wonder otherwise. Our recent turnaround in form is even starting to make me think if he was an unsettling influence in the dressing room etc.
well, we’ve played a lot better without him, so…
Good.
If we were talking about the Paqueta who signed with us in 2022 it would be a bad thing. The current version is expendable and any funds we get in a sale are good for the club.
If we was safe id say good but unless we have somone lined up to replace him its bad
Good money. Bye bye.
If you can parlay a player who doesn’t want to be here for one or two that do. Think that’s a win.
great player I think all the spot fixing allegations really messed with his mentality and his love for playing in England
I hope we just spend the money well
Good as things stand. Commands a significant fee that we can use, and we look better without him
Good on his day, they’re just very rare. Not someone I will personally miss, just a few moments of quality. Won’t miss him chucking himself to the floor like he’s been shot only to end our counter and not get a free kick
Good for both parties. I like the bloke and have supported him through all the shit, but he feels like a constant drama concern at this point. Let him go, and I’ll keep the UECL memory.
Shocked at how much we were able to get for him. Needed to be gone a while ago
He’s made it clear he wants to leave. It hasn’t worked out for him over here. Take the money and let him go immediately.
For him, hopefully good. For us, good.
Probably good x 2
One of the best things possible
He needed to be sold yesterday. There’s nothing left for Paqueta to do in West Ham. He clearly doesn’t want to be here now that we’ve been in a relegation battle all season, he won’t put in more effort and cares more about himself than West Ham. He was good in the past when he needed to be, but in 2026 there is no need to hold on to Paqueta.
Good, but not great. Paq is so inconsistent but was genuinely important to us before our new strikers came in. He’s was essential to our linear progression in the middle of the park which was our only way forward to those stretches of games where we only had Wilson or just stuck Summerville and Bowen up top.
Now we’ve figured out a really effective long ball strategy with the strikers in the middle or Bowen/Summerville on the wing. We can exploit width, both vertical and horizontal, in ways we couldn’t before.
Fernandes and Soucek is a more balanced midfield even being a double pivot, and with the strikers soaking up more pressure, there’s overall been less of a midfield battle because we’re recycling from the top down rather than the bottom up.
It would’ve been better to sell him in the summer after the World Cup, because we probably could’ve extracted a little bit more, but with relegation on the horizon cashing in now is smarter considering we still have parts to fill. This money, depending one what we prioritise, could go to 3-4 longer term depth options or 1-2 direct replacements/challengers.
Not much can be done when he’s doing what he’s doing to get the move.
I think the mystique around “Brazil’s #10” (verifiably false) and “our Brazilian magnífico” ( a bit of a stretch imo), had us putting more on him than he was capable of. His flicks and tricks wowed the crowd, but didn’t produce enough.
Making him the focal point of the attack isn’t what he is suited for. We have seen the recent results without him, but I’m quite certain our record without him is better over long stretches of his time here, and possibly for the entirety.
A great thing. he doesnt want to be here. He’s a shell of the player he could be. Moments of brilliance are few and far between the poor workrate, the unforced errors, the playacting leading to goals for the other team, losing his man at corners leading to goals for the other team.
His head has gone, he’s not the on-field leader we need in a relegation fight, as evidenced by the Brighton and Liverpool meltdowns