Ant-on His Way

BBC Sport is reporting that the board have accepted £8m for Ferdinand; whilst not the most surprising of moves with a "need" to wrestle the wages bill, it was surprising to note Curbs' comments in a 5-Live interview...

The board have accepted the bid - he's not renegotiated his contract - and the decision was taken out of my hands

What is going on here? There's certainly a massive wake between Curbs and the board, and this is going to get highly unsettling to all members who roam the halls of Upton Park. How are we supposed to be a cohesive team (board included) when you have blatant outbursts from management, and the board going back on their promise to nurture and keep our academy talent. On top of all of this prepare for a press field day with this story, and ever escalating stories on big fall outs at Upton Park...take your bet on Curbs to get the sack first now before the odds go completely down.

One thing I am wondering is if this now means that Cole is moving on too, or maybe Keane's already visible reluctance to take him on will be bolstered by Cole getting injured from a timid dance move today.

This could get messy.