ALRIGHT stop, collaborate and listen, when Rice is gone, it’s time for reinvention…
Outgoing West Ham captain Declan loves his retro theme tune based on the 1990 hit Ice Ice Baby.
But his impending exit to Arsenal, for what would be the biggest fee between two British clubs, could bring back old memories of when the Hammers had a problem and couldn’t solve it.
After Rio Ferdinand left West Ham for Leeds in November 2000 for a British record £18million, the Londoners wasted pretty much all of it and were relegated 2½ years later.
If the Hammers don’t spend the £100m-plus proceeds of selling Rice wisely, they might not even last that long.