Former Hammer Tom Williams reckons last season was just a
'blip' for the side - and is certain they will bounce back
this campaign.
Williams was man of the match in Peterborough's 2-0 defeat by West Ham, leaving Glenn Roeder to quip after the game:
"He is a boy that wants to do well and I obviously did a good job with him because he got man of the match!
"He kicked up a couple of yards of turf on a few occasions and he does like a tackle.
"And who knows, with his determination to better himself he might come back to a higher level.
"I hope both he and Jimmy Bullard do well for Barry Fry."
He left West Ham in the summer on a free transfer having failed to break through into the first team, and insists that they will improve on last season's standing.
"I think they will have a good season personally, no doubt about it.
"I think they will be in the top eight, though I know a lot of people don't.
"Without a shadow of a doubt they will recover, and last season will prove to have been a one-off season for them.
"Glenn is the man to get them coached and managed well enough.
"As for me, I needed a move to get some experience in a team, like West Ham, that plays good football."
Of the game itself, he says:
"I've seen them sharper obviously because it was only a preseason.
"They seemed very together with a good team spirit and there was a lot of 'come on, let's get it together'.
"I think that has been bred by Glenn.
"And they did pass the ball crisply as well."
Williams was man of the match in Peterborough's 2-0 defeat by West Ham, leaving Glenn Roeder to quip after the game:
"He is a boy that wants to do well and I obviously did a good job with him because he got man of the match!
"He kicked up a couple of yards of turf on a few occasions and he does like a tackle.
"And who knows, with his determination to better himself he might come back to a higher level.
"I hope both he and Jimmy Bullard do well for Barry Fry."
He left West Ham in the summer on a free transfer having failed to break through into the first team, and insists that they will improve on last season's standing.
"I think they will have a good season personally, no doubt about it.
"I think they will be in the top eight, though I know a lot of people don't.
"Without a shadow of a doubt they will recover, and last season will prove to have been a one-off season for them.
"Glenn is the man to get them coached and managed well enough.
"As for me, I needed a move to get some experience in a team, like West Ham, that plays good football."
Of the game itself, he says:
"I've seen them sharper obviously because it was only a preseason.
"They seemed very together with a good team spirit and there was a lot of 'come on, let's get it together'.
"I think that has been bred by Glenn.
"And they did pass the ball crisply as well."