In
Abdoulaye Faye (Stoke City), Kevin Nolan (Newcastle United), Matthew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers)
Out
Manuel da Costa (Lokomotiv Moscow), Radoslav Kovac (FC Basel), Demba Ba (Newcastle United), Kieron Dyer (Queens Park Rangers), Anthony Edgar (Yeovil Town), Daniel Gabbidon (Queens Park Rangers), Matthew Upson (released), Lars Jacobsen (released), Jonathan Spector (released), Zavon Hines (released)
Target
Appointment of Allardyce as boss and ambitious signings of Nolan and Taylor suggest the Hammers don’t intend on hanging around in the Championship for longer than a season. Automatic promotion.