Cottee in West Ham Bid

The Sunday People reports today on the rumour that Tony Cottee is heading a third consortium in the battle for control of West Ham.

The paper claim that Cottee is ready to match the West Ham board's £75million asking price, wipe out the club's debts and hand Pardew a transfer treasure chest so he can strengthen the squad.

A number of papers also report today that Pardew is preparing a January bid for Colchester's 21 year old defender Greg Halford.