Another Hammer here, but fear not I'm not going to repeat what other Hammers have already said, infact I have a different point of view...
I'm in the minority amongst Hammers who are extremely dissapointed NRC is leaving. It's true his passing ain't great and he hasn't got a great shot, but he's incredibly powerful, makes some excellent runs and is strong in the tackle, Vieria-esque in many ways...He had a terrible first half to last season and most of their fans base their entire dislike of him on that + some of his agents comments. He has been an excellent player for West Ham in the rest of his 3 and a half seasons for us.
Moreover, I'd like to offer an alternative explanation for why West Ham are being so stingy in the transfer price. I believe it's Magnusson's response to the Darren Bent affair, during which we were essentially held to ransom. Magnusson has IMO interpreted this as the way the market is now working and thus responding to a transfer bid for our player accordingly.
