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Why West Ham couldn't afford to 'do a Tottenham': Hammers bided their time and spent Declan Rice cash wisely, writes KIERAN GILL

Elon Musk did Tottenham a favour last week by removing all pictures posted on Twitter from before 2014.

Try to find that photograph of the so-called ‘Magnificent Seven’, signed after the £85million sale of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid, and you will discover it has vanished from the club’s feed, along with thousands of others.

Erasing that infamous 10-year-old image from the memories of Spurs supporters will be more difficult, however. They remember the excitement descending into exasperation. They remember the optimism turning to pessimism. They remember Roberto Soldado and Paulinho.

West Ham remembered that, too.