You’ll have guessed by now that the subject of this article is West Ham youngster Lewis Orford. Sent out from the side on a season long loan to third tier  Stevenage FC, presumably to get some regular football under his belt the West Ham youngster again missed out on even making the bench for tonights tie against Bromley.

You may recall that Stevenage – leading the league one championship – claimed that the West Ham u21 England star would have to wait.

Stevenage manager Alex Revell stated ” was due to the team’s successful start and tough competition for places. “  

Really?  This is the same Lewis Orford who was invited by England Manager Thomas Tuchel to train with the ENGLAND senior squad in the last international break. I’d not heard that Orford had an injury or any other reason to prevent him from being selected. I many be wrong.

Orford can’t make it into Stevenage’s squad – not even on the bench

But surely the West Ham hierarchy must be tempted to cancel his loan and bring him back to West Ham at the end of the year.

Orford deserves to...