Superman flies off: Scott Parker transferred to Spurs

So being voted Hammer of the Year for three years on the bounce, returning to the England squad because of performances in claret and blue, and being named Footballer of the Year by Sports Writers despite being in a team propping up the Premiership were not enough to convince Scott Parker to give West Ham continued service in the Championship so he's waved us goodbye.

That's a bit of a change from the end of the season when Scott sent me a personal email urging me to renew my season ticket because, if we all stuck together, we could come straight back up.  He said that's what all the players wanted and were determined to achieve.

So I'm really pleased that Demba Ba, Zavon Hines, Matthew Upson, Thomas Hitszlsperger, Pablo Barrera, and now Super Scott have demonstrated that togetherness.  After all, it's not their fault we were relegated, they were only on the pitch - it's the twelfth man in the stands that didn't pull his weight obviously.  And The Pornographers made it plain that it was unfair to expect England internationals to play in the Championship.  Whereas it's perfectly fair for the fans to be expected to pay almost the same amount to watch the Championship.

But good luck to Scott at Spurs.  I devoutly hope his experience of an unsuccessful fight against relegation comes in useful for them and is repeated this season.