Exclusive: West Ham have responded to a shock claim being made about Tim Steidten amid a difficult week on the transfer front. Football can be a fickle industry at the best of times never mind when the going gets tough. If West Ham technical director Tim Steidten didn’t already know that then he’s finding out pretty quickly at the moment. Most West Ham fans feel extremely fortunate to have Steidten heading up the club’s transfers and recruitment. Having someone qualified with worldwide connections in that role was long overdue at West Ham. Mark Noble quickly realised he was not cut out for tha…