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Dear God, if reports are right on the net, we have been paying 40k per week for Marouane Chamakh  to do next to nothing for the last 5 months. What a monumental waste of dosh! And it’s not as if the guy is an isolated case. Arsenal FC stitch us up almost every time we go shopping in North London! The most famous example …

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OK, he wasn’t Carlos Tevez nor Paolo Di Canio, but Carlton Cole always gave 100% for West Ham. At one stage he was linked with an unlikely £12m move to Inter Milan and, of course, he was called up for England – and not many West Ham players have worn the three lions in recent years. A forward who can’t score isn’t ideal, but Carlton led the line with courage, commitment and …

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I may be wrong, but I think you have to go back to September 2005 for the last time a player in a West Ham shirt scored a hat-trick. The opposition were Villa, and the hero that day was none other than Marlon Harewood. We won that one 4-0 and before we get carried away by tenth place with 46 points under Allardyce, it might be sensible to remember that we…

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Twelve months ago, Reading stormed into Upton Park and took us apart. We were shocking, they were brilliant, and we were consigned to the play offs – a miracle combination of results apart – as Reading chased down the title. Twelve months on, and Reading arrived with Adkins in charge instead of McDermott and already down. But for 15 minutes at the start of the game they looked the better side, and…

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Oh my God. Fans the length and breadth of Green Street and the Barking Road were shaking their heads in bewilderment and dismay today after manager Sam Allardyce revealed that top transfer target Emanuel Pogatetz will not be at the club next season. After a string of startling performances in a West Ham shirt, Pogatetz will unquestionably be missed. Indeed, some fans were planning a campaign to get the number…

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In one sense, Carroll’s call up by Woy is good news because it proves that he can achieve his ambitions at West Ham. However, the timing is unfortunate. If he is picked, and plays a starring role, other clubs may suddenly look to sign him and his price may be jacked up to a level that we cannot afford. Meanwhile, Carroll may think he is worth every…

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No wonder GFH Capital did a deal on season tickets given the profile of the Championship next season. Apart from Leeds themselves and Leicester, Nottingham Forest, Birmingham, Derby, Huddersfield and Sheffield Wednesday, the division has suddenly taken on a distinctly mediocre look. Home fixtures against the likes of Bournemouth, Wigan and…

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How the mighty have fallen. Butterfingers Green thought he was too good for West Ham, or worth more than we were prepared to pay him, and his Premiership career has predictably slipped through his fingers. Mark Hughes quickly understood Green’s limitations, and brought in Cesar, but despite limited appearances, the signing of Green was still a key factor in…

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QPR’s loss could be our gain. The guy is not getting any younger but he knows where the goal is, and his pace would really add something to the team. West Brom fans won’t ever accept him back and Bibs and Cones Stevie has all but conceded that he will leave. There’s a bargain basement deal to be done here if we move quickly!

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I’m not surprised he was upset by the team’s performance, but Allardyce was harsh on Collins and Nolan when he said only one player did himself justice – Jussi. I agree that Jussi was superb and just about everybody else was a shower of shite, but Collins saved as many goals as the Finn, throwing himself in front…

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Bloody hell, I left a lido in 80 degree temperatures to watch that! And I think half the team stayed in the bloody pool! Collins and Jussi apart, we were a disgrace. Collins prevented three certain goals with fantastic blocks, and the Finnish keeper saved at least four efforts worthy of a goal. The midfield was non existent and, time …

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So why does it take us 15 minutes to switch on? In fact, in the case of today’s game, why did it take us 30 minutes to switch on? It seems to me that apart from Collins (who has been superb), Reid, O’Brien, Jussi and Nolan, the team think they are on holiday. Collison has…

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No quibbles from me about the winner, the home game against QPR apart, Reid has been superb all season. Avram won’t be remembered too fondly but he was in charge when Reid was signed – albeit he did his best to destroy him by playing him at right back against Villa on his debut. Great credit is also due…

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Pull your pants up Pardew and stop talking out of your arse! Was the Cisse effort over the line? I’ve no bloody idea. I watched it in real time and thought it was, but then watched replays and freeze frames and was convinced it wasn’t. Or it may have been. But…

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Well was Cisse’s shot over the line? If not, it was bloody close, but Reid deserves huge credit for the clearance. Most would have given it up, and the few who bothered to chase it back wouldn’t have had the speed to catch it up, nor the skill to kick it clear – so even if it was just over, Reid deserves the luck. At the other end, we had…

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Given he is being strongly linked with a move to Newcastle in the summer, Andy Carroll will find himself in a very strange position if, as expected, he is selected to lead the line at the weekend. If he scores the winner, and pushes Newcastle closer to the relegation trap door, then he could either scupper a dream move back to his home town club, or condemn himself…

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Fascinating interview with Trevor Morley except for the failure to ask the big question! You would have thought the interviewer might at least have had a stab at it! Favourite player when you were at West Ham? Favourite chess piece? West Ham fans still talk about your special relationship with Ian Bishop, any particularly fond memories? Still, Newcastle are coming to town so perhaps the …

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All those West Ham fans wetting themselves at the thought of Di Canio managing the club might like to reflect after tonight’s Blunderland horror show. Just like his idol Mussolini, Di Canio started well at the Stadium of Plight, but the Premiership is a 38 game season and a couple of victories count for little in the long run. The win over Newcastle was courtesy of some dreadful decisions by the…

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