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West Ham’s David Gold knows the pain fans caused at Tottenham Hotspur

Co-chairman says when he heard chanting at 2012 game ‘what flashes up in my mind is the antisemitism when I was a boy’ Every Jew has a story. Some will make you laugh and others will leave a lump in your throat; the harrowing one that David Gold tells about the unsuspecting small boy who bunked into an…

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Poignant pictures and mementoes of a valued Jewish football journey

The Four Four Jew exhibition reveals the depth and variety of the Jewish people’s contribution to football life in Britain So arresting and paradoxical is the image of a swastika flying from a flagpole above White Hart Lane that it seems an appropriate moment to pause and reflect on the always emotive and complex use of the word Yid in English football. Its origins are …

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Make us happy Hammers and leave Jermaine Defoe on the bench, asks West Ham United’s Joe Cole

Fit again Joe Cole hopes Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas resists the temptation to recall former West Ham United man Jermain Defoe this weekend. ‘If you give him a chance he can hurt you,’ he says.

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Ladies up for London derby

West Ham United Ladies will take on their Tottenham Hotspur counterparts at Ship Lane on Sunday

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Tottenham must not underestimate West Ham, warns Villas-Boas

The Spurs boss is expecting a tough game when the Hammers visit despite Sam Allardyce’s men failing to score a goal away from home this season

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Table – this afternoon….

    The only good news I can find this afternoon is that with the temp. help of Henderson & Collinson – Bournemouth managed to beat M**wall 5-2

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Into the bottom three

So, when was the last time we were in the bottom three of the Premiership? You have to go back to the time of Avram. Six or seven games into the season and the table is generally taking shape, and whilst we currently have a game in hand, it is hard to …

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Tottenham v West Ham United: Andre Villas-Boas refuses to underestimate Hammers despite Andy Carroll absence

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is expecting an ‘extremely difficult’ London derby with West Ham United on Sunday, despite the absence through injury of Andy Carroll.

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Tactically speaking – Tottenham Hotspur

A tactical look at West Ham United’s Barclays Premier League trip to White Hart Lane on Sunday

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Haycock proud of table-toppers

Nick Haycock was left with feelings of pride after seeing the Development Squad beat Norwich City

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Tottenham-West Ham Preview: Defoe pushing Soldado for starting place

The Spanish striker has yet to score from open play in the Premier League, while the 30-year-old has notched seven goals in his last six games in all competitions

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Back pages, October 5: Arsene Wenger reprimands Jack Wilshere for smoking moment

Arsene Wenger publicly reprimanded Jack Wilshere on Friday after the midfielder was caught smoking on a team night out. All the headlines from the newspapers on Saturday, October 5.

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Cross recalls four-goal salvo

David Cross remembers his four-goal haul at Tottenham Hotspur in 1981 as the pinnacle of his career

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On this day – 5 October

The flying Hammers keep their good run going with an away win over Newcastle in 1985

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Sam Allardyce warns West Ham United fans they will ‘suffer the consequences’ if they use the ‘Y’ word at Spurs

Sam Allardyce has warned West Ham United fans they will ‘suffer the consequences’ if caught chanting anti-Semitic abuse at White Hart Lane.

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Notice: Weekend away

I will be away from Saturday morning till Monday night so there wont be much activity this weekend. Feel free to use my matchday stream link in the right hand toolbar and here’s hoping for a miracle.

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Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Squad sheets

It is to be hoped that the headlines are driven by what happens on the field, rather than off it where it is to be expected that Tottenham’s fans will sing what they want, which will not sit well with the police. The potential for conflict bubbles between these rivals yet Tottenham simply intend to extend their solid start. Only Olivier …

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Holtby expects stubborn West Ham defence

The Tottenham midfielder is aware of the Hammers’ strong defensive record so far this season, despite their position in 17th, and expects a fiery and testing derby

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Could this be the winning formula for Sunday?

Back to the drawing board and back to the tried and trusted 4-4-2. I heard that Joe Cole will be back on Sunday and as far as I’m concerned has to go straight into the squad. Personally I think the formation below gives us the best chance of a point at least and YES Nolan dropped….

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‘The tables have turned’, says former Manchester United star Ravel Morrison

The 20-year-old led a troubled life when at Old Trafford, with Sir Alex Ferguson deciding to sell him on, but feels that he has turned a corner at Birmingham City and now West Ham

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JONJO’S DIARY: What I have been up to

It was great going to the Everton Match and I really thought we would win.  I had new wristbands made for The Bobby Moore Fund and lots of people came to find me to buy some.  I also had a small auction that raised nearly £500 for the charity too. Last week was really busy for me, I got offered a part a new film that Cass Pennant is co-producing, the film is called Meet The Guvnors and it will be in the cinema.  Sometimes…

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Martin Keown – Lucky 7: Your chance to take on Martin Keown in new predictor game

The Premier League is back and with it comes your chance to prove your football knowledge, beat MARTIN KEOWN and win free bets with Coral.

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Dev Squad v Norwich City – LIVE

A minute-by-minute update of the Development Squad’s match against Norwich City at Rush Green

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Dev Squad 1-0 Norwich City – LIVE

A minute-by-minute update of the Development Squad’s match against Norwich City at Rush Green

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Dev Squad 2-0 Norwich City FT

A minute-by-minute update of the Development Squad’s match against Norwich City at Rush Green

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Ravel Morrison reveals he’s an Arsenal fan as West Ham United star prepares for Spurs

He’s an Arsenal fan and former Manchester United prodigy who is no stranger to unwanted headlines. So it’s no surprise that West Ham United’s Ravel Morrison is relieved to be making the news for the right reasons with Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City on the horizon.

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