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West Ham v Cardiff – Swarbrick a threat!

Oh dear. Referee Swarbrick has officiated one West Ham game all season and we lost it 3-0 to Reading, collecting two red cards in the process. And I bet the bastard in the black issued me my parking ticket into the bargain!

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PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: IT NEEDS TO BE CLOSE OR WRAPPED UP!

To me it has felt like a very short season; seems like only a couple of months ago I was excitedly tuning in to see us buckle under the pressure and lose to Cardiff on the opening day of the season. There’s…

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Play-Off semi-final first leg LIVE

Team news and live text updates as West Ham United take on Cardiff City in south Wales

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Ian Holloway delighted to be in the play-offs

Ian Holloway claims he could not have envisaged Blackpool being involved in the promotion shake-up following a chaotic pre-season at Bloomfield Road.

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Hodgson Not Banking On England

Well he has elbowed ‘Arry to one side to claim the job of England manager but it seems that replacing Mervyn King when he retires in June is beyond even Woy. Any outside hopes Hughton had of claiming the Governor of the Bank of England job were destwoyed when…

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Paolo di Canio hat-trick in charity match

Paolo di Canio reminded adoring Swindon Town fans of his mercurial talent as he netted a sublime hat-trick in a charity match on Wednesday night.

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Hammers to publish special programme

A souvenir 100-page matchday programme will be on sale at Monday’s Play-Off semi-final second leg

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Souvenir programme on sale today!

A souvenir 100-page matchday programme will be on sale at Monday’s Play-Off semi-final second leg

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Order you souvenir programme online

Fans who missed their souvenir 100-page matchday programme on Monday can now order one online

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Cardiff City v West Ham: LIVE

Live text commentary on the Championship play-off semi-final first leg between Cardiff City and West Ham United at the Cardiff City Stadium.

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Championship – West Ham take control in Cardiff

A Jack Collison brace put West Ham on the verge of Wembley with a 2-0 win at Cardiff in the Championship play-off semi-final first leg.

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Strange Sense of Unreality As Cardiff Game Approaches

Is it just me, or is there something missing at the moment? Today sees our biggest game since…well since that victory at Old Trafford that kept us up or that home victory over Wigan that all but did so…but my guts haven’t started …

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Cardiff v West Ham United prediction

West Ham United travel to Cardiff for the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final tonight.

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Cole – I’m glad I stayed

Carlton Cole has insisted he has no regrets about staying at West Ham as he looks to fire the club back to the Premier League.

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Allardyce preparing Hammers for all eventualities

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has left no stone unturned as he attempts to guide the club back to the Barclays Premier League via the play-offs.

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Hammers set for Cardiff play-off clash

West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce insists his side’s third-place finish in the Championship will count for nothing when they take on Cardiff in the play-offs tonight.

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Thursday’s Bet of the Day: Back a low-scoring game between West Ham and Cardiff

The drama of the Championship play-offs is upon us and this match brings together two clubs who could be forgiven for fearing failure. Adam Bate is backing under 2.5 goals

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Mackay: Home leg not the be-all or end-all

Cardiff manager Malky Mackay insists his side’s play-off semi-final hopes do not rest on securing a first-leg advantage when they host West Ham on Thursday night.

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Roy Hodgson defended by FA after The Sun mock England manager

The FA were last night forced to defend new England manager Roy Hodgson after a newspaper’s ‘disrespectful’ mocking of his speech impediment.

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Noble focused on Cardiff City

Hammer of the Year Mark Noble wants no season hangover going in to the Play Offs

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Big Sam and Vaz nominated

Ricardo Vaz Te and Sam Allardyce are both up for awards for their efforts in April

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Pressure on West Ham United in Championship play-offs – Malky Mackay

Malky Mackay insists the ‘demanding’ culture at West Ham United United has piled more pressure on manager Sam Allardyce to deliver success.

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Watch Out, The Speech Impediment Police Are About!

Widiculous. The FA has written to The Sun to complain about their fwont page announcing the appointment of Woy. What a lot of wot. The guy has a speech impediment. He’s had a speech impediment all his life, and being the…

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McDonald confident in Hammers

West Ham assistant boss Neil McDonald is confident the club have shrugged off the disappointment of missing out on automatic promotion to Southampton.

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Macca On: Cardiff City

Assistant Manager Neil McDonald says West Ham are ready for the Play-Off first leg at Cardiff City

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Play-off relegation curse haunts West Ham, Birmingham and Blackpool | John Ashdown

Cardiff are the best bet to be promoted if the fate of teams trying to return to the Premier League since 1996 is a guide There is a statistic that should worry three of the four sides who begin battling it out in the Championship play-offs on…

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