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On This Day – 25 January

Two FA Cup ties take centre stage on this day in West Ham United’s long and illustrious history

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Matty Taylor on the way back!

Let’s not get too carried away, the guy has come back a couple of times before and barely got through a game, but we have to hope that the long layoff has put him right this time. Taylor isn’t Messi but he offers balance on the left of midfield and can deliver a wicked set piece. We …

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QPR News: Sparky to sack his agent as Alex heads to Paris?

Hello, hello, hello. The gRs were telling me that Alex was definitely joining QPR because the Chelsea reject and the QPR manager share the same agent. But now, it seems, Alex has rejected the Hoops and is heading for PSG instead. You what? Alex has failed to agree terms with Rangers apparently. But …

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Tottenham’s ‘Arry Doing Porridge

Opening credits. Voice over. “Henry James Redknapp, you have pleaded not guilty to the charges brought by this court, and it is now my duty to pass sentence. You are an habitual criminal, who accepts arrest as an occupational hazard, and presumably accepts imprisonment in the same casual manner. We therefore feel constrained to commit you to the…

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Our set piece solution?

Well perhaps not, but one of our biggest concerns in recent weeks is our inabilty in recent weeks to make anything out of our set pieces (penalties excluded!!!) Take last weeks game against Forest – 14 corners for example. Nice to see last night in our ‘development’ game against Gillingham, Matty Taylor corner, fired in by

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Boa reunited with Benni

Former West Ham and Arsenal winger Luis Boa Morte has joined South African side Orlando Pirates on an 18-month deal. The 34-year-old had been without a club since his contract was cancelled at Greek side Larissa due to financial problems at the club. The Portuguese winger won a Premier League title with Arsenal in 1998, and…

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Irons interested in Bolton defender

West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce is reportedly keen on bringing Bolton defender Zat Knight to the club.

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Club could buy Olympic Stadium

A football club could one day own the 2012 Olympic Stadium, MP Hugh Robertson has suggested.

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Boa Morte signs for South Africa’s Orlando Pirates

Former Portugal international Luis Boa Morte has signed for South African champions Orlando Pirates where he will join former West Ham United team mate Benni McCarthy in attack.

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A Missive From Doncaster

1 West Ham         27  19 53 2 Southampton     27 20 50 3 Cardiff              27 15 49 4 Middlesbrough  27   3 45 5 Hull                   27   3 45 6 Birmingham       26 16 43 7 Blackpool          27 9 42 8 Reading              27 7 42 9 Leeds                27 5 42 10 Brighton          27 1 41 11 Derby             27 -2 41 12 Burnley           27 6 40 13 Leicester         27 6 38 14 Crystal Palace 27 -1 37 15 Barnsley          27 -4 36 16 Peterborough   27 1 33 17 Portsmouth      26 0 31 18 Watford        27 -11 30 19 Bristol City    27 -12 30 20 Millwall         27 -8 29 21 Ipswich        27 -16 28 22 Nott’m Forest 27 -22 24 23 Doncaster    27 -22 23 24 Coventry      27 -13 22 I spent 10 days in the summer finding Mido, and today I’m in Doncaster, hunting down Billy Sharp, hoping to persuade him to …

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On This Day – 24 January

Ralph Milne and a 3-1 victory at Coventry City are the big moments to have happened on this date

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Hammers target agrees new Royals deal

West Ham United target Jimmy Kebe has agreed a new contract with Reading.

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West Ham close to signing Portuguese forward/winger Edgar Costa

Apparently Edgar Costa has been on trial with us for a week (first I’ve heard) and the Hammers are now in negotiations with him for a permanent deal. Stats Click for larger

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Hammers midfielder on trial at Derby

West Ham’s Oliver Lee could be set to leave Upton Park as the midfielder is on trial at Derby County.

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Hammers star on trial at Rams

West Ham’s promising midfielder Oliver Lee is on trial at rival Championship club Derby.

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John scores on Hammers bow

George John was on target as the Development Squad drew 1-1 with Gillingham on Tuesday

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Blackstock takes positives

Dexter Blackstock believes Nottingham Forest will stay in the npower Championship if they can consistently reproduce their performance against West Ham.

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Former West Ham attacker completes Pirates move

Former West Ham United attacker Luis Boa Morte has signed for the Orlando Pirates.

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Lee on trial with Rams

West Ham midfielder Oliver Lee is having a trial at Derby.

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Tomkins committed to West Ham

James Tomkins insisted he never had any intention of leaving West Ham after signing a new long-term contract.

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”Give the dog a bung”

Court told of £189,000 in Harry’s pet’s name HARRY Redknapp deposited tax-free bungs into a secret offshore bank account set up in the name of his DOG, a court heard yesterday. ‘The three stooges’ The Tottenham soccer boss, 64, went on trial accused of cheating the taxman over payments totalling £189,000 while working at Portsmouth …

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Under 4,000 left for Millwall

Move quickly if you want to be at the Boleyn Ground for the npower Championship visit of Millwall

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Under 3,500 left for Millwall

Move quickly if you want to be at the Boleyn Ground for the npower Championship visit of Millwall

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Under 2,500 left for Millwall

Move quickly if you want to be at the Boleyn Ground for the npower Championship visit of Millwall

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Under 2,000 left for Millwall

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Support for Dylan

Kevin Nolan was delighted to lead the way as the West Ham United first-team squad showed their support for Dylan Tombides on Saturday’s match with Nottingham Forest. The West Ham United captain joined the rest of the players in wearing special ‘ Get well soon Dylan ‘ T-shirts in the warm-up ahead of the game. The message for …

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