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While the 0-0 draw at relegation threatened QPR was just as disappointing as it was half expected, two West Ham players have been rewarded for

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The second choice goalkeeper is purely there to keep the first choice keeper on his toes. One bad performance, or too many

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The Blues turn their attentions back to their title challenge following their League Cup success but are still without the midfielder who serves the last game of his two-match ban

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Though the Hammers goalkeeper later had his sending-off against Southampton rescinded, the team’s conduct after his red card has earned the London club a penalty of €40,000

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There aren’t many things in football quite as brilliant as Adrian’s shootout winning penalty last night. The Spaniard didn’t just score the

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West Ham vs Everton – Post game musings I was tempted to call this article “Kids say the darndest things!”, but this would be disparaging to my girlfriend who knows her football and despite having grown up in a Glasgow Rangers house, supports West Ham with the rest of us. I was amused in the build up to another lacklustre performance in the FA Cup last night against Everton as my fine lady picked up on …

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When Mame Biram Diouf glanced home to give Stoke City a 2-0 advantage on Saturday, many fans were anticipating a performance reminiscent of the forgettable visit of Southampton earlier in the season. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, West Ham were back in the game with a brilliant goal from Enner Valencia, four minutes after Stoke… Read more »

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By now you lot will have had your Fantasy Football teams ready and waiting for this weekend’s big kick-off. It’s at this stage that if club’s make any new signings then it’s rare that they’ll slot straight in to the squad on the opening day of the season, so the team you’ve got now is… Read more »

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We’re just a week away from the big kick-off and it feels as if we’re a million miles away from having a team capable of playing the new ‘attacking’ style of football the co-owners have ordered from Sam Allardyce. But if you look closely, there’s still a decent looking starting XI available to us now… Read more »

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Pre-season friendly matches are important to all football clubs and players because they are designed to get the players back into a game mentality. It is also a chance for them to keep their fitness levels up. For the fans however, while the performances might matter, they know that the results don’t really mean anything… Read more »

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Goalkeeper Goalkeeper was one of our strongest positions last year, with Adrian San Miguel securing his place in the first team for the second part of the season. Adrian very rapidly became a fan favourite for his passion on and off the pitch; celebrating each goal like anyone else and tweeting messages commending the West… Read more »

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In March 2012, West Ham were very short of goalkeeping options. From the three they had, two were unavailable; Marek Stech was out on a loan deal and Peter Kurucz was injured, making Robert Green the only option. Sam Allardyce was desperately searching for other options and in the end the name of Portsmouth’s Stephen… Read more »

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One of the highlights of last season was our defence and the number of clean sheets we kept. But since then we’ve seen George McCartney released, Pablo Armero sent back to Napoli and, of course, the not so premature release of Razvan Rat. So we’re going to need to strengthen at the back a little,… Read more »

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West Ham Award Nominations The main award is of course Hammer of the Year and all players are up for this, in my opinion there are 3 real contenders. Mark Noble, Adrian and Tonks and they would all be suitable winners but all for different reasons. In terms of Noble he has been the most consistent player this season who always gives 100% in every game he plays. Adrian has come into the team this year and has won over…

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With a move to the Olympic Stadium just two seasons away, all the ground work to ensure we’re stable and prepared is beginning to be put in to place. Obviously our Premier League status must be intact, which looks to have been achieved this season. But how can we ensure that we don’t experience similar… Read more »

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With the summer transfer window fast approaching, attention is beginning to turn to what players the club can can bring in to not just improve the squad, but also the style of football. There are a number of players you could say we wouldn’t miss if they were released or sold in the summer, but… Read more »

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West Ham fell to a 3-1 defeat at Stoke City on Saturday afternoon, despite taking an early lead through Andy Carroll. Carroll’s goal was West Ham’s 800th in the Premier League and looked to have set the Hammers on their way to a crucial victory towards Premier League safety. But they struggled to build on… Read more »

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Chatting with other West Ham fans on a daily basis on Twitter, it’s clear to me that I’m not the only person who is passionate about West Ham United. Once a football team gets in to your blood, under your skin and in your heart, it’s there for life. So why did I choose West Ham? What made… Read more »

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As the end of the season gets closer we can’t help but think to summer and hope the rest of the season goes to plan. At the moment it looks like we’re staying up but there is an air of caution because it’s so tight at the bottom of the table and we have a tough run of fixtures for the last 6 or so games. In terms of players in the summer of course we need…

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The Swansea game seems like a long time ago now, and it won’t ever be forgotten due to the antics of Flores. When Carroll got sent off, the majority of fans felt that the next 3 games we could win, would become a little harder and we could look back on that as the downfall of the season but it has turned out to be the opposite. The last 3 games have been amazing and I didn’t expect the wins. Especially …

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The emergence of Adrian in the Hammers first-team has been something of a refreshing experience for us all. He hasn’t just put in consistent match winning performances, but he’s also displayed the passion and belief us Hammers fans always look for in our players. After just fourteen appearances he has won the hearts of the… Read more »

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When Adrian arrived from Real Betis in the summer, few Hammers fans would have even dreamed of the impact he has had on the club in such little time, The Spaniard has earned a regular place in the starting XI through a number of match winning performances and is fast becoming a cult hero with… Read more »

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When the teams were announced for West Ham United’s away fixture at Old Trafford on 21 December, few Hammers supporters would have expected the name of Adrian to be in between the sticks, but now he is always the first name on the team sheet. But the question is, what has former number one Jussi… Read more »

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Anyone else got a nose bleed? After four games unbeaten, three wins on the bounce and four clean sheets in a row we now found ourselves in 10th place. A few weeks ago we were struggling for goals and clean sheets, languishing in the bottom three. Now we’re flying high in the top-half of the… Read more »

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There really isn’t any reason to make changes to the side that won at Aston Villa on Saturday, but there are couple I would consider. Firstly, both Italians appear to be settling in well and have made a fairly decent impact in the substitute appearances they’ve made. I’d bring Antonio Nocerino in for Matty Taylor… Read more »

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Had Joey O’Brien not dislocated his shoulder in the 0-0 draw against Chelsea on Wednesday you could have put money on Sam Allardyce naming an unchanged side to take on Swansea at Upton Park today. So George McCartney should come in to replace him is as new arrival Pablo Armero didn’t sign in time yesterday… Read more »

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