West Ham United goalkeeper Darren Randolph admitted he could not have written the script any better after helping the Republic of Ireland qualify for Euro 2016.
Posted on 17 November 2015.
West Ham United goalkeeper Darren Randolph admitted he could not have written the script any better after helping the Republic of Ireland qualify for Euro 2016.
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Posted on 12 November 2015.
West Ham United are reportedly keen to bolster their striking options with the signing of Roma’s Seydou Doumbia.
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Posted on 12 November 2015.
West Ham United have been linked with a move for FC Lorient defender Lamine Kone.
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Posted on 10 November 2015.
West Ham United have been fined £40,000 for failing to control their players in the 2-1 win over Chelsea last month.
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Posted on 08 November 2015.
• Young pair demonstrate team’s potential in 1-1 draw • Slaven Bilic left frustrated by injuries to attackers At the end of what was a slow-burn, slightly room temperature draw, Roberto Martínez admitted he had been a little torn about his approach at Upton Park, spooked by the rawness of the 6-2 defeat of Sunderland the previous week. At times it showed. Everton sat deep waiting to counterattack. West Ham, who have won well this season…
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Posted on 04 November 2015.
Hammers captain Mark Noble admits the team did not deserve anything from the Watford match after losing their unbeaten away record in the Premier League.
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Posted on 31 October 2015.
Slaven Bilic felt Watford fully deserved their victory but was disappointed with the manner in which his West Ham side contributed to their own demise following their 2-0 defeat at Vicarage Road this afternoon.
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Posted on 30 October 2015.
The Hammers manager says it is too early to know where the limits are for his third-placed team but sees no reason why they should drop dramatically Slaven Bilic holds up a finger and flicks it like the rev counter in a car. The calibration of a high-performance engine is not unlike that of a top-level footballer. The margins between purring and stalling, the West Ham United manager explains, come down to percentage points; to details that he refers …
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Posted on 29 October 2015.
• Team are currently third in Premier League, two points off top • ‘I’m not talking it down. I want to talk it up. I believe it’s achievable’ West Ham’s joint-chairman, David Sullivan, is dreaming of winning the Premier League and FA Cup double this season. The side have made a fine start to the campaign under their new manager, Slaven Bilic , and are third in the Premier League after 10 games, …
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Posted on 29 October 2015.
West Ham United are reportedly considering a move for Corinthians forward Alexandre Pato as Slaven Bilic looks to boost his striking options and maintain the form which has seen them go third in the Premier League table.
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Posted on 29 October 2015.
West Ham United boss Slaven Bilic admits he previously attempted to sign “eight to ten” of the players that joined Watford this summer.
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Posted on 29 October 2015.
The West Ham manager says the team’s current third-place position in the Premier League motivates the club as the players are enjoying their winning streak. Slaven Bilić says he rates Watford’s manager Quique Sánchez Flores really highly for his managerial skills, admitting Watford will be difficult to beat when they meet at Vicarage Road stadium on Saturday Continue reading…
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Posted on 25 October 2015.
The Belfast-basketball family background of Republic of Ireland’s unlikely Euro 2016 hero.
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Posted on 24 October 2015.
• West Ham inflict fifth league defeat on 10-man Chelsea • Mourinho’s side to receive mandatory fine as six players are booked José Mourinho’s reign at Stamford Bridge lurched further into turmoil as the manager was sent to the stands in a disciplinary meltdown by Chelsea as the champions slumped to their fifth Premier League defeat of the season. Chelsea lost 2-1 at West Ham United , finishing the match with 10 men on the pitch and two dismissed from the dugout, …
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Posted on 22 October 2015.
Slaven Bilic assumed it was a joke when his phone buzzed and a message flashed up from Jose Mourinho bidding him a warm welcome to the Barclays Premier League.
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Posted on 18 October 2015.
• West Ham manager hails Andy Carroll’s impact on sub’s fourth game of season • Dimitri Payet scored fifth league goal of campaign in 3-1 win at Crystal Palace Before West Ham United’s latest and perhaps most impressive away win, over obdurate opposition who were reduced to 10 men for the entire second half, injury had restricted Andy Carroll to 20 minutes of Premier League football since February. He got 30 more under his belt here and was instrumental in the creation…
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Posted on 18 October 2015.
West Ham United boss Slaven Bilic was proud of his side after moving up to fourth in the Premier League following a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace.
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Posted on 16 October 2015.
From Limerick to West Ham, those who have worked with Allardyce in his seven previous permament managerial posts explain the secrets of his success Related: Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend | Michael Butler and Barry Glendenning Continue reading…
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Posted on 14 October 2015.
West Ham United have the dearest adult away tickets in the Premier League according to the 2015 BBC Sport Price of Football.
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Posted on 07 March 2015.
Karren Brady is one of the UK’s best known women in business, from Apprentice guru to West Ham vice-chair, and now she’s a Tory peer. So why does she insist that she has no future in politics – and is she really best friends with George Osborne? Karren Brady is telling a room full of Year 10 students that they need to think about how they’re going to make a living, and the …
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Posted on 23 January 2015.
West Ham’s sponsor Alpari FX trading have gone bust after the Swiss Franc rocketed in value. This is just one example of how the sponsors on Premier League shirts have mirrored the market shifts of the past two decades From Japanese electronics to reckless banks and middle eastern airlines, the fate of Premier League shirt sponsors has been tied closely to that of the world economy. West Ham United was…
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Posted on 19 January 2015.
Investment firm which signed a three-year deal with football club in 2013 collapses after suffering large losses in volatile foreign exchange markets West Ham FC’s sponsor, foreign exchange broker Alpari UK, has collapsed into administration after weekend rescue talks failed to deliver a buyer. A team of restructuring experts from KPMG were appointed as special administrators to the firm, which was scuppered by the Swiss central bank’s decision last week to abandon its attempt to peg the …
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Posted on 16 January 2015.
• Online foreign exchange broker entered insolvency on Friday • Club believed to be owed £4m on three-year deal West Ham United are in “advanced discussions” with potential new shirt sponsors after their main commercial backer went bust for the second time in six years. The online foreign exchange broker Alpari entered insolvency on Friday morning as a result of the Swiss National Bank’s shock move to decouple from the euro, …
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Posted on 16 January 2015.
Alpari’s insolvency raises questions about what will appear on players’ shirts on Sunday Companies put their names on the shirts of Premiership football clubs in the hope that some of the sporting glamour will rub off on their dull corporporate images. But it doesn’t always work out like that. West Ham’s sponsor, Alpari, sank into insolvency on Friday , caught out by wild spasms in the currency, raising a question mark over whether the …
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Posted on 16 January 2015.
Alpari UK, which signed a three-year deal with the football club in 2013, among a string of companies feeling the impact of the sharp move in the currency markets on Thursday The sponsor of West Ham football club, Alpari UK, has become the latest casualty of the currency crisis sparked by the Swiss central bank. Alpari UK, which lists its head office at Bishopsgate in the City, said it was insolvent because…
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Posted on 29 December 2014.
• David Sullivan says he is ‘satisfied with achievements’ • Match report: West Ham 1-2 Arsenal West Ham have recorded pre-tax profits of over £10m and the joint-chairman David Sullivan has said he is “satisfied with the achievements” the club have made. West Ham are sixth in the Premier League heading into the new year, only two points off a Champions League qualifying position. Continue reading…
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