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After a limited but exciting weekend of Premier League action, the first half of Matchday 31 to me and you, It’s now time to look back at all of the drama from Saturday afternoon as Eddie Howe’s AFC Bournemouth plunged a nail into the West Bromwich Albion coffin and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool hit Watford for five. The drama of two days ago was kicked-off with three 3 PM starts, the first of them being a vital matchup between Paul…

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No fewer than seven of David Moyes’ West Ham United first-team squad have received the nod from their senior International managers ahead of this month’s International break over the last few days. On home soil, and in the wake of his return to the starting Xl in last weekend’s Premier League defeat to Burnley, Gareth Southgate has called-up goalkeeper Joe Hart to the latest England squad. Hart will be hoping that his …

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Following the detrimental Premier League defeat to Burnley, David Moyes’ West Ham United embarked on a five-day warm weather training camp in Miami, Florida, here are the opinions of five  moorethanjustaclub.com writers on the trip, some believing the plans should have been cancelled in the wake of three successive losses for the relegation-threatened Hammers and others, quite the opposite. Luke Glanville (@Glanville_Luke) – Site Lead: “It’s my understanding that Moyes and his staff planned…

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In this week’s episode of the moorethanjustaclub.com Podcast, host Luke Glanville is joined by Football London’s West Ham United Correspondent Sam Inkersole. Luke and Sam discuss a range of different Hammers topics, including on field and off field events during Saturday’s Premier League defeat to Burnley at the London Stadium and the club’s warm-weather training trip to Florida. The post The MTJAC.com Podcast: Supporter Protests And Miami Training appeared first on Moore

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After an exciting midweek of UEFA Champions League round of 16 second-leg action involving several English teams once again, the Premier League returns this weekend for a limited Matchday 30 offering, with no fewer than 12 sides not playing due to their or their opponent’s involvement in the Emirates FA Cup. Saturday’s four league matches begin with three traditional afternoon kick-offs, we turn to the Bet365 Stadium for the first of those as Paul Lambert’s Stoke City entertain Sam Allardyce’s…

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Saturday is St Patrick’s Day and to mark the occasion here is a selection of some Irishmen who have represented the club throughout the years. Noel Cantwell Cantwell was signed by West Ham from Cork Athletic in 1952 as an enterprising 18-year-old full back. Cantwell spent 8 years with the club, the high being captaining the side to the Division Two Championship in 1957-58, leading the club to their first appearance in the top flight of English football …

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In this week’s edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we hear from John, 40 and a lifelong West Ham United supporter and Season Ticket holder about the magic of an FA Cup run. “Long campaigns in football’s oldest competition are often underestimated these days, with league and other competitions being prioritised, that certainly seems to be the case in the Premier League anyway. I’m too young really to remember my team’s…

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For the better part of this season and the last, I have yearned for players to rise to perform at their best and display a maturation of the potential we always hoped was there. Mostly, the fans have been disappointed with individual performances, certainly any peaks have spiked only for brief periods but flat lining again as the players and team failed to take stock and gather any kind of momentum. There were obvious failings in the last campaign, however Bilic …

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“Good Morning Ladies And Gentlemen welcome to today’s celebration, yes a celebration. Some say when someone has died it’s a time of sadness and sorrow, a time where one reflects on their own life and time they’ve spent on this wonderful planet. As we are gathered here today we have the opportunity to unite as one and to celebrate an extraordinary life. So many of you from different walks of life are here to commemorate a…

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West Ham United have promised life bans for any supporter seen invading the pitch or throwing missiles during last Saturday’s Premier League defeat to Burnley at the London Stadium. Fans began to protest after David Moyes’ side went a goal down to Sean Dyche’s Clarets in the second-half of the must-win affair, they eventually went on to lose the game thanks to goals from Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood . During …

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West Ham fans arrived at the London Stadium on Saturday last to spur on the team to better performance and result, to march in protest and to remember a fallen hero some 25 years past. It was meant to be so much Moore but the spectacle was anything but and it was hardly befitting his great memory. In all of the hullabaloo it seems many had forgotten what the day was supposed to be about. There were videos …

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The blame game is the folly of those who would stand, stare and sneer without any inward reflection. The West Ham woes are a collection of failings that may have coincidental sources but none are so grand to be identified as solitary causes. “We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your…

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West Ham United manager David Moyes has sent a unified message to his supporters after mass protests marred Saturday’s Premier League defeat to Burnley at the London Stadium. In the final 25 minutes of the must-win clash, protesters, who have been unhappy with the way that the club has been being run over the last 18 months, invaded the pitch no fewer than four times, bringing the game to a halt in several occasions. Some invaders…

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West Ham United manager David Moyes has condemned the actions of supporters protesting during last Saturday’s Premier League defeat to Burnley but admitted, “They have their reasons.” Fans invaded the London Stadium pitch no fewer than four times during the must-win affair, which the Hammers lost thanks to goals in the final 20 minutes from Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood for the Clarets. Protesters also gathered on the concourses below the Director’s Box after their team fell…

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There are horrors that lurk behind every closed door and secrets that should be uncovered but fear may prevent our inquisition! The offenders have defected, the dissenters have become isolated and the prized assets are losing worth with every passing embattlement. “This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the…

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After another enthralling long weekend of Premier League action, Matchday 30 to be precise, it’s now time to look back at all of drama of the last few days as David Moyes’ West Ham United slipped to a third consecutive defeat and Pep Guardiola’s league leaders took another huge stride towards an early title coronation. The weekend’s football was kicked-off at Old Trafford live on Sky Sports on Saturday lunchtime with the renewal of a classic North …

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As David Sullivan and David Gold left the Olympic Stadium, with West Ham United collapsing on and off the pitch in their 3-0 capitulation against Burnley, one man refused to budge. A majority of Hammers fans had congregated a few metres down from the Director’s Box, aiming their insults and granitic like beliefs at the pair, behind the fateful decision to move stadium. Yet every one of those supporters knew that their anger was not the…

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I often wonder about the oddities in life, take time to consider the absurdities and try to rationalise what I witness but also to find comfort and humour within it all. For…if we cannot laugh in the face of petty tyrannies then we are lesser men and our legacies will be unstructured, wispy and dull. “I want to grow. I want to be better. You Grow. We all grow. We’re made to grow…

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It’s now time to analyse West Ham United player performance in the wake of their crushing defeats by Sean Dyche’s Burnley in the Premier League at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as David Moyes’ men lost a home unbeaten record that had existed since before Christmas. Joe Hart: 5/10 Taking the place of Spaniard Adrian San-Miguel to take his first Premier League start since December 2017, the England shot-stopper did himself no favours with the World Cup ahead in …

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Let’s trawl over some of the main causes of discussion from Saturday’s London Stadium Premier League encounter between David Moyes’ West Ham United and Sean Dyche’s Burnley, as the visiting Clarets claimed just their second victory of the year. Crowd Protests Dominate Headlines At London Stadium Smattered all over the Sunday back pages wasn’t the brilliance of the visiting Burley attack in East London, but scenes from the stands as things turned ugly in the second period at …

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2:30 PM: Both sets of players are out to stretch their legs prior to kick-off here, It’s a fairly mild day but the wind is swirling, it could still be tricky conditions out there today. 2:25 PM: A win for the hosts this afternoon could be enough to 12th place this afternoon, while the visitors could edge closer to Arsenal above them in sixth, plenty at stake today. 2:20 PM: With team news out of the way, the atmosphere is building and…

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A fan’s adoration for their club of choice is a selfless act that is rarely returned in kind. Players may commend, salute and pledge all their might to produce over and over again for the pleasure of the crowds. They may declare love and gratitude for those who would cheer but whilst all of that is a handsome reward in itself, all that we require from our hammer heroes right now is a damn good performance and results that give us three…

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In this week’s edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we hear the story of Jack, 16 and a relatively new member of the Claret & Blue Army about how he came to support West Ham United through a more unconventional route in the spring of 2015. “Living on the Kent Coast, growing up I had lived a very shallow life in terms of Primer League football, the nearest Top-Flight teams being those in the faraway reaches of…

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Legendary West Ham United striker has given his backing to supporters wishing to march in protest of the way that the club is being run before Saturday’s Premier League clash with Burnley at the London Stadium and stated that the protests shouldn’t affect players’ mentalities. Speaking exclusively to us last week in a lengthy interview, the other parts of which will be coming up in the next few weeks, the boyhood Hammer had this to say about …

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West Ham United and England winger Michail Antonio managed to net the Hammers’ 1000th Premier League goal in Saturday’s 4-1 away defeat to Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. With David Moyes’ men 4-0 down in the 78th minute, Senegal midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate helped to bring down a long Aaron Cresswell free-kick and it fell to Antonio. The pacey forward swivelled and unleashed a powerful and accurate low strike that left Lukasz Fabianski with next to no…

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The pressure has been mounting for some time without release to ease fears or quell the rallying calls for uprising. The movers and shakers have brought issues to the boardroom table, to be met with comprehension, a quasi commitment to restore and rectify but layered with the verbiage of a seasoned business spin doctor and political lobbyist. Many would call for revolution for its own sake! Many would march for no better …

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