We feared the end may be a whimper, but it turned out to be a bang. West Ham’s thrilling 3-2 win over Manchester United in the final game at the Boleyn was everything the fans dreamed of.
Posted on 13 May 2016.
We feared the end may be a whimper, but it turned out to be a bang. West Ham’s thrilling 3-2 win over Manchester United in the final game at the Boleyn was everything the fans dreamed of.
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Posted on 13 May 2016.
Slaven Bilic insists the attack on the Manchester United coach did not overshadow West Ham’s epic Upton Park finale.
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Posted on 10 May 2016.
Congestion and poor crowd control brought an air of ugliness to the parting feast, even though a thriller between West Ham and Manchester United broke out Goodbye, then, to all that. Never mind the haze of pre-match nostalgia . This was in the end a ragged, wild, oddly furious farewell to Upton Park . On a balmy, barmy night, West Ham United’s supporters did their best to ease the pain of leaving this venerable ground by throwing bottles at the windows of …
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Posted on 10 May 2016.
West Ham bid an unforgettable farewell to the Boleyn Ground as 112 years at Upton Park ended with a remarkable comeback 3-2 win against Manchester United.
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Posted on 10 May 2016.
Premier League updates from the final match at the Boleyn Ground Email gregg.bakowski@theguardian.com or tweet @GreggBakowski Bilic’s focus is on Manchester United rather than nostalgia The latest Premier League table 6.41pm BST Mark Noble has just emerged from the West Ham coach. Apparently, the players have been stuck on there for quite a while. Here’s what he makes of tonight’s match. It was crazy. It’s taken us an hour to get 200 yards. We knew it …
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Posted on 10 May 2016.
This week, David Squires looks back at his time working in the ticket office at Upton Park, as West Ham prepare to leave for the Olympic Stadium. And you can find David’s archive of cartoons here Farewell Boleyn: the end of an era for West Ham United – video David Squires on … Leicester City winning the Premier League Continue reading…
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Posted on 09 May 2016.
• Martial suffered hamstring problem in warm-up before win at Norwich • Van Gaal wary of facing West Ham in their last match at Upton Park Louis van Gaal may avoid the risk of Anthony Martial aggravating a hamstring problem by leaving him out of Manchester United’s crucial game at West Ham United on Tuesday. It is understood the striker travelled with the rest of the squad on Monday and faces a fitness test to determine whether he…
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Posted on 09 May 2016.
• Boleyn Ground will host its last match on Tuesday night • Bilic: ‘It’s impossible to lose the emotion. It can’t be bigger’ Slaven Bilic has told his West Ham players to embrace the emotion of their final match at Upton Park. The Hammers will run out at the Boleyn Ground for the last time when they host Manchester United on Tuesday night. Related: West Ham sell more than 50,000 season tickets for Olympic Stadium Continue reading…
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Posted on 09 May 2016.
West Ham will have the most season ticket holders of any London club in the Premier League next season when they move into the Olympic Park.
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Posted on 09 May 2016.
• Club will play last-ever game at Upton Park on Tuesday night • West Ham now have second most season ticket holders in Premier League West Ham have sold more than 50,000 season tickets for their new home at the Olympic Park – the second highest in the Premier League. Tuesday night’s match against Manchester United will be the club’s last at Upton Park before they move to the Queen Elizabeth …
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Posted on 08 May 2016.
• Manager was ‘fuming and angry’ after 4-1 home defeat by Swansea City • Bilic says players should use this period in the club’s history as motivation This result came as a surprise to everyone except the man it appeared to wound the most. Slaven Bilic had warned West Ham against complacency as they entered the final few matches of the season, to “not buy the theory that clubs who are safe…
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Posted on 07 May 2016.
Fans, players, directors and staff at West Ham United describe their favourite memories of the Boleyn Ground before the club moves to the Olympic Stadium Continue reading…
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Posted on 06 May 2016.
• Slaven Bilic confirms Darren Randolph will deputise for Spanish keeper • ‘Whenever he has stepped in he’s been brilliant’ West Ham have been dealt a blow in their bid for European football with goalkeeper Adrián set to be sidelined for their three remaining Premier League matches. The 29-year-old has missed only three games for the Hammers in the league this season, but has been ruled out of Swansea’s visit to…
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Posted on 02 May 2016.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insists Mark Noble can still help England at Euro 2016.
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Posted on 01 May 2016.
• ‘No better midfielders this season,’ than West Ham captain, claims manager • Noble scores twice at West Brom to make it four goals in two games The England manager may have compared him to Grant Holt but for Slaven Bilic the merits of Mark Noble are all too obvious. “There are no midfielders who are having a better season than he is – constantly from the first game …
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Posted on 29 April 2016.
Slaven Bilic does not want to end the season as a Manchester United fan.
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Posted on 25 April 2016.
West Ham United will start their life in the Olympic Stadium with a visit from Italian giants Juventus.
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Posted on 25 April 2016.
• Serie A leaders will come to Stratford week before Premier League begins • ‘This will be a game to tell your grandkids you were at’ club chairmen say West Ham’s first game in the Olympic Stadium will be a friendly against Serie A leaders Juventus. The Hammers move from Upton Park to their new home in Stratford next season and will host Juve a week before the campaign starts, on Sunday, 7 August. …
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Posted on 22 April 2016.
Rafael Benítez can expect a warm Anfield welcome, Claudio Ranieri’s striking conundrum and crunch time in the Championship • Vardy accepts FA charge but hopes to avoid extended ban • Leicester and Tottenham dominate PFA Premier League team of the year • Everton’s Funes Mori issues apology for red card against Liverpool • ‘We’ve shown we can fight,’ says Newcastle’s Benítez • Kane: Tottenham striker fired by one-season wonder critics • Leicester and Tottenham dominate…
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Posted on 20 April 2016.
This was no surprise result given the circumstances but one in which Andy Carroll fired his calling card in the direction of Roy Hodgson once more. Carroll set West Ham on the way to a comfortable victory over depleted Watford and was his usual swashbuckling self throughout, just weeks before England name their squad for the European Championship. Related: Manchester United’s Matteo Darmian finishes off limp Crystal Palace Related: Ramiro Funes Mori sees red as Liverpool …
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Posted on 17 April 2016.
West Ham striker Andy Carroll has lambasted referee Jonathan Moss for an unacceptable performance, even accusing the official of trying to even things up by awarding Leicester a stoppage-time penalty.
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Posted on 17 April 2016.
Leonardo Ulloa sent West Ham goalkeeper Adrián the wrong way as he scored a last-minute penalty to leave Leicester City fans jubilant in the stands at the King Power Stadium Continue reading…
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Posted on 17 April 2016.
• Striker fumes after last-minute penalty allowed hosts to equalise • ‘It is a bad decision – it is bad decisions he has given all game’ West Ham striker Andy Carroll has lambasted referee Jonathan Moss for an unacceptable performance, even accusing the official of trying to even things up by awarding Leicester a stoppage-time penalty. Much of the focus during a thrilling if fractious contest was on the officials, with several penalty appeals overlooked …
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Posted on 15 April 2016.
From the £701m total cost to the £2,616 cost of a ‘Boleyn Package’ season ticket, how West Ham’s deal for the Olympic Stadium stacks up £280m Original projected cost of the Olympic Stadium in the build-up to the 2012 Games £701m Current projected total cost after conversion to allow for both football and athletics Related: How West Ham struck the deal of the century with Olympic Stadium move Related: Andy Carroll, the man with a head like…
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Posted on 15 April 2016.
Slaven Bilic admits Leicester’s “fairytale” season has put West Ham’s success in the shade.
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Posted on 15 April 2016.
Why Roy Hodgson should resist the temptation to call on the undoubted heading skill and strength of the West Ham striker as Euro 2016 beckons Which one of Andy Carroll’s gorgeously brutal hat-trick goals against Arsenal last weekend was your individual moment of the season so far? I know. It’s not an easy choice. Maybe the first one where he seems to be actually running in midair, gliding through the forest canopy above the Arsenal defence, before butting the ball into the …
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