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West Ham put in a  tantalising display of traditional attacking football that made Liverpool look like an average side rather than a title chasing team. The tactics were a joy to behold, the starting eleven all gave 100%, the atmosphere was electric, and everyone had nothing but positive things to say after the game. A… Read more »

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If the grapevine is to be believed, the board are holding out to see whether QPR are promoted in Saturday’s play-off final before they make a definitive decision on Sam Allardyce’s future. That’s because they are supposedly weighing up a potential West Ham return for Harry Redknapp. Whether there’s anything in such talk remains to… Read more »

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So it appears we’re going to have to wait at least another 10 days to learn whether the board are going to stick with Sam Allardyce for at least another season, or if they’ve decided it’s time for change. Reports suggest there’s split opinion amongst the board members, which isn’t surprising. After all, he has… Read more »

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With rumours growing that Sam Allardyce will be sacked next week (if he hasn’t already – he hasn’t at the time of writing), there are increasing reports that Gus Poyet could be named as his replacement. The Sunderland boss is being linked more and more with the role, and a lot of fans on Twitter… Read more »

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The season hasn’t even finished yet and already Hammers fans can’t wait to see the back of it. Another nine months of boring, mediocre football has passed us by yet again with only the three wins against Spurs raising anything resembling a smile for the West Ham faithful. The lack of goals, as Big Sam has pointed… Read more »

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The season hasn’t even finished yet and already Hammers fans can’t wait to see the back of it. Another nine months of boring, mediocre football has passed us by yet again with only the three wins against Spurs raising anything resembling a smile for the West Ham faithful. The lack of goals, as Big Sam has pointed… Read more »

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Premier League survival is guaranteed and we can all breath a sigh of relief knowing that after long and tedious season, we just about did enough to stay up. But despite three wins over Tottenham, a Capital One Cup semi-final and an unbeaten February, the season has to be considered something of a disappointment. That… Read more »

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Given our transfer record over the last few seasons, you have to wonder whether we’re set for another frustrating and disappointing summer transfer window. You just wouldn’t be surprised if we missed out on all our top targets early on and ended up signing four or five free agents on deadline day, all of which… Read more »

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Some say he’ll be at the club next season, some say he won’t but, if a lot of fans could have their own way, Sam Allardyce will certainly be shown the exit door at the end of the season. Style of play and two disappointing transfer windows, especially the failure to sing a back up… Read more »

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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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Andy Carroll‘s return from injury was a big relief and has undoubtedly boosted our climb away from the bottom three. But the 2-1 loss to Liverpool this Sunday was just latest game that highlighted the need to have someone playing alongside Andy Carroll up front. Each game we see the Big Man flick on headers… Read more »

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With Premier League safety all but secured and a number of players in the squad coming to the end of their contracts and/or expected to leave the club, a complete squad rebuild is expected this summer. But as club not competing in Europe and having only been back in the Premier League, it’s not going… Read more »

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It’s common knowledge that Andy Carroll needs more service up front if he is to pay back his £20million transfer fee and if Sam Allardyce is ever going to win back the fans. So it’s about time Sam Allardyce played Matt Jarvis and Stewart Downing on both wings and moved Mo Diame in to the… Read more »

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The change in Vaz Te Since West Ham United got promoted back to the Premier League, I have been a big critic of Ricardo Vaz Te and his laclustre performances. However, I’m also a big enough person to say that I have been impressed with his change in attitude since his return to the first team following his hissy fit on Transfer Deadline Week, whereby he handed in a transfer request. …

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After a fantastic result vs Tottenham I was thoroughly hoping for an even better one against Man City; sadly this was not to be. It wasn’t a bad performance but it was a true display of how different the class is at the top. It wasn’t a bad performance from West Ham but it was far from vintage. Swansea come into this game on the back of a bitterly disappointing late…

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