• Liverpool’s £35m striker on loan at West Ham until May • ‘He’s not wanted so at some point he’s going to move’ Alan Pardew hopes to re-sign Liverpool’s Andy Carroll when his former Newcastle United striker ends his season-long loan at …
Posted on 09 November 2012.
• Liverpool’s £35m striker on loan at West Ham until May • ‘He’s not wanted so at some point he’s going to move’ Alan Pardew hopes to re-sign Liverpool’s Andy Carroll when his former Newcastle United striker ends his season-long loan at …
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Posted on 07 November 2012.
• Conversion could take longer than stadium took to build • It will be 2015 at earliest and possibly 2016, says LLDC If West Ham United are given the go-ahead to move into the Olympic Stadium they are unlikely to be…
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Posted on 06 November 2012.
West Ham United boss Karren Brady has high hopes for Olympic Stadium and for more women to run UK businesses Sitting in the Olympic Stadium during this summer’s magical sporting achievements was bitter-sweet for Karren Brady, vice-chairman of Premier League football club West Ham. Nearly …
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Posted on 03 November 2012.
The Premier League’s only unbeaten show rolls on. Manchester City are yet to find anything like the sweetly nasty rhythm that chewed sides up during the opening of last season, though a hunch is that sometime soon Roberto Mancini’s men will finally offer an opponent a…
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Posted on 02 November 2012.
This trip to London might feel like an inconvenience to Manchester City given the do-or-die nature of the Champions League assignment that looms for them against Ajax, but Roberto Mancini will stress the need to retain focus in the Premier League, where the club remain unbeaten despite …
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Posted on 28 October 2012.
• Spaniard could have joined Hammers last summer • Dave Whelan flew out to Mallorca to complete deal He may be just over four years short of his 80th birthday but to listen to Dave Whelan discussing subjects ranging from big business to dartboards, there is little doubting …
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Posted on 27 October 2012.
The glow of survival is still warm when the reminders of how tough it is being Wigan commence. Only weeks after surviving once again despite a scaled-down budget, the manager Roberto Martínez is courted by other clubs, the bleeding of talent starts and the…
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Posted on 26 October 2012.
The Wigan trio of Ryo Miyaichi, Antolín Alcaraz and Albert Crusat are all struggling with injuries and look unlikely to feature on Saturday. This could be good for the visitors – who have had their best start in 13 years – and whose …
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Posted on 20 October 2012.
At the end of a week in which an England match was postponed because no one in Warsaw could close a roof to prevent rain from flooding the national pitch, Nigel Adkins turned to a Polish stopper to plug Southampton’s leaky defence. …
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Posted on 19 October 2012.
These sides met in the Championship last season but it is West Ham, rather than automatically-promoted Southampton, who have started the Premier League campaign with more authority. If the Saints are to come away from Upton Park with a positive result …
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Posted on 07 October 2012.
• Spanish playmaker ‘makes everybody a better player’ • Andy Carroll will be ‘tremendous’, says West Ham manager • Watch all the weekend Premier League highlights (UK only) For some in the Arsenal ranks this felt like a watershed. Olivier …
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Posted on 06 October 2012.
• Click refresh to update or click the auto-update button • Email your thoughts to scott.murray@guardian.co.uk • The latest scores from around Britain and Europe • View the latest Premier League table in glorious technicolour 45 min +2: … Carroll wins a…
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Posted on 05 October 2012.
This is West Ham’s most demanding challenge since their return to the Premier League, and one they will relish. Relatively kind opening fixtures have allowed them to settle back in to the top flight impressively, but Arsenal have the guile to ask them questions. The …
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Posted on 29 September 2012.
Never mind Moore or Brooking, it’s best not to get ‘too bogged down’ with tradition, says West Ham’s manager “Smile or grim?” asks Sam Allardyce as he poses for a photograph next to the West Ham dugout. The words are fitting for …
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Posted on 28 September 2012.
Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, described his sides defending as “comical” after their 4-1 defeat to Wigan in the Capital One Cup. The dire performance led to Allardyce claiming his players were “putting their West Ham careers in jeopardy” despite being…
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Posted on 27 September 2012.
Arsenal’s sock-inspired sleeves, Fulham’s pinstripes and Manchester United’s tartan all point to a tops-and-shorts nadir There have been monstrosities in the past and there will be monstrosities in the future . And, true, this season’s Premier League home kits don’t throw up…
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Posted on 26 September 2012.
• Bond made 444 appearances for West Ham in 16 years • Managed clubs including Manchester City and Norwich Norwich City will pay tribute to their former manager John Bond before Wednesday’s Capital One Cup tie against Doncaster at Carrow Road, after he died…
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Posted on 25 September 2012.
The Capital One Cup may never be valued as one of football’s most coveted prizes but a collected Wigan produced a level of distinction that was too much for West Ham. They completed a 4-1 victory over the hosts after the goalkeeper Stephen Henderson brought…
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Posted on 23 September 2012.
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Posted on 21 September 2012.
How things have changed since these two teams last met. Different managers, new personnel and fresh chances. With three draws thus far, Sunderland demonstrated their tenacity and organisation last week to steal a point against a dominant Liverpool, but Martin O’Neill will still be worried by an 11-match winless …
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Posted on 15 September 2012.
Norwich City are still searching for their first Premier League win of the season after West Ham United battled to a goalless draw at Carrow Road. Chris Hughton’s men enjoyed the better of the first half and felt they should have been awarded a …
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Posted on 15 September 2012.
Norwich were left waiting for their first league win of the season as West Ham held on for a gritty point West Ham can never have anything nice. They got themselves a brand new Dean Ashton, watched proudly as he was…
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Posted on 14 September 2012.
Norwich’s manager, Chris Hughton, has denied his team are a soft touch despite them not receiving a yellow card in their first three games. Sam Allardyce’s West Ham, conversely, have already picked up four cautions and are renowned for adopting a no…
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Posted on 13 September 2012.
Today’s fluff can’t find a clean mug anywhere Tottenham know that their crazed supermarket dash on the last day of the transfer window did not yield all the players that they needed. After letting Rafael van der Vaart go, for instance, a vacancy still exists at White Hart Lane for…
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Posted on 03 September 2012.
Martin O’Neill is the new Clough, Abou Diaby has a big future at Arsenal and Michael Owen could well be back at Anfield Martin O’Neill is still reminiscent of Old Big ‘Ead When he spoke about Steven Fletcher lacking match fitness and I asked him what the problem…
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Posted on 01 September 2012.
• Sam Allardyce talks of ‘cruel blow’ for West Ham striker • England selection problems mount for Roy Hodgson Andy Carroll is likely to miss England’s World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine after suffering a hamstring strain during West Ham United’s 3-0 victory against…
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