It was perhaps to be expected that Andy Carroll’s West Ham debut would be one to remember. Free of the shackles that restricted his progress at Liverpool and without the burdensome £35m price tag hanging over his head like …
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West Ham United 3-0 Fulham | Premier League match report
Posted on 01 September 2012.
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The transfer window: Premier League club-by-club comings and goings
Posted on 01 September 2012.
Did your club get who they wanted? Is your manager happy? Arsenal Did they get what they wanted? Arsenal got their retaliation in first. Fearful that they would lose Robin van Persie, they signed Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, which ensured there would be no repeat …
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Chelsea loan Michael Essien to Real and Yossi Benayoun to West Ham
Posted on 01 September 2012.
• Ghana midfielder links up with José Mourinho again • Benayoun returns to club he left five years ago Michael Essien made one of the more unexpected moves on deadline night after the veteran Ghana international agreed a season-long loan move from Chelsea to Real Madrid. The 29-year-old…
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Squad sheets: West Ham United v Fulham
Posted on 31 August 2012.
Fulham will look to bounce back after a cup exit to Sheffield Wednesday and the loss of Moussa Dembélé to Tottenham. They will welcome back most of their players who were rested for the midweek game and John Arne Riise returns from injury. Dimitar Berbatov was signed too late…
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Eden Hazard and Andy Carroll: the sense and nonsense of spending big | Kevin McCarra
Posted on 31 August 2012.
There are all too many examples to remind us that footballers never really come with a warranty, no matter how much is paid When clubs hurl vast amounts into the transfer market they will often convince themselves that those sums are just the premiums paid…
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Liverpool 1-1 Hearts; Liverpool win 2-1 on agg | Europa League report
Posted on 30 August 2012.
• Luis Suárez’s late strike sees Liverpool through • Carroll to move to West Ham on season-long loan West Ham United have signed Andy Carroll on a season-long loan after Liverpool’s desperation to remove the striker from their wage bill …
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Youth revolution aims for better England players – but will it work? | David Conn
Posted on 28 August 2012.
Elite Player Performance Plan will bring science to training while U21 League offers ‘pathway’ to progress for younger players The sun shone on Everton’s pristine Finch Farm training complex on Sunday, although it did not bless the club’s Under-21 hopefuls, who were eclipsed 5-1 by the …
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Sam Allardyce says Matt Jarvis needs time to settle in at West Ham
Posted on 26 August 2012.
• Winger faded in the second half of the defeat at Swansea City • Michael Laudrup praises contribution of Wayne Routledge Sam Allardyce believes Matt Jarvis needs to be given time to settle in before producing his best form for West Ham. The England winger completed his…
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Man arrested following racist tweets aimed at Carlton Cole
Posted on 26 August 2012.
West Ham United footballer retweeted racist messages he received following his side’s defeat at Swansea on Saturday A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with racist Twitter messages aimed at West Ham striker Carlton Cole, police said. The…
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Swansea City v West Ham – as it happened | Scott Murray
Posted on 25 August 2012.
Swansea go top of the league – at least for a couple of hours – after a stylish and confident win over West Ham It’s Swansea City’s centenary this year. So to celebrate their first appearance on the MBM in their milestone season, let’s go back to the…
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Squad sheets: Swansea City v West Ham United
Posted on 24 August 2012.
Swansea eased to victory over Queens Park Rangers last Saturday with their biggest margin of victory in the top flight but West Ham will prove to be more stubborn opposition. Sam Allardyce’s side had the best away record in the Championship in 2011-12 and …
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West Ham submit improved £10m bid for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis
Posted on 22 August 2012.
• Offer understood to involve initial £7m payment • West Ham want deal done before Swansea match West Ham United are waiting for a response from Wolves after tabling a fourth bid for their winger Matt Jarvis. The London club …
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Premier League opening weekend: 10 talking points
Posted on 19 August 2012.
Olivier Giroud must be worried, Brendan Rodgers gets the Alan Hansen treatment and QPR fans are getting noisier 1 Where will Giroud play? When Arsène Wenger said that he saw Lukas Podolski as Arsenal’s centre-forward, it sounded worrying for Olivier Giroud, the …
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West Ham’s precision gives Aston Villa’s Paul Lambert food for thought
Posted on 19 August 2012.
• New Villa manager rues lack of end-product • Passing style suggests departure from McLeish era Perhaps out of solidarity with his fellow Scot, Paul Lambert generally refuses to cast judgment on how Aston Villa performed under his unpopular predecessor…
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West Ham United 1-0 Aston Villa | Premier League match report
Posted on 18 August 2012.
A first-half goal by Kevin Nolan enabled West Ham to celebrated their return to the top flight with a victory over Aston Villa, whose new manager, Paul Lambert, was given an indication of the scale of the task ahead of …
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Premier League preview No19: West Ham United | Kevin McCarra
Posted on 17 August 2012.
Sam Allardyce has signed Modibo Maïga to add attacking flair but no one should think West Ham will throw caution to the wind Guardian writers’ predicted position: 15th (NB: this is not necessarily Kevin McCarra’s prediction, but the average of our writers’ …
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West Ham increase their efforts to sign Liverpool’s Andy Carroll
Posted on 26 July 2012.
• West Ham offer £2m to take Carroll on loan from Liverpool • A further £16m would be added on to make the deal permanent West Ham have increased their efforts to sign Andy Carroll by offering to take the Liverpool striker on loan for…
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West Ham sign young Swiss goalkeeper Raphael Spiegel from Grasshoppers
Posted on 23 July 2012.
• Swiss Under-20 international has signed three-year contract • 19-year-old will provide back-up to Jussi Jaaskelainen West Ham United have signed the teenage goalkeeper Raphael Spiegel from Swiss side Grasshoppers for an undisclosed fee, the club have announced. The 19-…
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Sam Allardyce takes legal action against Steve Kean and Blackburn
Posted on 18 July 2012.
• ‘He has issued legal proceedings,’ says spokesperson • Allardyce acts in response to internet video clip earlier in year Sam Allardyce is taking legal action against his former club Blackburn Rovers and the man who replaced him at Ewood Park, Steve Kean. Allardyce is …
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West Ham sign Modibo Maïga on long-term deal
Posted on 18 July 2012.
• Sochaux forward has joined for an undiclosed fee • Maïga has signed a four-year deal West Ham have completed the signing of Modibo Maïga from Sochaux on a long-term deal. The 24-year-old has been regularly linked with a move to English football. Maïga, …
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West Ham and Formula One lead grid in race for Olympic Stadium
Posted on 17 July 2012.
• Other bidders are UCFB College and Leyton Orient • West Ham remain favourites to move into stadium West Ham United remain favourites to move into the Olympic stadium after the Games after the club were named as one of four final bidders , while ambitious plans to stage a …
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Sam Allardyce wants to sign Liverpool’s Andy Carroll for West Ham
Posted on 10 July 2012.
• West Ham believed to want England striker on loan • Permanent transfer for £15m could follow Sam Allardyce is believed to be about to make a bid for Liverpool’s England striker Andy Carroll. West Ham are proposing an initial loan …
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Football transfer rumours: Wonderkid Oscar to join Chelsea?
Posted on 10 July 2012.
Today’s rumours have more potential than Freddy Adu According to the Daily Mail, Roman Abramovich has now “grabbed” the 20-year-old Brazilian midfield sprite Oscar from Internacional. Oscar, who will cost £25m, is described as “a wonderkid”, if only because pretty much…
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Mohamed Diamé joins newly-promoted West Ham
Posted on 20 June 2012.
• Midfielder signs three-year contract • Sam Allardyce has made three summer signings West Ham have confirmed a deal to sign the Senegal midfielder Mohamed Diamé on a free transfer from Wigan Athletic. Diamé has agreed a three-year deal at Upton Park and…
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Football songs championship 2012: the first semi-final
Posted on 18 June 2012.
We’re getting to the business end of the tournament now – and little-fancied West Ham take on the might of Jorge Ben Guardian music
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Premier League fixtures 2012-13 interactive
Posted on 18 June 2012.
Premier League 2012-2013: See your team’s home and away fixtures with our interactive tool
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