West Ham should bounce straight back to the Premier League, but Birmingham and Blackpool may struggle to joint them The turnover of managers in the Championship last season was remarkable. It means that 15 teams in the division start this …
Posted on 05 August 2011.
West Ham should bounce straight back to the Premier League, but Birmingham and Blackpool may struggle to joint them The turnover of managers in the Championship last season was remarkable. It means that 15 teams in the division start this …
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Posted on 04 August 2011.
Which side are your tip to top the second tier of the Football League?
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Posted on 04 August 2011.
• Stoke make inquiry about 30-year-old midfielder Parker • Fee could be used to fund free-transfer signing of Barton Stoke City have inquired about Scott Parker, who is valued no lower than £8m by West Ham …
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Posted on 26 July 2011.
• Hammers initially offered £5m plus £3m in add-ons • West Brom also interested but yet to make a firm bid West Ham United have returned to Reading with an improved bid for Shane Long after their initial offer was …
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Posted on 25 July 2011.
• West Brom also interested in player but yet to make firm offer • Midlands club close to taking Birmingham’s Ben Foster on loan West Bromwich Albion are edging closer to signing Ben Foster on loan from Birmingham City but are …
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Posted on 23 July 2011.
• Bolton midfielder signs for undisclosed fee • Taylor expects club to earn immediate promotion West Ham have completed the signing of the Bolton midfielder Matt Taylor for an undisclosed fee. “This is a great opportunity to come and play for a fantastic football club,” said Taylor. “This …
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Posted on 20 July 2011.
• 29-year-old’s position was under threat from Martin Petrov • Player will link up with former Bolton captain Kevin Nolan Matt Taylor has flown home from Bolton Wanderers’s pre-season tour of America to seal a move to West Ham United. …
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Posted on 13 July 2011.
• Chelsea need short-term cover for injured Michael Essien • ‘We’ll loan him and he can return when we are promoted’ The West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan will seek a “substantial” loan fee before he is prepared to let Scott Parker …
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Posted on 13 July 2011.
• England midfielder could return to Stamford Bridge • Chelsea looking for cover for injured Michael Essien Chelsea are understood to be planning a season-long loan move for West Ham’s Scott Parker. The England midfielder, who left Chelsea for Newcastle in 2005, had…
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Posted on 08 July 2011.
• Stoke set to pay £4.5m up front, plus add-ons • Pulis likely to end interest in Blues striker Jerome Stoke City have agreed a deal worth up to £6m with West Ham United for Carlton Cole. Tony Pulis, the Stoke manager, …
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Posted on 05 July 2011.
• OPLC launches two independent investigations • Director worked for West Ham during bidding process The Olympic Park Legacy Company has launched two independent reviews into how one of its directors ended up working for West Ham United during the bidding process for the…
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Posted on 05 July 2011.
• Nolan left Newcastle for long-term contract at West Ham • Pardew knows Nolan’s leadership skills will be hard to replace Newcastle United sold Kevin Nolan, their captain, to West Ham United after deciding that the 29-year-old’s Premier League…
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Posted on 04 July 2011.
• ‘There is no reason why there should be any deviation’ • OPLC carrying out investigation into consultancy work The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has insisted the revelation that West Ham United paid an Olympic Park Legacy Company director for…
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