The Hammers have been in excellent scoring form at Upton Park, and Phil Kitromilides can see them sealing their place at Wembley in style after their 2-0 win in the first leg
Posted on 07 May 2012.
The Hammers have been in excellent scoring form at Upton Park, and Phil Kitromilides can see them sealing their place at Wembley in style after their 2-0 win in the first leg
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Posted on 07 May 2012.
Malky Mackay hopes to give Cardiff’s fans some unexpected cheer and prolong a gruelling season by overturning West Ham’s advantage in the npower Championship semi-final second-leg at Upton Park.
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Posted on 07 May 2012.
Roberto Mancini finally conceded the title is within touching distance for Manchester City. Read the headlines from the national newspapers on Monday May 7.
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Posted on 06 May 2012.
Trying to pick the top 10 players for the year is never an easy task and this season’s Premier League has proved no different.
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Posted on 06 May 2012.
Neil McDonald has insisted that he loves the excitement of the play-offs, but hopes West Ham avoid an unhappy ending after finishing third.
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Posted on 06 May 2012.
West Ham United assistant manager Neil McDonald loves the play-offs but hopes the system does not punish his side after what he feels has been an ‘impressive’ season.
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Posted on 06 May 2012.
So, in the final analysis, £135m has bought Liverpool a League Cup and a mid table position in the Premiership. That isn’t just a poor return, it is a disaster. Loyal acolytes of King Kenny will claim that the Reds…
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Posted on 05 May 2012.
Chelsea in Qatari talks and Harry relief over England role. Read the headlines from the national newspapers on Saturday May 5.
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Posted on 04 May 2012.
So nothing to be too alarmed about there then. The return game should be a pretty intense affair with the potential for a red card or two with any luck. The perfect scenario would be for the second leg to go to penalties with the eventual winners, hopefully Blackpool…
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Posted on 04 May 2012.
How Lord Sugar’s right-hand woman once returned to work too soon after giving birth My greatest mistake? I once took a three-day maternity leave. I had my daughter on a Wednesday, and then went back to the office on the Monday to…
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Posted on 04 May 2012.
My picture this week of Sam Allardyce comes from last Saturday’s West Ham United game against Hull City. I was taking a few pictures of each manager during the match when Sam breathed out through his nose.
Posted in Dailymail.co.ukComments Off on Sam Allardyce: My image of the week by Kevin Quigley
Posted on 04 May 2012.
Wayne Rooney’s stunning over-head kick against Manchester City has been voted as the best goal of the 20 Barclays Premier League seasons.
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Posted on 04 May 2012.
Millwall boss Kenny Jackett has been named Championship manager of the month for April.
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Posted on 04 May 2012.
Ricardo Vaz Te has been named Championship Player of the Month for April
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Posted on 04 May 2012.
I’m not presuming anything quite yet, but carrying a two goal lead into the home leg, it would be excessively cautious not to allow the thoughts to turn to potential opponents at Wembley. If we lose the play off semi final from…
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Posted on 04 May 2012.
Roman Abramovich is refusing to give up on his dream of taking Jose Mourinho back as Chelsea manager. Stuart Pearce could be the first casualty of the Roy Hodgson regime.
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Posted on 04 May 2012.
There are players in our ranks that stir up controversy amongst the fans. Noble is certainly one, with some believing the guy walks (albeit slowly) on water, whilst others insist he is more of a Brian than a Jesus Christ. And Carlton Cole is another, with last…
Posted in The Game's Gone CrazyComments Off on Carlton Cole v Cardiff: dozy or immense?
Posted on 04 May 2012.
Jack Collison was once welcomed in Wales. That invitation may be less warm in future as his first-half double earned a two-goal advantage West Ham United.
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Posted on 03 May 2012.
Each week, Sportsmail has a caption competition for you to battle it out for a brilliant prize of a £100 Sportsbook bet with our friends at Paddy Power. This week’s picture features Tiger Woods and Bon Jovi.
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Posted on 03 May 2012.
Jack Collison’s double strike helped West Ham take a huge stride closer to the Barclays Premier League with a 2-0 win over Cardiff.
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Posted on 03 May 2012.
Collison at the double for in-charge Hammers
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Posted on 03 May 2012.
West Ham United took another step towards returning to the Premier League at the first attempt when Jack Collison scored twice in a 2-0 win at Cardiff City in their Championship (second division) playoff semi-final first leg on Thursday.
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Posted on 03 May 2012.
• Turn on our auto-refresh tool for the latest updates • Email jacob.steinberg.casual@guardian.co.uk for a chat • Follow Jacob on Twitter if that’s your thing 90 min+4: The match is ending with West Ham locked in …
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Posted on 03 May 2012.
West Ham United are on the brink of reaching the play-off final after Jack Collison fired them to a 2-0 first leg win at Cardiff tonight.
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Posted on 03 May 2012.
To me it has felt like a very short season; seems like only a couple of months ago I was excitedly tuning in to see us buckle under the pressure and lose to Cardiff on the opening day of the season. There’s…
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