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Sam Allardyce celebrated his 60th birthday on Sunday, as well as masterminding West Ham’s climb to the dizzying heights of fourth in the Premier League. Having been told he must deliver a more attractive style of football this season, the big man has gone from being public enemy number one in east London, to the… Read more »

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When Winston Reid joined West Ham in the summer of 2010, not a great deal was known about him. Apart from a well taken headed goal for New Zealand in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, nobody had seen him play or heard of him before. So signing him was something of a risk, but one the club were… Read more »

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There’s been a lot of talk about whether Sam Allardyce should change a winning side today. We’ve been in great form recently and although the win over QPR wasn’t the impressive of displays, it was as comfortable is it could be against Burnley this afternoon should Big Sam get his tactics spot on again (feels… Read more »

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Ahhh… Seventh heaven. It has certainly been nice to have a look at the Premier League standings and see our beloved Hammers sitting in prime position over the past 10 days: above Liverpool, above Arsenal, above Everton. Yes, yes, yes. And just a point behind Spurs and Man United. The question is, can we maintain our position?… Read more »

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The Olympic Stadium is beginning to take shape in time for our big move in August 2016. Last month we were treated to some shiny new images of what to expect it to look like from the outside and a few sneaky peaks of the inside. But the latest image to have been leaked gives… Read more »

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Enner Valencia’s time at West Ham so far has been summed up by his amazing goal against Hull last month. Since then his striker partner Diafra Sakho has stolen the limelight by scoring all of the goals to ensure we go into this weekend’s meeting with Burnley in seventh and high in confidence. But during… Read more »

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The quality of West Ham’s summer signings has led several journalists to express their opinion that Sam Allardyce’s current team is the best Hammers side they have seen in many years. Phil Neville on Match of the Day 2 on Sunday night, along with staunch Millwall fan Rod Liddle of the Sunday Times, both agreed. Mark… Read more »

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Another impressive West Ham performance resulted in a comprehensive victory against a struggling Queens Park Rangers side. It felt like Allardyce’s men rarely had to hit top gear against QPR but West Ham were ruthless when it mattered most. In terms of the overall stats in Sunday’s game, the two teams looked quite similar on… Read more »

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The arrival of Alex Song just before the end of the summer transfer window surprised everyone. What was a Barcelona player doing signing for West Ham when there was clear interest for his services from a number of clubs competing in the Champions League? But he’s here, he’s been our captain for the last couple… Read more »

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Our strength in depth this season means that, even when injury strikes, we’ve got enough quality waiting in the wings to ensure our performances and chances of victory are hardly affected. But there’s still times when you know you’re missing someone so crucial in the side when they’re sidelined. And at the moment, despite the… Read more »

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Remember when Mario Balotelli set his own house on fire after setting fireworks off in his bathroom? Well it looks like we’ve got our very own Mario Balotelli at the club in the shape of goal machine Diafra Sakho. He’s scored four goals in four games, so you can forgive him for feeling he deserves… Read more »

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We’ve enjoyed a good start to the season and we’re actually looking like a team capable of finishing in the top ten for once. So far there isn’t a single player in the squad that hasn’t been at the top of their game this season and it’s evident they’re all pulling in the same direction,… Read more »

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Despite last weekend’s unlucky defeat at Old Trafford, there’s still a lot of optimism surrounding the club. A win against Harry Redknapp’s QPR could lift us up to the heady heights of fifth in the Premier League if other results go our way and we significantly increase a goal difference with a comfortable victory. But… Read more »

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We blew a golden opportunity to get at least a point at Old Trafford last weekend against ten man Manchester United. With more than half-an-hour to break down what was not a world-beating defence the Hammers couldn’t find that tying goal, never mind a winner, in spite of the fact it shouldn’t have been too… Read more »

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A lot of West Ham fans would have felt hard done by when the final whistle blew at Old Trafford. Although the team were defeated, there were still a lot of positives to take from a game where a linesman’s close call was the difference between us gaining a point and losing. Manchester United took… Read more »

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Another England squad announcement. Another in-form West Ham player overlooked by the increasingly ignorant England manager. For months we have been banging the ‘Mark Noble for England’ drum and, regardless of whether you agree with it or not, his stats compared to the likes of Fabian Delph, Jack Colback and Jonjo Shelvey have been so much… Read more »

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Losing to Manchester United is almost a formality every season with us, but there is something about our latest Old Trafford defeat that frustrates me. We played well and deserved to take something form the game, which is just so typical for us during a positive period where performances and results have been both morale… Read more »

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So the rumours of Newcastle’s interest in Andy Carroll appear to have cooled some what since they surfaced around two weeks ago. It’s difficult to see why a move back to Newcastle wouldn’t work for all three parties, apart from how much it would cost the Magpies to take him off our hands. Yes, we’re… Read more »

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At the start of the season West Ham were set a target of finishing in the top half of the Premier League table, David Sullivan and David Gold demanding a more attacking style of. Sam Allardyce has clearly taken this onboard and has used this year’s transfer budget wisely; adding pace, firepower and creativity to the… Read more »

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It’s fair to say that West Ham haven’t had a prolific strike partnership for a number of years now. And after a season of struggling to find the net, a number of ultimatums was given to Big Sam for this current season. Namely, a lot more goals and a more attacking, easy on the eye… Read more »

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FIFA 15 officially hit the shelves today. And it’s particularly special version for West Ham this season, with the Boleyn Ground making its first ever appearance on the game. But another thing that has caught that eye of gamers all over the world is the increased amount of official player faces on the game. So,… Read more »

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West Ham produced another fine display against Liverpool on Saturday night to get their first home win of the season. A magnificent team performance nullified the effects of a Liverpool side who only narrowly won against Ludogorets in the Champions League during the week. Although a lot of the media coverage had centered around Liverpool’s… Read more »

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West Ham have released some more artist impression images of the what the Olympic Stadium might look like once we make the switch from the Boleyn Gorund in August 2016. Announcing the launch of Club London, the VIP members club located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the club also revealed some more images of what… Read more »

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West Ham have released some more artist impression images of the what the Olympic Stadium might look like once we make the switch from the Boleyn Gorund in August 2016. Announcing the launch of Club London, the VIP members club located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the club also revealed some more images of what… Read more »

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So we travel to Old Trafford on Saturday in form and full of confidence following what has been a good start to the season and having taken Liverpool to pieces last weekend. Man United, on the other hand, are licking their wounds after being embarrassed by newly promoted Leicester City in a shameful 5-3 loss…. Read more »

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The performance against Hull on Monday night may just be the beginning of a new ‘era’ at West Ham, although we mustn’t get too excited after one good, attacking display. But the line-up and the threat going forward really was what we’ve been demanding from Sam Allardyce for some time now, and you wonder he… Read more »

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