Cardiff boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was at a loss as to why it had taken his side until the second half to get into the game as they lost 2-0 at home to West Ham.
Posted on 11 January 2014.
Cardiff boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was at a loss as to why it had taken his side until the second half to get into the game as they lost 2-0 at home to West Ham.
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Posted on 11 January 2014.
Damn the man! We hate him. And hate him with good reason. He is a tactical Neanderthal. He is arrogant. He is coarse and crude and belligerent. But bugger him, just when you think you have him down and defenceless, he grabs your foot in mid kick and flips you over backwards! Let’s get one thing straight. Greenwood would not have won today’s game after a 5-0 and 6-0 hammering. Nor would Lyall. Nor Bonds. Nor …
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Posted on 11 January 2014.
West Ham have been fighting for survival with “50 per cent” of their team missing according to manager Sam Allardyce, who played up the impact of Andy Carroll’s injury on the club’s current fortunes.
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Posted on 11 January 2014.
Those of us with long enough memories will read the suggestions of Carroll being rushed back early with a sense of deep trepidation. Who can forget the lumbering shadow of the player that he once was that Ashton cut when he was rushed back following his ankle break? Look at his scoring record in the history books and it would be difficult to imagine that anything was ever seriously wrong – 19 goals in 43 starts (with another 13 appearances as a sub) is a record that Andy Carroll could probably …
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Posted on 10 January 2014.
Live text commentary from the Dev Squad’s U21 Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion
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Posted on 10 January 2014.
Live text commentary from the Dev Squad’s U21 Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion
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Posted on 10 January 2014.
West Ham have announced a number of ticket discounts in the wake of their dreadful week on the pitch.
Posted in GuardianComments Off on Hammers announce ticket offers
Posted on 09 January 2014.
West Ham United have been linked with a move for Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani.
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Posted on 09 January 2014.
Jaanai Gordon is fitting in well to life at West Ham United after a January move from Peterborough United
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Posted on 09 January 2014.
As if the performance itself wasn’t sickening enough, the sight of Allardyce laughing in the post match press conference really twisted the knife in the guts. When pressed on the unhappiness of the fans, Allardyce had the audacity to laugh and tell the journalist that he had just won him 150 quid by leading with that question. Laugh? How dare he! Mock the fans who vented their understandable anger following a second thrashing in a week? That is beneath contempt. In fact, the guy seemed to …
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Posted on 09 January 2014.
West Ham fan Adam Greenaway questions Sam Allardyce’s selection of young and old in 5-0 FA Cup defeat at Nottingham Forest.
Posted in GuardianComments Off on Fan’s View: Was Big Sam right to play the kids?
Posted on 08 January 2014.
Half time and it’s only 3-0. That proves the genius of Big Sam. He sacrificed the kids to save the big guns for this one, and look at how well we are doing! The decision to pick Adrian again was especially inspired. The guy is clearly bolted to his line and is a rabbit in the headlights of the Unreal City players as they pour into our box. Just what McCarthorse and Johnson’s Polish need behind them! Carlton’s on…
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Posted on 08 January 2014.
West Ham are believed to have applied for a work permit for Ivory Coast striker Lacina Traore and should find out if one will be granted next Monday.
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Posted on 07 January 2014.
West Ham could have striker Andy Carroll back in their squad within the next two games, manager Sam Allardyce has revealed.
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Posted on 07 January 2014.
Sam Allardyce is happy with the strong backing he has had from West Ham co-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold despite the club’s current plight.
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Posted on 06 January 2014.
Former West Ham striker Tony Cottee feels the club’s co-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold have done the right thing in publicly backing manager Sam
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Posted on 06 January 2014.
Live text commentary of the Development Squads U21 Premier League Cup tie against Chelsea
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Posted on 06 January 2014.
West Ham United are targeting the signing of Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott on loan during January’s transfer window.
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Posted on 06 January 2014.
West Ham United owners David Gold and David Sullivan have written an open letter backing manager Sam Allardyce.
Posted in GuardianComments Off on Hammers board back manager Allardyce
Posted on 06 January 2014.
West Ham United are close to agreeing a loan deal for Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Roger Johnson.
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Posted on 05 January 2014.
Woe to those calling for Allardyce’s head! It’s not his fault. What else could he do? His squad is decimated. Other teams make changes for the Cup. We play Man City on Wednesday. They have had an extra day’s rest. The priority is the Prem. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. So, far from sack him, Sullivan and Gold had better thrash out a contract extension, doubling the tactical guru’s wages! This is the man who invented 4-6-0 and who wound the clock…
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Posted on 05 January 2014.
Well ‘Arry’s 100% record in 2014 was exploded with a vengeance at Goodison. After the narrow and late, late victory over little Donny, hope surged through the veins of the gRRRRs, but with England’s 666, Robert Green, rested, ‘Arry’s boys folded like an England cricket team in Australia. The gulf in class was huge: bloody hell, Jelavic scoring twice in a game is akin to club cricketer Smith scoring centuries in back to back tests against Anderson …
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Posted on 04 January 2014.
Sam Allardyce is expecting a hard slog throughout January as he looks to add to his injury-ravaged squad.
Posted in GuardianComments Off on Allardyce expecting difficult month
Posted on 03 January 2014.
West Ham are reportedly poised to snap up 6ft 8in Ivory Coast forward Lacina Traore on loan.
Posted in GuardianComments Off on Hammers close in on Traore
Posted on 03 January 2014.
Sam Allardyce insists he still respects the FA Cup despite deciding he will name a weakened team in the competition against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
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Posted on 02 January 2014.
The Trust is proud to report that two Learning Academy players are set for trials at a Football League club
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