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Kevin Nolan. A man the majority of West Ham fans love to hate, but whether you like him or not since joining the club he as netted 30 goals in 120 games in all competitions, placing him amongst the top scorers list in consecutive seasons. But, with the likes of Mauro Zarate, Enner Valencia &… Read more »

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By now you lot will have had your Fantasy Football teams ready and waiting for this weekend’s big kick-off. It’s at this stage that if club’s make any new signings then it’s rare that they’ll slot straight in to the squad on the opening day of the season, so the team you’ve got now is… Read more »

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West Ham have watched some fantastic talent flow in and out of the club over the years, but I have aimed to capture the best six that we have witnessed at Upton Park since the 2006/07 season. In that time, we have had our ups and downs; Premiership and Championship; the good, the bad and… Read more »

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Pre-season friendly matches are important to all football clubs and players because they are designed to get the players back into a game mentality. It is also a chance for them to keep their fitness levels up. For the fans however, while the performances might matter, they know that the results don’t really mean anything… Read more »

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In the weeks running up to Brazil 2014, there was a lot of debate concerning who would be part of Woy’s Boys and there was a faint sense of optimism concerning West Ham fans as to the prospect of seeing one their own play for the Three Lions. However, it was frankly unsurprising not seeing… Read more »

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With the 2015-2016 season set to be our last at Upton Park, many ideas have been voiced about making our last year at Upton Park one to remember. Themed matches has been one idea with each home match dedicated to a former player or manager. I think this is a fantastic idea. Players such as… Read more »

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So today saw the official unveiling of our new away shirt for next season and, although we already had a good idea of what to expect, it turns it out it’s a very smart bit of kit. Thanks to adidas, we’ll be playing away from Upton Park looking not too dissimilar to the Thunderbirds next… Read more »

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West Ham Award Nominations The main award is of course Hammer of the Year and all players are up for this, in my opinion there are 3 real contenders. Mark Noble, Adrian and Tonks and they would all be suitable winners but all for different reasons. In terms of Noble he has been the most consistent player this season who always gives 100% in every game he plays. Adrian has come into the team this year and has won over…

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With the summer transfer window fast approaching, attention is beginning to turn to what players the club can can bring in to not just improve the squad, but also the style of football. There are a number of players you could say we wouldn’t miss if they were released or sold in the summer, but… Read more »

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West Ham took part in Soccer AM’s crossbar challenge this week in aid of Sport Relief and the video, as expected, is hilarious. We all know about how much banter the players have with each other and this video proves that the spirit in the camp as as high as ever, with loanee Roger Johnson… Read more »

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West Ham star need a chance As the much anticipated World Cup approaches, I am sure that if any of the other nations watched what I did on Wednesday night, they will certainly not be quaking in their boots over the prospect of a match up with England. The expectant England fans were pleased when the in-form Liverpool striker, Daniel Sturridge netted from a well-placed Adam Lallana cross eight minutes from time. The result, albeit a win for the…

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Chatting with other West Ham fans on a daily basis on Twitter, it’s clear to me that I’m not the only person who is passionate about West Ham United. Once a football team gets in to your blood, under your skin and in your heart, it’s there for life. So why did I choose West Ham? What made… Read more »

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Since Mark Noble‘s latest England snub, fans have been wondering what an earth the midfielder can to do convince Roy Hodgson that he can add value to the squad in the World Cup this summer. And MirrorFootball may have just uncovered the only bit of evidence Hogdson needs to give Noble a much deserved call… Read more »

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So the inevitable bump back to “terra Firma” finally happened on Saturday, as an unlikely away point at Goodison Park was snatched away from us in the 81st minute by Everton substitute Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku has acquired a very annoying habit of scoring against us, by the way. His debut goal for Everton pinched a… Read more »

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Mark Noble has been in the spot light recently for once again being ignored by England manager Roy Hodgson for the upcoming Three Lions friendly with Denmark. But he remains a West Ham fans’ favourite after putting in a number of top class performances this season, as well as being West Ham through and through… Read more »

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The video below has recently emerged on the web. It is of Mark Noble responding to fans tweets on the social networking site Twitter. Some of them are funny and some just very strange. Sometimes I am not sure whether Noble himself knows what to say. Enjoy!

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Ahead of Thursday’s England squad announcement, there was wide spread optimism that one of the most consistent and inform English midfielders in the Premier League this season would finally get his long awaited international recognition. For years, Mark Noble has been overlooked by England managers aplenty, while young English midfielders who play for top four… Read more »

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Mark Noble‘s performances for West Ham this season have arguably been the best of his career so far, putting in 110% week in, week out for the club he loves just as much as we do. Over the last few years I have been calling for Noble to earn a deserved call-up to the England squad,… Read more »

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West Ham continued their fantastic run of form with a 3-1 home victory over Southampton on Saturday, making it four Premier League wins on the bounce. Goals from Matt Jarvis, Carlton Cole and Kevin Nolan secured the victory to lift the Hammers in the top-half of the table and seven points clear of the relegation… Read more »

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It won’t be long before we’re considering our vote for the Hammer’s player worthy of winning the prestigious Hammer of the Year award. Many of you will have already made up your mind – I know I have – and despite the season being a very disappointing one up until about four weeks ago, there’s… Read more »

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West Ham v Norwich post match review The Canaries made the trip down to East London looking for their first win at The Boleyn Ground since 1987, and although irrelevant records such as this mean very little, it always seems to be against West Ham that these records are broken. However, with West Ham picking up back ­to­ back wins, for the first time since returning to the Premier League, the boys in claret and blue were looking to …

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11:08 am: Kostas Mitroglou’s representative’s are at Fulham’s training ground. it seems as if Fulham are in the driving seat to sign the striker at the moment. 10:55 am: Reliable Italian source @dimarzio has tweeted that “Armero had a medical for West Ham today in Italy, and is now waiting for details from the clubs” 10:45 am: Neil McDonald has just finished his press conference for the Swansea game. Here are a few quotes “I would imagine Ravel will be staying…

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Given the season we’re having, a 0-0 draw away to Chelsea is pretty much as good as all three points at White Hart Lane. In recent weeks in particular, we have been letting in goals for fun and have been humiliated on a number of occasions, rarely putting up much of a fight in the… Read more »

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It’s nice to be writing something positive about West Ham for the first time in a while. The game at Cardiff gave the fans what they wanted to see, the players showing some passion and fight. Of course no one is saying one game will change everything but I’m hopefully that the performance will give us the boost we need to go on and try and climb the table because we have an extremely good run of games coming up and can get points out of most of them…

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Substitutions Watching West Ham over the last couple of seasons, and especially the last couple of weeks, I’ve noticed a pretty frustrating trend going on with the substitutions Big Sam is making week in, week out at West Ham, and this came to a peak at home to Villa last weekend, where some of the substitutions being made by Big Sam were really quite frightening. I’m only intending this as a quick rant at Allardyce’s…

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