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Reflecting on the season so far and what’s to come, it occurred to me that there are a few ‘must do’s’ for West Ham United. It is also something to think about for the years ahead, as I can personally see a day when West Ham could become another Manchester City. Who would have thought

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Despite the lack of goals in our recent games, there is much to enthuse in relation to the approach of our current squad of players. In the past two games, we created three to four ‘near’ goals. When Enner Valencia was given his 30 minute period against Stoke, it became apparent how important he is

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Slaven Bilic and Mark Hughes both had reason to feel pleased at the end of a compelling contest which finished goalless If it was not quite a case of Match of the Day leaving the best until last, then West Ham United’s goalless draw with Stoke City was nowhere near as bad as a cursory glance at the scoreline must make it look. It would have been in the past – imagine…

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This is a lighthearted look at West Ham’s injury list and an XI made up of some of the more unfit, injury prone, woeful and the more unlikely looking footballers to wear Claret and Blue. But first, what a week of football and it just keeps getting better with the news of Winston Reid’s hamstring injury likely

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You would probably agree, but the season so far has flown by. It was only a matter of months ago that former manager Sam Allardyce was guiding West Ham to mid table security after an incredibly bright start to last season, but then it all came to an end when the Christmas decorations came down.

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When will the injuries stop? We’ve now got six key players out injured and we’re in serious danger of undoing our superb start to the season. With a fully fit squad a home game against Stoke City ‘should’ have been a fairly straight forward affair for us, but now it’s not looking too easy. Stoke

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This week’s combined side is a little trickier because Stoke have only been in the Premier League since 2008 so I only have only been able to select from the past seven years… GK – Danzelle St-Louis Hamilton Danzelle St-Louis Hamilton is the player who qualifies best for the goalkeeper position in this team. Even

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Mark Hughes, the Stoke City manager, brushes off praise received for his club’s 2-0 win over Manchester City last week. Stoke visit Upton Park to play West Ham United on Saturday and Hughes says their challenge is to reproduce the performance they gave at the Britannia Stadium Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend Continue reading…

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West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic looks ahead to their Premier League match against Stoke City at Upton Park on Saturday. Bilic says it is easy for a team to play badly at home. He praises Stoke City’s skills in attack and counter attack West Ham’s Winston Reid and Victor Moses out until new year with injuries Continue reading…

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With a string of injuries to key players and a transfer window opening in just a few weeks, it’s probably wise that we look to bring in reinforcements when we have the opportunity. Due to said injuries, it hasn’t been a surprise to see us being linked with a load of new faces leading in to

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Enner Valencia left his hometown, San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, to participate in the youth system at the Caribbean Club Deportivo Junior. In 2008, he joined Emelec, one of the two major professional teams in the city of Guayaquil, in south Ecuador. After finding first team playing time difficult to attain, his fortunes changed in early 2010

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says fans cannot expect goals ‘every minute of the game’. At a press conference on Saturday, Van Gaal says his players are always on the attack, despite Manchester United only managing a 0-0 draw with West Ham United in their Premier League match at Old Trafford on Saturday Continue reading…

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It was barely three weeks ago, following the Everton game, when we lost Dimi Payet and Enner Valencia; there was an almost reflex, pervasive sense of ‘doom and gloom’, all around the West Ham community. “How will we cope” seemed to be the reflected sentiment at the time. On November 23 I wrote about the

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Many avid West Ham fans will be hoping the Hammers do not come down with the Christmas decorations like last season where we were fourth on Christmas day under the guidance of a certain Sam Allardyce. Despite the recent inconsistency, we seem to be content with the way Slaven Bilic has got the players performing, resulting in

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• Slaven Bilic urges Carroll to ‘show it from the start’ • Diafra Sakho to undergo thigh surgery and out for three months Slaven Bilic has urged Andy Carroll to “show it from the start” following the striker’s recent impressive substitute appearances for West Ham United. With Diafra Sakho, Dimitri Payet and Enner Valencia injured, Carroll is likely to start on Saturday at Manchester United. Bilic said: “He is getting back towards his best, he is trying hard in training and he …

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It’s fair to say Man United have benefited nicely from West Ham over the years. But then again, they’ve also returned the favour with a few top players who have arrived at Upton Park following a successful spell at Old Trafford. As we prepare for the big Premier League clash tomorrow, we take a look

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Since the arrival of Slaven Bilic in the summer we’ve been able to witness a much more exciting style of football than in recent seasons. The combination of Diafra Sakho, Dimitri Payet, Manuel Lanzini and Victor Moses made us one of the most dangerous attacking teams in the Premier League. But injuries to Sakho and

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Rickie Lambert’s career seemed to be petering out at West Bromwich Albion but the 33-year-old proved that there is life in him yet, as he came off the bench at Upton Park to revive his team and help salvage a point that had looked improbable. The 33-year-old has started only three Premier League games for Albion since tearing himself away from Liverpool in the summer in search of more action and, as with every game since…

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We’re just months away from beginning a new era. A new stadium, a new crest, a new future. Much has been made of all the changes we’re about to experience at the club. From the big Olympic Stadium debate to the pros and cons of changing our historic crest to something more modern and in

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We welcome West Brom to the Boleyn Ground today in a clash I would say is our first ‘must-win’ fixture of the campaign. We’ve only picked up one point from our last three outings, following a run of seven league games unbeaten and the last thing we need is a run of bad form that

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Since his arrival in London last summer, my estimation of Slaven Bilic has grown even further from my initial ‘base-line’ perspective. He is a very likeable fellow, always pleased to talk to his players and maintain good relations with the press. Until now, he has hardly put a foot wrong. So in a short time

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Bringing Carl Jenkinson back for another season was one our main priorities in the summer. But it’s fair to say he’s not exactly enjoyed the best of seasons so far, and has rarely put in the kind of performances that impressed us so much last season. But during his absence against Arsenal on the opening

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Even the most ardent and parochial Hammers fan could not have disagreed that Spurs totally outclassed a West Ham side lacking in penetration, and displaying a worrying frail defence last week. So where now for the Cockney Boys? Super Slav told us there were no excuses and is looking to put that right this weekend

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West Ham have not won since defeating Chelsea on 24 October, which will have prompted fears one of the club’s traditional mid-season slumps might be brewing. Last week’s mauling at Tottenham was certainly chastening and Slaven Bilic, shorn of his most creative player, Dimitri Payet, is also without his suspended captain Mark Noble against an Albion side buoyed by beating Arsenal 2-1. Tom Davies Kick-off Sunday 2.05pm Continue reading…

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If you were to ask me at the beginning of the season what are best defensive pairing was I would have said Winston Reid Reid and James Tomkins, all day long. After the game at Arsenal, where Carl Jenkinson was forced to miss out due to ineligibility, we were forced to play James Tomkins at right-back.

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My first thoughts in relation to a Scotty Parker’s suggestion that we are destined for a mid-table finish in the current Premier League season is that perhaps Slav has sown that he is ‘human’, after all. Our starting line-up against Spurs was clearly not right (no further arguments needed) – Carroll should not have started!

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