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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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I can’t remember the last time I wrote a match preview with so much optimism about the club. Last week’s win over Liverpool was the product of exactly what we as fans have been craving for so long. Fight, passion, team work, attacking football, goals. Everything came together and the demands of the owners placed… 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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So we beat Liverpool 3-1 with a combination of awesome offence and tight defence. Well, if it’s broke don’t fix it – in fact, turn it up a notch this week at Old Trafford. The Red Devils are perhaps as vulnerable as they have ever been in the back with injuries and inexperience delivering a 5-3… Read more »

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So after all the pessimistic speculation surrounding the board’s demands placed upon a one-dimensional and quite frankly tired style of football, we’re all now being forced to sit back and admit we may have been wrong. But it’s ok to now accept that maybe – just maybe – Sam Allardyce and his dinosaur reputation may… Read more »

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West Ham put in a  tantalising display of traditional attacking football that made Liverpool look like an average side rather than a title chasing team. The tactics were a joy to behold, the starting eleven all gave 100%, the atmosphere was electric, and everyone had nothing but positive things to say after the game. A… Read more »

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Well, that’s what I call a superb performance. Co-chaiman David Gold described it as ‘one of the best overall performances I’ve seen since I’ve been at the club’ and it’s hard to disagree. It took me 45 minutes to realise that I was watching West Ham. We looked composed at the back and dangerous going… 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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Ravel Morrison joined Cardiff on a three month loan deal today. The troubled youngster appears to have played his final game for the club now, having been loaned on twice since enjoying such a fruitful spell in the first-team at the beginning of last season. His court case in January looked to be the latest… 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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Harry Redknapp was briefly linked with a return to West Ham when Sam Allardyce’s job appeared to be hanging by a thread. The former Hammers boss enjoyed a good spell as manager back in the 90s/early 00s and will always be remembered for his wheeling and dealing in the transfer window. He’ll also be remembered… Read more »

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From day one we’ve known how much of a powerhouse Cheikhou Kouyate is. And he showed just how much of a machine in midfield he can be on Saturday when, with no subs available to to replace him, he played on with what was probably a torn thigh muscle (could be that, could be something… Read more »

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Spirits and confidence are high after that emphatic 3-1 victory over Liverpool on Saturday. The performance was arguably our best under Sam Allardyce to date and a real indication that we’re turning a new leaf under a boss whose reputation as a one-dimensional, long ball manager precedes him. Normally, after wins like that, we’re normally… 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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We may only be four games into the season, 13th in the table and with one point less than at this stage last season, but Monday night’s 2-2 draw at Hull City has created a sense of optimism amongst fans. The team performed much better than in their inept display against Southampton and I believe… Read more »

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Monday’s performance at Hull was one those that had us both excited for the future of the side and, undoubtedly, crying out “WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG!?” The attacking football we put on show was brilliant, yet it all become pretty pointless when you’ve got a leaky defence. And pointless could be what we end… Read more »

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Mario Balotelli – The big, strong, athletic striker hit the scoresheet in Champions League action midweek and will be looking to create havoc at the Boleyn Ground today. So what do West Ham do to make sure that doesn’t happen? Maybe man-marking is the answer. Balotelli, as everyone knows, has a short fuse and is prone… Read more »

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As each day passes we edge ever closer to saying goodbye to the Boleyn Ground.  The ground where we all fell in love with West Ham. The ground where we’ve both laughed and cried in delight or anguish. The ground where West Ham have proudly strutted their stuff for 110 years. But that is all… Read more »

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I was overwhelmed with the feedback to our August issue of our new-look magazine. Your tweets, emails, messages and the comments through our website have given the whole team such a brilliant boost. Your opinions are so important because we are constantly looking to evolve Blowing Bubbles to ensure it continues to be West Ham’s… Read more »

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West Ham played against Hull City on Monday in what many were saying would be a make or break game for Sam Allardyce. All eyes were on team selection, tactics and the result. Unexpectedly Allardyce started the best team possible, got his tactics and substitutions spot on and the football on display was like the… Read more »

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