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Big Sam is a notorious stat man who reads into individual facts and figures more so than most managers. With this being the case, he would have loved the personal attributes of Stewart Downing who was simply brilliant against Hull on Monday. Although a lot of the plaudits went to Valencia for that absolute peach… Read more »

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Sixty per cent possession, 17 attempts and a wonder goal – the new look West Ham was at the most part a great watch on Monday night. It was always looking like a match for the debutants and it was certainly that way for Hull City’s record-signing as Abel Hernandez beat Tomkins to an Elmohamady… Read more »

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So who said we weren’t capable of being exciting, then? Trouble is, if the season so far is anything to go by, being exciting only seems to be the order of the day when we’re away from the Boleyn Ground. We played well at home to Spurs on the opening day of the season, but… Read more »

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They’re thousands of miles from the pitch at the Boleyn Ground but you can taste and hear the atmosphere over a pint of Guinness when a dozen or so hardcore Hammers fans crowd round a big-screen telly and feel every kick of the ball on a Saturday morning. The Toronto Hammers recently suffered through a… Read more »

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West Ham travel to the KC Stadium tonight in search of back-to-back away wins in the Premier League. The Hammers crashed to a disappointing 3-1 home loss to Southampton last time out and will want to bounce back positively with a victory over Steve Bruce’s Tigers. Antonio Valencia and Diafra Sakho are both handed their… Read more »

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David Sullivan and David Gold have so far been loyal to Sam Allardyce, despite the disappointment of last season and the continuous calls from the supporters to remove Big Sam from his current position. With the team having not picked up a home win so far this season and with the last performance against Southampton… Read more »

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Team News Hull City (12th, 4 points) The Tigers are expected to hand Mohamed Diame his debut against his former club following his Deadline Day move two weeks ago. Fellow Deadline Day recruits Hatem Ben Arfa and Gaston Ramirez are lacking match fitness and may not feature, while Abel Hernandez is still awaiting a work… Read more »

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The transfer window is over and the season is now fully underway with teams beginning to discover their best XIs. Our transfer business this summer has shown plenty of promise on paper but whether or not that can be reciprocated on the pitch remains to be seen. With the new signings taken into account, this… Read more »

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Three games in and personally I’m yet to be convinced. The nine signings in the summer window are making us look a ‘very good squad,’ and I applaud the two Davids for their input. But, as we all know, three points out of nine and three home defeats before the end of August doesn’t bode… Read more »

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On the whole, West Ham United’s start to the 2014/15 campaign has been a positive one. However, after Saturday’s 3-1 home defeat to Southampton, some fans are asking the question: Are we realising how much we need Andy Carroll? After Carroll’s surprise signing in 2012/13, the Irons finished 10th in the table. Sam Allardyce’s plan… Read more »

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Just over two years ago, West Ham pulled off something of a coup in signing Mohamed Diame from Wigan Athletic in order to boost the Hammers’ midfield upon returning to the top flight. The Senegal international joined on a free transfer with West Ham beating the likes of Liverpool to secure his signature. However, despite… Read more »

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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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It’s no secret that this transfer window has been, in the words of David Gold, ‘one of the best windows in the history of the club’. With a rather impressive nine additions made over the summer, the West Ham squad is far more impressive than it was at this stage last year. From Mauro Zarate… Read more »

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As the dust settles on another defeat in a cup for West Ham it’s hard to find many positives when you think we’re only just in to September and we have only one chance of silverware left. While we all started off the season with great dreams of where West Ham would finish in the… Read more »

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Thanks god that’s all over. Nine new arrivals and fair bit of dead wood thrown out the door, it has been one of the best transfer windows for the club in recent history. We’ve had the chance to see our new arrivals, apart from today’s new man Morgan Amalfitano, and there’s a lot of enthusiasm… Read more »

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As another transfer window is about to slam shut, we can look at our new acquisitions with a sense of satisfaction. Although it’s still early days and we haven’t seen them play too much football in anger, Sam can be reasonably pleased with his Summers work. Cheikhou Kouyate is receiving rave reviews for his performances so far… Read more »

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With the end of the transfer window drawing nearer each day, you cannot help but get the impression that we are light in a couple of areas. Deadline day always brings plenty of excitement but clubs often pay over the odds for players that are not as thoroughly scouted as they look for last minute… Read more »

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Last week’s win at Palace was, as the old cliche goes, a breath of fresh air. Passing on the floor, running at defenders, two top drawer goals, Carlton Cole scoring, organisation, three points. It had absolutely everything and was a glimpse of the new philosophy Allardyce is trying to, or rather being forced to, adopt… Read more »

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Following the permanent arrival of Andy Carroll last summer, Allardyce was once again able to persuade the co-owners to use the remainder on acquiring the services of winger Stuart Downing, however it has often been questioned whether Big Sam was right to sign him. A major part of the manager’s thinking was that, with Matt… Read more »

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Mark Noble’s England credentials splits opinions amongst West Ham fans all over. Some believe he has done enough over the years to warrant a call up to the England squad, others insist he has never been good enough to don the precious Three Lions jersey. Noble captained England at U21 level and has been ever… Read more »

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When the transfer window closes at 11pm on September 1st, West Ham fans will be encouraged by the acquisitions that both the manager and the owners have made over the summer. Although the business has been largely successful, it wouldn’t hurt to make a couple of signings before the September deadline. An injury to club… Read more »

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Take the case of Manchester City and the New York Yankees who have joined forces to fund the expansion New York City FC next year with Frank Lampard and David Villa signed and sealed to play in the side. Or look at Spurs and Toronto FC linking together with Jermain Defoe’s long-term contract, an agreement… Read more »

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Two weeks ago, on Wednesday 13th August to be exact, Sheffield United were hosting, their ‘local’ rivals Mansfield Town in a dour Capital One cup game. How totally uninteresting. Until that is, the Radio Sheffield commentary team mentioned that the winners of the tie would play West Ham United in the next round With 80 minutes… Read more »

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For some strange reason, Sam Allardyce, Fat Sam or whatever name you want to call him is still the manager of our beloved West Ham. Last season, if we never had the good run of results in February, we would have been relegated and that would have been the end of him. But we survived… Read more »

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The performance against Spurs last weekend was encouraging. Given the questions surrounding Allardyce’s starting line-up, it turned out to be a decent outing. And I don’t think Allardyce will stray too far from that line-up this afternoon against Palace at Selhurst Park. I think Cheikhou Kouyate will deputise for the suspended James Collins alongside Winston… Read more »

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Don’t get me wrong, when their right back rounded Adrien in the 90th minute to grab victory I felt very sick. Partly because Eric Dier had somehow managed to end up one-on-one with our goalkeeper but most importantly, it felt like we deserved a lot more from the game and we were going to lose… Read more »

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