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Luke is joined by Football London’s West Ham United Correspondent Sam Inkersole to discuss all the latest goings on at the London Stadium. Luke and Sam discuss Dendoncker, Reece Oxford and whether James Collins will get a new contract in the summer. The post Moore Than Just a Podcast: Patrice Evra and Boardroom Promises appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .

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Do you remember when the lottery was first launched? Just before the draw Mystic Meg gave her predictions of who’ll win the up and coming draw. “I can see that the winner of this week’s draw. The winner will be a man or maybe a woman” she would muse. “From the North or maybe The South.” What? “A young winner or possibly old.’ Okay she wasn’t that bad but like …

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The arctic wind roared in from the North to smother us with dread, surround us in misery and to steal away any aspirations that we might pull away from a relegation battle. We had come off a reasonably impressive string of performances and had climbed the table, yet still tentative at best. We had not shown confidence in victory, we had not displayed cavalier pomp in parity but we had started …

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Popular East London-native Paul Konchesky enjoyed many an iconic moment in the colours of Claret & Blue, which he proudly sported from the summer of 2005 to the summer of 2007. But, why did Konchesky’s spell at the Boleyn Ground only last just under two years? What was the highlight of his West Ham United career? And more importantly, where is he now? Paul Konchesky Born in Barking in May 1981, the Cockney dreamed of being a professional Footballer growing up, turning out…

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Portuguese youth International winger Ricardo Vaz Te was one of are few from his nation to wear the colours of Claret & Blue, doing so between winter of 2012 and the winter of 2015. But, why will the speedy wide-man always have a special place in the hearts of West Ham United fans? Why did his love affair with the supporters come to an end just under three years ago? And, more importantly, where is he now? Ricardo Vaz…

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One could forgive a wry smile of incredulity when hearing false prophets proclaiming salvation from a fine Port…our answer to the countdown conundrum in midfield. However, the early indications may have us rethink our scepticism for our new ‘Super Mario’ Joao Mario, is looking very good indeed for his loan fee and potential buy on fee in the summer. The deal that seemed to lumber on for a week or so prior to…

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West Ham United are not a club immune to the headlines. The last two to three years have become infamous in recent history. What has gone on will be recorded and depending on fans’ opinions seen as a moment where their side have travelled backwards in time or taken a step into a necessary new chapter. The removal men have come and gone and it was thought that a shining new arena, combined with a manager who’s Premier League experience is…

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Eddie Dickman’s Sunderland Development Squad dealt Terry Westley’s West Ham United Development Squad’s chances of making the top four of the Premier League Two Division One a significant blow with a narrow victory at the Chigwell Construction Stadium yesterday evening. The affair’s defining moment came in the first period, on 14 minutes to be precise, 18-year-old Lee Connelly was the man to get it, beating Nathan Trott from range with a mighty effort. The home side had their chances to get…

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It’s that time of the week again, time to check in with West Ham United’s various loan starts to see how they’ve been getting on over the past seven days after a week off for Emirates FA Cup action, as Robert Snodgrass’ Aston Villa continued to march on and five more Hammers starlets embarked on short-term spells away from East London. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) Fresh from an impressive League home win over Barnsley, followed by a weekend off whilst …

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Can you remember a time when our Latino air filled bladder kickers took the league siege and spared no mercies in front of goal? We had such high hopes for Pablo Barrera who failed to shine whilst Guillermo Franco didn’t really fill our cups to the brim either. In the summer we thought we had made the coup of the century by signing our very own Javier Hernandez…yes Mr Chicharito himself. The product of …

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It’s now time to trawl back over some of the main causes of discussion from Saturday’s Amex Stadium Premier League clash between Chris Hughton’s Brighton & Hove Albion and David Moyes’ West Ham United, as the Hammers tasted a first League defeat of 2018. Murray Continues Wondrous Form Brighton striker Glenn Murray has already proved a tremendous handful to the defence of West Ham once this season and the story would be …

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West Ham travel to Brighton this weekend looking over their shoulder at the relegation battle that they are just about out of at the moment. Tuesdays performance was encouraging, again the team showed great heart coming from behind to draw against an inform Palace team who were very unimpressive despite the attacking talent they had at their disposal. Joao Mario was impressive in his first game and Noble and Kouyate were …

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West Ham face Brighton this weekend, below are 10 facts about the Hammers’ opponents this weekend: 1. Brighton were the only professional team in Sussex for 91 years between 1920 and 2011 until Crawley Town promotion to the League in 2011. 2. The club was founded in 1901 at the Seven Stars Public House in Brighton. One of the pub’s former attractions was a 26 stone pianist named Fingers Calders who apparently had a nine-inch moustache – not sure what …

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The last time I tasted FA Cup glory as a supporter was in 1980. My nuts hadn’t even dropped, now it seems like everything else has. I got married on Saturday 20th May 1995. Everything was booked the year before. Church, reception, flowers cars and all that, then it dawned on me FA Cup final day. I’d half joked to my fiancé Rachel that it might be tricky with the cup. Our fears…

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“Here we are, born to be kings, we’re the princes of the universe. Here we belong, fighting to survive in a world with the darkest powers” – Queen I’ve had a theory for a while now that West Ham have been running on the margins and are in desperate need of recentring but have lost their way. David Moyes has to be given a lot of credit thus far for producing results and performances out of a squad that’s as …

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In this week’s edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we hear from John, 44, a lifelong Hammers fan and Season Ticket holder about a very special first ever visit to the famous Boleyn Ground. “A Plaistow lad born and bred and starting out in life in the 1970s, it was a fascinating time for a West Ham family. Dad, uncles, cousins and distant family relatives all sported the famous Claret & Blue on Matchdays. One…

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Oh what a carry on! What a laughable set of circumstances that would make our journey to the end of the season fraught with danger and pessimism. We are on a one way street to defensive football, a one dimensional success but will fail to entertain the fans or any smirking onlookers either. I can foresee a fanbase getting increasingly frustrated with the type of football they will witness. There will be social media lynch mobs verbalising …

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A late first-half penalty from West Ham United Skipper Mark Noble was enough to give David Moyes’ men a pivotal point against London rivals Crystal Place at the London Stadium yesterday evening in the Premier League. Christian Benteke had given Roy Hodgson’s South Londoners the lead mid-way through the first period, though as half-time dawned, James Tomkins brought down Javier Hernandez in the penalty area. Referee Neil Swarbrick pointed to the spot and …

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So, our worst fears came true, West Ham were completely outplayed by the League 1 leaders and the problems only further compounded by a nasty looking injury to Obiang and a 6 game ban for Masuaku following his sending off. The reaction to the defeat seems either to be complete apathy (not bothered about the up anyway) or blind fury (Moyes out, the Board out etc). Let’s be clear, Moyes did not save many for Tuesday mainly because he couldn’t. We face so …

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Fortuitous it may have been, but when Hart was excluded from the team that faced Man City, Adrian stepped in and has never looked out of favour…but should he be resting on his laurels? The goalkeeper situation at West Ham has given rise to much debate and with prejudices set aside, we are looking at two men who have very similar performance statistics but fans seem to favour the Spaniard over the Englishman…

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Let’s analyse player performance in the wake of David Moyes’ West Ham United’s Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round upset at the hands of Paul Cook’s Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as the Hammers’ 38-year wait for glory in the Competition was extended. Joe Hart: 6/10 Retaking his place between the sticks from Adrian San-Miguel, as is custom with domestic Cup matches, the England shot-stopper would endure an afternoon to forget in Lancashire. Hart was criticised by …

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Paul Cook’s League One Wigan Athletic put in a dominant display against David Moyes’ West Ham United of the Premier League on Saturday afternoon to pull off a classic giant killing and book a place in the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round. Northern Irish International striker Will Grigg put Wigan ahead in the first ten minutes at the DW Stadium, before he doubled that lead after the break from the penalty spot in the wake of a Reece …

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This week On A Week In The World Of West Ham United, Luke is joined by The Evening Standard’s West Ham United Correspondent Jack Rosser to discuss all the latest goings on in East London. The post Luke Talks West Ham United With Evening Standard Reporter Jack Rosser appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .

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West Ham United Manager David Moyes has passed his judgment on new loan signing from Inter Milan Joao Mario, as the Portuguese International finalises his deal in East London. After confirming that the exciting attacker was presently undergoing his Medical to join the club in his Pre-Wigan Athletic Press Conference at Rush Green, which MooreThanJustAClub were fortunate enough to be in, the former Manchester United Manager had this to say about the former European Champion, “I watched…

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When Marlon Brando built his portrayed mafia empire, ultimately he knew that his power was only as strong as the loyalty of his men and the legacy endowed upon his children. In Moyes, we have our very own Vito Corleone…The Boss…the man with the plan…The Godfather to guide us to premier legitimacy with his Genco Oil silky smooth football…or so we would hope. With the assured assistance from his Caporegimes …

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As the January Transfer Window begins to wind to a close, it’s time we took a look at the very latest West Ham United Transfer speculation, this week, a certain Anderlecht prodigy’s name won’t stop being mentioned, as well as a former European champion. Hammers Ramp Up Mario Pursuit It has been reported by the Daily Mail in the last 24 hours that discussions over a possible deal to bring Inter Milan man Joao Mario to the London Stadium have …

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