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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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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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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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We are only on our second game of the season and already it seems like a must win game for many reasons. Some people have commented on the fact that we were unlucky against Spurs. Wellm I’m not too sure about that, West Ham had many goal scoring chances and failed to convert any of… Read more »

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Both on and off the pitch, this has been a summer break to forget for West Ham. It all started with promise and excitement; the marquee signings of Enner Valencia and Cheikhou Kouyate have been complimented by our captures of Mauro Zarate, Aaron Cresswell, Carl Jenkinson and Diego Poyet. The board demanded that Allardyce plays… Read more »

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So that’s what it’s like to lose to Spurs, then? Our last five meetings with them have seen us win three times and lose twice to last minute winners, which is just so unfair when you consider just how much fun it was to win those three games against them last season. Anyway, there’s still… Read more »

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With one of the biggest clashes of the season for all Hammers fans finally arriving tomorrow, we have a team with a pretty bad pre-season behind it, a manager who is the only person in football who thinks he plays an attacking three up front formation and some new signings who don’t know if they will… Read more »

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The Captain In 2011, Kevin Nolan took the step down from Premier League Newcastle to us, the recently relegated West Ham United. For the season, we had a proven goalscorer; a passionate leader and perhaps most importantly a man who could control an often frustrated dressing room. A season of highs and lows ensued and an immense day for 40,000 West Ham fans at Wembley put the icing on the cake. Two years later, what’s changed? Football is an ever-evolving…

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It’s finlly here! The opening weekend of the new season. Spurs at home. Oh how we’ve missed you! It’s been a bit of a turbulent pre-season (well, what did you expect!?) and, without the addition of a few new faces, we’re expected a similar approach from Sam Allardyce as most of last season. Andy Carroll… Read more »

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Sakho joins Hammers from Metz on four-year deal Senegalese striker may make debut against Tottenham West Ham have responded to Andy Carrolls latest injury setback and succeeded in their search for a new striker by signing Diafra Sakho from Metz for a fee thought to be in the region of £3.5m. The 24-year-old Senegalese striker has signed a four-year deal and could be involved in West Hams …

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West Ham manager says £15m forward strikes fear Metz forward Diafra Sakho joins West Ham on four-year deal Sam Allardyce has insisted that it was not a mistake to sign Andy Carroll for £15m despite losing the striker until November with torn ankle ligaments. The West Ham manager has revealed that he is looking in Europe for a new forward because it is too expensive to buy from another Premier League club. Metz announced late on Thursday that…

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Despite reports from Sky Sports News saying that West Ham have ended their interest in Sunderland striker Connor Wickham, many are claiming that we still remain in the hunt for the promising young forward. When I first heard the news that the owners had tabled a bid of around £4million for Wickham I was excited… Read more »

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With the 2014/15 season fast approaching, the Hammers faithful have been left with much to be desired following just two wins from eight pre-season games. Once again we are left craving more goals. The additions of Argentine Mauro Zarate and World Cup wonder Enner Valencia has left much optimism amongst Irons fans. However, Andy Carroll has… Read more »

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Ravel Morrison today revealed that he’ll be back in training on Thursday following a groin injury picked up early pre-season. He’s also recently revealed that he’s been handed the number 14 shirt for the season, which has to be the biggest hint yet that he still has a role to play in the first team…. Read more »

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We’re just a week away from the big kick-off and it feels as if we’re a million miles away from having a team capable of playing the new ‘attacking’ style of football the co-owners have ordered from Sam Allardyce. But if you look closely, there’s still a decent looking starting XI available to us now… Read more »

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So to kick us off, I will start with the summer signings thus far. We have brought in young Poyet (Gus’ son) and he looks a very good young player. I fully expect him to be around the first team squad and featuring in cup games etc. definitely one for the future. Next, the two full backs, which I’m over the moon with. Cresswell looks assured on the ball and has the pace and …

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In January 2012, when West Ham United were looking for an immediate return to the Premier League, one of the recruits that Sam Allardyce brought in was Ravel Morrison. But given his reputation, coupled with the recent events that have happened this week in his personal life, can West Ham justify keeping such a live-wire… Read more »

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The football played last season was dire to say the least. Others might use even stronger abusive words to describe the style of football produced, but the above just about sums it up for. Now after a fans’ poll, the addition of Teddy Sherrington as the attacking mastermind and the owners insisting the team must… Read more »

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Within weeks of the Premier League ending Sam Allardyce escaped the West Ham axe after agreeing to produce a more adventurous team true to the attacking principles of the club. Under pressure Allardyce was summoned to a meeting with the board and emerged with his job after accepting certain objectives, including a change of philosophy… Read more »

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As we embark on our penultimate season at the Boleyn Ground, the inevitable dreams, doubts and, of course, nightmares begin to surface. We’re counting down the hours to the big kick-off and it just had to be Spurs, didn’t it? So the question now springs to mind – how well have we equipped ourselves to… 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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The striker, signed from Liverpool for €19m last summer, has suffered another setback as he bids to complete a full season at Upton Park and is struggling to deal with the blow

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West Ham owners David Gold and David Sullivan have made it clear that they want a top 10 finish this season. Gold himself mentioned on Twitter that he would ‘be disappointed if we did not finish in the top 10’ and many fans would share this view too. After a rather disappointing campaign last season,… Read more »

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All the promises of a new attacking style of football before pre-season have been all but ruined by the seriously lacklustre and uninspiring performances and results this summer. The transfer business has been pretty decent, but we’re still yet to see any signs of the attacking flair the owners have demanded from Sam Allardyce after… 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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If Sam Allardyce is to have his way then Arsenal’s Carl Jenkinson will be announced as our sixth summer signing within the next few hours. The 22-year-old right-back is reportedly close to a season-long loan deal with the Hammers after turning down moves to Hull, Sunderland and Swansea to stay in London. He’ll no doubt… Read more »

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