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The Hammers boss says his side are on the verge of wrapping up a deal for the 22-year-old – despite competition from Hull City for the defender’s signature

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When Sam Allardyce was the manager of Bolton, he had a certain knack of getting the right players and getting them to play well. Players like Jay Jay Okocha, Youri Djorkaeff and Ivan Campo were, without doubt, quality free players when he signed them, and were fantastic to watch. Now we are hearing stories of… Read more »

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When Andy Carroll initially signed a season-long loan deal from Liverpool in August 2012 it was seen as a real coup for the club and, once the Reds had decided that he was no longer needed at Anfield, the Hammers jumped at the chance to get the deal done. However Carroll’s history of injury seemed… Read more »

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West Ham United defender Winston Reid says his team was not on form following a 2-0 defeat against Wellington Phoenix FC on Tuesday. West Ham manager Sam Allardyce blames his side’s performance on the long journey to New Zealand, but adds that his main concern is their first Premier League match on 16 August against Tottenham Hotspur Continue reading…

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So, it looks like he’s definitely off then. Ravel Morrison appears to be heading towards the Upton Park exit door and there’s nothing any of us can do about it. Sam Allardyce has made his mind up and he doesn’t see the brightest young talent the club has had for years in his plans. Muppet…. Read more »

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Disappointment aside, we all know that this morning’s 2-1 defeat to Wellington Phoenix was more about improving match fitness and tinkering with tactics. I know, we didn’t see much tinkering in the tactics department – Sam sticking to his tried, tested and frankly boring – one up front option, but we can still take some… Read more »

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Allardyce Keen to Sign More Players Sam Allardyce ended up staying as the West Ham boss by the skin of his teeth.

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In March 2012, West Ham were very short of goalkeeping options. From the three they had, two were unavailable; Marek Stech was out on a loan deal and Peter Kurucz was injured, making Robert Green the only option. Sam Allardyce was desperately searching for other options and in the end the name of Portsmouth’s Stephen… Read more »

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There is no doubt that, despite our defence having a good season, it certainly needs strengthening, especially in the left-back position. The popular figure of Pablo Armero looked like the answer but Big Sam’s reluctance to make the Columbian’s loan deal permanent meant that West Ham would be looking for at least one new left-back… Read more »

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The 2014/2015 Premier League fixtures were released this morning and anyone claiming to have successfully guessed who we were going to get on the opening day would no doubt be telling porkies. It turned out to be something of the perfect draw for us. Tottenham at home. With the memories of the famous treble still… Read more »

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After weeks of speculation, West Ham are expected to announce the £7million capture of Anderlecht defender Cheikhou Kouyate today. The 24-year-old Senegal international passed a medical yesterday and is believed to have penned a four-year deal at the club. The club have been linked with the highly-rated defender for a number of weeks now and… Read more »

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As is the case every single summer, someone’s leaked what looks like the fixtures for the opening day of the Premier League season. With access to photoshop and other types of technology to readily available to anyone, it’s difficult to tell with the below image is fake or actually the real thing. But if it… Read more »

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We’re well in to the summer now and deals are already being done, but how long are we in danger of spending too much on untried stars? With the club not competing in Europe and having only been back in the Premier League two seasons, it’s not going to be easy to attract top class… Read more »

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Silly season is well and truly upon us and we’re being linked with every single player and his agent right about now. The chances of most of them being true are extremely slim, but there are are a few we should be looking at if we aren’t already. But that doesn’t include buying in one… Read more »

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If reports on Goal are to be believed, West Ham are amongst a number of clubs looking at Borussia Dortmund striker Julian Schieber. The 25-year-old is out of favour at Dortmund after registering just one goal in 20 Bundesliga appearances last term, having struggled to keep Robert Lewandowski out of the team. And now it’s… Read more »

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Sam Allardyce convinced Colback can help appease fans Generous package offered as no transfer fee involved West Ham United seem set to prise Jack Colback away from Sunderland. The midfielder is a free agent and finds himself in demand from not only his current manager, Gus Poyet, but also Newcastle United and Swansea City. Sam Allardyce, though, is prepared to offer Colback a four-year contract worth around £50,000 a week a sum his rivals will not compete with and which would …

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When Sam Allardyce was given the green light to continue at Upton Park last Tuesday, he immediately started planning for the upcoming season. This included identifying players he wanted, wasting no time in setting his sights on Argentinean forward Mauro Zarate, and a three-year deal has now been completed. Various press reports are claiming that… Read more »

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The club announced the free signing of Mauro Zarate today, which didn’t come as much to surprise to many given the ongoing reports of his imminent arrival over the last two weeks. But it’s a refreshing thought that Allardyce and the board and striving to get business done early in what will be an important… Read more »

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One of the highlights of last season was our defence and the number of clean sheets we kept. But since then we’ve seen George McCartney released, Pablo Armero sent back to Napoli and, of course, the not so premature release of Razvan Rat. So we’re going to need to strengthen at the back a little,… Read more »

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David Sullivan has hinted at a number of new signings that will bring back some excitement to the team next season. We’ve been liinked with several ‘exciting’ midfielders over the past two weeks, some of which initially appear to be a little unrealistic but exciting all the same. Given Allardyce’s new remit this summer, it’s… Read more »

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After constructive talks with the co-owners, it was announced earlier this week that Sam Allardyce will remain at Upton Park for the foreseeable future following what was a disappointing season, finishing just seven points off the relegation zone in 13th place.  The storm over Allardyce’s future began early in the season, as the fans probably… Read more »

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The AC Milan youngster is set for talks for a season-long deal, with the view to a permanent move, with a striker and a midfielder “from Europe” also in the club’s sights

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Hammers target full back The rumours are already starting to gather pace around West Ham after Allardyce has been confirmed as manager next season. With the full back position be targeted as a place that needs strengthening one name that is being mentioned is Martin Olsson. Olsson has been playing for relegated Norwich this season and is a player we was after before he moved. Before he played for Norwich…

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Like many West Ham supporters this year, I’ve been disillusioned with the football on show at Upton Park. The football has been underwhelming, unoriginal and generally uninteresting. The club may want to consider themselves fortunate there were 7 teams worse than them this year and there are major problems that need to be seriously addressed in the coming months. Firstly, West Ham have become a one-dimensional team that, while many …

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So that’s it then. He’s staying and there’s nothing an online poll or a banner outside the chairman’s house can do about it. Sam Allardyce has saved his job by promising two things; employing an attacking coach and playing more attractive football. Both of which the fans will be genuinely happy to hear. But that… Read more »

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Club owners back coach following talks with board Allardyce pledges to play more attacking style next term Sam Allardyce will remain West Hams manager going into next season despite vociferous calls from sections of the clubs support for his dismissal, with the board insistent improvements are made to the teams style of play to provide more entertainment in future while also demanding a top-half finish. The Londoners manager of three years steered the team to the semi-finals of …

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