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It’s funny how much can change in a month, isn’t it? At the turn of the year, a number of embarrassing defeats left sections of the fans calling for Sam Allardyce to be sacked immediately. Now, just four or five weeks later, he’s in the running for February’s Manager of the Month award. Four games… Read more »

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When referee Howard Webb sent Andy Carroll off in West Ham United’s 2-0 victory over Swansea City at the start of February most of the supporters, and most certainly the coaching staff, thought it was the incorrect decision to brandish a straight red card, especially as all at Upton Park had been waiting for him… Read more »

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• West Ham manager calls allegations ‘unfounded’ • Midfielder now on 93-day emergency loan at QPR Sam Allardyce has insisted that Ravel Morrison has a future at West Ham, despite reports that the midfielder’s relationship with the club has broken down over a disagreement about agents. It was reported in The Observer that Morrison was recently invited to a meeting with the agent, Mark Curtis, to see if he wanted to become one of his clients and that pressure has…

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Ravel Morrison‘s high profile loan switch to QPR has uncovered a number of ‘conspiracies’ behind his rise and fall at West Ham this season. When things started going pear shaped and we began seeing less and less of Morrison in the starting line-up, and then the match day squad, the automatic feeling was that the… Read more »

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David Sullivan’s son Jack has taken to Twitter to confirm Ravel Morrison‘s loan move to QPR. The youngster is expected to link up with Harry Redknapp’s side tomorrow ahead of a 93-day loan deal, although the Hammers have the luxury of a 28-day recall option should we suffer another injury crisis. The move has been… Read more »

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Midfielder who gloriously waltzed through Tottenham Hotspur’s defence is cut loose by club and heading to QPR There is a clip of Ravel Morrison , from an England Under-21s training session, when a corner comes in from the right and no matter how many times you watch it, even in slow motion, it is still almost implausible how he creates that lovely sound of ball against net. It is as if heading the ball, or going for …

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Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, strap yourself into your seats nice and tightly as we depart from a fantastic February and enter the final 12 week roller coaster ride to our end of season “Nemesis”. Yes, the Etihad Stadium in the City of Manchester. Sunday the 11th May 2014 Can we ride our luck… Read more »

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It was this time last month when a lot of Hammers fans were resigned to Championship football next season. But now, after putting a run of four unbeaten games together, including four clean sheets and three 2-0 victories, the future is beginning to look a lot brighter. In the space of just a week we’ve… Read more »

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When the teams were announced for West Ham United’s away fixture at Old Trafford on 21 December, few Hammers supporters would have expected the name of Adrian to be in between the sticks, but now he is always the first name on the team sheet. But the question is, what has former number one Jussi… Read more »

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Sam Allardyce may have endured endless calls for his sacking in recent months, but the current mood around the club after a run of good results has seen the weight on his shoulders ease off a touch. Many fans have been discussing the true reason behind the Hammers’ change of fortune this month, but there’s… Read more »

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After conceding fourteen goals without reply in three cup matches, and scoring just two goals in the league since New Year’s Day, few could have foreseen the run of results West Ham have had since travelling to Stamford Bridge at the end of January. Modibo Maiga was in a serious dip in form (whether he was in… Read more »

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Team News: West Ham United (15th, 25 points) Andy Carroll serves the second of a three match ban after his red card against Swansea two weeks ago. Joe Cole and Mohamed Diame are both in the squad after receiving from their respective injuries. Norwich City (16th 25 points) Robert Snodgrass will need a late fitness… Read more »

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What a February it has been so far. We entered the month needing to secure a minimum of 10 points from the 12 available. It’s been a long time coming but we have finally recorded those back to back wins that have been eluding us . Kevin Nolan is playing like a captain again and… Read more »

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What a February it has been so far. We entered the month needing to secure a minimum of 10 points from the 12 available. It’s been a long time coming but we have finally recorded those back to back wins that have been eluding us . Kevin Nolan is playing like a captain again and… Read more »

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I have written about Kevin Nolan so many times this season and he’s been the hot topic of conversation all season, unfortunately not for the right reasons most of the time. He’s now scored 4 goals in the last 2 games, and that’s 2 with Carroll and 2 without and that’s our captain that the majority of fans love. Once again he was man of the match voted by the fans on Twitter, which is great to see because we all know that’s what…

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Carlton Cole and Marco Borriello played a dual role in Saturday’s superb 2-0 win at Aston Villa.

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Back-to-back wins. Clean sheets galore. Kevin Nolan on form. Out of the bottom three. Pretty much everything that could be going right for us at the moment going right. And it’s refreshing to know that we may have just turned a corner this season, with or without Andy Carroll, and are finally showing the potential… Read more »

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Today sees us write our first guest blog for West Ham World, we thought what better subject to write about than one that has divided opinion since his appointment. Sam Allardyce. We will look at both sides of the argument and hopefully give you guys something to discuss. For the record, we are 100% behind… Read more »

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With Andy Carroll suspended, we’re kind of back to square one when it comes to selecting a full strength side. We all know how important Carroll is to Allardyce’s approach and style of play, and we saw that in full flow last Saturday in the 2-0 victory over Swansea. But there are positives. Winston Reid… Read more »

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Team News: Aston Villa (10th, 27 points) Gabby Agbonlahor is expected to return from a foot injury, but captain Ron Vlaar will sit out with a hamstring problem. Defenders Chris Herd and Joe Bennett could feature after recovering from injury. West Ham United (18th, 22 points) Andy Carroll begins a three match suspension, which could… Read more »

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After our park the bus and defend like hell performance at Chelsea, where we defended in numbers and managed to put at least one player in front of any Chelsea shot and then our win over Swansea with their falling to the ground cheat Chico Flores, it’s now time for the team to show the… Read more »

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Four unmissable media events are coming up over the next couple of weeks. Here they are in chronological order. Note that tickets must be bought for three of them, while the fourth requires advance registration… Life after Leveson: the future of media freedom in the UK Index on Censorship is staging a discussion on press freedom against the background of the continuing row over a new form of press regulation and the introduction of a new defamation law…

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For the first time this season we were able to see exactly what Sam Allardyce’s ‘Plan A’ was all about, and boy was it a relief to see it in full swing. Andy Carroll and Kevin Nolan really do have one of the best partnerships in football and it showed with Carroll assisting both of… Read more »

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Team News: West Ham United (18th, 19 points) New arrivals Antonio Nocerino and Marco Borriello are expected to make their Upton Park debuts, while Abdul Razak is also in contention. But Deadline Day loan signing Pablo Armero didn’t sign in time to make the squad. Joey O’Brien and Joe Cole are the only injury worries,… Read more »

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Now that the January Transfer Window has ‘slammed shut’, we can finally sit back and admire the business done by the owners and Sam Allardyce. We all knew that very little money would be spent, if any at all, and that we’d have to rely heavily on loan signings and free transfers to get through… Read more »

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West Ham appear to have secured the loan signing of Napoli left-back Pablo Armero on loan until the end of the season. After Joey O’Brien‘s season was ended by a dislocated shoulder picked up in the 0-0 draw at Chelsea on Wednesday night, Sam Allardyce was forced to dip in to the transfer market for… Read more »

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