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West Ham were today happily floating around in a PR bubble after their season-ticket pronouncements but are they simply making the most of a “game-changing” slice of good fortune thanks to the £619m Olympic Stadium handover? • West Ham to cut season-ticket prices in first campaign at Olympic Stadium • West Ham face compensation risk over state aid for Olympic Stadium refit Never mind bubbles, West Ham executives were blowing their own trumpets …

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• Cheapest 2016-17 season ticket will cost £289 if club is in Premier League • ‘We have always said our move would be a game-changer,’ says Karren Brady • More football news West Ham United have announced that they will be cutting season-ticket prices for their first campaign at the Olympic Stadium. If West Ham are in the Premier League in 2016-17, their cheapest adult season ticket will cost £289, down from between £620 and £940 for 2014-15. West Ham are the…

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• The Olympic Stadium’s legacy has been fought over for years and, after recent developments, the battle may continue • West Ham face compensation risk over state aid for Olympic Stadium refit • Question of state aid still lingers over West Ham’s luxurious new home Owen Gibson outlines the timeline of West Ham’s protracted move into the Olympic Stadium after fresh questions were raised regarding the switch. January 2003 : Lord Rodgers writes to prime minister Tony Blair, suggesting a…

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A lack of transparency in the deal that led to Premier League club’s move to the Olympic Stadium risks creating another legacy embarrassment At Westfield shopping centre in Stratford on the fringes of London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park a sleek retail unit nestles alongside upmarket shops. Look a little closer and it becomes clear this is not a mobile phone store or a luxury watch retailer but dedicated to selling season tickets for West Ham’s first season in the Olympic Stadium. Hi-…

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• Manager admits it was very important to arrest slump • ‘We played especially well until the injury to David Silva’ • Match report: Manchester City 2-0 West Ham • David Silva given all clear after leaving pitch on a stretcher Manuel Pellegrini said it was vital to bounce back from Manchester City’s two consecutive defeats after the 2-0 win over West Ham United on Sunday, with further relief arriving when David Silva, carried off on a stretcher during the match, confirmed his injury…

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Latest updates as Manuel Pellegrini’s side take on West Ham Email michael.butler@theguardian.com | Tweet @michaelbutler18 Keep up with all today’s matches around Europe 12.57pm BST On this day in 1958, one of City’s greatest-ever players Billy Meredith passes away. #mcfc pic.twitter.com/pCK7fmgCOW The Guardian did a nice little piece on Billy Meredith back in 2007, which you can read here . The pre-eminent player of his generation, Billy Meredith was described as the…

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• ‘Our players have let themselves down,’ manager says • Diafra Sakho injured for visit of Manchester City Sam Allardyce is not unduly concerned by how Manchester City will react to their slump, only that his West Ham side rediscover some of their early season consistency at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. A terrible run of form has seen City slip from second to fourth place in the Premier League but the Hammers …

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West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce says he has been taken aback by Manchester City’s recent poor performances. Looking ahead to his side’s upcoming clash with the struggling team, Allardyce says Man City’s recent defeats have sent shockwaves through the football world but stresses the team cannot be underestimated. Man City and West Ham meet on 19 April Continue reading…

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Garry Monk dismisses reports linking him to the managerial job at West Ham United, saying the speculation is nothing more than a compliment to his work at Swansea. There is speculation Monk could Sam Allardyce, whose contract expires at the end of the season, but Monk says West Ham already have a good manager Continue reading…

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Out of contract in the summer and denied an escape to West Bromwich in February, the 31-year-old is throwing his energies into fundraising to help Sierra Leone deal with the Ebola crisis • Sierra Leone doctors on strike over inadequate equipment It is probably just as well Carlton Cole has learned to focus on the bigger picture. Otherwise, the West Ham United striker might well still be stewing over the call from…

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• Aaron Cresswell: ‘We must stay switched on to the end’ • Mark Hughes keen to better last season’s total points Aaron Cresswell accepts West Ham must learn to stay “switched on” until the final whistle to avoid seeing their fruitful season drift away. West Ham looked poised for a second successive home victory when leading 1-0 five minutes into injury time against Stoke, but Marko Arnautovic slammed the ball into the bottom left corner to secure a dramatic…

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Although unhelpful, fresh doubts over the long-term future of the West Ham manager, Sam Allardyce, should not derail West Ham’s hopes of securing a top-half finish. The hosts have lost four of their past five matches and go into the game level on points with Stoke, who have lost their previous three. This hardly suggests a classic is in store but keep an eye on Peter Crouch, who…

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Speaking in the run-up to his team’s clash against Stoke City on Saturday, West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce concedes that the targets he set for the side in January are no longer within their reach. The team got off to a good start early in the season and were in the Premier League top four before Christmas, but have since dropped to ninth place. He also addresses West Ham’s chances of snagging a spot in the Europa …

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West Ham may be in the market for a new manager and would liven things up considerably by appointing the otherworldly Argentinian from Marseille • Sam Allardyce does not know whether he will be at West Ham next season There was a stir in the art world a few years back when the great “lost” American painter Nat Tate was dramatically rediscovered. Tate, the story goes, was a member of the New York scene of the 1950s…

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• Manager says he is planning ahead regardless of situation • Allardyce is out of contract at West Ham in the summer • Sherwood returns to Tottenham and a very complex legacy Sam Allardyce is yet to discover whether he will remain West Ham manager next season, but he is planning ahead regardless. Allardyce is out of contract in the summer, leading to speculation over his long-term future at the east London club, who are …

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The veteran striker’s lob against West Brom last weekend was the latest in a collection of stunning goals and his finishing and awkward presence up front will be key to QPR’s survival hopes, starting against Aston Villa on Tuesday • Ramsey puts Sherwood friendship aside to keep QPR up • May 2005: Bobby Zamora strikes gold for the Hammers Joleon Lescott must have thought he had the situation under control. The West Bromwich Albion…

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• Win leaves Leicester awaiting crucial games with relegation rivals • King: ‘It proves to everyone that we mean business’ Leaning against the wall of the corridor outside the Leicester City press room, Nigel Pearson was around three minutes into a typically rambling and discursive response to a straightforward question when a door banged open and to the ill-concealed relief of the assembled journalists, his opposite number Sam Allardyce jovially demanded his presence to share…

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At long, long last, a Leicester City fighting performance has been rewarded with a win, reviving the Foxes’ fading hopes of avoiding relegation. Barely five minutes remained of a flawed but frantically entertaining encounter when the substitute Andy King, a Leicester stalwart if ever there was one, was in the right place at the right time to turn the ball past the Hammers goalkeeper Adrián from inside the six-yard box. Continue reading…

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Live scoreboard! Follow all the day’s goals and games as they happen And email niall.mcveigh.casual@theguardian.com or tweet @niallmcveigh 2.46pm BST Fifteen minutes until kick-off at an assortment of top-flight grounds, including Goodison Park, where Gary Naylor is stationed: 2.42pm BST For shame 2.38pm BST It’s finished Arsenal 4-1 Liverpool at the Emirates, meaning Arsenal are up to second. Barry Glendenning saw the whole thing. 2.37pm BST Goals are flying in…

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Time is running out for Leicester City in the Premier League. Esteban Cambiasso said earlier in the week that staying up would be “like winning a trophy”. There might still be time for a miraculous recovery but that needs to begin with a win against West Ham. “We have to make sure we maximise our home opportunities,” said the Foxes manager, Nigel Pearson. “That really is going to be pivotal.” Graham Searles Kick-off Saturday 3pm

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Only Chelsea can stop Chelsea, Manchester City dropping points at Crystal Palace would not be a shock, and what reception will Raheem Sterling get at Arsenal? West Brom and QPR lost their managers around a month apart, with the surreal Alan Irvine experiment being cut short just after Christmas, and Harry Redknapp’s seemingly inevitable resignation following an unsuccessful January transfer window. Obviously the circumstances were slightly different and Rangers were in a much more …

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Injuries have badly disrupted the Wales midfielder’s career but he is determined to find another club despite being released by Ipswich Town in December Jack Collison is reminiscing about the start of his obsession with football. He remembers that he always had a ball at his feet, whether he was going to the shops or to the park, and that he would dribble around the cushions at home, pretending he was Paul Scholes. Chelsea were his team and he…

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• Sunderland manager outlines plan to steer north-east club to safety • Sam Allardyce toasts first West Ham United win since January For a man who had just watched his new side succumb to a cruel late defeat that hung on a questionable refereeing decision, Dick Advocaat was in a surprisingly talkative mood. Sunderland’s new manager veered away from criticising Lee Mason for his failure to spot Nenê’s blatant foul on Sebastian Larsson in the build-up to Diafra Sakho’s…

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Dick Advocaat has been around long enough to know that football is a cruel game. It had looked like Advocaat’s first game in charge of Sunderland was going to end in a dull stalemate here and there had been a few encouraging signs for his new side, a missed chance here, a flowing move there. Sunderland had also shown resilience in defence throughout a tight second half, until that crucial moment, with two …

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All the action from Upton Park Advocaat demands Sunderland play as a unit to prevent first drop Email: alan.smith.casual@theguardian.com | Tweet: @alansmith90 6.18pm GMT That’s your lot for this half. There were very brief spells of excitement – Defoe shooting over early on and Song’s volley saved by Pantilimon – but apart from that it has been dull. Back in a bit. 6.16pm GMT 45 min +1: We should be thankful for that. 6.15…

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Dick Advocaat’s rescue mission begins at Upton Park. Sunderland replaced Gus Poyet with the Dutchman after the chastening 4-0 home defeat to Aston Villa and hope that he can steer them clear of relegation. Advocaat will see the trip to east London as a good opportunity to hit the ground running as West Ham have not won in the league since 18 January and are likely to be without several key players, including

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