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You would probably agree, but the season so far has flown by. It was only a matter of months ago that former manager Sam Allardyce was guiding West Ham to mid table security after an incredibly bright start to last season, but then it all came to an end when the Christmas decorations came down.

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This week’s combined side is a little trickier because Stoke have only been in the Premier League since 2008 so I only have only been able to select from the past seven years… GK – Danzelle St-Louis Hamilton Danzelle St-Louis Hamilton is the player who qualifies best for the goalkeeper position in this team. Even

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Enner Valencia left his hometown, San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, to participate in the youth system at the Caribbean Club Deportivo Junior. In 2008, he joined Emelec, one of the two major professional teams in the city of Guayaquil, in south Ecuador. After finding first team playing time difficult to attain, his fortunes changed in early 2010

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So something of an injury crisis means Slaven Bilic will more than likely take a look at the transfer market in January to try and strengthen the squad further. At the beginning of the season we were all raving about the strength and depth we had for the first time in what felt like forever.

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It was barely three weeks ago, following the Everton game, when we lost Dimi Payet and Enner Valencia; there was an almost reflex, pervasive sense of ‘doom and gloom’, all around the West Ham community. “How will we cope” seemed to be the reflected sentiment at the time. On November 23 I wrote about the

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It has not been a great few weeks for West Ham fans, and it doesn’t get much better with the news that Diafra Sakho will be out for around three months, adding him to the growing list of injuries. Manchester United have conceded one home league goal all season, so if we are going to

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Much of the debate amongst West Ham fans this season has been whether Michail Antonio has been given a fair crack of the whip since joining the club. We were all excited about his arrival after he sealed his £7m deadline day switch from Nottingham Forest at the beginning of September. But since then, and

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Since the arrival of Slaven Bilic in the summer we’ve been able to witness a much more exciting style of football than in recent seasons. The combination of Diafra Sakho, Dimitri Payet, Manuel Lanzini and Victor Moses made us one of the most dangerous attacking teams in the Premier League. But injuries to Sakho and

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Just three weeks after West Ham fans were hit with the devastating news of a long term injury to star man Dimitri Payet, we were dealt a killer blow when Diafra Sakho limped off in our underwhelming 1-1 draw at home to West Brom. The extent of the injury is yet to be officially confirmed

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Our worst fears were confirmed today when it was announced Diafra Sakho is expected to be out for around two months after picking up a muscle injury against West Brom on Sunday. It means we’re now three key players down for long periods of time already, and such an injury crisis is threatening to derail

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We welcome West Brom to the Boleyn Ground today in a clash I would say is our first ‘must-win’ fixture of the campaign. We’ve only picked up one point from our last three outings, following a run of seven league games unbeaten and the last thing we need is a run of bad form that

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Since his arrival in London last summer, my estimation of Slaven Bilic has grown even further from my initial ‘base-line’ perspective. He is a very likeable fellow, always pleased to talk to his players and maintain good relations with the press. Until now, he has hardly put a foot wrong. So in a short time

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Transfer deadline day over two months ago was probably the most exciting an avid West Ham supporter has ever witnessed. Midfield unit Alex Song was brought in for a second loan spell, Victor Moses came in on a temporary basis from Chelsea, Croatian international Nikica Jelavic was also added to increase the depth of the

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If you were to ask me at the beginning of the season what are best defensive pairing was I would have said Winston Reid Reid and James Tomkins, all day long. After the game at Arsenal, where Carl Jenkinson was forced to miss out due to ineligibility, we were forced to play James Tomkins at right-back.

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Losing Dimitri Payet for three months seems to have thrown us in to turmoil. We weren’t quite the same against Everton after he limped off and then we clearly missed his influence and creativity in the shambles at White Hart Lane. But we’ve just got to get on with it and prove to everyone, and

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West Ham face competition from Ligue 1 clubs AS Monaco and Marseille for Everton’s Kevin Mirallas, as reported by the Express. The Hammers were heavily linked with a move for the Belgium international in the summer, but the winger eventually decided to sign an new contract at Goodison Park. But the 28-year-old has struggled for

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You’d be forgiven for thinking our start to the season was a true reflection of what we’re capable of this season. Slaven Bilic arrived with his fresh ideas, exciting footballing philosophy and announced his arrival in east London in true style. But recently we’ve suffered something of a a blip in form, one I’d go

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  Finally the international break is over and we can get back to more important business. It’s one of the most anticipated fixtures of our season Sunday as we make the short trip to White Hart Lane to face a Spurs side who have just just once all season. The big talking point is whether

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West Ham are eyeing a surprise move for Bournemouth playmaker Matt Ritchie, as reported by MailOnline. The Scotland international was an instrumental figure in Bournemouth’s promotion to the Premier League last term, netting 15 goals throughout the Cherries’ title winning campaign. And a string of impressive performances in the Premier League this term, with one

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There has been widespread outcry amongst West Ham fans at the lack of representation of West Ham players in England squads. With the exception of Stewart Downing last year, England has tended to overlook whichever players we have available. England squads are unfortunately dominated by club reputation with the ‘big’ six or seven clubs providing

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Andy Carroll and Carl Jenkinson went head-to-head recently, but this time in a different ball game to what they’re used to. The duo faced off in a frame of Snooker ahead of the Betway UK Snooker Championships, but not before they received some tips from World Snooker Champions Stuart Bingham and 2012 UK Championship winner

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Ah David Gold, what would we ever do without him? The great man has developed something of reputation for being a bit of a rogue Twitter user, having a pop at rival fans, partaking in his fair share of dodgy banter and giving us all some much needed updates on the club. It’s his Twitter

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“We’ll miss Payet! Dimitri Payet. “I just don’t think you’ll understand. “Our super star man, hasn’t gone to plan. “We’ll miss Dimitri Payet!” Yes, Hammers fans, our worst fears have come true after a third of the season has been played. Our summer marque signing has been sidelined for up to three months after an

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We all hoped it was just a knock. That taking him off just after the restart was precautionary. That he’d be back and ready to go again after the international break. Instead, three months. THREE MONTHS!? Our player of the season so far has been ruled out for up to three months while Everton’s James

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Despite a fantastic start to the season, last week West Ham were brought back down to reality after a 2-0 defeat against Watford at Vicarage Road. With the magnificent Hammers faithful pleased with the new style of play ‘Super Slav’ has installed in East London, last Saturdays’ first away loss of the season against the

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Manuel Lanzini became West Ham’s eight summer signing when he completed a season-long loan from Al-Jazira in late July. Lanzini was relatively unknown to most West Ham fans. Nicknamed the ‘Jewel’, he started out at Argentinian side River Plate before moving to the UAE to join Al-Jazira. YouTube clips were certainly portraying him an impressive attacking

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