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Enner Valencia’s time at West Ham so far has been summed up by his amazing goal against Hull last month. Since then his striker partner Diafra Sakho has stolen the limelight by scoring all of the goals to ensure we go into this weekend’s meeting with Burnley in seventh and high in confidence. But during… Read more »

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Sam Allardyce should be no stranger the word attractive. Not only is he implementing an attractive style of football at Upton Park these days, but it appears he was a bit of an attractive young man during his early football career. That’s if you find One Direction’s Harry Styles attractive. Can you believe it? They… Read more »

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Our strength in depth this season means that, even when injury strikes, we’ve got enough quality waiting in the wings to ensure our performances and chances of victory are hardly affected. But there’s still times when you know you’re missing someone so crucial in the side when they’re sidelined. And at the moment, despite the… Read more »

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Remember when Mario Balotelli set his own house on fire after setting fireworks off in his bathroom? Well it looks like we’ve got our very own Mario Balotelli at the club in the shape of goal machine Diafra Sakho. He’s scored four goals in four games, so you can forgive him for feeling he deserves… Read more »

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FIFA 15 officially hit the shelves today. And it’s particularly special version for West Ham this season, with the Boleyn Ground making its first ever appearance on the game. But another thing that has caught that eye of gamers all over the world is the increased amount of official player faces on the game. So,… Read more »

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So after all the pessimistic speculation surrounding the board’s demands placed upon a one-dimensional and quite frankly tired style of football, we’re all now being forced to sit back and admit we may have been wrong. But it’s ok to now accept that maybe – just maybe – Sam Allardyce and his dinosaur reputation may… Read more »

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So we travel to Old Trafford on Saturday in form and full of confidence following what has been a good start to the season and having taken Liverpool to pieces last weekend. Man United, on the other hand, are licking their wounds after being embarrassed by newly promoted Leicester City in a shameful 5-3 loss…. Read more »

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Harry Redknapp was briefly linked with a return to West Ham when Sam Allardyce’s job appeared to be hanging by a thread. The former Hammers boss enjoyed a good spell as manager back in the 90s/early 00s and will always be remembered for his wheeling and dealing in the transfer window. He’ll also be remembered… Read more »

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Spirits and confidence are high after that emphatic 3-1 victory over Liverpool on Saturday. The performance was arguably our best under Sam Allardyce to date and a real indication that we’re turning a new leaf under a boss whose reputation as a one-dimensional, long ball manager precedes him. Normally, after wins like that, we’re normally… Read more »

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After years of favouring the ‘big’ teams in the Premier League, EA Sports have finally recognised the beauty of Upton Park. Yep, you’ve guessed it. Upton Park will officially be in FIFA15. The game itself looks absolutely immense, but the news that our wonderful stadium will also be involved has got West Ham fans purring… 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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Well, not exactly.  We’re all well used to some of the most outrageous transfer rumours flying around during a window, and we occasionally see a couple happened for real (Carlos Tevez coming to West Ham wasn’t exactly a run of the mill transfer rumour that became reality). But while Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool and Man… Read more »

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A few mock ups of our away kit for next season have been flying around for the last few weeks. But it appears the one below might actually be a real representation of what we’ll be playing in away from Upton Park next term. The club have hidden flyers around their club shops with small,… Read more »

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It’s around this time of year that we see scores of speculative mock-ups of what people think our new kit for the upcoming season could be. Most of them are simply designs put together using a certain Photoshop pack that’s normally used to design different kit styles for Football Manager, and most of the time… Read more »

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The football West Ham fans were regularly forced to endure over this season has quite rightly got the fans calling for Allardyce to be sacked. The money that loyal fans pay to watch the Hammers every week is astronomical, and they’ve deserved a lot more for their hard earned cash on so many occasions throughout… Read more »

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Arsenal’s win over us last night was pretty inevitable given their desperation for a top four finish this season and our inability to hold on to a lead. But despite an FA Cup final that they are expected to win on the horizon, the Gunners’ nine year wait for silverware has turned them in to… Read more »

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Love him or hate him, you can’t knock Danny Dyer’s love for the mighty Hammers. The Eastenders actor is a self confessed West Ham ‘nut’ and is a regular over at Upton Park. And he’s recently done an interview with Sky Sports where he talks about his love for the club, the highs and lows… Read more »

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Andy Carroll‘s foul on Liverpool‘s Simon Mignolet that led to the equaliser on Sunday has been one of the biggest talking points of the Premier League over the last 48 hours. But the big man has come out and insisted that these things even themselves out, pointing to the red card he was wrongfully given… Read more »

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Pelly Ruddock looked like he could grow in to a regular Hammers star when he played for us in the Capital One Cup earlier this season. Of course it’s difficult to see much in just one or two appearances, but there were lots of calls for him to be given more playing time in the… Read more »

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Sam Allardyce has taken a hell of a lot of stick over the last few weeks, despite managing to steer the club to within touching distance of Premier League safety for at least another season. Monday night’s 2-1 win away to Sunderland may go down as one of the most important victories of the season… Read more »

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West Ham took part in Soccer AM’s crossbar challenge this week in aid of Sport Relief and the video, as expected, is hilarious. We all know about how much banter the players have with each other and this video proves that the spirit in the camp as as high as ever, with loanee Roger Johnson… Read more »

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As the ‘selfie’ continues its rise towards internet stardom, we’ve had the pleasure of seeing a fairly unique entry from one of our youth prospects. George Moncur posted a picture of himself on Instagram last night, claiming that he was doing a spot of late night thinking. That’s fine, we all do it but, the… 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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