• Releasing Ba was ‘worst mistake of my life’ – David Sullivan • West Ham co-owner claims striker has a £7m get-out clause David Sullivan has warned that Newcastle United are in danger of losing Demba Ba …
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Newcastle would receive only £3.5m from Demba Ba sale, claim West Ham
Posted on 20 February 2012.
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Ravel Morrison pleads guilty of homophobic comment on Twitter
Posted on 17 February 2012.
• West Ham’s 19-year-old midfielder admits FA charge • FA to decide punishment at a non-personal hearing The West Ham United midfielder Ravel Morrison has admitted a Football Association charge of “using abusive and/or insulting words” after a homophobic remark on Twitter. The 19-year-old, who moved to Upton Park from Manchester United at the end …
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West Ham United 2-1 Millwall | Championship match report
Posted on 04 February 2012.
Sam Allardyce feels 10-man West Ham United’s defeat of derby rivals Millwall could prove a “defining moment” in their promotion bid. The Hammers were forced to play for almost the entire match a man down after their captain, Kevin Nolan, was sent off for a two-footed lunge. Millwall looked to have pinched a point when Liam Trotter…
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From Bobby Zamora to Ravel Morrison: the six best January buys | Kevin McCarra
Posted on 01 February 2012.
It was a quiet transfer window but some astute signings could prove the difference between staying up or going down Sébastien Bassong Tottenham to Wolves, loan The Tottenham Hotspur centre-half has gone on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Mick McCarthy’s craving for new blood in the middle of the back four is understandable. The situation is delicate…
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West Ham one of 16 parties vying to take over London Olympic Stadium
Posted on 01 February 2012.
• Original deal for West Ham to move in collapsed in October • New bidding process to use stadium opened on 20 December West Ham United are one of 16 parties interested in moving to the Olympic Stadium after this summer’s London Games. The original deal for West Ham to take over the Stratford venue collapsed in …
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Ipswich Town 5-1 West Ham United | Championship match report
Posted on 31 January 2012.
Ipswich Town made a mockery of their lowly position in the Championship as they put the leaders, West Ham United, to the sword at Portman Road. The league’s tightest defence met its weakest but it was Ipswich who celebrated their first win in eight matches in all competitions to boost…
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Ravel Morrison’s West Ham move from Manchester United down to agents
Posted on 31 January 2012.
• Agents said to be demanding £1m in fees for deal • Transfer deadline day move would cost an initial £650,000 West Ham United are still hoping to sign Ravel Morrison but the move from Manchester United hinges on the agents involved in the transfer demanding a fee of around £1m…
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West Ham agree fee and discuss terms for Barnsley’s Ricardo Vaz Tê
Posted on 31 January 2012.
• Vaz Tê rejected new deal with Barnsley earlier this month • Sam Allardyce keen to bring new forward to West Ham The Barnsley forward Ricardo Vaz Tê is poised for a move to his club’s Championship rivals West Ham United. The Portuguese, who was signed on a free transfer from Hibernian in the summer…
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Ernie Gregory obituary
Posted on 23 January 2012.
West Ham goalkeeper who made 481 appearances for the club The goalkeeper Ernie Gregory, who has died aged 90, had a career with West Ham United that spanned an astonishing half-century. “They don’t bump Ernie Gregory,” said one knowing journalist of the 6ft 2in player. Indeed they did not: Gregory was ideally built for …
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Hillsborough campaigner’s anger over FA Cup crowd barrier plans
Posted on 07 January 2012.
• Barriers to be tested at Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham • Margaret Aspinall calls plans ‘insensitive’ A campaigner for justice following the Hillsborough disaster has claimed it is “insensitive” to use crowd control barriers for an FA Cup game at the stadium this weekend. Margaret Aspinall, whose 18-year-old son James died in the tragedy in 1989 when Liverpool …
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Guardian Sport Network | Southampton, West Ham, Cardiff City and Boro battle at top
Posted on 03 January 2012.
With two points separating four teams, is this the closest second-tier promotion battle since 1992? Southampton and West Ham United are level at the top of the Championship on 47 points, while Cardiff City and Middlesbrough both lie just two points further back on 45 apiece. In a division which is more accustomed to runaway winners, this is the …
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Tottenham and Olympic organisers to go head-to-head over naming rights
Posted on 20 December 2011.
• OPLC keen to sell naming rights for the Olympic stadium • ‘We welcome football but we’re not dependent on football’ West Ham have been warned they are not guaranteed winners of the retendering process for the Olympic Stadium that will be launched on Tuesday, alongside a drive to find a buyer for the naming rights. It has emerged that…
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Championship round-up: Simon Church makes Reading history at Leeds
Posted on 17 December 2011.
• Early goal gives Reading first league win at Elland Road • Nick Barmby hails young Hull side after win over Millwall Leeds 0-1 Reading Reading’s first league win at Elland Road – thanks to a Simon Church winner after two minutes – put them just two points behind Leeds and put more …
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Championship round-up: Nine-men West Ham collapse at Reading
Posted on 10 December 2011.
• Joey O’Brien and Jack Collison sent off at Reading • Ipswich stage second-half rally in thriller at Barnsley Reading 3-0 West Ham Sam Allardyce reacted angrily after Joey O’Brien and Jack Collison were both sent off as West Ham crumbled, leaving them three points behind the leaders Southampton. “It’s a loss of control – particularly from Joey O’Brien…
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Spurs lawyers received Karren Brady phone records in March, court told
Posted on 24 November 2011.
• Claim that records were sent anonymously • Accountants ordered to hand over bills The illegally acquired phone records of West Ham United’s vice-chair, Karren Brady, were passed to Tottenham Hotspur’s lawyers in early March, it has emerged, although the club continues to argue that it did not receive copies itself and had no…
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Tottenham accountants give Karren Brady phone records to West Ham
Posted on 23 November 2011.
• PKF employed by Spurs in bitter Olympic Stadium battle • Phone records arrived ‘in brown envelope’ says firm PKF, the firm of accountants engaged by Tottenham Hotspur to delve into the issues surrounding the bitter battle for control of the Olympic Stadium, has agreed to hand disputed documents including “blagged” telephone records to West …
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Championship round-up: Steve Cotterill hails Forest spirit after late win
Posted on 19 November 2011.
• Forest fight back to win 3-2 over Ipswich • West Ham subs on target to sink Coventry Nottingham Forest 3-2 Ipswich Town Forest’s new manager, Steve Cotterill, praised his side’s grit after two goals in the last seven minutes earned them a dramatic 3-2 win – sending Ipswich to their fourth successive defeat. The …
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Second man arrested over confidential Olympic Stadium documents
Posted on 17 November 2011.
• 39-year-old picked up in Surrey and later bailed • Suspicion of fraud, says Scotland Yard A second man has been arrested by police in connection with an investigation into claims by West Ham United and the Olympic Park Legacy Company executives, that confidential documents were illegally obtained during the bitter battle over the future of the …
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Man arrested as West Ham and Spurs’ Olympic Stadium row escalates
Posted on 08 November 2011.
• Metropolitan police make arrest on suspicion of fraud • Tottenham deny claims of OPLC board surveillance The battle over the fate of the Olympic Stadium has intensified with the arrest of a 29-year-old man on suspicion of fraud, following complaints made against Tottenham Hotspur by legacy company officials and West Ham United executives. The arrest…
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Police investigate claims Tottenham used surveillance on Olympic board
Posted on 08 November 2011.
• Allegations against Spurs brought by Olympic Park board • Investigation into ‘unlawful obtaining of personal information’ The Metropolitan police is looking into allegations that Tottenham Hotspur put the board of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) under surveillance. Baroness Ford, chairman of the OPLC, which is in charge of securing a …
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Goals a given as free-scoring Peterborough face Southampton | Alan Gardner
Posted on 01 November 2011.
Championship’s most prolific teams meet at St Mary’s tonight while El Hadji Diouf prepares to make his debut for Doncaster If you’re looking to get your buck banged this evening then forget the group stage tedium of the Champions League and look to the south coast, where the Championship leaders, Southampton, welcome free-scoring, defence-light …
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Sam Allardyce thinks big with West Ham after victory over Leicester | Jeremy Alexander
Posted on 30 October 2011.
He may have dropped down a division, but there is no shortage of ambition for Sam Allardyce at Upton Park Little Sams make Sam Allardyce feel bigger than Big. At Bolton Wanderers the manager had some of his best years with Sammy Lee as assistant. At West Ham United since…
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West Ham’s Sam Allardyce considers signing El Hadji Diouf
Posted on 21 October 2011.
• Striker available for free after being released by Blackburn • Allardyce has managed Diouf at Blackburn and Bolton Sam Allardyce is considering signing El Hadji Diouf for West Ham United on a free transfer. Allardyce is assessing the forward’s fitness after he trained at the club’s Chadwell Heath complex. …
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Championship round-up: Reading’s Jay Tabb carried off in Burnley win
Posted on 15 October 2011.
• Jay Tabb knocked cold but Jem Karacan goal beats Burnley • Portsmouth see off Barnsley despite Steve Cotterill’s exit Burnley 0 Reading 1 Reading’s Jay Tabb was knocked unconscious with 20 minutes to go – resulting in the lengthy stoppage time during which team-mate Jem Karacan hit their winner. Manager Brian McDermott said the…
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West Ham United weigh up alternative to Olympic Stadium tenancy
Posted on 11 October 2011.
• West Ham slight favourites to win re-tender, says club source • Boris Johnson says he expects West Ham to rent stadium West Ham United are looking at a plan B should they fail to become tenants of the Olympic Stadium with their chances of winning the expected re-tender only “60%”, according to…
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West Ham move up to third after draw with Millwall
Posted on 20 September 2011.
West Ham have moved up to third position in the Npower League Table after a goalless draw with Millwall on Saturday.
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