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When Sam Allardyce was given the green light to continue at Upton Park last Tuesday, he immediately started planning for the upcoming season. This included identifying players he wanted, wasting no time in setting his sights on Argentinean forward Mauro Zarate, and a three-year deal has now been completed. Various press reports are claiming that… Read more »

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The 27-year-old Argentine becomes Sam Allardyce’s first signing of the close-season, with the striker set to bolster the Hammers’ frontline in the 2014/15 season

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The club announced the free signing of Mauro Zarate today, which didn’t come as much to surprise to many given the ongoing reports of his imminent arrival over the last two weeks. But it’s a refreshing thought that Allardyce and the board and striving to get business done early in what will be an important… Read more »

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The former Hammer set to join us is not in terms of playing staff but actually a coaching acquisition. The player I am talking about is Teddy Sheringham. It seems that the former striker is set to become our new attacking coach, with Carlton Cole tweeting this tweet: Just heard we have signed Mauro Zarate today. I have no doubt he will be a success. Also great news that Tedddy Sheringham…

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It’s official! Mauro Zarate has signed for West Ham on a three year deal with an option of another year. Originally it was rumoured that Zarate was to cost the Hammers a fee of £7 million, which is a lot of money for a player who was previously plying his trade in Argentina. However it has now come about that Zarate will in fact be a free signing! This is due …

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West Ham have appointed former striker Teddy Sheringham as their new attacking coach and he will work alongside Sam Allardyce.

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One of the highlights of last season was our defence and the number of clean sheets we kept. But since then we’ve seen George McCartney released, Pablo Armero sent back to Napoli and, of course, the not so premature release of Razvan Rat. So we’re going to need to strengthen at the back a little,… Read more »

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The West Ham United Alpari Stand Ticket Office will be open this weekend for Season Ticket renewals!

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The former Birmingham City, Lazio and Inter striker is in negotiations with the Hammers over a return to the Premier League, having consulted Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano

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Former Birmingham City striker Mauro Zarate admits he is desperate to sign for West Ham United after jetting in from Argentina to complete a proposed move from Velez Sarsfield.

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West Ham United’s Football United Tour clash with Sydney FC in New Zealand is set for a 34,500 sell out

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David Sullivan has hinted at a number of new signings that will bring back some excitement to the team next season. We’ve been liinked with several ‘exciting’ midfielders over the past two weeks, some of which initially appear to be a little unrealistic but exciting all the same. Given Allardyce’s new remit this summer, it’s… Read more »

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After constructive talks with the co-owners, it was announced earlier this week that Sam Allardyce will remain at Upton Park for the foreseeable future following what was a disappointing season, finishing just seven points off the relegation zone in 13th place.  The storm over Allardyce’s future began early in the season, as the fans probably… Read more »

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Teddy Sheringham and Kenny Brown say Sam Allardyce’s achievements should not be under-estimated

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The AC Milan youngster is set for talks for a season-long deal, with the view to a permanent move, with a striker and a midfielder “from Europe” also in the club’s sights

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Sam Allardyce’s ranks are set to be bolstered by the arrival of the 19-year-old winger on loan, with the Hammers able to make the deal permanent for a fee of €5 million

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West Ham United have announced their retained list for the 2013/14 season with George McCartney and Jack Collison leaving Upton Park on free transfers.

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Hammers target full back The rumours are already starting to gather pace around West Ham after Allardyce has been confirmed as manager next season. With the full back position be targeted as a place that needs strengthening one name that is being mentioned is Martin Olsson. Olsson has been playing for relegated Norwich this season and is a player we was after before he moved. Before he played for Norwich…

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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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Like many West Ham supporters this year, I’ve been disillusioned with the football on show at Upton Park. The football has been underwhelming, unoriginal and generally uninteresting. The club may want to consider themselves fortunate there were 7 teams worse than them this year and there are major problems that need to be seriously addressed in the coming months. Firstly, West Ham have become a one-dimensional team that, while many …

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Now that we know Sam Allardyce will be with us for the foreseeable future, attention has rapidly turned to how he can implement the promise of more attacking football. The board have admitted that they will have the final say on transfers this time around, which isn’t too surprising, and they’re already in the market… Read more »

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So that’s it then. He’s staying and there’s nothing an online poll or a banner outside the chairman’s house can do about it. Sam Allardyce has saved his job by promising two things; employing an attacking coach and playing more attractive football. Both of which the fans will be genuinely happy to hear. But that… Read more »

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The Community Sports Trust and England Athletics are hosting holiday programmes at the Olympic Park

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It seems strange to talk about replacements for Sam Allardyce when he still has his ample frame in the managers chair. But lately, three candidates have appeared to be in a race on their own to be West Hams next manager, if you believe what you read in tomorrows chip paper. Those three candidates are David Moyes, Gus… Read more »

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It was widely reported when the January transfer window opened that the hierarchy at Upton Park were only prepared to sanction loan deals. The question is, did they make any real difference to the club? The first deal to be completed was that of defender Roger Johnson, who signed from Wolves until the end of… Read more »

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Every team has one and it’s not usually the player you would expect. They’re the talismen whose mere presence on the pitch always seems to inspire the team to victory. But who was the lucky charm for each of the Premier League teams this season?

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