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Well after a rather depressing deadline day lets be realistic, we haven’t had the worst window ever. Yes we need a striker but we have improved massively, there are just a few questions that I would love Allardyce and the owners to answer… Why hasn’t Rat been playing? This really baffles me… if we have such little wages to spare, why would you ‘waste’ (only because he doesn’t play) wages …

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Check back in throughout the day as we continue to update you on the latest from West Ham on deadline day! Where we stand It seems to be quite clear that Vaz Te could well have played his last game for West Ham, with Crystal Palace and Cardiff are both rumoured to…

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In a press conference today, Sam Allardyce has stated that it is unlikely that West Ham will bring in any more players before the deadline passes. I am not so sure I believe him to be honest, although I get that we have no wages free at the moment, it seems as though Vaz Te is set to leave the club over the next…

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After a solid start to the season, Allardyce’s West Ham  go into this game looking to pick up another three points in a very winnable home tie against Mark Hughes’ Stoke City . The Potters have done what has been expected of them so far losing to Liverpool before beating Crystal Palace, but  if we are serious about …

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The Portuguese forward who helped us return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, but then never really pushed on, has expressed his desire to leave West Ham as he is becoming fustrated with life at the club. While I am not questioning the role he played in our recent rise through the rankings……

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After seeming like we might finally sign a striker after being linked to so many it seems that Roger Rojas is just the next in a long line to have a move to West Ham scuppered. The Honduran forward failed a fitness test according to Jack Sullivan and as a result Allardyce will have look elsewhere for another forward… So who will be…

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Tonight begins this seasons Capital One Cup for us at West Ham , and after surviving so comfortably last season and continuing to strengthen throughout the summer I really don’t think we need to worry ‘too’ much about the possibility of relegation this season, and genuinely think without this overriding fear we have a real oppourtinity to progress in the cups. While …

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After the endless top strikers we’ve been linked with we may well be finally getting a striker! I’m just not quite sure there are any West Ham fans who knew who Roger Rojas actually was before we were linked. now I do tend to reserve judgement until these players have been involved before I question a deal… but this seems very similar to the Wellington Paulista deal…

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It wasn’t one for the purists but a decent results for Allardyce ‘s West Ham away, at St. James’ Park, nonetheless. They were there for the taking but even still, we remained unbeaten without playing at our best. Not really much else to say! Defensively we did what we had to do very well and kept them …

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Well after the opening fixtures us at West Ham and Newcastle couldn’t have had more contrasting results. A comfortable win at home for ourselves, while Newcastle fell to pieces at the hands of Man City . Pardew’s side did struggle when they went to the Ettihad, however they did play a very impressive Manchester City side, and could never really get going …

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Two years ago many questioned the appointment of the former Bolton and Blackburn manager, Sam Allardyce . I will hold my hands up and admit that I had my reservations about Big Sam. The manager who came with a reputation of playing ‘functional’ football that gets results at the expense of entertainment. Big Sam…

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News has today broke that West Ham a rumoured to have agreed personal terms over the potential arrival of Quagliarella , however before people get their hopes up West Ham and Juventus are still yet to agree a deal to bring the Italian to Upton Park.   It is well documented…

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Well that was easier than I was expecting. Cardiff just didn’t really offer what I thought they would, and we didn’t even need to be anywhere near our best to beat them. There isn’t much you can really say about our performance, we didn’t play bad but didn’t play great. We did what we had to do and a solid victory came as a result. Defensively…

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Praise the lord! Football is back. For a couple of hours at least we can stop with all the transfer rumours and get back to the action. It seems like it has been gone forever and I cannot wait to get back to the Boleyn Ground to see us take on Malky Mackay ’s Cardiff . There is a sense of optimism around West Ham at the moment with our current…

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With the arrival of Stewart Downing utilising what was left of our transfer budget, barring loan signings, Maiga will be our second choice striker. This worries me, the forward has not done enough in my opinion to prove he has what it takes. Allardyce must see something I don’t. Maiga seems like he could be okay playing with a strike partner but on his own I don’t think he has…

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After the move being on and off endless times we have finally sealed the deal to bring in Liverpool winger Stewart Downing which may not have been the most pressing concern but I did state at the start of the window how I believed that another winger would ,assailed improve our team. Any player with Downing’s quality…

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Rumours are beginning to pick up speed that Stewart Downing could be set to join West Ham in the near future. The Liverpool winger is rumoured to be surplus to requirements following this transfer windows transformation at Anfield. The former Villa winger at a rumoured cut price, I personally feel is a brilliant deal. With Jarvis one side and Downing the other, I have no doubt we would cause a…

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Disregarding the fact that the set up of the tournament makes absolutely no sense… Our performance have also been quite bizarre. Against Sporting Lisbon we got a really good run out and the likes of Morrison impressed (again), however today’s performance could have been a greater contrast. Against Sporting the added intensity to the game suited us and seemed to rev up the players. The…

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The long debated argument at West Ham is still continuing to roll on. For me the decision is pretty straight forward, but this is a topic that really divides opinion. Personally I would stick with Allardyce’s favourite pairing of last season, Winston Reid and James Collins . And I’ll explain why I think Tomkins isn’t quite up …

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Jack Sullivan in the last hour has teased us West Ham fans once again tweeting We hope to sign right sided striker within 48 hours. Terms agreed with his club. He’s a very exciting prospect. When it’s done I’ll tell u Which sparked rumours of possible moves for Vydra and again Kalou . However, both were quashed by David…

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Rumours arising today seem to suggest that former Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou is West Ham ’s number one transfer target. West Ham are battling with West Brom to capture the versatile Ivorian with both managing to strike a deal with Lille. The club are confident that we can beat the …

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Last season’s Championship Player of the Year, Matej Vydra , has been linked heavily to various Premier League sides this summer including ourselves at West Ham . Ondrej Chovanec who represents the 21-year-old Czech international, stated, when speaking to the Daily Mail, that contact was made a couple of weeks back and the ‘ball is in the clubs court.’ Chovanec believes the club and squad would be a great …

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While David Gold answers questions every day from West Ham fans on twitter, yesterday we got a glimpse into the views of David Sullivan from the state of the clubs finances to potential transfer targets. The Q&A session actually cleared a lot of things up, particularly regarding potential signings. After rumours hit that we were preparing a £5million bid…

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Allardyce has pulled the plug on the potential move for Duvan Zapata . The West Ham manager has clearly weighed up the risk of the deal along with the possibility of him getting a work permit, and has now decided to seek alternatives before we miss out. So who is Allardyce targeting? The forwards…

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It seems as though West Ham fans have decided to cast judgement on a potential signing before he has even pulled on a shirt for West Ham. It is public knowledge that Allardyce has identified Zapata as a possible transfer and are also awaiting a work permit for the striker. However, in a bizarre twist it…

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After some good run outs, which included victories at Bournemouth and Colchester, West Ham visit Germany to step up their preseason training. While the matches so far have not been against the most competitive of opponents it has been very successful for the players to get back to the standards that Allardyce expects. The West Ham manager has been very pleased …

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