Arsenal’s sock-inspired sleeves, Fulham’s pinstripes and Manchester United’s tartan all point to a tops-and-shorts nadir There have been monstrosities in the past and there will be monstrosities in the future . And, true, this season’s Premier League home kits don’t throw up…
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Are this season’s Premier League kits the worst of all time? | Michael Hann
Posted on 27 September 2012.
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John Bond
Posted on 26 September 2012.
Colourful former manager of Manchester City and FA Cup winner with West Ham United In the early 1980s, neither Manchester club was a dominant force in English football in the way both are now. But they were certainly notable for their managers: United’s…
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John Bond, former West Ham player and Man City manager, dies aged 79
Posted on 26 September 2012.
• Bond made 444 appearances for West Ham in 16 years • Managed clubs including Manchester City and Norwich Norwich City will pay tribute to their former manager John Bond before Wednesday’s Capital One Cup tie against Doncaster at Carrow Road, after he died…
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West Ham United 1-4 Wigan Athletic | Capital One Cup match report
Posted on 25 September 2012.
The Capital One Cup may never be valued as one of football’s most coveted prizes but a collected Wigan produced a level of distinction that was too much for West Ham. They completed a 4-1 victory over the hosts after the goalkeeper Stephen Henderson brought…
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Kevin Nolan the West Ham ghost with heavenly touch foxes Sunderland
Posted on 23 September 2012.
• Midfielder’s disappearing act bamboozles Sunderland • Nolan’s third goal in five games rescues West Ham It is not always easy to work out what Kevin Nolan does. In fact, for long stretches of games it is easy to forget that Nolan is on the pitch, even though…
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Premier League: Saturday’s matches – in pictures
Posted on 23 September 2012.
The best images from around the grounds
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West Ham United 1-1 Sunderland | Premier League match report
Posted on 22 September 2012.
As much as people scoffed at the £12m Sunderland paid to sign Steven Fletcher from Wolves, it is impossible to argue with his ability in front of goal. Fletcher might not be the most fashionable or glamorous player around but there …
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Premier League clockwatch – live! | Tom Bryant
Posted on 22 September 2012.
• Press refresh or turn on auto-update for the latest • Email tom.bryant.casual@guardian.co.uk with your thoughts • Keep up with all the live scores across the UK and Europe here • Check out our live, in-running, league tables here Preamble: Good afternoon …
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West Ham United v Sunderland: Squad sheets
Posted on 21 September 2012.
How things have changed since these two teams last met. Different managers, new personnel and fresh chances. With three draws thus far, Sunderland demonstrated their tenacity and organisation last week to steal a point against a dominant Liverpool, but Martin O’Neill will still be worried by an 11-match winless …
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Norwich manager looks at positives despite firing blanks at West Ham
Posted on 16 September 2012.
• ‘We had a clean sheet; results will come’ – Chris Hughton • Canaries facing tough run of Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal Norwich City are still searching for their first Premier League win after failing to beat an inspired West Ham goalkeeper…
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Norwich City 0-0 West Ham United | Premier League match report
Posted on 15 September 2012.
Norwich City are still searching for their first Premier League win of the season after West Ham United battled to a goalless draw at Carrow Road. Chris Hughton’s men enjoyed the better of the first half and felt they should have been awarded a …
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Norwich City v West Ham United – as it happened | Jacob Steinberg
Posted on 15 September 2012.
Norwich were left waiting for their first league win of the season as West Ham held on for a gritty point West Ham can never have anything nice. They got themselves a brand new Dean Ashton, watched proudly as he was…
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Norwich City v West Ham United: Squad sheets
Posted on 14 September 2012.
Norwich’s manager, Chris Hughton, has denied his team are a soft touch despite them not receiving a yellow card in their first three games. Sam Allardyce’s West Ham, conversely, have already picked up four cautions and are renowned for adopting a no…
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Karren Brady insists West Ham United the best option for Olympic Stadium
Posted on 13 September 2012.
• Vice-chair says club would make legacy hopes a reality • Boris Johnson has taken control of final negotiations As final negotiations over the future of the Olympic Stadium enter a crucial stage, the West Ham United vice-chair, Karren Brady, has insisted that the club’s…
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Football transfer rumours: Andrey Arshavin to Tottenham? | Paul Doyle
Posted on 13 September 2012.
Today’s fluff can’t find a clean mug anywhere Tottenham know that their crazed supermarket dash on the last day of the transfer window did not yield all the players that they needed. After letting Rafael van der Vaart go, for instance, a vacancy still exists at White Hart Lane for…
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Football transfer rumours: Arsenal to give Andrey Arshavin a free transfer
Posted on 05 September 2012.
Today’s rumour mill is holding back the years 2008, was it really that long ago? In basic terms no, yet as the Conservatives shift further to the right, Lance Armstrong’s credibility as a world-class athlete is blown away and the thought of giving…
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West Ham hopeful Andy Carroll will not return to Liverpool in January
Posted on 04 September 2012.
• Liverpool believed to have option to recall striker from loan • However West Ham’s David Gold optimistic Carroll will stay West Ham United are hopeful of keeping on-loan striker Andy Carroll although his parent club Liverpool are believed to have an option to recall him in January. …
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Premier League: 10 talking points from this weekend’s action
Posted on 03 September 2012.
Martin O’Neill is the new Clough, Abou Diaby has a big future at Arsenal and Michael Owen could well be back at Anfield Martin O’Neill is still reminiscent of Old Big ‘Ead When he spoke about Steven Fletcher lacking match fitness and I asked him what the problem…
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Andy Carroll can be big fish in West Ham’s pond, says Sam Allardyce
Posted on 02 September 2012.
• ‘Life on Liverpool bench could his affect England career’ • Allardyce says forward deserves to be playing every week Sam Allardyce has always been a shrewd mover in the transfer market but the £1m loan acquisition of Liverpool’s Andy Carroll could …
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Hamstring injury rules Andy Carroll out of England World Cup games
Posted on 01 September 2012.
• Sam Allardyce talks of ‘cruel blow’ for West Ham striker • England selection problems mount for Roy Hodgson Andy Carroll is likely to miss England’s World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine after suffering a hamstring strain during West Ham United’s 3-0 victory against…
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West Ham United 3-0 Fulham | Premier League match report
Posted on 01 September 2012.
It was perhaps to be expected that Andy Carroll’s West Ham debut would be one to remember. Free of the shackles that restricted his progress at Liverpool and without the burdensome £35m price tag hanging over his head like …
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Premier League: West Ham United v Fulham – as it happened | Scott Murray
Posted on 01 September 2012.
Andy Carroll didn’t score on his debut, but he was the star as the Hammers brushed aside Fulham at the Boleyn Ground Benjamin and Clover could only be with Boxer after working hours, and it was in the middle of the day…
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The transfer window: Premier League club-by-club comings and goings
Posted on 01 September 2012.
Did your club get who they wanted? Is your manager happy? Arsenal Did they get what they wanted? Arsenal got their retaliation in first. Fearful that they would lose Robin van Persie, they signed Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, which ensured there would be no repeat …
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Chelsea loan Michael Essien to Real and Yossi Benayoun to West Ham
Posted on 01 September 2012.
• Ghana midfielder links up with José Mourinho again • Benayoun returns to club he left five years ago Michael Essien made one of the more unexpected moves on deadline night after the veteran Ghana international agreed a season-long loan move from Chelsea to Real Madrid. The 29-year-old…
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Squad sheets: West Ham United v Fulham
Posted on 31 August 2012.
Fulham will look to bounce back after a cup exit to Sheffield Wednesday and the loss of Moussa Dembélé to Tottenham. They will welcome back most of their players who were rested for the midweek game and John Arne Riise returns from injury. Dimitar Berbatov was signed too late…
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Eden Hazard and Andy Carroll: the sense and nonsense of spending big | Kevin McCarra
Posted on 31 August 2012.
There are all too many examples to remind us that footballers never really come with a warranty, no matter how much is paid When clubs hurl vast amounts into the transfer market they will often convince themselves that those sums are just the premiums paid…
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