• UK Athletics chairman: ‘If we don’t get it, it will be a major blow’ • Legal row over Olympic Stadium unlikely to impact on decision The chairman of UK Athletics has admitted it will be a big blow to the sport if London fails to land the 2017 world championships but …
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Staging 2017 world championships in London is vital, says Ed Warner
Posted on 03 October 2011.
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Crystal Palace 2-2 West Ham United | Championship match report
Posted on 01 October 2011.
After an unsuccessful bid for Carlos Tevez in midweek, Sam Allardyce saw his big ambitions for West Ham United founder again with a disjointed display at Crystal Palace, studded with what he branded shocking defending. “We tried and failed,” one Upton Park executive had said regarding the bid to take back on loan Manchester City’s…
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Arsenal’s Manuel Almunia signs for West Ham on emergency loan
Posted on 30 September 2011.
• Allardyce signs keeper after Robert Green knee injury • ‘It’s a big thank you’again to Arsène Wenger’ West Ham United have signed the Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia on an initial one-month emergency loan. Sam Allardyce, the manager, moved quickly for the 34-year-old after learning that Robert Green faces around six weeks out with…
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Fight for Olympic Stadium set to continue as Tottenham consider offer
Posted on 29 September 2011.
• Future of stadium not expected to be resolved by Monday • Spurs considering redevelopment offer from London mayor The legal fight over the future of the Olympic Stadium will almost certainly remain unresolved when inspectors from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) arrive to inspect the venue as part of London’s bid to …
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Steve McClaren under threat after Burnley rout Nottingham Forest
Posted on 27 September 2011.
• Flimsy Forest go down 5-1 as Clarets get four before half-time • Lee Bowyer returns to haunt West Ham with late Ipswich goal The Nottingham Forest manager, Steve McClaren, had blamed off-field “squabbling” for his side’s lamentable start in the Championship this week and they responded by going …
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Tiki-taka: Guy Branston’s interesting negotiations with Barry Fry
Posted on 25 September 2011.
When he signed for Peterborough, the player’s contract talks took place in a Ladbrokes where his wages were bet on horses Bradford City’s Guy Branston has been telling the Yorkshire Post about negotiating contracts with Barry Fry. When he signed for Peterborough, he met Fry in a Ladbrokes to read…
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Dean Saunders off to a winning start as Doncaster defeat Crystal Palace
Posted on 24 September 2011.
• Vital win for Steve McClaren as Forest see off Watford • Derby keep up good form with 3-0 win over Millwall The new manager effect is as strong as ever: Dean Saunders turned round Doncaster’s winless run 24 hours after taking the job as his new side beat Crystal Palace 1-0. But Saunders admitted his team were lucky to…
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Tottenham Hotspur given planning permission for new stadium
Posted on 20 September 2011.
• New stadium to be located next to White Hart Lane • Spurs continuing legal challenge for Olympic Stadium Tottenham Hotspur have been given planning permission to build a new stadium next …
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Millwall 0-0 West Ham United | Championship match report
Posted on 17 September 2011.
A match dripping in bad blood left those in attendance feeling subdued. There were policeman with truncheons and tear gar outside the ground and intimidating banners and chants inside, but ultimately no goals for either of these enemies…
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Brighton beat Bristol City to stay top of the Championship
Posted on 10 September 2011.
• Watford pick up first win of the season at Reading • Leicester frustrated in draw against Barnsley Brighton won again, stayed top, and left manager Gus Poyet feeling uncertain. “I’m not sure yet how good we are. It’s…
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West Ham United 4-3 Portsmouth | Championship match report
Posted on 10 September 2011.
West Ham United 4-3 Portsmouth West Ham kicked off life without Scott Parker with an enthralling victory against 10-man Portsmouth to earn their first home win in more than six months. …
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Tottenham’s fight with West Ham the tip of Olympic legacy problems | David Conn
Posted on 06 September 2011.
While the two football clubs argue over what constitutes state aid, post-Olympic projects are suffering from a lack of it The oddest aspect of the high court tug‑of-war for the Olympic stadium is that…
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Black and white lingerie arrives for the Magpies’ women fans
Posted on 06 September 2011.
Newcastle United tests the potential of a ‘forgotten market’ for its merchandising stock Howay the lassies – Newcastle United has launched a new range of lingerie in the club’s celebrated magpie livery. Nothing pink …
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West Ham profit on a busy transfer deadline day in the Football League | Jacob Steinberg
Posted on 01 September 2011.
This has probably been the Hammers’ best ever transfer window, while Brighton’s Spanish acquisition also catches the eye George McCartney is a nondescript sort of player: solid, dependable and thoroughly unflashy. The kind of player every team needs. You wouldn’t…
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Transfer deadline day round-up
Posted on 31 August 2011.
• Wilson Palacios moves from Tottenham to Stoke • Striker David Ngog joins Bolton from Liverpool • Fulham sign Juventus defender Zdenek Grygera Stoke have confirmed the signing of Wilson Palacios …
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Scott Parker completes £5.5m switch to Tottenham from West Ham
Posted on 31 August 2011.
• Parker seals move ahead of transfer deadline • 30-year-old joined West Ham for £7m in 2007 Scott Parker has completed his protracted move to Tottenham Hotspur for £5.5m to the delight of Harry Redknapp…
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Nottingham Forest 1-4 West Ham United | Championship match report
Posted on 28 August 2011.
If there is a life after Scott Parker, West Ham United got a good glimpse of it against Nottingham Forest here and liked what they saw. As the midfield player mulled over a …
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West Ham sign striker Sam Baldock from MK Dons
Posted on 26 August 2011.
• Striker, 22, attracted interest from several clubs • Six goals in six games made him hot property West Ham have signed the highly rated striker Sam Baldock from MK Dons for an undisclosed fee. The Hammers have …
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West Ham in talks over Scott Parker move to Tottenham
Posted on 26 August 2011.
• ‘There is some dialogue going on,’ says Sam Allardyce • Harry Redknapp is long-standing admirer of England midfielder Tottenham are in talks with West Ham over the potential transfer of the midfielder Scott …
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West Ham United 1-2 Aldershot | Carling Cup match report
Posted on 24 August 2011.
West Ham’s manager Sam Allardyce pointed the finger at his debutant defender Callum McNaughton, who was sent off during his side’s second-round defeat by Aldershot on Wednesday night, to explain the result. The Hammers had …
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Independent inquiry into Olympic Stadium decision clears West Ham
Posted on 22 August 2011.
• Inquiry focused on whether OPLC director was compromised • Stadium bidding process will not be reopened The Olympic Park Legacy Company has dismissed calls to reopen the contentious Olympic Stadium bidding process after an independent audit found no evidence…
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Report completed into decision to award Olympic Stadium to West Ham
Posted on 22 August 2011.
• Inquiry into whether OPLC director was compromised • OPLC refused to comment on results of investigation A report on whether the Olympic Park Legacy Company’s procedures surrounding the bids for the…
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West Ham United 2-2 Leeds United | Championship match report
Posted on 21 August 2011.
Adam Clayton pounced in the 90th minute as Leeds twice fought back from a goal down to earn a point from a colourful clash at the Boleyn Ground. But in a game riddled with penalty appeals…
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West Ham v Leeds United – as it happened | Evan Fanning
Posted on 21 August 2011.
Adam Clayton equalised for Leeds in the final minute to earn Simon Grayson’s side a deserved point at Upton Park Preamble West Ham United v Leeds United. It’s like the setting for some terrible Danny Dyer movie or…
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Watford 0-4 West Ham United | Championship match report
Posted on 16 August 2011.
After this ultimately easy victory, Sam Allardyce has achieved within his first three games what West Ham’s two previous full-time managers never did: masterminding consecutive away wins. The visitors…
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West Ham and Charlton postpone Carling Cup fixtures after rioting
Posted on 08 August 2011.
• Both London games called off at request of the police • West Ham v Aldershot and Charlton v Reading postponed West Ham United and Charlton Athletic have postponed Carling Cup home matches which were due…
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