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Hi everyone. It is such a shame about We love you West Ham. But for those who were interested in my latest project, here is the website address: http://www.levelcomplete.net. You can also find us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+. Level Complete is a gaming website that was built by myself and a few of my friends. So if you are into games, then it is right…

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I have been running We love you West Ham for 2 and a half years now. It has been a fascinating experience and I have learnt so much during my time putting this site together. The website also got me a job as a support practitioner in Learn Direct.  I have written tons of articles and worked countless hours on this ‘project’ but I am going to …

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The hold up of Andy Carroll’s transfer is not just about money. Ambition comes into it as well. Well on the world of twitter, there has been two vigils. One is regarding one of the greatest human beings the world has seen in Nelson Mandela.Sadly, the iconic anti-apartheid leader is about …

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Dear Dave, I’m sorry it has taken me so long to reply. I rarely answer letters at all, actually. My practice here is quite busy, and while free time has always been hard to come by its been particularly difficult since Micheal Jackson arrived. What I would have done to be his shrink when he was alive. I digress. Because I am …

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Big Sam and the board have wasted no time, not even until the transfer window opens, before starting their summer business, with two players already signed up to join West Ham United, in the shape of shot stopper Adrian from Real Betis and Shakhtar Donetsk’s left back Razvan Rat. The latter an experienced older head to compete for the position on the left side

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Firstly I would like to apologise for the lack of input to the site by myself lately. It is down to a mixture of illness, appointments and a slight lack of motivation.  Getting onto the topic at hand. I have been having problems with my email for the past three days or so. If you have …

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Dear Sigmund, I know that you have your hands full, what with being the founding father of psychoanalysis and all. And I’m sure being dead has its own issues. But I’m dealing with something that is playing terrible tricks with my head. There’s this guy named Andy Carroll. He plays football. Last year he played for my team, West Ham, and we want

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Last summer we splashed out a few million pounds on the striker from Sochaux on a four year deal with an option for a further two years in claret and blue for the Malian forward, however one year into the deal and it’s a difficult situation to call with Maiga, who would argue hasn’t had his…

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Is the English Premier League really the best division in the world? It is always touted as so by the media and a majority of fans, but are there more competitive and exciting leagues around the world? In recent years there have been 2 or 3 teams quite off the pace and end up relegated and being the rest of …

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Big Sam Allardyce has throughout his career used top class older players to enhance his teams, from the former Inter Milan man Youri Djorkaeff at Bolton Wanderers and Michel Salgado one of the Real Madrid galacticos ending up at Blackburn Rovers’ Ewood Park. Two years at the helm of the Boleyn Ground and we’ve been linked to a

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Despite what the song may say, the best things in life are most certainly not free. David Gold and David Sullivan have spent more on players while at West Ham than they ever did at Birmingham, but I attribute that to their desire to leave a legacy rather than their business sense. We all know what they prefer. But before we …

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I have been asked quite a few times lately about what has happened to our transfer updates as we have done none since the season ended. I did an article last week which talked about my stance on feeding lies and getting readers hopes up on deals that will never materialise. You can see the article in question by clicking …

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So good old Barry Hearn, after being told by the High Court that his latest attempt to pocket millions by portraying West Ham as heartless bullies. That we are going to put Leyton Orient ‘out of business’ should we be allowed to move to the Olympic Stadium  Yet, the mighty Tottenham Hotspur, who are a bigger …

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May 21st, and it has been one crazy day in Hammerville. To paraphrase UB40, there’s a Rat in the back four what am I gonna do? After months of being told we cannot afford Andy Carroll, although I never believed that, we agree a fee in the vicinity of 15 million quid. The deal is not done, and while the logic that has…

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Andy Carroll, Carroll, Carroll, ANDY CARROLL! Everywhere West Ham fans look on the internet, the hairy Geordie striker’s name is there on display. Journalists are having a field day with the speculation surrounding whether Carroll will be wearing either claret and blue, black and white or red next season.    The Liverpool striker

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Nolan celebrating the first of his three goals  Regardless if you are a fan of Sam Allardyce or not, finishing 10th in the premier league in your first season back, is quite some feat. Our 4-2 win over Reading cemented our top-half finish, which has left smiles on all of those connected to West Ham United F.C. Our home record was pretty much solid …

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West Ham United: Jaaskelainen, Demel, O’Brien, Collins, Reid, Noble, Diame, J Cole, Nolan, Vaz Te, Carroll Subs: Henderson, Taylor, Tomkins, Collison, O’Neil, Paulista, Maiga Reading: McCarthy, Gunter, Kelly, Gorkss, Morrison, Karacan, Guthrie, McCleary, Robson-Kanu, McAnuff (c), Pogrebnyak. Subs:Taylor, Pearce, Mariappa, Akpan, Carrico, Blackman, Le Fondre.

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According to David Sullivan’s son, we are expected to add two new players to our ranks within the next week. One of them is most likely the Romanian left-back, Razvan Rat. We have been linked to Rat for quite some time now, and it is rumoured that he will be attending today’s match against Reading.  The other player is a bit…

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Kick Off: 15:00 Referee: Mike Dean Ground: The Boleyn West Ham United With the latest rumours circulation, Carlton Cole could have played his final game for West Ham as he will not be featuring today due to suffering tonsillitis.  James Tomkins could be back into contention after missing out on the sidelines for the past three weeks. George McCartney is still out with his

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With the last match of the season right on our doorstep, the summer transfer window is fast approaching. It is supposed to be a time of excitement and anticipation. But for me, all it does is bring a bucket load of of hassle. Don’t get me wrong. It is during the transfer periods …

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I spend a ton of time in my car. My trusty Subaru has 270,000 miles on it and is still purring. Maybe not like a kitten, but like an old cat that is happy it can still jump up to the couch. Since reading Twitter and blogs while driving is thankfully frowned upon, I rely on Talksport and a few football podcasts to…

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Even though our last away match of the season against Everton did not go to plan, our away fans were still in full voice and out sang the Toffee faithful throughout the entire first-half. Our travelling fans have been immense this season. On many occasions we were more vocal than the home supporters.  One good example of this was our F.A Cup game against Manchester

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As the season draws to a close this Sunday with the visit of Reading to the Boleyn Ground, there could be a final game for a few of our current claret and blue crop, two of the names that appear to be running out of time to impress Big Sam and earn a new contract are long-serving striker Carlton Cole …

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Well, that didn’t exactly go to plan. There were moments in the game where I wished I opted to watch a carrier bag deteriorate, as that would have been more entertaining. We couldn’t pass or create any chances. I felt a fair result would have been 3 or 4-0 to Everton. There were two reasons why the

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West Ham United: Jaaskelainen, Demel, O’Brien, Collins, Reid, O’Neil, Diame, Nolan (c), Collison, Jarvis, Carroll Subs: Henderson, Pogatetz, Taylor, Noble, J.Cole, Vaz Te, C.Cole Everton: Howard, Coleman, Baines, Distin, Jagielka (c), Mirallas, Osman, Gibson, Pienaar, Fellaini, Anichebe Subs:  Mucha, Hibbert, Heitinga, Barkley, Naismith, Oviedo, Jelavic

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Kick Off: 15:00 Referee: Mike Jones Ground: Goodison Park West Ham United We have not picked up any new injuries since our win over Wigan three weeks ago. The only players out are defenders James Tomkins and George McCartney.  Previous match:  West Ham 0 – 0 Newcastle  Current table standing: 10th Top Scorer: Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll – 7* Most Assists: Ricardo

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