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Reflecting on the season so far and what’s to come, it occurred to me that there are a few ‘must do’s’ for West Ham United. It is also something to think about for the years ahead, as I can personally see a day when West Ham could become another Manchester City. Who would have thought

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Despite the lack of goals in our recent games, there is much to enthuse in relation to the approach of our current squad of players. In the past two games, we created three to four ‘near’ goals. When Enner Valencia was given his 30 minute period against Stoke, it became apparent how important he is

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This is a lighthearted look at West Ham’s injury list and an XI made up of some of the more unfit, injury prone, woeful and the more unlikely looking footballers to wear Claret and Blue. But first, what a week of football and it just keeps getting better with the news of Winston Reid’s hamstring injury likely

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You would probably agree, but the season so far has flown by. It was only a matter of months ago that former manager Sam Allardyce was guiding West Ham to mid table security after an incredibly bright start to last season, but then it all came to an end when the Christmas decorations came down.

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When will the injuries stop? We’ve now got six key players out injured and we’re in serious danger of undoing our superb start to the season. With a fully fit squad a home game against Stoke City ‘should’ have been a fairly straight forward affair for us, but now it’s not looking too easy. Stoke

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This week’s combined side is a little trickier because Stoke have only been in the Premier League since 2008 so I only have only been able to select from the past seven years… GK – Danzelle St-Louis Hamilton Danzelle St-Louis Hamilton is the player who qualifies best for the goalkeeper position in this team. Even

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With a string of injuries to key players and a transfer window opening in just a few weeks, it’s probably wise that we look to bring in reinforcements when we have the opportunity. Due to said injuries, it hasn’t been a surprise to see us being linked with a load of new faces leading in to

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Enner Valencia left his hometown, San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, to participate in the youth system at the Caribbean Club Deportivo Junior. In 2008, he joined Emelec, one of the two major professional teams in the city of Guayaquil, in south Ecuador. After finding first team playing time difficult to attain, his fortunes changed in early 2010

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So something of an injury crisis means Slaven Bilic will more than likely take a look at the transfer market in January to try and strengthen the squad further. At the beginning of the season we were all raving about the strength and depth we had for the first time in what felt like forever.

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Well I think that it’s fair to say we have really come far as a team, picking up a point away at Old Trafford and feeling disappointed, having fielded a weakened side due to injuries to key players. It was another excellent performance, with everyone doing their bit to make it a success and to

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It was barely three weeks ago, following the Everton game, when we lost Dimi Payet and Enner Valencia; there was an almost reflex, pervasive sense of ‘doom and gloom’, all around the West Ham community. “How will we cope” seemed to be the reflected sentiment at the time. On November 23 I wrote about the

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Many avid West Ham fans will be hoping the Hammers do not come down with the Christmas decorations like last season where we were fourth on Christmas day under the guidance of a certain Sam Allardyce. Despite the recent inconsistency, we seem to be content with the way Slaven Bilic has got the players performing, resulting in

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It has not been a great few weeks for West Ham fans, and it doesn’t get much better with the news that Diafra Sakho will be out for around three months, adding him to the growing list of injuries. Manchester United have conceded one home league goal all season, so if we are going to

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It’s fair to say Man United have benefited nicely from West Ham over the years. But then again, they’ve also returned the favour with a few top players who have arrived at Upton Park following a successful spell at Old Trafford. As we prepare for the big Premier League clash tomorrow, we take a look

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Another weekend, another disappointing result for the Boleyn Boys. This should be a predicted stating XI post, but I can’t help but digress a little first and discuss last weekend’s game and where we go from here. Firstly, in a week where Dr Jekyll (I mean Jenks) and Mr Pony tail got a right old ribbing

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I hope not, anyway I think in reality, we all knew this was a season in transition and that there would be highs and lows along the way. I’m sure we all knew there would be injuries too, as they are unavoidable in most respects. The injuries are a concern because they have happened to

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Much of the debate amongst West Ham fans this season has been whether Michail Antonio has been given a fair crack of the whip since joining the club. We were all excited about his arrival after he sealed his £7m deadline day switch from Nottingham Forest at the beginning of September. But since then, and

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Since the arrival of Slaven Bilic in the summer we’ve been able to witness a much more exciting style of football than in recent seasons. The combination of Diafra Sakho, Dimitri Payet, Manuel Lanzini and Victor Moses made us one of the most dangerous attacking teams in the Premier League. But injuries to Sakho and

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Just three weeks after West Ham fans were hit with the devastating news of a long term injury to star man Dimitri Payet, we were dealt a killer blow when Diafra Sakho limped off in our underwhelming 1-1 draw at home to West Brom. The extent of the injury is yet to be officially confirmed

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Our worst fears were confirmed today when it was announced Diafra Sakho is expected to be out for around two months after picking up a muscle injury against West Brom on Sunday. It means we’re now three key players down for long periods of time already, and such an injury crisis is threatening to derail

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We’re just months away from beginning a new era. A new stadium, a new crest, a new future. Much has been made of all the changes we’re about to experience at the club. From the big Olympic Stadium debate to the pros and cons of changing our historic crest to something more modern and in

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We welcome West Brom to the Boleyn Ground today in a clash I would say is our first ‘must-win’ fixture of the campaign. We’ve only picked up one point from our last three outings, following a run of seven league games unbeaten and the last thing we need is a run of bad form that

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Since his arrival in London last summer, my estimation of Slaven Bilic has grown even further from my initial ‘base-line’ perspective. He is a very likeable fellow, always pleased to talk to his players and maintain good relations with the press. Until now, he has hardly put a foot wrong. So in a short time

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Bringing Carl Jenkinson back for another season was one our main priorities in the summer. But it’s fair to say he’s not exactly enjoyed the best of seasons so far, and has rarely put in the kind of performances that impressed us so much last season. But during his absence against Arsenal on the opening

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Even the most ardent and parochial Hammers fan could not have disagreed that Spurs totally outclassed a West Ham side lacking in penetration, and displaying a worrying frail defence last week. So where now for the Cockney Boys? Super Slav told us there were no excuses and is looking to put that right this weekend

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Transfer deadline day over two months ago was probably the most exciting an avid West Ham supporter has ever witnessed. Midfield unit Alex Song was brought in for a second loan spell, Victor Moses came in on a temporary basis from Chelsea, Croatian international Nikica Jelavic was also added to increase the depth of the

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