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There has been so much hype about Erik Lamela’s Rabona goal for Spurs in mid-week. It was a superb finish and deserves all the credit it gets – the sheer cheek of the strike from Lamela deserved a goal to be honest. But it wasn’t the best Rabona ever scored. Oh no. That award goes… Read more »

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Many will insist changing a winning side today would be a mistake. We’ve been superb recently, especially over the last two games where we’ve easily brushed aside QPR and Burnley. Confidence is high and there’s no reason why that should be disrupted. But City pose a completely different threat today. Their midfield is as dangerous… Read more »

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We’re now breathing the rare air of a Champions League spot in fourth place and find ourselves hosting a team actually above us in the standings this week. How often do we get to say that and be surprised about it? It’s quite a nice feeling for a change, isn’t it? However, it is powerful… Read more »

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Being a West Ham fan is pretty surreal thing at the moment. Not in a million years did we expect to be where we are at this stage of the season after that win over Spurs on the final day of last term. Many expected us to be under the guidance of a new manager… Read more »

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As most of the older Hammers’ fans will tell you, back in 1966 West Ham won the World Cup. We are reminded of it every home game as we make our way to the ground and pass the sculptured figures of Moore, Hurst and Peters holding aloft the Jules Rimet Trophy. This England tradition was… Read more »

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The Boleyn Ground will play host to World Cup finalists Argentina in November, according to reports this evening. In what most are calling a warm up to Lionel Messi’s meeting with West Ham in next season’s Champions League, his Argentina side are to face Croatia in a friendly match on November 12th. And it could also… Read more »

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Sam Allardyce celebrated his 60th birthday on Sunday, as well as masterminding West Ham’s climb to the dizzying heights of fourth in the Premier League. Having been told he must deliver a more attractive style of football this season, the big man has gone from being public enemy number one in east London, to the… Read more »

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It was another strong performance from West Ham to see off a struggling Burnley side who are still yet to record a Premier League win this season. Although the opposition won’t be the toughest West Ham will face this campaign, nothing should be taken away from the manner in which West Ham collected the three… Read more »

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When Winston Reid joined West Ham in the summer of 2010, not a great deal was known about him. Apart from a well taken headed goal for New Zealand in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, nobody had seen him play or heard of him before. So signing him was something of a risk, but one the club were… Read more »

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The Hammers travel to winless Burnley today in search of back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since March. Having enjoyed a successful start to the season under a new style of play and with a number of high quality new players, West Ham should be confident of climbing higher than their current position of… Read more »

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There’s been a lot of talk about whether Sam Allardyce should change a winning side today. We’ve been in great form recently and although the win over QPR wasn’t the impressive of displays, it was as comfortable is it could be against Burnley this afternoon should Big Sam get his tactics spot on again (feels… Read more »

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Ahhh… Seventh heaven. It has certainly been nice to have a look at the Premier League standings and see our beloved Hammers sitting in prime position over the past 10 days: above Liverpool, above Arsenal, above Everton. Yes, yes, yes. And just a point behind Spurs and Man United. The question is, can we maintain our position?… Read more »

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If we win today and other results go our way we could go in to the top four. The top four. Of the Premier League. Blimey. Admittedly it is still early days and we’re not going to stay this high in the table for most of the season, but the signs are good and the… Read more »

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The Olympic Stadium is beginning to take shape in time for our big move in August 2016. Last month we were treated to some shiny new images of what to expect it to look like from the outside and a few sneaky peaks of the inside. But the latest image to have been leaked gives… Read more »

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Co-chairman David Gold frequently takes to Twitter to officially report all the major activity at West Ham United and on Monday night he gave the fans an update on the latest injury situation ahead of Saturday’s trip to Burnley. Gold stated that Guy Demel, James Collins, Ricardo Vaz Te and Mark Noble are set to… Read more »

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Enner Valencia’s time at West Ham so far has been summed up by his amazing goal against Hull last month. Since then his striker partner Diafra Sakho has stolen the limelight by scoring all of the goals to ensure we go into this weekend’s meeting with Burnley in seventh and high in confidence. But during… Read more »

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After such a promising start to the season, it’s hard to make a claim for any serious reinforcements arriving in the January transfer window. But with the African Cup of Nations happening in January and our defence still looking on the weak side, Sam Allardyce may be forced to dip in to the market in… Read more »

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Sam Allardyce should be no stranger the word attractive. Not only is he implementing an attractive style of football at Upton Park these days, but it appears he was a bit of an attractive young man during his early football career. That’s if you find One Direction’s Harry Styles attractive. Can you believe it? They… Read more »

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The quality of West Ham’s summer signings has led several journalists to express their opinion that Sam Allardyce’s current team is the best Hammers side they have seen in many years. Phil Neville on Match of the Day 2 on Sunday night, along with staunch Millwall fan Rod Liddle of the Sunday Times, both agreed. Mark… Read more »

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When the owners revealed their demands for this season, most fans baulked at the idea of attacking football under Sam Allardyce. How could a manager with such an outdated philosophy simply change his style and get immediate results? Well, those who questioned it have been proven wrong thus far. An exciting start to the season… Read more »

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Another impressive West Ham performance resulted in a comprehensive victory against a struggling Queens Park Rangers side. It felt like Allardyce’s men rarely had to hit top gear against QPR but West Ham were ruthless when it mattered most. In terms of the overall stats in Sunday’s game, the two teams looked quite similar on… Read more »

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The arrival of Alex Song just before the end of the summer transfer window surprised everyone. What was a Barcelona player doing signing for West Ham when there was clear interest for his services from a number of clubs competing in the Champions League? But he’s here, he’s been our captain for the last couple… Read more »

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Our strength in depth this season means that, even when injury strikes, we’ve got enough quality waiting in the wings to ensure our performances and chances of victory are hardly affected. But there’s still times when you know you’re missing someone so crucial in the side when they’re sidelined. And at the moment, despite the… Read more »

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Remember when Mario Balotelli set his own house on fire after setting fireworks off in his bathroom? Well it looks like we’ve got our very own Mario Balotelli at the club in the shape of goal machine Diafra Sakho. He’s scored four goals in four games, so you can forgive him for feeling he deserves… Read more »

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We’ve enjoyed a good start to the season and we’re actually looking like a team capable of finishing in the top ten for once. So far there isn’t a single player in the squad that hasn’t been at the top of their game this season and it’s evident they’re all pulling in the same direction,… Read more »

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Despite last weekend’s unlucky defeat at Old Trafford, there’s still a lot of optimism surrounding the club. A win against Harry Redknapp’s QPR could lift us up to the heady heights of fifth in the Premier League if other results go our way and we significantly increase a goal difference with a comfortable victory. But… Read more »

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