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With the 2015-2016 season set to be our last at Upton Park, many ideas have been voiced about making our last year at Upton Park one to remember. Themed matches has been one idea with each home match dedicated to a former player or manager. I think this is a fantastic idea. Players such as… Read more »

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There is no doubt that, despite our defence having a good season, it certainly needs strengthening, especially in the left-back position. The popular figure of Pablo Armero looked like the answer but Big Sam’s reluctance to make the Columbian’s loan deal permanent meant that West Ham would be looking for at least one new left-back… Read more »

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At the Board meeting the co-owners set up to discuss how Sam Allardyce was going to take the club forward following a below average season, it was agreed that an attacking coach should be added to the backroom staff.  So, why Teddy Sheringham? He has supported the club since childhood, so for him the decision… Read more »

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The 2014/2015 Premier League fixtures were released this morning and anyone claiming to have successfully guessed who we were going to get on the opening day would no doubt be telling porkies. It turned out to be something of the perfect draw for us. Tottenham at home. With the memories of the famous treble still… Read more »

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After weeks of speculation, West Ham are expected to announce the £7million capture of Anderlecht defender Cheikhou Kouyate today. The 24-year-old Senegal international passed a medical yesterday and is believed to have penned a four-year deal at the club. The club have been linked with the highly-rated defender for a number of weeks now and… Read more »

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As is the case every single summer, someone’s leaked what looks like the fixtures for the opening day of the Premier League season. With access to photoshop and other types of technology to readily available to anyone, it’s difficult to tell with the below image is fake or actually the real thing. But if it… Read more »

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So the club have done the inevitable and opened a consultation about the a potential change of the club’s crest to coincide with West Ham’s move to the Olympic Stadium in August 2016. It’s something most fans was expecting and a decision many had previously been open to, but under the proviso that the club’s… Read more »

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West Ham prides itself on being a big club and, even though they haven’t won a major trophy since their FA Cup final triumph in 1980, they still regularly fill the Boleyn Ground. Outsiders may struggle to understand why this is, but here’s my story as a long distance West Ham fan whose round trip… Read more »

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We’re well in to the summer now and deals are already being done, but how long are we in danger of spending too much on untried stars? With the club not competing in Europe and having only been back in the Premier League two seasons, it’s not going to be easy to attract top class… Read more »

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Silly season is well and truly upon us and we’re being linked with every single player and his agent right about now. The chances of most of them being true are extremely slim, but there are are a few we should be looking at if we aren’t already. But that doesn’t include buying in one… Read more »

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Most disabled football fans, if and when they go to watch their team away from their home ground, would prefer to sit with their own supporters. But, in most grounds around the Premier League, this is not the case. A recent report into disabled access in the top-flight suggests that only three of the stadia… Read more »

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So today saw the official unveiling of our new away shirt for next season and, although we already had a good idea of what to expect, it turns it out it’s a very smart bit of kit. Thanks to adidas, we’ll be playing away from Upton Park looking not too dissimilar to the Thunderbirds next… Read more »

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If reports on Goal are to be believed, West Ham are amongst a number of clubs looking at Borussia Dortmund striker Julian Schieber. The 25-year-old is out of favour at Dortmund after registering just one goal in 20 Bundesliga appearances last term, having struggled to keep Robert Lewandowski out of the team. And now it’s… Read more »

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Well, not exactly.  We’re all well used to some of the most outrageous transfer rumours flying around during a window, and we occasionally see a couple happened for real (Carlos Tevez coming to West Ham wasn’t exactly a run of the mill transfer rumour that became reality). But while Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool and Man… Read more »

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West Ham are reportedly well in the race for free-agent Bafetimbi Gomis, according to reports this morning. The 28-year-old’s Lyon contract expires this summer and is regarded as one of the hottest free agents on the market this summer after netting 17 goals in 43 appearances for the French side last term. And amid reports… Read more »

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A few mock ups of our away kit for next season have been flying around for the last few weeks. But it appears the one below might actually be a real representation of what we’ll be playing in away from Upton Park next term. The club have hidden flyers around their club shops with small,… Read more »

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When Sam Allardyce was given the green light to continue at Upton Park last Tuesday, he immediately started planning for the upcoming season. This included identifying players he wanted, wasting no time in setting his sights on Argentinean forward Mauro Zarate, and a three-year deal has now been completed. Various press reports are claiming that… Read more »

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The club announced the free signing of Mauro Zarate today, which didn’t come as much to surprise to many given the ongoing reports of his imminent arrival over the last two weeks. But it’s a refreshing thought that Allardyce and the board and striving to get business done early in what will be an important… Read more »

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One of the highlights of last season was our defence and the number of clean sheets we kept. But since then we’ve seen George McCartney released, Pablo Armero sent back to Napoli and, of course, the not so premature release of Razvan Rat. So we’re going to need to strengthen at the back a little,… Read more »

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David Sullivan has hinted at a number of new signings that will bring back some excitement to the team next season. We’ve been liinked with several ‘exciting’ midfielders over the past two weeks, some of which initially appear to be a little unrealistic but exciting all the same. Given Allardyce’s new remit this summer, it’s… Read more »

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After constructive talks with the co-owners, it was announced earlier this week that Sam Allardyce will remain at Upton Park for the foreseeable future following what was a disappointing season, finishing just seven points off the relegation zone in 13th place.  The storm over Allardyce’s future began early in the season, as the fans probably… Read more »

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It’s around this time of year that we see scores of speculative mock-ups of what people think our new kit for the upcoming season could be. Most of them are simply designs put together using a certain Photoshop pack that’s normally used to design different kit styles for Football Manager, and most of the time… Read more »

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Now that we know Sam Allardyce will be with us for the foreseeable future, attention has rapidly turned to how he can implement the promise of more attacking football. The board have admitted that they will have the final say on transfers this time around, which isn’t too surprising, and they’re already in the market… Read more »

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So that’s it then. He’s staying and there’s nothing an online poll or a banner outside the chairman’s house can do about it. Sam Allardyce has saved his job by promising two things; employing an attacking coach and playing more attractive football. Both of which the fans will be genuinely happy to hear. But that… Read more »

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With Sam Allardyce’s future becoming more and more speculative, the news that a number of bookmakers had suspended the betting on David Moyes becoming the Hammers’ new manager had a lot of fans excited. The Scot didn’t enjoy the best of times at Manchester United last season, but that doesn’t mean to say he’s a… Read more »

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If the grapevine is to be believed, the board are holding out to see whether QPR are promoted in Saturday’s play-off final before they make a definitive decision on Sam Allardyce’s future. That’s because they are supposedly weighing up a potential West Ham return for Harry Redknapp. Whether there’s anything in such talk remains to… Read more »

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