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Jack Collison’s recent loan move to Wigan Athletic has had many West Ham fans scratching their heads with confusion as they see yet another promising youngster leave the club for first team football. It has been a regular occurrence ever since Harry Redknapp left the club as manager in 2001, with a host of the… Read more »

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As the ‘selfie’ continues its rise towards internet stardom, we’ve had the pleasure of seeing a fairly unique entry from one of our youth prospects. George Moncur posted a picture of himself on Instagram last night, claiming that he was doing a spot of late night thinking. That’s fine, we all do it but, the… Read more »

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Sam Allardyce has recalled the time he was sent to scout Manchester United manager David Moyes during the Scot’s playing days at Dunfermline. Allardyce was at Preston North End at the time and was asked by manager John Beck to go and take a look at defender Moyes, but left the game having only seen 30… Read more »

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Since West Ham’s away game at Southampton in September, Ravel Morrison has been given a fair run in the first-team at Upton Park. He held a spot until the home game with Arsenal on Boxing Day as he reported a knee injury to the physio in training on Christmas Eve. Morrison hasn’t played regularly since… Read more »

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Despite losing two consecutive Premier League games, our run of five games unbeaten and a 100% record in February looks to have ensured we’ll be playing top-flight football next season. We may be just six points above the dreaded relegation zone with just nine games left to play but, according to Bloomberg Sport’s clever league… Read more »

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West Ham fell to a 3-1 defeat at Stoke City on Saturday afternoon, despite taking an early lead through Andy Carroll. Carroll’s goal was West Ham’s 800th in the Premier League and looked to have set the Hammers on their way to a crucial victory towards Premier League safety. But they struggled to build on… Read more »

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West Ham will looking to celebrate Sam Allardyce’s Manager of the Month award with a second successive victory at the Britannia Stadium. The Hammers have the luxury of a fully fit squad, baring Joey O’Brien who has a dislocated shoulder, as they bid to distance themselves further from the bottom three. Stoke are without influential… Read more »

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West Ham’s four game winning streak came to an end at Goodison Park a couple of weeks back so the Hammers will be looking to get back on track at the Britannia on Saturday. It seems like an age since West Ham last played and hopefully the players have put the defeat at Goodison Park… Read more »

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West Ham’s list of celebrity fans seems to grow longer and longer by the year, and we’ve been able to add another one to the list this week. Pop star Pixie Lott publicly confessed to her love for the mighty Hammers during an appearance on BT Sport recently, and wore the mighty claret and blue… Read more »

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Antonio Nocerino‘s time at West Ham hasn’t been as successful and effective as first hoped since he arrived on loan from AC Milan in January. The Italian midfielder has made just four substitute appearances for the club so far and, although he’s been forced out of the team by a midfield performing so well of… Read more »

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When Joe Cole arrived back at West Ham United in January 2013 the majority of the fans were delighted to see a club favourite return. But was his capture on a free transfer a gamble from Sam Allardyce, given his injury ravaged career? He certainly made an excellent first impression on his debut as Big… Read more »

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West Ham fans have been labelled the wittiest supporters in the country following a survey about songs sung by supporters. The survey asked fans to vote on their favourite/funny songs over the last decade, with several absolutely cracking songs entered from a whole host of clubs. And the Hammers faithful have come out on top,… Read more »

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We raised this question yesterday on the @WHUFCTV twitter page, and we had a great response. But we’ve got to be realistic, a number of the players featured on the below list wouldn’t consider joining the Hammers in the summer. Now, we are aware of free agents who are currently plying their trade in the… Read more »

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Chatting with other West Ham fans on a daily basis on Twitter, it’s clear to me that I’m not the only person who is passionate about West Ham United. Once a football team gets in to your blood, under your skin and in your heart, it’s there for life. So why did I choose West Ham? What made… Read more »

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Since Mark Noble‘s latest England snub, fans have been wondering what an earth the midfielder can to do convince Roy Hodgson that he can add value to the squad in the World Cup this summer. And MirrorFootball may have just uncovered the only bit of evidence Hogdson needs to give Noble a much deserved call… Read more »

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Most of you will have probably already read reports on various websites that claim that one of West Ham’s most promising young players, Elliot Lee, will not sign a new contract with the Hammers. Lee, 19, is arguably one of the club’s best young prospects and has scored an impressive eight goals in 13 games… Read more »

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So the inevitable bump back to “terra Firma” finally happened on Saturday, as an unlikely away point at Goodison Park was snatched away from us in the 81st minute by Everton substitute Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku has acquired a very annoying habit of scoring against us, by the way. His debut goal for Everton pinched a… Read more »

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February saw us hit a run of form that looked almost impossible during the turn of the year, picking up four consecutive Premier League wins. And a few of the nine goals we scored in the process were ones to treasure, particularly from Kevin Nolan, who bagged five of them. And there were even some… Read more »

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Andy Carroll‘s absence through suspension in recent weeks hasn’t been as devastating as many of us thought it might have been. But his return to the side for the away trip to Everton on Saturday was still met with a sense of relief and excitement as we looked forward to a strong finish to what… Read more »

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Mark Noble has been in the spot light recently for once again being ignored by England manager Roy Hodgson for the upcoming Three Lions friendly with Denmark. But he remains a West Ham fans’ favourite after putting in a number of top class performances this season, as well as being West Ham through and through… Read more »

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Sam Allardyce will be reluctant to change a winning side for the trip to Everton following a run of four consecutive victories for the Hammers, as well as an impressive 0-0 stalemate at Chelsea. The big dilemma, though, is whether he should throw Andy Carroll back in to the starting Xi following his three game… Read more »

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Team News: Everton (7th, 45 points) John Stones is expected to come in for the injured Phil Jagielka, while on loan striker Lacina Traore misses out with a hamstring problem. Romelu Lukaku returns to the side following an ankle injury. West Ham United (10th, 31 points) Andy Carroll is available again after serving a three… Read more »

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Ahead of Thursday’s England squad announcement, there was wide spread optimism that one of the most consistent and inform English midfielders in the Premier League this season would finally get his long awaited international recognition. For years, Mark Noble has been overlooked by England managers aplenty, while young English midfielders who play for top four… Read more »

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After what can only be described as a fantastic February, which saw West Ham take a total of twelve points from a possible twelve, most fans find themselves looking up the Premier League table instead of down it. With just eleven games to go until the end of the season, we are within touching distance of the… Read more »

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Fans of all clubs have had their say about some of the Football Association’s decision making recently, most of which have been angered by their ongoing inconsistency and incompetence. But to say the governing body is not currently in West Ham’s good books would be an understatement after their handling of the ‘Andy Carroll’ saga… Read more »

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It emerged yesterday that West Ham were preparing to offer on-loan defender Pablo Armero a permanent deal in the summer, despite not yet featuring for the first team. The wing-back has reportedly impressed both the management and the players during training and is said to completely understand Allardyce’s inability to change a winning team. But… Read more »

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