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Rio
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6 quality players that West Ham have sold over the last few years
 
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West Ham develop so many fantastic young players (English) that they are bound to leave - but West Ham are shrewd - they make good money, and buy shrewdly, ever since Redknapp was there.

z10 - keep an eye out for Gabbidon & Collins - OUTSTANDING players, bought from Cardiff City :12: at a snip
 
Gabbidon is certainly a good player

he impressed me a few seasons ago in an international match against Italy
 
I was disgusted by Hammers fans who wanted Pardew out 2 seasons back - boy he made them eat their criticism last season...and this season!!!
 
Oxy™ said:
I was disgusted by Hammers fans who wanted Pardew out 2 seasons back - boy he made them eat their criticism last season...and this season!!!
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they even wanted him out at the start of the season.. they are lucky to be in the premiership having finished 6th but are doing well.

as for what could have been.. these players probably would not have progressed had they stayed at upton park
 
well a few of them were there when they got relegated

They have a decent team now - Harewood and Reo Coker have been very good and they signed Dean Ashton :12:
 
if you add Glenn Johnson, David James and Paolo Di Canio who is still a top player.

i wish spurs had kept Kanoute he was a top player, we made a mistake in selling him to seville
 
Glenn Johnson wouldnt get into the West Ham team now!!!
 
Glen Johnson is average now - he was very good in his first year BUT it went downhill after that

Oxy whilst Johnson is average he is better than Scaloni who is a bit of a donkey imo
 
i wouldnt spurs taking Johnson at the end of the season i think he will fit inwell and he may progress as a player because he needs regular First team Football.

GA you gonna watch the game on Saturday ?
 
Yes il be there - im a ST holder tho that hasnt been a bundle of excitement this season :(

Not too sure what to expect - our defence is in a mess at the moment, seriously missing Steven Taylor and dare i say it Bramble

Robbie Elliott will probably play on Saturday and Lennon will tear him to shreds - i can only hope Dyer can last the 90 minutes cos he is the only pace we have in the team
 
it should be a good battle between Carrick and Parker in the middle of the park. Lennon started on the right then switched to the left where he cause WBA alot of problems,

i think it'l be 1-2 to spurs
 
Well either side he will cause problems cos he is quick - Carr, Ramage and Elliott (who are most likely to play LB and RB) are NOT quick enough

Yeah i look forward to seeing Carrick and Parker face each other - should be a good un, also Jenas will get a "nice" reception :D

My worry is upfront we have no creativity whatsoever hence Dyer will be vital

If Dyer starts and lasts the match it will be close, however if he doesnt start or gets injured i can see Spurs winning
 
also are striker are looking very sharp today defoe and keane looked good but when Mido come on we looked like we were gonna score at any moment, this would be my team for saturday

Robinson
lee
stalteri
King
Dawson
Lennon
Carrick
Jenas
Mido
Keano
Defoe

i dont think our defence will have too much trouble from ur forwards, Davids needs a rest, hes not been in top form in recent weeks and today it was another below average performence from him.

id go for kean behind mido and defoe coz i think he links up play very well with midfield and attack
 
Oxy™ said:
Glenn Johnson wouldnt get into the West Ham team now!!!
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he would quite easily...just think west ham could have had the following team:

James
Johnson
Rio
Anton
Konchesky
Cole
Lampard
Carrick
Ethrington/Benayoun
Defoe
Harewood

That is a top team which would have challenged for champions league places
 
Spurs were average today - was expecting to see a better performance from them BUT maybe that was cos we had a very good game
 
The West Ham thread

Not really a fan ....local team club situated inner city where transport is a nightmare.

but they seem to want to be major players!


Faubert signs for £6.1m - although sounds like unwillingly.

surprised despite all their efforts..not many players want to join them.

Bent said no.

Barton didnt give them the time of day.

Parker was all smiles...not! - at the press conference
 
Tevez sees them as small fish in the premiership let alone the world.

West Ham need regular european football.
 
to add west ham are paying over the odds transfer and wages wise... and the players who are joining sound like mercenaries to me.
 
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West Ham to me have under achieved. They shouldnt have been fighting for relegation, they should have been for a UEFA cup spot. I think if they can retain Tevez for one more season and maybe keep Reo Coker (probaly not though)....then maybe they can finally pid for a place in UEFA
 
Amir said:
West Ham to me have under achieved. They shouldnt have been fighting for relegation, they should have been for a UEFA cup spot. I think if they can retain Tevez for one more season and maybe keep Reo Coker (probaly not though)....then maybe they can finally pid for a place in UEFA
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I think they over achieved in their first season. Other teams underachieved. Teams will be more wised up to promoted teams...

West Ham were woeful until the January spending spree and then only started playing better 1 month before season end..albeit playing for their lives.
 
Amir said:
West Ham to me have under achieved. They shouldnt have been fighting for relegation, they should have been for a UEFA cup spot. I think if they can retain Tevez for one more season and maybe keep Reo Coker (probaly not though)....then maybe they can finally pid for a place in UEFA
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There is NO WAY Tevez will stay, Reo Coker will probably leave aswell BUT he was average last season so that wont be a major loss and he is replaceable. Infact they have bought Parker so they have replaced him

Tevez on the other hand is irreplaceable regardless of how much cash egghead is splashing about
 
Toony™® said:
Not really a fan ....local team club situated inner city where transport is a nightmare.

but they seem to want to be major players!


Faubert signs for £6.1m - although sounds like unwillingly.

surprised despite all their efforts..not many players want to join them.

Bent said no.

Barton didnt give them the time of day.

Parker was all smiles...not! - at the press conference
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why wasn't he 'all smiles' - he wanted to leave newcastle, didn't he
 
sam1eh said:
why wasn't he 'all smiles' - he wanted to leave newcastle, didn't he
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well accordin to the local papers he wasnt keen on leaving BUT Big Sam wanted Barton so he was gently nudged out of the door
 
How much longer will Curbishley be there - it seems pretty clear that Egghead is doing all the signings, i doubt Curbishley is happy about that
 
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Choosing Barton over Parker? That's madness imo
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true BUT if you are a fan of stats (which Big Sam is) then Barton ourperformed Parker last season in most departments. Tho most people are aware that Parker did have a below par season
 
Parker imo played injured for second half of season. But, his game was a bit square last season.
 
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to add west ham are paying over the odds transfer and wages wise... and the players who are joining sound like mercenaries to me.
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like lucas neil in january west ham paid him double the wages liverpool were giving and he took west ham
 
West Ham face competition from Monaco for the signature of Cameroon midfielder Achille Emana, 25
 
West Ham are lining up a £5m swoop for wanted Reading defender Nicky Shorey
 
evening chronicle saying dyer is being targeted.

bloody hell! Does curbishley want a mini-newcastle at the club?!
 
West Ham are ready to splash £26m on Roma winger Mancini, Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen and Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer
 
freddie signed for 3 million from arsenal
not a bad signing for west ham but he aint good as he used to be
 
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West Ham have bid a club-record £12m for Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka
 
Bolton chairman Phil Gartside wants £13m for Nicolas Anelka, with West Ham interested.
 
West Ham are lining up a £17m move for Barcelona's Eidur Gudjohnsen and Alan Smith.
 
West Ham have made Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen their main target now that Carlos Tevez is set to leave for Manchester United
 
West Ham will step up their interest in Reading left-back Nicky Shorey

and also West Ham are ready to splash out £9m for Barcelona's former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen
 
West Ham are interested in Palermo's Mark bresciano.
 
Dyer and Solano for £8m looks possible and like £110k- £120k/week off the wage bill.
 
West Ham could sign Dyer for £6m within days
 
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West Ham are waiting for news on Eidur Gudjohnsen after barcelona accepted there £7m bid
 
Sheffield United have announced they plan to sue West Ham for the cost of their relegation from the Premier League.

The Blades recently failed in their High Court bid to force new Premier League disciplinary action against West Ham over the Carlos Tevez affair but now plan to take a new course of action

Toby Craig, a member of the club's legal team, said: "After consideration and discussion with our legal advisers Sheffield United are today initiating legal proceedings against West Ham United as we seek substantial compensation for our relegation from the Premier League."

The Blades' recent High Court bid came after an arbitration panel rejected their claim against the Premier League for failing to dock West Ham points over the transfers of Tevez and Javier Mascherano.

The top flight's governing body had instead levied a £5.5million fine on the London club in April.

The Blades have put the cost of relegation at between £30m and £50m.

http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=93710
 
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West Ham have officially signed Dyer

I hope to see Dyer and Bowyer together playing sometime :D
 
Sheffield United need to give up and move on. Its not West Hams fault you were relegated. Yes they had tevez but fact is you didnt play good enough football against the other teams.
 
It takes a brave man to sign Bellamy, Bowyer and now Dyer.

A recipe for disaster I think !
 
Saj said:
It takes a brave man to sign Bellamy, Bowyer and now Dyer.

A recipe for disaster I think !
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certainly is and accordin to the papers Bellamy had already had a row with Curbishley
 
West Ham midfielder Kieron Dyer suffered a suspected broken leg in the Carling Cup tie against Bristol Rovers.

The England international, who joined from Newcastle at the start of this season, was carried off on a stretcher in the opening minutes of the game.

Dyer, 28, was injured in a tackle by Joe Jacobson and the game was delayed by several minutes before he was taken to hospital.

The Hammers went on to book their place in the next round with a 2-1 win.
 
I see they are lauching an appeal against the decision in favour of Sheffield United.

Could be an expensive call if the Hammers have to pay Sheffield Utd for the Tevez fiasco.
 
Hats off to Zola who has got the Hammers playing some great football and the team looks full of confidence too.

I wasnt sure how long Zola was going to last at Upton Park, but he's turned things around.

I thought Zola was a great player. He comes across as a nice guy too.
 
Saj said:
Hats off to Zola who has got the Hammers playing some great football and the team looks full of confidence too.

I wasnt sure how long Zola was going to last at Upton Park, but he's turned things around.

I thought Zola was a great player. He comes across as a nice guy too.
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Don't forget Steve Clarke who's played an important part as well. The Zola/Clarke partnership has a long standing relationship and they mean business. Hope Zola continues to do well; it's all part of the learning process before he inevitably returns to the Bridge.
 
I thought West Ham were awesome last night.

SOme of the passing and close control was reiniscent of Zola - looks like he is stamping his own imprint on the team.

And I agree, Steve Clarke is the buffer bewtween Zola & the team.,...and Chelsea are missing Clarke big time.
 
Zola has got the hammers playing some good stuff despite not having the strongest squad around - they were very good yesterday BUT need to be more clinical in front of goal

Also god knows what he did BUT Zola has managed to get Carlton Cole scoring goals - thats 6 in 6 league games for him. Usually it takes him a full season to score that amount

Zola the player was a class act - he is a gentleman and its nice to see him doing well
 
1 month ago - I would have said Carlton Cole is the WORST player in Premiership history.

Hes gotta be a confidence player - he looks in awesome form.

Not seen West Ham play like his for a decade or so!

And they still have Ashton to return (albeit for a game or 2 before he breakes down!)
 
Oxy said:
1 month ago - I would have said Carlton Cole is the WORST player in Premiership history.

Hes gotta be a confidence player - he looks in awesome form.

Not seen West Ham play like his for a decade or so!

And they still have Ashton to return (albeit for a game or 2 before he breakes down!)
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Im sure you did say that - and you were not far wrong BUT the guy is starting to score goals now - Zola must have a magic wand like
 
They paid close to £10 Million for that kid Savio - still young (19) BUT he has looked quite average in the little he has played so far
 
Sullivan reveals scale of West Ham's financial problems

from bbc.co.uk/sport
West Ham's new owner David Sullivan has revealed the club is £110m in debt as it battles for Premier League survival.

Former Birmingham owners Sullivan and David Gold now control the Hammers after buying a 50% shareholding.

"It makes no commercial sense to buy this club," said Sullivan after laying out the scale of West Ham's borrowing.

"If there was any other club in this situation, then we would not be buying it. We bought this as supporters, not from a business point of view."

CB Holdings, who retain the other 50% shareholding, had said the club had debts of £38m, but Sullivan claimed the figure was nearer £110m.

"In simplistic terms, £50m is owed to banks and £40m to other clubs... West Ham are not owed a single penny by other clubs because when they've sold players, they've discounted the debt with the banks," he said.

"We're going to have to do some wheeling and dealing which we're very good at," he added. "We'll have to find new money."

Sullivan said that debts included the settlement for former boss Alan Curbishley and to Sheffield United, who are owed about £20m as a result of the Carlos Tevez saga.

CB Holdings, whose majority shareholder is the troubled Icelandic bank Straumur, had borrowed money by using future season ticket sales as capital, Sullivan, 59, also stated.

Sullivan's deal sees him taking strategic and operational control of the club, which is 16th in the Premier League, while he and Gold have a four-year option on the remaining shares.

Nevertheless, he is instead hopeful of attracting a consortium of wealthy investors to help fulfil the target of getting the Hammers into the Champions League within seven years.

"Our preferred option is that we find other people who want five or 10% and we will go to [AirAsia and Lotus F1 tycoon] Tony Fernandes, who was one of the others interested in buying the club."

Former West Ham youth team player Gold, 73, said that the pair had managed to avert the immediate danger of having to sell players to pay off debts.

He said West Ham needed to secure £8m in the current January window and another £12m by the summer.

"The first thing we needed to do was not to bring in new players, the first thing was to make sure no players left," said Gold.

"Up until a month ago you constantly read and saw on TV that the current owners would have to sell their best players to stay in business."

"We can reassure fans who were terrified that they were going to lose two or three of the best players that that is now not going to happen."

The pair also added that they had been in talks with Newham Council about moving to the Olympic Stadium once the 2012 London Games had finished.

"It is a priority for West Ham that we move to the Olympic Stadium, three miles from where we are now," Sullivan said.

"If we have a huge ground, we can take football back to the people, reduce admission prices and become the cheapest Premier League ground in the country."

Sullivan and Gold secured the takeover despite interest from Lotus F1 chief Tony Fernandes, finance firm Intermarket and Italian Massimo Cellino.

And Cellino, the president of modest Italian Serie A club Cagliari, has hit out at Icelandic bank Straumur as he thought he - and not Sullivan and Gold - was close to a deal.

"I am astonished more than disappointed. In many years in football I've never seen anything like this," he told Italian news agency ANSA.

"Everything was ready, I was poised to buy 100% of the club and, instead, this morning when I arrived in London I discovered they'd decided to sell to people they've been talking to for eight months, who have taken only 50%.

"I would have paid all the debts and I was ready to make some big buys. I think England didn't want me."
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Good luck to West Ham - they have massive debts BUT atleast they have some decent owners now who have the clubs best interest at heart
 
BREAKING: West Ham have confirmed the signing of forward Sebastien Haller on a five-year deal for a club-record £45million
 
West Ham have sacked manager Manuel Pellegrini after a 2-1 home defeat by Leicester City - their ninth loss in the past 12 games.

The Hammers' latest defeat on Saturday leaves them 17th, one point above the Premier League relegation zone.

Pellegrini departs after 18 months in charge, having been appointed in May 2018 on a three-year deal.

"It is with great disappointment that we've had to make this decision," said joint-chairman David Sullivan.

"It has become clear that that a change is required to get the club back on track in line with our ambitions this season.

"We felt it was necessary to act now in order to give the new manager as much time as possible to try and achieve that goal."

West Ham entertain Bournemouth on New Year's Day (17:30 GMT) but the club are yet to announce who will take charge of the game.

Pellegrini led them to 10th last season but becomes the sixth Premier League manager to lose his job this campaign.

As well as their poor form in the league, West Ham were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup by League One side Oxford United, losing 4-0 in September.

West Ham won 24 of their 64 matches under the Chilean, losing 29.

The Hammers have broken their transfer record twice under Pellegrini, paying £36m for Brazil winger Felipe Anderson in 2018 before a £45m deal for French striker Sebastien Haller in July as part of a £71m summer spend.

They have spent £155m while the former Manchester City boss has been in charge.



https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50362337
 
West Ham hope to be able to announce Manuel Pellegrini's replacement as manager on Monday, with former boss David Moyes almost certain to take over at London Stadium.

Pellegrini was sacked after Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by Leicester.

BBC Sport understands director of football and long-time Pellegrini ally Mario Husillos has also left the club.

West Ham are determined to have someone in place in time for Wednesday's home game against Bournemouth.

Sources have told the BBC former Everton and Manchester United boss Moyes, 55, is "95% certain" to be given the job of saving West Ham from relegation to the Championship.

Moyes spent six months at the club following the dismissal of Slaven Bilic in November 2017.

However, his contract was not renewed, with West Ham stating they were "looking to go in another direction".

Despite providing Pellegrini with a significant transfer budget, West Ham saw results nosedive this season following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Lucasz Fabianski.

Even going into the Leicester game, it was hoped the Chilean manager would turn the situation round. But Leicester's victory with a virtual reserve team left the Hammers hierarchy fearing a change had to be made in order to save their top-flight future.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50938924
 
David Moyes has been appointed as West Ham manager and will return for a second spell at the club.

The Scot, 55, has signed an 18-month deal and starts with the New Year's Day home game against Bournemouth.

He replaces Manuel Pellegrini, who was sacked after Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by a much-changed Leicester side.

"I feel like I've got unfinished business," said Moyes, who led the Hammers to Premier League safety in a seven-month spell from November 2017.

Former Everton and Manchester United boss Moyes, who took over from Slaven Bilic two years ago, left at the end of the season as the east London club decided to "go in a different direction" with former Manchester City manager Pellegrini.

But the veteran Chilean, who led the Hammers to a 10th-place finish last season, was sacked following their fourth straight home defeat on Saturday.

It left them one place and one point above the relegation zone.

"I'm feeling very proud that I'm back here at West Ham, but more importantly I'll be looking to see what I can do, what I can make improvements to and how we can get some wins with the players," Moyes said.

"I do believe that the squad of players I've got here is a better squad of players than when I took over before, so I am looking forward to working with them.

"I think there's got to be a short-term goal for us just now to get the wins to get us away from the wrong end of the league and what we're going to do over the next six months, then what we're going to do over the next period as well. The start is really focusing on the immediate games."

Stuart Pearce and Alan Irvine, who were Moyes' assistants in his previous stint, are again likely to join his coaching staff.

"David proved in his short time with the club he was capable of getting results and we believe he will start moving the club in the right direction once again," said Hammers joint-chairman David Sullivan.

"He knows the club well and he built strong relationships during that time which will be crucial for the work that needs to be done going forward."

'I believe in David Moyes'
Speaking on Match of the Day 2, former Arsenal defender Martin Keown said: "I think he's not a bad manager, he finished 13th with them a couple of seasons ago and he knows most of the players.

"You could say it is a backwards step but I believe in David Moyes and he'll come back this time maybe a better manager."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50942538
 
Threats and violent fan protests against football executives "cannot be tolerated", says West Ham co-chairman David Gold.

It comes after the home of Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward was attacked by a group chanting that he was "going to die".

Gold has previously been targeted by fan protests.

"I know exactly what Ed's experienced. I've experienced it four or five times myself," he said.

"What you've got to understand is that it is by a minute percentage, a couple of hundred people."

Gold added: "In my mind you've got a couple of hundred belligerents who want to, metaphorically, burn your house down. And those 200 will gather people who are listening, or walking by and wonder what it is all about."

On Thursday it was announced that fans who behave in an "unacceptable" manner towards players, supporters, club employees or referees will face a Premier League-wide ban.

The Premier League said anyone banned by a single club will be banned by all 20 clubs.

"The league will come together as a unit to protect the likes of Ed and punish those perpetrators. It cannot be tolerated," said Gold.

"Manchester United are a big club, Ed Woodward is a big figure in the game. He cannot be worried about his wife and children."

During the disturbances at West Ham's game against Burnley at the London Stadium in March 2018, for which the club was fined £100,000, Gold said his 10-year-old granddaughter asked him whether he was a liar.

He said: "The Burnley game was dreadful. My 10-year-old granddaughter said: 'Grandpa, what do they mean? You're not a liar, are you grandpa?' I mean, what do you say to a 10-year-old?"

West Ham are bracing themselves for more fan protests in coming games.

There is an atmosphere of mistrust between many fans and the board, particularly Gold, Sullivan and vice-chair Baroness Karren Brady, who they accuse of betraying promises made when the club moved into the London Stadium in 2016.

With the club now in the relegation zone before Sunday's trip to Manchester City - the start of a tough run of fixtures that includes visits to Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham, plus home games against Wolves and Chelsea - the Hammers' top-flight future under new boss David Moyes is precarious.

"The story is that we are liars. That we have taken all the money. That is wrong," said Gold.

"We are not liars. We have made mistakes. David Sullivan is not a bad person. He wants the club to be successful. Karren Brady works her socks off for the football club. And then you read these terrible things."

Gold says criticism of West Ham's controversial move from Upton Park is misplaced, that the reason behind it - to move the club forward - remains the goal and that owning the club was "a dream come true".

"Do I look like I'm in it for profit?" he said. "I'm the kid who grew up in a life of poverty and used to bunk into West Ham.

"I have not received a penny in salary or expenses from West Ham in 10 years. I know of owners or chief executives that are earning £3m a year.

"All my young life, the club was in the old Second Division. We are in the Premier League now. OK, we've got a few problems but overall we're moving upwards. There have been a few difficulties with the stadium but the one we have now holds 60,000.

"I spoke to a cab driver on Wednesday who spent half an hour saying how he was thrilled with the stadium and how his kids love it. But is he on the television? Is he in the paper? No. All that's in the paper is the guy that wants to kill me or burn my house down. That's the problem."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51405905
 
Media reports:

David Moyes has agreed a new three-year contract as West Ham boss. It will be officially announced next week.
 
West Ham are close to agreeing a deal to sign Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma, but there is still work to be done to complete the transfer.
The clubs are negotiating a fee in the region of £25m for the France international, who has not featured in either of Chelsea's Premier League games so far this season.
 
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