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YOU HAVE to admire their persistance. First there was Ruud Van Nistelrooy, then David Beckham, then Thierry Henry. But despite the knock-backs and even the sniggers among football fans, it seems that West Ham owners David Sullivan and David...
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By Dave Evans WEST HAM coach Paul Groves hinted at it in last week s Recorder, now manager Avram Grant has given the strongest indication yet – the Hammers will be playing 4-5-1 this season. That sort of statement may be enough for many loyal West Ham fan...
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WEST HAM fans will get a chance to see international football at Upton Park next month when Italy and Ivory Coast come to east London. The two teams will meet in an international friendly on Tuesday, August 10, with a 7.45pm kick-off as both look to resto...
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WEST HAM S Masters suffered the agony of a penalty shoot-out defeat for the second year running at Wembley Arena on Saturday night. Last year, QPR prevailed in a shoot-out to decide the winners, and this time round it was exactly the same scenario, though...
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THOMAS HITZLSPERGER gave an indication of the power he can provide in the West Ham team as the Hammers completed their pre-season training camp with a 1-0 victory over Greek champions Panathinaikos. In another game played in the familiar English weather o...
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IT S only July, but already the Hammers have collected some silverware for the new season after winning the Southend United under-19 Youth Cup at the weekend. Having defeated the hosts in a thrilling penalty shoot-out on Saturday, they booked a final spot...
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Burton Albion 4 West Ham X1 2 A WEST HAM team fielding four scholars and five young professionals finally ran out of steam against an experienced Burton side, but they will have learned a lot from their efforts. Drawing 2-2 at the break, West Ham had to d...
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WHEN Avram Grant took over the helm at Upton Park just a couple of weeks ago, he was told that an improvement on last season was the simple bottom line for the coming campaign. Grant insisted that every one of the current squad had a chance to impress him...
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NEW West Ham striker Frédéric Piquionne believes he can provide the firepower to shoot the team into the top 10 of the Premier League and win a trophy this season. The 31-year-old Frenchman put pen to paper on a three-year deal for an initia...
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HAMMERS assistant boss Paul Groves has hinted that the team will adopt the 4-5-1 formation when they kick off their Premier League campaign at Aston Villa on August 14. The formation, which the players struggled to cope with under Gianfranco Zola last se...
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PAST POLL RESULTS
Q: Should West Ham sell Carlton Cole if the price is right?
Yes: 41.81%
No: 28.46%
Maybe: 29.83%
Q: Should Matthew Upson start for England against the United States in the World Cup?
Yes: 51.92%
No: 48.08%
Q: Who would you like to see replace Gianfranco Zola as West Ham United manager?
Avram Grant 34.16%
Slaven Bilic 23.03%
Mark Hughes 12.64%
Martin Jol 8.34%
Alan Pardew 5.57%
Alan Curbishley 4.24%
Someone Else 3.35%
Paul Ince 2.74%
Steve Clarke 1.83%
Sven Goran Eriksson 1.81%
Glenn Hoddle 1.24%
Dave Jones 0.75%
Q: Do you think Gianfranco Zola will be in charge at West Ham at the start of next season?
Yes: 27.99%
No: 72.01%
Q: Did Gianluca Nani do a good job as West Ham’s first ever technical director?
Yes: 51.9%
No: 48.1%
Q: Are you in favour of a move to the Olympic Stadium?
Yes: 39.11%
No: 20.96%
Only if there is no running track: 39.93%
Q: Did Alan Curbishley deserve to win his case against West Ham?
Yes: 48.52%
No: 51.48%
Q: Would you welcome a takeover by former Birmingham supremos David Sullivan and David Gold?
Yes: 48.64%
No: 51.36%
Q: Should West Ham be thrown out of the Carling Cup after the violence and pitch invasions against Millwall?
Yes: 19.34%
No: 70.66%
Q: Where will West Ham finish in the Premier League this season?
Champions League 5.64%
Europa League 20.69%
Just missing Europe 20.06
Mid-table obscurity 27.27%
Slipping into the bottom half 12.54%
Dicing with relegation zone 9.40%
Championship football next season 4.39%
Q: Are you worried by West Ham's lack of activity in the transfer market?
Yes: 61.52%
No: 38.48%
Q: Did the West Ham fans go too far in their abuse of Frank Lampard and John Terry?
Yes: 53.15%
No: 46.85%
Q: Is Diego Tristan worth a new contract at West Ham for next season?
Yes: 22.53%
No: 77.47%
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