http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/hammers/ Newham Recorder RSS Feed http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/london24/newhamrecorder/assets/images/logo.gif http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/newham/recorder/news/ http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/west_ham_united_football_club/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=Hammers&tBrand=RecOnline&tCategory=ahammersnew&itemid=WeED29%20Jul%202010%2013%3A06%3A45%3A793 WEST HAM co-chairman David Sullivan has warned Tottenham not to unsettle their star midfielder, after the north Londoners made a cheeky bid for Scott Parker. Despite being told that an offer for the player would not be welcome, Tottenham chairman Daniel L http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/west_ham_united_football_club/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=Hammers&tBrand=RecOnline&tCategory=ahammersnew&itemid=WeED29%20Jul%202010%2012%3A50%3A54%3A180 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 http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/west_ham_united_football_club/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=Hammers&tBrand=RecOnline&tCategory=ahammersnew&itemid=WeED29%20Jul%202010%2012%3A39%3A54%3A810 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 http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/west_ham_united_football_club/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=Hammers&tBrand=RecOnline&tCategory=ahammersnew&itemid=WeED29%20Jul%202010%2012%3A22%3A40%3A490 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 http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/west_ham_united_football_club/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=Hammers&tBrand=RecOnline&tCategory=ahammersnew&itemid=WeED29%20Jul%202010%2012%3A08%3A12%3A630 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 http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/west_ham_united_football_club/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=Hammers&tBrand=RecOnline&tCategory=ahammersnew&itemid=WeED29%20Jul%202010%2012%3A04%3A34%3A557 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 http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/west_ham_united_football_club/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=Hammers&tBrand=RecOnline&tCategory=ahammersnew&itemid=WeED29%20Jul%202010%2011%3A56%3A49%3A523 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 http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/west_ham_united_football_club/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=Hammers&tBrand=RecOnline&tCategory=ahammersnew&itemid=WeED29%20Jul%202010%2011%3A52%3A30%3A860 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 http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/west_ham_united_football_club/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=Hammers&tBrand=RecOnline&tCategory=ahammersnew&itemid=WeED22%20Jul%202010%2013%3A53%3A05%3A713 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 http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/west_ham_united_football_club/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=Hammers&tBrand=RecOnline&tCategory=ahammersnew&itemid=WeED22%20Jul%202010%2013%3A45%3A14%3A977 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