Chasing The Big Leagues West Ham United (English Championship) is a post from: Just Football

Tales from Tier Two is a series on Just Football in partnership with @tiertwofooty, in which we assess the promotion chances of the clubs in tier two of Europe's major leagues at the midway point of 2011/12.

By Chris Wright

Since signing from Palermo for a shade under £19 million back in 2008, it's fair to say that Amauri has contributed the square root of f**k all to the Juventus cause. Barring a fairly decent goal-to-game ratio in debut season, he's been in Layman's Terms dire and, as such, has been informed by Juve that he is 'free from any obligation vis-a-vis the club commencing from January 2012′ and 'no longer included in the new technical programme'.

• Kop That: Right wing hooligans and sky high prices await England fans at Euro 2012 http://t.co/1umFRnEs 23:08:29, 2011-12-03
• Kop That: Why backing England at the bookies could see fans lose out http://t.co/ALhBufiW 23:08:25, 2011-12-03
• Kop That: Emotional Allardyce pays tribute to Gary Speed http://t.

• Kop That: Premier League talent show: The players who have already set the top-flight alight this season http://t.co/KGx09YMk 22:50:00, 2011-11-04
• Kop That: The day Sir Alex called me Biggles of the Mirror: David McDonnell on Fergie's 25 years at United http://t.co/zpLOCBx2 22:34:57, 2011-11-04
• Kop That: Green ready for England return Allardyce http://t.

Allardyce: England hampered by Champions League Exclusive Interview

"Playing for England is arguably third on the list of priorities for most players," says West Ham boss

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Allardyce: West Ham never considered Joe Cole move

Hammers boss says Liverpool midfielder would be too costly for the Championship club

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Allardyce: Thatcher killed football

West Ham boss blames former PM for lack of homegrown talent

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Up this corridor. Round this corner. Down the next corridor. The next corner. Kevin Keen at my heels. To the office. The empty desk. The empty chair. Avram's office. Avram's desk. Avram's chair. Four walls with no windows and one door, these four walls between which he etched his schemes and his dreams, his hopes and fears.

West Ham go Route One back to Premier League - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Messrs. Gold and Sullivan have stumbled from bad decision to ludicrous decision since taking over at West Ham but they may well have struck gold with the appointment of Big Sam. The quickest form of transport is through the sky and that's why Allardyce's long ball football could provide the Hammers with an instant return to the topflight.

Blackburn

Position: 13th, 9-6-15 (33 points, -12 goal differential)

Away Form: 3-1-11 (-18 goal differential)

Recent Form: LDLLD

Last Meeting: Blackburn 1 Arsenal 2 (August 28, 2010)

Thank the maker the international break is over, and Arsenal is back.

When big Sam got the sack over a month ago, everyone in the football world questioned the strange decision, but does this video show the real reason why he was sacked?...

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Big Sam is on from 21 seconds til 40 making a quip about an attractive camera lady, with the brilliant phrase "she can have an exclusive any time".

There was just one Premiership game being played on Sunday as Roberto Matteo's West Bromwich Albion travelled to Ewood Park to pit their wits against the new management team at Blackburn. The Indian owners of Rovers are standing firmly behind their man since Allardyce's departure and Kean didn't do his cause any harm today.

Despite being the most decorated manager in English football history, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says that even he is not immune from the possibility of losing his job. Having just...
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