John Terry has stoked the fires surrounding the current rumour mill that surrounds Chelsea since the CAS suspended the UEFA Ban that had been imposed on us. Ever since the ban was suspended alot of focus has been on the fact that Chelsea will be spending in January and JT has done his bit to continue the speculation right through from now till the end of Jan. Click to continue reading...

West Ham finally got their second win of the season with a last minute Zavon Hines' equaliser. It was a match that Villa lost rather than West Ham winning it. Nevertheless, the spirit and determination of Zola's men cannot be faulted and definitely this must spur the Hammers to climb up the Premiership table. Click to continue reading...

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola was over the moon after Zavon Hines' last-gasp strike earned his Hammers their first win since the opening day of the season. England Under-21 striker Hines was the toast of Upton Park after he netted the winner in the fourth minute of injury time.

Zola said:

"This could be the turning point for us.

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Kagisho Dikgacoi on life in England.

Life's all about opportunities isn't it?  Sometimes you get them, sometimes you don't.  Kagisho had a debut at a time when the team's usual defensive midfielder, Dickson Etuhu, was out injured.  The Scott Parker incident meant Chris Baird has been given the nod, and hardly put a foot wrong.

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Steve Bruce has already shown what he is capable of after immediately transforming Sunderland from the eternal strugglers to the league's surprise package. The Black Cats have ensured that the Stadium of Light remains a fortress this season as they have not lost at home since their opening home fixture against league leaders Chelsea.

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West Ham 2 (Cole 74, Diamanti 80) Arsenal 2 (Van Persie 16, Gallas 37)
(Premiership)

Perhaps we can excuse the players for thinking the game was won at half time. I certainly did. West Ham were toothless, gutless, and quite frankly, hopeless in the opening 45 minutes.

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Shall we just give up now? Fuck the title race, fuck the cups and fuck Arsenal. Lets just give up because we drew with fucking West Ham. Excuse the fucking French.
I had a look round some of the Arsenal sites today and I wished I hadn't of bothered. It depressed me. Some of the comments I've seen made me shake my head with despair. Click to continue reading...

by JAMES CURTIS Not surprisingly there was a general consensus on Sky Sports' coverage yesterday to avoid discussing in depth the nature of West Ham's goals. But as we can only cringe at the lack of heat generated in the studio over the dubious rulings of Chris Foy, Arsenal must first take a look at themselves as the primary benefactors who brought about their own destruction.

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Arsenal threw away the chance of a fifth straight Premier League win as West Ham battled back to earn a 2-2 draw at Upton Park on Sunday.
The Gunners had looked in complete control following first-half goals from Robin van Persie and William Gallas.
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Oof. This one stings. Remember when I said that the midweek draw against AZ would be a good thing because it would teach players a lesson about taking other teams seriously and finishing off games? I guess now it's fair to say that the team did not learn either of those lessons. We had this game in hand, and then we let up, got sloppy, and dropped 2 points as a consequence.

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Good start but even Van Persie couldn't have guess the final outcome

I'm beginning to think that I curse the players. Since I've been effusively praising a certain player or a certain combination, there's bound to be something that went wrong with them in the said match. The Diaby-Song combo did not work well tonight.

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Welcome to Ask The Oppo! Today we talk to Dave Hunt, an Upton Park season ticket holder from Aylesbury, Bucks...

Eldo71: You lot finished 9th last season, played some reasonable football along the way and the hopes for the new season were high under Gianfranco Xola and Steve Clarke.

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The formidable midfield duo

Upton Park is where our focus is today. Gianfranco Zola's West Ham faces exactly the same turmoil as Arsenal's previous opponent, AZ Alkmaar, financially stuttering that is.They have sold close to 10 players since last year just to offset some of the monetary difficulties but have kept virtually the core of the team in Robert Green, Matthew Upson, Scott Parker, David Noble and Carlton Cole.

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Sign him up Arsene! A big day's football tomorrow with Manu-Liverpool and our trip to Upton park. Eduardo is fit, Rosicky is not, Bendtner may be. Scott Parker returns from a one match ban for the hammers. Elsewhere Henri Lansbury looks impressive and demonstrated his fitness with a couple of goals on loan at Watford. Click to continue reading...

Wenger takes his men on a short journey to east London.

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Scott Parker returns from a one-match ban for struggling West Ham, while Kieron Dyer (hamstring) could feature.

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It's been seven matches since West Ham last tasted the joy of victory. Struggling from defensive lapses, visibly lacking goalscoring power and down on luck, West Ham faces a difficult London derby against "le magnifique" Arsenal. To hope for victory would be bordering on impossible but there is reason to be bullish. Click to continue reading...

Mad game. Fulham looked like getting nothing, then three points, then ended up with one.  We saw several versions of Fulham along the way: the tight one; the one that allows goals from set pieces; the one that opens up when it needs to; the one that causes people listening on the radio to throw cushions across the room in frustration.

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League Cup, Third Round Cheers Replace Jeers at The Reebok

• Tuesday, September 22, 2009
• Venue: The Reebok Stadium
• Attendance: 8,050
• Referee: Howard Webb

• Herita Ilunga [59]
• Kevin Davies [86]
• Extra Time
• Scott Parker [94]
• Gary Cahill [96]
• Johan Elmander [119]

With the last Saturday's boos still ringing in Megson's ears expectations were low, as was the attendance, but The Wanderers were not disheartened and made a livley start forcing a corner in less than a minute.

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There is no denying that Liverpool F.C. is the form team in the Barclays Premier League at the moment. Rafa's Reds have defied all odds to overcome a frustrating start to the campaign and surprisingly, the Steven Gerrard - Fernando Torres pairing isn't exclusively responsible for leading the revival.

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These ten never stop running. Mentions go out to Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham, Bolton and Man City players who give their all.

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

Yes he does occasionally let his temperament get the better of him, although he has cleaned that area of his game of late, this Man United striker runs all day.

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West Ham travel to Ewood Park this Saturday to face Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn are pointless after the first three matches and will be tough to play against at home. The Hammers received a boost this morning when Zola managed to capture the signing of talented Alessandro Diamanti.
Hopefully, Diamanti will have a part to play in the match tomorrow afternoon. Click to continue reading...

On a sun-baked afternoon at Upton Park, West Ham United had their first real test against the high-flying Tottenham Hotspur. I stated in my previous post that for the Hammers to gain all three points, they have to stop Jermain Defoe which was exactly what they did.
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Is Harry interested in raiding his former club?

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is planning a shock move for West Ham United midfielder Scott Parker.

The People says Redknapp will allow Jermaine Jenas to leave for Aston Villa and could take advantage of the Hammers' financial plight with a £5million offer for Parker.

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It's only the second match of the new season for the Hammers and already the London derby is upon us. Spurs have played superbly in their opening matches, beating Liverpool at home 2-1 and then putting on an attacking display against Hull City 5-1. A new Jermain Defoe has emerged from the summer break. Click to continue reading...

As I had said, I wanted to provide the blow-by-blow account of the Hammers' first Premiership match of the season. It took me a while to locate the right post for this but here it is.

Teams:

Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Foley (Vokes 75), Mancienne (Stearman 66), Craddock, Stephen Ward, Halford, Henry, Milijas (Edwards 80), Jarvis, Keogh, Ebanks-Blake.

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West Ham kick off their 2009/10 Premiership season with an away tie against promoted side Wolverhampton Wanderers. There is no reason why the Hammers cannot open the campaign with a resounding victory.
It should be fair to say that the major concern for West Ham is the lack of depth upfront. Click to continue reading...

Think you know who the ballfaced England player is? Then leave a comment with your shout (click the image to enlarge)... Most recent solution: Scott Parker Quite a tough one this, so props to Mike P, who was the...

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Gianfranco Zola declared himself pleased with the side's 2-1 friendly win over Grays Athletic this afternoon. In the absence of established first-teamers Robert Green, Matthew Upson, James Tomkins, Mark Noble, Valon Behrami, Luis Boa Morte, Scott Parker, Carlton Cole and Dean Ashton, academy products Zavon Hines and Cristian Montano scored the goals in a game that also saw the return to action of Danny Gabbidon. Click to continue reading...

The summer transfer window is looming and once again Manchester City are expected to be the Premier League's big spenders. It seems no target has been too audacious since new owners transformed them into the world's richest club, and now with time of their side for the first time, you can expect big, box office names to be targeted.

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Charlton Life can confirm that according to our sources within the club, talks with Jurgen Klinsmann to become the next Charlton manager have collapsed.

After internet rumours speculated that Klinsmann was spotted meeting ex-chief executive Peter Varney off an Aer Lingus flight from Munich last night, the former German national team manager was shown around The Valley first thing this morning, having preliminary agreed a 2-year contract over the weekend.

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West Ham play host to Chelsea this weekend in a game that sees the Hammers' searching for their first victory over their London rivals since 2003. The two teams go into the game with different agendas, one looking to solidify their bid for European football next season the other looking to make ground on second placed Liverpool.

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West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola has called Scott Parker the best English player in his position and exhorted England boss Fabio Capello to select the defensive midfielder in the national squad.
Parker has quietly had the best year of his career in east London, showing that he has finally matured into the outstanding talent that England hoped he would become. Click to continue reading...

West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola has called Scott Parker the best English player in his position and exhorted England boss Fabio Capello to select the defensive midfielder in the national squad.
Parker has quietly had the best year of his career in east London, showing that he has finally matured into the outstanding talent that England hoped he would become. Click to continue reading...

Must... get back... to... water As we concluded, an angry Lee Cattermole's attempt at revenge against West Ham last night was pretty woeful and the Wigan midfielder deserved his red card. But equally as criminal as the challenge itself was Scott Parker's attempts to convey to referee Stuart Attwell just how bad the challenge was. Click to continue reading...