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December 7, 2023

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[ November 30, 2023 ] Opposition View: ‘A nice run in the FA Cup and a mid-table finish is about right for Palace’ Features
[ November 23, 2023 ] Opposition View: ‘The Premier League is the place to be but I did enjoy watching Burnley in the Championship…’ Features
[ November 15, 2023 ] Robbie Slater: ‘West Ham is an iconic club, the name is known worldwide, and when you say you’ve played for them people are instantly impressed’ Interviews
[ November 14, 2023 ] Claret&Hugh: ‘Paqueta and football should learn from the Rugby World Cup’ Opinion
[ November 13, 2023 ] FA Cup Years: Plenty of quarter and semi finals but no cup joy from 1983 to 2003 Features

Opposition View: ‘A nice run in the FA Cup and a mid-table finish is about right for Palace’

November 30, 2023 Olivia Elliott 0

How do you feel about Palace’s start to the season? Max: The start to the season has been pretty much as expected. We’ve lost to Villa, Arsenal and Newcastle who are very good opposition. We

Opposition View: ‘The Premier League is the place to be but I did enjoy watching Burnley in the Championship…’

November 23, 2023 Olivia Elliott 0

How does it feel seeing Burnley back in the Premier League? Charlie: Mixed emotions if I’m totally honest with you. Of course, the Premier League is the place to be. It’s the best league in

FA Cup Years: Plenty of quarter and semi finals but no cup joy from 1983 to 2003

November 13, 2023 Brian Penn 0

The 1983-84 season saw a number of significant milestones at West Ham. Midfield maestro Trevor Brooking retired after a 17 year playing career, Tony Cottee was emerging as a fine striker and scored 19 goals

Would the US embrace the Premier League like we do with the NFL in London?

November 12, 2023 Bradley Holland 0

The NFL came to London again this October, showcasing American football with all its stops, starts and padded sadism in the capital for British fans to enjoy. Whether to intrigue English watchers to the novelty

Can our youngsters bear the weight of the Golden Generation tag?

November 11, 2023 Greg Richardson 0

The term ‘golden generation’ is often overused. Any time a batch of potentially promising youngsters emerges, there is a tendency to over-project and believe that just because they have done well at youth level, they

‘Conor needs to leave if he wants to kick start his career’

November 10, 2023 David Bowden 0

Home-grown status in Premier League football was created to incentivise clubs to bring through young talent and give those players a pathway into first team football. However, in many instances it can often stunt a

Are any of our Summer ‘22 signings suffering from second season blues?

November 9, 2023 West Ham Rambles 0

Aguerd, Paqueta and Emerson were part of an ambitious transfer window in 2022, where the club spent approximately £160m. The 2022 window, which also included the signings of Flynn Downes, Gianluca Scamacca and Maxwell Cornet,

Blowing Bubbles shortlisted for top national award

November 8, 2023 Blowing Bubbles 0

West Ham fanzine Blowing Bubbles has been shortlisted for a top award at the 2023 Football Supporters’ Association Awards. It’s the third time our monthly magazine, which has been in print since August 2012, has

‘He’s been a great servant but I’ll never forgive his red cards’

November 7, 2023 Olivia Elliott 0

West Ham’s current longest serving player looks like he is out the door come January transfer window. Aaron Creswell joined the club back in 2014 from Ipswich Town, and has gone on to make 284

We’ll lose four players to AFCON but can we cope without our stars?

November 6, 2023 Lucy Farrell 0

It’s a quandary, isn’t it? You want your players to represent their countries at the highest levels, but you don’t want that to come at the cost of losing them for a portion of the