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[ January 24, 2021 ] Opposition View: Palace fans hope for a draw and mid-table finish Features
[ January 15, 2021 ] Opposition View: Burnley fans expecting precious points at London Stadium Features
[ January 9, 2021 ] Haller’s body language didn’t mean he didn’t care enough… Features
[ January 7, 2021 ] Hugh Southon’s Last Word: Noble has been great for West Ham but his time is now over Opinion
[ January 7, 2021 ] The Ex Files: Don’t expect much from the latest window of opportunity Opinion

Opposition View: Palace fans hope for a draw and mid-table finish

January 24, 2021 Olivia Elliott 0

The Hammers face the Eagles at Selhurst Park, in another early evening, midweek fixture. Olivia Elliott chatted to Crystal Palace fan James Hogarth, to get his views. What are West Ham’s strengths & weaknesses? Under

Opposition View: Burnley fans expecting precious points at London Stadium

January 15, 2021 Olivia Elliott 0

Burnley picked up 11 valuable points in December but still sit precariously in the bottom half of the table. Olivia Elliot caught up with Burnley fan Tommy Mark, who was feeling confident that their season

Haller’s body language didn’t mean he didn’t care enough…

January 9, 2021 Lucy Woolford 0

In an unorthodox move, I’m going to start this piece with a clarification. The following does not aim to make out that Sebastien Haller is a perfect footballer. It also does not conclude that he

‘I knew this working class club of underdogs would be home’

January 7, 2021 Bradley Holland 0

It’s 7:00am on a Sunday. You stumble around a dark bedroom in a frantic pace trying to remember where you set your kit last night. You rush to your truck to drive across town as

Could Reo-Coker have become the Irons icon Noble turned into?

January 7, 2021 Blowing Bubbles 0

Back in 2004, a young dynamic midfielder made his debut for West Ham surrounded by a fanfare of excitement and anticipation. Someone who was both combative and comfortable on the ball. Someone who would go

What’s the future for Noble now he’s no longer a regular starter?

January 6, 2021 Jack Kavanagh 0

Mark Noble has been a cornerstone of West Ham since the mid-2000s; but the current season is the first time that he has been consistently outside the starting XI since breaking into the team. Moyes

‘In my book, Stockport go into the fixture as big favourites’

January 6, 2021 Meirion Williams 0

When the fixture list is released there are a few things I invariably do. The first few are related to looking at that list to see if we have any games scheduled on important family

We’ll always feel regret for the home grown kids who got away

January 6, 2021 Brian Penn 0

If you love someone set them free; if they come back to you it was meant to be. A refrain from literature and popular song that might leave you crushed by emotion or spitting at

A mid table finish is better but still not what was promised…

January 5, 2021 William Pugh 0

David Moyes recently vowed to avoid ‘over-promising the West Ham fans’ when asked what his team could achieve this season. Granted that was before the Hammers lost 3-0 at Chelsea and failed to beat relegation-threatened

Ogbonna shines brightly as we build solid foundations at last

January 5, 2021 David Bowden 0

Since joining from Juventus in 2015, Angelo Ogbonna has been a mainstay in Hammers’ defence and has now amassed 151 games for us. The Italian international has become Mr Dependable at the back and is