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September 22, 2021

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[ September 16, 2021 ] The Last Word: PAI Capital’s public campaign has been nothing short of a car crash Opinion
[ September 16, 2021 ] Births, deaths and marriages: Why they are the heart and soul of football Features
[ September 14, 2021 ] Cottee predicts Antonio could become a 20-goal a season striker Features
[ September 13, 2021 ] The Algerian wizard is casting a spell over defences this season Features
[ September 13, 2021 ] Anger over Rio’s comments on Rice but is the bigger story his support of PAI? Features

Jimmy Walker: ‘I didn’t have to buy a drink in Essex after my Lampard penalty save’

September 12, 2021 Julian Shea 0

Life may supposedly begin at 40 but in the case of former West Ham goalkeeper Jimmy Walker, one of the most remarkable periods of his life began a decade earlier. Signed on a free transfer

Matt Jarvis: ‘When Upton Park was rocking, it was a wonderful place to be’

August 9, 2021 Julian Shea 0

Sam Allardyce, it is safe to say, is someone whose name provokes strong opinions at West Ham – and not always positive ones. The former Bolton coach was in charge of the Irons for four

Rob Lee: “My West Ham career was short but I’m still delighted it happened”

May 24, 2021 Julian Shea 0

Former England midfielder Rob Lee says he played much of his best at Upton Park – so it is West Ham’s loss that just 14 games in his 23-year long professional career were at the

Kenny Brown: ‘I’m a Hammer but also a Lion – I’m in a really unique position’

April 13, 2021 Julian Shea 0

Football fans love their tribes, and their derbies, and having local rivals to define themselves against. So it is always a shock to come across someone who goes against the flow and supports two less-

Paul Allen: ‘I never believed I’d be able to get in the West Ham first team at 17’

March 15, 2021 Julian Shea 0

Scoring the winning goal in an FA Cup final is nothing that special. After all, every year someone does it. But being remembered more than four decades on for being prevented from scoring one of

Luke Chadwick: ‘We really should have won the league with the squad we had’

February 17, 2021 Julian Shea 0

Life, like football, is all about being in the right place in the right time. And in the case of former West Ham winger Luke Chadwick, although he managed to be in the right place,

Gary Charles: ‘My second time in rehab was my choice. I tried and it worked’

January 5, 2021 Julian Shea 0

Former West Ham defender Gary Charles had a career many footballers can only dream of. Representing his country, appearing in five Cup finals and playing for the team he grew up supporting are things many

Neil Ruddock: ‘I had the most fun in my career when I was playing at West Ham’

December 9, 2020 Julian Shea 0

Each player’s road to West Ham hero status is as individual as they are. Manuel Lanzini went from Argentina via Abu Dhabi before finding his way to east London, and Michail Antonio’s route took in

Peter Butler: ‘It’s so sad how it turned sour for Billy and Harry’s long friendship’

November 24, 2020 Julian Shea 0

West Ham fans of a certain age can be forgiven for looking at the continued anger amongst supporters towards the board and think ‘we’ve been here before.’ In 1992, to be precise. Then, the toxic

Craig Forrest: ‘I felt absolutely fine, but then one day I noticed I had a lump’

September 25, 2020 Julian Shea 0

Considering he spent 12 years at Ipswich, won promotion with Ipswich, was named fans’ and players’ player of the year at Ipswich and made more than 200 appearances for Ipswich, you would think that Craig