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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

We’ll never understand how we rejected one of the world’s best

January 4, 2021 Emily Pulham 0

It’s not often that a relegation-threatened football club turns their back on a future Barcelona captain – and somehow gets fined into near oblivion while doing it. But that’s exactly what happened at none other

Big Sam the best? I’d rather we focus on these other managers

December 9, 2020 William Pugh 0

A West Ham season ticket holder recently ranked every Hammers manager since 2000 on Twitter, and I was enraged after reading just one entry. Why? Because sitting there, bold as brass at No 1, this

Flashback: Pardew eyes a striker on West Ham’s return to the big time

October 26, 2020 Julian Shea 0

With the current season seeing games played at strange times in empty grounds, and no sign of normal service resuming soon, looking back to previous seasons is becoming an increasingly popular pastime – and for

Dean Ashton: ‘When my ankle went I thought I’d be out for four months tops’

July 1, 2018 Julian Shea 0

Dean Ashton reflects on his time at West Ham, the FA Cup final and how a freak injury ruined his career.

We must win our mini-league to stand any chance of survival in the Premier League

August 15, 2012 Gary Steer 0

We fall into the largest mini-league and potentially the most exciting one – the bottom half relegation scrap. It is filled with teams who can beat each other on their day.

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

We’ll never understand how we rejected one of the world’s best

Big Sam the best? I’d rather we focus on these other managers

Flashback: Pardew eyes a striker on West Ham’s return to the big time

Dean Ashton: ‘When my ankle went I thought I’d be out for four months tops’

We must win our mini-league to stand any chance of survival in the Premier League

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

Hugh Southon’s Last Word: Noble has been great for West Ham but his time is now over

The Ex Files: Don’t expect much from the latest window of opportunity

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