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Accounts lay bare the impact of COVID-19 on West Ham and others

May 26, 2021 David Blackmore 0

West Ham’s 2019/20 financial results covered an ‘unprecedented’ season when we finished 16th in the Premier League with our finances significantly impacted by COVID-19 and David Moyes replacing Manuel Pellegrini as manager in December 2019.

Fans rejoice as European closed shop gets the chop – for now

May 24, 2021 James Jones 0

When Real Madrid president Florentino Perez recently claimed young fans are losing interest in the game, he wasn’t just showing how out of touch he was with the very people who keep the game alive;

We’ve kept our heads above water. Should Gold and Sullivan do more?

April 14, 2021 William Pugh 0

Last month West Ham released accounts for the financial year ending 31 May 2020. Their publication was conveniently sandwiched between the announcement that Mark Noble had signed a new deal and is leaving the club

Looks like the mystery Twitter account led us up a garden path

February 19, 2021 Greg Richardson 0

‘That is the last ever shambles GSB window for West Ham fans to endure’. So said ‘The Secret Agent’ aka @itk_secretagent in October last year such was his confidence that a takeover of West Ham

Why did West Ham really shuffle the pack in the directors’ box?

February 17, 2021 William Pugh 0

West Ham appointed four new directors at the beginning of January but no one really knows why. With no announcement or explanation from the club, supporters clamoured for answers amid a myriad of theories –

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

Hugh Southon’s Last Word: You can take the rough with the smooth but the buck stops here

October 26, 2020 Hugh Southon 0

Making a sensible and realistic appraisal of West Ham United’s place in football generally and among its own supporters right now is a mystery which even Sherlock Holmes may have issues solving. The past 10

When you’re digging a hole it is wise to stop digging, Mr Sullivan

October 22, 2020 Robert Banks 0

It is fair to say that I am not the biggest fan of David Sullivan. I’m sure the feeling is mutual. He’s not my biggest fan either. My biggest fan is Bill Smith from Leytonstone,

Will the changes to the stadium make it a bit more fan friendly?

September 26, 2020 William Pugh 0

There are not many positive things to write about West Ham right now but the stadium reconfiguration may just be one of them. Of course the ‘improvements’ pale into insignificance when compared to the travesty

Affordable football questioned as fans bemoan broken promises

June 24, 2020 Meirion Williams 0

There have been numerous surveys conducted over the past few months which have been pretty damning and it is clear that there is currently an anti-board protest campaign being effectively run which means that anything

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Accounts lay bare the impact of COVID-19 on West Ham and others

Fans rejoice as European closed shop gets the chop – for now

We’ve kept our heads above water. Should Gold and Sullivan do more?

Looks like the mystery Twitter account led us up a garden path

Why did West Ham really shuffle the pack in the directors’ box?

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

Hugh Southon’s Last Word: You can take the rough with the smooth but the buck stops here

When you’re digging a hole it is wise to stop digging, Mr Sullivan

Will the changes to the stadium make it a bit more fan friendly?

Affordable football questioned as fans bemoan broken promises

The Last Word: Will Moyes suffer the same fate as Bilic and Pellegrini? Let’s hope not!

Forget Shakira’s hips, it’s really the numbers that don’t lie

Accounts lay bare the impact of COVID-19 on West Ham and others

Will any of our loan rangers ever get their first team chance?