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Mark Ward: ‘Pulling on a West Ham shirt leaves a mark on your soul’

August 5, 2019 Julian Shea 0

Mark Ward on his time in London, how close the Irons came to winning the league and the bond that lingers between the Boys of 86

Tony Carr: ‘I loved working at West Ham and could still be there now’

May 1, 2019 William Pugh 0

West Ham’s legendary youth team coach on his time with the Irons, the players he brought through and how it all ended for him after four decades of service

Phil Parkes: ‘It’s a manager’s duty to know all he can about his club’s youth team’

March 3, 2019 Phil Parkes 0

Manuel Pellegrini is the first manager we’ve had in a long time that has given our youngsters a chance. He is a class above the managers we have had for a while, and I can

Sir Trevor Brooking: ‘My wife wouldn’t let me risk my reputation by becoming West Ham boss’

January 8, 2019 Julian Shea 0

West Ham legend Sir Trevor Brooking has revealed the reason he never became the club’s full-time manager

Alvin Martin: ‘We were a team of good players, with a bit of a naughty streak’

November 1, 2018 Simon Osborn 0

Stretch on his journey to London, beating Arsenal in the 1980 FA Cup final and what he believes made West Ham’s ‘Boys of 86’ just so special

Lou Macari: ‘It was always going to be hard to replace the legend John Lyall’

July 10, 2018 Emily Pulham 0

The former boss on where it all went wrong at West Ham, why he didn’t tell the coaches what to do and how he signed Ludek Miklosko

Julian Dicks: ‘There is no excuse for laziness; some players let Slaven down’

May 15, 2018 Julian Shea 0

Julian Dicks lifts the lid on what really happened in the Irons’ dressing room and where it all went wrong for Slaven Bilic

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Mark Ward: ‘Pulling on a West Ham shirt leaves a mark on your soul’

Tony Carr: ‘I loved working at West Ham and could still be there now’

Phil Parkes: ‘It’s a manager’s duty to know all he can about his club’s youth team’

Sir Trevor Brooking: ‘My wife wouldn’t let me risk my reputation by becoming West Ham boss’

Alvin Martin: ‘We were a team of good players, with a bit of a naughty streak’

Lou Macari: ‘It was always going to be hard to replace the legend John Lyall’

Julian Dicks: ‘There is no excuse for laziness; some players let Slaven down’

West Ham to face Newport County in Carabao Cup second round

West Ham 0-5 Man City: VAR takes centre stage as Champions breeze past Hammers in season opener

West Ham complete deadline day swoop for Albian Ajeti

Goncalo Cardosa completes West Ham transfer