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Hammers hopes rise over taking full control of London Stadium

March 8, 2022 Sean Whetstone 0

Executive directors of the London Stadium holding company appeared before the London Assembly budget committee recently and gave West Ham new hope of full control of the stadium. LLDC CEO Lyn Garner and deputy CEO

‘We no longer throw games away at the death – we rescue them’

March 6, 2022 Emily Pulham 0

Our 2-2 draw against Leicester taught me an important lesson about playing to the whistle and why, if Craig Dawson hasn’t given up on the match, neither should I. With 87 minutes gone, and West

Are West Ham big enough to keep hold of Declan Rice this summer?

February 7, 2022 Brian Penn 0

I was at the London Stadium the day they made the announcement. Sandwiched between the obligatory ‘Come on You Irons’ and the team rundown was confirmation that Declan Rice had signed a five-year contract. The

Could 2022 be the year to break our 42-year trophy-less curse?

January 11, 2022 David Bowden 0

The quadruple dream is over following our narrow 2-1 defeat at the New White Hart Lane against Tottenham last month. We played our best possible team in the circumstances in North London, with Antonio missing

Births, deaths and marriages: Why they are the heart and soul of football

September 16, 2021 Brian Penn 0

In a world ripped asunder by the evil spectre of Covid where do we turn for distraction; A pleasant diversion that concentrates the mind on something different? From the earliest days of lockdown, football almost

‘If they can’t talk the talk, how can we expect them to walk the walk?’

September 11, 2021 James Jones 0

It’s fair to say a large chunk of fans have been waiting for this moment for some time. Given the series of events over the last decade – the stadium move, crest change, lack of

We need to build on this season – not let it become an one-off

May 23, 2021 David Blackmore 0

This month marked five years since our final game at Upton Park as we said farewell to the Boleyn in style by beating Manchester United 3-2. That victory actually took us up to sixth in

Opposition View: Arsenal gunning for points to keep up with the rest

March 20, 2021 Olivia Elliott 0

It’s West Ham that are ahead of their London rivals this season. But Arsenal fan Chelsey Logan told Olivia Elliott why the rest of the season is looking good for the Gunners, who are feeling

If Bowen stays hungry he has all it takes to be a star for the club

March 15, 2021 Lucy Farrell 0

Cast your mind back to pre-pandemic football. It’s March 2020 and Jarrod Bowen has recently signed for West Ham. David Moyes, quite rightly, decided not to throw the 23-year-old in at the deep end for

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

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