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‘This season has had a few surprises at the top and bottom of the Premier League’

December 26, 2022 Emily Pulham 0

We’re 15 games into a season which has been anything but usual. Newcastle are chasing the title, Liverpool are chasing a Europa League spot, and we’re now pausing for a lengthy human rights violation masquerading

Who will thrive and who will struggle from the league’s new boys?

August 7, 2022 James Jones 0

With the start of the new Premier League season only around the corner, there’s an element of excitement surrounding the club. With a few more signings to add before the end of the window, David

Phil Parkes: ‘It’s been too long since we lifted a trophy – Now is the season to end our drought’

August 6, 2022 Phil Parkes 0

It’s been over 40 years now since we last won something and the team we have right now is good enough to put that right. Like last season, we’ve got three chances with the FA

‘Whatever happens this season, just remember how far we’ve come’

March 7, 2022 Olivia Elliott 0

The relegation zone – what’s that? Although we haven’t been in a relegation battle for two seasons, I’m sure we haven’t forgotten what it feels like to be down there fighting to survive. Most of

Is it time to play Diop in another position – or just let him leave?

March 6, 2022 Bradley Holland 0

I’ll never forget the initial bravado and confidence of Issa Diop entering the Premier League. Standing at 6’4″ and captaining Toulouse at the age of 21, we all thought that our then manager Manuel Pellegrini

A season falling flat? Don’t write off that top four chase just yet

March 6, 2022 Geoff Hillyer 0

March is a critical month for West Ham. Recent performances have been disappointing, the squad is thin, and results haven’t been what we have wanted. And yet we still find ourselves in the thick of

ExWHUEmployee: ‘There’s no Plan B: Our team and tactics have become predictable’

March 6, 2022 ExWHUEmployee 0

Let me get this clear before I begin this article analysing where things have gone wrong recently by saying how well we have done in the last two seasons. The performance of the team under

Pub Talk: ‘We are not unfamiliar to the post Christmas lull…’

March 5, 2022 Blowing Bubbles 0

What did you make of the Kurt Zouma saga? Meirion Williams: Talk about scoring an own goal! For a club that is supposed to be media savvy with Baroness Brady at the helm, we really

The great transfer debate: Buy a player outright, or loan them first?

February 9, 2022 Blowing Bubbles 0

Given West Ham’s urgent need to bolster the squad this January, the transfer window has split opinion when it comes to the best way to sign a player. Frustration at a lack of signings has

COVID-19 continues to impact the Premier League and distort the table

February 9, 2022 Blowing Bubbles 0

Despite the relaxation of rules in relation to COVID-19 in the UK, it is still causing major disruption within the Premier league. Last month I addressed the issues that the pandemic was having on the

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