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Anger over Rio’s comments on Rice but is the bigger story his support of PAI?

September 13, 2021 Meirion Williams 0

There has been a huge social media challenge recently to the validity of Rio Ferdinand’s loyalty to the Hammers. Not only has he, along with his brother Anton, thrown his weight behind the takeover group

Jimmy Walker: ‘I didn’t have to buy a drink in Essex after my Lampard penalty save’

September 12, 2021 Julian Shea 0

Life may supposedly begin at 40 but in the case of former West Ham goalkeeper Jimmy Walker, one of the most remarkable periods of his life began a decade earlier. Signed on a free transfer

From right-back to record holder, Antonio is best in modern era

September 12, 2021 Blowing Bubbles 0

There’s no doubt now that football’s once swiss army knife has become a club legend. Michail Antonio, who only got converted to a full-time striker at the end of the 2019/2020 season, now has 50

‘Supporting West Ham comes with some suffering – but some days are good’

August 11, 2021 Danny Lewis 0

There are games that will be among the favourites for most West Ham fans who were around to see it. There’s the final game at Upton Park – you may have heard that I’ve written

Matt Jarvis: ‘When Upton Park was rocking, it was a wonderful place to be’

August 9, 2021 Julian Shea 0

Sam Allardyce, it is safe to say, is someone whose name provokes strong opinions at West Ham – and not always positive ones. The former Bolton coach was in charge of the Irons for four

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

May 26, 2021 Brian Penn 0

Numbers can be twisted to suit our own ends but essentially they don’t lie – Alan Pardew is statistically the most successful West Ham manager of the last 20 years. The post Harry Redknapp era

Rob Lee: “My West Ham career was short but I’m still delighted it happened”

May 24, 2021 Julian Shea 0

Former England midfielder Rob Lee says he played much of his best at Upton Park – so it is West Ham’s loss that just 14 games in his 23-year long professional career were at the

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

Writing The Boleyn’s Farewell made me feel part of a community

April 15, 2021 Danny Lewis 0

When I first started going to watch West Ham, one of the first things I noticed was a tremendous sense of community. Whether it was those conversing in pubs, people chatting to stall and fanzine

We had high hopes for Jelavic but he failed to deliver at West Ham

April 13, 2021 Emily Pulham 0

It’s a trip down memory lane and Green Street with the news that former West Ham frontman Nikica Jelavic has hung up his boots. His time at West Ham was brief, but he arrived with

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Anger over Rio’s comments on Rice but is the bigger story his support of PAI?

Jimmy Walker: ‘I didn’t have to buy a drink in Essex after my Lampard penalty save’

From right-back to record holder, Antonio is best in modern era

‘Supporting West Ham comes with some suffering – but some days are good’

Matt Jarvis: ‘When Upton Park was rocking, it was a wonderful place to be’

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

Rob Lee: “My West Ham career was short but I’m still delighted it happened”

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

Writing The Boleyn’s Farewell made me feel part of a community

We had high hopes for Jelavic but he failed to deliver at West Ham

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

Cottee predicts Antonio could become a 20-goal a season striker

The Algerian wizard is casting a spell over defences this season

Anger over Rio’s comments on Rice but is the bigger story his support of PAI?