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Could May be the month to help fire us into Europe again?

August 8, 2022 David Bowden 0

We all collectively pray to the football gods for an easy opening game of the season ahead of the release of our upcoming season’s fixtures. Murmurings of Fulham at home came out, phew, we all

‘Our pre-season games have shown there’s more work to do’

August 8, 2022 Greg Richardson 0

We all know that pre-season friendly results mean very little. Avram Grant’s disastrous spell at the helm started with an unbeaten pre-season schedule and ended in relegation. However, fans look forward to them as they

‘The footballing world unite in support of Isla’s legacy and memory’

March 8, 2022 Blowing Bubbles 0

Last month we reflected on the passing of our number 12, Isla Caton – a lifelong hammer who suffered from Neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. Her death moved the West Ham fan base

‘West Ham were not massive in Kidderminster – we were embarrassing’

March 8, 2022 Meirion Williams 0

It’s a fair assessment to say that we slipped on a banana skin but didn’t fall and thus survived our visit to Kidderminster last month. But it was certainly one where we used all our

‘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

‘Playing Wimbledon in Milton Keynes is a night I’ll never forget’

March 7, 2022 Jake Gill 0

For so many of us, West Ham is more than just a football team, it’s a way of life, a culture ingrained into us during childhood that stays with us for the rest of our

‘Ron Greenwood didn’t deserve to be the forgotten man of West Ham’

March 7, 2022 Julian Shea 0

Old Trafford’s postal address is Sir Matt Busby Way, Manchester. At Anfield, there is a statue of Bill Shankly. Elland Road has a Don Revie stand. But when it comes to Ron Greenwood, the man

‘It’s hard to look past Tevez, Rice and Payet for Noble’s best XI’

March 7, 2022 James Jones 0

So, we’re in the final straight. There are only a few months remaining of Mark Noble’s 18-year playing career at West Ham. There aren’t many players left in world football who can boast of such

Geoff Pike: ‘John Lyall was a second father to me during my time with West Ham’

March 7, 2022 Julian Shea 0

If you judge a man by the company he keeps, then Geoff Pike is not just West Ham class, but world class. Not only was he part of the 1980 FA Cup winning team, the

‘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

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