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International Break = Slow News And Ridiculous Rumours

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Sat, 26/03/2016 - 15:48

Apart from the Mark Noble for England debate, turbo charged by BT Sport and other TV shows, there has been little of substance to report. The increase in capacity at the Olympic Stadium had been on the horizon almost as soon as Slaven Billic took over, his first steps on the pitch for the Europa League match against Lusitans seem a long long time ago, West Ham's subsequent success has ensured a vast over subscription for season tickets. The signing of Lanzini and the contract improvement for others is obviously very welcome for fans who had been used to, with the odd exception, bargain basement players. All events covered extensively in the media, but then the Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Benteke rumours cart to circulate, again! Sometimes it is hard to decipher whether a Brentwood Gazette 'leader' is a plant to be taken on by the Daily Mail, or if the Daily Mail is a plant to be taken on by the Brentwood Gazette!
Suffice to say these stories are there to fill up column inches, as is this article….Hammers have done incredibly well this season, they have exceeded all expectations and proved the doom merchants wrong, but the success will need to be consolidated wisely rather than the club 'doing a Leeds United', something that is highly unlikely given the co-owners propensity for sniffing out a bargain.
So Zlatan, go and milk Man Utd for £250K per week, west ham will only have to play against you two or three times a season, Slaven Billic will take that amount and build West Ham to another level, prudently but without a Jonny big balls attitude. - Ed

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Who's going on Bank holiday monday

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Submitted by bonzo and the bov on Fri, 25/03/2016 - 08:45

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It's a trip down to the big smoke for me on Monday, 5 of us are going from Burton and for the other four it will be their last visit to the Boleyn ground. ( the gooners game MAYBE my last visit ).

    One of my mates suggested we pop down to the Millwall game afterwards as Burton Albion are at the Asylum.. Great about 1,000 + midlanders wearing yellow & black and 5 muppets in Claret & Blue. Still we get to see PDC and Deano ( wish he was still playing ) I'm in the lower TB stand row BB...hope it a great day

Johan Cruyff

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Submitted by boogerscaravan on Thu, 24/03/2016 - 14:28

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Sad day today for football. Johan Cruyff passed away from Cancer age 68. For me growing up he was a football hero. I was just too young for Pele, so Cruyff was the first superstar for me. Maradona was just a shit Jimmy Neighbour. Spent ages perfecting his Cruyff turn. RIP

six thousand more seats

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Submitted by mcbikeman on Thu, 24/03/2016 - 11:16

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with the clamour for tickets outstripping demand the club have now been given the go ahead to increase our capacity on matchdays to 60 thousand which is fantastic news and all of us who were at the play off final when we beat blackpool and showing half of Wembley full of hammers fans we always new that the new ground would be filled easily
its the other clubs around us like spuds/gooners/chelski who mouthed off that we wouldn't and could never fill it well how they must be trembling with fear worried about our meteoric rise....but the point I would like to make is who should get these tickets? of course you cry out the people on the priority list should get them which is a fair point having paid £10 for the right to hopefully get a seat but what about the academy supporters who cannot go to games regular but still support the club through the academy scheme....how about making a few extra seats available for those supporters on a matchday I think currently they reckon 4thousand available on the day or book online(ha that's always a laugh!)which is not very many....season ticket holders are of course to be applauded for there support and rightly so but for those of us who it is impossible to be one for whatever reason be it cost/work commitments we are equally as passionate about our club don't we deserve a little bit more?

Say it as it is!

Submitted by Red Neck Iron on Thu, 24/03/2016 - 09:14

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Anyone watch the true Geordie on you tube? I find it quite funny at times especially when he talks about Newcastle defeats. If you are interested watch the one titled Steve mc clown is taking us down and the latest report on the Newcastle Sunderland 1-1 draw. Made me laugh anyway. Who hasn't felt like that at some point about their team? Just beware a lot of swearing.

Should Hammers Go For Benteke?

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Thu, 24/03/2016 - 09:05

International Break System Upgrade And Roy

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Thu, 24/03/2016 - 09:01

During this coming week end westhamfans.org will be having a system upgrade in order to speed the site up and remove certain annoying anomalies, these upgrades are long overdue but a 'quiet' period was necessary. As Roy Hodgson has deemed fit to ignore the likes of Aaron Cresswell, Mark Noble and Mikael Antonio for the England squad, we thought it would be a good time to do the upgrade. Perhaps the opportunity to recharge the batteries will actually benefit West Ham United's home grown players enabling them to take on the remaining fixtures with renewed energy and vigour. At least the England manager won't be calling up big Andy will he? - Ed

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Piece By Piece, Hammers Jig Saw Makes For Pleasant Viewing

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Wed, 23/03/2016 - 11:29

Loan signing Manuel Lanzini has completed his permanent transfer to West Ham United from Al Jazira, Lanzini has signed a four year deal with the option of a two year extension, the fee involved is just under £10 Million including fees and add ons. The 'little jewel', as he is known by Lionel Messi and his Argentina team mates, has pledged his future to a team that has also just renegotiated and extended Check Kayoute's contract along with that of the mercurial Dimitri Payet.
Diafra Sakho, Mark Noble, James Tomkins, Winston Reid, Aaron Cresswell and James Collins have all recently signed new deals on improved terms, and the fresh crop of talented youngsters currently on the books are also being tied up to long term contracts, also not forgetting the arrival ahead of schedule of Sam Byram. All in all things are looking very bright for the future of West Ham, no longer a selling club and now a club that has genuine appeal, and a club that will literally move the goal posts at the end of the season following the move to the mighty Olympic Stadium! Co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan really pushed the boat out during the summer transfer window and spent much more than they would have wished, they were able to do so by taking a 'pay day loan' against forthcoming revenue from a Bahamas based holding company, Hammers are not the only Barclays Premier League club to use this facility. Bearing these details in mind, fans should not expect the same level of transfer activity in the next window, however there will definitely be a bit of a clear out as the squad is tweaked rather than totally overhauled, after all £10 Million of the budget has been spent on Lanzini and an as yet undisclosed amount rumoured to be £7.5 Million has to be paid to Leeds United for Sam Byram.
The new TV revenue will kick in next season, exactly how much West Ham will receive is dependant on where the club finishes in the League, and if Champion's League qualification is attained! Now who would have thought that prospect would even have been on the horizon? It is another illustration of just how far the club has come, progress that has been rightly over shadowed by Leicester City's magnificent season, but progress none the less, and progress that had almost entirely gone under the radar until recently. Piece by piece the Hammers jig saw is shaping up, all the elements are there, and in Slaven Billic there is a manager and man that supporters relate to, someone who tells it how it is, and someone who really cares. - Ed

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reflection thread

Submitted by Red Neck Iron on Tue, 22/03/2016 - 14:07

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As it is i ternational week just using it as a time of reflection at the club. How many years ago (2 maybe) we had a team of Gary oneil, Jarvis, obrian, Nolan, c Cole, jussi, and some right bang below average player. Anyone remember the full team? A mere 2 years later there is a word of differance at the club. Take the team Slav probably prefers when fit

Adrian
Byram, ogbonna, Reid cresswell
Kouyate, noble
Antonio, Payet Lanzini
Sakho

Ok no big deal the team has got a lot better but look at what would probably be regarded as our back up team

Randolph
Obrian, Tomkins, Collins, Hendrie
Moses, song, obiang, Valencia, Oxford
Carroll

Plus kids like Samuelson, Burke Payet and Cullen.

That huge progression in my book. Even villa would be doing better with our second string/youngsters!

So which season is/was the most crucial to us, this summers transfer window or last summers? I can't help thinking it was last summers! The world and his wife will be flashing the cash this summer so the is unlikely to be bargains and more likely to be wasted millions! Most of our squad has been well constructed so with millions to spend we still have to get our homework done or itl soon go to pot. Inside our first team we need a decent striker that can stay fit and get at least 15 prem goals if we can get tore that would strengthen us too. So all we need is to strengthen our back up which maybe relatively cheaper. City paid 42 mill for
Mangala and I wouldn't be happy with that so just picking an easy option for our striker isnt on for me. What do you guys think?

Lanzini

Submitted by Red Neck Iron on Tue, 22/03/2016 - 09:07

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Apparently Lanzini has just signed a permanent deal. Sullivan dropped the news on us whist talking about Europe. So it's from the horses mouth right m6 ;-)

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