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Hammers Dodged A Bullett As Nasri Receives Six Month Ban
One time target of West Ham United, free transfer option Ex-Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has been banned from football for six months because of a drip treatment he took at a Los Angeles clinic in 2016, 30 year old Nasri took the treatment while on holiday, but it contravened World Anti-Doping Agency rules leading to a Spanish Anti-Doping investigation. Uefa imposed the suspension, which it says is open to appeal. Nasri is without a club having left Turkish side Antalyaspor in January and was supposed to be on a short list of free transfers along with Patrice Evra that David Moyes was looking at. The Frenchman received treatment from Drip Doctors a private medical company in his hotel room at the time he was on loan from Manchester City to Sevilla and posed for a photograph with the organisation's co-founder Jamila Sozahdah that drew publicity. Wada rules state there is a 50 millilitre infusion limit per six-hour period for active athletes but it was alleged he received 500 millilitres of hydration in the form of sterile water containing micronutrient components. In February 2017, a request by Sevilla for a retroactive therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for Nasri was refused by Uefa, whose decision was later upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Nasri played for Arsenal from 2008 to 2011 before moving to City for £25m, going on to win two Premier League titles during his time at Etihad Stadium, during his loan spell at Sevilla last season he made 30 appearances and scored three goals.
Imagine the furore that would have followed had he been signed by West Ham on the cheap instead of Evra?
Adrian Nominated At 2018 London Football Awards
Adrian nominated at the prestigious 2018 London Football Awards event
Football heavyweights have scored nominations at this year’s London Football Awards. West Ham United’s Adrian is up for the Goalkeeper of the Year award, against last year’s winner, Lloris and Chelsea’s Courtois, as well as Dan Bentley and Gomes. The winners of all eight awards will be announced at the prestigious event, hosted by Mark Chapman, at London’s Battersea Evolution on March 1, 2018.
In its fourth year, the London Football Awards, sponsored by Toscafund, raises funds for former Arsenal goalkeeper and TV presenter, Bob Wilson OBE and his wife, Megs’ charity, Willow - the only national charity working with seriously ill young adults aged 16 to 40 to fulfill uplifting and unforgettable Special Days.
The shortlist of nominees was agreed by an independent panel of judges and announced by sports presenter and LFA judge, Jim Rosenthal at the launch at Coutts’ historical head office in London.Premier League Player of the Year
(sponsored by Toscafund)
César Azpilicueta – Chelsea
Christian Eriksen – Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
Heung-Min Son – Tottenham Hotspur
Wilfried Zaha – Crystal PalaceManager of the Year
(sponsored by Football Manager)
Emma Hayes – Chelsea Ladies
Roy Hodgson – Crystal Palace
Slaviša Jokanović – Fulham
Neil Harris – Millwall
Mauricio Pochettino – Tottenham HotspurEFL Player of the Year
(sponsored by Corney & Barrow)
Josh Clarke – Brentford
George Saville – Millwall
Romaine Sawyers – Brentford
Ryan Sessegnon – Fulham
Alex Smithies – Queens Park RangersGoalkeeper of the Year
(sponsored by Frogmore)
Adrián – West Ham United
Daniel Bentley – Brentford
Thibaut Courtois – Chelsea
Heurelho Gomes – Watford
Hugo Lloris – Tottenham HotspurWomen’s Player of the Year
(sponsored by Coutts)
Millie Bright – Chelsea Ladies
Danielle Carter – Arsenal Women
Katie Chapman – Chelsea Ladies
Fran Kirby – Chelsea Ladies
Jordan Nobbs – Arsenal WomenYoung Player of the Year (under-23)
(sponsored by Zeus)
Andreas Christensen – Chelsea
Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Arsenal
Davinson Sánchez – Tottenham Hotspur
Ryan Sessegnon – Fulham
Harry Winks – Tottenham HotspurCommunity Project of the Year
(sponsored by the FA)
AFC Wimbledon Foundation – AFC Wimbledon Women and Girls
Brentford Community Sports Trust – The Fearless Foundation’s Journalism Project
QPR in the Community Trust – #Game4Grenfell
This year’s winner of the Outstanding Contribution to London Football (sponsored by Weston Homes), is former West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Arsenal striker, Ian Wright MBE, who will collect his Award on the night. This prestigious award was previously presented to Frank Lampard, John Terry and Arsene Wenger.Other past winners to have attended the Awards are Antonio Conte, Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Hugo Lloris, N’Golo Kante, Tom Cairney, Dimitri Payet, Moussa Dembele, Aaron Ramsey, Ledley King and Roy Hodgson, to name a few.
Willow Life President Bob Wilson, said: “Once again this season, football in London – in the Premier League, the Football League and the Women’s game – has been dramatic and exciting. The London Football Awards is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the skills of our nominees, which we have seen on the pitches of the Capital over the last few months, as well as all the outstanding community work achieved by the clubs. I’m looking forward to catching up with lots of friends and colleagues at this year’s London Football Awards on March 1.”Nominees and winners of the awards have been selected by an expert judging panel from the worlds of football and media, from former players to major footballing bodies, and sports media, including Sky Sports, BBC, The Telegraph, Evening Standard and talkSPORT.
Standard tickets to the London Football Awards, including pre-dinner drinks and a three course meal, cost £225 per person. Tables of ten are available for £2,250, Premium tables cost £3,500 and Legend Tables (for ten guests plus a legend) cost £6,000.For more information and booking visit www.londonfootballawards.org or telephone Willow on 01707 259777.
For more information about Willow visit www.willowfoundation.org.uk
Should Hammers Try To Buy British During The Next Window?
No injurys
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In light.of our recent injury crisis i'd like to know one thing ,how come the slimy scum from north London never ,hardy ever get any injurys ,baffles me same flippin team week after week
Bobby and the board!
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Following on from Nevs excellent tribute to Bobby Moore I would like to add my tuppence worth.
The march in March is squarely aimed at the board and while some aspects I agree with other points I do not and one in particular is regard the clubs history. The current board have introduced Lifetime Achievement Awards for past heroes and in my view have made inroads regards our formation from Thames Ironworks to the change in name in 1900 in what we all know and follow as West Ham United F.C.
Looking back at our history we forget so easily the Wartime Cup victory over Blackburn in 1940 indeed it should IMHO be recognised as as a "major" domestic trophy (not just for us but those winners who followed).
Many current fans lambast the board for the move from our home of 112 years and while I know that still sticks in the gullet of many I do like the stadium though agree it needs tweaking to enhance the "matchday experience".
One thing I will never criticise the current board for is honouring and remembering it's favourite sons and none more so the the Great Bobby Moore, yesterday at Anfield I was lucky enough to honour the "Great Man" by applauding on the 6th minute of the match while proudly wearing a tee shirt (provided by the club "free") bearing his image, some of our fans did not applaud maybe this bit of history passed them by for me it will remain in my memory as Bobby died just one day after my 33rd Birhday! It soured my day as I was lucky to have witnessed Bobby up close wearing our famous Claret and Blue and the 3 Lions with pride.
Terence Brown and The Cearns Clan never took the time , effort or trouble to do what our current board have done in his memory. Indeed for the faults of the current custodians, lacking respect for Bobby Moore is not one of them!Promises Made Promises Broken
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A while ago Little Ed and friends were looking for their names on the founders wall but couldn't find them, so he decided to look up where the names should be. Having moved from the Sir Trevor Brooking stand to the Bobby Moore stand it was necessary to dig out the old seat numbers, consequently he went through all the 'bumph' that was sent out ahead of the 'most successful' stadium transfer ever!
Promises were made and unfortunately virtually everyone of them were not upheld, nothing can be done about it now but it is amazing when you see ALL the documentation and the various 'amendments' that were rolled out over the last couple of years, Little Ed's opinion is that the club has gone backwards, and that is a bit too close to the truth.Liverpool FC v West Ham United Team Sheets
Liverpool FC: Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Oxlade-Chamberlain , Can, Milner, Mane, Firmino, Salah. Subs: Mignolet, Lovren, Gomez, Henderson, Moreno, Lallana, Solanke.
West Ham United: Adrian, Cresswell, Collins, Ogbonna, Zabaleta, Evra, Joao Mario, Kouyate, Noble, Lanzini, Arnautovic. Subs: Hart, Reid, Hugill, Hernandez, Byram, Antonio, Rice.
In Memoriam Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore - Hero RIP
Twenty five years have flown by since England's greatest ever footballer died, some might say that Sir Stanley Mathews warrants the accolade of having been the country's finest, but none can doubt Bobby Moore was the greatest! The fact that Bobby was taken from the world at the ridiculously young age of 51 is still hard to take in, those who were privileged enough to have met him even briefly will tell of his warmth and kindness, his loss touched the nation and the Bobby Moore cancer fund has reached nearly £25 Million since it's inception to help combat the dreadful cancer that eventually downed the blond colossus.Age shall not weary the image of Bobby clutching the Jules Rimet trophy as he was held aloft by his England team mates on that fateful day in 1966 when his team beat West Germany in the World Cup final at Wembley, he never lost his presence nor did his blue eyes lose their shine when he spoke to you, until the last few months he still managed to 'put on a show' even when enduring invasive chemotherapy which prolonged his life but ultimately failed to save him. The full extent of Bobby's illness had been kept quiet on his behalf, in fact it was only following his death that his earlier health issues came to light, his battle with testicular cancer makes his subsequent appearances for England and West Ham United even more astonishing.
What would Bobby think about West Ham now? Probably he would not be as damning or as vociferous as most media bloggers, "All's well?" was his usual rhetorical question and answer that he used, all might not be well, but all is well that we were graced with his presence albeit all too briefly!
Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore
12th of April 1941 – 24th of February 1993
R.I.P
More Deja Vu About Carroll And More Spin From Sullivan
Hammers supporters really can be forgiven for the deja vu feeling they are having as 'news' of Andy Carroll's potential return from injury has 'snuck out' from the club, and around the same time David Sullivan has offered an 'olive leaf' to fans ahead of the March in March before the Burnley game at the 'Ironic' London Stadium. Andy Carroll has had more 'returns from injury' than a cat with nine lives, so his highly anticipated return for the last fortnight of the season will be viewed with a certain amount of scepticism! Meanwhile majority shareholder David Sullivan has come over all little cuddly teddy bear, a big old softy who just wants the best for everyone.......Aaah
Fast forward to the real world, Carroll's 'lazarus moment' is surely timed in order for the club to get him 'fit' and then flog him to who ever they can before the wind changes direction and he gets injured chasing dandelions or some other weird injury anomaly. Having played so few games in the last five years Carroll should have 'plenty in the tank' available, unfortunately for much of that time the tank was plenty full all right, but not with the correct fuel! The brutal truth is that Andy Carroll is NEVER going to be properly fit, the very nature and variety of his multiple injuries has ensured that he is never actually ever fully fit, because he manages to get injured so regularly his body is never able to recover and the sheer scope of his injuries would see him put down if he was a race horse!
A Leopard never changes it's spots, well they can actually but only when they are being attacked! You can see where this analogy is going already, David Sullivan is Old School he has done well for himself and along with his business partner David Gold has owned and made money from football clubs which in itself is not an easy task, just ask Sunderland owner Ellis Short about it, his club which is in danger of dropping down from the Championship to League One having only just been relegated from the Premier League is on the market now for £50 Million. At that price Ellis will have lost over £100 Million during his ownership and the fans still hate him! Sullivan on the other hand has prospered and continues to do so every day due to the profit he and the board make off their 'loan' to West Ham United, a loan that many fans thought would be paid off from the proceeds of selling the Boleyn Ground. This is one of the many issues the March in March campaigners would like explained, so to head them off in the pass the Hammers hierarchy has wheeled out their big guns in order to show that above all they are fans! Well if they really are the fans they attest to be perhaps they might like to try sitting in the seats that they sold on the promise of attending a Stadium fit for state of the art entertainment, they might be forgiven for thinking that they are sitting in a building site on account of all the scaffolding on view.
At the end of the day the reality is that fans can march and march, and protest, they can boycott the club but that only deprives them of supporting the team they have known all their lives,so what can be done? Essentially bugger all! The owners will not run away, why should they? A bit of discontent from the masses is all part and parcel of running a business empire, because that is what West Ham United and many other Premier League teams have become, a business. However most of the 'businesses' are relatively well run by owners who go out of the way to 'pretend' they care and periodically make token gestures, perhaps the Hammers hierarchy should just try and be as 'dishonestly' honest as all the rest of them instead of using tired old spin along with smoke and mirrors, the carnival has moved on!
The dye is set at the London Stadium, from a matchday point of view little will change until the club are able to purchase the Stadium outright, once that is achieved, and there is definite intent from the London Mayor to facilitate the deal in order that the stadium stops hemorrhaging tax payers money, fans could look forward to at least a part of the promise being fulfilled, and as we have championed before there is a possibility of 'digging down' on the site of the London Stadium in order to have a proper pitch with brilliant sight lines. Earlier fears that the ground was too toxic under the stadium to dig any deeper were encouraged by the Lord Coe "we want a legacy" mafia, they got their way and the public will be paying the price for the net hundred years unless a realistic redevelopment deal can be negotiated, at that point Messrs Gold & Sullivan will surely sell off a majority stake in the club and pocket a nice little earner.
One day West Ham United will be exactly that, a united football club, but don't hold your breath! - Ed
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