West Ham and Argentina forward Carlos Tevez insists he has not yet made any
decision on where he will play next season. The 23-year-old, who scored
Argentina's goal in the 1-1 draw against Switzerland in Basle on Saturday,
played a key role in helping the Hammers retain their Premiership status
last term but is not thinking about club matters at the moment. Tevez told
Radio Mitre: "I have not decided where I will play next season. I'm only
thinking about the national team." Argentina are preparing for the Copa
America, which takes place in Venezuela between June 26 and July 15. The
2004 runners-up have been drawn in Group C alongside Colombia, Paraguay and
the United States, and Tevez reckons his side are on the right road. "We are
building a good team, a nice group and that's very important," he said.
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AJ's sticking with us, insist Toffees - TeamTalk
Everton have hit back at reports that West Ham are to make a big-money bid
for Andrew Johnson by insisting the striker is not for sale. The Hammers are
reported to be interested in bringing the former Crystal Palace forward back
to London, and are said to be prepared to pay between £13-18million for the
England man. But Everton chief executive Keith Wyness is adamant Johnson
will remain at Goodison Park. Wyness told the club's website: "We have had
no contact from any club with regard to Andrew Johnson - nor would we
welcome any. "Whilst I feel certain there will be many Premiership clubs who
will covet a player of Andrew's skills and abilities, he is an Everton
player and, as he made perfectly clear on several occasions last season, he
is very happy to be an Everton player." Toffees boss David Moyes added:
"AJ(Johnson) was a top player at Everton last season and he will be again
next season. "The West Ham consortium wouldn't have enough money to buy
Andrew Johnson or any other Everton player. "And for them to think they
could shows a lack of understanding of our game." The 26-year-old, who began
his career at Birmingham before scoring goals galore at Palace, scored 12
goals for the Toffees last season to help fire them to UEFA Cup
qualification. He joined Everton last summer in an £8.6million deal, and
although he missed the end of the season with an ankle injury he is expected
to be fit for the start of pre-season training.
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Royals tell Irons to forget about Nicky - TeamTalk
Reading director of football Nick Hammond has issued a hands-off warning to
West Ham over England full-back Nicky Shorey. Hammers boss Alan Curbishley
has been linked with a move for Shorey, who made his international debut in
Friday night's 1-1 draw with Brazil at Wembley. But Hammond played down the
reports and insisted he has already opened talks with the 26-year-old over
an extension to his current Reading contract. He told the Reading Evening
Post: "It's paper talk and I won't comment on speculation. I've said before
that we have no intention of losing any of our best players. "I spoke to
Nicky about his contract before the England call-up so discussions with him
have already started. "It's a busy time as he's also getting married and he
already has two years left on his present deal."
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Moyes in fury over raid for Johnson
05.06.07
David Moyes fired an angry broadside at West Ham yesterday and warned them
to forget about trying to lure Andrew Johnson away from Goodison Park. The
Everton manager came out fighting after being stunned by Sportsmail's
revelation that Upton Park owner Eggert Magnusson was ready to bankroll an
audacious £18million, £90,000-a-week move for the England striker. West Ham
boss Alan Curbishley has been told he has £70m to spend this summer. Having
already tied up a deal for Newcastle's Scott Parker, he will attempt to
hijack Mark Viduka's move from Middlesbrough to St James' Park this week
with the offer of a £60,000-a-week, three-year deal. He will also try to
prise Shaun Wright-Phillips away from Chelsea. Curbishley has targeted
Brazil winger Elano as part of his massive overhaul.
Moyes, mindful that Curbishley's strong interest in Johnson could develop
into a drawn-out battle of wills, reiterated his stance that Everton's
record £8.6m signing remains an integral part of the club's future and
launched a stinging attack on Icelandic multi-millionaire Magnusson and his
billionaire backer Thor Bjorgolfsson.
"The West Ham consortium wouldn't have enough money to buy Andrew Johnson or
any other Everton player," said a clearly incensed Moyes. "And for them to
think they could shows a lack of understanding of our game. AJ was a top
player at Everton last season and he will be again next season." But West
Ham will be undeterred by Moyes' snub and are determined to do whatever is
necessary to get their man.
Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce had looked in pole position to land
31-year-old Viduka, who is out of contract at the Riverside, but money is no
object for Curbishley and West Ham are the first club to match the
Australian's demands for a three-year deal as he looks to finish his career
in the Premiership. Viduka, who also attracted early interest from
Manchester United and Celtic, has always insisted he would not rush his
final contract and he has plenty to ponder before taking his annual family
holiday to his home in Croatia.
Curbishley is also an admirer of Wright-Phillips, who nevertheless wants to
remain at Stamford Bridge and continue his fight for a first-team place.
Elano, who plays in Ukraine for Shakhtar Donetsk, is another target but West
Ham may face problems obtaining a work permit. The Brazilian has made only
10 appearances for the national side, but is expected to play a key role in
their defence of the Copa America this month. Curbishley could also return
to his former club Charlton to capture right-back Luke Young, who failed a
medical at Upton Park last summer. Meanwhile, as Parker broke off his
holiday to have a medical at West Ham and seal a £7m reunion with his old
Charlton boss Curbishley, Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton was
expected at Newcastle for talks over a switch.
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West Ham, Racism and England's dirty laundry - soccerlens.com
Written by number7. Tagged: Off The Record - West Ham - Help Football -
Features
by EMDAD RAHMAN
Let's get one thing straight right from the onset - West Ham should have
been relegated for cheating. The ONLY reason they got let off was because
they were a bigger draw than their relegation rivals.
The other bee in my bonnet (or hat) for that matter stems from the racism
factor at the club. West Ham are still very much a 'white' club. I
absolutely loathe West Ham and their racist fans, surprising considering I
once had a soft spot for them during my childhood, along with Manchester's
premier club of the sky blue variety.
West Ham is still very much a 'white' club and if I were to support a London
team it'd be Spurs. I even prefer Milwall over the 'Appy Ammers' and it
makes me laugh when the club following are referred to as the best fans in
the business. And yes, before you start chatting breeze with regards to
massive away support I'd like to mention that swindling, tax dodging and
unlawful earnings go a hell of a long way towards subsidising a good trip up
North.
A browse through an analysis report from the Norman Chester Centre for
Football Research made fascinating reading. I learned that that in 1978,
sympathisers of the National Front were leafleted outside a number of League
grounds, being especially active at key London venues, notably West Ham,
Chelsea, Millwall, and Arsenal, following the launch of the National Front
youth newspaper 'Bulldog' in 1977. ( University of Liecester )
'Bulldog', in the 1980's, began devoting a regular column to its article 'On
The Football Front', which exhorted fans to "join the fight for race and
nation". At some notoriously racist football venues of the time, such as
Upton Park, the National Front were successfully selling club memorabilia
doctored with 'NF' slogans and motifs.
Apart from the racism West Ham fans are just plain nasty. That horrible
picture of Paul Ince, head down and being subjected to a tirade of verbal
volleys at the Boleyn is forever etched in my memory. The bile directed
towards Frankie Lampard and the acceptance of the prodigal son, the club
spearhead, the has-been Lee Bowyer was definitely keeping things ticking in
the traditional Hammers way.
I'd also like mention Mido's treatment during a 2005 clash, leading to Alan
Pardew apologising to the Egyptian after he was targetted by racist
Islamophobic West Ham fans, who taunted him with songs suggesting that he
and his family were terrorists. ( Times Online )
Then there was the disgusting treatment of the dignified Glenn Roeder who
upon his return to Upton Park with the Geordies, was labeled 'tumour boy'
and screamed as to 'why didn't you die three years ago?' ( Guardian )
March of this year sees West Ham (again) find themselves entangled in a
racist row, with a You Tube video featuring Hammers fans singing anti
semitic songs and chanting slogans such as 'I'd rather be a Paki than a Jew'
during half-time at Upton Park. The chants were accompanied by sick cries of
"Sieg Heil" and "Heil Hitler".( Mirror )
Jason Cowley wrote in the New Statesman (20 January 2003) ( Statesman )
"I watched West Ham a lot in the mid-to-late Seventies - after which I began
to see my own team, Arsenal. There is one player, in particular, from that
period whom I have never forgotten: the Bermudan-born Clyde Best, one of the
pioneering black players of the English game. Best was heavy and clumsy -
and missed more opportunities than he scored for West Ham. He was never
popular; I often heard him being abused from the terraces, by both home and
away supporters. The abuse was sometimes virulently racist."The Seventies
were a time of rapid change in football, not least because the first
generation of British-born black players was emerging. It was routine back
then to hear these players mocked and jeered from the terraces and, off the
field, to hear their commitment and discipline being questioned by those who
should have known better.
"There were progressive managers, such as Ron Atkinson of West Bromwich
Albion, who had three outstanding black players - the late Laurie
Cunningham, a thrilling winger who ended up at Real Madrid, Cyrille Regis
and Brendon Batson."
West Brom were often targeted by the racist element at West Ham, some of
whom sold the National Front's magazine Bulldog outside the ground - the
same magazine that would later award WBA a "golden banana" for having the
most black players in one team. Cowley finished off by stating that it is
now complacently accepted that racism has all but disappeared from the
modern game, certainly at the highest level. In truth, it is, if anything,
getting worse.
An article in Searchlight magazine that same year concluded: "Just as the
decline of racism within football during the late 1980s and 1990s reflected
the declining importance of the issue of race within society as a whole, so
the present rise stems partly from the growth of racism within society
generally . . . The present 'war on terror' has brought about increased
suspicion, hatred and outright hostility to Muslim communities in Britain."
Racism cannot and will not be eliminated from football grounds until it is
eradicated from everyday living. The Neanderthals, the urchins and the
Fagins at West Ham just go to cement the belief that this is an impossible
dream.
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West Ham move for Shakhtar ace Elano
tribalfooball.com - June 04, 2007
Ambitious West Ham United chairman Eggert Magnusson is chasing Shakhtar
Donetsk midfielder Elano. The Brazil international is wanted by a host of
big European clubs and is expected to play a key role in their defence of
the Copa America this month. Elano is on West Ham's shopping list as they
ramp up their plans following yesterday's capture of Scott Parker from
Newcastle United.
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Reading chief hints at new Shorey deal
tribalfooball.com - June 04, 2007
Reading chief Nicky Hammond has hinted at a new deal for Nicky Shorey amid
reports linking him with West Ham. "It's paper talk and I won't comment on
speculation," Hammond told the Reading Evening Post. "I've said before that
we have no intention of losing any of our best players. "I spoke to Nicky
about his contract before the England call-up so discussions with him have
already started. "It's a busy time as he's also getting married and he
already has two years left on his present deal."
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