Jan Lastuvka has made his first appearance for West Ham United at non-league
Tilbury on Monday night
11.08.2008
Tilbury 0-3 West Ham United XI
A young West Ham United side turned in a professional performance to record
a good victory away to Tilbury on Monday night.
Goals from Jack Jeffery, Junior Stanislas and Anthony Edgar separated the
sides on an evening when Jan Lastuvka made his first appearance for the club
and kept a clean sheet. The Czech summer signing made a number of good
stops, particularly before the deadlock was broken. It was the final
official pre-season friendly for Kevin Keen's men, with the reserve-team
season due to begin on 15 September.
Jack Jeffery opened the scoring with a good finish from the edge of the
penalty area that he bent into the far corner. The academy product, back at
the club after a loan at Cambridge United at the end of last season, struck
not long before the interval. Around the hour mark, Stanislas made it two
with a shot from the edge of the area before Edgar rounded out the scoring
with a similar strike as the game entered its closing stages.
Keen said: "It was a good performance by a young team in a competitive
environment. Jan did very well. He made a very good save in the opening
minutes to keep us level. I was very pleased overall. We played some good
football, they had a strong crowd out and made some money."
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Tilbury 0 West Ham Utd XI 3 - KUMB
Filed: Monday, 11th August 2008
By: Staff Writer
Goals either side of the break saw Kevin Keen's reserve side end pre-season
in style at Chadfields tonight. The Hammers - watched by technical director
Gianluca Nani and Academy boss Tony Carr - eased past their Ryman League
opponents thanks to strikes from Jack Jeffrey, Junior Stanislas and Anthony
Edgar. United - featuring recent signings Jan Lastuvka and Balint Bajner -
suffered an early scare when Tilbury's Chris Stowe thundered a header past
the Czech keeper only to be denied by the crossbar. However they began to
take control soon after and deservedly took a first half lead through
Jeffrey on 38 minutes when the youngster fired home at the second attempt
after a smart save from Dockers keeper Andy Hall. That lead was doubled 19
minutes into the second half when Junior Stanislas found the net from just
outside the penalty box - although the Hammers had to wait until the closing
minutes to kill the game off when Anthony Edgar made it 3-0 on the night
from close range.
A pleased Kevin Keen told whufc.com: "It was a good performance by a young
team in a competitive environment. Jan did very well. He made a very good
save in the opening minutes to keep us level. I was very pleased overall.
"We played some good football, they had a strong crowd out and made some
money."
West Ham United: Lastuvka, Miller, Widdowson, N'Gala, Spence (Edgar 62),
Eyjolfsson, Harvey, Payne (Lee 67), Stanislas (Kearns 88), Bajner (Abdulla
84), Jeffrey.
Subs not used: Loveday.
Goals: Jeffrey (38), Stanislas (64), Edgar (82).
Tilbury: Hall, Phillip, Butkus, King, Yusuf, Hodge, Keith, Cohen, Barrett,
Fontaine, Stowe.
Subs: Ryan, Wallace, Thomas, Dapo, Sabbaroach, Mason.
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West Ham suspend 2 Employees after recent Incidents - Cmon Yu Irons
Head of media, Miranda Nagalingam, and press officer Gemma Clarke have been
suspended by the West Ham board following incidents that took place on West
Ham's tour of the USA and Canada. Complaints about the 2 women were made to
the club and a disciplinary process is underway. I dare say kumb.com will
not be losing any sleep over Miranda's suspension, due to the fact she
refused Kumb entry to anymore pre-match interviews back in Oct 07 after they
spent 4 years asking questions on behalf of the fans. If anybody has any
idea what happened in the USA Canada tour with these girls, let us know, and
please dont comment saying they might have been involved in the Columbus
Crew scuffle.
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Thatcher Given 24 Hours, but Hammers Still Keen - Vital Football ( Ipswich )
Ipswich boss Jim Magilton has confirmed that target Ben Thatcher will give
an answer to the Blues contract answer within 24 hours, but West Ham are
still pondering a deal. Thatcher spent a week with Ipswich, while also
playing a trial game for Wolves and featured in West Ham's 1-1 draw with
Villarreal on Saturday. However, when playing for the Hammers, Thatcher was
booed by their fans. United boss Alan Curbishley said: 'Ben is steady but he
has a couple of clubs interested in him and I will have to have a think
about it.' Free agent Thatcher has previously seemed uninterested in a move
to Portman Road, but Jim confirmed: 'We offered Ben a deal and we are hoping
for an answer today or tomorrow. If it doesn't happen then we move on but he
is a player that I feel could be a useful addition to the squad.' The
Welshman was released from Charlton at the end of last season after
reportedly being on 'Premiership wages', but if he is holding out for a
better deal he has got to learn that beggars can't be choosers.
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Young Hammers too strong for Tilbury - Thurrock Gazette
11:44pm Monday 11th August 2008
By Rob Pritchard >
Tilbury 0, West Ham United 3
A YOUNG West Ham United team completed the club's pre-season preparations
with a competitive win at Tilbury on Monday evening, in front of a crowd of
several hundred. The Irons, featuring debutant goalkeeper Jan Lastuvka and
Hungarian trialist Balint Bajner, secured victory through goals from Jack
Jeffrey, Junior Stanislas and Anthony Edgar. But, watched by technical
director Gianluca Nani, assistant manager Mervyn Day and Academy director
Tony Carr, Kevin Keen's side were given a run for their money by their Ryman
League Division One North opponents for 45 minutes. Early on, especially,
the Dockers gave their illustrious opponents a real fright at Chadfields,
especially when Chris Stowe's 10th minute header thudded off Lastuvka's
crossbar. Slowly but surely, the Hammers took control of proceedings, with
Bajner, teenage midfielder Josh Payne and Icelandic centre-back Holmar Orn
Eyjolfsson all looking impressive. Bajner, twice, and Stanislas had both
gone close to giving the Irons a deserved lead before Jeffrey finally broke
the deadlock seven minutes before the break. Tilbury goalkeeper Andy Hall
denied Stanislas before Joe Keith blocked Jeffrey's follow-up effort, but
the ball was worked back to the striker and he fired low into the far
corner. Bajner and Payne, who stung Hall's palms with a rising 30-yard shot,
continued the onslaught before Jeffrey headed woefully over in first half
stoppage-time. Into the second half and West Ham largely dominated
proceedings, passing and moving incisively past their part-time opponents.
Payne fired straight at Hall before full-back Ashley Miller flashed a
long-range strike narrowly wide. And it was no surprise when the visitors'
second goal arrived on 64 minutes, Stanislas making space for himself before
smashing home from 20 yards. The Dockers broke occasionally, but Keen's men
always looked likely to add to their tally and substitute Anthony Edgar did
just that, driving home at the second attempt with eight minutes remaining.
Tilbury: (4-4-2) Hall, Phillip, Butkus, King, Yusuf, Hodge, Keith, Cohen,
Barrett, Fontaine, Stowe. Subs: Ryan, Wallace, Thomas, Dapo, Sabbaroach,
Mason.
West Ham United XI: (5-3-2) Lastuvka, Miller, Widdowson, N'Gala, Spence
(Edgar 62), Eyjolfsson, Harvey, Payne (Lee 67), Stanislas (Kearns 88),
Bajner (Abdulla 84), Jeffrey. Unused Subs: Loveday.
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West Ham Dressing Room Unrest Speculation Dismissed As Upson Claims Players
Backing Curbishley - Premeirship Latest.com
Submitted by Niraj Prabhu on Mon, 2008-08-11 18:35.
Matthew Upson has stressed that West Ham United boss Alan Curbishley needs
time to bring the desired results and that the Hammers manager has full
support of the players. The former Charlton Athletic manager has come under
criticism for his transfer dealings, while players have also reportedly
expressed their reservations with the talk of the boss losing the dressing
room has been rumoured. However, defender Upson has dismissed the
speculation about player unrest, and backed the 50-year-old boss. "Curbs
seems a bit more relaxed and he most definitely has the backing of the
players," Upson said in The Sun. "I can understand why he is under
criticism. He's taken a job at a football club who had a huge financial
injection. "People expected big things at this place and, so far, those
massive things have not been delivered. "But people need to be aware that
it is a process and no matter how much money you throw in, there has to be a
foundation."
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Boo Boys are worse than Hooligans! - Cmon Yu Irons
I come from the days when Hooligans were causing all the damage to West Ham
and its credibility, today its the Boo boys doing the damage. The last half
of last season was a disgrace when West Ham's very own supporters were
booing not only players like Boa Morte but also the Manager Curbs and his
Assistant Day.
As a football team we pride ourselves on tradition and history, in the 100+
years that we have been a professional club and risen through the ranks, we
have never been so cold and callous as we are today with our own Team and
Manager. It seems that we, the fans, have to take control of what we want
for the club which will make our Manager a puppet to us, and as supporters
we do have the right to want the best, and eventually West Ham will once
again be among the best, but until then we need to stop the Boos and the
constant alienating of our own players and Manager.
Sir Alex Ferguson's beginning years as Man Utd manager was from from ideal,
but he soldiered on and the club went from strength to strength and is now
undoubtedly the greatest club in the world, In 5 years, and this could
happen to West Ham. Lets not be like Tottenham and kill our manager off
every 2 seasons, we are better than that., we always will be. You cannot
fool yourself into believing that booing is going to make the Manager and
Players perform and make better decisions, we, The Fans hold the key to a
happy club, Let us be the 12th player this season and sing instead of
Booing.
We are West Ham till we Die!
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