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Jack Collison is targeting more goals after netting his second of the season
at Hull City
08.11.2011
Jack Collison admitted to being 'over the moon' after helping West Ham
United to record a 2-0 npower Championship victory at Hull City. The
midfielder completed another valuable 90 minutes at the KC Stadium, capping
an energetic display with his second goal of the season. Collison kept his
head to slot the Hammers' vital second goal past Peter Gulacsi at the climax
of a sweeping move that also involved Carlton Cole and Mark Noble. The No10
said his goal, the team's resilient and efficient performance and a result
that keeps West Ham second in the table had all given him great pleasure. "I
don't remember too much about the goal to be honest," said Collison. "I just
remember Coley nicking the ball and I knew it was going to come to me
because he has got that vision and that ability. He picked me out and I had
all the time in the world really to pick my spot and luckily it went in.
"The more goals you score the more confident you become. As I've said time
and time before, it is something I want to add to my game. I feel I'm
improving with every game. I'm still working hard to try and get better and
better. The better I do personally is going to be better for the team.
Hopefully we can kick on and put a gap between us and the teams below us
now. "It is obviously massive to try and keep the momentum going. We are on
a good run now, I think that is four games unbeaten and obviously for us we
are chasing Southampton and trying to get a bit of a gap between us and the
teams below us. "Obviously my goalscoring is something I want to improve. I
feel that I can chip in with a lot more goals and help the team out. I'm
over the moon with the goal, but I think it was a real team display today
and I would say that Rob Green was the stand-out performer for us. "He made
a couple of unbelievable saves and that's what I think you can expect from
him. He is still brilliant at what he does."
Collison was one of a number of players to heap praise on the display of
goalkeeper Green, who produced a succession of outstanding saves to preserve
his clean sheet. The 23-year-old said Green's performance was no coincidence
but was instead down to sheer hard work on the training pitch and in the gym
at Chadwell Heath. "Greeny has been here for a long time. He is a big
character to have around and you could see that in the last 20 minutes. He
put in a world-class performance and it wasn't a performance you are used to
seeing in the Championship. "You have to say fair play to him and he
deserves it because he works so hard in training."
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Police investigate claims Tottenham used surveillance on Olympic board
• Allegations against Spurs brought by Olympic Park board
• Investigation into 'unlawful obtaining of personal information'
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 8 November 2011 13.25 GMT
The Metropolitan police is looking into allegations that Tottenham Hotspur
put the board of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) under surveillance.
Baroness Ford, chairman of the OPLC, which is in charge of securing a viable
economic future for the home of the London 2012 Games, told the London
Assembly: "The thing that I have learned in the last 12 months is that there
has been all kinds of behaviour. There has been legal challenges and people
have stood behind it anonymously – all kinds of things have happened. "My
board were put under surveillance by Tottenham Hotspur and the chairman of
Tottenham Hotspur felt confident enough to say that in the Sunday Times
several months ago that all 14 members of my board were put under
surveillance. The Metropolitan police are now conducting an investigation
into that surveillance. "There has been all kinds of behaviour here that I
could not have anticipated which, believe me, has not been pleasant in the
last 12 months."
Scotland Yard confirmed on Tuesday that the investigation into the
surveillance claims are "very much active". A spokesman said: "We can
confirm that West Ham Football Club and the Olympic Park Legacy Company have
made allegations to the Metropolitan police service in respect of the
unlawful obtaining of personal information. "These allegations have been
assessed and an investigation has now commenced by officers from the
economic and specialist crime command."
A deal with West Ham and Newham council to use the stadium in Stratford,
east London after the 2012 Games, collapsed last month amid legal
challenges, with the Government announcing that the stadium would remain in
public ownership. Tottenham had already lost out to West Ham in the race to
become the OPLC's first choice to move into the stadium after the Games.
Legal challenges by Tottenham and Leyton Orient, plus an anonymous complaint
to the European Commission, had led to fears that court action could drag on
for years while the stadium remained empty. A new tender process is being
launched by the OPLC and the showpiece venue, complete with an athletics
track, will now remain in public ownership and be rented out to an anchor
tenant. Baroness Ford told the London Assembly's economy, culture and sport
committee: "I am expecting the unexpected because that is what the last 12
months has taught me. Our job now is to narrow as far as we possibly can the
scope now for legitimate legal challenge in this next process – that is all
that we can do. "If people want then to be vexatious, frivolous and
vindictive or whatever they want – they will do that."
The ECS committee chairman Dee Doocey said: "I personally find it appalling,
and I am sure I speak for the rest of the committee, at the very idea of
your board being put under surveillance is reprehensible. "It almost beggars
belief that this thing can happen. The idea that any board can be put under
surveillance is absolutely disgraceful."
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London 2012: Spurs accused of 'spying' by Olympics chief
BBC.co.uk
The executives tasked with selecting a tenant for London's Olympic Stadium
were put under surveillance by one of the bidders, the chair of the Olympic
Park Legacy Company (OPLC) has said. All 14 board members were monitored on
behalf of Tottenham Hotspur FC, Baroness Ford told the London Assembly. The
Premier League club said it would issue a statement later. The Metropolitan
Police confirmed officers were investigating claims from the OPLC and West
Ham United FC. Spurs and League One club Leyton Orient launched a legal
battle when West Ham were chosen to occupy the stadium after the Games. The
bidding process collapsed and a new round of applications has been invited.
'Frivolous and vindictive'
Baroness Ford told the assembly: "My board were put under surveillance by
Tottenham Hotspur and the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur felt confident
enough to say that in the Sunday Times several months ago, that all 14
members of my board were put under surveillance. "The Metropolitan Police
are now conducting an investigation into that surveillance. "There has been
all kinds of behaviour here that I could not have anticipated which, believe
me, has not been pleasant in the last 12 months. "I'm expecting the
unexpected because that's what the last 12 months has told me. "Our job now
is to narrow, as far as we possibly can, the scope now for legitimate legal
challenge in this next process. That is all that we can do. "If people want
then to be vexatious, frivolous and vindictive or whatever they want, they
will do that."
The Chair of the assembly's Economy, Culture and Sport Committee, Dee
Doocey, said the suggestion that board members had been spied on was
"reprehensible" and "absolutely disgraceful". It "almost beggars belief that
this thing can happen", she added. "I personally find it appalling, and I'm
sure I speak for the rest of the committee, at the very idea of your board
being put under surveillance." A police spokesperson confirmed that West Ham
and the OPLC "have made allegations to the Metropolitan Police in respect of
the unlawful obtaining of personal information". "These allegations have
been assessed and an investigation has now commenced."
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Injury still bothering Cole
Hammers striker unable to train due to knee knock
Last Updated: November 8, 2011 9:56am
SSN
Carlton Cole has revealed a niggling knee problem is preventing him from
training at West Ham even though he is still playing. The striker is
suffering from a medial knee ligament injury, which he insists is not
related to the persistent knee problem which has troubled him in the past.
Cole featured for the Hammers at Hull City on Saturday and against Bristol
City in midweek despite having trained just once since picking up the knock
at Crystal Palace on 1st October. And the 28-year-old England hitman admits
he needs to get back on the training ground.
Niggling
He told the Daily Star: "Everyone knows I've had knee troubles but it hasn't
been the same problem. "I twinged my medial knee ligament against Crystal
Palace and it's been niggling ever since. "But I don't need rest - I need to
train. "I think I've only had one training session for the past
month-and-a-half."
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A Reason To Rethink The Olympic Stadium Move?
November 8th, 2011 - 1:12 pm by Iain Dale
West Ham Till I Die
As regular readers will know, I have always been in favour of moving to the
Olympic Stadium. I've always thought that if we want to progress as a club,
it's a no-brainer. While my heart says 'stay at Upton Park', my head tells
me something different. But we must not be bounced into a move at any cost.
Since the decision was announced that we wouldn't be able to take the
Olympci Stadium lock, stock and barrel, I have been mulling over whether a
rental deal would really give us what we need. Today my increasing
scepticism over this was increased when I read THIS story in the Daily Mail…
West Ham will have to agree to make way for any major athletics event if
they want to become tenants at the Olympic Stadium. Under the new tender
process for the stadium, athletics will be given a 99-year lease at the
venue with the running track guaranteed to remain in place. Those details
have been made public ahead of Friday's vote for the 2017 world athletics
championships where London is bidding against Doha.
Any football club that becomes a tenant – and London mayor Boris Johnson has
already said that is 'almost certainly' to be West Ham – will however have
to agree that athletics takes priority for major events. UK Athletics
chairman Ed Warner said: 'We have been able to communicate to all members of
the IAAF council that athletics will be guaranteed in the stadium for 99
years. 'Athletics will have primacy in the summer months and the stadium
will have track and field at its heart. 'We also have a right to host a
major competition every few years provided we give the landlord two years'
notice, and any football club will have to arrange to play away from home
during those competitions.'
Hmmm. Part of this may be telling the WAF what they want to hear, but should
we really accept this sort of restriction? Either we rent the stadium or we
don't. I am increasingly wondering whether it might be better to redevelop
the East Stand now that the bus station is no longer there. This would give
us a capacity of 45,000 or so.
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Olympic chief hammers Spurs over alleged surveillance as police probe 2012
spy claims
By SPORTSMAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 1:25 PM on 8th November 2011
Daily Mail
Tottenham have been blasted over claims they ordered the surveillance of all
14 members of the Olympic Park Legacy Board (OPLC) during their unsuccessful
battle for the Olympic Stadium. OPLC chairman Baroness Ford told the London
Assembly the Metropolitan Police were now conducting an investigation into
that surveillance.
The bitterness of the battle for the £486million Olympic Stadium was
publicly laid bare as Ford, head of the body in charge of securing a viable
economic future for the home of the London 2012 Games, said: 'The thing that
I have learned in the last 12 months is that there has been all kinds of
behaviour. There has been legal challenges and people have stood behind it
anonymously - all kinds of things have happened. 'My board were put under
surveillance by Tottenham Hotspur and the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur felt
confident enough to say that in the Sunday Times several months ago that all
14 members of my board were put under surveillance. 'The Metropolitan
Police are now conducting an investigation into that surveillance. There has
been all kinds of behaviour here that I could not have anticipated which,
believe me, has not been pleasant in the last 12 months.'
A deal with West Ham and Newham Council to use the stadium in Stratford,
east London, after the 2012 Games collapsed last month amid legal
challenges, with the Government announcing that the stadium would remain in
public ownership. Tottenham had already lost out to West Ham in the race to
become the OPLC's first choice to move into the stadium after the Games.
Legal challenges by Tottenham and Leyton Orient, plus an anonymous complaint
to the European Commission, had led to fears that court action could drag on
for years while the stadium remained empty. A new tender process is being
launched by the OPLC and the showpiece venue, complete with an athletics
track, will now remain in public ownership and be rented out to an anchor
tenant.
Baroness Ford told the London Assembly's Economy, Culture and Sport (ECS)
Committee: 'I am expecting the unexpected because that is what the last 12
months has taught me. 'Our job now is to narrow as far as we possibly can
the scope now for legitimate legal challenge in this next process - that is
all that we can do. If people want then to be vexatious, frivolous and
vindictive or whatever they want - they will do that.'
ECS committee chairman Dee Doocey said: 'I personally find it appalling, and
I am sure I speak for the rest of the committee, at the very idea of your
board being put under surveillance is reprehensible. 'It almost beggars
belief that this thing can happen. The idea that any board can be put under
surveillance is absolutely disgraceful.' Scotland Yard have confirmed that
the investigation into the surveillance claims are 'very much active'. A
spokesman said: 'We can confirm that West Ham Football Club and the Olympic
Park Legacy Company have made allegations to the Metropolitan Police Service
in respect of the unlawful obtaining of personal information. 'These
allegations have been assessed and an investigation has now commenced by
officers from the Economic and Specialist Crime Command.'
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Athletics priority, Irons told
Football365
West Ham will have to agree to make way for any major athletics event if
they want to become tenants at the Olympic Stadium. Under the new tender
process for the stadium, athletics will be given a 99-year lease at the
venue with the running track guaranteed to remain in place. Those details
have been made public ahead of Friday's vote for the 2017 world athletics
championships where London is bidding against Doha. Any football club that
becomes a tenant - and London mayor Boris Johnson has already said that is
"almost certainly" to be West Ham - will however have to agree that
athletics takes priority for major events. UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner
said: "We have been able to communicate to all members of the IAAF council
that athletics will be guaranteed in the stadium for 99 years. "Athletics
will have primacy in the summer months and the stadium will have track and
field at its heart. "We also have a right to host a major competition every
few years provided we give the landlord two years' notice, and any football
club will have to arrange to play away from home during those competitions."
Warner also announced that teenage sprint star Jodie Williams will play a
key role in London's presentation to the IAAF on Friday. Williams, 18, the
world and European junior champion at 100m, will address the IAAF council in
Monaco on London's behalf.
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West Ham will have to make way for athletics at Olympic Stadium
• Athletics to be given 99-year lease at Olympic Stadium
• Tender subject to 'primacy' of athletics in summer
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 8 November 2011 11.25 GMT
West Ham will have to agree to make way for any major athletics event if
they want to become tenants at the Olympic Stadium, through the new tender
process, it emerged on Tuesday. Under the new procedure, athletics will be
given a 99-year lease at the venue with the running track guaranteed to
remain in place. Those details have been made public ahead of this Friday's
vote for the 2017 world athletics championships where London is bidding
against Doha. Any football club that becomes a tenant – and the London mayor
Boris Johnson has already said that is "almost certainly" to be West Ham
United – will have to agree that athletics takes priority for major events.
The UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner said: "We have been able to communicate
to all members of the IAAF council that athletics will be guaranteed in the
stadium for 99 years. "Athletics will have primacy in the summer months and
the stadium will have track and field at its heart. We also have a right to
host a major competition every few years provided we give the landlord two
years' notice, and any football club will have to arrange to play away from
home during those competitions."
Warner also announced that the teenage sprint star Jodie Williams will play
a key role in London's presentation to the IAAF on Friday. Williams, 18, the
world and European junior champion at 100m, will address the IAAF council in
Monaco on London's behalf.
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West Ham United legend Julian Dicks is being considered for the manager
position at Dorchester Town
10:45am Tuesday 8th November 2011
Guardian Series
West Ham legend Julian Dicks is in the running to become the new manager at
Dorchester Town. Dicks, 43, was a fans favourite at Upton Park, turning out
for the Hammers over two separate spells in east London. He has previous
management experience in non-league football having held the hot-seat at
Wivenhoe Town and Grays Athletic. The Magpies currently sit 10th in the Blue
Square Bet South, having won seven, drawn once and lost ten games.
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West Ham To Bid For Craig Reid
By Covsupport News Service
Updated Tuesday, 8th November 2011
Coventry City RSS Feed
According to The League paper, West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce has sent
his scouts to watched former Coventry City youngster Craig Reid. The
Stevenage player, who can play up front or in midfield, is according to the
paper, likely to be the subject of a £600k bid when the transfer window
re-opens in January. Coventry born Reid started out at Ipswich but returned
to Coventry to replace Roy O'Donovan. After two good seasons for City
Reserves where he scored over thirty goals, he was released by Micky Adams
and joined Cheltenham Town where he made his Football League debut. Former
City loanee Dean Holdsworth gave him a chance at Newport County and Reid
banged in over fifty goals in a season and a half before joining Stevenage
in a club record move in January 2010.
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