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Paraguayan striker Brian Montenegro showed fine finishing on Friday in a
good development squad win
07.10.2011
Brian Montenegro maintained his good form with both goals in a 2-0
development squad friendly win away at MK Dons on Friday morning. Ian Hendon
had a youthful side at his disposal, as several players with first-team
experience had already figured in Monday's 2-0 win at Thurrock. Both teams
made lots of changes in a match played behind closed doors at stadium:MK,
with the emphasis for the high-flying hosts on preparing for their big
League Two encounter on Monday at Oldham Athletic.
Montenegro has now scored three goals in as many run-outs for the
development squad, and will have impressed the watching assistant manager
Neil McDonald. The Paraguayan striker struck in each half - the first from
close range, the second a neat finish from a corner - while goalkeeper Ruud
Boffin will have been happy to keep a clean sheet behind a defence made up
entirely of homegrown Hammers.
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Saturday service for loanees
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Half-a-dozen young Hammers will be playing across six League Two matches
this Saturday
07.10.2011
West Ham United's legion of loanees will be out in force across the country
this weekend for fans wanting a football fix with no first-team game. No
fewer than six young Hammers could be in action in League Two alone. Perhaps
most notable could be Robert Hall lining up for Oxford United at home to
Bristol Rovers. The 17-year-old has scored three goals in five appearances
for the Us and has made such an impact that he is now staying on until 9
November. Oxford manager Chris Wilder, who will also be able to call on the
youngster for their Johnstone's Paint Trophy quarter-final later this month,
said: "Rob has made an immediate impact at the club and he has real talent -
which he has shown in every match he has played for us. "He's chipped in
with some vital goals and we're obviously very happy he wants to extend his
loan for a further month."
Another staying on until 9 November at his loan club is Callum McNaughton,
with his arrival at AFC Wimbledon combining with their surge up the table.
They make the long trip to Morecambe with McNaughton a firm fixture at the
back, despite being still only 19. Dons boss Terry Brown said: "Callum has
performed really well over the last month. West Ham have been brilliant in
the way they have dealt with this and we have secured him until early
November so he will be able to play in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy quarter
final."
Jordan Brown had his spell at Aldershot Town extended a week ago in order to
ensure he can lineup for Dean Holdsworth's men in their Carling Cup
fourth-round fixture at home to Manchester United on 24 October. Before
then, the flying 19-year-old left-back will hope to face Macclesfield Town
at the Recreation Ground.
Olly Lee is a midfield mainstay for Dagenham & Redbridge and is another to
have had his stay extended, this time until 29 October. In two months at the
club's near neighbours, the 20-year-old has started all eleven of their
league games this campaign and scored two goals. His next outing will be
away to Cheltenham Town.
Ahmed Abdulla, 19, is a third Academy ace looking forward to a Johnstone's
Paint Trophy quarter-final after helping Swindon Town progress in midweek.
He will hope to line up again for Paolo Di Canio's men at home to Hereford
United while 20-year-old striker Frank Nouble should get a chance to add to
two goals in three games when Gillingham welcome Port Vale.
Higher up the Football League, Cristian Montano will hope to play for Notts
County on Sunday afternoon when the play host to fellow League One
high-fliers Hartlepool United. The match is due to be screened live on Sky
Sports, meaning Hammers fans can see how the 19-year-old Colombian-born
attacker is doing for themselves.
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Ilunga: no confidence
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Filed: Friday, 7th October 2011
By: Staff Writer
Herita Ilunga has claimed that he had little choice but to leave the Boleyn
Ground. The Conogolese full-back left West Ham this week in order to join
Doncaster Rovers on a three-month loan deal having been made surplus to
requirements by Sam Allardyce. It is a move that Ilunga - who turned down a
similar loan move to Celtic on transfer deadline day - says he would happily
extend for the entire season, having been made to feel unwanted at West Ham.
"It was difficult to be there [at West Ham] because I lost all confidence
from the manager and the players," Ilunga told local rag The Star. "Maybe
the best solution was for me to come here. I just want to do the best I can.
I feel like they want me to come in and help them - and that is important
for me. "I am very happy to be here [at Doncaster]. We have a very good team
and some good footballers and I am here to add to the team and to do what
the manager wants me to do. It is a chance for me to get my career back on
track.
"The deal is for three months and I hope I can do well and stay all season.
I would have signed for the whole season. I have to play well during this
three months and after that, we will see what happens."
Ilunga's capture has been hailed as a steal by new Donny boss Dean Saunders
who claimed that his club will be paying around £5k per week in wages for
the 29-year-old, with West Ham continuing to pick up the remainder of the
tab. "He is a class player - and we have managed to get him for next to
nothing," boasted Saunders. "We can't afford to bring him for the whole
season. What we have managed to get him here for is unbelievable. I've used
my contacts and I would like to thank West Ham for letting us have him for a
sixth of his wages. He is earning a lot less than the players who are here."
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Tevez deal not dead
KUMB.com
Filed: Friday, 7th October 2011
By: Staff Writer
West Ham are keeping in touch with Manchester City with regards to Carlos
Tevez's availability. The South American striker, who spent a season at West
Ham in 2006/07 is in disgrace at his current club having refused to come on
as a substitute in a recent 'Champions' League fixture. As a result he has
been told that he will be sold at the earliest possible opportunity, with
the next transfer window coming in January 2012 - leaving him kicking his
heels for the next three months. A tentative enquiry by the Hammers into the
player's availability for the interim period was rebuffed last week.
However a report in today's Telegraph suggests that United are still keeping
tabs on the situation - even though it is recognised that the chances of
re-signing Tevez - who is currently back in his home land - are slim, at
best.
The Argentinian international's career is still managed by Kia Jorabchian,
who attempted to purchase West Ham in 2006 before losing out to the
Icelandic consortium headed by Eggert Magnusson and Bjorgolffur Gudmundsson.
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Bentley Out, Tevez In?
October 7th, 2011 - 1:37 pm by Iain Dale
West Ham Till I Die
So, Herita Ilunga has joined mighty Doncaster on loan, and he looks set to
be joined by Freddie Piquionne. Good. And this morning's news is that David
Bentley is rumoured to have suffered a knee injury and will be out for some
time. Bad. He was just about getting into his stride.
And the other rumour to report is that West Ham have tabled a serious,
financed loan bid for Carlos Tevez. It is thought that Man City will only
let him go abroad, but you never know. The thing is, if he joins us it will
have to be for the rest of the season, not just until the Januaryy transfer
window. The reason is that a player may only play for two clubs within a
single season. Imagine it. Tevez until May. I still think it is highly
unlikely to happen and that he will end up in Brazil or Italy in January,
but if West Ham can tempt Manchester City it would be one of the biggest
coups ever. One wonders, though, if Kia Joorabchan, or whatever his name is,
will put a major spanner in the works. I would put nothing past that man.
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You won't find a new club here, Carlos... Corinthians snub fresh move for
rebel
By SPORTSMAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 2:21 PM on 7th October 2011
Daily Mail
Corinthians have delivered a timely blow to Carlos Tevez after the Brazilian
club revealed they are not looking to make another move for the Manchester
City rebel.
The South American outfit made a bid for Tevez this summer after he
expressed his desire to leave City, but ran out of time to complete a deal.
Since then, the 27-year-old Argentina international has made only two starts
under manager Roberto Mancini this term and was last week suspended by them
following his alleged refusal to come on as a substitute in their Champions
League defeat at Bayern Munich. It has left his future at the Etihad Stadium
uncertain, but Corinthians general manager Edu - the former Arsenal and
Brazil midfielder - says that as things stand, they are not thinking about
renewing their interest in the forward, who left them to join West Ham in
2006. 'At the moment there are no plans to try and sign him again,' Edu told
the BBC. 'I'm starting to think about our new squad for 2012 and I've talked
to our coach (Tite) about what we need - but Tevez was not mentioned. 'We
are always interested in world class players like Carlos but you need to
analyse if it's right for you at that time to try to sign him or not. We
have not spoken to him or his agent.'
Edu has been at the Leaders in Football conference in London this week,
where Tevez's advisor Kia Joorabchian on Wednesday insisted the striker did
not refuse to play for City in Munich, claiming that post-match comments by
the player suggesting he had done so were mistranslated by a club
interpreter. Referring to the events in the Bayern match, Edu said: 'It is
very strange for me to hear that he refused to come on. 'Every player knows
that sometimes you have to be on bench, you work for the team whether you're
playing or not.
'They pay him to work for the team whether he plays or not. I was a player
and I can understand that sometimes it doesn't feel good to be on the bench,
but if he decided not to play that was a very bad decision.' He added: 'As
things stand, we have not considered going for Tevez. 'On Wednesday I spoke
to our club president (Andres Sanchez) to see if he wanted me to make
contact and start negotiations while I'm over in Europe but he said no, it's
up to you to decide. 'Of course, that could change. It's nice to be over
here to see the real situation of Tevez and speak to people about him. 'Then
we can start to decide if it's right for us to try again. 'I was talking to
Manchester City in July and we tried to buy him for 40million euros but the
negotiations were not easy. 'We needed to arrange bank guarantees and other
things. To organise all of that in two or three days (before the Brazilian
transfer window closed) was very difficult. That's why we lost him.'
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Dyer's injury jinx strikes yet again as QPR boss Warnock confirms new
problem
By SPORTSMAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 12:24 PM on 7th October 2011
Daily Mail
Kieron Dyer has suffered fresh injury agony and will be out of action until
at least Christmas. The former England international joined QPR in the
summer hoping to make a new start after years of medical problems, but his
injury jinx struck again just three minutes into the season. And Hoops boss
Neil Warnock has confirmed that Dyer's injury jinx has struck again, with
the former England midfielder suffering new ligament damage in a foot.
'It's not looking good for Keiron and it looks as if he will need a lengthy
rehab,' said Warnock.'There seems to be new ligament problem at the front of
his foot, and he has been in a lot of pain. 'I feel for the lad, especially
after the training and effort he's made to get back.'
Dyer moved to Loftus Road from West Ham on a free transfer in July, signing
a one-year contract. Dyer had made just 30 appearances in the previous four
years due to a succession of injuries. And the former Newcastle
midfielder's move to west London soon turned sour after being taken off on a
stretcher on his debut against Bolton. The one crumb of comfort for Dyer,
however, is that Warnock vowed not to move him on in the January transfer
window, despite this latest setback. Warnock added: 'There has been talk we
should maybe think of finding Keiron another club at Christmas, bearing in
mind we have a number of new players. 'But I would like to keep him until
the end of the season – he deserves that at least.'
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XCLUSIVE: Marlon Harewood on life in China
Published 22:00 07/10/11 By James Nursey
The Mirror
Marlon Harewood has cracked China, but the star will not eat local snake or
dog delicacies until his new club are promoted. Adventurous Harewood penned
a lucrative six-month contract with Chinese League One club Shenzhen Phoenix
in July. And the striker has scored five goals since joining from relegated
Blackpool on a Bosman.
His Chinese club, who recently changed their name to Guangzhou R&F, are now
on the brink of promotion to the country's Super League. They are second in
the division with three games remaining and the top two go up. Harewood, 32,
has acclimatised remarkably well to a totally different footballing culture.
But he has been more conservative off the pitch. "Their local food is really
different from what we would think is normal Chinese food," he explained.
"You are talking, like, snake and dog - the majority of the restaurants have
that. "I have seen it on the menu but haven't had it yet - maybe if we get
promoted."
After a respectable career in England with Nottingham Forest, Ipswich, West
Ham, Aston Villa, Wolves, Newcastle, Barnsley and the Seasiders, Harewood
was brave enough to try something new. Representatives of Guangzhou flew to
London to meet him and his agent, and the Chinese outfit have so far
honoured all their promises and contractual obligations. "I have come to do
a job - to get this team promoted - and we have been unbeaten since I got
here," added Harewood. "We work really hard at it. We train twice a day - at
10am and then go back out about 3pm after lunch. "The main difference is the
heat. The temperature is 30 degrees every day, so I have lost weight - but I
feel good. You have to be very fit to last in this heat as it is intense.
"We have a training pitch next to where we stay. We live in a complex and it
is like having an away game every day. But the club have been very good at
looking after me, and I am not high maintenance."
Harewood's team-mates include two fellow English-speaking foreigners,
Brazilian Harison and Pole Aleksandar Zivkovic, who have helped him settle
in. The forward may consider staying on when the new Chinese season starts
in March, although he will be back in the UK for the January transfer window
and could pen a deal here.
Harewood insists the move has been enjoyable and is surprised more
out-of-contract British players do not consider the Far East. He added: "I
know some players go to different places and are not too keen. But it has
been really good, the only thing I have missed is my family. "Football is a
fantastic sport, it can take you anywhere in the world. If you are
open-minded to go and experience football elsewhere, then I would recommend
it. "It was something thrown at me and I thought, 'Why not?' Now, here I am
in China playing and enjoying it."
Despite not speaking the language, Harewood has integrated well, even if
life off the pitch is very different. "Being a black man in China is
unusual, full-stop," he said.
"I stand out, but I have no regrets and it has been a great experience."
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