Sheringham loving life at the Hammers
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Teddy Sheringham is relishing his coaching role at West Ham United
06.12.2014
Teddy Sheringham is loving life back at the Hammers - as his coaching
charges follow in his footsteps by finding the back of the net at the Boleyn
Ground. Sheringham is no stranger to the good times here at West Ham. He's
witnessed the bad times too, of course. But he reflects fondly on the
instrumental role he played in the Championship play-off final success in
2005 - and a year later, when he returned to Cardiff as part of Alan
Pardew's team that were just moments away from winning the FA Cup. He uses
both experiences as a reminder to the players that they must savour the
special moments while they can. "It was fantastic," he says. "I was a
supporter as a young boy and would watch games in the North Bank. So to a
get chance to play for West Ham late in my career was great. And here I am
again, working for them which is lovely too. "Looking back, I had great
memories. It was a good time for the club really. Alan Pardew was doing a
very good job and there was a real buzz. "I wasn't a major part of it but
the FA Cup run was special. To have pulled that off would have been amazing,
especially having the chance to beat Liverpool. We were so close to doing
that and it would have been a major feat. But it wasn't to be. "So, I say to
a lot of the players to enjoy it when things are going well because you have
a lot of bad times in football. "They need to enjoy the camaraderie you do
get when you get a good club because there can be moments in football where
you don't enjoy going into work."
Sheringham has saluted his boss Sam Allardyce for leading the Hammers to a
fine start to the season, helping to ensure that West Ham is a harmonious
place to be. He added: "I think Sam has been fantastic. I couldn't have
asked to work with a better boss for my first real impression of what
managerial life is like. He's been very open with me and I've got the utmost
respect for that. "He's very experienced and in a nice place at the moment
here at the club, which adds to a nice atmosphere around the place."
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Lack of a winter break is putting players' careers at risk, says West Ham
boss Sam Allardyce
Dec 06, 2014 22:30 By Steve Stammers
The Hammers boss is one of a growing number of managers who feel the Premier
League could benefit from a fortnight off
The Mirror
Sam Allardyce believes players' careers are in jeopardy because of the
punishing Christmas and New Year schedule as he renewed his call for a
winter break. West Ham start a hectic period of matches this afternoon when
they face Swansea at Upton Park and by the turn of 2015 they will have
played Sunderland, Leicester, Chelsea, Arsenal and West Brom in the Premier
League followed by an FA Cup third round tie.
Hammers boss Allardyce said: "My opinion has never changed and it never
will. You keep flogging your players and keep asking them to maintain the
levels they maintain, then you are asking for injuries. "And injuries have a
great cost to every investment you make in football. Every injury takes its
toll on the player. "But if they consistently start getting injuries then
the player will pay a price down the line. It will shorten his career.
"Until everybody gets their head together and really sorts it out, we are
always going to be faced with the fact that at this time of year we are
asking them to deliver four games in eight days. "And for them not to have a
break, it means they are open to being criticised because the players can't
get to where they want to produce the sort of football everybody is
expecting and continue to want them to get to, because they are not
physically capable of doing it any more."
West Ham – along with Southampton and Sunday's opponents Swansea – have been
a surprise package among the frontrunners in the Premier League this
season. But to maintain that momentum, Allardyce needs to call on his
first-choice squad players. And after the heavy domestic programme, he faces
losing three players to the African Cup of Nations next month – Diafra Sakho
and Cheikhou Kouyate to Senegal and Alex Song to Cameroon. Allardyce is
hopeful the players are not over-trained. "It depends how much they play and
how long they play there for and what type of training their coaches give
them while they are there," he said. "There is little or no coaching that
they need, but you are not in control of that and when you listen to what
some of the coaches do when they go there, they start thinking they have to
get them fitter. "That is the last thing they need to do – to start running
them around when they have just come through the Christmas period here."
Allardyce's long-term future remains undecided. He had to win over a
sceptical section of fans who objected to the brand of football in his
initial period but the dissent has died down. However, his contract runs out
at the end of the season along with that of defender Winston Reid. On his
own situation, Allardyce said: "There haven't been any talks yet. It will
happen like it happened last time – when we get closer to the end of the
season. It all depends on how you do as a manager. "Whether you have a
contract or not, if you've got good results, you're fine. "If you haven't
got good results, you get sacked. If you get a new set of owners it doesn't
matter how well you do – if they don't like you, they move you on. "I have
had that happen on two occasions. But I can't see West Ham being sold at
this moment in time." And on Reid – who has yet to accept the offer of a new
four-year contract – he said: "That is an on-going issue between the owners
and his agent."
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Liverpool leading the race for want-away West Ham centre-back Winston Reid
Dec 06, 2014 22:30 By Tom Hopkinson, Dean Jones
The New Zealand defender has been in good form for the Hammers this season
but his deal expires at the end of the season and he could be on the move
The Mirror
Liverpool are pushing on with their bid to land West Ham's Winston Reid,
reports the Sunday People. The New Zealand defender has been a star
performer this season and the Hammers have been desperately trying to secure
his future. But with his deal expiring at the end of the season, it is
thought he is keen on a big move. Arsenal are among the sides keeping an eye
on him but they are set to sign Tyrone Mings from Ipswich instead. West Ham
boss Sam Allardyce says that Reid, who will command a wage of around £80,000
per week, has to make a decision soon. He said: "His contract situation is
an on-going factor between the owner and his agent. I would imagine one or
both are going to come to the conclusion this has gone as far as it's going
to go and can't go any farther."
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Sam Allardyce: Only change of owners can stop my new West Ham deal
Sam Allardyce's contract with West Ham runs out in the summer
Alladyce signed a two-year contract with the Hammers in May 2013
West Ham have had an excellent start to this season's Premier League
Allardyce's side face Swansea at Upton Park on Sunday
West Ham are targeting their eighth win of the campaign
By RIATH AL-SAMARRAI FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHED: 22:28, 6 December 2014 | UPDATED: 23:51, 6 December 2014
Daily Mail
Sam Allardyce does not expect his West Ham contract to be renewed until the
last minute — but believes only a change in ownership will scupper his
chances of a new deal. Allardyce has overseen a stunning season despite not
knowing if he will have a future at the club beyond the summer, when his
contract runs out. No talks have yet been planned but Allardyce, whose
previous two-year extension was signed in May 2013, insisted he is
'comfortable' to wait. 'I think it will happen like it did last time when we
get closer to the end of the season,' he said. 'We will decide on where we
are going and what we are going to do. 'Just after getting promoted [in
2012] there were no new contract talks in the Premier League until April and
the back of end May. It will probably be the same this time round. I've
always been comfortable with that. I was last time and I'm comfortable with
it this time.' By Allardyce's logical rationale, which is that good results
will keep him safe, his future should be all but assured after an excellent
start to the season. They face Swansea at Upton Park on Sunday looking for
an eighth win of the campaign, boosted by the possible return of Alex Song
and Diafra Sakho from injury.
Allardyce said: 'Whether you have a contract or haven't got a contract, if
you have good results you're fine. If you haven't got good results, whether
you have a contract or not, you get sacked. 'If you get a set of new owners
then they might not like you and it doesn't matter how well you do, they'll
move you on. From that point of view, I can't see West Ham being sold at
this moment in time.' And he added: 'We are winning a lot of people over.
But any fans at any club, when results are not going well, make themselves
heard. You always win them over if you start winning, playing better and buy
better players.'
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Healthy Hammers ready to rumble
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on December 6, 2014 in Whispers
Claret & Hugh
That's the exciting news from the Hammers camp ahead of tomorrow's clash
against Swansea. ClaretandHugh has received a call within the last few
minutes in which we were told that the entire squad is fit and that manager
Sam Allardyce now has the tricky choice of deciding on his best X1. The odds
are that Mark Noble and Alex Song will return for the game probably for
Kevin Nolan and Morgan Amalfitano but the big question now is who will he
team together up front. Diafra Sakho has been badly missed but although we
are assured he's ready to be let loose again, it would be a surprise if he
were thrown in from the start. The manager tends to reintroduce formerly
injured players slowly which would indicate that Andy Carroll and Enner
Valencia will start with the Senegal hitman arriving into the fray later as
sub.
However, our source said: "There may well be an opportunity for Sam to show
us his best team should he choose to take it.":
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Carroll injury rumour quashed
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on December 6, 2014 in Whispers
Claret & Hugh
Wild rumours that Andy Carroll had again injured his ankle in training today
were quashed by West Ham sources this evening. Claretandhugh has received
three phone calls over the last two hours that the big striker had "gone
over" on the ankle and that he was back in trouble. But Hammers sources
quickly described the claims as "nonsense" insisting the player is 100 per
cent and available for selection for tomorrow's game against Swansea.
Stories had been rumbling around all day of a training ground incident
involving the player but we have been assured that they are entirely untrue.
ClaretandHugh's well placed source said: "Yours was not the first call but
we can assure everybody out there who may have been hearing the gossip that
it's simply not true – he's 100 per cent ok."
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"Go with Sakho and Valencia Sam – sorry Andy!"
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on December 6, 2014 in Whispers
Claret & Hugh
I hope Sam Allardyce plays his very best team tomorrow against Swansea and
that means teaming Enner Valencia and Diafra Sakho together up front as we
go back to the system that brought all that early success. I understand that
we have a fully fit squad and that's great news as we look to get back into
the routine that won us all those early games with such a swagger We want to
see the diamond back in place and Stewart Downing playing in the role that
saw him perform well enough to join the international squad. Andy Carroll is
a top player but there's no two ways about it, Valencia and Sakho have been
the main men and that's where we need to get back to fast. If Sakho is fit
for the squad then he's fit for selection and Sam should play him. No
messing. Swansea play with a front three. it doesn't vary so we should see
Alex Song, Mark Noble and Cheik Kouyate dealing with Bony and Dyer and
Montero across the middle. This is a game we really want to win and take our
tally to 27. Swansea are a good side but they are very beatable and if Sam
picks the team that I'm looking for I believe we will win it. We don't want
to be giving possession back to Swansea too much because that team can play.
If we are at our best though we have the pace and power to lift the points
and head towards the Christmas programme with real confidence. It's
important that we put on the style again tomorrow after the attritional
battles against Villa, Everton, Newcastle and West Brom. The fans have been
fed some fantastic football early on this season and we need to get back
there. Newcastle showed this afternoon just what a good side they are by
beating Chelsea and that puts our victory over the Magpies into a very good
perspective. Leroy will be on BBC 2 this evening at 6pm when Manish Bahsin
introduces highlights of the FA Cup Round Two matches.
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Gold: 'Carroll v Bony…what about Sakho?'
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on December 6, 2014 in Whispers
Claret & Hugh
Diafra Sakho is fully expected to play a part in tomorrow afternoon's
intriguing clash between the Irons and Swansea at the Boleyn.
It's been ironic to see the full glare of publicity turned on the Wilfried
Bony and Andy Carrollwhen perhaps minds should be more focused on the
likely return to action of Diafra Sakho. Managers Sam Allardyce, Gary Monk
and the media have been having fun comparing the records of the first two
given that Bony was a Hammers target before joining the Swans for £13
million with Carroll arriving at Upton Park for a fee, with extras,
currently approaching £18 million. Hammers co chairman David Gold has his
own view of that declaring: "The comparison is wrong because of Andy's
injuries but there's no reason at all why he shouldn't come out ahead of
Bony by the end of this campaign. "It will also be interesting to make the
comparison between the Swansea striker and Sakho particularly bearing in
mind that our lad cost around £10 million less than him. The guy has been an
absolute revelation and Sam Allardyce loves him to bits. He's got that happy
knack of turning up in the right place at the right time and is forever
tracking and tackling back. "He has been passionate about this club since he
got here and is a real hero with the fans. We all have our fingers crossed
he'll be back on duty tomorrow."
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