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Cresswell hails 'new philosophy'
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Aaron Cresswell says West Ham United now approach each and every game with
the intention of winning it. The Hammers have made an eye-catching and
hugely entertaining start to life under manager Slaven Bilic, rising to
third in the Barclays Premier League, scoring in every one of their ten
matches and scoring 22 goals in total. Bilic's side have won at Arsenal,
Liverpool and Manchester City and followed that up by beating champions
Chelsea at the Boleyn Ground on Saturday – a result that Cresswell told West
Ham TV they thoroughly deserved. "We definitely have a different philosophy
this season," said the No3. "The signings that the gaffer made in the summer
have helped: Lanzini, Dimitri Payet looks a fantastic player. We just have
to continue the form we are in at the minute, especially away from home. "We
are going into each game full of confidence – we don't fear anyone, whether
away or at home against the top sides as we have shown this season. We have
beaten four of the top teams in the Premier League so long may it continue."

Of West Ham's six victories, the left-back said Saturday's success against
Jose Mourinho's Blues was the Hammers' best so far – eclipsing their wins at
the Emirates, Anfield and the Etihad.
"I think it was our best win, for obvious reasons," he continued. "We are
sitting third in the league after ten games. "Don't get me wrong, it is
still early doors but I think we were fantastic, especially first half. They
got the goal back early on in the second half and then after they scored, I
think we controlled the game after that and obviously got the winning goal."

That winning goal came courtesy of Andy Carroll's towering header on the end
of a teasing cross from Cresswell – his third assist of the season. Speaking
to the media after Saturday's game, Carroll told how he has been ribbing
Cresswell for not setting him up sooner, so the defender was pleased to have
shut the striker up with his inch-perfect delivery. "I think he might keep
quiet for a couple of games hopefully!" Cresswell smiled. "He is fantastic
in the air, is Andy. He is a fantastic player. He has been unlucky with his
injuries and all his hard work over the last few months has paid off for
him. We are all delighted for him. "Of course, especially with Andy being
out for such a long time and getting the winning goal against Chelsea at
home, it is always nice personally to get an assist."

Earlier, Cresswell had also played his part in a blistering start to the
game made by Bilic's Hammers, who tore into the struggling Blues and went
ahead through Mauro Zarate's rasping finish. The defender explained that the
decision to harry and hustle Chelsea from the kick-off was one which planned
meticulously by Bilic and his coaching staff. "Especially away from home we
have always been pressing them and starting well away from home which we
haven't done at home apart from Newcastle, when we were excellent," he
explained. "In the first half, I thought we were excellent. We didn't give
them any time on the ball, we were always in their faces, we pressed and
when we got the ball, we attacked in numbers."

The Hammers will seek to extend their unbeaten run to eight league matches –
and maintain their unbeaten away record – when they travel to newly-promoted
Watford on Saturday. Kick-off at Vicarage Road is at 3pm, with live audio
and text commentary available on whufc.com and coverage across our social
media channels.

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From the Treatment Room
WHUFC.com

Head of Medical and Sports Science Stijn Vandenbroucke provides an update
from the Treatment Room – in association with Spire Roding

Hello everyone,

We had a great result on Saturday, beating Chelsea, and picked up a few
niggles from the game, but we now have everybody back fit and all of the
players have joined back in during the course of the week.

Winston Reid has returned to training, while Alex Song will join the
Development Squad in training on Saturday before joining the first-team
squad on Sunday.

Doneil Henry will also join the Development Squad in training on Saturday,
while Joey O'Brien returned and played for 62 minutes for the Under-21s on
Monday evening without any problems, which was very good.

Hopefully we will not pick up any injuries at the Watford game and we will
have a fully-fit squad available to train next week.

Having a fit squad is of course what we all want, but our work never ends.
The main focus we always have is on the fit players and those who are
available for selection by the manager.

Availability for matches is the most important thing and, for that reason,
we have players who do different levels of training and individual work
every week.
Players get ill, players pick up niggles and miss a day's training, while
some players do extra work or extra training.

As the manager Mr Bilic has said, training is individualised for every
player. Some players train more and some players train less.

For example, Andy Carroll has had full training weeks for the first time in
years recently, while others are given days off to prevent over-training and
to keep them fit and available.

Now, we are focused on having a good week of training and sufficient rest in
the final international break of the year and putting down the foundations
for the winter, and then it is all about keeping the players fresh.

We have a deep and strong squad which helps us to be able to take the
long-term approach and Mr Bilic, his staff and the Medical and Sport Science
department all play an important role in this.

The challenge ahead is to get the players through a busy period without a
winter break, which is going to be a new experience for some of them coming
from European leagues.

Stijn Vandenbroucke
Head of Medical and Sports Science

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Boleyn People
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Having worked at West Ham United for ten years, the final season at the
Boleyn Ground is especially poignant for Hammers fan and Head of Elite
Performance and Sports Medicine at the Academy Tom Smith. During his time
studying physiotherapy at the University of Hertfordshire, Smith enjoyed a
student placement with West Ham United in the summer preceding his final
year. Having clearly impressed his senior colleagues in the Club's medical
department, he was offered part-time work at the Academy of Football. It was
not long before Smith was offered a full-time position in December 2005 as
Head Academy Physiotherapist. Ten years on, Smith's passion and commitment
to the job and to the Club remain plainly evident. "I enjoy every minute of
it," says the Essex-based Smith. "It is hard work and time consuming, but
it's what you commit to. I always knew this is what I want to do. "You have
to go wholeheartedly into it, but I'm fortunate enough to do something I
really enjoy, at the Club I've always supported."

After two years working in the Academy, Smith became increasingly more
involved in working with the first-team squad as a physiotherapist. After
working in the role for just under five years, and several different
managers, Smith returned to the Academy as Head of Elite Performance and
Sports Medicine. Reflecting on his differing roles, Smith said: "One of the
most positive things is that I've worked with players at every level. I've
worked with everyone from Under-9s who are just starting out to the first
team to working with international players who are worth millions of pounds.
"To have worked with players like Carlos Tevez who have gone on to be
massive at international level and across Europe is special. That variety is
one of the biggest positives; to have worked across a broad spectrum at West
Ham is a real standout memory."

Another highlight for Smith, and everyone connected to the Academy, is being
part of the development and progression of highly-rated youngsters into
first-team professional players. "It's one of the things that motivates me
most, and is the reason why I'm doing the job I do. I take a huge amount of
pride seeing an Academy player make their way into the first team. "Every
time an Academy player makes their debut and goes on to be involved more
frequently is special, and I feel like I've contributed to that success. You
get a real feeling of reward every time they play."It's an exciting time at
the moment, with the likes of Burke, Oxford, Cullen, Lee, and Page."

With the Club's future generation in good hands, Smith reflected on his
favourite memories at the Hammers' place of worship, the Boleyn Ground. "I
remember coming to my first game in 1991. We played Barnsley and we won 3-2.
Colin Foster, Frank McAvennie and Iain Dowie scored," he recalled. "Another
personal highlight includes doing the matchday 'run-on' for the first team
on a couple of occasions. "I have a lot of fond memories, some classic
games, play-offs, relegations, debuts. And that's just in terms of what I've
seen as a spectator. Then there's all the fond memories I have from behind
the scenes."

Last weekend's win over Chelsea was the Irons' fifth home league fixture of
the season, and with potentially only 14 games remaining, the countdown to
the final home game, against Swansea City on Saturday 7 May has well and
truly begun. "It's an honour to be working for the Club during the final
year at the Boleyn Ground. As a fan and a staff member, 25 years is a
massive chunk of my life to have been coming here, and to think that is
going to come to an end in May is going to be emotional. "I've thought a lot
about the last game here. I'm hoping to bring my daughter Sienna and son
Oscar to a game before the move. "We need to enjoy this season, and savour
it. But also we need to remember what we're moving onto. It's a new era in
the Club's great history, and we'll be playing in another amazing stadium,
one of the best in England, if not Europe."

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Exclusive - Hodgson on the Hammers
WHUFC.com

England manager Roy Hodgson was full of praise for West Ham United on his
recent visit to the Boleyn Ground. Hodgson was in the Betway Stand to watch
the Hammers put Barclays Premier League champions Chelsea to the sword on
Saturday, with a winning goal created and scored by two Englishmen with
hopes of being named in his squad in the near future – Aaron Cresswell and
Andy Carroll. With James Tomkins and Carl Jenkinson shackling the Blues
attack and Mark Noble outshining Chelsea's star-studded midfield, the Three
Lions boss would have left east London with plenty to ponder ahead of next
month's friendly internationals with Spain and France. Speaking exclusively
to West Ham TV, Hodgson said he was keeping a close eye on West Ham's five
Englishmen. "There are five English players and we know them well," he said.
"Carl Jenkinson has already played for us, of course, and Andy Carroll was
an important part of our Euro 2012 team. "In Tomkins, Cresswell and Mark
Noble, there are good football players who are quite capable of playing for
England, but they face competition because one or two others who have done
well over the last few years. "It's all a question of competition and
keeping an eye from my point of view to make sure I'm not missing any."

West Ham have fielded nine English players in total this Premier League
season, including promising youngster Reece Oxford, as well as a
cosmopolitan mix of outstanding talents from across Europe, Africa and South
America. Hodgson has been hugely impressed by what he has seen from the boys
in Claret and Blue. "It's very good. I think they've started the season
quite brilliantly and some of the players brought in by Slaven and the
owners have really shown that they are top-class players," the England
manager told West Ham TV. "Not only do they have potential, but they have
shown they are top-class players straight away, so I assume that everyone at
West Ham must be delighted with the way the team is playing, the way the
atmosphere is at the club and in the dressing room, because you can see a
tremendous unity of spirit on the field. "I imagine it is praise all-round
and long may it continue. Everyone here knows and is wise enough the season
is long and it's great to get off to a good start, but there is still a lot
of hard work to do to maintain this position until the end of the season."

Hodgson has been a regular guest at the Boleyn Ground since becoming England
manager in 2012, but his visits to E13 date back more than 50 years. "I love
coming here," he enthused. "The whole club is a real football club, this
one, steeped in tradition with fantastic roots. The owners and Karren Brady
look after me so well, as does Sir Trevor Brooking of course, who I worked
with for three years and admire enormously. "It's a real pleasure to come
here just to see friends and I always see a good game here, so it's well
worth the effort coming from south west London to east London, as it's
always worth it when I get here! "My memories go back a long time to the
Ron Greenwood days and, of course, watching all those famous players who
went on to win the World Cup for England. "And also coming to watch a guy
called Johnny Byrne who might also have been in that 1966 team had he not
got injured just before the World Cup, as he was a large part of the build.
"He was a favourite player of mine and my friends at the time, so we'd come
over from Croydon to watch him whenever we could. "I've also had some good
memories with club teams when I've played here but, having said that, not
too many victories because of the teams I managed here have lost more often
than they won."

Looking forward, Hodgson's immediate concern is guiding England to glory at
Euro 2016 but, past that, he is looking forward to paying a visit to the
Hammers at their new home next season. While he will always have fond
memories of the Boleyn, the 68-year-old said West Ham have much to look
forward to at their 54,000-capacity stadium in Stratford. "Traditions are
important and this club always has traditions, but I understand the owners
and the Chief Executive because these days you can get more than 30-odd
thousand people," Hodgson continued. "You can fill a stadium with 60,000, so
if you have the opportunity you have to take it. "You can't live in the past
and say 'I want to stay in my traditional home' – you have to move on, just
as Arsenal did in leaving their traditional home."

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Cresswell hails 'new philosophy'
WHUFC.com

Aaron Cresswell says West Ham United now approach each and every game with
the intention of winning it. The Hammers have made an eye-catching and
hugely entertaining start to life under manager Slaven Bilic, rising to
third in the Barclays Premier League, scoring in every one of their ten
matches and scoring 22 goals in total. Bilic's side have won at Arsenal,
Liverpool and Manchester City and followed that up by beating champions
Chelsea at the Boleyn Ground on Saturday – a result that Cresswell told West
Ham TV they thoroughly deserved. "We definitely have a different philosophy
this season," said the No3. "The signings that the gaffer made in the summer
have helped: Lanzini, Dimitri Payet looks a fantastic player. We just have
to continue the form we are in at the minute, especially away from home. "We
are going into each game full of confidence – we don't fear anyone, whether
away or at home against the top sides as we have shown this season. We have
beaten four of the top teams in the Premier League so long may it continue."

Of West Ham's six victories, the left-back said Saturday's success against
Jose Mourinho's Blues was the Hammers' best so far – eclipsing their wins at
the Emirates, Anfield and the Etihad. "I think it was our best win, for
obvious reasons," he continued. "We are sitting third in the league after
ten games. "Don't get me wrong, it is still early doors but I think we were
fantastic, especially first half. They got the goal back early on in the
second half and then after they scored, I think we controlled the game after
that and obviously got the winning goal."

That winning goal came courtesy of Andy Carroll's towering header on the end
of a teasing cross from Cresswell – his third assist of the season. Speaking
to the media after Saturday's game, Carroll told how he has been ribbing
Cresswell for not setting him up sooner, so the defender was pleased to have
shut the striker up with his inch-perfect delivery. "I think he might keep
quiet for a couple of games hopefully!" Cresswell smiled. "He is fantastic
in the air, is Andy. He is a fantastic player. He has been unlucky with his
injuries and all his hard work over the last few months has paid off for
him. We are all delighted for him. "Of course, especially with Andy being
out for such a long time and getting the winning goal against Chelsea at
home, it is always nice personally to get an assist."

Earlier, Cresswell had also played his part in a blistering start to the
game made by Bilic's Hammers, who tore into the struggling Blues and went
ahead through Mauro Zarate's rasping finish. The defender explained that the
decision to harry and hustle Chelsea from the kick-off was one which planned
meticulously by Bilic and his coaching staff. "Especially away from home we
have always been pressing them and starting well away from home which we
haven't done at home apart from Newcastle, when we were excellent," he
explained. "In the first half, I thought we were excellent. We didn't give
them any time on the ball, we were always in their faces, we pressed and
when we got the ball, we attacked in numbers."

The Hammers will seek to extend their unbeaten run to eight league matches –
and maintain their unbeaten away record – when they travel to newly-promoted
Watford on Saturday. Kick-off at Vicarage Road is at 3pm, with live audio
and text commentary available on whufc.com and coverage across our social
media channels.

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Jose Mourinho lost bet with West Ham mascot
KUMb.com
Filed: Wednesday, 28th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho wasn't only facing a £25,000 FA fine as a
result of his team's defeat to West Ham last weekend - but he was a shirt
down too. Mourinho, who was hit with the fine as a result of his antics at
half time when challenging referee Jonathan Moss bet one of West Ham's young
mascots before the game that his side would beat the Hammers, according to
former Irons star Stuart Slater.

Slater, who was the star guest on this week's KUMB Podcast - which you may
download or stream here - was in the tunnel prior to the match in his
capacity as one of the club's match day hosts, when he witnessed the
manager's challenge. "Before the game Mourinho was talking to the ball boys
and mascots," explained the former winger. "One of the mascots said to him
'we're going to beat you!' "When he returned from the warm-up he came back
into the tunnel and asked which one of the mascots said West Ham were going
to beat Chelsea. One of the boys put his hand up and said 'it was me!'
"Mourinho told the boy he was going to have a bet with him. He said, 'If we
win I'll have your shirt - and if you win, I'll get you a signed Chelsea
shirt'. Whether it happened or not, I don't know - but it was brilliant that
he could have a little bit of banter before the game!"

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19:41, 28 OCT 2015
BY JAMES WHALING
The Portuguese could be left counting the cost of a fine for being sent to
the stands by referee Jon Moss - but also lost this wager
The Mirror

Jose Mourinho may be facing a fine for his antics during Chelsea's defeat to
West Ham on Saturday - but his debts didn't stop there.
The Portuguese was sent to the stands by referee Jon Moss after a half-time
discussion during the Blues' nightmare 2-1 reverse at Upton Park - their
fifth loss in 10 Premier League outings so far this season. More bad news
for Mourinho has now been revealed, courtesy of a pre-match bet with a
Hammers ball boy. The cheeky youngster had told the Chelsea boss that the
Irons would take all three points in the East End, and Mourinho took him up
on the bet. Former West Ham player Stuart Slater told the Knees Up Mother
Brown podcast: "Before the game Mourinho was talking to the ball boys and
mascots. One of the mascots said to him 'we're going to beat you!' "When he
returned from the warm-up he came back into the tunnel and asked which one
of the mascots said West Ham were going to beat Chelsea. One of the boys put
his hand up and said 'it was me!' "Mourinho told the boy he was going to
have a bet with him. He said, 'If we win I'll have your shirt - and if you
win, I'll get you a signed Chelsea shirt'. "Whether it happened or not, I
don't know - but it was brilliant that he could have a little bit of banter
before the game!" The misery continued for Mourinho and Chelsea last night,
as they crashed out of the Capital One Cup following a penalty shootout
defeat to Stoke.

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This Hammer's a wanted man!
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 28, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

Pedro Obiang remains a wanted maObiangn in January with Napoli continually
tracking the Irons midfielder. With so many options in the area Slaven Bilic
may be tempted to allow the No 14 to join the Serie A outfit for the rest
of the season should he receive a firm offer. Napoli were keen in the summer
when the Hammers moved in with a £4 million bid for the former Sampdoria man
but the Italian outfit have been carefully watching his progress at the club
this season. The player has been unable to nail down a regular place in the
line up and that has given the Italian outfit hope that they may be able to
do a deal with the Irons. A Hammers source told ClaretandHugh said: "This
will be for later – we have had no contact at this stage but we were aware
of their interest in the player.

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Four down, two to go!
Posted by Sean Whetstone on October 27, 2015 in Sean's Blogs, Whispers
C and H

So we beat Arsenal at the Emirates 2-0 on the opening day of the new season
to set the tone under our new manager. The first time in eight years we had
beaten the Gooners when Bobby Zamora scored the only goal when we became the
first team to beat Arsenal at the Emirates. Then came that historic 3-0 win
against Liverpool at Anfield, the first time in 52 years to beat the Reds
away from home. In 1963 we relied on Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst to score
our score our goals in the old money division one before the Premier League
was even dreamed of. Next came a 2-1 win against former champions Manchester
City at the Ethiad, West Ham had never beaten Man City away in the League at
their new stadium. Our last league away win came in 1982 at Maine Road when
Paul Goddard scored the only goal. Last weekend it was Chelsea's tun to come
under Slav's sword with a 2-1 home win against the reigning champions. We
beat the Blues as recent as 2012 when Carlton Cole, Mo Diame and Maiga
scored in a 3-1 win. Collins and Tomkins also played in that win to remember
on a December day. These four wins have already made the 2015/2016 a season
to remember already but we have two important games coming up to complete a
magnificent half dozen run by Super Slav. On Sunday 22nd November we take
on our old foes Spurs at White Hart Lane, then on Saturday 5th December we
play Manchester United at Old Trafford. Away wins against both of these
teams this season would raise Slaven Bilic to god like status among Hammers
folklore and hopefully we can add to the impressive graphic above very soon.

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Give West Ham the credit
Posted by Sean Whetstone on October 27, 2015 in Sean's Blogs, Whispers
C and H

It is about time football pundits and the media at large gave West Ham
credit to what they have achieved this season. Large parts of the media
love to knock West Ham when they are down or there is a bad news story but
they seem reluctant to pat them on the back and say well done. Even match of
the day pundits seem to struggle to anything more than a couple of words
before concentrating on describing the woes on the major teams we have
beaten.

Leicester City on the other hand seem to get all the praise and the credit
from the same people. While there is no doubt Leicester have also had a
great start to the season and remain the only 'top six' to beat us this
season it could be argued that our opposition has been much stronger than
their's. Leicester's wins have come against a poor Sunderland, Villa,
Norwich and Palace in addition to ourselves.

Would it kill the media to pat West Ham on the back occasionally and say
well done and give credit where it is due?

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Landslide win for Payet
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 28, 2015 in News
C and H

Dimi Payet has won a landslide victory as London's Player of the month for
October in the London 24.com October Twitter poll. Now with the PFA Player
of the Month Awards closing tomorrow the 28 year old Frnchman could be set
to make it a double. Supporters retweeted the player they believed was
London's finest Premier League performer during the month and Dimi finished
up with 69 per cent of the vote. Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil finished in
second place after a goal and four assists during a memorable month of
Premier League football for the German. Tottenham's Christian Eriksen also
gained his fair share of votes after three goals and an assist. Chelsea
attacker Willian and Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha also featured on
the shortlist.

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THERE IS NO NEED TO RUSH ALEX SONG'S RETURN!
By S J Chandos 28 Oct 2015 at 08:00
WTID

There has been some optimistic reports that Alex Song could be fit for a
first team return against Watford this Saturday. Song is back in training,
but it is surely unlikely that he will make an appearance so soon. Other
reports (presumably based on David Gold's tweets on the subject) have
identified the Everton match as the more realistic target. And that is more
than likely to be true, given that there is an imperative to build up Song's
match fitness ahead of any return.

The fact is that with the strength of our squad there is no need to rush
players back before they are ready. We have good cover and results are
excellent, so lets give Song the extra bit of time that he needs, including
a couple of run outs in the Development Squad. We can easily afford to do
that and ensure that he is 100% ready; thus, avoiding the risk of further
injury that often accompanies players returning before they are fully match
fit. It is also probable that any such return will commence from the bench
and involve a gradual re-introduction to the 'cut and thrust' of PL
football. The prospect of Song combining with Lanzini, Moses and Payet is
very exciting indeed. If Song does make an appearance against Everton then
great, but it is surely far more important that the club get it right. The
same argument applies to Enner Valencia, although the striker is further
down the comeback road than Song. Consequently, I feel that it is more
likely that we will see Valencia make some sort of contribution over the
next two PL matches.

Elsewhere, the speculation about the club's January transfer targets has
commenced already. The latest story is that West Ham could make a January
move for 26 year old Brazilian International striker, Alexandre Pato. He is
currently on loan to Sao Paulo from his parent club, Corinthians, having
signed from Italian giants, AC Milan, in 2013. During his stint in A Serie,
Pato scored a very decent 63 goals in 150 matches. His scoring record in
Brazil has been 17 goals in 62 games (for Corinthians) and 37 goals in 94
matches (to date – for Sao Paulo). We know that Corinthians are looking at
sell, hence their President. Roberto de Andrade's comment this week that the
club 'would rather sell Pato than keep him.'

It is also thought that there is real rival interest from Spurs. Make of the
story what you will. I guess the key questions are, do we really need him
and what qualities does he bring to the squad that our present strikers do
not possess? The probability is that this is the work of agents, trying to
drum up interest in the player ahead of the winter transfer window.
Alternatively, perhaps Tony Henry has actually identified him as a potential
target? We shall see?

What is certain is that if we enter the new year in the top four and in
close points proximity to the leaders, then the club's board will have a
tough decision to make. Will they adopt a plan B, to commit transfer
resources to bring even more quality in to the squad in a concerted effort
to clinch a Champions League place or even boost a title challenge. Or will
they go with their probable plan A, which is to stick with the current squad
until the end of the 2015/16 campaign and implement the next stage of their
transfer plans in the summer? It is tough because if there is any chance of
CL qualification and a serious title challenge than it will be very tempting
to invest again and really go for it. Of course, a lot will depend on how
the current squad continues to perform and which quality additions are
available in the January window. Once again, time will tell?

Finally, the Watford (away) and Everton (home) fixtures are two further
tests of our progress. The Watford match is a classic example of one in
which West Ham in the past would have slipped up. Yet another away victory
here would indicate that type of inconsistency is a thing of the past. While
Everton have been a real 'bogey' team for us over recent seasons. So, a win
over the Goodison club would be another very positive indicator. I am going
for an efficient 0-2 victory over Watford and an entertaining 2-1 win over
Everton! COYI.

SJ. Chandos.

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Player Focus: Impressive Lanzini Quickly Becoming West Ham's Jewel
by Josh Wright at Tuesday, Oct 27 2015 16:00
whoscored.com

The decision to replace Sam Allardyce a year before moving into the Olympic
Stadium suddenly didn't feel like the right play when West Ham were dumped
out of the Europa League by Romanian side Astra Giurgiu before the Premier
League had even started. Since then, however, victories away to Arsenal,
Liverpool, Manchester City and Crystal Palace and at home to Chelsea on
Saturday have left them two points off top spot.

Their extraordinary start to the campaign makes it hard for West Ham fans
not to dream of moving into their new home with the prospect of European
football, but it's worth remembering they were also in the top four as late
as Christmas before their season unravelled last year. Nevertheless, you
sense the Hammers are far better equipped this time around.

Dimitri Payet has been credited as the driving force behind their meteoric
start to the season. The Frenchman was regarded as a coup when West Ham
signed him for £10.7m over the summer and his breathtaking performances only
make you wonder why more teams weren't in for him. As it stands, only two
players have played a direct hand in more goals than Payet (8), and only
Mesut Ozil (42) has created more goalscoring chances than the former
Marseille creator-in-chief (41) in England's top-flight.

However, the foundations of West Ham's early season success extend beyond
the creativity of Payet. Enner Valencia was the fan favourite at the Boleyn
Ground this time last season, but so much has changed since then that the
Ecuador international may now struggle to even get in Slaven Bilic's
starting line up when everyone is available for selection.

A summer of upheaval included nearly a dozen new faces arriving at West Ham
and Bilic is quickly discovering he has match winners all over the pitch.
The Hammers were able to take players from the likes of Barcelona, Chelsea,
Arsenal, Marseille and Juventus in the off-season, but it's one of their
less familiar faces that is quickly endearing himself to the supporters.

Unlike the media fanfare that followed Payet's arrival, there was little
hype when Manuel Lanzini touched down from Al Jazira in the United Arab
Emirates. However, his early season performances would suggest David Gold
and David Sullivan would be wise to tie up the Argentine on a permanent deal
sooner rather than later.

The former Argentina U20 international's latest display against Chelsea was
packed with the sort of craft, intelligence and awareness you would expect
from a player accustomed to the rigours of the Premier League, not one that
has just spent the last year in the Middle East.

Lanzini, nicknamed 'The Jewel', completed more dribbles than any other
player (5) - including Payet (2) - misplaced just four of his 32 passes (88%
pass success rate) and even made a vital clearance off the line just as it
appeared Kurt Zouma had drawn Chelsea level. Mauro Zarate finished as the
WhoScored man of the match (7.93 rating), but Lanzini ran him a close second
(7.73).

It was no one off. He's been doing it all season and his performances are
already starting to earn glowing endorsements from his manager. "I have
never seen a player who reminds me of Luka Modric as much as Manuel
Lanzini," said Bilic in his London Evening Standard column last week, having
previously compared his style to David Silva's. That's some hybrid!

Player Focus: Impressive Lanzini Quickly Becoming West Ham's Jewel

Lanzini still has a long way to go before being earning the right to be
regarded in their company, but it's certainly not a bad starting point, and
you can already see where Bilic is coming from.

When in possession, Lanzini rarely concedes it. The Argentine is the most
accurate passer at the club (87.6%) and is also among the top 25 in the
division – above the likes of Eden Hazard, Yaya Toure and Bastian
Schweinsteiger – of those to have started at least half of the 10 league
matches thus far. Additionally, Lanzini has only been dispossessed five
times in eight appearances, compared to Payet who has been robbed of
possession more than three times that amount (17), accentuating his
statistically calculated strength of 'holding on to the ball'.

"What I do know is he is making our other players better," Bilic continued,
revealing more behind what kind of player West Ham have on their books.
Lanzini's influence in the final third has been particularly noticeable and
it had been this sort of positivity that fans felt was missing during the
bulk of Allardyce's tenure.

Lanzini averages more dribbles per game than any other teammate (2.5) and
only two West Ham players have averaged more forward passes and successful
final third passes per game than the midfielder (20.9 & 9.9, respectively),
while only Payet (4.5 per game) is joining play together with more
regularity via accurate lay-offs than the former River Plate graduate (1.5).


Not only that, but Lanzini has also shown a desire to help out defensively,
where he averages the same amount of tackles per game as defenders James
Collins and Carl Jenkinson (1.5).

In Bilic's mind there had never been any doubt over Lanzini's ability. The
47-year-old had been tracking him during his two-year stint as Besiktas
manager before replacing Allardyce at West Ham, but even he admits he's been
blown away by how quickly Lanzini hass settled.

"I am only surprised that he hit it off straight away," Bilic said. "I
thought he was going to need more time because last year he played in the
Emirates with Al Jazira. It's a good level but you can't compare that with
the Premier League. He's a phenomenal player, a really quality player and
feels comfortable when he is on the pitch."

What's exciting for West Ham fans is that you sense this is only the
beginning for Lanzini.

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Nikola reminded of Croatian stars
WHUFc.com

Nikola Jurcevic says West Ham United playmakers Dimitri Payet and Manuel
Lanzini remind him of Croatia legends Zvonimir Boban and Robert Prosinecki.
The Hammers assistant manager – and manager Slaven Bilic – played alongside
attacking midfielders Boban and Prosinecki at Euro 96, where the Blazers
reached the quarter-finals and impressed hugely with their flair and
creativity. Boban spent eleven seasons with AC Milan, winning four Serie A
titles and the UEFA Champions League, while Prosinecki played for Real
Madrid and Barcelona and won six league titles with Red Star Belgrade and
Dinamo Zagreb. Twenty years later and Jurcevic can see a lot of his former
teammates – as well as current Croatia stars Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic –
in Payet and Lanzini, who have played a huge part in firing West Ham into
the Barclays Premier League's top four. "Sometimes when I have spoken with
Slaven or when I talk with my friends, I make some comparisons with players
from before like Boban or Prosinecki, or for example players now like Modric
and Rakitic," he told West Ham TV. "We also have those type of players in
Payet and Lanzini."

While the attacking duo have caught the eye during the Hammers' bright start
to the 2015/16 campaign, Jurcevic added that it has been a full squad effort
to climb into third place after ten league matches. "Sometimes we spoke
about one or two players, but we must speak also about more players, because
sometimes in the game we make some fantastic shots through Zarate, for
example, who scored an important goal on Saturday," he continued. "I think
now we have a good situation in the team because we have some players who
are more for defending like Collins or Tomkins, or we have team players like
Jenkinson or Cresswell, or midfielders like Mark Noble and Kouyate who are
really important for our team. "OK, I understand in every team, everybody
speaks more about players who are more offensive or more creative, but I
think everything our team has done until now is for all the players."

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Akinola makes Boleyn Ground bow
WHUFC.com

Central defender Olatunji Akinola is confident his side can bounce back from
the 2-0 defeat to Fulham when the Dev Squad travel to play Brighton & Hove
Albion next Monday. The 16-year-old put in an assured performance against
the Cottagers, in his first U21 appearance of the season – coincidentally
against the same team he made his U21's debut against last term. Despite a
promising showing from the young Hammers, it was the visitors who came away
with the points: "The positives are the way we passed the ball around, we
need to do that more consistently and switching the play often. We need to
try and be a bit more creative because I know we are capable of beating
anyone when we play to our best. "Overall, it was a disappointing result
especially as we played well in the first half. We must have dominated the
game in terms of passes but we didn't have enough creativity in the final
third and we didn't have many opportunities from the crosses we put in."

Jordan Evans' swirling free kick beat Raphael Spiegel from distance to break
the deadlock before Dean O'Halloran rolled the ball home to double their
advantage. Grady Diangana came closest to scoring for the hosts, yet they
could not find a way past Fulham goalkeeper Marek Rodak. Akinola
continued: "It's disappointing to have conceded twice from only a few shots
on goal. We felt pretty solid at the back, they didn't have too much of a
threat but they took the chances they did have. "It's my first U21
appearance of the season and it's clearly a step up from the U18s who have
been playing recently. I think I've coped with the step up well, on the ball
I feel my distribution was good but I think I need to be more solid in the
air against the older boys. Overall I think I did alright."

While the result was disappointing, it was no doubt a special night for the
highly rated academy prospect. Reflecting on his Boleyn Ground bow, he said:
"It's my first game here at the Boleyn Ground so it was a good experience, I
think tonight's crowd was the biggest I've played in front of in my career.
"You've got to concentrate all the time because you've got a lot of people
watching you; it's also more realistic to what first team football is like.
"As for the rest of the season, the U18s are doing well at the moment so I
hope that continues. Hopefully I'll be ready whenever I'm called upon for
the U21s and keep knocking on the door."

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Dyer - All you need is Slav
WHUFC.com

West Ham fan Danny Dyer was thrilled to be back at the Boleyn Ground on
Saturday and hopes the Club can achieve big things under the leadership of
Slaven Bilic this season. The Eastenders Star has already been to the
Bournemouth and Newcastle matches this season and is hoping to attend as
many games as possible in the final ever season at Upton Park. Dyer says he
will be full of emotion as the Hammers prepare to play their final ever
league game against Swansea on May 7. But the famous actor is also looking
forward to seeing the Club make a big move into the new Stadium next summer
and sees no reason why they cannot compete with the big guns in England.
Dyer said: "I am gutted that we are leaving the Boleyn and there are a lot
of memories for me as I have been coming here since I was a kid. "But we
have got to look at the bigger picture and we are going to have one of the
best grounds in the league. We need to move forward and hopefully we can
attract bigger players. "I want to experience Champions League football. It
is our time and we are due it. "We have a strong team this season and why
shouldn't we be dreaming about a top four finish. Why can't we be treated to
a bit of glory? "I started coming over with my old man during the 1985/86
season and seeing the great partnership between McAvennie and Cottee. "I am
a Custom House boy and I can still remember the walk to the ground and the
smell of the burgers as you got nearer. I am a true believer in that your
club chooses you. "We have got the Bilic on the scene now. All you need is
Slav!!"
Dyer has also joined the big fan club behind Dimitri Payet and feels he is
already following in the footsteps of fans favourite Paolo Di Canio. Payet
has wasted no time settling into his new surroundings and has been one of
the star performers in the opening ten games of the season. Dyer added:
"Payet is a beautiful man. He pulls the it off well. He is a like a Di Canio
player and gets you off your seat."

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One booking, but West Ham charged by FA - again
KUMB.com
Filed: Tuesday, 27th October 2015
By: Staf

West Ham have been charged once again by the FA for failing to control their
players. Following on from the £50,000 fine incurred following Mark Noble's
dismissal at Anfield back in August - a decision that was later overturned
upon appeal - the Hammers have been charged again in the wake of Saturday's
win over Chelsea. According to a statement on the FA's website, "West Ham
have been charged for failing to control their players in the 44th minute of
the game and Chelsea have also been charged with the same offence for an
alleged breach in the 45th minute of the game."

Video footage of the incident, a still from which may be seen below shows
three West Ham players - captain Mark Noble, Carl Jenkinson and James
Tomkins - along with Chelsea's John Terry and Cesc Fabregas talking to
referee Jonathan Moss following the foul. West Ham had one player booked
during the game - Cheikhou Kouyate - whilst the Blues saw SIX players
cautioned, including Diego Costa and Fabegas for their part in the fracas
that followed Matic's red card. Both clubs have until 6pm on Thursday, 29
October to reply to the charges.

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Chelsea fans off their Roka
KUMB.com
Filed: Tuesday, 27th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

It wasn't just Chelsea's coaching staff and players showing a distinct lack
of class on Saturday, according to a story in the tabloids this morning.
Andy Carroll, who went straight to Canary Wharf after the game in order to
celebrate West Ham's win was accosted by a group of drunk Chelsea supporters
at the Roka restaurant shortly after arriving. Eye-witness Paige Waller, who
was in the popular eating venue said: "Andy Carroll and a random drunk man
just had a huge row in Roka. Made my day. So dramatic; red wine was flying
everywhere." Meanwhile another individual who claimed to be present at the
time told The Sun: "A man, who was in a group of Chelsea fans, tried to go
up and kiss him which led to a skirmish. Carroll hadn't even had food or a
drink at that point when the hammered geezer started giving him shit."
Carroll scored West Ham's winning goal just ten minutes after being
introduced as a replacement for Mauro Zarate, who had given the Irons a
first half lead that was subsequently cancelled out by Gary Cahill. Hammers
boss Slaven Bilic insisted after the game that the number nine should be
seriously considered for a recall by England manager Roy Hodgson, who was
present at Saturday's match. "Andy is a big player for us, and also for
England," he said during his post-match press conference. "He gives us a lot
of options. He is a great player, his quality has never been in doubt. We
just needed to get him fit. "Now we are in a really good situation with that
and he should be fit long-term. West Ham - and possibly England - should
benefit."

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Hammers will have to let defender go!
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 27, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

West Ham won't be signing Carl Jenkinson permanently next season as Arsenal
are looking for an incredible £15 million fee! The Hammers wanted to sign
him in the summer but the player instead opted to sign a new five year deal
at the Emirates. And once that was agreed, Arsene Wenger told the Hammers
owners that the right back would cost them £15 million if they wanted to
take him to Upton Park . Instead David Sullivan and David Gold agreed
another loan deal which will cost the Hammers a whopping £4 mllion for the
season in wages and appearance bonuses. ClaretandHugh has learned the terms
of the deal and Jenkinson certainly hasn't come cheap with loan fee, basic
wages and various bonuses to both Arsenal and the player. We are paying
Arsenal a £1.5m loan fee plus £10,000 for every starting appearance whilst
the Harlow-born 23 year old picks up £5k for every start. Sunderland had
offered Arsenal a £2m loan fee, but Jenkinson had been so happy at the
Boleyn last season that he insisted he returned to the east end. However,
Arsenal have no intention of letting the player move on for anything less
than £15 million and the Hammers will not be playing at that price. Our
source explained: "He's a decent player but we don't see him as a £15
million player. We can't go there and Arsenal won't budge so it's extremely
unlikely he'll be here next season."

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Irons make their FA appeal decision
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 27, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

West Ham will appeal the Football Association's decision to charge them with
failing to control their players during Saturday's match against Chelsea.
The game's ruling body West Ham brought the charge after the players reacted
to in the 44th minute of the game following the incident which saw Chelsea's
Matic sent off. Chelsea were charged with the same offence for an alleged
breach in the 45th minute of the game. A club source made it clear this
evening that the appeal was almost being lodged on appoint of principle
claiming it was always hard to win and appeal with the FA. He said:
"Everybody in the club believes we have a very strong case but very few win
in these circumstances. However, let's be fair, not one of our players even
received a card. "We were fined £50k the last time we were found guilty so
if we lose we're likely to get hit with around £75k this time."

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Zarate: "We want the top four!"
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 27, 2015 in News
C and H

Mauro Zarate has made it clear the Irons are aiming to finish in the top
four but accepts as a ealist that it will be very difficult indeed.
ClaretandHugh revealed yesterday how determined the Argentine striker is to
stick around at the club and in n interview today he sounds like one very
happy bunny who aims to be around for a while yet. Speaking to ESPN FC he
says: "We can't dream about winning the title, we must be realistic. We want
to finish the championship being as high as possible in the table. "At the
moment we are in the third position and what we want to is to finish among
the first four but it's a very difficult task." He added: "Everyone at the
club is very excited, and our fans are like crazy. We are playing very nice
football and we expect to keep on doing it this way. "We have to be aware of
not losing points at home, most of all when we play against those teams that
are fighting to avoid the relegation zone. If we want to be among the first
teams in the positions, we can't lose points at home."

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Gold reveals his likely retirement age!
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 27, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

He's 79 years old, remains a central part of this football club and has been
a club owner for 25 years! So just when is David Gold going to retire and
how does he answer the constant snipes from the keyboard warriors that he's
only in it for the dough! He showed his passion in that extraordinary
picture when entering a director's box seventh heaven when Andy Carroll
scored at the weekend against Chelsea. And now in the ClaretandHugh
interview section of http://moorethanjustapodcast.podbean.com/ he has
mentioned his likely retiremeent age. He explains: "We have two families
here – the Gold family and the Sullivan family. It's two families and every
member of those families are passionate about our football club. "They –
every member of the families – recognise that their Dads have shown their
own passion for this club and they respect everything their fathers are and
have tried to achieve. "We are pretty good at what we do and we both have
regular medical check ups. I would be very disappointed if I wasn't here
and involved in 10 years time. "You may ask what a man of 90 does with his
time – well probably by them I will be ready to retire!"

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Song keeps fingers crossed
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 27, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

Alex Song is still hopeful he can make the Irons squad for the weekend game
at Watford. The midfielder is back in training with the first team squad
this week and although the Everton game was the original target for his
comeback, there is a small chance he could make the squad for the weekend.
Sources inside the club have told ClaretandHugh that there's an outside
chance and that it's an issue of regaining match fitness rather than
overcoming the injury problem itself. We were told: "Everton was indeed the
target but he's looking good and there's a chance – it's no more than that
but he's working well." The manager's other big decision will be making a
choice between Saturday's first scorer Mauro Zarate or Victor Moses with the
loan signing looking likely to get the shout. Winston Reid is also rated
50/50 for the game and is slowly shaking off the hip/thigh injury that
sidelined him from the Chelsea match.

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Irons take Henry by surprise
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 27, 2015 in News
C and H

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is the latest player to refuse ruling out West
Ham as top four contenders. Not unnaturally he believes the Gunners can win
the title and that they and the two Manchester teams are set to battle it
out at the top. But he has encouraging words for the Irons hordes who are
watching the lads rub shoulders with the Premier League elite. And he said:
"You always have one team that is trying to make the top four and thinking
why not push and fight for the title. "Every weekend I think: 'Today will be
a bit too much for West Ham,' but every week they win the game! "You never
know what can happen but I think United, City and Arsenal will be in the top
three at the end of the season with a surprise team in the top four or
Chelsea coming back at the end."

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West Ham don't fear anyone, says Hammers defender Aaron Cresswell
VAISHALI BHARDWAJ 6 hours ago0 comments
Evening Standard

West Ham defender Aaron Cresswell has revealed the Hammers do not fear any
Premier League side after the club claimed a famous win over champions
Chelsea at the weekend. Slaven Bilic's high-flying team secured a 2-1
victory over the Blues at Upton Park on Saturday afternoon, which sent the
Hammers into third place in the league table following what has been the
club's best-ever start to a Premier League campaign. West Ham have now
beaten Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City away from home and, after
adding Chelsea to their list of victims at the weekend, defender Cresswell
admitted the club's players feel fearless. "We are going into each game full
of confidence," he said. "We don't fear anyone, whether we're away or at
home against the top sides. "We try to win every game and must continue the
form we are in, especially on the road." West Ham travel to play Watford on
Saturday in their next Premier League fixture before hosting Everton at the
Boleyn Ground one week later.

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Andy Carroll involved in restaurant row with 'drunk Chelsea fan' after
scoring West Ham winner
Carroll was dining in Canary Wharf on Sunday night
Express.co.uk

West Ham striker Andy Carroll was allegedly involved in a row with a "drunk
Chelsea fan" at a trendy Japanese restaurant in Canary Wharf, London, on
Sunday evening. The 26-year-old scored a brilliant header to hand the
Hammers a 2-1 win at Upton Park.
On Sunday night the former England striker was dining with friends at Roka
when a row ensued during which his security guards had to intervene. Some
reports suggest that wine was thrown, based on a Tweet by onlooker Paige
Waller - although she later cleared up that her words were not to be taken
literally. An unnamed onlooker told The Sun: "A man, who was in a group of
Chelsea fans, tried to go up and kiss him, which led to a skirmish. "Carroll
hadn't even had food or a drink at that point when the hammered geezer
started giving him s***." An anonymous member of staff also spoke to the
paper, confirming the incident. "It happened between 5pm and 5.30pm as they
were sitting down to eat," they said. "His personal security guards broke up
the fight."

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West Ham transfer report: Hammers set to miss out on Inter Milan defender
By talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) | Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Fiorentina are lining up a New Year move for West Ham target Danilo
D'Ambrosio. The 27-year-old full-back was on Slaven Bilic's radar in the
summer but he eventually stayed put at Inter Milan. However, D'Ambrosio, who
only arrived from Torino in 2014, is yet to feature in the league this
season and he looks set to leave when the transfer window opens. The Hammers
have been linked with a fresh move for the 27-year-old but now reports in
Italy have suggested that Fiorentina are the new front-runners to land him.
La Viola are hopeful of sealing a loan deal until next summer, when they
will have the option to purchase D'Ambrosio, who is under contract at the
San Siro until 2018.

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Ginge - We can stay the course
WHUFC.com

James Collins believes West Ham United are better equipped this season to
maintain their exceptional Barclays Premier League start. Saturday's 2-1 win
over champions Chelsea leaves West Ham sitting pretty in third with 20
points, a record Premier League points haul for the Hammers after ten
outings. And while Collins and co are keeping their feet firmly on the
ground, the Wales centre-half insists the squad's strength in depth is
reason enough to feel that Slaven Bilic's side can stay the course this
time. He told whufc.com: "We have got the squad to do it. That's the major
thing. We've got competition for places in every position. "We struggled
with a couple of injuries last year, which knocked us off track. But the
squad this year has been improved so much that if we're there, or there
abouts, around Christmas, there's no reason why we can't sustain that and
finish there. "Last year, a lot of the lads, me included, hadn't been in
that position before. The expectation was so high. No disrespect, but in
years gone by we'd been looking the other way. "But we've signed top-quality
international footballers, who are used to playing under this sort of
pressure that you get at Upton Park."

Saturday's three points came courtesy of big Andy Carroll's towering header,
his first goal since January. The No9's late winner was the culmination of
months and months of toil on and off the training pitch, and Collins says
the big man is every defender's worst nightmare. "Any team in the Premier
League would be delighted to have Andy Carroll on the bench," he added.
"He's still a young lad but his dedication to getting fit and staying strong
has been unbelievable. "He's been spot on in training, he's worked hard and
we're reaping the rewards of his hard work. He came on and he was fantastic
again. "If I was on the defending team and Andy Carroll was coming on, I
wouldn't be too happy about it because you know what's going to happen. He's
big and he's strong. "If you play the right ball to him I think he's
unplayable at what he does. He's so good in the air that sometimes it's
impossible to get the ball off him. I see it in training, so for him to
score the winner in such a big game, I'm delighted for him."

Unbeaten in seven league outings, with five wins and two draws, the Hammers
are on the crest of a wave and the 32-year-old insists the feel-good factor
is as good as it has ever been in his time at the Club. He continued: "We're
flying at the minute. The away win at Palace last week was a good building
block for us. We took a lot of confidence from it and obviously knew it was
going to be tough on Saturday, but I thought we were fantastic again.
"Confidence is massive at the Club at the moment. Training's bang on, the
banter in the dressing room is the best I've known it. We look forward to
training every day and we're on fire at the minute."

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Manager on Monday
WHUFC.com

Slaven Bilic insisted no one inside West Ham United is getting carried away
with his side's fantastic start to the season. The Croatian has more than
proved his credentials as the Hammers have taken the Premier League by
storm. Following deserved wins over Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City,
the Irons added champions Chelsea to their list of high profile scalps, with
a 2-1 victory last Saturday. Reflecting on their remarkable start, Bilic
maintained that his side could not afford to allow their performance levels
to drop ahead of the trip to Watford: "We are only a quarter of the way
through the season. To be honest, I don't even think about football like
that. One quarter, so what? All we want to do is concentrate on the next
game. "If we drop (our level of performance), by even 5% then we are in
trouble. We have to be in what I call the red zone all the time, we can
never be in the comfort zone, and it can take ages to get out of it. So we
can never be carried away. "Only when it is five games to the end of the
season or so that we can concentrate on the league positions."

While Bilic is acutely aware of the long season ahead, his team are now six
league games unbeaten and he stressed the amount of confidence this run has
been generated. "Of all the wins, after the Crystal Palace game I was the
happiest. The win over Chelsea is a bit different because it was at home,
against the Champions. "There is nothing wrong in gaining the confidence
from winning. We still have to be ready for every game, and make sure we
reproduce the same when we play Watford. If we can maintain it, every game,
then we have a chance against anyone.
"We have the momentum, which is important, it comes out of good training,
good players, good system and individual class but it can also disappear in
a moment."

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Loan round up
WHUFC.com

Reece Burke played the full game as Bradford City came from a goal behind to
draw 1-1 with high flying Wigan Athletic. Michael Jacob's notched from long
range before James Hanson's nodded header levelled the proceedings. Matt
Jarvis played the full game as Norwich City slipped to a 1-0 home defeat at
the hands of West Bromwich Albion. Salomon Rondon's strike was enough to
separate the two sides. Young central defender Josh Pask played the full
ninety in Dagenham & Redbridge's 3-1 away defeat to Accrington Stanley.
Seamus Conneely opened the scoring after just 95 seconds and Accrington
doubled their lead with Matty Pearson heading past Liam O'Brien. Josh
Windass to put Stanley 3-0 up, before Nyron Nosworthy scored a consolation
for Dagenham.
Diego Poyet played 79 minutes of MK Dons' 3-0 defeat away at Queens Park
Rangers. The R's scored three goals in the last 20 minutes with strikes fro
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Matt Phillips and Junior Hoilett. Jordan Brown played
the full game for Chelmsford City in their 0-0 draw with Ebbsfleet United.

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Kouyate - Carroll deserves success
WHUFC.com

Cheikhou Kouyate was full of praise for Andy Carroll after he scored the
winning goal against Chelsea and feels he has been rewarded for all the hard
work he has put in over the last few months. Carroll was a regular at the
Club's training ground throughout the close season, even when most of his
team-mates were enjoying their summer holidays and has now enjoyed a full
pre-season. The West Ham United striker came off the bench on Saturday with
just over 20 minutes left on the clock and the England forward had a moment
to remember when he rose the highest to meet a cross from Aaron Cresswell
and direct a powerful header past Asmir Begovic into the corner of the net
to hand the Hammers a 2-1 victory over the Premier League champions. Kouyate
was one of the first to celebrate with Carroll and hopes there are plenty
more goals to come from the talented striker over the coming weeks and
months.

Kouyate said: "I am very happy for Andy. He is a nice guy and has worked so
hard to get back to full fitness. "He wanted to score and it was an
unbelievable goal against Chelsea. "It is great that we are third in the
league. We just need to take it game by game and then see where it takes us.
"I am happy with my form and to play so well against Chelsea. But it is
about the whole team and everyone played well from Adrian through to Sakho.
"Andy Carroll has come on and done well. It is about all the players and we
are one team. We need to carry on this good form and stay positive. "The
start has been very good for all the players. The staff have worked very
hard and all the players have enjoyed a good start to the season."

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Westley - We lacked that cutting edge
WHUFC.com

Academy manager Terry Westley described his disappointment as the young
Hammers lost 2-0 at the hands of Fulham under the lights at the Boleyn on
Monday evening. Despite enjoying the majority of possession as well as
chances, the Dev Squad came undone as Jordan Evans rifled home a long-range
free-kick before Dean O'Halloran doubled the Cottagers' lead in the second
half. Reflecting on the game, Westley surmised: "That's probably the most
disappointing I've been with all of our game. We've had 12 corners,
dominated possession and I dread to think how many passes we made, it must
have been well over 500. "We were in their third of the pitch on numerous
occasions, but we never really opened them up. Only when Lewis Page got
round the back and played Grady in and you're thinking – we should've scored
that. When we don't score when we're on top, we look fragile on the counter
attack. "After we went 1-0 down, you can see the doubts creep in and the
belief levels drop. That summed up the game really."

In front of a bumper crowd of just under 2500 fans, the young Hammers could
not quite turn possession into meaningful chances, and when they did, Fulham
goalkeeper Marek Rodak was on hand to save his side. Martin Samuelsen,
Djair Parfitt-Williams and Marcus Browne all showed flashes of promise, yet
the struggled to penetrate the west London sides' back four. Westley
continued: "They had a game plan, got people behind the ball. For them it's
a good result and a good performance. That's what they looked for and that's
what they got for. They scored twice from three or so shots. We didn't have
too many shots ourselves but we were in and around their box a lot.
We lacked a main forward out there tonight, you look at the number of
options we have in the first team. We don't quite have that edge."

While Joey O'Brien made a welcome return to action following his return from
injury, Westley named a young side with the likes of U18 squad members
Olatunji Akinola and George Dobson starting. Despite the defeat, Westley is
confident his charges will learn from the experience: "Hopefully our young
players learned a few lessons today. If you're going to hit a long ball it
needs to have pace on it otherwise it'll get cut out. "The clue is in the
name, Development Squad. They're still developing. But we need to do that
quicker. The demands on this team are getting bigger and bigger. If they
want to make the first team they have to do a little better than we did
tonight."

Up next for the U21s is an away trip to Brighton & Hove Albion who prop up
the Barclays U21 Premier League Division Two. "We have to pick ourselves
up quickly as we have another game, next Monday. We'll come in and assess
what happened, we'll look at the game. "Everyone has worked hard to get a
big crowd in tonight and I don't think we gave the fans enough, we didn't
quite reward them with the victory we wanted."

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From the Boardroom - David Sullivan
WHUFC.com

I have been very impressed with the Club's start to the season. It is a
fantastic achievement, but the manager knows he needs to keep everyone's
feet on the ground and there are no easy games in the Premier League. It is
a great start and more than what we could have hoped for. We have now got to
keep it going. We have had a tough opening ten games but we are only two
points off the top and we could easily be top of the table. We are seven
games unbeaten and why can't we dream of big things this season. We have
four top class central defenders and we have got cover all over the squad.
We have still got Alex Song and Enner Valencia to come back. Andy Carroll is
starting to come back and it was great to see him score the winner against
Chelsea on Saturday. You could argue that he has made an impact in the last
three games that he has come on since the Norwich game. He was involved in
the injury time equaliser that Kouyate scored, he set up the second goal for
Manuel Lanzini against Crystal Palace and got the winner on Saturday. He has
had a huge impact. There is no reason why that cannot continue. We all want
him to do well. He has trained incredibly hard and on his day he can make a
contribution. We want every player at West Ham United to do well. The
manager's problem will be keeping everyone happy but that is a good thing to
have. We don't have to rush anyone back from injury now and this is the
strongest squad we have ever put together. We are very optimistic for the
future. In football we are here to dream. We were in four competitions at
the start of the season, we are left in two and anything is possible.

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Development squad: West Ham Utd 0-2 Fulham
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 26th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

West Ham United's development squad continued their poor start to the
2015/16 season with defeat at the hands of Championship side Fulham. Terry
Westley's side - with just one win from their opening seven outings prior to
this evening's clash - were comfortably beaten by the Cottagers on a
miserable night at the Boleyn, thanks to a goal either side of the break.
Fulham - managed by Alan Pardew's former number two at West Ham, Peter Grant
- opened the scoring ten minutes ahead of the half time interval via an
impressive 30-yard free kick from Jordan Evans. And whilst it was a
well-struck effort from the left-footed full-back Hammers 'keeper Raphael
Spiegel will no doubt be disappointed at failing to make contact, as the
ball dipped over his head rather than finding either corner. West Ham, for
whom goalscoring opportunities were at a premium on the night fell two goals
behind just eight minutes after the restart despite having begun the second
half the brighter of the two teams.
Indecision in the West Ham defence allowed Republic of Ireland youth
international Dean O'Halloran to surge into the boz and place a shot across
Spiegel into the far corner, despite the best efforts of West Ham's stopper.
The only real bright spark on a miserable night for the Hammers was
Norwegian midfielder Martin Sameulsen, who was a real livewire for Westley's
side throughout the game. The match was watched from the dugout by first
team captain Mark Noble and teenage prodigy Reece Oxford, both of whom spent
time signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans.

Club captain Mark Noble was present to show his support for the youngsters

West Ham Utd: Spiegel, O'Brien (Pike 61), Page, Dobson, Knoyle, Akinola,
Parfitt-Williams (Nasha 61), Cullen (c), Browne, Samuelsen, Diangana (Makasi
61).
Subs not used: Howes, Hendrie.

Fulham: Rodak, Sheckleford, Evans, Smile, Hutchinson, Elworthy, O'Halloran,
Hyndman, Thorsteinsson (Humphrys 61), Kait (Adeniran 67), Williams
Subs not used: Dawber, Soler, Redford.

Goals: Evans (34), O'Halloran (53).
Referee: Daniel Leach.

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Bobby Moore statue defaced following West Ham win
KUMb.com
Filed: Monday, 26th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

The World Cup winners statue featuring West Ham's holy trinity of Moore,
Peters and Hurst was defaced on Saturday night following United's 2-1 win
over Chelsea. A small tin of sky blue paint was tipped over the base of the
sculpture - officially known as the 'Heroes' or 'Champions or The World Cup'
statue - some time on Saturday evening, mere hours after West Ham defeated
their west London rivals to remain third in the Premier League. It is the
third time in recent years that the statue - which was erected at the
junction of Green Street and Barking Road in 2003 and officially unveiled by
Prince Andrew - has been defaced. Millwall supporters claimed responsibility
for at least one previous case of vandelism. Anyone with any information
regarding this incident are urged to contact the Met via phone on 101 or via
the web.

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Everton's loss is West Ham's gain
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 26th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

Everton captain Phil Jagielka will miss Everton's trip to the Boleyn Ground
in 12 days time after being ruled out for at least two months with a knee
injury. The Toffees, who are 11th in the Premier League with 13 points after
their first ten games of the season will face high-flying West Ham without
their captain after he sustained the injury following what Roberto Martinez
referred to as a "needless" challenge by Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
in their 2-1 defeat at the Emirates on Saturday. The centre back left the
Emirates on crutches and it has been confirmed this lunchtime [Monday] that
he faces around nine weeks out of action as a result. "To lose Phil Jagielka
in such a stupid challenge is disappointing," blasted Martinez following his
team's defeat. "It was an unnecessary challenge. Needless.
Oxlade-Chamberlain puts his foot up when the referee has already given the
free-kick." Prior to that match, West Ham travel to Watford - who enjoyed
their second away win of the campaign at the weekend with a 2-0 win at Stoke
courtesy of goals from Troy Deeney and Almen Abdi. 13th in the Premier
League, the Hornets have managed just one win from their opening five home
games but have failed to score in their two most recent matches at Vicarage
Road, against Crystal Palace and Arsenal.

West Ham United vs Everton: last ten home games

16th May 2015: West Ham Utd 1-2 Everton (Premier League)
13th January 2015: West Ham Utd 2-2 Everton (FA Cup, aet, 9-8 pens)
21st September 2013: West Ham Utd 2-3 Everton (Premier League)
22nd December 2012: West Ham Utd 1-2 Everton (Premier League)
28th December 2010: West Ham Utd 1-1 Everton (Premier League)
8th November 2009: West Ham Utd 1-2 Everton (Premier League)
8th November 2008: West Ham Utd 1-3 Everton (Premier League)
15th December 2007: West Ham Utd 0-2 Everton (Premier League)
12th December 2007: West Ham Utd 1-2 Everton (Carling Cup)
21st April 2007: West Ham Utd 1-0 Everton (Premiership)
Overall: Won 2, Drawn 1, Lost 7

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Monday musings: Goal-line tech has neutralised 'big club bias'
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 26th October 2015
By: Graeme Howlett

The benefits of goal-line technology were clear to see at the Boleyn Ground
on Saturday afternoon when Kurt Zouma's effort failed to result in the
awarding of a goal - despite at least 95 per cent of the ball having crossed
the line. Let's make no bones about it; prior to its introduction the same
scenario would almost certainly have resulted in a goal being awarded to
Chelsea, when it was commonplace for the benefit of the doubt to be given to
the Premier League's more notable clubs. Not any more, though.

Referee Jonathan Moss had no option but to allow play to continue when his
earpiece failed to announce that the entire ball had crossed the line. To
his considerable credit, the official got every one of the game's
contentious issues right - as West Ham went on to beat neighbours Chelsea
2-1 at the Boleyn. The visitors, who are rapidly turning into a laughing
stock saw Nemanja Matic dismissed in the first half for two bookable
offences plus coach Silvino Louro and manager Jose Mourinho sent to the
stands. Six further yellow cards were issued too, should anyone question
whether the reigning league champions were given a fair crack of the whip.

But is it any doubt that Chelsea's players behave so petulantly when their
management team display such a lack of professionalism? Mourinho, who raged
at Moss during at half time interval thus earning him a second half
touchline ban didn't even have the courtesy to fulfil his media requirements
post-match, leaving defender Gary Cahill to face the music instead.

On the contrary, Slaven Bilic continues to impress. That he has managed to
unite a fractured fanbase little more than three months after succeeding the
divisive Sam Allardyce is a feat in itself - and the team's results continue
to be outstanding.

Incredibly, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and now Chelsea have been
put to the sword inside the opening ten games of the season and the Hammers
sit third in the Premier League at time of writing. This weekend it was
goals from Mauro Zarate - rejuvenated under the new manager - and Andy
Carroll that did for the ten-man Blues.

The real test for West Ham will probably arrive post-Christmas, when fatigue
and injuries generally begin to take effect.

But when you consider that the likes of Enner Valencia, Alex Song and
£7million signing Michail Antonio have barely kicked a ball between them
this season it's not hard to see why some Hammers fans believe that this
could finally be the season that the much-vaunted 'Boys of '86' are finally
usurped.

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Best wishes, Ken
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 26th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

Legendary local journalist Ken Dyer is recovering at home after suffering a
heart attack. The popular Evening Standard writer, who has reported on West
Ham United for more than 40 years, was taken ill just over a week ago.
Rushed to hospital where he received emergency treatment, Dyer has since
been allowed to return home where he is currently recuperating. A regular
attendee at the Boleyn Ground over the years and a former travelling
companion of Hammers photographer Steve Bacon, lifelong-supporter Dyer pens
a weekly column for West Ham United's match day programme as well as writing
for the Standard. He was also the ghost writer for former West Ham manager
Sam Allardyce, whose weekly column appeared in the Standard during his four
years at the helm. In his latest column for West Ham's programme, which
appeared on page 75 of last weekend's Chelsea edition, Dyer recalled his
favourite encounters with the Blues over the years - including the 5-5 draw
at Stamford Bridge in December 1966 and the 4-0 win, also at the Bridge, in
1986. Everyone at KUMB.com would like to wish Ken a speedy recovery.

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Slaven Bilic calm despite fine West Ham run in Premier League
Last Updated: 26/10/15 11:17am
SSN

West Ham are not getting carried away with their stunning start to the
season, with manager Slaven Bilic insisting he wants his team to stay in the
"red zone". The Hammers are third in the Premier League after 10 games,
having scored 22 goals, more than any other team in the league apart from
leaders Manchester City. Much has been said of West Ham's unbeaten away run,
after their high-profile victories over Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester
City, but Saturday's victory over champions Chelsea has got some fans
already dreaming of European football next season. With his team currently
on a seven game unbeaten run in the league, Bilic told the club's website:
"If we drop [our level of performance], by even five percent then we are in
trouble. "We have to be in what I call the red zone all the time, we can
never be in the comfort zone, and it can take ages to get out of it. So we
can never be carried away. "We are only a quarter of the way through the
season. To be honest, I don't even think about football like that. One
quarter, so what? All we want to do is concentrate on the next game. "Only
when it is five games to the end of the season or so that we can concentrate
on the league positions." James Collins believes West Ham can finish high up
the table if they can sustain their current form at least until Christmas.
"We have got the squad to do it. That's the major thing. We've got
competition for places in every position," the defender said. "The squad
this year has been improved so much that if we're there, or there abouts,
around Christmas, there's no reason why we can't sustain that and finish
there."
Collins also heaped praise on striker Andy Carroll, who scored the winner in
Saturday's 2-1 win over Chelsea. "Any team in the Premier League would be
delighted to have Andy Carroll on the bench," the 32-year-old said. "If I
was on the defending team and Andy Carroll was coming on, I wouldn't be too
happy about it. If you play the right ball to him I think he's unplayable at
what he does."

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Jose Mourinho, Chelsea and West Ham up on FA charges
Last Updated: 26/10/15 10:07pm
SSN

Jose Mourinho, Silvino Louro, Chelsea and West Ham have all been charged by
the Football Association in the wake of Saturday's London derby. The Chelsea
manager's charge is "in relation to his language and/or behaviour towards
the match officials in or around the dressing room area at half-time" during
his side's 2-1 defeat. Mourinho was sent to the stands after a half-time
altercation with referee Jon Moss, who sent off Nemanja Matic in the 44th
minute and then dismissed Chelsea coach Louro for his reaction to the red
card.

Mourinho was only this month fined £50,000 and given a suspended stadium ban
by the FA, a verdict he is appealing, although the latest misconduct charge
is not for the same offence of criticising referees in the media. Louro's
red-card offence means he is also on an FA charge along with both clubs, who
are accused of failing to control their players in the aftermath of the
Matic sending-off.

All parties have until 6pm on Thursday to respond.

The three Chelsea charges follow on from this month's punishment of Mourinho
for his assertion, after a home defeat to Southampton, that referees are
"afraid" to award his side penalties. But former Premier League referee
Dermot Gallagher told Sky Sports News HQ on Monday the Matic red card was
justified, while former Manchester United coach Steve Round said Mourinho
must stop blaming officials for poor results.

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Jose Mourinho on the brink with senior Chelsea players bracing themselves
for Special One's exit
22:30, 26 OCT 2015 UPDATED 22:50, 26 OCT 2015
BY DAVE KIDD
The Blues suffered a meltdown against West Ham on Saturday and there is an
increasing bemusement within the squad at Mourinho's behaviour
The Mirror

Chelsea's senior players are braced for Jose Mourinho's departure – with
many believing it is a case of 'when not if' their manager is axed.
Dressing-room sources are adamant that there has been no rebellion against
Mourinho - but there is an increasing bemusement at the behaviour of the
Portuguese manager. The Blues boss had already been hit by a £50,000 fine
and a suspended one-match stadium ban for criticising referee Bob Madley
after the home defeat by Southampton earlier this month. And his sending-off
for confronting ref Jon Moss in Saturday's defeat at West Ham was met by
shock among players, most of whom privately believed that the red card for
Nemanja Matic – which triggered the Blues manager's latest meltdown – was a
justified decision. While a handful of players have aired grievances about
Mourinho, there is an insistence that the manager has not "lost the
dressing-room" and a feeling, in the words of one, that "we just want our
Jose back". Yet there is a belief that Mourinho cannot currently lift
himself to display his famed motivational powers.

Mourinho has largely been in a dark mood since the 2-2 home draw with
Swansea on the opening day of the season, when he turned his fire on club
medics Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn in a flashpoint which led to the departure
of the popular Carneiro. Chelsea have endured their worst-ever start to a
Premier League season, in 15th place with five defeats in ten matches. And
while owner Roman Abramovich made the unprecedented move of offering his
manager a public vote of confidence earlier this month, players have become
convinced that Mourinho is set for the exit. Defeat against Liverpool this
Saturday is likely to prove the final straw for a manager who has won three
Premier League titles in two spells at Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho's downward spiral
July 16th
Chelsea report for pre-season training, a week later than their rivals.

July 29th
Barcelona vs Chelsea
Beat Barcelona on penalties in the final game of their pre-season tour of
America, just four days before they are due to play Arsenal at Wembley.

August 2nd
Lose 1-0 to Arsenal in the Community Shield, as Arsene Wenger gets his first
win over Mourinho in 13 attempts.

8th August
Chelsea open their season with a 2-2 draw at home to Swansea - but the game
is marred by Mourinho's criticism of club doctor Eva Carneiro and head
physiotherapist Jon Fearn, who rushed onto the pitch to treat injured Eden
Hazard.

16th August

Chelsea suffer a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Manchester City. Skipper John
Terry is subbed at half-time.

23rd August
Chelsea's John Terry looks dejected after being sent off
John Terry keeps his place in the starting XI for the trip to West Brom -
but is sent off after 54 minutes. The Blues escape with a narrow 3-2 win.

29th August
The Blues lose 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace in what is only Mourinho's
second home defeat in 100 league games at Stamford Bridge.

19th September
Chelsea's 2-0 win over Arsenal marred by Diego Costa's spat with Gabriel,
which saw the Arsenal defender sent off.

22nd September
Eva Carneiro leaves her position of first-team doctor at Chelsea.

29th September
Loses to his former side Porto in the Champions League.

30th September
The FA clear Mourinho of making discriminatory comments towards Carneiro.

3rd October
The Portuguese goes on a seven-minute rant following his side's 3-1 loss
against Southampton, claiming that referees are "afraid" to give Chelsea any
decisions. Says he will not walk away from Chelsea and will have to be
sacked if they want rid of him. Subs Matic off after 20 minutes.

5th October
The club give Jose Mourinho a vote of confidence following their poor start
to the season.

14th October
Slapped with a one-match suspended stadium ban and £50,000 fine following
his post-Southampton rant.

15th October
Calls his £50,000 fine and suspended stadium ban a "disgrace" then has
another pop at Arsene Wenger at the launch for his new book.

17th October
Leaves last year's player of the season Eden Hazard on the bench, claiming
the playmaker needs to work harder to win his place back in the team.

19th October
Reignites feud with TV pundits - "You need to be brave to criticise my
history"

20th October
Footage emerges of Mourinho appearing to shove schoolboy on London street.
He later denied intimidating the youth.

21st October
Blands referee Damir Skomina "weak and naive" following Chelsea's goalless
draw with Dynamo Kiev - another dig at Arsene Wenger, who used the exact
words against Mike Dean but went unpunished by the FA.

24th October
Mourinho sent to the stands during a fiery 2-1 loss at West Ham, which
leaves the Blues in 15th place after ten games.

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Jose Mourinho facing FIVE game touchline ban as FA charge piles pressure on
Chelsea boss
18:44, 26 OCT 2015 UPDATED 20:37, 26 OCT 2015
BY NEIL MCLEMAN
The FA today took action against the Chelsea boss after receiving the
referee's report from Jonathan Moss, with Mourinho charged with improper
conduct
The Mirror

Jose Mourinho is facing a touchline ban of up to five matches after he was
charged with improper conduct following his half-time dismissal at Upton
Park on Saturday. The announcement piles further pressure on the Chelsea
boss who has suffered a terrible start and is fighting to save his job. The
Chelsea board are understood to be unhappy with the lack of discipline shown
by the defending champions who will receive an automatic £25,000 for
receiving seven yellow cards against West Ham. The FA today took action
against the Chelsea boss after receiving the referee's report from Jonathan
Moss. Chelsea coach Silvino Louro has also been charged with misconduct
after he was also sent to the stands for entering the field of play to
protest Nemanja Matic' s dismissal. Both clubs have been charged with
failing to control their players around the time of the Serb's dismissal
just before half-time: the West Ham players for pressuring Moss into showing
a second yellow and Chelsea players for protesting the red card. Mourinho is
in most trouble after he was accused of refusing to leave the referee's room
when requested and/or used abusive or insulting language towards the
officials. There is no standard punishment for the offence and Mourinho, who
has until Thursday to reply to the charge, could be fined if found guilty.
There is no suggestion Mourinho touched Moss but the FA could be ready to
hand out a heavy punishment given the Chelsea manager's poor recent
disciplinary record. But in 2013, the then Blackpool manager Paul Ince was
given a five-match stadium ban for 'violently shoving' a fourth official in
an expletive-laden rant,after a match. And last year Nottingham Forest
manager Billy Davies received a five-game touchline ban and was fined £9,000
for abusing referee Anthony Taylor and deliberately making contact with the
official.

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Hammers send 'goodies' to brave heart boy Kai
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 26, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
Exclusive

West Ham have sent Irons-crazy seven-year-old Kai Goddard a bundle of
goodies from the manager and players after hearing the little lad has
successfully come through a third heart operation in Australia.
ClaretandHugh alerted the club to the little boy's bravery after we
reported that his Dad Mike posted on the group's Facebook group that "Kai
went in for his third open heart surgery and he insisted that we both wear
our West Ham jerseys. And he asked that I post this pic (shown above) to my
Hammers friends COYI 'X'" Mike and his family had been touched by messages
of support all around the world and not just from West Ham fans but
supporters everywhere. West Ham – having been alerted to the little boys
courage – immediately responded with a source declaring: "He's a very
brave little lad and his love of the Hammers is fabulous. " We've sent over
a bag of goodies signed by the team. It's a mixture of toys and cards signed
by the players and we hope it really cheers him up. He's a great kid."

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Zarate tweets special landmark reminder
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 26, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

Mauro Zarate has reminded his followers that the goal against Chesea was his
100th as a professional and added that he intends to carry on working hard
to add many more. As reported in an earlier story this morning, the
Argentine striker – perhaps surprisingly selected ahead of Enner Valencia
for the game against Chelsea – is determined to make himself a permanent
first team fixture. His goal against Chelsea could hardly have been better –
a half volley which in terms of technique was as good as any he has scored
before. And the player was not ready to let he moment pass without tweeting
a reminder of the landmark strike to his 36,000 Twiter followers. He said:
Mauro Zarate ?@mau_zeta Oct 25 Happy to reach 100 goals, I will carry on
working so I can score many more! Velez 49, Al sadd 4, Birmingham 4, Lazio
34, Inter 3, West Ham 6.

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"Ignored" Zarate "has shown real character"
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 26, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

One time forgotten man Mauro Zarate has come in from the West Ham cold to
play a major part in the club's surge towards the heights. The Argentine –
cold shouldered by the previous manager and looking likely to make a rapid
exit from the club – has been born again and is determined "to nail a
starting place every week." Zarate's goal against Chelsea was his fourth in
five starts and he has shaken off the horrors of last season in the best
possible way. He was bought from the Argentine outfit Velez Sarsfield for a
humble £2 million having scored 19 goals in 29 goals. Having done well in
both the UK and Europe he was a nailed-on gamble at the price having
returned to the Argentine to rebuild his image after some controversial
episodes.
However, he received very few chances to impress last season and was
eventually kicked out on loan to Queens Park Rangers where his reputation
suffered again amid allegations of fitness problems. But a top insider told
ClaretandHugh earlier this morning: "It's well David Sullivan bought him but
the former manager never gave him a second thought. "His attitude nearly
destroyed the bloke – he never welcomed him to the club, hardly ever talked
to him and generally gave him the cold shoulder. Basically he ignored him.
"It's a tribute to Mauro how he has reacted. He has shown real character
and we hope he will get plenty of game time this season because he's a
player who wants to start every game as he has done most of his career if
he's to remain 100 per cent happy. "He's had a great start and is showing
what he's all about and putting some real value back on himself. We really
want him to stay and be a part of the exciting things that are happening
here."

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New West Ham song recognises new stars
Posted by Sean Whetstone on October 26, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

A new song has emerged after the Chelsea victory which recognises many of
our new star players. The new chant goes like this: "We've got Manuel
Lanzini, and Diafra Sakho too. We've got Mauro and Dimitri, and I guarantee
we'll score more goals than you!"

The new song could be heard in the Black Lion pub and Victoria Tavern (Vic)
in Plaistow for many hours after the final whistle as Hammers fans
celebrated the impressive win over reigning Premier League Champions
Chelsea. The Dimtri Payet song which emerged at the Crystal Palace away win
last week was sung by many of the 32,000 Hammers fans who were at the game
on Saturday to witness Chelsea's latest humiliation. West Ham have scored 22
goals this season and are one of two sides to score in every league game,
the other side being Leicester City. We have scored two or more goals in
every league game except Leicester City where we bagged just one. Below is a
video of Hammers fans singing the new song in the Black Lion pub tent
following the victory.

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Chelsea fined by FA for Hammers discipline
Posted by Sean Whetstone on October 26, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

Chelsea have been automatically fined £25,000 and asked for their
observations on three disciplinary incidents that occurred in Saturday's 2-1
result at the Boleyn ground. An FA spokesman said on Monday that the
automatic fine would be implemented because six players received a yellow
card in the Premier League game. One of them, Nemanja Matic, was sent off,
making seven cautions in all. Chelsea's coach Silvino Louro and manager Jose
Mourinho who were both sent to the stands during the game likely to bring
further sanctions as Mourinho had a suspended touch line ban hanging over
him after he criticised an official when Chelsea lost to Southampton. There
is also a further suggestion backed up by video coverage that Chelsea
players surrounded an official during the game in breach of a regulation
which allows no more than two players to approach an official. West Ham were
fined £50,000 by the FA in relation to the behaviour of their players during
the 3-0 victory over Liverpool in September following the dismissal of Mark
Noble. The FA await referee Jon Moss' report before deciding on further
punishment against Chelsea.

The Premier League will also write to Chelsea about a breach of the
regulation that clubs must fulfil media obligations after a game.Neither
Mourinho nor any of his coaches attended the traditional post-match news
conference at West Ham. The normal sanction is a warning or a fine.

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Chelsea fined for six yellow cards in West Ham defeat and asked to explain
dismissals of Jose Mourinho and Silvino Louro
By STEVE TONGUE, REUTERS
PUBLISHED: 12:45, 26 October 2015 | UPDATED: 13:35, 26 October 2015
Daily Mail

Chelsea will be fined £25,000 and asked for their observations on three
disciplinary incidents that occurred in Saturday's eventful 2-1 defeat at
London rivals West Ham. An FA spokesman said on Monday that the automatic
fine would be implemented because six players received a yellow card in the
Premier League game. One of them, Nemanja Matic, was sent off, making seven
cautions in all. Manager Jose Mourinho and coach Silvino Louro were both
sent to the stands. The FA await referee Jon Moss' report before deciding on
further punishment but it would not necessarily trigger the suspended
stadium ban that Mourinho faces after criticising another official following
Chelsea's home defeat by Southampton this month. The Premier League will
also write to Chelsea about a possible breach of the regulation that clubs
must fulfil media obligations after a game. Neither Mourinho nor any of his
coaches attended the traditional post-match news conference at West Ham. The
normal sanction is a warning or a fine although the Premier League said that
is often not made public. Chelsea have no planned news conference before
Tuesday's League Cup match at Stoke City.

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Why 2016 will be here before the West Ham 'slump'
bwin.com

West Ham United's second-successive superb start to a Premier League season
continued with a much-relished 2-1 victory over Chelsea this weekend. Slaven
Bilic's side (14/1 joint-seventh favourites for a top-four finish) are in
third place after ten games, just two points behind Manchester City and
Arsenal. Memories of the way in which their similarly-bold beginning to
2014/15 went awry will temper expectations of a genuine bid for a Champions
League spot. The Irons celebrated Christmas in fourth place, only for a 2-0
defeat against the same cross-capital foes to bring about the beginnings of
a downward spiral that saw them win just three more league games after that
Boxing Day clash. Fizzling out in a similar manner a season on is far from
guaranteed however, with a new manager and another summer's worth of
significant player investment among omens suggesting that they'll remain in
the Champions League places on January 1st. The bwin odds compilers go 3/1
about east London's foremost footballing representatives doing just that and
a glance at the fixture list suggests they can prolong their surge beyond
last season's 26th of December cut-off point.

Under Bilic, the Irons' reliance on home games for points is no more – they
have already won more times on the road in the league than in the whole of
last term. Their penetrative counter attacking is tailor made for travelling
and their fixtures between now and the New Year look to play to this
strength. Away, where they have been at their best, they will face Watford,
Tottenham, Manchester United, Swansea and Aston Villa before 2016 arrives.
All five sides have toiled under the burden of forcing the issue in front of
the faithful this term, promising rich pickings on the break for the Irons.
Meanwhile, they will face Everton, West Brom, Stoke and Southampton at home
before Auld Lang Syne's cross-country bludgeoning gets underway.
Besides the notoriously circumspect Baggies, all are of a sufficiently
adventurous nature to allow Bilic's men the potential to emulate their
away-side shtick by playing deep and pouncing on the break.

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Jose Mourinho Reportedly Launched 'Foul-Mouthed' Ref Rant Amid West Ham
'Taunts'
By Christopher Simpson , Featured Columnist Oct 26, 2015
Bleacher Report

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho reportedly embarked on a "foul-mouthed" diatribe
against referee Jonathan Moss at half-time in the Blues' 2-1 defeat to West
Ham United, prompting taunts from some Hammers players. According the Daily
Mail's Sami Mokbel, Mourinho was sent to the stands for the second half
after being invited to the referees' room at the break, only "to have blown
his top, launching into a foul-mouthed tirade at Moss" after Nemanja Matic
was sent off after picking up two bookings in nine minutes. Per the Mirror's
John Cross, some unnamed West Ham players taunted Mourinho during the
incident by saying: "Don't hang around there—it'll cost you another
£50,000."

As Cross notes, the players were referring to Mourinho's £50,000 fine and
suspended one-match stadium ban from the FA for his comments on referees in
the wake of the Blues' 3-1 defeat to Southampton earlier in October. Mokbel
reports the fallout from this latest worrying act from the 52-year-old will
be determined by Moss' report on the matter, which will be submitted on
Monday. The Telegraph's Paul Hayward and the Mail on Sunday's Oliver Holt
gave their takes on Mourinho, who has appeared increasingly unhinged in
recent weeks: Nevertheless, sports lawyer and writer Jake Cohen believes the
Special One will be given time to turn things around at the club: Mourinho
has some serious work to do after the defeat to West Ham consigned Chelsea
to 15th place, with five league losses already this season. Chelsea are now
11 points behind Manchester City and Arsenal at the summit of the Premier
League and nine behind fourth-placed Manchester United, so it will be some
time before even a Champions League finish looks realistic for the Blues,
particularly with Liverpool looming on Saturday.

Despite Cohen's belief that Mourinho losing his job would be a surprise, his
erratic behaviour and questionable conduct are a PR nightmare, and coupled
with Chelsea's largely abysmal form, the boss could well be in search of new
employers in the near future

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Chelsea handed £25,000 fine for behaviour during West Ham defeat as further
sanctions loom
CHELSEA will be fined £25,000 for poor discipline in their 2-1 Premier
League defeat at West Ham last weekend - and could face further sanctions.
By JOE SHORT
PUBLISHED: 11:36, Mon, Oct 26, 2015 | UPDATED: 11:43, Mon, Oct 26, 2015
Daily Express

The Blues went down to goals from Mauro Zarate and Andy Carroll, with five
players picking up yellow cards alongside Nemanja Matic's red. Matic was
booked twice before half time, with Cesar Azpilicueta, Cesc Fabregas,
Willian, Diego Costa and Jon Obi Mikel all being carded. And an FA spokesman
said on Monday that the fine was automatic. However, the defending Premier
League champions have also been asked for their observations on three
incidents during the match. And further punishment may be heading the way of
manager Jose Mourinho. The boss was sent to the stands at half time by
referee John Moss and refused to fulfil his obligatory media duties after
the match. The Premier League will write to Chelsea about a possible breach
of that regulation, with a warning or fine the most likely outcome if any
sanction were to be made. Mourinho himself is under pressure to get results
as Chelsea languish 15th in the Premier League, having lost five of their 10
top-flight games this season. Both Carlo Ancelotti and Guus Hiddink - former
managers at Stamford Bridge - have been tipped as possible replacements
should the Portuguese boss get the axe.

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