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The Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK is set to benefit once again
from five fans
04.08.2009
West Ham United supporting brothers Paul and Ian Turner are planning to once
again walk to Fulham next season in aid of the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer
Research UK.
The duo did the 13-mile trek before last season's fixture at Craven Cottage
and have earmarked a repeat performance this season but this time by walking
the 13 miles back as well rather than getting the Tube home. The news comes
as the club prepare to stage the Bobby Moore Cup this Saturday against SSC
Napoli. Click here for more information.
Paul and Ian will have plenty of time to prepare as the Fulham fixture is
the final awayday for Gianfranco Zola's men in 2009/10 on Saturday 1 May.
What makes the plan even more impressive though is that they are running the
London Marathon the week before - also for the Bobby Moore Fund.
Also joining Paul and Ian on the Fulham walk will be their friends Matthew,
Scott and Adam, with the original idea being one that had long been mooted -
with ultimately the Bobby Moore Fund being the perfect choice to benefit
given the England legend's links to both clubs. "The idea to walk to Craven
Cottage from the Boleyn Ground was one me and Matthew had been kicking about
for some time," said Paul taking up the story.
"We would be down the pub saying that if the game fell on a Saturday and was
a 3pm kick off then we would do it. A season passed without us being able to
attend the match so we were determined last July to go ahead and actually
walk the 13 or so miles.
"My brother Ian and our friends Scott and Adam wanted to join in and so we
set about organising the event. The overwhelming choice to help raise funds
for was the Bobby Moore Fund, a charity all those who took part in the walk
have raised funds for in the past."
So on 27 September 2008, the quintet arranged to start their walk pitchside
at the Boleyn Ground and finished on the sidelines at Craven Cottage - with
the BBC Match of the Day 2 cameras also getting involved.
"It was quite foggy at the start but this did not dampen spirits as we set
off on our journey around the pitch, passing in front of the empty stands
and our season ticket seats, fittingly in the Bobby Moore Lower," Paul
added. "On the road itself the air was crisp and we got support from people
driving by honking their horns or shouting a few words of encouragement or
banter.
"Kevin Day, Louise Lawler and the rest of the BBC filming crew were very
friendly and supportive throughout our efforts and I have to thank them for
taking the time to help out our cause and highlight. When we made it to
Craven Cottage we were presented with a signed Fulham shirt and were greeted
warmly.
"All that walking made for sore feet but due to the volume of fans and our
tickets being towards the back of the Putney End, we were forced to stand
all match long! The pain was bearable as we won 2-1 and the joy left many
singing and indeed conga lining down Stevenage Road towards the Tube. A
great day out was had by all. West Ham won and money was raised for a worthy
cause, what more could you ask for?"
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Napoli tickets selling well
WHUFC.com
Tickets for the visit of SSC Napoli for the Bobby Moore Cup on Saturday are
proving popular
04.08.2009
Tickets for West Ham United's final pre-season game with SSC Napoli in the
Bobby Moore Cup fixture with are selling well.
The Hammers will take on the Italian Serie A side at the Boleyn Ground on
Saturday, with kick-off at 3pm. It will be the curtain-raiser for the new
Barclays Premier League season, with the big kick-off following a week later
at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The fixture will be the first chance for West Ham supporters to see the
club's summer signings in action at home, with Chile forward Luis Jimenez
among those who could feature alongside Hammer of the Year winner Scott
Parker and the fit-again Danny Gabbidon.
Napoli also possess a wealth of exciting players, including Slovakia
playmaker Marek Hamsik and their own new arrival, Italy striker Fabio
Quagliarella.
Fans requiring their tickets to be posted should be aware that Wednesday is
the final day for tickets to sent out. Prices are greatly reduced with
tickets available for as little as £10 to season ticket holders, £12 to club
members and £15 to non-members. All Under-16 tickets will be priced at £5,
with concessions also available for Young Adult members and the Over-65s.
Like last year's inaugural Bobby Moore Cup, £1 from the sale of every match
ticket will go to the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK (Registered
Charity No. 1089464) to help tackle bowel cancer. In addition, West Ham
United will match each £1 raised to double the total amount donated to the
charity.
This initiative follows on from a number of events last season, which was
the first year of the formal three-year partnership agreement signed with
the Fund.
Tickets can be purchased either in-person from the West Stand Ticket Office
or by telephone by calling 0871 222 2700 and selecting Option One.
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Hammers still on the hunt
KUMB.com
Filed: Tuesday, 4th August 2009
By: Staff Writer
West Ham United are still hoping to tie up one or two transfers ahead of the
start of 2009/10 Premier League campaign - despite kick-off being just 11
days away.
The Hammers have been left frustrated by their failure to land some of
Gianfranco Zola's main targets, meaning that the Italian boss could go into
the new season with just one new addition to his first team - Inter's
on-loan midfielder Luis Jimenez.
CEO Scott Duxbury revealed earlier in the summer that he had been hoping to
secure three new additions to boost Zola's first team options as early as
possible - yet bar last month's arrival of Jimenez, those are yet to
materialise.
One of those initial targets - Jimenez's former team mate Mancini - remains
on the radar, however the player is understood to be considering his options
still having been told recently that he is not part of Jose Mourinho's
future plans.
Whilst Gianfranco Zola recently expressed an interest in signing Barcelona
striker Eidur Gudjohnsen rumours linking the Hammers with a fresh move for
teenage striker Mario Balotelli are thought to be wide of the mark.
The search for a striker has become more urgent with Dean Ashton's failure
to appear in a single pre-season fixture, leaving Carlton Cole as the
squad's only fit, experienced striker.
Meanwhile talks with last season's club captain Lucas Neill over an extended
one-year contract continue; the Australian full-back, currently a free agent
is unhappy with the deal being offered by West Ham but hopes to thrash out
an agreement in time to see him start the new campaign at Wolves next
weekend.
Should the 31-year-old right-back reject United's offer, Julien Faubert -
who spend the latter part of last season on the bench at Real Madrid - is
expected to get the nod over Jonathan Spector for the vacant right-back
spot.
Matthew Upson - who led the team out against Tottenham in China last week -
is favourite to be named as Neill's potential successor as club captain.
Ins and outs - our summer business so far
IN: Herita Ilunga (Toulouse, £2.4m); Luis Jimenez (Inter, season-long loan
with option to buy); Fabio Daprela (Grasshoppers, nominal undisclosed fee);
Frank Nouble (Chelsea, undisclosed fee); Jack Lampe (Harlow Town,
undisclosed fee); Eoin Wearen (undisclosed fee).
OUT: Freddie Sears (Crystal Palace, season-long loan); Lee Bowyer (released,
end of contract); Jan Lastuvka (Shaktar, end of loan); Radoslav Kovac
(Spartak, end of loan); Diego Tristan (released, end of contract); David Di
Michele (Torino, end of loan); Walter Lopez (released, end of contract);
Kyel Reid (released, end of contract); Tony Stokes (released, end of
contract); Jimmy Walker (released, end of contract).
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West Ham in loan move for Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni/ Transfer gossip
05/08/2009
IMScouting.com
According to reports in the German press this morning, West Ham have
approached Bayern Munich to take Italian striker Luca Toni on loan. Toni is
not expected to receive much playing time under new coach Louis van Gaal,
with Mario Gomez now first choice at the Allianz Arena following his big
money move from Stuttgart. West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola is reportedly a
big fan of Luca Toni and is eager for him to spearhead the Hammers attack.
Luca Toni's wages of 5.5 million euros a year may be a stumbling block to
any deal, but if a loan move is agreed, Bayern would likely continue to pay
some part of his salary. The 32-year-old striker came to prominence at
Palermo and then Fiorentina, relatively late in his professional career. He
led the line for Italy as they won the World Cup in 2006 and then moved to
Bayern Munich. His first season at Bayern saw him score 24 goals in 31
games, his second campaign was less successful with 17 goals in 33
appearances as the Bavarian giants failed to reclaim their Bundesliga title.
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Zola, Lee and Sheringham back in starting line-up
The teamsheets at Woodside Park, the modest home of Bishop's Stortford
Football Club, will have a distinctly nostalgic feel.
Telegraph.co.uk
By Jeremy Wilson
Published: 7:00PM BST 04 Aug 2009
West Ham United are the visitors and the names Zola and Lee are expected to
be among the starting line-up while a certain Sheringham is likely to be
leading the attack for Bishop's Stortford. Yet this is not some veterans'
match for ex-players trying to rediscover their lost youth but rather a full
pre-season friendly that just happens to involve the offspring of some of
the most illustrious Premier League footballers of the 1990s. Sport on
television Andrea Zola, the 18-year-old son of Gianfranco, will attract most
interest, largely because his father is now West Ham manager and remains
arguably the finest overseas 'import' in the history of English football.
Zola Jnr has already featured in pre-season friendlies against Thurrock and
Kingstonian and, while his involvement at the club is limited to a trial
with Alex Dyer's reserve team, he has made a positive initial impression.
The physical resemblance is immediately striking. At a little over 5ft 5in
tall and with a low and powerful centre of gravity, Andrea could almost
double for his father from a distance.
So might we see another Zola captivating the Premier League? "He has an eye
for a pass," said a club insider, "but at the moment he's just training and
playing a few games. We don't know where it might lead."
Andrea has certainly arrived at West Ham with a point to prove after leaving
Cagliari Calcio, the Zola family's home club in Sardinia and the final
destination in his father's long and illustrious playing career. Those in
England who have seen him this summer are cautiously impressed, though he
was not sufficiently integral to his father's plans for next season to
travel to China as part of a 23-man squad for the Premier League Asia
Trophy. He plays generally on the left and started alongside Nigel Quashie
as part of a three-man midfield in the 3-2 win against Thurrock. "He looked
a good player with potential but it would be a grave, grave mistake to
compare him to his father, who was very special," said Hakan Hayrettin, the
Thurrock manager. "If anyone could be half the player that Gianfranco Zola
was you would have a great chance of making it. Like any young player he has
to listen and learn. "He is fortunate who his father is but how far he
progresses is down to himself and the staff at West Ham."
There should be little problem in adapting to the culture of English
football. Andrea was only five when the Zola family moved to London in 1996.
Gianfranco spent seven years at Stamford Bridge and the experience clearly
left an impression. According to Andrea's Facebook page, he is a particular
fan of Chelsea and England captain John Terry. Following in the footsteps of
an illustrious sporting father, however, is never easy. Liam Botham tells
the story of arriving for his first cricket match at the age of 10 and being
greeted by a group of journalists who disappeared the moment he scored his
first run.
West Ham are keen to keep the spotlight off Andrea for now and will be
mindful that football history is littered with examples of sons following in
their father's footsteps with varying success.
Nigel Clough, Darren Ferguson, Gavin Strachan, Jamie Redknapp, Alex Bruce
and Paul Dalglish have all played at clubs managed by their father, while
Eidur Gudjohnsen replaced his dad Arnor, a fellow striker, during an
international game for Iceland in 1996. The Summerbees – George, Mike and
Nicky – could even boast three generations of professional footballers.
As well as Zola Jnr at West Ham, George Moncur, son of John, is with the
under-18 team, while Oliver and Elliot Lee, sons of Rob, are in the academy.
Oliver and Andrea should play together on Wednesday night in midfield
against a Bishop's Stortford team whose star striker is the 21-year-old
Charlie Sheringham. Charlie, son of Teddy, finished top scorer for Welling
United in the Conference South last season. Like father, like son
Cesare and Paolo Maldini Cesare won four Serie A titles and one European Cup
as a player while Paolo won the Champions League five times at AC Milan.
Frank Lampard snr and jnr Lampard Snr won two FA Cups at West Ham. Frank Jnr
is an England regular and has won every domestic trophy at Chelsea. Brian
and Nigel Clough Both played for England and have managed Derby. Brian's
achievements are unique though. He scored 251 goals in 274 games, then
managed Nottingham Forest to two European Cups. Harry and Jamie Redknapp
Harry played for West Ham and Bournemouth, then managed both as well as
Portsmouth, Southampton and Tottenham. Son Jamie won 17 England caps and
spent more than a decade at Liverpool.
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Walking for Bobby Moore
West Ham Till I Die
Two friends, brought together by their passion for football, have decided to
spend their Summer holiday joining a team of 38 people on Project Brazil, on
behalf of the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK
From the 27th September to the 9th October, David Deane, (a Cambridge United
fan) and Lloyd Hardwick (a West Ham fan) plan to travel to Forte in Brazil,
to help the village renovate and rebuild their dilapidated school and
football pitch.
WALK FOR MOORE
To be part of this opportunity of a lifetime, our challenge is to raise
£8,000 which will stay in the UK to fund bowel cancer research, the disease
which claimed Bobby's life. Bowel cancer is the second highest killing
cancer in the UK claiming 44 lives every day.
To reach our goal, we have decided to WALK FOR MOORE on Saturday 5th
September 2009. This route traces the career of Bobby Moore, starting from
his birthplace in Barking, via West Ham United and Upton Park, finishing at
the Bobby Moore Statue at Wembley in time for kick off of the England Vs
Slovenia International (KO:15:00hrs).
The route we are taking is a total of 26 miles. Along the way, we will be
taking photos and blogging/ uploading to Twitter/ reading responses - to
help raise further awareness and interact with our sponsors, friends and
other football fans.
YOU CAN PLAY YOUR PART
Our aim to generate a considerable buzz around this event in the media. To
play your part in helping us reach our target, please either:
1) Sponsor us direct by visiting www.justgiving.com/lloydhardwick
2) Help publicise WALK FOR MOORE (in your blog/ shop along the route/
football programme/ on the radio etc)
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West Ham striker Hines targets first team role
05.08.09 | tribalfootball.com
West Ham United striker Zavon Hines was delighted with his form during their
Asian Trophy campaign. "It has been a good tournament to play in," Hines,
who scored five goals in six games in pre-season last year before suffering
a knee problem, told whufc.com. "The conditions were hard, but you just have
to work harder to get through it all and I am sure this will show well for
us come the new season. "Last year, I had a good pre-season and then got the
injury, but hopefully I can carry on this year and get through the season
with no injuries and be involved as much as I can with the first team. I
want to show the manager what I can do." Hines added: "My aim is at to be on
the bench for the first team for the start if I can, but just to do my best
in any game I play for West Ham United and go upwards from there."
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