Daily WHUFC News - 17th October 2012

Henderson loaned to Ipswich
WHUFC.com
Stephen Henderson has joined npower Championship side Ipswich Town on a
three-month loan deal
16.10.2012

Goalkeeper Stephen Henderson has joined npower Championship side Ipswich
Town on a three-month loan deal - with a 24-hour call-back option. The
Irishman will link up with the Tractor Boys this week and could make his
debut for Paul Jewell's side in Saturday's away fixture at Hull City, where
he could face former West Ham United team-mate Abdoulaye Faye. Ipswich have
endured a difficult start to the 2012/13 season and go into the weekend 23rd
in the table, having collected seven points from eleven matches played.
Henderson, who will challenge Scott Loach and Aaron Lee-Barrett for the No1
jersey at Portman Road. has plenty of npower Championship experience to call
upon. The 24-year-old has made 27 appearances at that level for former clubs
Bristol City and Portsmouth.
After making his loan switch from Portsmouth permanent in the summer, the
Dublin-born stopper has backed-up Jussi Jaaskelainen in the Barclays Premier
League and also made two Capital One Cup appearances for the Hammers this
term. The former Republic of Ireland U21 international has also appeared
twice for the table-topping Development Squad in the Barclays U21 Premier
League and was called-up by his country for their senior friendly
international with Oman at Craven Cottage in September.

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Vaz Te injury update
WHUFC.com
Ricardo Vaz Te has started his recovery after successful shoulder surgery on
Monday evening
16.10.2012

West Ham United can confirm that Ricardo Vaz Te underwent successful
shoulder surgery on Monday evening as he continues his recovery from the
dislocation he suffered during the Barclays Premier League fixture against
Arsenal on 6 October. Head of Sports Medicine Andy Rolls and his medical
team have been working with Vaz Te since the match to determine the right
course of treatment and it was decided that keyhole surgery was the best
long-term solution to ensure there were no further complications. After
being kept in hospital overnight for observation, Vaz Te will now start his
rehabilitation, which is expected to take up to 12 weeks. The Portuguese
winger's absence is likely to provide an opportunity for a number of
attacking players who have been itching to be involved in the first team.
Matt Taylor, Gary O'Neil, Modibo Maiga - who scored again for Mali at the
weekend - and loan signing Yossi Benayoun could all now come into contention
for a starting place. Youngsters from the Hammers' table-topping Development
Squad such as Rob Hall and Matthias Fanimo could also provide cover for Sam
Allardyce should they be needed. "First and foremost Andy Rolls and his
medical team have researched the best possible treatment and the quickest
recovery, which was keyhole surgery," said Big Sam.

"There would have been a slightly quicker option to get him back but we
would have been unsure on the stability of the shoulder and it could have
been more susceptible to dislocate again. "We think we've chosen the best
option to strengthen the shoulder and get him back as quickly as we can.
"We've got some good players ready to step up in place. Matt Taylor has been
there and there are others in the squad that haven't quite played as much
such as Gary O'Neil. "Whichever option we pick it's up to them to step up to
the mark. They need to provide the attacking opportunities that we need."

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Diame staying put
KUMB.com
Filed: Tuesday, 16th October 2012
By: Staff Writer

West Ham's fears of losing midfield powerhouse Momo Diame to the African Cup
of Nations early next years have been dismissed after his country were
banned from the tournament following a riot. Senegal, whom Diame represents
have been thrown out of the tournament - which takes place in South Africa
between 19th January and 10th February next year - following a riot in Dakar
at the weekend. The Senegalese were hosting the Ivory Coast in a final round
qualifying tie but the match was abandoned with 16 minutes of normal time
left to play after a riot forced the referee to abandon it. The trouble
began when the Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba scored a penalty to extend their
lead in the game to 2-0 - a scoreline that virtually guaranteed the West
African nation's qualification as it put them 6-2 ahead on aggregate. Riot
police were called into action as a hail of missiles rained down upon the
pitch. The deluge forced the players to withdraw and the referee to
ultimately abandon the match after some 40 minutes as police failed to
restore order in the stadium. The Confederation of African Football later
confirmed that the result would stand - whilst later adding that Senegal
would have been eliminated from the competition anyway as a result of the
riots.

The CAF Disciplinary met in Cairo to look into the incidents that led to the
abandonment of the Senegal vs. Ivory Coast match," a statement of the CAF
website read. "Missiles, stones, bottles and firecrackers were thrown onto
the pitch. As a result CAF decided to officially confirm the result of the
match as 2-0 in favor of Ivory Coast in accordance with the provisions of
article 16 para 20 of the regulations of the competition and to consider
Senegal eliminated from the competition without prejudice to any other
sanctions that may be imposed by CAF Disciplinary Board."

Although midfielder Diame will now be staying in England, West Ham will be
without striker Modibo Maiga who is expected to be named in the Malian
squad. Mali qualified for the finals by beating Botswana 7-1 on aggregate.
The goals from the second leg in Lobatse, which Mali won 4-1 including one
from Maiga, may be seen here.

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Henderson: I want first-team football
KUMB.com
Filed: Tuesday, 16th October 2012
By: Staff Writer

Stephen Henderson has declared his willingness to leave West Ham United in
order to secure regular first team football after completing a loan move to
Ipswich Town. The 24-year-old goalkeeper completed a three-month loan move
to the Championship club yesterday having failed to make a single Premier
League appearance for West Ham since joining the club from Portsmouth on a
permanent basis in the summer. And in his first interview since moving to
Portman Road, the Irish stopper revealed that he was far from happy sitting
on the bench at West Ham playing second fiddle to Jussi Jaaskelainen.
"Anyone who knows me will tell you I'm not the type of player who wants to
sit on the bench and pick up his wages," he told itfc.co.uk. "I need to play
games. "So when I got told I could go out on loan and I knew Ipswich were
keen, it was an easy decision for me. I spoke to the manager [Paul Jewell]
on Saturday and was here for training on Monday morning."

Henderson, who cost West Ham a nominal fee when moving to London from
cash-strapped Portsmouth back in May also indicated that he would be
prepared to leave east London permanently if it meant he could secure
regular first team football. "That's why I'm here," he added. "If the
opportunity is there to stay beyond January and everyone is happy with that,
I'd definitely want to do it." Henderson becomes the Tractor Boys' eighth
loan signing of the season and will compete with Scott Loach and Arran
Lee-Barrett for a place in Paul Jewell's starting eleven.

West Ham's third-choice goalkeeper - Swiss stopper Raphael Spiegel - will
deputise for Henderson in his absence.

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Vaz through the keyhole
KUMB.com
Filed: Tuesday, 16th October 2012
By: Staff Writer

Ricardo Vaz Te has undergone surgery to fix the dislocated shoulder he
sustained during the 3-1 defeat against Arsenal 10 days ago. The Portuguese
winger suffered the fluke injury after falling over Gunners 'keeper Vito
Mannone during the second half of the match and was told that he would be
out of action for six to 12 weeks as a result, as first revealed here on
KUMB.com. According to the club's website, surgery was deemed necessary -
even though it could keep the 25-year-old out of action until the new year.
"Head of Sports Medicine Andy Rolls and his medical team have been working
with Vaz Te since the match to determine the right course of treatment,"
read a report on whufc.com. "It was decided that keyhole surgery was the
best long-term solution to ensure there were no further complications.
"After being kept in hospital overnight for observation Vaz Te will now
start his rehabilitation, which is expected to take up to 12 weeks."
Manager Sam Allardyce added: "There would have been a slightly quicker
option to get him back but we would have been unsure on the stability of the
shoulder and it could have been more susceptible to dislocate again. "We
think we've chosen the best option to strengthen the shoulder and get him
back as quickly as we can." Vaz Te moved to West Ham in January of this year
and quickly became a vital part of the promotion-winning side. The former
Bolton forward scored 12 goals in just 18 appearances in the Championship.
This season, prior to sustaining the injury against Arsenal, he had managed
to score just once in nine outings - that coming in the 2-1 win against QPR
at Loftus Road at the beginning of October.

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Hammers Snippets
West Ham Till I Die

* There can be little doubt that the loss of Ricardo Vaz Te for three months
is a bitter blow. He had had a poor start to the season, but seemed to be
coming back into form. But as SJ Chandos points out below, this provides
several other players with an opportunity to stake their claim. Yossi
Benayoun ought to be the like for like replacement on the right but Sam
Allardyce has said that Matt Taylor or Gary O'Neil (no, really) might be
given the nod. It's also possible that Maiga could play there.

* Stephen Henderson has joined Ipswich Town on a three month loan, although
he can be recalled at 24 hours notice.

* The Olympic Stadium decision delay is yet another blow to the club's
plans, but all is not yet lost. I still can't see the Legacy organisation
going for any of the other bids, and there seems an acceptance that there
will now be some sort of retractable seating. Let's hope the delay isn't too
long. But it seems that any move to the OS won't now be until the 2015-16
season. I still believe it will be worth the wait.

* Momo Diame will not be travelling to the African Nations Cup in early
2013, as Senegal were banned from the tournament following violence at their
qualifier with Ivory Coast. Modibo Maigo, will, however, be absent as Mali
have qualified for the tournament, following a 7-1 aggregate win against
Botswana this week. Maiga scored in their 4-1 away win.

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