Daily WHUFC News - 15th June 2013

MP lauds Club's community work
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Member of Parliament for East Ham Stephen Timms has praised the Hammers' CST
14.06.2013

Member of Parliament for East Ham Stephen Timms has praised the work of West
Ham United in the local community. The Club's Community Sports Trust
recently announced that Hammers midfielder Joe Cole would become its patron.
Mr Timms visited the Club to watch a film created by local schoolchildren,
which received great acclaim and was nominated for a national award earlier
this year. West Ham TV caught up with the MP, who was delighted to see
first-hand the inspirational effect the Hammers has on the community. He
said: "I came down to see the film called 'Scales', which was a film made
here at West Ham by some of the children from Sandringham, one of our local
Primary Schools. "It was a great project, they had a wonderful time, and the
film was very impressive as well. It was interesting to hear them talking
about all the things they had to do to make the film - acting, they had to
use the camera, voiceovers, animation, post-production editing - it was a
big, big project. "It was a big experience for them and a very good
experience as well. "I think the learning zone has been a real plus for
Newham over the 15 years that it's been open. I've followed its progress
ever since it started, and for a lot of children in the area, coming to West
Ham is a big deal. "It's an exciting place to be, it's an inspiring place to
be. The Inspire Learning Centre does inspire children, particularly those
who might be struggling at school, finding it a bit hard going. "When they
come here they can really pick up the excitement, and it boosts their
aspiration, boosts their achievement in a really important way. I think this
learning zone has been a really important asset for schools in the area for
the last 15 years."

Timms also believes that the Club's move to the Olympic Stadium in 2016 will
drive their community work forward yet further. He added: "It's a great move
for the Club, of course, it's undoubtedly the right decision - that stadium
should be used by West Ham United - and I'm absolutely delighted that the
decision has finally been made. "It will give the Club the potential to have
a bigger impact still in the local community. It's an iconic location, it's
a bigger stadium and there will be a lot of opportunity for the Club to do a
lot of exciting things with the local community, children and older people
as well. "It's the right move for the Club, it's the right move for the
community as well and I'm looking forward to seeing what else is going to
happen for our area once West Ham is installed there from 2016 onwards."

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West Ham target Massimo Ambrosini to listen to Fiorentina
By Simone Bargellini & Nadia Carminati.
Last Updated: June 14, 2013 8:33pm
SSN

West Ham United target Massimo Ambrosini has admitted he would be interested
in listening to any offer from Fiorentina. The veteran midfielder is a free
agent after leaving AC Milan and has been linked with a move to the MLS.
West Ham have also been in talks with Ambrosini, according to his agent, but
he has yet to make a decision on his future and could consider staying in
Italy. At a press conference on Friday, the 36-year-old said of the link to
Fiorentina, who will be playing in next season's Europa League: "They are a
great club and are coached by a great coach [Vincenzo Montella] with a
really serious and intriguing project. "If they would call me, I would
gladly hear what they have to offer to me". Ambrosini is adamant, though, he
will not be thinking about retiring after Milan opted not to give him a new
contract. He said: "It is not up to me to say whether the club's decision is
right or wrong. It is not a shocking thing - I am 36.
"I have given so much and AC Milan have the right to make a decision like
that. I might have liked it if they had communicated it differently and
earlier. I know I still want to be a player."

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Big Sam's Andy fee
West Ham to for out £44MILLION on Carroll
Exclusive
By ANDREW DILLON
Last Updated: 15th June 2013
The Sun

WEST HAM will fork out a whopping £44million to land dream striker Andy
Carroll. The England star is to hold talks over a five-year deal with
Hammers boss Sam Allardyce next week. Big Sam has made Carroll his No 1
priority and his board are backing him to the hilt. Joint-chairman David
Sullivan has now agreed to pay Liverpool a club-record £16m up front with a
further £3m in add-ons to prove his commitment to the player — taking the
deal to £19m. Carroll will also be paid around £100,000 a week to smash the
Hammers' pay barrier as their marquee signing. The five-year deal would
amount to more than £25m in wages for the big Geordie. An insider said:
"Carroll is weighing up the offer. He still fancies a top-five club or a
return to Newcastle, where he has two children. So there is still a battle
to sign him." West Ham are set to move into the 54,000-seater Olympic
Stadium in 2016 and want a team worthy of their new home.
Carroll, 24, is due back from his holiday in America next week and
Sullivan's co-chairman David Gold tweeted: "The chances of Andy Carroll
joining West Ham have risen from 50/50 to 75/25." The striker has been
desperate to prove he can make it at Liverpool following a £35m switch from
Newcastle. But the imminent arrival of Celta Vigo hitman Iago Aspas has made
him realise he has no future under Brendan Rodgers.

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