Daily WHUFC News - 18th June 2013

Potts plays part in warm-up victory
WHUFC.com
West Ham United defender Dan Potts featured as England U20s defeated Uruguay
17.06.2013

Dan Potts made a 45-minute appearance as England's Under-20 side warmed up
for the FIFA U20 World Cup with a 3-0 practice match win over Uruguay on
Sunday. Uruguay and England are both staying in the Turkish resort of
Antalya ahead of the tournament, which begins on Friday, so locked horns as
they fine-tuned their preparations. A goal in each half from Middlesbrough
duo Luke Williams and Adam Reach, plus a late third from Everton striker
Chris Long saw off Uruguay, who qualified by finishing third in this year's
South American Youth Championship. Potts played the second half as manager
Peter Taylor gave all 21 members of his squad a run-out. England's campaign
begins against Iraq on Sunday 23 June in Antalya, with group matches against
Chile and Egypt to follow.

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Fixtures out on Wednesday
WHUFC.com
Find out who we will be playing when first at whufc.com
17.06.2013

The countdown to the 2013/14 campaign begins in earnest on Wednesday morning
when the fixtures for the new season are released. West Ham will discover
their Barclays Premier League schedule for the new campaign at 9am on 19
June - and Hammers fans will be able to find out the news first on whufc.com
The Barclays Premier League campaign is set to get underway on Saturday
August 17, with promoted clubs Cardiff City, Hull City and Crystal Palace
replacing Wigan Athletic, Reading and Queens Park Rangers in the top flight.
Sam Allardyce's men will again face a host of London derbies throughout the
campaign, with Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Tottenham
Hotspur all providing local opposition. Supporters can now secure their seat
to watch all the action unfold at the Boleyn Ground with Season Tickets on
general sale. Prices start at £640 for adults and £115 for kids, and full
pricing and purchasing information can be found on our dedicated Season
Ticket website at seasontickets.whufc.com

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Question time for Gold
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 17th June 2013
By: Staff Writer

West Ham United co-chairman David Gold is taking part in Newham Council's
Ideas Olympiad this week. The Ideas Olympiad is a free series of events
brought to you by the London Borough of Newham, which will bring high
profile and interesting speakers to the borough between 28th May and 27th
June to talk to residents about their ideas and vision. "A Conversation with
David Gold" takes place on Tuesday, 18th June [tomorrow] at Stratford
Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15 1BX. Doors open at 6.30pm for
a 7pm start. Free entry is permitted only with a ticket. From beginnings of
extreme poverty and overcoming numerous setbacks along the way, David Gold
is now one of Britain's most successful businessmen. He will talk about his
journey from growing up in the East End to becoming joint chairman of West
Ham United. Gold will also talk about the club's close relationship with
the local community and their role in fulfilling East London's Olympic
legacy. It will be followed by questions from the audience.

To book tickets and for more information go to
www.newham.gov.uk/IdeasOlympiad.

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Should We Re-Sign Scott Parker?
By Iain Dale
West Ham Till I Die

It appears Scott Parker is surplus to requirements at White Hart Lane and
will be sold over the next few weeks. Sunderland have already expressed an
interest. Scott played 113 times for West Ham between 2007 and 2011, scoring
ten goals. i know everyone was gutted when he left, at the beginning of our
season in the Championship. I guess we all understood why he had to go, but
few of us wished him to leave.

The question is, would we welcome him back and would signing him be good for
the club in general? Well, we know what we would be getting, a committed,
tenacious holding midfield player who gives his all. Would we not rather
sign him than Ambrosini, for example?

He will be 33 in October, though and is prone to niggling little injuries.
But if we could get him for £1-2 million, wouldn't it be worth it? I know
I'd love to see him in claret and blue again.

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Andy Carroll poised for £15m West Ham move as Liverpool line up Iago Aspas
and Simon Mignolet
Andy Carroll will undergo a medical at West Ham United on Tuesday as
Liverpool prepare to make a £20 million loss on their club-record signing.
Telegraph.co.uk
By Mark Ogden11:00PM BST 17 Jun 2013

Carroll, a £35 million buy from Newcastle United in January 2011, was due to
fly back from a holiday in the United States on Monday night to complete the
formalities of his £15 million transfer to Upton Park, following a
season-long loan with Sam Allardyce's team last season.
The 24-year-old, who scored seven goals in 24 Premier League appearances for
West Ham during his loan, is understood to have agreed a six-year contract
worth £100,000 a week in order to complete a permanent move to the London
club.
With doubts over Carroll's desire to leave Liverpool in order to return to
West Ham, combined with the issue of a persistent heel injury, the transfer
appeared to be in the balance last month prior to further talks between the
two clubs, which resulted in Liverpool agreeing to suffer a huge financial
loss on the England forward, who remains the most expensive ­British
footballer of all time following his move from St James' Park 2½ years ago.
With Carroll on the brink of completing his transfer, which was agreed
between the two clubs last month, Liverpool are now ready to make it clear
to Luis Suárez that he will not be allowed to leave Anfield unless he forces
the issue by demanding a move in writing.

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