Daily WHUFC News - 5th February 2015

Cresswell counts on home comforts
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Aaron Cresswell is looking forward to getting back to the Boleyn Ground on Sunday
04.02.2015

Aaron Cresswell hopes that West Ham United's excellent home form will stand them in good stead for Sunday's Barclays Premier League visit of Manchester United.Only Louis van Gaal's men and leaders Chelsea have won more home league games than the Hammers and so Cresswell is confident that United, like Liverpool and Manchester City before them, can come a cropper at the Boleyn Ground. Though circumstances conspired against Cresswell and his colleagues at Anfield last weekend, the 25-year-old insists there is no shortage of confidence in the camp ahead of Sunday's teatime kick-off. "We've got to look forward to Sunday's game and go into the game full of confidence," he confirmed. "We're still eighth in the league after 23 games and there's no reason why we can't stay there. We've just got to carry on with our job, get three points on Sunday and crack on. "Manchester United have world class players, as most teams do in the Premier League, but we're at home, so there's no reason why we can't get the three points. We've had some great wins at home this season against the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool and so Sunday's game is one we're looking forward to."

Having ended the Liverpool defeat without a recognised centre-half on the pitch, it remains to be seen just who will line-up alongside Cresswell in the Hammers' back four. But the former Ipswich Town full-back believes West Ham have the personnel to cope with the absentees. He continued: "Injuries are just one of those things that happen in football and there's nothing you can do about it. The physios will obviously assess the players all this week and do the very best they can to try and get them ready for Sunday's game. We'll just have to wait and see what happens. "I'm sure whoever comes in there will do a job. We've got a big enough squad available here and whoever comes in will be up to the task."

As for Sunday's visitors, Cresswell is relishing the prospect of pitting his wits against some of the world's best, even if it promises to be another stern test. "They've been getting better with time," he added. "At the start of the season they had their ups and downs, like most teams do. But under van Gaal they're obviously doing well at the minute. "You're playing against world-class players, most probably the best players in the world. You want to challenge yourself, you want to see where you stand against the world's best. For me personally, it's one that I'm really looking forward to and I'm sure the rest of the boys are too."

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Vote for your Player of the Month
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Who was your top Hammers performer in January? Have your say now
04.02.2015

Voting is now open to decide your West Ham United Player of the Month for January.

The Hammers only tasted defeat once in the month, and made progress through two rounds of the FA Cup to boot. Now it's time to pick the top performer.

January's nominated players are...

Adrian - Who could forget the Spanish stopper's heroics against Everton in the FA Cup, stepping up in the penalty shoot out to secure a dramatic 9-8 sudden death success. He also kept clean sheets against Hull City in the league and Bristol City in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Diafra Sakho - The Senegal striker only played two games in the month, but made his mark with goals in both of them. He notched on New Year's Day against West Bromwich Albion and returned to seal FA Cup progress with a header at Bristol City..

Andy Carroll - Another striker who enjoyed a fine month was Andy Carroll. The big No9 scored a fine individual goal against Swansea City, adding to his tally against Hull City, reacting first to knock home a rebound after keeper Allan McGregor spilled a Enner Valencia shot.

James Collins - The Welshman has enjoyed a good run in the team over the last month and capped a solid spell with the opening goal in the first running of the FA Cup tie at Everton at the start of January. Contributed to the clean sheet against Hull City

Enner Valencia - With Diafra Sakho suffering a back injury, Ecuador striker Valencia has been a regular in January, and he notched his first Boleyn Ground goal in the FA Cup replay against Everton. He also played provider, scoring two assists against Hull City - one for Carroll and the other for Morgan Amalfitano.

To cast your vote, click WHUFC.com and scroll to the bottom right-hand corner of the page.

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Jenko frustrated to miss out
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Carl Jenkinson was disappointed to miss Saturday's trip to Anfield
03.02.2015

Carl Jenkinson was a frustrated observer on Saturday as West Ham United suffered a 2-0 defeat at Liverpool. The 22-year-old defender was forced to sit out after suffering a calf injury, meaning he missed a game for just the second time since forcing his way into the starting XI in October. Like his teammates, he was disappointed that the Hammers could not keep Liverpool below them in the table, but has backed them to bounce back against Manchester United this weekend. He said: "Everyone wants to play at Anfield so it was especially frustrating to miss that one. It's a fantastic place to play football. I streamed it on the internet and it's never nice watching when you want to be out there. "We have a massive game again on Sunday. Man Utd are coming into a bit of form and they have some great players but we're a very strong side at home. "It should be a great game and one we're looking to come out on top of."

The Hammers may have been defeated at Anfield, but it was their first loss of 2015, so Jenkinson believes they have the ability to get back on track swiftly. He added: "We've only lost once this year, but playing in the Premier League you're going to lose games of football. Liverpool played quite well on the day and that can happen. "It's important that we bounce back quickly and that's got to start this weekend."

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Diafra Sakho: West Ham fined £71,000 by Fifa for rule breach
By Frank Keogh
BBC Sport

West Ham have been fined £71,000 by Fifa for breaching rules over striker Diafra Sakho but no action has been taken over their place in the FA Cup. Striker Sakho withdrew from Senegal's Africa Cup of Nations squad with a back injury but scored 18 days later in West Ham's Cup 1-0 win at Bristol City. Bristol City say they are disappointed by the penalty and are "considering their options". Fifa has reprimanded both West Ham and the 25-year-old forward. Football's governing body says a player cannot appear for his team when he should be on international duty. But the Hammers, who got £90,000 from the FA prize fund for winning their fourth-round tie, have escaped potential expulsion from the FA Cup and will travel to West Brom in round five on Saturday 14 February. West Ham will also be able to select Sakho, their top scorer this season, for Sunday's Premier League home match against Manchester United. Manager Sam Allardyce said he had left the forward out of last Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Liverpool after being advised to rest him until the dispute was resolved.
Fifa fined West Ham 100,000 Swiss francs (£71,000) after a disciplinary committee found the club and the player to have violated its regulations by playing in the game at Ashton Gate. Sakho came on as a substitute and headed in the 81st-minute winner two days before Senegal were knocked out of the Cup of Nations. The Hammers said he had not been fit enough to fly to Africa and was driven in a limousine to Bristol City.

A club statement after the Fifa decision said: "The club and the player have received the decision and will now be focusing their concentration on the game against Manchester United on Sunday." Bristol City said in its own statement: "The club is disappointed with the penalty handed down by the Fifa disciplinary committee and is considering its options." The club has not commented on newspaper reports it could seek compensation of up to £250,000 - a combination of lost prize money and gate receipts. Under its rules, Fifa could have requested the Football Association reverse the result of the Cup tie.

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Emmanuel has the blues over West Ham knock back
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Filed: Wednesday, 4th February 2015
By: Staff Writer

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has confirmed that Spurs Chairman Daniel Levy blocked his transfer deadline day move to West Ham.
The 30-year-old striker was all set to move to the Boleyn on loan for the rest of the season until Levy pulled the plug on the deal at the last minute - much to Adebayor's disappointment. The Togo international had chosen to move to West Ham having been offered the choice of several interested parties - but Levy was unwilling to sanction the move due to the Irons being in contention for a European placing this season. "The club decided to send me out on loan, which I was pleased with," Adebayor told Sky Sports. "I was lucky enough to have the choice of five good clubs. "When I finally chose the one I wanted to go to, unluckily Mr Levy was against it because they had become a rival. So I decided I should stay at the club, which I'm very happy to do. "I was more than happy to play for West Ham. I wanted to stay in the Premier League and took the chance to stay in London so I had a choice of Queens Park Rangers or West Ham. "I decided to go to West Ham because of their position in the league. They are fighting well and doing everything [they can] to finish in the top four. I've played alongside a few of their players - like Alex Song - so I wanted to go there instead of QPR."

Levy's decision to cancel Adebayor's move also scuppered Carlton Cole's planned switch to West Bromwich Albion. According to reports, Cole reacted angrily to the news that he was being recalled to West Ham. That is perhaps no great surprise given that Albion had offered the striker - who leaves the Boleyn this summer - a two-and-a-half year contract.

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Song's sadness over no new arrivals
KUMB.com
Filed: Wednesday, 4th February 2015
By: Staff Writer

Alex Song has admitted he was disappointed at West Ham's inability to bring in any new faces capable of challenging for a first team spot during the transfer window. The on-loan midfielder, who has settled into to life at the Boleyn well confessed that he was frustrated at the club's failure to land any of their key targets - or any of the eight players sought on deadline day. "We know we have good players and a good squad but we were looking to have more players come in," he told Sky Sports. "It didn't happen so we have to focus on the players we've got, keep going and play the way we have been." Song was also sad that the Hammers were unable to complete the signing of Emmanuel Adebayor, who the former Cameroon international knows personally from having played alongside him at Arsenal in the mid-noughties. "I played with him for five years so I know what he can do," added Song. "So when someone told me he had the potential to come to West Ham I was very happy, because I know this kind of player can help us contribute to doing very well in the league. "We need players like this. It didn't happen but now I want just to tell him good luck."

Adebayor's move to West Ham was halted by Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy, who whilst agreeing to subsidise a move to Queens Park Rangers but not to West Ham, as he views the two clubs as rivals for European slot.

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City could claim seven-figure sum, predicts Leroy
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Filed: Wednesday, 4th February 2015
By: Staff Writer

Former Hammer Leroy Rosenior believes Bristol City will hit West Ham with a compensation claim after FIFA ruled that West Ham breached regulations by fielding Diafra Sakho in their 4th round FA Cup tie. And Rosenior - who played for both clubs during a long and fruitful career - thinks that West Ham could be in for a major financial setback, now that FIFA have ruled against them. "You can understand Senegal's anger over the issue," Rosenior told the Bristol Post. "From the outside looking in, something certainly doesn't smell right and if the rule states that a player is unable to play for their club during the period they should have been on international duty, then I fancy West Ham could have a bit of a problem. "I do think that City have a great case for financial compensation because of how influential Sakho was on the game when coming off the bench to score the goal that ultimately separated the teams. "There is the financial windfall that would have come from both a replay and a potential fifth round tie to consider - and I wouldn't be surprised if City could make a claim of somewhere between £500,000 and £1,000,000."

Bristol City released a short statement a few moments ago in which they expressed their "disappointment" at West Ham's nominal fine.

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Bristol City to 'consider options ' in wake of FIFA fine
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Filed: Wednesday, 4th February 2015
By: Staff Writer

Bristol City have released a statement criticising FIFA's decision to fine West Ham for fielding Diafra Sakho in their FA Cup tie at Ashton Gate last month. Responding to FIFA's earlier statement, in which they confirmed West Ham had been fined CHF100,000 for using Sakho as a second half substitute, The Robins admitted to being "disappointed" at the governing body's decision. "Bristol City FC notes FIFA's decision with regards to the Disciplinary Committee's case against West Ham United and their player Diafra Sakho," read the club's statement. "The club is disappointed with the penalty handed down by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee and is considering its options. The club will be making no further comment at this time. "

City, who were knocked out of the FA Cup courtesy of Sakho's late winner in West Ham's 1-0 win are likely to consider an appeal, although legal action against West Ham is also an option. West Ham were awarded £90,000 for progressing to the 5th round of the FA Cup, whilst the FIFA fine equates to just £71,000. City have received no compensation, despite West Ham being found guilty of breaking FIFA rules.

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Summer move planned - if Sam stays
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Filed: Wednesday, 4th February 2015
By: Staff Writer

West Ham are planning to complete the signing of Genk defensive midfielder Kara Mbodj in the summer, having failed to push the deal through ahead of Monday night's transfer deadline. The 25-year-old defender was one of Sam Allardyce's key targets on the final day of the window, but concerns over specific contractual terms and the inability to proceed with a full medical (due to time constraints) saw the deal fall through.

Despite that, West Ham plan to revisit their bid in the summer, with the two clubs having already agreed a fee worth in the region of £4.5million. The deal's completion also depends on whether Sam Allardyce, whose contract expires at the end of the season, will remain in charge thereafter.

Mbodj, a Senegal international, began his career in Norway with Tromso - who he represented for two years before moving to Belgium in a €1.4million switch (in December 2012). He featured alongside West Ham's Cheik Kouyate in this year's African Cup of Nations.

Now managed by Alex McLeish, who used to work for David Sullivan at Birmingham, Mbodj is the latest of a long line of Premier League-bound stars to come from Genk; others to make Premier League moves in recent years include Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne and Christian Benteke.

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West Ham fined over Diafra Sakho's appearance against Bristol City
Last Updated: 04/02/15 6:58pm
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West Ham have been fined £71,000 for fielding Diafra Sakho in the FA Cup win over Bristol City despite telling Senegal the striker was unfit. The club have also been reprimanded but they will be allowed to continue to play in this year's competition. Sakho, 25, had been due to join up with his national side at the Africa Cup of Nations but the Hammers informed the Senegalese FA that injury would prevent him from travelling to the tournament. On January 25, Sakho came off the substitutes' bench to score the only goal of the tie at Ashton Gate – prompting protest from the Senegalese authorities. West Ham issued a brief statement following FIFA's decision. "The club and the player have received the decision and will now be focusing their concentration on the game against Manchester United on Sunday," it read.

A FIFA statement read: "FIFA can today confirm the decisions of its Disciplinary Committee in the case involving the English club West Ham United and the player Diafra Sakho. "Diafra Sakho was called up by the Senegalese Football Association on 18 December 2014 to play for Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations 2015 taking place in Equatorial Guinea between 17 January and 8 February 2015, as well as to attend the training camp of the said representative team from 5-16 January 2015 in Morocco. "The Senegalese FA was informed by West Ham United that Sakho was prevented from playing and travelling by plane due to injury and thus he did not join the Senegal team." "The Senegalese FA was informed by West Ham United that Sakho was prevented from playing and travelling by plane due to injury and thus he did not join the Senegal team. "On 25 January 2015, the player took part in an official match for his club West Ham United. Senegal were eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations 2015 on 27 January 2015. "In view of the above and in accordance with art. 6 par. 1 of Annexe 1 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (hereinafter the Regulations), disciplinary proceedings were opened against the player and the club for a potential violation of Annexe 1 of the Regulations. "The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has found the club and the player to have violated art. 5 of Annexe 1 of the Regulations in relation to the match played by Sakho on 25 January 2015. The club has been fined CHF 100,000 in accordance with art. 10 c) and art. 15 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) and issued with a reprimand, while the player has been sanctioned with a reprimand in accordance with art. 10 b) and art. 14 of the FDC. "The terms of the decisions were notified to the relevant parties today."

Both Sakho and West Ham have been cleared to play in the next round as scheduled, where Sam Allardyce's side face West Brom. But Bristol City issued a a brief statement of their own following FIFA's ruling, hinting that this may not be the end of the matter as far as they are concerned. "Bristol City FC notes FIFA's decision with regards to the Disciplinary Committee's case against West Ham United and their player Diafra Sakho," the statement read. "The club is disappointed with the penalty handed down by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee and is considering its options. "The club will be making no further comment at this time."

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Carlton Cole has been a fine servant for West Ham and deserved better than his treatment on Deadline Day
13:24, 4 February 2015
OPINION BY JOHNCROSS
The striker was on the verge of a switch to West Brom, only for the Hammers to block the deal at the last minute
The Mirror

Alan Curbishley hit the nail on the head. Sometimes we forget that there is a "moral" issue with footballers just as there is for anyone in any walk of life. On transfer deadline day, West Ham blocked Carlton Cole, a loyal player with just four months left on his contract, from joining West Brom on a two-and-a-half-year contract worth £5m which would probably the last big deal of his career.
It was a curious story which ended with 31-year-old Cole screaming down the phone at West Ham boss Sam Allardyce for stopping him from going to West Brom. But former West Ham boss Curbishley, now one of the best and most sensible pundits in the media, was one of Sky's experts on deadline day and put the whole Cole situation into perfect context. Curbishley said: "Sometimes there's a moral situation as well. Carlton Cole's contract is running out this summer and it looks like West Brom are offering him a longer contract. "Sometimes there's a moral issue when you feel as a manager and as a club that you've got to do what's right for the player. But invariably you are looking if it might back fire on you. "He's done a lot for West Ham, left then came back and needs to be playing regularly. With the length of the contract, I think sometimes morally you need to do what's right for the player even if perhaps it's not right for the club."

Sadly, West Ham blocked the move in the final few hours as their own attempts to sign Emmanuel Adebayor fell flat and they decided against allowing 31-year-old Cole from moving to West Brom. The day ended with Cole, at the West Brom training ground having done a medical and agreed personal terms on a £500,000 transfer, shouting down the phone at Allardyce: "you're f***ing wrecking my career." At the end of the season, Cole might struggle to get a decent deal. A lot of people at West Brom heard the shouting, with Cole pleading with Allardyce to let him go for the sake of his family and his career. Cole, who has had the best part of ten years at West Ham in two spells at the club, has been such a good pro that it is hard to believe he will refuse to play or anything like that. But others would.
That's because the collapse of his move to West Brom is only half the story. The other half is that West Ham did agree to allow Cole to go to Queens Park Rangers. Cole did not want to go there. That left Harry Redknapp, still in charge at QPR, furious.

Cole didn't want to go to QPR because he wanted to go to West Brom where he felt Tony Pulis would play him every week, it was an two and a half year deal and it would give him and his family long term security. West Ham agreed a £500,000 fee for him to join West Brom. Then they blocked it anyway. Cole felt West Brom really wanted him - and that was the key. In the end, Cole was pleading with Allardyce to let him go. He looks like he will be back to being fourth choice at West Ham. The worst scenario now for Cole is that he does not play for the rest of the season. Sometimes in football, no matter how well paid the players are, surely they deserve a little respect and goodwill. And, as Alan Curbishley said, it's almost a moral obligation. There's no doubt about it, Carlton Cole was the big loser in this window. He was left feeling like a piece of meat and while deadline day seems fun, there are some really nasty side effects, too.
Cole is a good solid pro who deserves better.

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West Ham's Diafra Sakho row may see Bristol City protest FIFA NOT kicking them out of FA Cup
22:30, 4 February 2015 By Darren Lewis
League One club "disappointed and considering its options" after Hammers are only fined for playing Senegal striker during Africa Cup of Nations
The Mirror

West Ham face a fresh FA Cup battle with Bristol City after FIFA's decision not to kick the Irons out of the competition. The League One club are "considering" whether to protest after world football's governing body contracted their own rules by only fining the Irons £71,000 for fielding striker Diafra Sakho at Ashton Gate last month. Sakho pulled out of Senegal's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations with a back injury but scored the winner for West Ham 18 days later in their FA Cup Fourth Round tie to knock City out. If FIFA had applied their rules, City would have been reinstated and West Ham - set to play West Brom in the fifth round next Saturday - dumped out.

A statement from the Robins said: "The club is disappointed with the penalty handed down by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee and is considering its options."

FIFA launched an investigation after Senegal angrily complained about Sakho's FA Cup appearance. The FIFA rules state that a player cannot play for his club if he is meant to be on international duty. Article 5 reads: "A player who has been called up by his association for one of its representative teams is, unless otherwise agreed by the relevant association, not entitled to play for the club with which he is registered during the period for which he has been released or should have been released."

Article 6.2 adds: "If a club refuses to release a player or neglects to do so despite the provisions of this annexe, the Fifa Players' Status Committee shall furthermore request the association to which the club belongs to declare any match(es) in which the player took part to have been lost by the club concerned. "Any match contested according to the cup system shall be regarded as having been won by the opposing team, irrespective of the score."

It was angry Senegal - furious that Sakho played for West Ham 48 hours after they were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations - who complained to FIFA. West Ham insisted Sakho had a back injury that prevented him from flying and claim he was driven to Ashton Gate in a limousine for the FA Cup tie. The east Londoners are not trying to draw a line under the affair. A Hammers' statement said: "The club and the player have received the decision and will now be focusing their concentration on the game against Manchester United on Sunday."

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QPR to put Mauro Zarate on fitness regime after bid to send Argentine back to West Ham failed
18:51, 4 February 2015 By Darren Lewis
The Hoops were so unimpressed by Zarate's lack of fitness that they desperately tried to send him back to Upton Park in exchange for Matt Jarvis
The Mirror

Mauro Zarate will be put on a punishing fitness regime to get him in shape to join QPR's relegation fight. The west Londoners, unimpressed by his lack of fitness despite his desperation to play, tried to send the 27-year-old striker back to West Ham with winger Matt Jarvis instead going to Loftus Road. They were prevented from doing so, however, by Premier League rules which decree a player cannot rejoin a club he has left in the same window. Zarate, who joined QPR after complaining about his lack of action at Upton Park, stunned staff at Loftus Road with his lack of condition. The player featured just eight times for Sam Allardyce at West Ham and has so far played only 14 minutes out of the three games for which he has been available at QPR.

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Boleyn pub raises £5m in funds
Posted by Sean Whetstone on February 4, 2015 in Whispers
Calret & Hugh

West Ham have confirmed they have sold nearly 750 of 1,000 packages at the new Boleyn Bar based in the Olympic Stadium. Members will enjoy exclusive use of the bar and café, free half-time drinks and halfway line seats. They will enjoy access to every West Ham Premier League home fixture plus the first three cup games, priority for cup semi-finals and finals, a dedicated VIP entrance to the Stadium, and a complimentary matchday programme.

With 75% of the packages sold the Hammers have received £450,000 up front with a further £4.53m payable by monthly direct debt by members over the next three years.

Fans wanting to buy one of the remaining two hundred and fifty places are required to pay a joining fee of £600 with monthly direct debits of £168 beginning from June 2016. This price will remain fixed for the length of your membership making the £2016 per season on top on the £600 joining fee.

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Hammers Academy cull continues
Posted by Sean Whetstone on February 4, 2015 in Whispers
Claret & Hugh

The club have officially confirmed that West Ham academy players Kieran Sadlier and Ben Marlow have left the Club after their contracts were cancelled my mutual consent.

This brings the total number of Academy players officially released to six in the past week. The club previously confirmed Jamie Harney, Danny Whitehead, Blair Turgott and Matthias Fanimo have all left West Ham United after their contracts were cancelled my mutual consent. Blair Turgott signed for Coventry on transfer deadline day on a free transfer.

A host of other Academy players whose contract expire this summer are also thought to be under threat and their names could soon be added to this expanding list, They include Danny Potts, Seb Lletget, Paul Mccallum, Lewis Page, Taylor Tombides, Josh Cullen, Raphael Spiegel, Moses Makasi, Nathan Mavila, Amos Nasha and Sam Westley.

Terry Westley took over the Academy last Summer with Steve Potts announced as the Under 21 manager earlier this year . It is understood Terry has been tasked by the board with getting a return on the £4m plus investment made into the Academy every year.

The Hammers U21's remain bottom of the Premier League U21 league with eight points after losing eight of their 12 games this season.

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Former Hammer questions Jack's message
Posted by Sean Whetstone on February 4, 2015 in Whispers
Calret & Hugh

Former Hammer David James has questioned Jack Sullivan's message on Twitter on transfer deadline day saying he could have a negative impact on current West Ham players and morale. The Chairman of the Youth Supporters Club Jack Sullivan posted a message on twitter just before 11pm the January transfer window closed on Monday. saying "Sadly despite trying to do eight deals today everyone has collapsed in the last 2 hours and are now unlikely to do any business" The former Hammers keeper has suggested that young Sullivan should not have posted the message. James speaking on BT Sport on Tuesday night said "That's a lot of players to bring in, a lot of them were developmental players, or up and coming players, weren't they? You know when your club has failed to bring in eight players and you look around and think: 'Was it me who was going?' I don't think it's a good message to send out."

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