Daily WHUFC News - 27th October 2015

Ginge - We can stay the course
WHUFC.com

James Collins believes West Ham United are better equipped this season to
maintain their exceptional Barclays Premier League start. Saturday's 2-1 win
over champions Chelsea leaves West Ham sitting pretty in third with 20
points, a record Premier League points haul for the Hammers after ten
outings. And while Collins and co are keeping their feet firmly on the
ground, the Wales centre-half insists the squad's strength in depth is
reason enough to feel that Slaven Bilic's side can stay the course this
time. He told whufc.com: "We have got the squad to do it. That's the major
thing. We've got competition for places in every position. "We struggled
with a couple of injuries last year, which knocked us off track. But the
squad this year has been improved so much that if we're there, or there
abouts, around Christmas, there's no reason why we can't sustain that and
finish there. "Last year, a lot of the lads, me included, hadn't been in
that position before. The expectation was so high. No disrespect, but in
years gone by we'd been looking the other way. "But we've signed top-quality
international footballers, who are used to playing under this sort of
pressure that you get at Upton Park."

Saturday's three points came courtesy of big Andy Carroll's towering header,
his first goal since January. The No9's late winner was the culmination of
months and months of toil on and off the training pitch, and Collins says
the big man is every defender's worst nightmare. "Any team in the Premier
League would be delighted to have Andy Carroll on the bench," he added.
"He's still a young lad but his dedication to getting fit and staying strong
has been unbelievable. "He's been spot on in training, he's worked hard and
we're reaping the rewards of his hard work. He came on and he was fantastic
again. "If I was on the defending team and Andy Carroll was coming on, I
wouldn't be too happy about it because you know what's going to happen. He's
big and he's strong. "If you play the right ball to him I think he's
unplayable at what he does. He's so good in the air that sometimes it's
impossible to get the ball off him. I see it in training, so for him to
score the winner in such a big game, I'm delighted for him."

Unbeaten in seven league outings, with five wins and two draws, the Hammers
are on the crest of a wave and the 32-year-old insists the feel-good factor
is as good as it has ever been in his time at the Club. He continued: "We're
flying at the minute. The away win at Palace last week was a good building
block for us. We took a lot of confidence from it and obviously knew it was
going to be tough on Saturday, but I thought we were fantastic again.
"Confidence is massive at the Club at the moment. Training's bang on, the
banter in the dressing room is the best I've known it. We look forward to
training every day and we're on fire at the minute."

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Manager on Monday
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Slaven Bilic insisted no one inside West Ham United is getting carried away
with his side's fantastic start to the season. The Croatian has more than
proved his credentials as the Hammers have taken the Premier League by
storm. Following deserved wins over Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City,
the Irons added champions Chelsea to their list of high profile scalps, with
a 2-1 victory last Saturday. Reflecting on their remarkable start, Bilic
maintained that his side could not afford to allow their performance levels
to drop ahead of the trip to Watford: "We are only a quarter of the way
through the season. To be honest, I don't even think about football like
that. One quarter, so what? All we want to do is concentrate on the next
game. "If we drop (our level of performance), by even 5% then we are in
trouble. We have to be in what I call the red zone all the time, we can
never be in the comfort zone, and it can take ages to get out of it. So we
can never be carried away. "Only when it is five games to the end of the
season or so that we can concentrate on the league positions."

While Bilic is acutely aware of the long season ahead, his team are now six
league games unbeaten and he stressed the amount of confidence this run has
been generated. "Of all the wins, after the Crystal Palace game I was the
happiest. The win over Chelsea is a bit different because it was at home,
against the Champions. "There is nothing wrong in gaining the confidence
from winning. We still have to be ready for every game, and make sure we
reproduce the same when we play Watford. If we can maintain it, every game,
then we have a chance against anyone.
"We have the momentum, which is important, it comes out of good training,
good players, good system and individual class but it can also disappear in
a moment."

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Loan round up
WHUFC.com

Reece Burke played the full game as Bradford City came from a goal behind to
draw 1-1 with high flying Wigan Athletic. Michael Jacob's notched from long
range before James Hanson's nodded header levelled the proceedings. Matt
Jarvis played the full game as Norwich City slipped to a 1-0 home defeat at
the hands of West Bromwich Albion. Salomon Rondon's strike was enough to
separate the two sides. Young central defender Josh Pask played the full
ninety in Dagenham & Redbridge's 3-1 away defeat to Accrington Stanley.
Seamus Conneely opened the scoring after just 95 seconds and Accrington
doubled their lead with Matty Pearson heading past Liam O'Brien. Josh
Windass to put Stanley 3-0 up, before Nyron Nosworthy scored a consolation
for Dagenham.
Diego Poyet played 79 minutes of MK Dons' 3-0 defeat away at Queens Park
Rangers. The R's scored three goals in the last 20 minutes with strikes fro
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Matt Phillips and Junior Hoilett. Jordan Brown played
the full game for Chelmsford City in their 0-0 draw with Ebbsfleet United.

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Kouyate - Carroll deserves success
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Cheikhou Kouyate was full of praise for Andy Carroll after he scored the
winning goal against Chelsea and feels he has been rewarded for all the hard
work he has put in over the last few months. Carroll was a regular at the
Club's training ground throughout the close season, even when most of his
team-mates were enjoying their summer holidays and has now enjoyed a full
pre-season. The West Ham United striker came off the bench on Saturday with
just over 20 minutes left on the clock and the England forward had a moment
to remember when he rose the highest to meet a cross from Aaron Cresswell
and direct a powerful header past Asmir Begovic into the corner of the net
to hand the Hammers a 2-1 victory over the Premier League champions. Kouyate
was one of the first to celebrate with Carroll and hopes there are plenty
more goals to come from the talented striker over the coming weeks and
months.

Kouyate said: "I am very happy for Andy. He is a nice guy and has worked so
hard to get back to full fitness. "He wanted to score and it was an
unbelievable goal against Chelsea. "It is great that we are third in the
league. We just need to take it game by game and then see where it takes us.
"I am happy with my form and to play so well against Chelsea. But it is
about the whole team and everyone played well from Adrian through to Sakho.
"Andy Carroll has come on and done well. It is about all the players and we
are one team. We need to carry on this good form and stay positive. "The
start has been very good for all the players. The staff have worked very
hard and all the players have enjoyed a good start to the season."

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Westley - We lacked that cutting edge
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Academy manager Terry Westley described his disappointment as the young
Hammers lost 2-0 at the hands of Fulham under the lights at the Boleyn on
Monday evening. Despite enjoying the majority of possession as well as
chances, the Dev Squad came undone as Jordan Evans rifled home a long-range
free-kick before Dean O'Halloran doubled the Cottagers' lead in the second
half. Reflecting on the game, Westley surmised: "That's probably the most
disappointing I've been with all of our game. We've had 12 corners,
dominated possession and I dread to think how many passes we made, it must
have been well over 500. "We were in their third of the pitch on numerous
occasions, but we never really opened them up. Only when Lewis Page got
round the back and played Grady in and you're thinking – we should've scored
that. When we don't score when we're on top, we look fragile on the counter
attack. "After we went 1-0 down, you can see the doubts creep in and the
belief levels drop. That summed up the game really."

In front of a bumper crowd of just under 2500 fans, the young Hammers could
not quite turn possession into meaningful chances, and when they did, Fulham
goalkeeper Marek Rodak was on hand to save his side. Martin Samuelsen,
Djair Parfitt-Williams and Marcus Browne all showed flashes of promise, yet
the struggled to penetrate the west London sides' back four. Westley
continued: "They had a game plan, got people behind the ball. For them it's
a good result and a good performance. That's what they looked for and that's
what they got for. They scored twice from three or so shots. We didn't have
too many shots ourselves but we were in and around their box a lot.
We lacked a main forward out there tonight, you look at the number of
options we have in the first team. We don't quite have that edge."

While Joey O'Brien made a welcome return to action following his return from
injury, Westley named a young side with the likes of U18 squad members
Olatunji Akinola and George Dobson starting. Despite the defeat, Westley is
confident his charges will learn from the experience: "Hopefully our young
players learned a few lessons today. If you're going to hit a long ball it
needs to have pace on it otherwise it'll get cut out. "The clue is in the
name, Development Squad. They're still developing. But we need to do that
quicker. The demands on this team are getting bigger and bigger. If they
want to make the first team they have to do a little better than we did
tonight."

Up next for the U21s is an away trip to Brighton & Hove Albion who prop up
the Barclays U21 Premier League Division Two. "We have to pick ourselves
up quickly as we have another game, next Monday. We'll come in and assess
what happened, we'll look at the game. "Everyone has worked hard to get a
big crowd in tonight and I don't think we gave the fans enough, we didn't
quite reward them with the victory we wanted."

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From the Boardroom - David Sullivan
WHUFC.com

I have been very impressed with the Club's start to the season. It is a
fantastic achievement, but the manager knows he needs to keep everyone's
feet on the ground and there are no easy games in the Premier League. It is
a great start and more than what we could have hoped for. We have now got to
keep it going. We have had a tough opening ten games but we are only two
points off the top and we could easily be top of the table. We are seven
games unbeaten and why can't we dream of big things this season. We have
four top class central defenders and we have got cover all over the squad.
We have still got Alex Song and Enner Valencia to come back. Andy Carroll is
starting to come back and it was great to see him score the winner against
Chelsea on Saturday. You could argue that he has made an impact in the last
three games that he has come on since the Norwich game. He was involved in
the injury time equaliser that Kouyate scored, he set up the second goal for
Manuel Lanzini against Crystal Palace and got the winner on Saturday. He has
had a huge impact. There is no reason why that cannot continue. We all want
him to do well. He has trained incredibly hard and on his day he can make a
contribution. We want every player at West Ham United to do well. The
manager's problem will be keeping everyone happy but that is a good thing to
have. We don't have to rush anyone back from injury now and this is the
strongest squad we have ever put together. We are very optimistic for the
future. In football we are here to dream. We were in four competitions at
the start of the season, we are left in two and anything is possible.

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Development squad: West Ham Utd 0-2 Fulham
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 26th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

West Ham United's development squad continued their poor start to the
2015/16 season with defeat at the hands of Championship side Fulham. Terry
Westley's side - with just one win from their opening seven outings prior to
this evening's clash - were comfortably beaten by the Cottagers on a
miserable night at the Boleyn, thanks to a goal either side of the break.
Fulham - managed by Alan Pardew's former number two at West Ham, Peter Grant
- opened the scoring ten minutes ahead of the half time interval via an
impressive 30-yard free kick from Jordan Evans. And whilst it was a
well-struck effort from the left-footed full-back Hammers 'keeper Raphael
Spiegel will no doubt be disappointed at failing to make contact, as the
ball dipped over his head rather than finding either corner. West Ham, for
whom goalscoring opportunities were at a premium on the night fell two goals
behind just eight minutes after the restart despite having begun the second
half the brighter of the two teams.
Indecision in the West Ham defence allowed Republic of Ireland youth
international Dean O'Halloran to surge into the boz and place a shot across
Spiegel into the far corner, despite the best efforts of West Ham's stopper.
The only real bright spark on a miserable night for the Hammers was
Norwegian midfielder Martin Sameulsen, who was a real livewire for Westley's
side throughout the game. The match was watched from the dugout by first
team captain Mark Noble and teenage prodigy Reece Oxford, both of whom spent
time signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans.

Club captain Mark Noble was present to show his support for the youngsters

West Ham Utd: Spiegel, O'Brien (Pike 61), Page, Dobson, Knoyle, Akinola,
Parfitt-Williams (Nasha 61), Cullen (c), Browne, Samuelsen, Diangana (Makasi
61).
Subs not used: Howes, Hendrie.

Fulham: Rodak, Sheckleford, Evans, Smile, Hutchinson, Elworthy, O'Halloran,
Hyndman, Thorsteinsson (Humphrys 61), Kait (Adeniran 67), Williams
Subs not used: Dawber, Soler, Redford.

Goals: Evans (34), O'Halloran (53).
Referee: Daniel Leach.

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Bobby Moore statue defaced following West Ham win
KUMb.com
Filed: Monday, 26th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

The World Cup winners statue featuring West Ham's holy trinity of Moore,
Peters and Hurst was defaced on Saturday night following United's 2-1 win
over Chelsea. A small tin of sky blue paint was tipped over the base of the
sculpture - officially known as the 'Heroes' or 'Champions or The World Cup'
statue - some time on Saturday evening, mere hours after West Ham defeated
their west London rivals to remain third in the Premier League. It is the
third time in recent years that the statue - which was erected at the
junction of Green Street and Barking Road in 2003 and officially unveiled by
Prince Andrew - has been defaced. Millwall supporters claimed responsibility
for at least one previous case of vandelism. Anyone with any information
regarding this incident are urged to contact the Met via phone on 101 or via
the web.

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Everton's loss is West Ham's gain
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 26th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

Everton captain Phil Jagielka will miss Everton's trip to the Boleyn Ground
in 12 days time after being ruled out for at least two months with a knee
injury. The Toffees, who are 11th in the Premier League with 13 points after
their first ten games of the season will face high-flying West Ham without
their captain after he sustained the injury following what Roberto Martinez
referred to as a "needless" challenge by Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
in their 2-1 defeat at the Emirates on Saturday. The centre back left the
Emirates on crutches and it has been confirmed this lunchtime [Monday] that
he faces around nine weeks out of action as a result. "To lose Phil Jagielka
in such a stupid challenge is disappointing," blasted Martinez following his
team's defeat. "It was an unnecessary challenge. Needless.
Oxlade-Chamberlain puts his foot up when the referee has already given the
free-kick." Prior to that match, West Ham travel to Watford - who enjoyed
their second away win of the campaign at the weekend with a 2-0 win at Stoke
courtesy of goals from Troy Deeney and Almen Abdi. 13th in the Premier
League, the Hornets have managed just one win from their opening five home
games but have failed to score in their two most recent matches at Vicarage
Road, against Crystal Palace and Arsenal.

West Ham United vs Everton: last ten home games

16th May 2015: West Ham Utd 1-2 Everton (Premier League)
13th January 2015: West Ham Utd 2-2 Everton (FA Cup, aet, 9-8 pens)
21st September 2013: West Ham Utd 2-3 Everton (Premier League)
22nd December 2012: West Ham Utd 1-2 Everton (Premier League)
28th December 2010: West Ham Utd 1-1 Everton (Premier League)
8th November 2009: West Ham Utd 1-2 Everton (Premier League)
8th November 2008: West Ham Utd 1-3 Everton (Premier League)
15th December 2007: West Ham Utd 0-2 Everton (Premier League)
12th December 2007: West Ham Utd 1-2 Everton (Carling Cup)
21st April 2007: West Ham Utd 1-0 Everton (Premiership)
Overall: Won 2, Drawn 1, Lost 7

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Monday musings: Goal-line tech has neutralised 'big club bias'
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 26th October 2015
By: Graeme Howlett

The benefits of goal-line technology were clear to see at the Boleyn Ground
on Saturday afternoon when Kurt Zouma's effort failed to result in the
awarding of a goal - despite at least 95 per cent of the ball having crossed
the line. Let's make no bones about it; prior to its introduction the same
scenario would almost certainly have resulted in a goal being awarded to
Chelsea, when it was commonplace for the benefit of the doubt to be given to
the Premier League's more notable clubs. Not any more, though.

Referee Jonathan Moss had no option but to allow play to continue when his
earpiece failed to announce that the entire ball had crossed the line. To
his considerable credit, the official got every one of the game's
contentious issues right - as West Ham went on to beat neighbours Chelsea
2-1 at the Boleyn. The visitors, who are rapidly turning into a laughing
stock saw Nemanja Matic dismissed in the first half for two bookable
offences plus coach Silvino Louro and manager Jose Mourinho sent to the
stands. Six further yellow cards were issued too, should anyone question
whether the reigning league champions were given a fair crack of the whip.

But is it any doubt that Chelsea's players behave so petulantly when their
management team display such a lack of professionalism? Mourinho, who raged
at Moss during at half time interval thus earning him a second half
touchline ban didn't even have the courtesy to fulfil his media requirements
post-match, leaving defender Gary Cahill to face the music instead.

On the contrary, Slaven Bilic continues to impress. That he has managed to
unite a fractured fanbase little more than three months after succeeding the
divisive Sam Allardyce is a feat in itself - and the team's results continue
to be outstanding.

Incredibly, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and now Chelsea have been
put to the sword inside the opening ten games of the season and the Hammers
sit third in the Premier League at time of writing. This weekend it was
goals from Mauro Zarate - rejuvenated under the new manager - and Andy
Carroll that did for the ten-man Blues.

The real test for West Ham will probably arrive post-Christmas, when fatigue
and injuries generally begin to take effect.

But when you consider that the likes of Enner Valencia, Alex Song and
£7million signing Michail Antonio have barely kicked a ball between them
this season it's not hard to see why some Hammers fans believe that this
could finally be the season that the much-vaunted 'Boys of '86' are finally
usurped.

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Best wishes, Ken
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 26th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

Legendary local journalist Ken Dyer is recovering at home after suffering a
heart attack. The popular Evening Standard writer, who has reported on West
Ham United for more than 40 years, was taken ill just over a week ago.
Rushed to hospital where he received emergency treatment, Dyer has since
been allowed to return home where he is currently recuperating. A regular
attendee at the Boleyn Ground over the years and a former travelling
companion of Hammers photographer Steve Bacon, lifelong-supporter Dyer pens
a weekly column for West Ham United's match day programme as well as writing
for the Standard. He was also the ghost writer for former West Ham manager
Sam Allardyce, whose weekly column appeared in the Standard during his four
years at the helm. In his latest column for West Ham's programme, which
appeared on page 75 of last weekend's Chelsea edition, Dyer recalled his
favourite encounters with the Blues over the years - including the 5-5 draw
at Stamford Bridge in December 1966 and the 4-0 win, also at the Bridge, in
1986. Everyone at KUMB.com would like to wish Ken a speedy recovery.

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Slaven Bilic calm despite fine West Ham run in Premier League
Last Updated: 26/10/15 11:17am
SSN

West Ham are not getting carried away with their stunning start to the
season, with manager Slaven Bilic insisting he wants his team to stay in the
"red zone". The Hammers are third in the Premier League after 10 games,
having scored 22 goals, more than any other team in the league apart from
leaders Manchester City. Much has been said of West Ham's unbeaten away run,
after their high-profile victories over Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester
City, but Saturday's victory over champions Chelsea has got some fans
already dreaming of European football next season. With his team currently
on a seven game unbeaten run in the league, Bilic told the club's website:
"If we drop [our level of performance], by even five percent then we are in
trouble. "We have to be in what I call the red zone all the time, we can
never be in the comfort zone, and it can take ages to get out of it. So we
can never be carried away. "We are only a quarter of the way through the
season. To be honest, I don't even think about football like that. One
quarter, so what? All we want to do is concentrate on the next game. "Only
when it is five games to the end of the season or so that we can concentrate
on the league positions." James Collins believes West Ham can finish high up
the table if they can sustain their current form at least until Christmas.
"We have got the squad to do it. That's the major thing. We've got
competition for places in every position," the defender said. "The squad
this year has been improved so much that if we're there, or there abouts,
around Christmas, there's no reason why we can't sustain that and finish
there."
Collins also heaped praise on striker Andy Carroll, who scored the winner in
Saturday's 2-1 win over Chelsea. "Any team in the Premier League would be
delighted to have Andy Carroll on the bench," the 32-year-old said. "If I
was on the defending team and Andy Carroll was coming on, I wouldn't be too
happy about it. If you play the right ball to him I think he's unplayable at
what he does."

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Jose Mourinho, Chelsea and West Ham up on FA charges
Last Updated: 26/10/15 10:07pm
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Jose Mourinho, Silvino Louro, Chelsea and West Ham have all been charged by
the Football Association in the wake of Saturday's London derby. The Chelsea
manager's charge is "in relation to his language and/or behaviour towards
the match officials in or around the dressing room area at half-time" during
his side's 2-1 defeat. Mourinho was sent to the stands after a half-time
altercation with referee Jon Moss, who sent off Nemanja Matic in the 44th
minute and then dismissed Chelsea coach Louro for his reaction to the red
card.

Mourinho was only this month fined £50,000 and given a suspended stadium ban
by the FA, a verdict he is appealing, although the latest misconduct charge
is not for the same offence of criticising referees in the media. Louro's
red-card offence means he is also on an FA charge along with both clubs, who
are accused of failing to control their players in the aftermath of the
Matic sending-off.

All parties have until 6pm on Thursday to respond.

The three Chelsea charges follow on from this month's punishment of Mourinho
for his assertion, after a home defeat to Southampton, that referees are
"afraid" to award his side penalties. But former Premier League referee
Dermot Gallagher told Sky Sports News HQ on Monday the Matic red card was
justified, while former Manchester United coach Steve Round said Mourinho
must stop blaming officials for poor results.

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Jose Mourinho on the brink with senior Chelsea players bracing themselves
for Special One's exit
22:30, 26 OCT 2015 UPDATED 22:50, 26 OCT 2015
BY DAVE KIDD
The Blues suffered a meltdown against West Ham on Saturday and there is an
increasing bemusement within the squad at Mourinho's behaviour
The Mirror

Chelsea's senior players are braced for Jose Mourinho's departure – with
many believing it is a case of 'when not if' their manager is axed.
Dressing-room sources are adamant that there has been no rebellion against
Mourinho - but there is an increasing bemusement at the behaviour of the
Portuguese manager. The Blues boss had already been hit by a £50,000 fine
and a suspended one-match stadium ban for criticising referee Bob Madley
after the home defeat by Southampton earlier this month. And his sending-off
for confronting ref Jon Moss in Saturday's defeat at West Ham was met by
shock among players, most of whom privately believed that the red card for
Nemanja Matic – which triggered the Blues manager's latest meltdown – was a
justified decision. While a handful of players have aired grievances about
Mourinho, there is an insistence that the manager has not "lost the
dressing-room" and a feeling, in the words of one, that "we just want our
Jose back". Yet there is a belief that Mourinho cannot currently lift
himself to display his famed motivational powers.

Mourinho has largely been in a dark mood since the 2-2 home draw with
Swansea on the opening day of the season, when he turned his fire on club
medics Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn in a flashpoint which led to the departure
of the popular Carneiro. Chelsea have endured their worst-ever start to a
Premier League season, in 15th place with five defeats in ten matches. And
while owner Roman Abramovich made the unprecedented move of offering his
manager a public vote of confidence earlier this month, players have become
convinced that Mourinho is set for the exit. Defeat against Liverpool this
Saturday is likely to prove the final straw for a manager who has won three
Premier League titles in two spells at Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho's downward spiral
July 16th
Chelsea report for pre-season training, a week later than their rivals.

July 29th
Barcelona vs Chelsea
Beat Barcelona on penalties in the final game of their pre-season tour of
America, just four days before they are due to play Arsenal at Wembley.

August 2nd
Lose 1-0 to Arsenal in the Community Shield, as Arsene Wenger gets his first
win over Mourinho in 13 attempts.

8th August
Chelsea open their season with a 2-2 draw at home to Swansea - but the game
is marred by Mourinho's criticism of club doctor Eva Carneiro and head
physiotherapist Jon Fearn, who rushed onto the pitch to treat injured Eden
Hazard.

16th August

Chelsea suffer a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Manchester City. Skipper John
Terry is subbed at half-time.

23rd August
Chelsea's John Terry looks dejected after being sent off
John Terry keeps his place in the starting XI for the trip to West Brom -
but is sent off after 54 minutes. The Blues escape with a narrow 3-2 win.

29th August
The Blues lose 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace in what is only Mourinho's
second home defeat in 100 league games at Stamford Bridge.

19th September
Chelsea's 2-0 win over Arsenal marred by Diego Costa's spat with Gabriel,
which saw the Arsenal defender sent off.

22nd September
Eva Carneiro leaves her position of first-team doctor at Chelsea.

29th September
Loses to his former side Porto in the Champions League.

30th September
The FA clear Mourinho of making discriminatory comments towards Carneiro.

3rd October
The Portuguese goes on a seven-minute rant following his side's 3-1 loss
against Southampton, claiming that referees are "afraid" to give Chelsea any
decisions. Says he will not walk away from Chelsea and will have to be
sacked if they want rid of him. Subs Matic off after 20 minutes.

5th October
The club give Jose Mourinho a vote of confidence following their poor start
to the season.

14th October
Slapped with a one-match suspended stadium ban and £50,000 fine following
his post-Southampton rant.

15th October
Calls his £50,000 fine and suspended stadium ban a "disgrace" then has
another pop at Arsene Wenger at the launch for his new book.

17th October
Leaves last year's player of the season Eden Hazard on the bench, claiming
the playmaker needs to work harder to win his place back in the team.

19th October
Reignites feud with TV pundits - "You need to be brave to criticise my
history"

20th October
Footage emerges of Mourinho appearing to shove schoolboy on London street.
He later denied intimidating the youth.

21st October
Blands referee Damir Skomina "weak and naive" following Chelsea's goalless
draw with Dynamo Kiev - another dig at Arsene Wenger, who used the exact
words against Mike Dean but went unpunished by the FA.

24th October
Mourinho sent to the stands during a fiery 2-1 loss at West Ham, which
leaves the Blues in 15th place after ten games.

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Jose Mourinho facing FIVE game touchline ban as FA charge piles pressure on
Chelsea boss
18:44, 26 OCT 2015 UPDATED 20:37, 26 OCT 2015
BY NEIL MCLEMAN
The FA today took action against the Chelsea boss after receiving the
referee's report from Jonathan Moss, with Mourinho charged with improper
conduct
The Mirror

Jose Mourinho is facing a touchline ban of up to five matches after he was
charged with improper conduct following his half-time dismissal at Upton
Park on Saturday. The announcement piles further pressure on the Chelsea
boss who has suffered a terrible start and is fighting to save his job. The
Chelsea board are understood to be unhappy with the lack of discipline shown
by the defending champions who will receive an automatic £25,000 for
receiving seven yellow cards against West Ham. The FA today took action
against the Chelsea boss after receiving the referee's report from Jonathan
Moss. Chelsea coach Silvino Louro has also been charged with misconduct
after he was also sent to the stands for entering the field of play to
protest Nemanja Matic' s dismissal. Both clubs have been charged with
failing to control their players around the time of the Serb's dismissal
just before half-time: the West Ham players for pressuring Moss into showing
a second yellow and Chelsea players for protesting the red card. Mourinho is
in most trouble after he was accused of refusing to leave the referee's room
when requested and/or used abusive or insulting language towards the
officials. There is no standard punishment for the offence and Mourinho, who
has until Thursday to reply to the charge, could be fined if found guilty.
There is no suggestion Mourinho touched Moss but the FA could be ready to
hand out a heavy punishment given the Chelsea manager's poor recent
disciplinary record. But in 2013, the then Blackpool manager Paul Ince was
given a five-match stadium ban for 'violently shoving' a fourth official in
an expletive-laden rant,after a match. And last year Nottingham Forest
manager Billy Davies received a five-game touchline ban and was fined £9,000
for abusing referee Anthony Taylor and deliberately making contact with the
official.

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Hammers send 'goodies' to brave heart boy Kai
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 26, 2015 in News, Whispers
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Exclusive

West Ham have sent Irons-crazy seven-year-old Kai Goddard a bundle of
goodies from the manager and players after hearing the little lad has
successfully come through a third heart operation in Australia.
ClaretandHugh alerted the club to the little boy's bravery after we
reported that his Dad Mike posted on the group's Facebook group that "Kai
went in for his third open heart surgery and he insisted that we both wear
our West Ham jerseys. And he asked that I post this pic (shown above) to my
Hammers friends COYI 'X'" Mike and his family had been touched by messages
of support all around the world and not just from West Ham fans but
supporters everywhere. West Ham – having been alerted to the little boys
courage – immediately responded with a source declaring: "He's a very
brave little lad and his love of the Hammers is fabulous. " We've sent over
a bag of goodies signed by the team. It's a mixture of toys and cards signed
by the players and we hope it really cheers him up. He's a great kid."

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Zarate tweets special landmark reminder
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 26, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

Mauro Zarate has reminded his followers that the goal against Chesea was his
100th as a professional and added that he intends to carry on working hard
to add many more. As reported in an earlier story this morning, the
Argentine striker – perhaps surprisingly selected ahead of Enner Valencia
for the game against Chelsea – is determined to make himself a permanent
first team fixture. His goal against Chelsea could hardly have been better –
a half volley which in terms of technique was as good as any he has scored
before. And the player was not ready to let he moment pass without tweeting
a reminder of the landmark strike to his 36,000 Twiter followers. He said:
Mauro Zarate ?@mau_zeta Oct 25 Happy to reach 100 goals, I will carry on
working so I can score many more! Velez 49, Al sadd 4, Birmingham 4, Lazio
34, Inter 3, West Ham 6.

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"Ignored" Zarate "has shown real character"
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 26, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

One time forgotten man Mauro Zarate has come in from the West Ham cold to
play a major part in the club's surge towards the heights. The Argentine –
cold shouldered by the previous manager and looking likely to make a rapid
exit from the club – has been born again and is determined "to nail a
starting place every week." Zarate's goal against Chelsea was his fourth in
five starts and he has shaken off the horrors of last season in the best
possible way. He was bought from the Argentine outfit Velez Sarsfield for a
humble £2 million having scored 19 goals in 29 goals. Having done well in
both the UK and Europe he was a nailed-on gamble at the price having
returned to the Argentine to rebuild his image after some controversial
episodes.
However, he received very few chances to impress last season and was
eventually kicked out on loan to Queens Park Rangers where his reputation
suffered again amid allegations of fitness problems. But a top insider told
ClaretandHugh earlier this morning: "It's well David Sullivan bought him but
the former manager never gave him a second thought. "His attitude nearly
destroyed the bloke – he never welcomed him to the club, hardly ever talked
to him and generally gave him the cold shoulder. Basically he ignored him.
"It's a tribute to Mauro how he has reacted. He has shown real character
and we hope he will get plenty of game time this season because he's a
player who wants to start every game as he has done most of his career if
he's to remain 100 per cent happy. "He's had a great start and is showing
what he's all about and putting some real value back on himself. We really
want him to stay and be a part of the exciting things that are happening
here."

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New West Ham song recognises new stars
Posted by Sean Whetstone on October 26, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

A new song has emerged after the Chelsea victory which recognises many of
our new star players. The new chant goes like this: "We've got Manuel
Lanzini, and Diafra Sakho too. We've got Mauro and Dimitri, and I guarantee
we'll score more goals than you!"

The new song could be heard in the Black Lion pub and Victoria Tavern (Vic)
in Plaistow for many hours after the final whistle as Hammers fans
celebrated the impressive win over reigning Premier League Champions
Chelsea. The Dimtri Payet song which emerged at the Crystal Palace away win
last week was sung by many of the 32,000 Hammers fans who were at the game
on Saturday to witness Chelsea's latest humiliation. West Ham have scored 22
goals this season and are one of two sides to score in every league game,
the other side being Leicester City. We have scored two or more goals in
every league game except Leicester City where we bagged just one. Below is a
video of Hammers fans singing the new song in the Black Lion pub tent
following the victory.

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Chelsea fined by FA for Hammers discipline
Posted by Sean Whetstone on October 26, 2015 in News, Whispers
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Chelsea have been automatically fined £25,000 and asked for their
observations on three disciplinary incidents that occurred in Saturday's 2-1
result at the Boleyn ground. An FA spokesman said on Monday that the
automatic fine would be implemented because six players received a yellow
card in the Premier League game. One of them, Nemanja Matic, was sent off,
making seven cautions in all. Chelsea's coach Silvino Louro and manager Jose
Mourinho who were both sent to the stands during the game likely to bring
further sanctions as Mourinho had a suspended touch line ban hanging over
him after he criticised an official when Chelsea lost to Southampton. There
is also a further suggestion backed up by video coverage that Chelsea
players surrounded an official during the game in breach of a regulation
which allows no more than two players to approach an official. West Ham were
fined £50,000 by the FA in relation to the behaviour of their players during
the 3-0 victory over Liverpool in September following the dismissal of Mark
Noble. The FA await referee Jon Moss' report before deciding on further
punishment against Chelsea.

The Premier League will also write to Chelsea about a breach of the
regulation that clubs must fulfil media obligations after a game.Neither
Mourinho nor any of his coaches attended the traditional post-match news
conference at West Ham. The normal sanction is a warning or a fine.

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Chelsea fined for six yellow cards in West Ham defeat and asked to explain
dismissals of Jose Mourinho and Silvino Louro
By STEVE TONGUE, REUTERS
PUBLISHED: 12:45, 26 October 2015 | UPDATED: 13:35, 26 October 2015
Daily Mail

Chelsea will be fined £25,000 and asked for their observations on three
disciplinary incidents that occurred in Saturday's eventful 2-1 defeat at
London rivals West Ham. An FA spokesman said on Monday that the automatic
fine would be implemented because six players received a yellow card in the
Premier League game. One of them, Nemanja Matic, was sent off, making seven
cautions in all. Manager Jose Mourinho and coach Silvino Louro were both
sent to the stands. The FA await referee Jon Moss' report before deciding on
further punishment but it would not necessarily trigger the suspended
stadium ban that Mourinho faces after criticising another official following
Chelsea's home defeat by Southampton this month. The Premier League will
also write to Chelsea about a possible breach of the regulation that clubs
must fulfil media obligations after a game. Neither Mourinho nor any of his
coaches attended the traditional post-match news conference at West Ham. The
normal sanction is a warning or a fine although the Premier League said that
is often not made public. Chelsea have no planned news conference before
Tuesday's League Cup match at Stoke City.

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Why 2016 will be here before the West Ham 'slump'
bwin.com

West Ham United's second-successive superb start to a Premier League season
continued with a much-relished 2-1 victory over Chelsea this weekend. Slaven
Bilic's side (14/1 joint-seventh favourites for a top-four finish) are in
third place after ten games, just two points behind Manchester City and
Arsenal. Memories of the way in which their similarly-bold beginning to
2014/15 went awry will temper expectations of a genuine bid for a Champions
League spot. The Irons celebrated Christmas in fourth place, only for a 2-0
defeat against the same cross-capital foes to bring about the beginnings of
a downward spiral that saw them win just three more league games after that
Boxing Day clash. Fizzling out in a similar manner a season on is far from
guaranteed however, with a new manager and another summer's worth of
significant player investment among omens suggesting that they'll remain in
the Champions League places on January 1st. The bwin odds compilers go 3/1
about east London's foremost footballing representatives doing just that and
a glance at the fixture list suggests they can prolong their surge beyond
last season's 26th of December cut-off point.

Under Bilic, the Irons' reliance on home games for points is no more – they
have already won more times on the road in the league than in the whole of
last term. Their penetrative counter attacking is tailor made for travelling
and their fixtures between now and the New Year look to play to this
strength. Away, where they have been at their best, they will face Watford,
Tottenham, Manchester United, Swansea and Aston Villa before 2016 arrives.
All five sides have toiled under the burden of forcing the issue in front of
the faithful this term, promising rich pickings on the break for the Irons.
Meanwhile, they will face Everton, West Brom, Stoke and Southampton at home
before Auld Lang Syne's cross-country bludgeoning gets underway.
Besides the notoriously circumspect Baggies, all are of a sufficiently
adventurous nature to allow Bilic's men the potential to emulate their
away-side shtick by playing deep and pouncing on the break.

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Jose Mourinho Reportedly Launched 'Foul-Mouthed' Ref Rant Amid West Ham
'Taunts'
By Christopher Simpson , Featured Columnist Oct 26, 2015
Bleacher Report

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho reportedly embarked on a "foul-mouthed" diatribe
against referee Jonathan Moss at half-time in the Blues' 2-1 defeat to West
Ham United, prompting taunts from some Hammers players. According the Daily
Mail's Sami Mokbel, Mourinho was sent to the stands for the second half
after being invited to the referees' room at the break, only "to have blown
his top, launching into a foul-mouthed tirade at Moss" after Nemanja Matic
was sent off after picking up two bookings in nine minutes. Per the Mirror's
John Cross, some unnamed West Ham players taunted Mourinho during the
incident by saying: "Don't hang around there—it'll cost you another
£50,000."

As Cross notes, the players were referring to Mourinho's £50,000 fine and
suspended one-match stadium ban from the FA for his comments on referees in
the wake of the Blues' 3-1 defeat to Southampton earlier in October. Mokbel
reports the fallout from this latest worrying act from the 52-year-old will
be determined by Moss' report on the matter, which will be submitted on
Monday. The Telegraph's Paul Hayward and the Mail on Sunday's Oliver Holt
gave their takes on Mourinho, who has appeared increasingly unhinged in
recent weeks: Nevertheless, sports lawyer and writer Jake Cohen believes the
Special One will be given time to turn things around at the club: Mourinho
has some serious work to do after the defeat to West Ham consigned Chelsea
to 15th place, with five league losses already this season. Chelsea are now
11 points behind Manchester City and Arsenal at the summit of the Premier
League and nine behind fourth-placed Manchester United, so it will be some
time before even a Champions League finish looks realistic for the Blues,
particularly with Liverpool looming on Saturday.

Despite Cohen's belief that Mourinho losing his job would be a surprise, his
erratic behaviour and questionable conduct are a PR nightmare, and coupled
with Chelsea's largely abysmal form, the boss could well be in search of new
employers in the near future

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Chelsea handed £25,000 fine for behaviour during West Ham defeat as further
sanctions loom
CHELSEA will be fined £25,000 for poor discipline in their 2-1 Premier
League defeat at West Ham last weekend - and could face further sanctions.
By JOE SHORT
PUBLISHED: 11:36, Mon, Oct 26, 2015 | UPDATED: 11:43, Mon, Oct 26, 2015
Daily Express

The Blues went down to goals from Mauro Zarate and Andy Carroll, with five
players picking up yellow cards alongside Nemanja Matic's red. Matic was
booked twice before half time, with Cesar Azpilicueta, Cesc Fabregas,
Willian, Diego Costa and Jon Obi Mikel all being carded. And an FA spokesman
said on Monday that the fine was automatic. However, the defending Premier
League champions have also been asked for their observations on three
incidents during the match. And further punishment may be heading the way of
manager Jose Mourinho. The boss was sent to the stands at half time by
referee John Moss and refused to fulfil his obligatory media duties after
the match. The Premier League will write to Chelsea about a possible breach
of that regulation, with a warning or fine the most likely outcome if any
sanction were to be made. Mourinho himself is under pressure to get results
as Chelsea languish 15th in the Premier League, having lost five of their 10
top-flight games this season. Both Carlo Ancelotti and Guus Hiddink - former
managers at Stamford Bridge - have been tipped as possible replacements
should the Portuguese boss get the axe.

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