Daily WHUFC News - 6th October 2015

Loan round up
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Reece Burke played the full game as Bradford City secured a superb 3-1 win
over high-flying Rochdale. The Bantams took the lead through Lee Evans as he
scored from close range before Peter Vincenti's sixth goal of the season
levelled the proceedings. Striker Devante Cole restored Bradford's lead and
Olly Lancashire's own goal two minutes later put the game out of reach. The
win lifts Bradford to 16th in League Two with 13 points from their opening
11 games.

Midfielder Diego Poyet played the full 90 minutes as MK Dons scored in the
last minute to secure a valuable away draw with Bristol City. Jonathan
Kodjia gave City an early lead at Ashton Gate however Daniel Powell earned
Dons' a draw as he curled a shot past the outstretched arm of Frank
Fielding. The point sees Karl Robinson's side climb to 19th in the
Championship with eight points from ten games.

Matt Jarvis played just under an hour for Norwich City in their 2-1 home
defeat to Leicester City. The Foxes maintained their excellent start to the
season first through Jamie Vardy's penalty and Jeffrey Schupp's fine finish.
The Canaries got themselves back into the game as Dieumerci Mbokani,
Jarvis's replacement, scored to half the deficit, however it proved to be
too little too late. Norwich are currently 13th in the Premier League table.

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Noble - Away record is down to hard work
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Mark Noble insists the secret to West Ham United's supreme away form is
simply hard work and togetherness. The Hammers have won more points and
scored more goals than any other Barclays Premier League side on their
travels this term, with Saturday's 2-2 draw at Sunderland preserving their
unbeaten away day record. After falling two behind inside 22 minutes at the
Stadium of Light, the visitors had to dig deep to claw themselves back into
the contest and Noble felt it was a spirited response in testing
circumstances. "It's down to hard work, simple as," he explained. "We've
got the ability to score goals in the team now, but it's hard work and
togetherness as a team. We're all in it together and that's the main thing.
That's why we're getting results away from home. "I think you could say
it's a point gained, after going in at 2-1 down. They scored a couple of
really good goals, I know the second one was a mistake, but the first one
was a really well worked free-kick. "They started really brightly but we
knew that was going to happen because of the pressure they're under. In
spells they were really sharp and when you're fighting for your life, you
know what it's like. "We're still learning, we've got players who are
learning how to play in this league, but we showed a lot of character to
come back from where we were and probably, in the end, should have won it."

When asked why the Hammers were transformed after the break, Noble, quite
rightly, pointed to Carl Jenkinson's strike as the catalyst. It paved the
way for Dimitri Payet's second-half leveller and though a winner would prove
elusive, the midfielder knows that a five-match unbeaten league run is not
to be sniffed at, far from it. "I think Jenko's goal was massive before
half-time. You're going in at 2-1 then and they start to feel the nerves a
little bit. "We made another mistake for a goal, I made a mistake last week
and Dimi's made one this week, but we've bailed each other out, we got a
result a last week and this week as well. "We keep the unbeaten run going,
that's the most important thing. We've got Palace away and then Chelsea at
home, so a couple of tough games coming up."

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Manager on Monday
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Following West Ham United's 2-2 draw away at Sunderland, manager Slaven
Bilic praised his counterpart Dick Advocaat, before his resignation was
announced on Sunday afternoon. A slow start from the Hammers cost them as
Steven Fletcher and Jeremain Lens gave the hosts a deserved lead. However a
much improved second half performance saw the Irons rescue a point to extend
their unbeaten league form to five games. When asked about Advocaat, Bilic
had nothing but praise for the experienced Dutchman: "He is a man of
knowledge, and his experience at different clubs in different countries and
at international level is unbelievable. "I told him I would like to stay,
you saw on the touchline he is a man full of energy and passion. The Premier
League will be worse off without him. "But it's his decision, only he knows
what he feels. For a man of his experience, he's basically done everything
in different countries, at international level. Only he knows but I rate him
so much, there aren't many managers like him."

While the pressures of being a manager in the Premier League are evident,
Bilic continued to say only those in the hot seat can truly attest to the
magnitude of the job. Despite this, four months into the job at West Ham,
the Croatian said he is loving every minute. His passion was clearly
detectable when he beamed: "I love the job, I love everything about it. I
love training, I love boots, I love the smell of grass, all that. "I love
working with a team that is improving, matchdays, everything about football.
It is the best sport by far."

When asked if he could see himself still in management at Dick Advocaat's
sixty-eight years of age, he joked: "Who knows? I don't think so. I don't
know if I'm going to live to 68! I'd be happy if I was alive!"

On a more serious note, Bilic vowed that his side would be concentrating
especially hard over the international break to cut out the defensive errors
that have hampered his side's start to games. Bilic said: "I wouldn't have
taken a point yesterday, but when you are 2-0 down with them having chances
to score a third, you have to be happy with a point. It's a good run for us,
another away game unbeaten. "On the other hand we can't defend like we did
in the first half, we can't afford to make those mistakes or sloppy starts.
"We can talk about being happy with our reaction and determination, spirit
and winning the second balls but we need to do that from the start. The
quality doesn't always have to be there, sometimes you have to do what is
necessary. But some of the basic things we are doing wrong, I am nowhere
being OK with some of our mistakes. "I'm not only talking about some of the
goals we conceded but dealing with their throw ins and long balls.
"Mistakes happen in football; sometimes you can't do anything about it.
Tactically and physically we are fine, but hopefully we will sort out our
problems in time for the Crystal Palace game."

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Ladies suffer cup defeat
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West Ham Ladies crashed out of the FA Women's Premier League Cup with a 1-0
defeat away to C&K Basildon on Sunday afternoon. Having already beaten C&K
Basildon 3-2 away in the league just last week, Marc Nurse's side were
pitched against their local rivals in the first round after beating Crystal
Palace in the cup's determining round earlier this season. The game was won
midway through the second half when Basildon striker Maegen Doyle beat the
offside trap and finished confidently past Indian international goalkeeper
Aditi Chauhan.
After Wednesday's 8-0 Boux Avenue Ryman Women's Cup First Round victory at
Burgess Hill Town Ladies, Nurse made two changes to the starting eleven.
Development Squad defender Danielle Sillitoe returned back to normal duties
and was replaced by Kayleigh Xidhas in defence, whilst winger Kelley
Blanchflower dropped to the bench to allow Italian star Giulia Ferrandi to
return to the side.

In the early stages of the game, the Hammers looked confident from their
midweek Ryman Cup victory and were passing the ball round the pitch
extremely well. There were a lack of chances for both teams during the
opening half, although striker Emma Sherwood did find room from 18 yards
from Xidhas' cross but the shot only found the Basildon keeper.

In the second half, winger Whitney Locke got in behind the hosts defensive
line but she failed to keep her shot from flying high over the bar. The only
goal of the game came just after the hour mark when a stray shot from the
Basildon midfield found Doyle through on goal and as soon as she realised
there was no offside flag against her, she confidently finished low past
Chauhan into the corner. Nurse's side tried to fight back into the game, but
Steve Tilson's Basildon side held on well and progressed to the second round
of the cup.

West Ham return to FA Women's Premier League South duty with an away trip to
Charlton Athletic Women on Sunday 11 October, with kick-off at Sporting Club
Thamesmead scheduled for 2pm.

Ladies: Chauhan, Bottom, Wheeler, Stimson, Xidhas (Abela), Little (c),
Miller (Pinna), Ferrandi, Locke, Mellors (Blanchflower), Sherwood. Subs not
used: Campesi.

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Cole - This is going to be a great year
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West Ham United legend Joe Cole believes his former Club are on the brink of
competing with the top teams in England and feels the next five-years are
going to be something special. Cole, who made 187 appearances during his
memorable time at the Boleyn Ground, has been impressed with the Club's
business in the transfer window during the summer and feels the squad will
only grow stronger as they prepare to move into the new Stadium next year.
Cole, who is now playing for Aston Villa, could already see the hard work
going on behind the scenes during his second spell back at the Club and
feels the new players including Dimitri Payet have given them even more
quality in the forward line this season and they can be a match for any
team. Cole said: "I think it is going to be a great year for West Ham. All
credit to the owners and the people upstairs and they keep backing the
managers. "When I was here last year I said it was an exiting time for the
Club and West Ham are on the brink of being right up there with the top
teams in the country. When I say brink, I mean the next five-years –
especially when they move into the new Stadium. "I know a few of the new
signings they have brought in like Dimitri Payet and he is an excellent
player. The fans are going to love watching him play."

Cole knows everything about Payet having played alongside him for Lille and
has no doubts that he will maintain his superb run of form and become a
major star for the Hammers. Cole added: "He is an exceptional player and
technically very gifted. I'm not surprised how well he has settled in. "He
is coming to the Club at a good age at 28 and West Ham have got his peak
years. He is a French international and the fans will be really excited
about watching him. "I know the football has flowed this year and there have
been plenty of goals and he will definitely get on the scoresheet and give
the final pass as well."

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Tony on the move again
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 5th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

Former West Ham youngster Tony Stokes is on the move again having joined
Ryman League side Canvey Island. Stokes, 28, has made the switch from fellow
islanders Concord Rangers - with whom he has been since 2010 - to join the
Gulls. "I'm impressed with the squad that Danny [Heale] has put together
this season and I'm looking forward to being a part of it," he told the
club's website. "I know a lot of the squad from playing with or against
them over the years and work with John Easterford, who has said lots of good
things about the club. I'm 28 years old and in the prime of my playing
career, and after nearly joining in the summer I can't wait to start playing
and scoring goals for Canvey."

The London-born Stokes grew up alongside current Hammers captain Mark Noble
but left West Ham in 2009 after four years as a pro to join Hungarian side
Ujpest FC (along with Ashley Miller, who joined the Gulls in 2012). He
returned to England a year later after agreeing a mutual termination of his
two-year contract, having failed to settle in Budapest. And bar a brief
spell with his new club Canvey in 2013, Stoked has remained at Concord ever
since.

Canvey manager Danny Heale added: "Tony is a proven goalscorer at this
league and at the level above, so I'm really excited to have been able to
bring him to Canvey. "Things are going well here at the moment and I feel
that bringing in somebody with Tony's ability will help to build on the
positive atmosphere around the club."

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Sullivan sends his condolences
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 5th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has expressed his sympathies to the
families of two pilots killed in Essex on Saturday. An eight-seater plane
that had previously been used by Sullivan and partner David Gold to fly to
away matches crashed in Chigwell on Saturday afternoon, killing the two
pilots on board. And Sullivan, who flew to the North East last weekend on an
alternative flight admitted that the accident "really put everything into
perspective". "David Gold and I were due to fly to Sunderland with our usual
company, London Executive, on Saturday morning," he told whufc.com. "There
are two King Air planes at Stapleford Airport that we regularly use and one
of those was the one that crashed. I would say we've flown on that plane
about 50 times. "On Saturday we were due to fly on the other plane but our
flight was abandoned after the first plane crashed. "Although the team did
fantastically to maintain our unbeaten away form, our overriding thoughts
were for the two people killed. It was simply down to Lady Luck that we were
not on that plane as well."

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Mark Noble praises West Ham work ethic as unbeaten away run continues
Last Updated: 05/10/15 11:00am
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Mark Noble says simple hard work is behind West Ham's unbeaten start to the
season away from Upton Park. Slaven Bilic's side have been impressive on the
road, recording wins over Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City before
coming from 2-0 down to draw at Sunderland on Saturday. Noble told the
club's website: "It's down to hard work, simple as [that]. We've got the
ability to score goals in the team now, but it's hard work and togetherness
as a team. "We're all in it together and that's the main thing. That's why
we're getting results away from home."

That spirit helped West Ham recover and earn a point at the Stadium of Light
and even left skipper Noble to lament the fact they didn't nick the win.
"We're still learning, we've got players who are learning how to play in
this league, but we showed a lot of character to come back from where we
were and probably, in the end, should have won it. "We keep the unbeaten run
going, that's the most important thing. We've got [Crystal] Palace away and
then Chelsea at home, so a couple of tough games coming up."

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Former striker claims victory over gambling
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 5, 2015 in News, Whispers
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Former striker John Hartson has known some battles in his time and has come
clean on a victory over the gambling bug. The big Welshman will always hold
a special place in the hearts of all Hammers after his exploits back in the
90s when grabbing 24 goals from 60 games between 1997-99. He also of course
had a memorable set to with Israeli midfielder Eyal Berkovic on the training
ground before staging a heroic battle against cancer when diagnosed in 2009.
Now the former striker has gone public on Twitter to claim a four year
victory over a major demon in his life – gambling. The former Arsenal
striker who, with Paul Kitson, rescued the Irons from a perilous 18th place
on his arrival at the club to help them to 12th has thanked everybody who
helped him beat the the addiction. He tweeted: "Today I am 4 years clean of
Gambling.. Oct 5th 2011 was my last Bet.. Thankyou to everyone who has
helped me along.. You know who you are.

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Ogbonna gives Slav a headache
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 5, 2015 in News, Whispers
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Angelo Ogbonna is due back from injury for the clash against Crystal Palace
on March 17 and that will give Slaven Bilic another selection headache. A
recent bulletin from the club's medical staff made it clear that after
sustaining an injury against Newcastle he is set for a possible return
against Crystal Palace having made good progress from a hamstring problem.
Ogbonna has been in top form since arriving from Juventus and is desperate
to reclaim his place at the heart of defence alongside Winston Reid. But
such has been the form of James Tomkins that Bilic will find it incredibly
difficult to drop him and may compromise by switching him to right back for
Saturday's goalscorer Carl Jenkinson. The Arsenal loanee – valuable goal
aside – hasn't looked our best defensive option at right back this term and
To,kins has been impressive both there and in central defence. The manager
is determined to tighten things at the back and could decide to leave
Jenkinson on the bench given the attacking impetus down that side is
supplied by Manuel Lanzini. Jenkinson cost the club £1.5 milion loan fee
and is believed to be on wages of close to £60k a week.

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Confirmation: Two on way back
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 5, 2015 in News, Whispers
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David Gold has confirmed that Andy Carroll's injury is unlikely to keep him
out of the action once club football returns from the international break.
ClaretandHugh revealed last week that club insiders had explained the injury
was only minor but Gold has today tweeted that the player will be back after
the international break. We had explained that the player had bruising on an
ankle following a challenge in the Norwich City game and this morning the co
chairman confirmed the player is ok for a comeback if required. And he added
that Enner Valencia is not far behind him and will use the international
break to hopefully reach full fitness in time for the match against Chelea
on the 24th of the month. Gold revealed both pieces of news on Twitter
although Slaven Bilic has made it clear he won't be rushing Carroll back to
action. Valencia on the other hand has also been out since the start of
pre-season with a knee injury but is now back in training. Carroll should
be fit to face Crystal Palace in just under two weeks.

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Moses withdrawn from International duty
Posted by Sean Whetstone on October 4, 2015 in News, Whispers
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West Ham Loanee Victor Moses has withdrawn from Nigeria's friendlies against
Cameroon and Congo scheduled for next week in Belgium. He was due to play in
Belgium on 8 October and 11 October to prepare for upcoming qualifiers.
The Nigeria Football Federation revealed on their Twitter account late on
Sunday night that Moses had withdrawn, but gave no further details.
Completesportsnigeria.com claim that Moses wrote to the NFF explaining that
he was taking a precautionary step to avoid aggravating an injury he picked
up while playing for West Ham over the weekend.

Moses played on Saturday in West Ham's 2-2 Premier League draw with
Sunderland, setting up one of his side's goals. He was taken off early in
the second half, after picking up a small
knock it is claimed.

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'Gentleman Slav' pay tribute to Advocaat
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 5, 2015 in News
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Slaven Bilic paid a huge compliment to "I quit" Sunderland boss Dick
Advocaat as the Dutchman walked away from the Stadium of Light. The hugely
articulate Bilic decared: " "For a gentleman who has just done about
everything in his managerial life, in different countries, with
international and club football, maybe he thinks 'I don't need this now'."
After the 2-2 draw he added: "It's hard, especially when you are struggling,
hard to cope with the amount of pressure that you are getting from basically
everyone. Apart from your family, everybody is criticising you. A lot of
times it's not in a polite way. "I rate him so much. He would be missed in
the Premier League. He is 68. Seriously. I love the job. I love training, I
love boots, I love the smell of the grass and all that. Match days,
everything about football is the best game by far. "But 68, you know! I
don't know if I'm going to live to 68, never mind still be doing the job. I
would be happy if I was alive!"

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Bilic giving Irons a face of human decency
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 5, 2015 in Hugh's Blogs, News, Whispers
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OK everybody knows by now…I'm a huge fan of Slaven Bilic's! I love the brand
of football he is trying to introduce at this club illustrated by the
arrival of players like Dimi Payet and Manuel Lanzini and despite the
difficulties we sometimes encounter in getting onto the front foot I believe
we are a top six team! There ya go. I've said it. If wrong you can't fault
my dreams and optimism. But there's far more than that to look at when
discussing this man who has the dignity, charm, kindness and generosity of
spirit which which is sweeping through our club and into the wider football
community like a warm summer breeze. This guy is pure quality. Ok, forgive
this one below the belt jab. Slaven Bilic is not a man I can ever imagine
will cup an ear to the crowd of things are not going well. This little
eulogy has been prompted by his comments on Dick Advocaat and the warm
embrace everybody watching on TV saw him give the Dutchman following the
game. Maybe you have to be of a certain age to appreciate such sincere
gestures but it runs against everything that football has become down the
years – self centred, greedy, cynical and often ugly.

Slav turned all that on its head when he declared: "For a gentleman who has
just done about everything in his managerial life, in different countries,
with international and club football, maybe he thinks 'I don't need this
now'." "It's hard, especially when you are struggling, hard to cope with the
amount of pressure that you are getting from basically everyone. Apart from
your family, everybody is criticising you. A lot of times it's not in a
polite way. "I rate him so much. He would be missed in the Premier League.
He is 68. "Seriously. I love the job. I love training, I love boots, I love
the smell of the grass and all that. Match days, everything about football
is the best game by far. "But 68, you know! I don't know if I'm going to
live to 68, never mind still be doing the job. I would be happy if I was
alive!"

He didn't need to say that, he had no need to say anything other that "top
manager, he'll be missed" but the Bilic way isn't the way of most in this
game. He speaks from the heart, he's very bright, he holds to certain
beliefs and creeds we don't need to mention here but which are clearly of
huge importance to him and he will give West Ham United a face we have
wanted for years …one of human decency, tolerance, understanding and care.
Our players have much to look forward to under his management because along
with all of his natural virtues he is going to make them much better
footballers and have them playing a brand of football in which they and us
can take great pride. In the meantime very well done Slav – they were great
words!

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Irons chiefs study Lanzini option
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 4, 2015 in News, Whispers
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West Ham won't be rushed into making Manuel Lanzini's loan move to the club
permanent but will judge the player's performance over the season. A fee has
been agreed with Al Jazira Club for the midfielder who has made a big
impression over the early games of the season. And Slaven Bilic singled him
out for special praise after the game against Sunderland saying: "I like him
a lot as a player and he is a big asset for us. "He is the one that gives
Payet a breather and the opportunities to get the ball when he is not
marked. The two of them are really good together."

The Irons brought the player to the club on a year's loan and a well placed
club source explained exclusively to ClaretandHugh this evening (Sun): "He's
definitely caught the eye and that's led to fans claiming we should make the
deal permanent before anyone else comes in for him. "But that's not the way
things work. A fee has been agreed should we decide to buy him. It's quite
high as are his wages without them being silly. "We will watch him over the
season and make our decision at the end but we are comfortable with the
arrangement we have in place. There's certainly no reason to rush a
decision."

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West Ham's Nobes: Sending me off would have been laughable
London 24
12:00 05 October 2015 Dave Evans, West Ham Correspondent

Hammers captain insists he was never worried at the prospect of a second
yellow card on Saturday at Sunderland 6 West Ham United's Dimitri Payet
(centre) is congratulated by teammates after scoring his side's second goal
of the game during the Barclays Premier League match at the Stadium of
Light, Sunderland. West Ham skipper Mark Noble described the prospect of
being sent off at Sunderland on Saturday as 'laughable' as the Hammers came
from behind to draw 2-2 with a Black Cat side reduced to 10 men. Noble was
booked right at the start of the game by card-happy referee Neil Swarbrick,
who seemed to create a rod for his own back by booking so many players in
the first half. Noble was yellow-carded after just two minutes for what
looked a pretty innocuous challenge on half way and after Jeremain Lens
received a second yellow after the break to reduce the home side to 10-men,
there then appeared a golden chance for the referee to even things up when
Fabio Borini crashed into Noble. The skipper, who is now one booking away
from a suspension, insisted he was never worried about the prospect of going
off. Mark Noble, West Ham United. "No chance," smiled the Canning Town-born
Hammer. "He made a good decision. Borini had lost control and just ran into
me, it would have been a bit harsh if he had sent me off for that." At the
time, Noble was perhaps not so sure as he put his hands on his head, before
pleading his case with Swarbrick. He had been sent off for two yellows at
Liverpool earlier in the season, but this time he was spared it. "It is
happening a lot lately, but even with the first yellow, the lad has cut
across me and dived on the floor and I haven't touched him. "For this one,
it wasn't really a heart in the mouth moment as it would have been a
completely laughable decision, so I wasn't worried at all." Of course not!
Noble was full of praise for the way the team dug themselves out of trouble
at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, aided by Carl Jenkinson's first goal
for the club. "'Jenko's' goal was massive," he said. "It was 2-1 then and
obviously Sunderland start to feel the nerves. "But we made another mistake
for a goal. I made one last week which cost a goal and 'Dimi' has made one
this week, but we have dug each other out. "Sunderland did surprise me a
little, in spells they were very sharp. That is what happens when you are
fighting for your life, I have been there many times. "We are still
learning, we still have players who are learning how to play in this league,
but we showed a lot of character to come back from 2-0 down and in the end
we are disappointed that we didn't win it."

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West Ham chief reveals they can snap up eye-catching midfielder
London 24
10:40 05 October 2015 Pete Evans

West Ham have publically confirmed they have an option to buy Manuel
Lanzini from Al Jazira Club at the end of this season. The 22-year-old was
picked out for praise by boss Slaven Bilic after Saturday's 2-2 draw in
Sunderland in what was his eighth competitive appearance for the Hammers
since he was borrowed from the United Arab Emirates. Hammers fans have been
impressed with his start to life in a claret and blue shirt and were asking
chairman David Gold on Twitter whether Lanzini can just return back to his
parent club come May. And Gold revealed there is an option in place should
they decide to take it up. "Yes we do have an option to buy Lanzini at the
end of the season," Gold tweeted late on Sunday evening. Lanzini, who opened
his account for West Ham in their 3-0 win over Liverpool, looks likely to
keep his place for their next game at Crystal Palace.

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