Man Utd 2 - 0 West Ham

Player Profile

This week we look at the hammers striker Carlton Cole. Is now at the age of 24.

Carlton started his carrer at Chelsea in 2001-2006 making 25 apps and 4 goals for them. He went on 3 loan spells at Wolves, Charlton and Villa. At Wolves he made 7 apps and scored just the 1 goal. Then he was at Charlton the following year and made 24 apps scoring 4 goals. Then he went onto Villa the next season making 27 apps and only getting the ball in the back of the net 3 goals. Then he moved from Chelsea to the Hammers in 2006 and has currently made 55apps and has so far scored 9 goals. Over this time Carlton has also made 19 England u21 apps scoring 6 goals.

Many people say that Carlton doesnt score enough goals for his type of player. Carlton is now playing for current manager Zola it is a bit like his days at Chelsea where they played upfront together.

West Ham 0 - 2 Arsenal

The First Goal:

The Second Goal:

Harry Redknapp

Harry Redknapp has been unveiled as the new Tottenham manager. The West Ham legend as now gone to are biggest rivals. Why?

Harry became the manager today as Spurs confirmed there sacking of Jaunde Ramos last night. Why couldnt he stay there he was doing amazing. Harry said it was difficult to leave Portsmouth but he felt the time was right. He told BBC Radio Five Live Sportsweek programme: "I suddenly got a phone call and was told Tottenham were interested in me, and I thought it was a wind-up at first."

"Then when I had spoken to them, I decided it was a good move for everybody, for Portsmouth as well in the long term and they have a terrific compensation deal when things were a bit tight."

"I just thought maybe it was time to move on and Tottenham are a big, big club."

"I thought 'let's just give it a go before it is too late."

Harry who did such a good job at Pompey guiding them to F.A Cup glory last year booking a place in the UEFA Cup surprised everyone at leaving Pompey for Tottenham but he says Tottenham are a bigger club and it will be a differant challenge. Spurs are lying bottom of the Premiership in 20th place to all West Ham fans happiness.

Arsenal Preview

West Ham are getting ready for the visit of Arsenal. Here is a short preview of the game.

Arsenal will have both captain William Gallas (thigh) and fellow centre-half Kolo Toure (shoulder) back in the squad for Sunday's trip to West Ham.

Full-back Bacary Sagna (knee) also missed the Champions League win over Fenerbahce, and while he has an outside chance to return at Upton Park, the Frenchman may need another week's recovery.

Abou Diaby is hoping to keep his place ahead of Robin van Persie after impressing in Turkey. Striker Eduardo is closing in on a return from his broken leg, but Czech winger Tomas Rosicky (hamstring) looks set to remain in recovery until the new year.

West Ham will be without midfielder Mark Noble for a month after the England Under-21 star tore his calf in training.

The Hammers will also be without Kieron Dyer - expected to be out for another three weeks - and Spanish striker Diego Tristan.

But Lee Bowyer and James Collins are both back in contention, with the former Leeds man in with a chance of starting in place of Noble.

Teams
West Ham (from): Green, Faubert, Neill, Upson, Ilunga, Behrami, Parker, Di Michele, Bellamy, Etherington, Sears, Cole, Lastuvka, Lopez, Boa Morte, Mullins, Davenport, Bowyer, Collins.

Arsenal (from): Almunia, Eboue, Gallas, Toure, Clichy, Walcott, Fabregas, Denilson, Nasri, Diaby, Adebayor, Fabianski, Van Persie, Bendtner, Gibbs, Song, Silvestre, Djourou, Ramsey, Vela, Sagna.

Matty Etherington

Matty Etherington is the tricky left winger at West Ham who curently wears the number 11 shirt. Matty turned 27 in the Summer and started his playing carreer at Peterborough United.

Whilst at Peterborough he made 51 apps scoring 11 goals that then earnt him a move to Premiership side Spurs. He made 45 apps for Spurs only getting the one goal then he was sent out on loan to Bradford City in 2001 for a season making 13 apps scoring the 1 goal. Then in 2003 he made the move from North London to East London and joined the Hammers. He has now made 149 apps for the Hammers scoring 16 goals. Matty won 'Hammer of the Year' in his first season as West Ham got to the play off Final but losing out to Palace. The next season he played a vital part in West Hams bid to get back to where they belong, the Premiership. And it was succesfull as this time we beat Preston 1-0 at Cardiff. A key player for the Hammers on the left wing as his crosses are most of the time pitch perfect.

Matty has made 3 England U21 apps but failed to score. Not yet to make his England debut he hasnt really been considered but with Englands poor left side you never know he might get the call up soon.

Hull 1-0 West Ham

Hull's goal against West Ham

Match Preview

Hull City bid to extend their 100 percent record against London clubs this term when they meet West Ham at the KC Stadium.
It has been a phenomenal start for Phil Brown's side who can boast victories over Arsenal, Tottenham and Fulham.
Currently occupying a UEFA Champions League spot in third place, the Tigers are just three points behind leaders Chelsea, having lost just one league game this term against Wigan back in August.
Unbeaten in their last four games, including those two impressive wins on the road at Arsenal and more recently Spurs, Hull will be looking to make it three in a row against the Hammers.

Gianfranco Zola's side were disappointing to say the least in defeat to Bolton at Upton Park last time out, losing their first home game since April.
An inconsistent side, the Hammers have picked up four wins in seven league games, though three of those have been on home soil.
West Ham will be hoping to secure their first points against a newly-promoted side, having already lost to West Brom earlier in the season.

Gianfranco Zola's side were disappointing to say the least in defeat to Bolton at Upton Park last time out, losing their first home game since April.
An inconsistent side, the Hammers have picked up four wins in seven league games, though three of those have been on home soil.
West Ham will be hoping to secure their first points against a newly-promoted side, having already lost to West Brom earlier in the season.

So all you Irons fans that are making the trip north lets make some noise for the boys. COYI

Who will be the team at the KC Stadium?

Zola has a tough job on his hands chosing the team ahead of this weekends clash at the Kingston Communications Stadium, Hull. This is the team I think will play:

----------------Green----------------

-Faubert---Neill---Davenport---Ilunga-

-Behrami--Parker--Noble--Etherington-

-------Di Michele-----Tristan---------

Diego Tristan

Zola made his first signing whislt at West Ham by signing Spanish striker Diego Tristan. Chief Executive Scott Duxberry flew over to Rome yesterday to finalise the deal with Tristans agents. Diego has signed on a free after leaving Livorno last season.

Diego started off his career at Betis then made a move to Mallorca where he broke into the first team scoring 18 goals in just 35apps. This helpoed him to better things as he moved to Deportivo La Coruna where he spent 6 season scoring 78 goals in 177 apps. This made him known to the Spainish public and was put into the Spanish team making 15 apps scoring 4 goals. After 6 seasons he moved back to Mallorca for a season but didnt managed to find the back of the net in 13 apps then he only found the net once in 20 apps at Livorno forcing him to leave on a free.

Diego has said, "I want to show the fans that I can score goals and help the team to go up the league. I am excited to be here." All West Ham fans are praying for him to score as Deano his out with an ankle injury at the moment so if he impresses Zola with have a headache on who to choose.

Diego will be wearing the number 25 shirt when at West Ham. And hopefully the fans will be singing his name soon. He looks set to make his debut at Hull this Sunday.

A look into Boleyn Ground

The Boleyn Ground is where every West Ham fan dreams to play at. Many people know this ground as Upton Park and many see it as home. The current capacity of 35,303 seats some of the best fans in the World. Each seast is a dream when u sit down and see hear the roar of the West Ham fans you get a sense of safety and u feel like your home.

West Ham have played here since 1904 so 104 years now. The record attendance is at the moment 42,322 but i doubt we will get more in unless we add more seats. The biggest stand is the Dr.Martens stand. The Bobby Moore Stand is on the left of the picture, The Centenury Stand which is on the right of the picture and is where the away fans sit and then there is the smaller East Stand.

A truely fantastic ground and is better when you see it for yourself you wont be able to take your eyes away by the Ground and also the mesmorising football played on the pitch.

Who wears the Gloves at Upton Park

Today we look at the the player profile of Robert Green. The new legend in the East End.

Robert Paul Green was born in January 1980. He currently is West Ham's number one choice keeper and might be England Number One choice soon if Cappello realises that he is the best keeper in England at this current time.

Green started his carreer at Norwich and made 223 apps for them and has currently made 70 apps for the Hammers but looks like he could be making alot more in the future. Green made his West Ham debut in a 1-0 defeat to Spurs on the 22nd of October 2006. Green's start at Upton Park was hit by injury but he soon recovered but when he was fit he kicked Carroll out of the team after his impressive performances he put in. Two of Greens best performances in a West Ham shirt were at the Emirates and Old Trafford where we won 1-0 in both which helped secure our Premiership Status. He was the 51st player to win Hammer of the Year in 2008 after some sensational performances.

He has made one England app when he was at Norwich. He was the sixth Norwich player to play for England. He played against Colombia after coming on after the bench. He will probably be making many more England apps soon if he keeps up his great performances.

He is quickly becoming a legend at Upton Park and like many footballers he does make a few mistakes but this can only make him a better player.

Next week we look at Matty Etherington the tricky left winger.

Who supports the mighty Hammers?

West Ham have got one of the best fan bases in the World. There are many famous people varying from actors to Strictly Come Dancing Judges who support the Irons, some are below:

Len Goodman
Ray Winstone
Billy Bragg
Frank Bruno
John Cleese
Russell Brand
David Gest
Keira Knightley
Nick Frost
Graham Gooch
Bradley Wiggins
Mat Damon
Danny Dyer
Lennox Lewis
Rod Stewart
Matt Lawrenzo
Barrack Obama
Queen Elizabeth II
and of course ME

That is just a short list there are many more out there somewhere showing there claret 'n' blue around the Globe

Videos that inspire us all in differant ways!

Some of my favourites videos of the Irons the team and the fantastic fans COYI!

The Greatest of all Escapes




A hero to us all Carlos Tevez




The song every loves and knows around the World
'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles' sang at Upton Park




Christian Dailly look alike at Man U
Hope he is there again this year!

Player Profile

A new player profile each week, to start off with the young hammer himself Mark Noble.

Mark James Noble was born on May 8th 1987 in Canning Town, London. A lifelong West Ham fan joined the club as a schoolboy and made his reserve league debut at the age of 15. He made his first team debut at the age of 17 in a 2-0 away win at Southend in August 2004. His league debut was at Wolves in January 2005. In that season he went on to win the young player of the year. He has been on loan to two clubs Hull, then Ipswich where he made 13 apps and got his first profesional goal on September 16th 2006. His first goal for the irons came in a 3-0 F.A Cup victory over Brighton. 2 months later he went on and scored his first Premier League Goal in a 4-3 defeat at the hands of Spurs, at the start of the 'Great Escape' and also where Carlos Tevez also got his first Premiership goal. Mark's international carrer has been good aswell he captained the U-18 team, and has also played in the U-19 Euro Championship Final and the U-21 Euro Semi-Final. His first International goal came in a 2-0 victory over Bulgaria on 11th September 2007.

Mark has now established himself a regular at West Ham in the centre Midfield role and has become a fan favourite as he is a local lad. He is currently wearing the number 16 shirt and is now 21 years of age.

The Academy of Football

There have been many world class players who have come through the ranks at West Ham and later played for there country, the most noticeable are:
Bobby Moore
Sir Geoff Hurst
Martin Peters
Frank Lampard Sr
Sir Trevor Brooking
Alan Devonshire
Alvin Martin
Tony Cottee
Paul Ince
Rio Ferdinand
Fat Frank Lampard
Joe Cole
Michael Carrick
Jermain Defoe
Glen Johnson

West Ham Dream Team

The West Ham United Dream Team as chosen by 500 fans in 2003
1. Phil Parkes, GK
2. Ray Stewart, RB
3. Julian Dicks, LB
4. Billy Bonds, MC
5. Alvin Martin, DC
6. Booby Moore, DC
7. Martin Peters, MR
8. Trevor Brooking, MC
9. Geoff Hurst, FW
10. Paolo Di Canio, FW
11. Alan Devonshire, ML