Cole has Regrets
Oct 22, 2008 Carlton Cole, New Manager, West Ham News, england
Carlton Cole has admitted he regrets missing out on playing for his fathers national team Nigeria.
In his interview with BBC Sports, Cole who was invited to the join Super Eagles during the first round of the qualifiers to the 2010 African Nations Cup and World Cup caused stir in Nigerian disclosed that he would have loved to wear the green & white jersey.
Cole said:
“I was really daft, My dad is from Nigeria, I would have loved to play for Nigeria but it was not to be because I was not eligible. I’ve played for England U-21 in a competitive competition and captained the team. Honestly, it was hard for me when I got to know”.
“I was disappointed I couldn’t play for my dad’s country, but these things happen in football. Right now, I’m focussing on my career at West Ham and see where that gets me”
“Honestly, I wish I was there but they won’t need me. I always wish them best of luck, the Nigerian team, I know all the players there. It’s a good job if they can get to the World Cup and make a massive impact.”
Cole has recently found new form at West Ham under the watchful eye of Zola and Clarke and could one day and fulfil his true destiny and that is as an English Player playing for England.
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Over 100 Hooligans cause Mayhem in Hull
Oct 21, 2008 Hull City, West Ham News, hooligans
Groups of hooligans are being traced via CCTV footage because of incidents before & after Sundays game against Hull City.
100’s of rival fans clashed in Walton Street on Sunday and supposedly 40 of these were West Ham fans, 3 Hull men were arrested and 1 of these arrested was for breaching his court order banning him from football matches.
It is believed by police that the incidents were pre planned and the meet was to happen at Parkers pub in Albany Road in Hull a pub that is not checked by police during matches.
PC Corcoran told the Media:
“Our resources were tied up in pubs where we believe there is the potential for trouble on match days,”
“Some of our officers carried hand-held cameras. There is footage of the incident at Parkers.
“There is also CCTV footage and the force helicopter has some good-quality footage.
“We will be going through the evidence and anyone involved can expect a knock on their door.”
“How did the larger group of West Ham hooligans know that these Hull City hooligans were in Parkers? We think it was organised.
“All is takes is one phone call. They may even have known each other from attending England matches or possibly through a friend.”
PC Corcoran went on to say that his Officers were badly treated by the people in Parkers pub when bottles and glasses were thrown at them.
Truth be known, that was probably just the regulars who threw the glasses.
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West Ham United have the Richest Fans
Oct 17, 2008 West Ham News, bobby moore fund
There are many meanings to the word Rich, Money, Love & Generosity are the only 3 that will make a difference to this worthwhile cause.
Last week 5 West Ham Blog’s (C’Mon Yu Irons! - RapidHammer - West Ham Process - West Ham Daily News BubbleView) and their owners got together and decided to help the Bobby Moore Fund by opening a contribution page on justgiving.com.
Last month over 7000 West Ham Fans signed a petition to have the BMF logo put on the players shirts at least until we found a new sponsor, to which WHUFC sent a statement about the reasons this could not happen, so all i am asking now is will those 7000 people send a donation of £1 or £2 to the Bobby Moore Fund.
We have set a low limit of £5000 to which we have met £60 of our target, you will find 2 links on this website to donate and both are on the right sidebars, 1 is a Justgiving.com widget and the other is the BMF logo and after a donation you can also leave a comment. Please help, Please Give, it will make you feel good afterwards and show that you not only have to be rich with money but also rich with love and generosity for what is probably one of the greatest loves of your life, West Ham United and its greatest ever player Bobby Moore.
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West Ham Sponsors should be queing up!
Sep 23, 2008 West Ham News
With so much Media attention each week and the fact at present we are a top 6 club, plus West Ham star in more movies than any other football league club so there should be a queue of sponsors just itching to have their company logo on the clubs shirts.
Maybe the PR people at Upton Park should get their finger out and reap the benefits of such media domination at the moment.
One more thing, why cant Landsbanki (Bank owned by BG & Son) sponsor us, or is it a breach of FA rules for a Owner to sponsor his own club?
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Keegan Sacked - All bets are void on Curbishley
Sep 2, 2008 Featured Article, West Ham News
Kevin Keegan is the first manager to be sacked this season in the Premier League so all bets on Curbishley are void.
Excerpt from thefootballnetwork.net:
Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan is said to have been sacked the North East club after talks with owner Mike Ashley. A story being broken by ALL major news groups. Keegan who was brought in as the fans hero just after Christmas 2007 by Ashley has failed to have been allowed a free reign & decisions regarding transfers & contracts appear to have been taken from his control.
This puts an end to media speculation that Curbishley will be first, if you want to bet on who will be next then put your money on David Moyes.
The tide has turned for Curbishley where most of the fans are now understanding that he is limited to what is done and said at West Ham.
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Transfer Rumours: Scraping the Barrel or waiting for the Best?
Sep 1, 2008 Transfer Rumours
Lets hope West Ham do not make the same mistake as they did last season with last minute signings.
A quality Central defender that has to be better than Ferdinand, And a creative Midfielder.
Today’s Rumours: Footylatest.com
The Torino star striker David Di Michele is desperate to leave Torino after falling out with coach Gianni Di Biasi, and his preferred destination is Roma, where he was born.
But Torino are loathe to let him go to another Serie A club, and today’s Times say that West Ham have decided to try and provide them with a solution.
The 32 year-old has made six appearances for Italy and has averaged a goal in every three games throughout his career.
The Torino president Urbano Cairo stated yesterday that he will never sell his player to Roma, which is expected to open up the opportunity for the Hammers.
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Various Blogs & Media:
Johan Djourou has been linked with a deadline move to West Ham with Alan Curbishley desperate to add some strength to his defense. With Mikael Silvestre now at Ashburton Grove, it’s thought that
Arsene Wenger may be looking to off-load the 21-year-old Swiss international.
We all know there will be a signing or 2 today, somebody ripe for the medical for the rest of the season.
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Premier League All-Stars - Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham
Jul 23, 2008 Featured Article
Good or bad idea? Dean Ashton seems to think its a brilliant idea, so how would the team be picked?
The MLS All-Star squad is selected by voting from fans, the media, team head coaches and general managers, so would that mean Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool & Arsenal players only in the team.
I can see the bigwigs at the EPL headquarters rubbing their hands with the thought of more income.
Playing this game mid season would cause games to be postponed and could also bring on unnecessary injuries to what is already hectic for some teams during a season.
So is it a good idea, or should we just stick to Premier League football and battle it out for Euro places.
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*HOT NEWS* West Ham sign Valon Behrami for 5 Years (Video)
Jul 23, 2008 Featured Article, Talks, Transfers, West Ham News
West ham have secured the signature of Valon Behrami today 23nd July.
Lazio’s Valon Behrami (23), decided that joining with the Hammers will be a good move for his career and has taken the Number 21 shirt.
The news from the WHUFC Website came at 13:30 GMT, and C’Mon Yu Irons! Website knew it was happening around 9:30am today.
The deal cost the Hammers around £5m and keeps Behrami at Upton Park until 2013.
Behrami told the club website :
“I am very happy to sign for West Ham. For me it is a dream come true to play for the club and in the Premier League,”
Good news is always worth waiting for, Behrami also said:
” I Cant wait to train and play for West Ham United”
Picture Courtesy of WHUFC.com
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Game On! (Video)
Jul 22, 2008 MLS All Stars, Matches, West Ham News
Alan Curbishley speaks out after the Columbus Crew game and how he and the team are looking forward to the All-Stars game but also shows his dispair on not making the US tour longer due to Fianacial reason, Curbishley on the Crew Game:
“It was fun, a lot of hard work and a really good test. Columbus is in midseason so we knew it was going to be a tough game,”
Curbishley on what he expects with The MLS All-Stars game:
“Obviously, we know it’s a big game, We know it’s sold out. We’ve got a lot of fans going there who have booked up holidays around the game. We’re going to make sure we’re OK for the game, probably ease up training for the game a little bit. We understand it’s going to be an electric atmosphere, so, game on. We’re looking forward to it.”
Curbishley on how the tour promotes West Ham and soccer in the USA & Canada:
“We wanted to come to America. We wanted to promote ourselves. We want to help America promote soccer and do our part,”
Curbishley said.
“Not only the first team squad came out but a lot of the academy coaches came out to do soccer camps, soccer schools as we go along.
“We’re here for a whole bundle of reasons, and one is to show everybody what we’re about at West Ham.”
“There are one or two things we want to do this week. We want to get fit but we want to give MLS an uplift,”
Curbishley said.
“It’s going back live to England as well (midnight London time). It’s not just being shown here. We’re going to take it seriously.”
“We’ve got to look at the bigger picture and the picture is we’ve got a season to be training for so we’ll work Tuesday and Wednesday a little harder than we would a normal game but certainly come Thursday we’ll be really excited,” Neill said. “Obviously, it’s the best players in America and we’re getting to take it on in what seems to be a really promoted event and we’re privileged to be a part of it.”
and what Curbishley said about the tour and MLS Soccer:
“The whole trip is shorter than we wanted because we wanted to stay longer and probably make base here a bit but the dowry doesn’t allow that, “We’re really excited to be here and the exposure we’re getting is great. We didn’t realize how many American West Ham fans there are. It’s amazing. Major League (Soccer) is trying to take off soccer-wise and you can see by the crowd coming out on a Sunday afternoon it’s really good. They’ve got a lot of work to do but the more publicity and high profile teams from England and all over the world that come to play, the better it will be.”
Video courtesy of MLSNet.com
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West Ham Players Flight of Hell
Jul 17, 2008 West Ham News
The trip to the USA & Canada is going to be a flight of hell for the West Ham squad when they travel to Ohio (Columbus Crew) & then on to Canada (MLS All-Stars).
The sqaud is to be flown economy class after the company that the MLS Bosses chose to transport the West Ham players went bust.
Tomorrow half the squad will fly to Chicago on a scheduled flight and the rest of the squad will fly out a few hours later, then they will have a 9 hour wait to catch a flight from Chicago to Columbus where they will be playing Columbus Crew on Thursday.
Its ironic that the sponsors of West Ham are XL Airways/Holidays so why cant our sponsors give the squad a private plane? and i may be wrong but its pretty certain that BG owns part of XL Airways.
It looks as though the supporting away fans will have to share seats with Bellamy and Ashton, and maybe some of them can give some advice to Curbs.
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