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Im back after a few days break expecting half the West Ham team to be sold off in what the media have called the West Ham fire sale, but it seems we have only have Widdowson out on loan to Grimsby, not quite what the red tops promised us.

Its early days yet and a few players will obviously be found new homes, but it will only be our fringe players. The rumour about Parker being offered £100k a week by Man City is interesting and a new offer for him around £12m could actually see him go, if its true.

The daily Mail have this amazing ability to see through walls and hear what is going on in every Premier League boardroom about who’s being sold, we all love the Daily Mail.

I cant see Zola letting any of his best players go unless the player wanted to go and an amazing silly amount of money was offered to the Hammers for him.

English Premier League Transfers

All English Premier League transfers are listed on this page.

If you find a transfer not listed here let us know and we’ll add it.

Last Updated: 6 January 2009

Arsenal

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Out:

Jay Simpson (loan, West Brom)

Aston Villa

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Blackburn Rovers

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Eddie Nolan (undisclosed, Preston),

Sergio Peter (undisclosed, Sparta Prague)

Bolton Wanderers

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Heidar Helguson (undisclosed, QPR)

Chelsea

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Michael Mancienne (loan return, Wolves)

Out:

Jack Cork (loan, Watford),

Wayne Bridge (undisclosed, Manchester City),

Ben Sahar (loan, De Graafschap)

Everton

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Lee Molyneux (free, Southampton)

Fulham

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T.J. Moncur (free, Wycombe)

Hull City

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Liverpool

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Manchester City

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Wayne Bridge (undisclosed, Chelsea)

Out:

Sam Williamson (loan, Wrexham)

Manchester United

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Zoran Tosic (undisclosed, Partizan Belgrade),

Adem Ljajic (undisclosed, Partizan Belgrade)

Out:

David Gray (loan, Plymouth),

Adem Ljajic (loan, Partizan Belgrade)

Middlesbrough

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Newcastle United

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Portsmouth

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Nadir Belhadj (£4.4m, Lens)

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Lassana Diarra (£20m, Real Madrid),

Jermain Defoe (£15.75m, Tottenham)

Stoke City

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Sunderland

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Tottenham

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Jermain Defoe (£15.75m, Portsmouth)

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Paul Staltieri (free, Borussia Monchengladbach)

West Brom

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Jay Simpson (loan, Arsenal)

Out:

Joss Labadie (loan, Shrewsbury)

West Ham – Fire Sale latest

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Joe Widdowson (loan, Grimsby)

Wigan

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We at COYI was hoping to the draw selection would give us a match against Sheffield United or Milwall, but we drew Barnsley.

The Draw was as Follows:

Full third round draw:

Games to be played Weekend Jan 3rd – Jan 4th 2008

Portsmouth v Bristol City

Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham

Preston v Liverpool

Birmingham City v Wolves

West Ham United v Barnsley

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Middlesbrough v Barrow

Hull City v Newcastle United

Hartlepool United v Stoke City

Chelsea v Southend

Manchester City v Nottingham Forest

Cardiff City v Reading

Ipswich v Chesterfield or Droylsden

Charlton Athletic v Norwich

West Brom v Peterborough or Tranmere

Torquay v Blackpool

Leyton Orient v Sheffield United

Southampton v Manchester United

Millwall v Carlisle or Crewe

Histon v Swansea City

Forest Green v Derby

QPR v Burnley

Leicester v Crystal Palace

Tottenham v Wigan

Morecambe or Cheltenham v Doncaster Rovers

Arsenal v Plymouth Argyle

Notts County or Kettering Town v Eastwood Town

Bournemouth or Blyth Spartans v Blackburn Rovers

Macclesfield Town v Everton

Watford v Scunthorpe United

Sunderland v Bolton

Coventry City v Kidderminster

Gillingham or Stockport County v Aston Villa

West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola is hoping he will be luckier than his predecessor when it comes to injuries.

The Italian takes charge of a team for the first time today when the Hammers play host to Newcastle United.

Alan Curbishley, who walked out on the club earlier in the month after the sale of players without his full backing, often had to make do without experienced players through lack of fitness

Striker Dean Ashton has already been ruled out of tomorrow’s clash and fellow forward Craig Bellamy is unlikely to feature either but Zola, who has brought in a new fitness coach, was confident he would fare better.

He said: “I know that at this club there have been a lot of injuries and we have been very unlucky. We have been working hard trying to improve this and with a bit of luck it will.

“I don’t know the training system they had before and I don’t want to say we had loads of injuries because of that. When Alan was here he did a great job and I hope I can carry on from that job.”

Zola watched last week’s 3-2 defeat at West Brom from the stands before taking charge on Monday and revealed he intended to sharpen up the Hammers in all areas.

He said: “Obviously you also have to keep a balance. The idea is to get to the point where we play offensive football as much as possible. But we also have to work on the defence.

“We are trying to look at things defensively but also passing the ball.”

The Hammers finished 10th under Curbishley last term and Zola made it clear he expected better come May.

He said: “We need to improve on last season. That is our main target although I have just stepped into the job and I have to work on the team, so I can’t say what the possibilities are.

“But I am sure that if the players carry on working as they have been, with spirit and attitude, then we can do a good job.”

One area Zola has no plans to revamp concerns the players’ diets.

He said: “I went to the canteen and I enjoyed the food very much so I don’t want to change that part.

“I haven’t had pie and mash yet but I hope I can have a big dish of it after Newcastle. They are very professional here in that way. The food is okay.”