Tag: David Gold
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West Ham expect to name their new manager ‘within 48 hours’
Embed from Getty Images West Ham fans can expect to find out their new manager within 48 hours according to owner David Sullivan’s son, Jack. He advised all supporters this afternoon that they can expect an appointment to happen imminently via his personal twitter account; “Cheeky update – we expect to announce our new manager…
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West Ham: Who will replace Sam Allardyce?
Embed from Getty Images Rumours have come out this morning claiming that joint owners David Sullivan and David Gold have cut their managerial shortlist down to four names. Sullivan spoke out last week on the club’s website, explaining that they are being extremely thorough in their search, dedicating “every waking minute to recruiting the best…
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Reinvented Pulis is the man for West Ham
After leaving Stoke City in 2013, Tony Pulis was labelled as the manager who was ruining the game with his direct and no-nonsense style of football. Now though, after managing to help Crystal Palace avoid relegation last season and winning the LMA Manager of the Year award, Pulis’s stock value could not be…
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West Ham chairman reveals fresh striker blow
West Ham United co-chairman David Gold has revealed that summer signing Enner Valencia is trailing behind his new team-mates in training. Fatigue picked up towards the end of his World Cup campaign with Ecuador in Brazil has hampered the striker’s introduction to life in the capital. Veteran entrepreneur Gold does not expect the £12million hitman…
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Hammers can’t afford to sack Big Sam
Despite a very shaky start to West Ham’s pre-season tour and ongoing strife in the boardroom, Sam Allardyce will continue to be backed as first team coach because the club cannot face the financial implications of sacking him, according to a source at Upton Park. After several months of unrest, trouble at the West…
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Hammers fans ‘will love new signing’
West Ham United supporters will adore new signing Enner Valencia, according to the club’s co-chairman David Gold. The Ecuador international finally completed his switch from Mexican outfit Pachuca for a fee in the region of £12million after being granted a work permit. It brought down the curtain on an anxious week for the London club…
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West Ham chairman explains Allardyce Twitter gaffe
West Ham United co-chairman David Gold claims he “accidentally” endorsed a supporter’s tweet calling for the dismissal of manager Sam Allardyce. The veteran entrepreneur took to social media site Twitter to clarify his stance after his decision to ‘favourite’ the Hammers fan’s message was highlighted online and soon went viral. When one of his followers…
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West Ham livid as referee ignores big screen
West Ham United co-chairman David Gold has blasted officials for failing to look at the big screen to make a handball decision in his side’s surprise 3-1 friendly defeat to Sydney FC. The Hammers suffered a second successive loss on their pre-season tour of New Zealand, having been beaten 2-1 by Wellington Phoenix in Auckland…
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Hammers chairman reeling from Carroll injury blow
West Ham United co-chairman David Gold has revealed his sadness at losing club record signing Andy Carroll for four months. The £15million hitman, who has endured an injury-plagued stint at Upton Park since turning his loan arrangement into a permanent deal a year ago, has torn the ligaments in his left ankle during a training…
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West Ham chairman: Andy Carroll will not retire
West Ham United co-chairman David Gold has dismissed suggestions that striker Andy Carroll’s latest injury will end his career. The former Newcastle United talisman sat out the Hammers’ pre-season friendly against Wellington Phoenix in Auckland last night and will also miss Saturday’s clash with Sydney FC in Wellington. Their tour of New Zealand was seen…
