Tag: Sam Allardyce
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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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West Ham boss: Carroll is miserable
West Ham’s injury-prone striker Andy Carroll is ‘miserable’ after receiving surgical treatment for his latest injury along with a load of abuse on social media, according to Hammers boss Sam Allardyce. The 25-year-old forward has undergone specialist treatment in the United States including an operation to fix damage he sustained to his ankle during…
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Hammers: We want David Moyes
Many of West Ham’s supporters are urging the board to oust Sam Allardyce out of the dug-out and calling for the appointment of Manchester United reject David Moyes. With many of the bookmakers naming Moyes as odds-on favourite to succeed Allardyce as first team coach, Football Express News speaks with some of the Hammers…
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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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Ex-Man United manager tipped to succeed Allardyce
Manchester United flop David Moyes is the bookmakers’ favourite to take over at West Ham United should Hammers boss Sam Allardyce be given his marching orders prior to the start of the new football season. West Ham’s pre-season tour of New Zealand has been dismal. They have lost both fixtures – 2-1 to Wellington…
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Striker speaks out on West Ham switch
Ecuador international striker Enner Valencia has completed his £12m move to West Ham after being granted his work permit at a hearing this afternoon. The 25-year-old World Cup star has officially left his Mexican side Pachuca and been signed, sealed and delivered to new boss Sam Allardyce at Upton Park. The agreement had been made…
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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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Morrison row will end in tears for Allardyce
As West Ham’s Ravel Morrison skipped past the Spurs defence and slotted the ball into the empty net at White Hart Lane to make it 3-0 to the Hammers, you simply had to sit back and take in what you saw. Immediately after he was earmarked as a wild-card player to potentially be included…
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Under-pressure West Ham boss ‘is a dead man walking’
Former England international Rodney Marsh believes West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce will soon be sacked by the club. The ex-Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City attacker feels comments made by Hammers co-chairman David Sullivan point towards a bleak future for the boss, who has split opinion among supporters. Many fans have protested against the…
