It's Hammertime! Can't Touch This!

[Dan]

West Ham unveil new kits

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Although released later than usual, West Ham will be delighted at the look at their new kits for the 2013/14 campaign. The Hammers have gone back to the future, back in sponsorship with Dc Martens making up a very classic looking kit. Thanks go to a Nike designer known as 'thetrend' for creating these lovely classic kits.
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[cfc12345]

West Ham unveil new kits​

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Although released later than usual, West Ham will be delighted at the look at their new kits for the 2013/14 campaign. The Hammers have gone back to the future, back in sponsorship with Dc Martens making up a very classic looking kit. Thanks go to a Nike designer known as 'thetrend' for creating these lovely classic kits. ​

nice retro kits there they look nice

 

[Dan]

World Cup Qualifying

Switzerland victorious in 8 goal thriller

Erin Derdiyok was the man of the match after Switzerland triumphed over a lively Belgium side. Three goals were not enough for Daniel oakes' Belgium squad, as they fell to only their second loss of the group phase.

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Mirallas on form as Northern Ireland are hammered

A brace from Kevin Mirallas saw Belgium to a fantastic 5-0 victory over Northern Ireland. Mirallas was not the only one to impress as Fellaini, Pocognoli and Nainggolan also scored.

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Fellaini goal sees Belgium through

A 25th minute strike from Marouane Fellaini was enough to see Daniel Oakes' Belgium to a fantastic win over Spain in the final group game. Belgium led early on and held on strongly for the win.

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Group Table

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The win over Spain ensures that Belgium have now qualified for the 2014 World Cup by winning the group. What comes as a shock is that Spain failed to qualify and that will hit the Spaniards hard.

I am absolutely delighted how I have started as Belgium manager. The first duty was to make sure this team got to the World Cup and I am delighted to have done this in such impressive fashion. Every player has played their part but none more so than Kevin Mirallas, who has scored 6 goals in qualifying and also Matias Suarez, who has scored 5 in just 4 caps.

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[Helli]

Congrats. Great achievement with the National team. Is Nainggolan playing for you there?

 

[Dan]

He is indeed, my midfield lineup is immense. When everyone is fit I have Kompany at DMC, Witsel and Defour in MC as Advanced playmakers and then Hazard playing at AMC as trequartista. When someone isnt fit, Defour drops back to DMC and Nainggolan and Rits come in. Really good squad and Mirralas is a beast.

 

[Dan]

October 2013

West Ham 0-0 Galatasaray

West Ham stayed unbeaten in the champions league this season with a draw at home to the Turkish side. Many believed that the Hammers should have taken the game beforwe the out set but there were not many chances created by either side as it pittered out to a goalless draw.

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Stoke City 0-2 West Ham

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Marco Verratti was in top form in West Ham's game away at The Britannia Stadium today. The Hammers were comfortably victorious after Verrati grabbed a much deserved brace for his team.

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West Ham 1-2 Sunderland

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West Ham fans were shocked and very disappointed when their team slumped to defeat against Sunderland. It was a game they were expected to win and looked like winning when equalising. It was not to be however and the visitors went on to record a surprise win.

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West Ham 2-0 Salzburg

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West Ham enjoyed another comfortable win in European action on this cold winters night. Goals from Otamendi and the ever alert Soldado awarded West Ham a deserved victory.

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West Ham 1-0 Bolton Wanderers

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In an edgy affair at Upton Park, the Premier League Champions just about managed to overcome Bolton after a Roberto Soldado goal. It was a pretty equal game but a bit of magic by the Hammers top striker gave them a much needed win.

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West Ham 3-0 Blackburn Rovers

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A young West Ham side turned out in the Carling Cup against Blackburn and excelled in a 3-0 win. New signing Romelu Lukaku was the main man as he grabbed a brace for his new team and Marco Verratti also chipped in with another goal.

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League Table

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I am pretty happy with how we are competing at the moment. We lie 4th in the league but we do have games in hand. Chelsea are still proving hard to beat and will keep doing so in thje season ahead. We will need to keep our heads down and make sure we play our best in every game. I am very pleased with how we are playing in Europe and are currently unbeaten in iour group. I expect it to stay that way and I expect us to qualify for the latter stages comfortably. We are also playing well in the Carling Cup with our youngsters so I dont see any need to change that policy.

Player of the Month

My player of the month this month goes to Marco Verratti. Marco has played excellently this month and has come in with three goals from midfield. I bought him to the club for a very small amount of money and he has developed brilliantly into one of the best attacking midfielders in the league. I am very pleased with his play.

Marco Verratti - West Ham's player of the month​

 

[Karpets]

Great job mate

 

[Dan]

A Belgium friendly update coming up

 

[Dan]

Friendlies

Hazard in form as Belgium scrape win

In a tight match in Estonia, Belgium prevailed by 3 goals to 2. Eden Hazard grabbed a brace for Belgium today and always looked lively and caused Estonia a lot of trouble. Axel Witsel scored the other goal as Belgium got the win they deserved.

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Belgium victorious in Mexico City

Mexico hosted Belgium today in a friendly which saw both teams experimenting with their teams. It was a tight affair which was lit up by a brilliant display by Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen. The Gunners centre back rabbed the only goal of the game and Belgium achieved another victory.

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World Cup 2014 Group Draw

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Daniel Oakes' Belgium side have had a decent draw in the group stages for World Cup 2014. Belgium have been drawn in Group A alongside fellow European side France, South Americans Uruguay and African side, Guinea.

I am very happy with our group draw and it is one that we should easily progress from if we keep our recent form up. France are a very beatable side and Uruguay and Guinea are both sides that we would be looking to beat. I believe we can go a long way in Brazil.

 

[Mike]

Nice update pal, very glad to see this still going.

 

[westham1995]

In response to the earlier question I am indeed a regular follower. Keep up the hard work for West Ham, you should be able to do well with Belgium as well .

 

[Dan]

Nice update pal, very glad to see this still going.

Thanks mate, I cant believe I have got to 16 pages

In response to the earlier question I am indeed a regular follower. Keep up the hard work for West Ham, you should be able to do well with Belgium as well .

Yeah, I am really pleased with the Belgium squad, I actually think we can get to maybe the semis of the WC but who knows?

Update coming from West Ham tomorrow. In January in game so just in update mode at the moment. Maybe two updates tomorrow we will see . It will be in the day time though as I am going to watch the England match tomorrow night.

 

[Dan]

November 2013

Birmingham City 0-2 West Ham

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West Ham United walked away with a comfortable victory over Birmingham at St Andrews today. Goals from Robinho plus an own goal from Henderson compounded the Blues misery.

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Salzburg 2-3 West Ham

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In an interesting match in Salzburg, the English champions just overcame underdogs Salzburg. It was a very close game but goals from Soldado, Otamendi and Sakho sealed it for the Hammers.

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Burnley 1-2 West Ham

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In a clash of the Clarets at Turf Moor, the Hammers just did enough to win against Burnley. Goals from Daniel Vogel and Roberto Soldado meant that Jay Rodriguez's goal for Burnley was not enough.

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West Ham 2-0 Everton

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A brace and an ever impressive performance from Roberto Soldado helped West Ham get the three points today. The Hammers were the better team from the off and Soldado's double confirmed the win they deserved.

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West Ham 2-2 Zenit St Petersburg

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In a game where the Hammers were expected to win after despatching of their opponents is Russia, this did not come to fruition. Soldado's second brace in two games were not enough as Zenit denied the English champions. This draw was however enough to see them through to the knockout stages.

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League Table

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I am delighted with our teams performance this month. We have been brilliant and jumped up to second in the table. If we win our two games in hand we will be even closer. We can catch them up!

Player of the Month

My player of this month no doubt goes to Roberto Soldado. Roberto has been in brilliant form and has his goalscoring boots back. Without his goals this month we would be knowhere.

Roberto Soldado - West Ham's Player of the Month​

 

[Paul LUFC Custus]

great read buddy

 

[Frutty]

Great story pal.

 

[Matti-M]

just caught up from page 10 to here, great read mate! keep it up

 

[Dan]

Thanks a lot guys, how do you like the new layout?

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December 2013

Manchester United 0-0 West Ham

West Ham and Manchester United competed to a bore draw at Old Trafford. West Ham fans will be very pleased with the result in a potentially dangerous match against the Red Devils.

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West Ham 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur

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West Ham put in a brilliant display to see off their North London rivals in impressive fashion. A brace from the magnificent Marco Verratti going together with a goal from Marek Hamsik led the Hammers fans to celebrate a fantastic victory.

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Galatasaray 1-1 West Ham

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It was a tight game when West Ham and Galatasaray clashed in Turkey this afternoon. Mamadou Sakho's goal made sure that the Hammers came away from Eastern Europe with a deserved point.

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West Ham have been drawn to play Atlético Madrid in the First Knockout Round of the UEFA Champion's League.

West Ham 0-0 Woverhampton Wanderers

In a high pressure affair at Upton Park, the Hammers faced fourth placed Wolves. Wolves proved very difficult to break down and even looked like scoring on a few occasions. This will be a result that Hammers fans may be disappointed with.

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Portsmouth 0-4 West Ham

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After an unimpressive display at home to Wolves four days ago, West Ham manager Daniel Oakes told his team to go to the South Coast and make an impact. West Ham went out and did just that. A brace from Soldado and goals from Oliveira and Verratti saw the Hammers to an emphatic victory.

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Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

West Ham went to Stamford Bridge and picked up a vital point against the title leaders. Although it was not a game for the purists, I believe that both sets of fans will be reasonably pleased with the result.

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Wigan Athletic 0-3 West Ham

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After a good result at the Bridge, West Ham travelled to Wigan and came away with the three points. The Hammers put in an impressive team performance, with goals from Roberto Soldado, Steve King and Marco Verratti.

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Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham

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West Ham United completed a great December with a victory at Villa Park. The trip to the West Midlands was West Ham's sixth away game of a tough month but they came away with all the three points yet again after Gignac scored his first of the season.

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We have gone through a tough month here at West Ham. We have had a busy four weeks playing eight games, six of which were away from home so we are tired from all of the travelling. I am very happy though, with the results we have come away with. We have come away from December unbeaten after taking on Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa. We are not far behind Chelsea now and we also look forward to our run in Europe and our quarter final against Spurs in the Carling Cup.

Player of the Month

My Player of the Month for December is again Marco Verratti. Marco has carried on his fantastic form this month and scored four goals. He is one of our top goalscorers so far this season, scoring ten goals in all competitions. He really has developed into a wonderful player and always looks dangerous when he is on the ball.

Marco Verratti - West Ham's Player of the Month

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[Jake89]

Some very good results there, unbeaten in a tough period! Keep up the good work.

 

[Dan]

Thanks pal, it was a good period. Tough games too! Transfer news coming soon

 

[Jake89]

Looking forward to it, you massive ****!