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Carlton Cole back in training

Posted by Sean Whetstone on December 15, 2017 in News, Whispers

25007422_2072108806408702_5796853420233064448_nWest Ham cult hero Carlton Cole is back in training after joining up with fan-owned club AFC Wimbledon.

The former Hammers favourite tweeted “Feels great getting back into training. Big thanks to Wimbledon AFC. Great working environment”

Cole has been without a club since he left Indonesia side Persib Bandung in March this year.

The former Hammer left Persib without scoring a goal in 268 minutes of action during his spell of less than five months. The No.9 puts his failure down to a complete breakdown in relationship with the team manager, Umuh Muchtar, who is a controversial figure in the sport having since been given a six-month ban for withdrawing his side from a match against rivals Persija Jakarta.

Cole said of his time on Indonesia  “They have a coach who trains you all week but then there’s a manager called Umuh Muchtar who books hotels and oversees the players, we call them player liaisons or club reps in England, but over there it is known as the manager. At Persib, this guy dominates the whole team. He won’t be at training and then he will still pick the team for the matchday. The coach who trains you doesn’t have much power, the manager picks everything. If the manager doesn’t like you or chooses another player on a whim, then you won’t play, even if you are the best in recent weeks and in training”

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About Sean Whetstone

I am Season Ticket Holder in West stand lower at the London Stadium and before that, I used to stand in the Sir Trevor Brooking Lower Row R seat 159 in the Boleyn Ground and in the Eighties I stood on the terraces of the old South Bank. I am a presenter on the West Ham Podcast called MooreThanJustaPodcast.co.uk. A Blogger on WestHamTillIdie.com a member of the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board (SAB), Founder of a Youtube channel called Mr West Ham Football at http://www.youtube.com/MrWestHamFootball, I am also the associate editor here at Claret and Hugh. Life Long singer of bubbles! Come on you Irons! Follow me at @Westhamfootball on twitter

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