James Collins’ move to Ipswich Town amid rumours that the Hammers defensive hero could be on the move back to his former club Aston Villa. The Ginger Pele was offered a contract with The Tractor Boys and it was thought nailed on that this would be the move for which he would go. But Town […]

Phil Parkes may just know what’s required at the back of a team and he believes we started to sort it against Everton. Yes, there’s a growing relationship between centre backs Balbuena and Diop which he likes but that wasn’t the main aspect of the performance as far as he was concerned. He reserves that […]

    By Allen Cummings   The euphoria from last Sunday’s victory is still rich in our veinsand why not? We’ve waited long enough this season to feel as good as we did when that final whistle blew at Goodison. There were so many plusses to come out of a performance we had all hoped […]

  Manuel Pellegrini saw something at Everton that may have been missing until now – BELIEF! The first three points were such a relief for everybody associated with the club but there had been so much loose chat about the Pellegrini system that a shadow had undoubtedly been thrown over things. But the manager never […]

Jack Wilshere has been left “very upset” by an injury which looks set to sideline him for between four and six weeks. Wilshere’s stop/start career is again on stop after again as he finds himself back on a hospital bed as his miserable catalogue of injuries continue. Manuel Pellegrini, along with most fans, will clearly […]

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata is being linked with a move to the Irons in the January transfer window. The former Juventus and Real Madrid front man has hardly set himself or the Blues alight since his £58 million deal last summer and was linked with a move back to  AC Milan. That failed to materialise […]

Manuel Pellegrini stoked up the guessing game over Marko Arnautovic’s involvement in the clash against Chelsea on Sunday during today’s pre-match pressre. The manager was in no mood to give a view either way although ‘leaks’ have been emerging suggesting that the striker is more likely to be involved than not. However, Pellegrini appeared to […]

Manuel Pellegrini has singled out three players for an honourable mention ahead of the Sunday clash against Chelsea. As the league leaders prepare to arrive at a London Stadium where their recent record is not great the manager reminded us: “It’s impossible to make a better start than Chelsea.” However, confidence is growing in the […]

Lukasz Fabianski has probably made a bigger consistent impression on Hammers fans this season than any other new signing. Even at Everton he was called upon to make some fine stops in what eventually became a comprehensive victory but without him life could have been a lot more difficult. His recent form has prompted questions […]

West Ham’s owners are in no hurry to start clawing back their summer expenditure by selling players in the next window. As reported earlier Pedro Obiang has been told he is going nowhere and summer speculation over Michail Antonio and Crystal Palace has now been put firmly to bed. A CandH source revealed: the club’s […]