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Description: Sports: Football / Sport Topic: Football Clubs & Teams / West Ham United Football Club are a football club based in ... more
West Ham United F.C. ... Upton Park, Newham, East London and play their home matches at The Boleyn Ground or formally known as Upton Park. They are currently in the English Premier League, but reside in one of the three relegation positions in the league table. The club's current manager is Alan Curbishley, who was appointed on 13 December 2006 after the firing of Alan Pardew. The current Chairman of the club is the Icelandic businessman, Eggert Magnússon. The club was founded in 1895, and, since joining the Football League, have never been below The Championship. They have won the FA Cup three times: in 1964, 1975 and 1980, and also captured the now defunct Cup Winners Cup in 1965 and the Intertoto Cup in 1999. Their best finish in the top-flight was a 3rd place finish in 1986.

Newest Review: ... which the team plays much better and becomes really hard to beat, as was seen at Tottenham Hotspur when Harry Redknapp took over the reigns from Juande Ramos. This simply hasn't happened at West Ham and instead they have been beaten on a regular basis. The ongoing saga over the illegal playing of now Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez maybe contributing to their on field problems. ... more

 ... Sheffield United have launched a legal assault for £30,000000 due to their relegation and there is even talk of the players filing a law suit for loss of earnings due to the wage cut they have had to take as a result of their relegation to the championship. ...more

Beanie8844
Premium Review West Ham United F.C.: Not so happy hammers! (315 words)
by Beanie8844 - written on 02/12/08 (Very useful, 115 readings)
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The result an Anfield last night was the best thing to happen to West Ham United for a while. After the sacking of Alan Curbishley earlier in the campaign things were supposed to improve with the appointment of new manager Gianfranco Zola. Normally, teams with newly appointed managers have a real upturn in form, sometimes referred to as the 'honeymoon period', during which the team plays much better and becomes really hard to beat, as was seen at Tottenham Hotspur when Harry Redknapp took over the reigns from Juande Ramos. This simply hasn't happened at West Ham and instead they have been beaten on a regular basis. The ongoing saga over the illegal playing of ...

thedevilinme
Crowned Review Will West Ham be the first Premiership team to go under? (1268 words)
by thedevilinme - written on 02/11/08 (Very useful, 132 readings)
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Full name West Ham United Football Club Nickname(s) 'The Hammers', 'The Irons' Founded 1895 as Thames Ironworks Ground Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) Capacity: 35,647 Chairman: Björgólfur Guðmundsson Manager: Gianfranco Zola 2007-08 Premier League, 10th If you're a football fan and you don't have a soft spot for West Ham then you should. They are still the London academy of football for English talent and you can reel off the current and past England players that came through there... Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole, Michael Carrick, Glen Johnson and Frank Lampard, to name but five of the current ones; Bobby Moore (the number six ...

ashton08
Premium Review West Ham United F.C.: Sack Curbishley (696 words)
by ashton08 - written on 27/08/08 (Very useful, 63 readings)
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West Ham United is actually the team my husband supports, meaning I have to listen to his endless chats about the team, the manager and the great players of the past. In light of this I thought I would write a review on them. Although, I have no doubt my husband will have a part in this too once he's read MY review and decides to add his own bits. Early History; -The East London club were founded in 1895 by local workmen, originally called Thames Ironworks F.C, later reforming in 1900 as West Ham United. You can clearly see where the team got their nicknames of the 'Irons' and the 'hammers'. -Their stadium has been the ...

 
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