A Hammers Obsession
Four years is a very long time in football. Tomas Soucek, for instance, was only one year into his West Ham United and Premier League career back in 2021. From November ’21 to September 2025, the four-time Czech Footballer of…
Jarrod Bowen is not the only one who has seen a big difference in Lucas Paqueta since the West Ham United star was acquitted of spot-fixing charges. Newcastle captain and Brazil teammate Bruno Guimaraes has noticed it too. In truth,…
When Lukasz Fabianski left West Ham United earlier in the summer – initially leaving Wes Foderingham and Alphonse Areola as Graham Potter’s only first-team goalkeepers – it appeared more a ‘goodbye’ than a ‘see you later’. In a most unexpected…
Graham Potter faces an anxious wait over five key West Ham stars, desperate to avoid a fresh nightmare that could derail his revival ahead of Spurs. Before the surprise 3-0 victory at Nottingham Forest last time out, Graham Potter was…
Carlton Cole, the former West Ham United striker, understandably walked into the talkSPORT studios feeling much more ‘upbeat’ on the back of that Lucas Paqueta-inspired 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest. What a difference one game can make. The atmosphere in…
While Alan Pardew is ‘absolutely delighted’ that the West Ham United icon is still plying his trade at the London Stadium, he cannot help but wonder what more may have been achieved. Could he have taken a Carlos Tevez-style journey…
Former West Ham United, Southampton and Charlton Athletic manager Alan Pardew certainly subscribes to the theory that ‘if you are good enough, you are old enough’. Pardew, who also coached the likes of West Brom, Newcastle and Crystal Palace during…
Graham Potter knows the win at Nottingham Forest cannot be a one-off for West Ham because Evangelos Marinakis has just piled the pressure on David Sullivan. Before West Ham’s last match, away against Nottingham before the international break, all the…
In the midst of a hectic summer of incomings and outgoings, it can be difficult to keep track. Especially at West Ham United, the Premier League outfit in the midst of a substantial overhaul. A substantial and probably necessary overhaul.…