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WEST HAM UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB Boleyn Ground, Green Street, WELCOME TO YOUR Upton Park, London, E13 9AZ 2014/15 OFFICIAL CLUB PERSONNEL Chairman David Sullivan PROGRAMME… Chairman David Gold Vice-Chairman Karren Brady CBE Chief Financial Officer Andy Mollett Non-Executive Director Andrew Bernhardt Non-Executive Director Daniel Harris Honorary Life President Terence Brown Club Solicitor Henri Brandman Club Secretary Andrew Pincher Managing Director Angus Kinnear Executive Director, Marketing and 5 Manager Communications Tara Warren 7 Captain Chief Operating Officer Ben Illingworth Head of Human Resources Michele Gull 9 Joint-Chairman FOOTBALL PERSONNEL 12 Jim Barrett Jr Manager 15 New Stadium Assistant Manager Neil McDonald First Team Coach Ian Hendon 17 Boleyn Bulletins Goalkeeping Coach Bobby Mimms 19 Commercial News First Team Attacking Coach MBE Development Coach Nick Haycock 21 Follow West Ham United! Fitness Coach Eamon Swift 23 Community Academy Manager and Head of Coaching & Player Development Terry Westley 24 Carl Jenkinson Club Ambassador Tony Carr MBE 29 Manchester City Head of Medical & Sports Science Stijn Vandenbroucke 40 The Team Behind The Team Medical Officers Richard Weiler MBChB FFSEM 43 Match Report (UK) MSc SEM MRCGP PGCHME FHEA, Sean Howlett MBBS, MRCGP 47 Hammerabilia Head Physiotherapist Dominic Rogan 49 Get with the Programme PROGRAMME PERSONNEL 51 On This Date Editor Rob Pritchard 52 50 Greatest Matches Contributors Paul Stringer, Leo Tyrie, Michael Symons, Arvid Utas, Laura Burkin, John Helliar, Ken 55 Matt Lawless Dyer, Matty Lawless, Ian ‘Moose’ Abrahams, Stuart 57 Ken Dyer Allen, Steve Marsh, John Northcutt, Alex Bennett, Tommy Wathen, Roger Protz, Dave Clements, Joe 58 Moose Meets… Bookbinder, Tim Crane Photography Arfa Griffiths, Avril Husband, Jimmy 61 Half-time Teasers Griffiths, Steve Bacon, Action Images, Dave Lintott 63 Fans United Designed and published by 64 Youth Academy PROGRAMMEMASTER Ltd 66 Development Squad Telephone 020 7121 5000 Managing Director Lee Berry 0207 121 5024 69 Academy Art Editor Mark Jardine 72 Ladies Subscriptions Department 08700 20 20 20 Head of Sales Robert Williams 020 7121 5033 74 Tickets and Travel Printed by Bishops 77 Over Land and Sea 78 Big Match Details facebook.com/ .com/ westhamunitedofficial whufc_official 82 The Name Game instagram.com/ youtube.com/ EMERGENCY PROCEDURE whufc_official westhamunited • The following acts are offences under the • In the event of an emergency, you will CLUB HONOURS Football (Offences) Act 1991, as amended: hear a message over the public address (With the various name changes of the respective the throwing of any object within the stadium system – listen to the message carefully divisions in recent decades, we refer to the levels of without lawful authority or excuse; the and follow the instructions of stadium staff. the Football League by their current names) chanting of anything of an indecent, racist, Evacuation of the stadium is a last resort European Cup Winners’ Cup Winners 1965, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic or homophobic and we may ask you to move from your Runners-up 1976 nature; the entry onto the playing area or any immediate area initially. FA Cup Winners 1964, 1975, 1980, adjacent area to which spectators are not Runners-up 1923, 2006 generally admitted without lawful authority • Please remain vigilant at all times and League Cup Runners-up 1966, 1981 or excuse. To report any offensive chanting, report anything you consider suspicious UEFA Intertoto Cup Winners 1999 please call or text 07860 404069 in the to a member of stadium staff. Football League Championship Play-Off strictest confidence. Winners 2005, 2012 • The use of threatening behaviour, foul Football League Championship Winners 1957/58, • Please respect your fellow spectators or abusive language is strictly forbidden 1980/81, Runners-up 1922/23, 1990/91, 1992/93 by refraining from persistent standing. and will result in arrest and/or ejection Football League War Cup Winners 1940 Please note that smoking is not permitted from the stadium. West Ham United may Charity Shield Winners (joint) 1964, anywhere within the Boleyn Ground and impose a ban from the Boleyn Ground Runners-up 1975, 1980 this includes the use of electronic cigarettes. as a result. FA Youth Cup Winners 1963, 1981, 1999, Runners-up 1957, 1959, 1975, 1996

WHUFC.COM 03 003_WHUFC_MANC_CONTENTS.indd 1 23/10/2014 08:31 BIG SAM SAM ALLARDYCE THE MANAGER SAYS HIS TEAM CANNOT AFFORD TO RELAX AFTER MAKING AN ENCOURAGING START TO THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON

HELLO and welcome back to SPONSORED BY Margetson, who has returned to the Boleyn Ground for today’s his native South Wales with his exciting Barclays Premier League old club Cardiff City. fixture with Manchester City. Marge – who Manchester I would like to welcome City supporters will also know , his staff, well from his time playing there players and Manchester City – has been an outstanding fans to the Boleyn Ground and member of my staff for the wish them a safe journey back past three years. He was to the North West. recommended to me by the late The eyes of the football world and I must say that will be on us this afternoon recommendation was spot-on. as we seek to build on the Marge has a young family who encouraging start we have he will now be able to spend made to the new season. much more time with and I wish We go into today’s game full him all the best. of confidence, having achieved We have brought in the vastly- deserved back-to-back wins experienced Bobby Mimms as against QPR and Burnley. our new goalkeeper coach. I was particularly pleased with Neil McDonald and I worked the way we withstood Burnley’s with Bobby at Blackburn Rovers, early pressure before going so we know he is a top coach on to score three outstanding A win at Burnley was the and a top professional. headed goals last week. perfect 60th birthday present! Bobby has been working in I turned 60 last Sunday and the Middle East with the Bahrain that win certainly made my national set-up and I know he birthday cake taste all the is relishing the opportunity to sweeter, I can assure you! anything less than our best this work in the Barclays Premier We have 13 points from eight afternoon. That said, if we do, League on a daily basis again. games, have played some good we have prepared the players to Talking of staff, no football football and scored some great do just that. club would operate without goals, but we should have more At the same time, our its unsung heroes and one of points on the board. opponents have travelled to ours is interviewed in today’s This is no time to pat ourselves Russia and back in the UEFA programme – Chadwell Heath on the back for a job well Champions League in midweek assistant chef Shirley Austin. done – the season is less than a and we must take advantage Shirley has been in football quarter old. of any fatigue they may be nearly as long as I have and We have given ourselves a suffering because of that trip. is a lady that everyone at our base and now we need to find a What has pleased me greatly training ground has come to rely level of consistency all over the this season is the number of upon and trust. pitch to build on it. players who have stepped up in I am sure nothing would give With no disrespect to the each game at vital times. Shirley, and every other West two sides we have just beaten, While our attackers have made Ham fan, greater pleasure than Manchester City will provide a the headlines, the reality is that a third straight Barclays Premier different level of challenge. we have players all over the League victory this afternoon. Today’s visitors are the pitch making match-changing Come on you Irons! Barclays Premier League contributions - and we will need champions and have world- more of the same again today. class players all over the pitch. This week we said goodbye to We cannot afford to produce our goalkeeper coach Martyn

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003_WHUFC_MANC_CONTENTS.indd 1 23/10/2014 08:32 CAPTAIN’S NOTES THE CAPTAIN ON OUR IN-FORM FORWARDS, AND MANCHESTER CITY

HELLO everyone, I remember at Bolton as a We’re in a good place, aren’t teenager myself, Sam used to we! It’s always nice to look at give me full week off if he felt I the table and see yourselves in needed it, as Sir the top few. did with his youngsters at Hats off to the lads because Manchester United. it’s been great to be a part of Look at what happened to the it, seeing how hard they’re all likes of and Robbie working for each other and how Fowler who came through as well the new boys have settled youngsters and suffered injuries in. Everything seems to be fitting later in their careers. into place just now. Raheem has been playing The main thing is that we’ve solidly for a year or more for scored goals and we always look club and country all over the like we’re going to score goals. world and I felt really sorry for Last year, we weren’t playing with the lad. strikers at times, which obviously Concentrating on today’s helped us on the clean sheet game, Manchester City have front, but it also meant we didn’t been brilliant at times this score as many goals. season, and looked vulnerable I want to give a special at others – let’s hope they are mention to the front two Enner vulnerable today after their and Diafra. Enner’s work-rate He is a great lad and I’m Diafra has been tough midweek trip to Russia, is immense. He got off a plane delighted for him and just hope on fire since he where they lost two late goals. joined us! from the US about 36 hours he keeps it up because together, If we keep playing like we before the Burnley game and he and Enner work opposition have been, then we can do produced a performance defences to pieces. well. We’re at home and if capped with a superb goal. I’m looking forward to seeing we can take the game to I can’t see Diafra not scoring in how far we can go this season, them in the first 20 minutes a game at the moment – that’s because I don’t think we’re in a and get the goals, like we did how well he is playing. He just false position at the moment, against , then we can gives you 110 per cent, which is but a true reflection of what stop them from expressing fantastic and brilliant for us to we’ve done this year. themselves and put our stamp work off. Another story that has been on the game. I’ve played with a few in the headlines recently was The boys have a lot of Senegalese boys in my time, the one surrounding Raheem confidence and we have points firstly after the 2002 World Cup Sterling and England – a on the board, so we go into the when they beat France at Bolton situation I think should have game looking to get a result. and later at Newcastle and here been handled better. Finally, Martyn Margetson has at West Ham. We’ve got one of the top departed and he’ll be a massive The likes of Abdy Faye, young players in the game miss, not only as a goalkeeper Khalilou Fadiga, El-Hadji Diouf, coming through, who has been coach but because of his Papa Diop and Cheikh Kouyate fantastic for his club Liverpool knowledge of the game. He has have it in their DNA that they and hasn’t missed a game for done great things with Jussi and want to win and be successful. them since December. Adrian and our loss will be a huge It’s a mentality that comes from He is 19 and wants to play in gain for Cardiff City. We’re all the sacrifices they make for their every game, but the physicality gutted, but it’s the right thing for careers. of the Barclays Premier League him and we wish him all the best. I must confess I didn’t know makes it more difficult for players Enjoy the game today and let’s of Diafra before he came in, to come through here than it is keep this good run going. but what a find he is! You’ve in Spain or France, for example. got to give all the credit to him, Every match in this league is because he works so hard to get played at such a high intensity into the positions to score goals, and sometimes young players then he has the ability to put the need to be taken out of the ball in the net. firing line and given a break.

WHUFC.COM 07 003_WHUFC_MANC_CONTENTS.indd 1 23/10/2014 08:35 FROM THE BOARDROOM DAVID SULLIVAN THE JOINT-CHAIRMAN ON FREE-SCORING FORWARDS AND THE PROSPECT OF FACING THE CHAMPIONS

GOOD afternoon and welcome back to the Boleyn Ground for today’s visit of the 2013/14 Barclays Premier League champions, Manchester City. Today’s game promises to be a real test, given that Manuel Pellegrini’s team have won the league twice in three years and cost £300m to assemble, but we can go into the contest in a really positive frame of mind with back- to-back victories pushing us up to fourth in the table. The league standings make for great viewing at the moment, and it is reward for a hugely encouraging start to the season, which has seen us score 15 goals in eight games, win four of them Cup, , and the top Our mascot to see the 3,000 travelling fans and feel justifiably aggrieved to scorer in France’s equivalent of the George was at Burnley rewarded with three part of our have not taken more than the 13 Championship, Sakho. magnificent points and an exciting display, and points we have registered. At Burnley last weekend, not support at we aim to do the same again back For me, the most striking only did Sakho and Valencia Burnley here at the Boleyn Ground this difference between last season score, but the assists for all three afternoon. and the start of this is with our goals also came from summer firepower in attacking areas – it signings in , Carl THE WEST HAM WAY took us until Boxing Day last year Jenkinson and Sakho himself. FINALLY, I read an article this to reach 15 league goals, while Added to that, came week in which Sir Alex Ferguson this term we got there before the off the bench to score the game- said he was not sure what the clocks go back. clinching third, and it shows that West Ham Way was. Personally, I We have been exciting to watch the striking department is in fine think what we are witnessing right and most importantly, the players order right now. With now is exactly that. We are playing we recruited this summer to also making good progress in his attacking football with everybody improve the squad have hit the comeback from injury, we can giving 100 per cent, and we are ground running. look forward to all of our forwards getting results at the same time. ’s impact, in pushing each other on to even Not only that, but beyond the particular, has been outstanding. greater heights over the rest of the football, it’s about being a Club He has scored six goals in six starts campaign. that gives back to the community. for the Club, and although people Between them they have scored The work our Community may have said signing him was a nine times this season and have Sports Trust is doing in fulfilling gamble after playing in the French given us what we sorely lacked last the West Ham ethos of giving second tier last year, the work year – goals. back, combined with the current we put in scouting him is being It gives us hope that we can positivity on the pitch means vindicated. claim another good result against this is a good time for everybody a top side today, following the fine involved at the Club, so let’s make GOALS GALORE victory over Liverpool last month, sure we can take that forward and AS far as I am concerned, a and these are optimistic times at build on the good work we have goalscorer is a goalscorer, and I West Ham. already achieved in 2014/15. think that is being proven by the We do know, however, that Come on you Irons! strikers’ contributions this season. this afternoon’s game will pose Over the summer we brought in the sternest test we have faced last year’s top scorer in Argentina, this season and we are under no Mauro Zarate, the top scorer in illusions as to the size of the task Mexico, who also outscored the we face, so as ever your support entire England team at the World will play a vital role. It was great

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JIM Barrett Jr, the former West home in South Africa by saying: Ham United striker and youth- “He was a great inspiration to team coach, passed away on the 1963 FA Youth Cup-winning Monday October 20 at his home team. A wonderful man with a in Haverhill, . He was 83 great sense of humour.” and will be remembered as one When asked in recent years of the Club’s great characters. about the best player to pass The West Ham-born inside under his charge, Jim Barrett’s forward plied his trade in the response was emphatic: “You early 1950s and scored 26 won’t have to look any further goals from 91 games for the than Brooking.” Hammers, having joined the ground staff in 1944 at the FIRM BUT FUN The inside forward tender age of 14. Snr holds scored 26 goals in In a recent interview Jim gave many fond memories of Jim 91 games for West to EX-Hammers magazine he at West Ham: “He was old Ham United recalled that time with pride: school, which was great for “I remember my first day like us young lads aged 15 and 16. JIM BARRETT JR it was yesterday. I was getting He played in all the training Born: 5 November 1930, ready to go to the ground when matches and toughened us up West Ham, England a telegram arrived informing by being very physical. He was Died: 20 October 2014, me that, due to a bomb falling a hard taskmaster but always Haverhill, Suffolk, England on the Boleyn Ground, my start had a quip to lighten the mood. Clubs: West Ham United (91 date would be put back by a few When someone did something apps, 26 goals), Nottingham weeks. My first wage was about special on the pitch, the players Forest (117 apps, 69 goals), £1-per-week.” would usually shout ‘great ball’ Birmingham City (10 apps, Jim would later play for or ‘terrific ball’. Jim would shout 4 goals) both Nottingham Forest (64 back: ‘It should be, it cost a West Ham United debut: goals from 195 games) and tenner!’.” Blackburn Rovers 2-0 West Birmingham City (four goals Jim gained his coaching Ham United, Division Two, from ten games). badges at Lilleshall. He 22 April 1950 He would later return to West graduated at the same time as Final West Ham United Ham in a coaching capacity , and appearance: West Ham following the departure of , all of whom made United 3-3 Swansea Town, youth-team manager Bill an invaluable contribution to the Division Two, 20 December Robinson in 1960. It was a development of the game. 1954 position in which Jim excelled, Like so many Hammers from leading a - marshalled youth team to FA Youth Cup success over Liverpool in 1963. Burgeoning talent such as John Sissons, Trevor Dawkins, Peter Bennett, Dennis Burnett, Bobby Howe, Martin Britt and all benefited from Jim’s experience while the next crop of talent included both and Frank Lampard. Former winger Sissons Jim with wife Kit responded to the news from his

12 WHUFC.COM JIM BARRETT JR the 1960s, Sir was Ham United and ‘Big’ Jim was saddened by the news of Jim’s a household name between passing, saying: “Jim was always 1924 and 1939. He played 442 very positive and on many competitive games for the Club occasions very humorous.” and scored 49 goals. One of Former West Ham striker his many lasting legacies was and chief scout Roger Cross the four minutes he played as remembers Jim as having a an England international before keen sense of humour: “Every limping off against Northern day he would drive all the Ireland in 1928 never to wear youngsters to training from the shirt again. Upton Park to Chadwell Heath Young Jim always had a story in a claret Bedford van. On one about his father: “He liked a occasion we stopped at some drink, a smoke, a gamble and a traffic lights and there was a forget the first Christmas Eve we Jim Barrett Jr laugh. He would finish training group of nuns crossing the road. spent together at Jim’s parents’ (front row, third at 1pm and go to the pub, from left) lines up Jim stuck his head out of the house along with his two sisters for the 1951/52 usually the Two Puddings in window and wagged his finger Jennifer and Maria. We were team photo Stratford, or gamble at the dog at them saying: ‘We’ll have none enjoying the festivities when all track because that was all there of that funny business here, of a sudden Jim’s mum came was to do. ladies!’.” over quite early in the evening, “When I was a young lad my FA Cup winner Peter Brabrook took his hand and said: ‘Time house in Claude Road, near the also remembers Jim’s humour: for bed boy.’ He was 20-years- ground, was usually packed “He had difficulty with one of old but West Ham were playing with West Ham players either his arms which he couldn’t Leeds United on Christmas Day playing cards or having a drink. straighten properly. Apparently, so there was no question that Vic Watson, Jimmy Ruffell, Alf he was dropped by a nurse he would need an early night!” Chalkley, Jimmy Collins, Jackie as a baby and it restricted his Jim’s post-playing career saw Morton, Lenny Goulden and movement. Old Jim would even him enter the licensing trade, many others usually dropped find humour in that. At the bar becoming the publican of the by. I didn’t think much of it at he would pretend he had one Napier Arms in Halstead, . the time but when I look back arm shorter than the other and This was followed by 20 years I realise it was something very couldn’t reach his pocket to as a supervisor at the Haverhill special indeed. My Dad loved pay!” Leisure Centre in Suffolk. Charlie Paynter and gave me Goalkeeper Peter Grotier Losing a loved one breaks a the middle name ‘Guy’ on his is another to recall Jim with valuable link to the past and advice because I was born on 5 fondness and his experience is in the case of the affable Jim November!’ typical of so many West Ham Barrett Jr this is compounded Jim holds the youngsters during the Club’s manifold given the stature of his FA Cup in 1965 THE END OF AN ERA alongside fellow golden era of the 1960s: “Jim father. coaches Ernie JIM was one of only eight was my first manager when The name ‘Barrett’ is Gregory and surviving octogenarians to have I progressed into the old intrinsically linked to West Albert Walker played for West Ham United. Metropolitan league and he was That band of stalwarts has always full of stories and jokes. now sadly diminished but still With the passing of Jim, all the includes Roy Stroud (89), Frank original coaches when I arrived O’Farrell (87), Vic Keeble (84), in 1966 have left us – Ron George Petchey (83), Harry Greenwood, John Lyall, Ernie Hooper (81), Dave Dunmore Gregory, Albert Walker and now (80) and Ken Brown (80). Jim.” Ken Brown describes Jim as: “The master of the sliding tackle. A WEST HAM FAMILY He could retrieve the ball on the JIM Barrett Jr’s contribution to floor like nobody else I saw in the Club as a player in the 1950s my time as a player.” sings of an age which is lost Jim Barrett Jr’s 25-year forever. His surviving wife of 64 association with West Ham years, Lambeth-girl Kit, provides United forms part of the a valuable insight into the family Barrett family’s 45-year which also provided the world connection with the Club. It with his father ‘Big’ Jim Barrett, was a time defined by character, who made more than 500 first- domestic, European and world team appearances. achievement. She said: “Football was He is survived by his wife everything to the Barretts and Kit and their daughters Lesley they took their responsibilities to and Lynn. He had been pre- the Club very seriously. I’ll never deceased by his son, Lee.

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done a fantastic job to counter of moving to the Olympic all the obstacles so far. Stadium I don’t think there “The big query was would would have been many in the we able to fill 54,000 seats but board’s position who would with that sort of capacity it have said it wasn’t the right gives the Club the opportunity move.” to offer a really good pricing “Traditionally, if you’ve been a structure. fan for a long time you would “If you can crack that with have been a bit hesitant about good hospitality, which they moving away from the Boleyn should be able to do given the Ground but it’s not the easiest location and accessibility, then place to get to and from. THE Sir Trevor Brooking Stand you have flexibility over the “The rail links to Stratford at the former Olympic Stadium prices for the remaining seats. are fantastic and with the club already has the royal seal of For example kids for a quid. having almost 4,000 corporate approval, West Ham United You want every fan to be able seats and with Canary Wharf royalty that is. to afford to see their team as and the city so accessible, Sir Trevor himself delivered well as having a full stadium.” people can come regularly to his verdict at the Club’s New And a traditionalist he may the Olympic stadium and host Stadium Reservation Centre in be, but the 66-year-old can clients. Stratford, just a stone’s throw certainly see the wisdom in Sir Trevor is every bit as away from the Hammers’ new the switch to Queen Elizabeth enthused about the prospect home. Olympic Park, not least where Sir Trevor was of seeing his name adorn Encouraged by what he sees Club London – the Stadium’s last season’s the new Stadium and, of on the pitch and impressed by spectacular hospitality offering recipient of the course, he will be in esteemed Club’s Lifetime all that is happening off it, Sir – is concerned. Achievement company. Trevor urged the Club to keep When the opportunity arose Award “When ’s stand that winning feeling as the big was created everyone was move beckons. pleased. I knew him well and “If we can end the season in it was so sad that he passed mid-table, then we’re only one away so early. When I was season from the move and that asked if they could name a feel good factor will be there,” stand after me that was great, he explained. “You want to of course. move with the feeling that the “It’s very nice that the two Club is going forward.” stands have been incorporated Onwards and upwards says into the new stadium, it’s Sir Trevor and the Hammers fantastic really.” legend believes there is plenty to admire about the new *Sir Trevor will be back at the Stadium plans. West Ham Boleyn Ground in a fortnight’s have long since outlined a time for the visit of Aston commitment to affordable Villa to sign copies of his new family football, a philosophy book,’ Trevor Brooking – My that the former FA Director Life in Football’. In the interim, was quick to commend. we’ve ten signed copies to He continued: “The switch to give away, so keep an eye on Stratford was always going to our social media platforms to be a challenge. The Club has see how to enter.

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MEET YOUR HEROES DURING HALF-TERM! MEET your Hammers heroes at Club pair Alex Song and Store signing sessions during half-term will be joined by James Collins at on Tuesday 28 October! Lakeside. First-team players will be appearing The signing sessions offer the perfect at our Lakeside Thurrock and Liberty chance to meet the players, as well as Romford stores, giving you the chance checking out the 2014/15 adidas replica to get up close to members of Sam kits and trainingwear range in store! Allardyce’s squad. The players will be in store from 3pm* Goalkeeper Adrian will be joined by to meet our loyal fans. defensive duo and Aaron *Fans should note that all Store Cresswell in Romford, while midfield signing events are subject to change. GAMES MOVED TWO Barclays Premier League fixtures in December have been moved. The home meeting with Swansea City, originally scheduled for Saturday 6 December, will now be played on Sunday 7 December, with kick-off at 1.30pm. Meanwhile, the away London derby at Chelsea on Boxing Day was originally due to be played at 3pm, but will now kick-off at 12.45pm.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG SAM! campaign, the West Ham Way, THE Gaffer celebrated his 60th the remarkable impact the birthday last Sunday, with both summer signings have had on our Facebook and Twitter Pages the squad and much more. carrying messages for him. No #ASKSTEWART If you have not watched them doubt the victory at Burnley STEWART Downing has been already, follow the link at the the previous day gave him the in exceptional form this season, bottom of the page to find our perfect present! so it was no surprise that his YouTube channel, where you exclusive Q&A session on our can enjoy our exclusive content, IN THEIR WORDS Official Twitter Page proved including a Tunnel Vision video Adrián San Miguel @AdriSanMiguel a hit, with the #AskStewart from behind the scenes at Burnley Well done boys Excellent 3 hashtag trending in the UK. last weekend, and an exclusive points away! Amazing support The No11 covered topics interview with Russell Brand. of 3,000 great West Ham fans! from his form, to England and See you Saturday in Upton Park whether he had tried that East STAR PERFORMER End favourite, Pie and Mash! FOOTBALL statistics website Aaron cresswell @Aaron_Cresswell Check out the Q&A now at WhoScored.com’s weekly Great 3 points. Fans were class youtube.com/westhamunited European Team of the Week another big game next week.. included Hammers left-back #COYI YOUTUBE Aaron Cresswell after he OUR Official YouTube channel contributed strongly to the 3-1 INSTAGRAM was the place to be for an win at Burnley. Not only did the PIC OF THE exclusive two-part interview No3 help to limit the Clarets’ WEEK with Joint-Chairman David threat at the defensive end of the Sullivan, in which he discussed pitch, he also supplied the cross the Hammers’ fine start to the for Diafra Sakho to break the

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HAMMERS ENJOY PL KICKS CUP GLORY HALF-TERM SOCCER SCHOOLS AN Under-16 West Ham United Smith was part of the triumphant WEST Ham United’s Holiday Soccer Schools are Community Sports Trust side party on the continent last year back for next week’s October half-term and there scooped the 2014 Premier League and revelled in Saturday’s victory is still time to book. Kicks Cup. so close to the Hammers’ future Open to children of all abilities aged between With the famous Hackney Stratford home. three and 15, they provide a safe, friendly and Marshes playing host to this “It feels amazing to win and I can’t enjoyable environment for youngsters to improve year’s tournament on Saturday 11 wait to go back to Ypres and win their football skills. October, some 47 clubs and 600 again!” Smith said. “We started the Some six venues across east London and Essex youngsters descended on east day slowly but didn’t deserve to lose will play host to Player Development Courses, which London to battle it out. against Newcastle. To win it here, are set to begin on Monday 27 October and end on Ironically, this was the first so close to the Olympic Stadium, Friday 31 October. time that all 47 clubs with Kicks makes it all the more special!” Participants will receive a West Ham United programmes had been able to As for the girls’ U18s certificate and medal, while Academy scouts and participate – bringing all four tournament, West Ham’s coaches are to attend each and every venue. corners of the country together – representatives went close too, Recent holiday programmes have seen several and yet it was the local lads who losing out to eventual winners youngsters referred to the Club’s famed Academy! reigned supreme. Millwall in the semi-finals. The Player Development Courses Despite slipping to a 1-0 defeat by young Lions would go on to down Age: 5-15 year olds Time: 10am-3pm Newcastle United in their opening Newcastle in the final. Price: £18/day or £70/week encounter, the Hammers came roaring back to top their group and Mini Dribblers then brush aside Blackburn Rovers Age: 3-5 year olds Time: 10am-12pm 2-0 to lift the silverware. Price: £9/day or £40/week Hammers youngster Sam Smith netted both the goals in the final Venues and earn the boys in Claret and The Hammers beat West Ham United Community Sports Trust Blue the right to defend their Blackburn Rovers 2-0 in 60a Albatross Close, Off Woolwich Manor Way, Christmas Truce title in Ypres, the final to claim victory , E6 5NX Belgium, come December. Days: Monday to Friday

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A FRIENDLY FOE CARL JENKINSON is looking forward to lining up against a familiar face when West Ham United take on Manchester City

CARL Jenkinson spent the last gained knowledge into practice guy, because he has been a top three years battling it out with at the Boleyn Ground. right-back for I don’t know how for the right-back “I spent three years at Arsenal many years. berth at Arsenal, but now he with Bacary and he’s a fantastic “That’s not easy to do, so I’ve is looking forward to lining up player,” he said. “He’s a fantastic got an awful lot of respect for opposite the Frenchman as both man as well and I learned an Bacary. It’ll be nice lining up players settle into life at their awful lot from him. against him and hopefully I can new clubs. “He was almost like a father get one over him today!” Jenkinson proved himself figure to me in terms of that to be an able deputy to Sagna position. He was always there TOOLS OF THE TRADE after arriving at the Emirates to lend advice. He’s so well WHEN it comes to the trade Stadium from Charlton Athletic respected at Arsenal because of full-back, Jenkinson says in the summer of 2011, making of how well he played over the the role has become far more 37 Barclays Premier League years and he was one of the all-encompassing in recent appearances for the Gunners most consistent players in an times, with the need to show over that three-year spell prior Arsenal shirt for many years. attacking ability becoming just to heading to West Ham United “He’s an experienced player as important as a defensive on loan this summer. and he played ahead of me for solidity. Sagna also moved away from a large chunk of my last few By supplying the cross for north London over the close seasons. Of course that’s a bit Enner Valencia’s stunning season, although his move was frustrating at times, but at the header at Burnley, as well as a permanent one as champions same time I just tried to learn helping the team to vital wins Manchester City came calling as much as I could from the over Queens Park Rangers and to end a seven-year Gunners the Clarets this month, the career, which yielded 213 league 22-year-old is certainly showing appearances and an FA Cup FAST FACT his aptitude at both ends of the winner’s medal. CARL SCORED HIS FIRST CAREER pitch. Jenkinson, who was only He explained: “It was nice 19 when he was signed from GOAL ON THE FINAL DAY OF to play a part in a great win [at Charlton Athletic by Arsene LAST SEASON, FINDING THE NET Burnley] and nice to get my first Wenger, says Sagna was the IN ARSENAL’S 2-0 BARCLAYS assist of the season too. I should ideal tutor to learn from as his have had one at Manchester own game developed and he is PREMIER LEAGUE VICTORY OVER United, but it was cancelled out looking forward to putting that NORWICH CITY. for offside, which was annoying,

24 WHUFC.COM CARL JENKINSON Born: 8 February 1992, Harlow, England Clubs: Charlton Athletic (9 apps), Welling United (loan, 10 apps), Eastbourne Borough (loan, 4 apps), Arsenal (57 apps, 1 goal), West Ham United (loan, 5 apps) International: England (1 ) Honours: FA Cup (2014)

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FAST FACT JENKINSON HAS REPRESENTED BOTH FINLAND – THE COUNTRY OF HIS MOTHER’S BIRTH – AND ENGLAND AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, SETTLING FOR ENGLAND AFTER TURNING OUT FOR THE FINNISH U21S.

but I’ve got one now and hopefully I’ll get plenty more this season – and maybe a couple of goals as well. That’s my aim, and it was really nice to contribute in that way last weekend. “I think that’s what full-backs have to do now. There’s many a full-back who can just defend, but what separates you from the rest is if you can get forward as well as getting back. You have to be able to do them both, and the top full-backs do that. Philipp Lahm is a great example – he gets back with such ease and plays with such confidence and quality. “The two boys up there scored two fantastic headers to make it 2-0 on Saturday and it’s brilliant really because it’s a full- KICK IT OUT back’s dream to have strikers TODAY’S visit of Manchester encouraging equality between like that who are so good in the City marks the Hammers’ everyone. It has got a lot better air. We’ve got Andy Carroll to annual Game of Action for the in football over recent years come back too, who’s immense Kick It Out campaign. – there’s still a long way to go in the air. For the 2014/15 campaign, the but the work the Kick It Out “It’s good for a full-back who Club’s Kick It Out ambassador campaign is doing is fantastic likes to get forward and get is Carl Jenkinson, with the and it’s really contributing to crosses in, to know you can put on-loan Arsenal man only too improving that aspect. It’s a the ball into the box and you’ve happy to do his bit to help the pleasure to be a part of it. got great quality in there who charity’s continued work to “The multicultural aspect of can put the ball away. It’s a good stamp out discrimination in all football is respected in England The 22-year-old thing for me. parts of the game. a lot more than in some other spent three years “On Saturday I looked up and I learning from Nowhere is the countries and we can be quite Bacary Sagna at picked Valencia out, but you also multiculturalism of football more proud of that. Arsenal know you can put the ball into evident than in a Premier League “In England all the different squad, with nationalities, races cultures and nationalities are and faiths from all over the world well-respected and that’s a represented, and for Jenkinson, good thing. From being in and he is keen to promote the around the lads there’s respect message of respect for all. for all of our teammates “The Kick It Out campaign is wherever you’re from, and no something that I can relate to matter what colour your skin is. and it’s one of the campaigns Everyone is treated exactly the that stood out to me as a same and that’s important. youngster growing up,” he “In recent years it’s improved explained. “I always recognised a lot with the fans as well, and their logos and the campaigns it’s fantastic to see because it when they took place. hasn’t always been that way.” “It was nice to be asked to For more information on the be involved in something I Kick It Out campaign, please can relate to and it’s about visit www.kickitout.org

26 WHUFC.COM “It’s cleared up now so hopefully I’ll be fit and strong for the rest of the season. Of course it was annoying for it to happen so early into my time here, but you’ve just got to keep a strong mindset and keep focused.”

HITTING THE HEIGHTS CENTRAL to Jenkinson’s decision to join the Hammers on a season-long loan this summer was the prospect of getting a full season of Barclays Premier League football under his belt. After averaging 12 top- flight appearances a season at Arsenal, the Harlow-born defender feels ready to take the next step of what has been a steep upward curve of a career by proving he is ready to become a regular starter at the highest level. “Regular football at this level is massive for me this season” he insisted. “That’s why I came here. I think I could have stayed at Arsenal and had a similar season to those I’ve had previously, where maybe I’d play The full-back notched 15 or 20 games, but I want to be his first assist for West Ham United at Burnley playing every single week. “Hopefully I’ve got the platform here to do that an area when you have as good FAST FACT because I know what I can do headers of the ball as that, because when I’m playing regularly, I’ve they’ll make something out of it. BORN IN HARLOW, CARL shown it in the past and it’s a “It’s a real attribute to have. GREW UP LOCALLY TO THE lot easier to get yourself into They’ve got a lot of quality on HAMMERS, AND MADE HIS FIRST a rhythm and express yourself the ball as they’ve already shown when you’re playing week in, this season, but they’re very STEPS IN FOOTBALL PLAYING week out. strong in the air as well, which is FOR BELMONT JUNIORS IN “All I want to do at my age a great asset.” CHIGWELL BEFORE JOINING THE is play week in, week out and enjoy my football. OVERCOMING INJURY CHARLTON ATHLETIC ACADEMY “It’s been a rapid rise for me JENKINSON’S start to life at AT THE AGE OF EIGHT. really. I went from Eastbourne the Club was not an ideal one, to Arsenal in six months pretty as a hamstring injury suffered in frustrating start, but I feel like I’ve much, which was crazy but the Schalke 04 Cup pre-season really found my feet now and fantastic. I’ve had three seasons tournament against Malaga left I’m getting into a nice rhythm. there, playing in the Premier him sidelined for six weeks just “I’m really enjoying my football League and Champions a matter of days after joining at the moment. It was my first League getting some fantastic the Club. real muscle injury. I’ve never had experience. However, the No18 refused any sort of muscular problem “Now I’ve come to a big club to let the misfortune of a first before, so it was strange and like West Ham, where we’ve muscle injury of his career it obviously came at a terrible brought in some fantastic get him down and his focus time, having just joined the Club. players and look like we’re going is on playing a full part as the “As it turned out, I only missed to have a strong and optimistic Hammers look to build on their three games, which was a season. It’s been a great journey collective positive beginning to positive. It was a six-week injury, and I’ve enjoyed every minute the campaign. but with the international break of it. I’m still only young and “I’m still not quite at 100 per and doing it two weeks before hopefully this can be a big cent but I’m getting there now” the start of the season, I didn’t season and a massive part of the he said, “It was obviously a miss too much. journey for me too.”

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below their best, especially in a shock 1-0 home defeat by Stoke City, a run of five games unbeaten has seen them rise to second behind Jose Mourinho’s Blues. Their main strength lies in their attacking capabilities. Argentina striker Aguero is unquestionably one of the best in world football. Having netted ten times already MANCHESTER this season, Aguero appears to have overcome the niggling injuries that hampered him CITY during this summer’s FIFA World Cup finals. HOW WOULD YOU SUM THEM Partnering Aguero could UP IN ONE SENTENCE? be Edin Dzeko. The Bosnia & Middle-East backed mega-club Herzegovina international is a who rose from the third tier to skilful operator and, with height champions of England in less and strength, is a force to be than 15 years. reckoned with. Montenegrin Stevan Jovetic is now fit and is WHEN WERE THEY FORMED? showing signs of fulfilling the 1880 huge potential he showed at Italian side Fiorentina. WHERE DO THEY PLAY? Providing the strikers with City of Manchester Stadium the ammunition is a plethora of quality in midfield. Spain star WHAT ARE THEIR is a match-winner in NICKNAMES? his own right, while he is just as The Citizens, City, The Sky Blues capable at opening up defences have done better than two group- and setting his team-mates up. WHAT HAVE THEY WON? stage and one Round of 16 exit. Having overcome birthday blues, FA Premier League (2): (2011/12, Having won the league in Toure looks to be getting back to 2013/14), Football League his debut season in England, his best. The midfield machine Division One (2): (1936/37, Manuel Pellegrini will be is devastating in attack as well as 1967/68), Football League desperate to make his mark in dominating in his defensive duties Division Two (7): (1898/99, Europe this term. The Chilean is – as he showed in City’s League 1902/03, 1909/10, 1927/28, an astute tactician who seems Cup semi-final win over West 1946/47, 1965/66, 2001/02), to have quietened the media Ham in January this year. UEFA European Cup Winners’ circus that often surrounded Elsewhere, James Milner is a Cup (1): (1970), FA Cup (5): ’s City. player every club would love to (1904, 1934, 1956, 1969, 2011), With European domination have. His work-rate his second Football League Cup (3): (1970, in Pellegrini’s sights, he has to none, while his passing and 1976, 2014), Charity Shield (3): again been active in the transfer creativity are often overlooked. (1937, 1968, 1972) market, spending a relatively City also have considerable humble £50m on five new strength out wide from any WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL ME? players. His former No1 at combination of , Jesus LAST season’s Premier League Malaga, Willy Caballero, has Navas, Gael Clichy, Sagna, Pablo champions have assembled been brought in to provide Zabaleta and Aleksandar Kolarov. one of the strongest squad’s in competition for . At Underpinning the whole Europe. Having won the title £32m, France defender Eliaquim operation is captain fantastic twice in the last three years, Mangala has been earmarked Kompany. The Belgium centre- they have been transformed as ’s defensive back is a leader among men from ‘the noisy neighbours’ partner. Defensive and skippered City to their two to arguably the bigger – and Fernando and right-back title wins. certainly the best – team in Bacary Sagna have been solid Having climbed to the top of Manchester. acquisitions. English football, the club’s Abu The priority now is very much Arguably the most effective Dhabi-based owners now want focused on their performances signing thus far has been ex- to conquer Europe. in the UEFA Champions League. Hammer Frank Lampard, whose Before they recommence While tough draws have not four goals in five appearances their UEFA Champions League helped their cause, a squad have seen the 36-year-old pick challenge, however, Kompany and boasting the quality of Vincent up where he left off at former company are aiming to complete Kompany, Yaya Toure and Sergio club Chelsea. a ninth win in eleven meetings Aguero would have hoped to While City started the season with the Hammers this afternoon.

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SQUAD STATISTICS 2014/15 BPL season Current club Senior career Player Born Former club Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 Joe Hart 19 April 1987, Shrewsbury, England Birmingham City (loan) 7 - 266 - 376 - 3 Bacary Sagna 14 February 1983, Sens, France Arsenal 2 (1) - 5 - 410 5 4 Vincent Kompany 10 April 1986, Brussels, Belgium Hamburger SV (Germany) 8 - 255 12 386 19 5 Pablo Zabaleta 16 January 1985, Buenos Aires, Argentina RCD Espanyol (Spain) 5 - 250 8 436 19 6 Fernando 25 July 1987, Alto Paraíso, Brazil FC Porto (Portugal) 4 (1) - 7 - 259 6 7 James Milner 4 January 1986, Leeds, England Aston Villa 5 (1) - 169 11 494 52 8 Samir Nasri 26 June 1987, Marseille, France Arsenal 3 (1) - 135 22 387 60 10 Edin Dzeko 17 March 1986, Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia VfL Wolfsburg (Germany) 5 (2) 2 169 70 409 180 11 Aleksandr Kolarov 10 November 1985, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia SS Lazio (Italy) 5 - 96 11 327 33 12 Scott Sinclair 25 March 1989, Bath, England West Bromwich Albion (loan) - - 17 - 207 46 13 Willy Caballero 28 September 1981, Santa Elena, Argentina Malaga (Spain) 1 - 2 - 333 - 15 Jesus Navas 21 November 1985, Los Palacios, Spain Sevilla (Spain) 2 (5) - 60 7 445 41 16 Sergio Aguero 2 June 1988, Quilmes, Argentina Atletico Madrid (Spain) 6 (2) 9 133 86 420 209 18 Frank Lampard 20 June 1978, Romford, England Chelsea 5 2 6 3 851 255 20 Eliaquim Mangala 13 February 1991, Colombes, France FC Porto (Portugal) 3 - 5 - 200 18 21 David Silva 8 January 1986, Arguineguin, Spain Valencia (Spain) 8 1 192 31 417 68 22 Gael Clichy 2 July 1985, Toulouse, France Arsenal 5 - 113 - 392 2 25 Fernandinho 4 May 1985, Londrina, Brazil Shakhtar Donetsk () 4 (4) - 58 5 337 58 26 Martin Demichelis 20 December 1980, Justiniano Posse, Argentina Atletico Madrid (Spain) 5 (1) 1 44 3 439 28 29 Richard Wright 5 November 1977, Ipswich, England Preston North End - - - - 467 - 35 Stevan Jovetic 2 November 1989, Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia Fiorentina (Italy) 3 (1) 2 25 8 220 71 38 Dedryck Boyata 28 November 1990, Brussels, Belgium RWDM Brussels (Belgium) - - 28 1 53 2 42 Yaya Toure 13 May 1983, Bouake, Ivory Coast Barcelona (Spain) 6 (1) 1 194 53 471 73

GOALKEEPERS Manchester in summer 2008. England international JOE Joe Hart He has a habit of scoring HART is strangely more assured important goals, netting in a of his position at international victory over West Ham United level than he is with his club. in May 2011 and again in the Still just 27, Hart emerged with 3-2 victory over Queens Park Shrewsbury Town, making Rangers that clinched the more than 50 appearances Barclays Premier League title for the Shropshire club while in May 2012. Capped 45 times still a teenager. Signed by City by Argentina, Zabaleta won an for £100,000 in 2006, he was Olympic Gold medal in 2008 loaned to Tranmere Rovers, and was an ever-present at the and Birmingham 2014 FIFA World Cup finals. City. It was his performances international for the Blues in 2009/10 that ALEXSANDAR KOLAROV is a saw him travel to the 2010 FIFA strong, forceful and technically- World Cup finals. A three-times gifted presence on the left Premier League Golden Glove in 2011. An Olympic champion side of defence or midfield. An winner, he has won two titles, with Argentina in Athens in attack-minded player with a the FA Cup, League Cup and 2004, he made his Manchester cannon of a left foot, Kolarov Community Shield with City. City debut in a 7-0 League Cup is now in his fifth season with Hart is approaching 50 caps win over Sheffield Wednesday Manchester City. The 2011 for England, starting all of his on 24 September 2014, and his country’s matches at Euro 2012 Premier League debut against and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Hull City three days later. FAST FACT finals. MANCHESTER CITY Shaven-headed Argentine FULL-BACKS LOST 6-1 TO WEST WILLY CABALLERO followed his Argentina international PABLO HAM UNITED IN BOTH former Malaga manager Manuel ZABALETA has become Pellegrini to Manchester City something of a modern-day MEETINGS IN THE in summer 2014. The 33-year- legend at Manchester City, 1962/63 DIVISION ONE old began his career with Boca being named in the PFA Premier SEASON, WITH EIGHT Juniors before moving to Spain League Team of the Year and DIFFERENT HAMMERS with Elche in 2004. Caballero voted the club’s Player of spent seven years at Elche – the Year in their title-winning PLAYERS SHARING THE all of them in Spain’s Second season of 2012/13. The former 12 GOALS OVER THE Division – before joining Malaga RCD Espanyol man moved to TWO GAMES.

30 WHUFC.COM Serbian Footballer of the Year was signed for a reported Vincent Kompany £16m from Italian side Lazio, with whom he won the Italian Cup and Supercup in 2009. Previously, the Belgrade- born player had played for Čukarički and OFK Beograd in his homeland. He has been capped more than 50 times by his country. When fit, France international GAEL CLICHY is Manchester City’s first-choice left-back. Prior to moving to the Etihad in summer 2011, Clichy spent eight seasons with Arsenal after being spotted playing for French side Cannes, winning the Barclays Premier League title as part of the Gunners’ ‘Invincibles’ squad in 2003/04 and the FA Cup. Clichy has since added two more FAST FACT appeared at the 2014 FIFA World Premier League titles and the WEST HAM UNITED Cup finals. League Cup to his medal haul. MARTIN DEMICHELIS is Capped 20 times, the Toulouse- ACADEMY GRADUATE an experienced Argentina born defender travelled with his international centre-back country to the 2010 FIFA World WAS MANCHESTER who joined Manchester City Cup and Euro 2012. CITY’S ASSISTANT in September 2013. Strangely, Right-back BACARY SAGNA the 33-year-old had signed for joined Manchester City from MANAGER WHEN Atletico Madrid just two months Arsenal in summer 2014, but THE CLUB WON THE previously and left without has yet to become a first-team DIVISION TWO TITLE making a single appearance regular at the Etihad. A product (1965/66) DIVISION for the Spanish club. Prior to of the AJ Auxerre academy, the ONE TITLE (1967/68), that, Demichelis began his Sens-born defender has twice career with River Plate in his been voted into the Barclays FA CUP (1969), LEAGUE homeland before moving to Premier League Team of the CUP AND EUROPEAN Bayern Munich in 2003. During Year, but injuries have restricted CUP WINNERS’ CUP seven seasons in Germany, his appearances in recent (BOTH 1970). he won eleven trophies and seasons. Sagna joined Arsenal played in the 2010 UEFA in July 2007, going on to make Champions League final defeat more than 250 appearances Capped 42 times by France, by Internazionale. Capped 42 for the Gunners, capped with Sagna appeared at the 2010 and times, Demichelis played under a long-awaited trophy in the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals. Manuel Pellegrini at Spanish shape of the 2014 FA Cup. club Malaga. CENTRE-BACKS ELIAQUIM MANGALA, 23, is Pablo Zabaleta Club captain and 2011/12 a France international centre- Barclays Premier League back who became Manchester Player of the Season VINCENT City’s sixth signing of summer KOMPANY remains one of 2014 when he completed a English football’s best defenders. £32m move from FC Porto. The Belgium international is a Born in Paris, Mangala moved to strong, ball-playing centre-back Belgium as a child, starting his who began his career with RSC professional career at Standard Anderlecht, winning two Belgian Liege in 2008. There, he won league titles before spending one league title, two Belgian two seasons with Hamburger Supercups and one Belgian SV, where he played alongside Cup, leading to a move to West Ham United’s . Porto in 2011. There, he won Kompany moved to Manchester two further league titles and in 2008 and, since then, he featured regularly in European has lifted the Barclays Premier competition. Capped four times, League trophy twice, the FA Cup he travelled to the 2014 FIFA and the Community Shield. He World Cup finals but did not has 60 caps for Belgium and appear in Brazil.

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Yaya Toure FAST FACT MANCHESTER CITY HAVE LOST JUST ONE OF THEIR PREVIOUS NINE MATCHES AT THE BOLEYN GROUND – A 1-0 PREMIER LEAGUE DEFEAT ON 1 MARCH 2009. CITY HAVE WON FIVE OF THE OTHER EIGHT. Ham fans, having made 187 appearances in Caret and Blue prior to moving to Stamford Bridge in 2001. The midfielder won 13 trophies with the Blues, scoring a club-record 211 goals. He was capped 106 times by England, scoring 29 Donetsk for a reported £30m times and travelling to three YAYA TOURE is an all-action in summer 2013. The 29-year- FIFA World Cup finals. The 2005 Ivory Coast midfielder who old had spent eight seasons FWA Footballer of the Year arrived from Barcelona in with Shakhtar, where he was a will remain at the Etihad until summer 2010. After spells in long-time team-mate of former January 2015. Belgium, Ukraine, Greece and Hammer Razvan Rat. Capped France, the tall and powerful five times by his country, the WINGERS midfielder spent three years Londrina-born player started his An often unheralded player, with the Spanish giants, winning career with Atlético Paranaense versatile England international two league titles and the UEFA in his homeland. A FIFA World JAMES MILNER joined Champions League in 2009. Youth Championship winner Manchester City from Aston He scored City’s winner as the in 2003, Fernandinho won six Villa for £26m in 2010. A club beat Stoke City to win league titles, four Ukrainian Cups, hard-working and tenacious the FA Cup in 2011 and was three Ukrainian Super Cups and player, Milner came through the named in the Barclays Premier the UEFA Cup with Shakhtar. ranks at Leeds United before League Team of the Year after FERNANDO is the second the club’s financial problems helping City to win the title the player – Mangala being the saw him depart for Newcastle following season. other – to join Manchester United in 2004. After spending Spain playmaker DAVID SILVA City from FC Porto in summer a season with Stewart Downing has been truly outstanding 2014. The four-time Portuguese and James Collins at , since joining Manchester title winner is a 27-year-old City from Valencia CF in defensive midfielder who fills David Silva summer 2010. Small and the hole left by Spaniard Javi skilful, Silva is also a resilient Garcia. After starting his career player who is approaching with Brazilian lower-division the 200-appearance mark for club Vila Nova, Fernando was the club. Capable of scoring snapped up by Porto in 2007 and creating goals, Silva can and immediately loaned to operate in either central or Estrela Amadora. He returned to wide areas. After seven seasons Porto in 2008, winning 12 titles with Valencia, with whom he over the next seven years. A won the Spanish Cup in 2008, former Brazil U20 international, Silva has won the FA Cup and Fernando has since become two Barclays Premier League a Portuguese citizen but is titles with City. Capped 87 barred by FIFA rules from times by Spain, the 28-year-old playing international football for has also won the FIFA World Portugal. Cup and two UEFA European Now 36, FRANK LAMPARD Championship titles with his joined Manchester City on country. loan from MLS club New York FERNANDINHO is a Brazil City in summer 2014, having international midfielder who ended a 13-year association joined Manchester City from with Chelsea. Lampard needs Ukrainian champions Shakhtar no introduction to older West

32 WHUFC.COM European Super Cup and two Spanish Cups and totalled Sergio Aguero 388 first-team appearances. Predominantly right-sided, Navas is small, quick and direct. Capped more than 30 times by Spain, the 28-year-old was part of the squads that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2012.

FORWARDS SERGIO AGUERO is a prolific James Milner forward blessed with a low centre of gravity and unerring Milner has lifted five trophies accuracy in front of goal. since joining the Citizens. At The 26-year-old joined City international level, the 28-year- following five outstanding old has been capped more seasons with Spanish club than 50 times by England and Atletico Madrid in summer appeared at two FIFA World Cup 2011. Since then, he has finals and Euro 2012. scored more than 80 goals SAMIR NASRI is versatile in all competitions, including attacking midfielder who is the strike that clinched the equally at home out wide or in Barclays Premier League title a central playmaking role. The against Queens Park Rangers Marseille-born player enjoyed in May 2012. Aguero has been an outstanding career with capped more than 50 times by his hometown club in France Argentina, winning the Olympic Herzegovina striker who has before joining Arsenal in 2008. Gold medal in 2008 and scored goals regularly since He moved to City for a reported appearing at the 2010 and 2014 moving to Manchester City from £25m in summer 2011 after a FIFA World Cup finals. German side VfL Wolfsburg in breakthrough 2010/11 season EDIN DZEKO is a Bosnia & January 2011. Despite being with Arsenal. At international used often as a substitute, level, Nasri was capped 41 times, Dzeko managed 14 Barclays but retired from France duty FAST FACT Premier League goals in each of after being overlooked for a MANCHESTER CITY his first two seasons with City. place in his country’s 2014 FIFA He topped those hauls with 26 World Cup squad. HAVE BEEN KNOWN in all competitions last term. A Spain international winger BY THREE DIFFERENT talisman for his country, Dzeko JESUS NAVAS joined NAMES PREVIOUSLY – helped Bosnia & Herzegovina Manchester City in summer WEST GORTON qualify for their first-ever major 2013, having spent the entirety (1880-84), GORTON tournament, the 2014 FIFA of his professional career with World Cup finals, scoring the hometown club Sevilla. There, FC (1884-87) AND opener in their historic 3-1 he won two UEFA Cups, a ARDWICK FC (1887-94). group-stage win over Iran. STEVAN JOVETIC is a Edin Dzeko Montenegro international deep- lying forward who became one of the most coveted players in Europe during a five-year spell with Italian club Fiorentina. After starting his career with Partizan in Serbia, the 24-year-old moved to in 2008. The forward impressed greatly at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, scoring 40 goals in 134 appearances. However, injuries have slowed his progress since his £22m move to Manchester in summer 2013. Jovetic was just 17 when he played in Montenegro’s first- ever international fixture against Hungary in March 2007 and he has since scored 12 goals and earned 30 caps.

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Add in Edin Dzeko’s aerial ability, two attacking full-backs and City’s propensity to take one in three TACTICALLY shots from outside the penalty area, and you have a team that is extremely dišcult to stop. SPEAKING THE PLAYERS An in-depth analysis of how Manchester City MANCHESTER City have a very strong squad, but the below could approach today’s Barclays Sergio Aguero is at the top of his are the most likely starters this Premier League fixture game afternoon. Joe Hart appears to have won the battle to start in goal for now, at least. The England THE DZEKO international may make the odd POSSIBLE SILVA error, but he is a confident figure AGUERO LINEƒUP who makes spectacular saves CLICHY TOURE look routine. DEMICHELIS In defence, former Arsenal FERNANDINHO duo Bacary Sagna and Gael KOMPANY Clichy started at full-back against MILNER HART Spurs. Both are experienced campaigners now at 31 and 29 SAGNA respectively and use the ball intelligently. 4 4 2 At centre-back, Kompany is likely to be partnered by Argentine Martin Demichelis. While the South American has attracted some criticism, he is trusted by his former Malaga manager Pellegrini and has THE FORMATION champions, Manchester City started five of City’s opening IN a day and age where three play an aggressive, powerful, eight league matches. and five-man defences, front- possession-based style of With Frank Lampard injured, threes and diamond formations football. Yaya Toure is likely to be recalled are all the rage, Manchester City City’s top-quality players enjoy to the starting XI after arriving have played with a refreshingly 57% of possession on average from the bench against Spurs. traditional 4-4-2 system for the – second only to Arsenal – and The Ivorian is a strong all-round majority of the current season. completed an outstanding 86.8% force, as West Ham fans are no As has always been the case, of their passes. doubt aware. the 4-4-2 relies on versatile full- Unsurprisingly, when City have Toure is likely to be partnered backs, strong centre-backs, all- the ball they make good use of it, by Brazilian defensive midfielder round central midfielders, creative unleashing a league-best 16 shots Fernandinho. wide players and a productive per game on the opposition goal, Ahead of them, James Milner forward partnership. five of which usually either end up is a versatile yet talented player As you would expect of a club in the net or test the goalkeeper. who can play anywhere across which has spent upwards of With potential match-winners the midfield. Indeed, the England £500m on new players, City have all over the pitch, City’s attacking man’s versatility mean he is all of the above at their disposal. style is varied and balanced. often under-rated, as he is good Last weekend, however, Manuel Pellegrini’s side can create in possession, delivers fine set Pellegrini opted for a 4-2-3-1 chances with their short passing pieces and makes a relentless shape, with David Silva supporting game and defence-splitting defensive contribution. central striker Sergio Aguero. through balls, while West Ham On the other wing, Jesus Navas The result was a 4-1 thrashing fans know only too well the sight is a speedy, old-fashioned winger of Tottenham Hotspur and four of central midfielder Yaya Toure who loves to hit the byline and goals for the Argentine striker. rampaging down the middle of cross for his colleagues. Whether or not the Chilean the pitch with the ball at his feet. Aguero is at the top of his manager sticks with that system Meanwhile, the likes of David game up front. With nine goals or reverts back to playing with Silva and Sergio Aguero are in eight league appearances, two centre forwards remains to adept at using their low centres the Argentine is an unerringly be seen. of gravity and perfectly-honed accurate finisher with either technical skills to open up space foot, can beat his man at will THE PLAYING STYLE in and around the opposition and makes chances for his AS you would expect from the penalty area. team-mates.

WHUFC.COM 35 US AND THEM A closer look at the links between West Ham United and MANCHESTER CITY

DID YOU KNOW… THEY PLAYED FOR BOTH… • West Ham United and Manchester City sit eleventh and tenth in the all-time Premier League table respectively. West Ham have collected 863 points from 700 matches played, while City have amassed 965 points from 666 matches played. • Frank Lampard began his professional career at West • Today’s game marks the 99th competitive meeting between the two sides. West Ham have won Ham, making 187 league and 35, Manchester City have won 47 and there have been 16 draws. cup appearances and scoring 38 goals before heading to Chelsea • In the Premier League, Manchester City have won 14 of the 26 meetings, with in June 2001. He won 12 trophies West Ham triumphing on seven occasions and five matches being drawn. and scored a club record 211 • scored West Ham’s most-recent winner against Manchester goals for the Blues before joining City, netting in a 1-0 Premier League victory here on 1 March 2009. Since New York City FC in summer then, West Ham have not won any of the ten meetings between the two clubs 2014. He joined Manchester City in all competitions. on a six-month loan in August.

• West Ham have not scored more than one goal in any of their previous 19 matches against Manchester City – the last occasion being a 2-1 FA Cup • Richard Wright signed for sixth-round win at the City of Manchester Stadium on 20 March 2006, when Jack Collison West Ham United in July 2007 netted both goals. following his release by Everton. The goalkeeper did not make • West Ham’s largest Premier League victory over Manchester City came on 11 November 2000, a first-team appearance for when , Trevor Sinclair, Steve Lomas and Ian Pearce scored in a 4-1 home win. the Hammers and, after being • West Ham’s biggest home and away victories over Manchester City both came in the same season loaned to Southampton in March – 1962/63. A 6-1 away Division One success on 8 September 1962 was followed by victory by the 2008, joined Ipswich Town in same scoreline here on 18 May 1963 – a result that relegated the Citizens. July of the same year. He has yet to appear for Manchester City, • The biggest crowd ever to witness a West Ham versus Manchester City fixture at the Boleyn having joined the club on a free Ground was the 35,050 who turned out for a goalless Premier League draw on 21 September 2002. transfer in August 2012. • is the only West Ham player to score a hat-trick against Manchester City. His treble fired the Hammers to a 3-0 Premier League win at the Boleyn Ground on 17 December 1994. • Other players to have turned out for both clubs include • Peter Dobing scored hat-tricks for Manchester City in both Division One meetings with West Ham , Tal Ben Haim, Craig in 1961/62. Bellamy, Eyal Berkovic, , , James • Manchester City have twice recorded 4-0 victories at the Boleyn Ground – both in the old Division One on 24 March 1962 and 6 December 1969. Cumming, , Marc-Vivien Foe, Kevin Horlock, • Mauro Zarate and Sergio Aguero were strike partners as Argentina won the FIFA U-20 World Cup Michael Hughes, David James, in 2007. Aguero won the Golden Boot by scoring six times, while Zarate scored the winning goal in Patrick Leonard, Steve Lomas, the 2-1 final victory over Czech Republic. Tyrone Mears, , John Payne, , Trevor • A number of West Ham players have played alongside Manchester City counterparts at previous clubs – Alex Song with Bacary Sagna, Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri (Arsenal), James Collins and Sinclair, Perry Suckling, Carlos Stewart Downing with James Milner (Aston Villa), Jussi Jaaskelainen with Dedryk Boyata (Bolton Tevez, Paulo Wanchope, Mark Wanderers), Carlton Cole and Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Andy Carroll with Milner (Newcastle Ward, Lionel Watson, George United) and Mauro Zarate with Aleksandar Kolarov (Lazio). Webb and Phil Woosnam.

• Former West Ham centre- DEBUTS… back Malcolm Allison joined Manchester City as assistant • Sixteen players have made their first-team debuts for West Ham United against manager in 1965. Under the Manchester City – Robert Dixon (March 1929), Stan Burton, Cliff Hubbard (both guidance of Allison and manager May 1939), Don Travis (May 1947), Joe Kirkup (December 1958), Frank Lampard , the club enjoyed (November 1967), Stephen De’ath (September 1969), , David Llewellyn (both March 1970), (December 1973), Eamonn Dolan a sustained period of success, (May 1987), Paul Marquis (February 1994), Neil Finn (January 1996), Fredrik winning the Division One title Ljungberg, (both August 2007) and Jordan Spence (May 2010). in 1968, the FA Cup in 1969 Jimmy Greaves and both the League Cup and • Neil Finn became and still remains West Ham United’s youngest-ever Premier European Cup Winners’ Cup League player, having made his debut at the age of 17 years and three days in a 2-1 in 1970. After taking over from defeat at on New Year’s Day 1996. It would be his sole appearance for the Hammers. Mercer in 1971, Allison resigned • Striker Jimmy Greaves enjoyed a dream debut, scoring twice in a 5-1 Division One win over in March 1973, later returning to Manchester City at Maine Road on 21 March 1970. Fellow debutant David Llewellyn made the first Maine Road for a second spell in of just six appearances off the substitutes’ bench in the same fixture. charge between 1979-80.

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Carlos Tevez MANCHESTER CITY: LAST SIX SEASONS Season Div Pos Pts FAC LC Eur/Other Top Average scorer attendance 13/14 PL 1 86 R6 W UCLRO16 Sergio Aguero (28) 47,080 UCLGS 12/13 PL 2 78 RU R3 CS Winners /Sergio Aguero (17) 45,781 UCLGS 11/12 PL 1 89 R3 SF UELRO16 Sergio Aguero (30) 47,044 10/11 PL 3 71 W R3 UELRO16 Carlos Tevez (23) 45,880 09/10 PL 5 67 R5 SF - Carlos Tevez (29) 45,512 08/09 PL 10 50 R3 R2 UEFAQF Robinho (15) 42,900

ALL-TIME PREMIER LEAGUE RECORD Frank Lampard P W D L F A PTS 666 266 167 233 957 815 965 FORM GUIDE... 2-2 (Aguero, Milner) v CSKA (A), UEFA Champions League Group E, 21 October 2014 4-1 (Aguero 4) v Tottenham Hotspur (H), Barclays Premier League, 18 October 2014 2-0 (Toure, Aguero) v Aston Villa (A), Barclays Premier League, 4 October 2014 1-1 (Aguero (pen)) v AS Roma (H), UEFA Champions League, 30 September 2014 4-2 (Aguero, Dzeko 2, Lampard) v Hull City (A), Barclays Premier League, 27 September 2014 7-0 (Lampard 2, Dzeko 2, Navas, Toure (pen), Pozo) v Sheffield Wednesday, Capital One Cup third round, 24 September 2014

MANCHESTER CITY: CLUB RECORDS Biggest win – 11-3 v Lincoln City (H), Division Two, 23 March 1895 Heaviest defeat – 1-9 v Everton (A), Division One, 3 September 1906 Highest attendance – 84,569 v Stoke City, FA Cup sixth round, 3 March 1934 Most appearances – 670, (1959-76) Most goals – 176, Eric Book (1928-39) Most goals in a season – 38, Tommy Johnson (1928/29) Most capped player – 48, Colin Bell (England) Highest transfer fee paid – £38m to Atletico Madrid for Sergio Aguero (July 2011) Highest transfer fee received – £21m from Chelsea for Shaun Wright-Phillips (July 2005)

BY THE NUMBERS (Barclays Premier League only) WEST HAM UNITED MANCHESTER CITY Appearances 8 – Adrian, Cresswell, Downing, Reid 8 – Aguero, Fernandinho, Kompany, Silva Starts 8 – Adrian, Cresswell, Downing, Reid 8 – Kompany, Silva Goals 5 – Sakho 9 – Aguero Assists 3 – Downing 2 – Milner, Navas, Silva, Zabalata Clean sheets 1 2 Yellow cards (team) 17 19 Yellow cards (individual) 4 – Reid 3 – Fernandinho, Toure Red cards (team) 1 1 Red cards (individual) 1 – Collins 1 – Zabaleta Fouls committed 12 – Kouyate 12 – Toure Passes 383 – Noble James Collins 631 – Toure Pass completion percentage (team) 78 per cent 87 per cent Pass completion percentage (individual) 100 per cent – Jarvis 93.7 per cent – Mangala Average possession 48 per cent 57 per cent Shots per game (team) 14 17 Shots on target per game (team) 5 6 Shots (individual) 19 – Sakho 36 – Aguero Gael Clichy Blocks 9 – Cresswell 6 – Kompany Tackles 19 – Noble 21 – Milner Interceptions 11 – Tomkins 20 – Clichy Clearances 79 – Reid 32 – Demichelis, Kompany Debutants 9 – Amalfitano, Cresswell, Jenkinson, Kouyate, 5 – Caballero, Fernando, Lampard, Mangala, Sagna Poyet, Sakho, Song, Valencia, Zarate

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VIEW ON THE VISITORS Manchester Evening News reporter STUART BRENNAN lifts the lid on today’s visitors

missed around half of last season through injury and still scored 30 goals tells you what you need to know. He is a nightmare for defenders – he scored four against Spurs but missed a penalty and two other great chances – he should really have broken the Premier League record!”

Midweek involved a long trip to CSKA Moscow and the disappointment of letting a Second in the Barclays two-goal lead slip. Do you Premier League after the think that might affect City first eight games, but third against West Ham? in their UEFA Champions “City have developed a knack League group, how would of bouncing back strongly you assess Manchester City’s after setbacks, but a long trip start to the season? to West Ham is not the ideal “City have not had a sparkling game after such a horrible Sergio Aguero After winning the Premier start to the season, but they midweek trip, especially with is one of City’s League last season, it looks truly world-class are actually a point better off in the start the Hammers have players like Chelsea will pose the the Premier League than they made to the season. I suspect main threat to City’s title were at this stage last season a few changes might freshen defence. What do you think – it is just that Chelsea’s things up a bit.” Manuel Pellegrini’s men explosive start has made it need to do to secure a third look worse, by contrast. There After four victories over West championship in four years? is a lot of doom and gloom Ham last season, do you “They just need to find their about the Champions League, expect a sterner examination feet again after a bitty start and the performances have this time around given to the season. Last season not been good enough, but I the Hammers’ start to the midfield was City’s main still think the Blues are slight campaign? strength – they were better favourites to finish second “Absolutely. Sam appears to in that department than both behind Bayern.” have a much stronger team Chelsea and Liverpool in my this time, with one or two opinion. But Yaya Toure has Last weekend’s victory good signings, and the League had a fairly ordinary start to over Tottenham Hotspur Cup games are a distant the campaign, Fernando is still showcased yet again the memory. The 6-0 at the Etihad settling in, Fernandinho has threat of Sergio Aguero. How was the kind of thing City can more to come, and your old integral is he to City’s play? do to most other teams, and boy Frank Lampard has been “He is one of s small handful that killed the two-legged tie used sparingly. When they of truly world-class players – but I doubt we will see that click, Chelsea will have a real City have. The fact that he many goals this season.” fight on their hands.”

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West HamTEAM United have invited world-leading movement coach FRANS BOSCH to improve the players’ athleticism

WEST Ham United hope their “From a sports science point players develop all the right of view, we are interested in moves by working with world- how his methods make athletes renowned movement coach more resilient and robust in Frans Bosch. what they do. We have brought The Dutchman, who has Frans in to pick his brains and worked with several Dutch see how we can apply his national sporting federations methods at West Ham.” and the Wales national rugby Bosch himself was only too union team, among others, is a happy to share his ideas and pioneer in the field of running. methods with the West Ham staff, Bosch first visited Chadwell explaining that players would Heath in summer 2014, when benefit from learning how to get he hosted a masterclass with the most out of their bodies. Head of Medical and Sports “Frans initially came in just Frans Bosch with “The body is designed to Science Stijn Vandenbroucke before pre-season began in Dominic Rogan protect itself and the way it and Eamon Swift and his team. Since then, he has June because we were keen to protects itself is how it makes been reviewing video footage work with him and implement movement proficient – they are of West Ham players with a his ideas into our physiotherapy the same thing,” Bosch began. view to improving their athletic and sports science,” head “In team sports, whether it be movement and reduce their risk physiotherapist Dominic Rogan football, rugby or Australian of being injured. confirmed. “The aim is to give Rules, the players have This month, Bosch returned our lads the edge, improve their incredible skills when it comes to Essex to work with a group performance and to keep them to handling the ball, but when of players, analysing a variety injury-free. it comes to handling their own of different running styles “Frans’ most-recent visit saw bodies, they are not so good. and patterns and offering him work with a group of fit “This is the biggest deficit we his expertise on how each players on their running, which is have in team sports. It has to go can improve and benefit in a the bread and butter of football. to a higher level and we have to number of areas, including injury If we can improve that basic develop a better understanding prevention, speed and agility. movement skill, then the players of how the body protects itself can enjoy massive benefits.” and makes itself efficient. That is what we are trying to do here.” RUNNING WITH IT Rogan agreed that helping SPORTS scientist and fitness players to move more efficiently coach Eamon Swift said Bosch’s would not only improve their reputation for improving performance, but also reduce individuals within a team sport their chances of being injured. environment was another major “Performance, physical reason to want to work with him. capabilities and injuries are “We came across Frans on the same spectrum. When primarily because of his work you are moving inefficiently, The Dutchman in running, but also because of then you are not going to visited his work with the Welsh Rugby perform very well and you are Chadwell Union in a team sport dynamic, also pushing yourself closer to Heath earlier this month which of course has relevance getting injured. to our own sport. “On the flip side, if you become

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but what the players could do off the ball.” Speaking to the players, who were clearly enthralled by the methods being imparted on them, Bosch told them how the new athletic movements would become as natural to them as The world-renowed coach their technical abilities already are. speaks to Andy Carroll “My background is not just in bio-mechanics and athletics, an efficient mover, you will see but also in motor learning and an increase in performance level what we know is that the best and also move away from that performance does not come from risk of injury.” conscious decisions and conscious movement,” he explained. ANALYSIS “What we try to do is to find Frans Bosch gets which weren’t too descriptive SWIFT said that, having sent ways of addressing these issues his point across but gave the players basic to Bosch footage of a number of without them being conscious information and you could see a players running, the Hammers of what they are doing, but very quick change in the way they were already benefitting from rather bring them into situations performed the movement, as well the weaknesses that he had where the body finds out ‘This is as an acknowledgement of how identified in their movements. much better for me’. they felt they had moved quicker “We sent Frans the footage “Once you do that, the or better than they had before. and he did a very good analysis movements pop up during a “We hope these drills will of what he felt were either risk match and they can use their become part of how we warm factors for injury or limitations brains for other decision- the players up and we will see in performance, so as Dominic making and tactical things. where it goes.” said, we do not treat them as “The way we teach this is also While the immediate benefits separate entities in terms of very important – not to talk to the were felt by the players after performance or injury, but put player for hours, but to explain the just a handful of Bosch’s drills, them in the same context. movement and the benefit and Rogan said the staff hopes to “Frans used his expertise to let their bodies realise ‘These are see the longer-term benefits give us some pointers on some much better for me’. of better results and a shorter areas that we should target “In football, if your players injury list. for our players to make them become quicker over a short “The modern-day game is more resilient and improve their distance, they can beat their decided by tiny margins so if you performance as individuals.” opponent to the ball, and how can gain an edge in any way, that With the ever-increasing speed often does that situation occur can widen those margins in your of the modern game, Bosch said in a match?” favour,” he added. clubs could not afford to ignore “You need to address the “Injury statistics are widely the importance of athleticism by areas of athleticism where you available and the reality is that concentrating on technical skills can make an advantage over the number of injuries is going and tactical drills. your opponent. Each small up. We and every other club “It is very interesting that advantage you can take adds up has been trying interventions sports like football and rugby are to something massive.” for years to reduce injuries, but getting quicker and quicker and results don’t lie and we’ve not therefore athleticism becomes GAINING AN EDGE been reducing injures. more and more important, so SWIFT said he and his “We therefore have to try clubs shouldn’t back away from colleagues could see an something new and that is reason this subject,” said the Dutchman. immediate and positive reaction enough to invest fully in these “Athleticism is what decided from the players after they had methods. With the co-operation the FIFA World Cup in 2014 – it taken part in Bosch’s drills. of the players and staff, we hope was not skills or ball handling, “Frans used cues and phrases we will reap the dividends.”

Winston Reid goes through a movement drill

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THE IMAGE Diafra Sakho rises above Sandro to win yet another header

QUEENS PARK RANGERS (H) West Ham United chalked up their second home win in succession by beating Harry Redknapp’s Hoops THE REPORT DIAFRA Sakho made it a goal in each of his first five starts for West Ham United to help Sam Allardyce’s side to a comfortable victory over Queens Park Rangers. Sakho nodded in the Hammers’ second goal to help THE STATS the hosts climb into the top seven and leave Harry Redknapp’s Hoops bottom of the Barclays Premier Barclays Premier League, Saturday League table. 5 October 2014, Boleyn Ground After beating Liverpool in their previous Boleyn Ground fixture, West Ham took just five minutes to take the lead against the Championship Play-Off final West Ham United 2 winners. Onuoha 5 (og), Sakho 59 However, the hosts’ opener owed much to good West Ham United: Adrian, Jenkinson, Tomkins, Reid, fortune as Stewart Downing’s right-wing corner cleared Cresswell, Song, Amalfitano, Downing, Zarate (Nolan 76), Enner Valencia and flew into the net via the knee of QPR Valencia (Jarvis 85), Sakho defender Nedum Onuoha. Subs not used: Jaaskelainen, Poyet, Cole, Burke, Lee Valencia himself missed a chance to double the lead Booked: Tomkins 49, Cresswell 83 as West Ham dominated for long periods, but QPR did threaten during their sporadic counter-attacks. Charlie Austin fired one effort wide and was denied by Queens Park Rangers 0 Adrian, who was able to celebrate a first clean sheet of Queens Park Rangers: Green, Onuoha, Caulker, the season come the final whistle. Ferdinand, Traore, Hoilett (Zamora 46), Henry, Fer, Sandro Having maintained their advantage, West Ham (Taarabt 67), Kranjcar (Mutch 78), Austin doubled their lead just before the hour-mark when Subs not used: McCarthy, Isla, Dunne, Vargas Sakho nodded in James Tomkins’ looping cross. Booked: Sandro 14, Henry 89 Substitute Kevin Nolan could have added a third, but saw his effort saved by former team-mate late on. Referee: Anthony Taylor (Greater Manchester) Attendance: 34,907

WEST HAM UNITED QUEENS PARK RANGERS 437 Passes 459 48% Possession 52% 78% Pass completion 78% 11 Shots 10 MOST TACKLES 3 Shots on target 4 3 Shots blocked 4 7 Corners 5 10 Fouls 11 2 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0 71 – Downing, Song Most touches 74 – Onuoha 57 – Downing Most passes 54 – Onuoha 3 – Valencia Most shots 3 – Onuoha 5 – Song Most tackles 6 – Henry MOST PASSES 10 – Reid, Tomkins Most clearances 15 – Ferdinand 5 – Tomkins Most interceptions 4 – Caulker, Traore

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THE IMAGE Mark Noble congratulates Diafra Sakho on his sixth goal in six starts

BURNLEY (A) West Ham United weathered an early storm before heading to victory at THE REPORT WEST Ham United weathered an early Burnley storm before heading to a deserved 3-1 victory at Turf Moor. The hard-earned success, secured through headed goals from Diafra Sakho, Enner Valencia and Carlton Cole, presented manager Sam Allardyce with a deserved early 60th birthday present. That seemed unlikely when the newly-promoted THE STATS Clarets made a fast start, capped by thumping a shot against the crossbar and the returning Barclays Premier League, Saturday 18 having a tap-in correctly ruled out for offside. October 2014, Turf Moor Stewart Downing went close with a rasping shot before Sakho again took centre-stage four minutes after half-time. The Senegalese striker was in the right place Burnley 1 at the right time yet again to nod in Aaron Cresswell’s Boyd 60 left-wing cross and score his sixth goal in six starts. Burnley: Heaton, Trippier, Duff, Shackell, Mee, Boyd, Five minutes later it was 2-0 as Carl Jenkinson curled Arfield, Jones, Kightly (Chalobah 83), Ings (Sordell 83), over from the right and Valencia craned his neck to Jutkiewicz (Barnes 65) power the ball past from 12 yards. Subs not used: Gilks, Wallace, Ward, Long Burnley gave themselves a glimmer of hope on the hour-mark when Boyd fired home after Adrian failed West Ham United 3 to catch ’s corner. Moments later, Ings Sakho 49, Valencia 54, Cole 70 headed inches wide, but West Ham would not be denied. Substitute Cole showed bravery to dive in front of West Ham United: Adrian, Jenkinson, Collins, Reid, Heaton and head Sakho’s knock-down into the net with Cresswell, Noble, Song (Nolan 83), Amalfitano, Downing, , 20 minutes to go. Valencia (Cole 59), Sakho There was still time for to hit the Subs not used: Jaaskelainen, Burke, O’Brien, Vaz Te, Jarvis woodwork from right-back Kieran Trippier’s excellent Booked: Reid 34 cross, but the Hammers held on securely to rise to fourth in the Barclays Premier League table. Referee: Kevin Friend (Bristol) Attendance: 18,936

BURNLEY WEST HAM UNITED 405 Passes 459 47% Possession 53% 69% Pass completion 78% 17 Shots 22 MOST TOUCHES 10 Shots on target 9 4 Shots blocked 7 5 Corners 7 3 Fouls 10 0 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0 62 – Trippier Most touches 80 – Noble 48 – Arfield Most passes 64 – Noble 5 – Ings Most shots 6 – Downing, Sakho 4 – Kightly Most tackles 4 – Collins MOST SHOTS 15 – Shackell Most clearances 19 – Collins 4 – Shackell Most interceptions 6 – Collins

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HAMMERABILIA MEMORABILIA COLLECTOR STEVE MARSH CONTINUES HIS ITEM-BASED LOOK THROUGH WEST HAM UNITED HISTORY TIMELINE OF THE HAMMERS

The Red Devils ended the season by winning the Football League Championship. Danny Shea’s 25 goals made him the Southern League’s leading marksman that season as the Hammers finished a creditable fifth.

CHOCOLATE FOOTBALLERS In the early days, these IN 1909, the chocolatiers H.J. fixtures were often against Packer & Co Ltd – founded in southern opposition such as Bristol in 1881 – issued a series Southampton and Portsmouth, PLAY UP WEST HAM of miniature cards entitled while the Hammers competed FOLLOWING their flirtation ‘Packer’s Chocolate Sports for their first ‘Southern with relegation from Southern Mixture’ and featured Hammers Professional Charity’ medal in League Division One the goalkeeper George Kitchen and 1901/02 against Millwall Athletic. previous season, West Ham the Club’s leading goalscorer The game was arranged to United climbed to a respectable Danny Shea. take place on home soil at the ninth place in 1909/10. The cards are seldom found in Memorial Grounds, where goals The playing staff had increased good condition and invariably they from Fergus Hunt and William dramatically, with 13 players are either torn or defaced due to Grassam secured a 2-1 success. making their debuts over the the way they were distributed – A name change in 1909- course of the campaign. The stuck-down to the outside of the 10 to ‘London Professional contingent of locally-produced chocolate wrapping. Football Charity Fund’ would talent like Tommy Randall, Nonetheless, these small see the Hammers face London Danny Shea and George confectionery gems are one of opposition on a regular basis. Webb were joined by Thomas the rarest sets to feature West The two medals shown Caldwell, Robert Fairman and Ham players and would set you were both awarded to Danny Robert Whiteman. back a sumptuous £70 each. Shea in 1909/10 and 1910/11. Shea, who scored six goals in the Kitchen was also featured in a West Ham’s opposition on first three games, including a hat- series of 100 ‘ both occasions were Leyton, trick against Brentford, went on to Club Colours’ issued by the who were beaten 3-0 and 3-1 set a new club record of 28 league -based tobacco company respectively. goals in a season, two more were Gallaher Ltd in 1909/10. added in the FA Cup run which The coloured action drawings 1909/10 Southern League culminated in the Hammers with a brief history on the Division One reaching the third round proper for DID YOU reverse may not be brilliant, Final position: Ninth the first time before losing a replay KNOW... but the obscure coverage of W15, D15, L12, F69, A56, Pts 45 at Queens Park Rangers. George Webb teams and players depicted Leading goalscorer: Danny The following season, West had the makes it both an attractive and Shea (31) Ham were at it again, beating distinction of informative series. Average home attendance: three Football League clubs – being the first 8,762 Nottingham Forest, Preston North West Ham CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME End and Manchester United – player to play FROM the turn of the 20th 1910/11 Southern League before losing 3-2 to Blackburn for England century up until the 1927/28 Division One Rovers in the quarter-finals. and scored season, charity fund matches Final position: Fifth This Manchester United souvenir on his debut were a regular feature in the W17, D11, L10, F53, A46, Pts postcard was given away with ‘The in a 3-0 win West Ham United fixture Leading goalscorer: Danny Hammers Gazette’, the official over Wales at calendar come October- Shea (28) West Ham United programme, The Den on 13 November time as an ongoing Average home attendance: dated 25 February 1911. March 1911. fundraiser for local good causes. 10,579

WHUFC.COM 47 005_WHUFC_QPR_MANAGER.indd 1 22/10/2014 15:23 GET WITH THE PROGRAMME GET WITH THE PROGRAMME PROGRAMME COLLECTOR STUART ALLEN LOOKS BACK AT NOTEWORTHY WEST HAM UNITED PROGRAMMES FROM YEARS GONE BY

MATCHDAY programmes have been a staple part of British football for more than 100 years, with West Ham United producing their first issues while still a Southern League club in the early 20th century. In a regular feature, experienced programme collector Stuart Allen opens the pages of West Ham United programmes – home and away – with an interesting story behind them.

WHEN West Ham United faced Bethnal Green-born Obeney Manchester City on Saturday 7 and Malcolm Musgrove gave November 1959 at the Boleyn the Hammers a 4-1 victory, Ground, the Hammers were moving them up to second in third in Division One, while City the league. were in mid-table. The return fixture was on The programme produced Wednesday 30 March 1960. was a pocket-sized 12-page The Hammers had slipped to issue with a claret cover, while a mid-table position, losing the rest of the content was black 7-0 at Sheffield Wednesday in and white. The photograph on November 1959. West Ham lost the front cover showed the Main their final 12 away league games Stand, which was demolished to slip to a finishing position of at the turn of the century and 14th. replaced by what is now the City’s own big news was Alpari Stand. the signing of 20-year-old Dave Dunmore Inside the programme was Scottish forward a three-page welcome to the from Huddersfield Town for a Andy Malcolm visitors, including details of the then-British record transfer fee previous season’s meetings – of £55,000. Law had scored on most notably a 5-1 home win his debut the previous weekend with the boast that the ground for the Hammers. in a 4-3 defeat by Leeds. could provide covered There was also news that Law remained at City until accommodation for 50,000 the first-ever Hammer of the the summer of 1961, when he spectators. The programme Year, ‘Mr Dependable’ Andy joined Italian club Torino for consisted of a large number of Malcolm was scheduled to a record fee between English advertisements and little reading make his 100th consecutive and Italian clubs. After a matter although there was a league appearance against the difficult season, he returned to useful list of the appearances Citizens, having played in every Manchester for another English and goalscorers. league game in the previous two record transfer fee of £115,000, West Ham opened the seasons. joining United rather than City. scoring after ten minutes For the visit of City, West West Ham had a new player of through Musgrove in front of Ham made one change to their own, with Dave Dunmore 29,572 fans, beating legendary the previous weekend, with joining from Tottenham City goalkeeper . the injured Vic Keeble being Hotspur in exchange for John The Hammers maintained their replaced by Harry Obeney. Smith. Dunmore had made his lead until half-time thanks to After suffering from a string of debut in the previous game their own stopper, Brian Rhodes, injuries, the prolific forward and against Blackburn Rovers and making a fine penalty save. 1958 Division Two title winner went on to make 36 League However, Law levelled six was forced to retire aged 29. appearances, scoring 16 goals, minutes into the second half Keeble’s replacement, Obeney, before leaving for Leyton and Colin Barlow put City ahead made his first appearance of the Orient in an exchange for 1965 straight from the restart. Billy season in front of 25,243 fans. At European Cup Winners’ Cup McAdams sealed the win late half-time, the home side were final hero Alan Sealey. on. two goals ahead courtesy of an City produced a 16-page The Hammers finished the own goal and a penalty from programme costing four old season in 14th position, while Irish international full-back Noel pence which featured an a late flurry from City moved Cantwell. Further goals from aerial shot of Maine Road, them up to 16th.

WHUFC.COM 49 005_WHUFC_QPR_MANAGER.indd 1 22/10/2014 14:43 ON THIS DAY WHAT’S IN A DATE? WEST HAM UNITED – ON THIS DAY AUTHOR JOHN NORTHCUTT LOOKS BACK AT THE BIG MOMENTS IN HAMMERS HISTORY 25 OCTOBER

1968 FORMER West Ham full- just before The game back David Burrows was born. the interval failed to Having begun his career at through an ignite but on local club West Bromwich own goal. Two the stroke Albion, he played 46 league minutes into of half time games before moving to the second a free kick Liverpool in October 1988. half Jimmy from Colin Burrows enjoyed five successful Neighbour’s Gibson gave seasons with the Reds, winning cross was the Red Devils the lead. the First Division Championship rifled home West Ham fought back in the in 1990 and the FA Cup in 1992. by Geoff Pike for his first goal of second half and on 68 minutes During this time he won seven the campaign. Paul McGrath fouled Mark Ward England Under-21 caps and Seven minutes from time and from the resultant penalty three ‘B’ caps. the visitors pulled one goal Ray Stewart scored the equaliser. In September 1993 he signed back despite protests that Phil Once again Manchester United for West Ham in a swap deal Parkes had been fouled. The were thwarted as the game that took to Hammers won 2-1 and went finished 1-1. Liverpool. Burrows made his on to become Second Division Hammers debut in the 2-0 champions having only lost four win at Blackburn Rovers. After league games. making 35 appearances, he left to join Everton in September 1983 ONLY 1994 but six months later 10,896 moved to Coventry City for a spectators £1.1 million fee. were present In 2000, after failing to retain to witness West his place in the side, he joined Ham’s record Birmingham City on a free win as they transfer. His made 25 league demolished appearances before another Bury 10-0 in free transfer took him to the League Cup. 2009 THE big London derby at Sheffield Wednesday in 2002. After leading the Fourth home to Arsenal started badly Injuries marred his playing time Division side 2-1 from the for the Hammers when Robin as a collarbone injury forced first leg, the tie was still in the van Persie put the Gunners him to retire in May 2003. balance. Teenager Tony Cottee ahead after 16 minutes. Worse scored an impressive four goals, was to follow on 37 minutes opening the scoring in the when William Gallas headed second minute, yet Bury had home to put the Arsenal in the chance to equalise but John control. Bramhall’s spot kick rebounded West Ham started the second off a post. half with great determination After that it was all West Ham and on 74 minutes following an as Trevor Brooking and Alan free kick Devonshire scored twice. Billy Carlton Cole was on hand to Bonds and both reduce the arrears. 1980 THE Hammers were on an scored with headers and penalty Six minutes later the Hammers unbeaten run of eleven league king Ray Stewart scored from were level as Alex Song games when they entertained the spot. brought down Cole in the Bolton Wanderers at the Boleyn area. Amid great excitement, Ground. 1987 MANCHESTER United Diamanti scored from the spot Without the services of Trevor came to London knowing they to complete the comeback. Brooking and Frank Lampard, had not won at the Boleyn The game ended with a 2-2 West Ham were on top in the Ground since 1967, a staggering scoreline but it felt more like a first half and they took the lead run of 15 visits without a win. win for the happy Hammers.

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50GREATEST GAMES The Official Programme counts down the 50 most memorable matches in the 110-year history of the Boleyn Ground

WHILE many younger fans may fourth fixture raising them to that not be aware of this fact, English pinnacle. No44 football did in fact exist before Indeed, the opening four games the introduction of the Barclays provided false hope for Hammers KENNY’S VOLLEY BROWNS Premier League in the summer supporters as West Ham drew OFF FERGIE of 1992! at home with Luton Town and West Ham United 1 The ‘old’ Division One, as it is away at Sheffield United before Brown 66 now known, was this country’s recovering from a 2-0 defeat at Manchester United 0 top-flight from the Football Wimbledon to beat Villa. Football League Division One, League’s inception in 1888 for the Wednesday 22 April 1992 next 104 years. SOME FINE RESULTS West Ham United joined in WHILE subsequent victories were West Ham United: Miklosko, 1919, entering what was then the few and far between, Bonds’ Potts, Dicks, Gale, Martin, Second of two divisions, before Hammers did chalk up some fine Thomas, Bishop, Keen, Small, gaining promotion to Division One results in what was an otherwise Brown, Slater for the first time in 1923. horrendous nine months – a Subs not used: Morley, Livett In all, the Hammers spent 38 2-1 home win over Tottenham Manchester United: seasons in the ‘old’ Division One, Hotspur on 26 October, a 1-0 Schmeichel, Irwin, Donaghy being relegated in 1932, 1978 and victory at Arsenal the following (Ferguson), Bruce, Pallister, 1989 and promoted again in 1958 weekend and a 4-0 thrashing Phelan, Blackmore and 1991. of Norwich City at the Boleyn (Kanchelskis), Giggs, Sharpe, West Ham’s final season in the Ground on 11 April 1992. McClair, Hughes original Football League Division By then, however, the Hammers One was 1991/92, but it is one that were nine points adrift of safety most Hammers supporters would quite happily forget – save for a few brief but notable highlights. A miserable campaign saw the Hammers win just nine of their 42 league matches – the top-flight comprised 22 teams in those days – and score just 37 goals. ’ side never featured in the top half of the table after the end of August, with the tenth place achieved after a 3-1 home win over Aston Villa in their

52 WHUFC.COM THE 50 GREATEST GAMES with just four matches remaining ‘IT’S NO GOOD CRYING’ and all but consigned to WHILE the Red Devils travelled relegation. south full of expectation that they The same weekend as West would grab the win they so badly Ham’s downing of the Canaries, needed, Bonds insisted that his Manchester United were beating players would not roll over, despite Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the their near-hopeless predicament. Rumbelows Cup final at Wembley, “We will be doing our best with the winner being scored by to beat Manchester United Scotland striker Brian McClair. and salvage some pride from Amazingly, the win secured a disappointing season,” wrote the Football League Cup for Bonds. Manchester United for the first “We owe to you, the fans, to time in their history. keep going until the final whistle Alex Ferguson’s side had also of our final game. The players still Stuart Slater hit a post before won the European Super Cup the have to earn their wages in these West Ham’s enterprise was previous November, with leading remaining games. finally rewarded on 66 minutes scorer McClair again on target in a “If we do go down, it’s no good through the unlikely figure of 1-0 success against European Cup crying over spilt milk. We have to Kenny Brown. holders Red Star Belgrade. look and plan ahead to the future Slater’s cross was diverted into In Division One, the Red Devils and try to put it right and bounce the path of the 24-year-old son found themselves a point behind back as quickly as we can.” of West Ham legend Ken – who leaders Leeds United with six Despite their recent defeats, was watching on from the stands games to play – two more than Manchester United still arguably – by and Brown their title rivals. had the upper hand in the title drove his volley unerringly past Ferguson’s men had already race, sitting a point behind Leeds Schmeichel. knocked ’s with a game in hand on their On the same evening that Leeds out of both domestic cup Yorkshire rivals. Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White competitions, while both league A victory at the same stadium compiled a maximum 147 break at meetings between the cross- where they had secured the title in the World Snooker Championship, Pennines rivals had ended in 1-1 1967 would make them odds-on Brown had produced his own draws. favourites to lift the trophy again. moment of sporting greatness. Manchester United should have The Manchester United of Manchester United attempted been confident of ending their 25- , and a late comeback through Hughes year title drought, with the likes of Denis Law thrashed West Ham 6-1 and Giggs, but neither they nor new signing in a quarter of a century earlier, but McClair nor substitute Kanchelskis goal, England stars would things be as easy for them could find a way past Ludek and in midfield, CIS this time around? Miklosko and his determined international Andrei Kanchelskis In a word, no. defenders. and a teenage flying Even now, the first question down the wings and McClair and BROWN’S MAXIMUM BREAK Brown is asked by West Ham fans up front. WITHOUT the injured England is about that goal. Kanchelskis’ goal secured a 1-0 trio of Robson, and “It was under the lights, an win over Luton which took them , Ferguson left out Webb electric atmosphere and a full above Leeds with a game in hand. and Kanchelskis in opting for a house,” Brown recalled. “We were However, fixture congestion defensive side that included Mike all but relegated but the fans were ahead of the 1992 UEFA European Phelan and Clayton Blackmore in behind us straight from kick-off. Championship finals meant the central midfield. “Ludo was never going to Red Devils had to play four games While the nervous visitors concede and we got the break in seven days, culminating in a trip played with hesitancy, the home with the goal. It was a great night to face the doomed Hammers on side produced a more fluent after a disappointing season.” Wednesday 22 April. performance no doubt aided by Despite Brown’s heroics, West In between Ferguson’s men the pressure of their lost relegation Ham’s relegation was confirmed stumbled, drawing 1-1 at Luton battle having all but disappeared. by a 1-0 defeat at Coventry City Town before relinquishing top Schmeichel, who would win three days later, while the Red spot by losing 2-1 at Nottingham Euro 92 with later that Devils’ title challenge ended with Forest. summer, produced first-half saves a 2-0 defeat at Liverpool that At the same time, West Ham from Mike Small and handed the championship to had failed to score in three to keep the game scoreless, while Leeds. straight defeats and were, Ferguson’s men could not muster So, while the final season of ‘old’ barring a mathematical miracle, a single shot on goal. Division One football may have condemned to Division Two. Into the second half and been a disappointing one overall, For Ferguson and his tired side, a being roared on by the bumper it did provide West Ham fans visit to the Boleyn Ground was just 24,917-strong crowd, the with one of the most memorable the tonic they needed to rekindle Hammers continued to hold the moments in this famous stadium’s their faltering title challenge. upper hand. long and illustrious history.

WHUFC.COM 53 005_WHUFC_QPR_MANAGER.indd 1 22/10/2014 14:45 MEDIA COMMENT MATTY LAWLESS THE MAIL ONLINE DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR IMPLORES HIS FELLOW HAMMERS TO APPRECIATE ACADEMY GRADUATE FRANK LAMPARD

THINGS are going great. Sam Allardyce is no longer the pantomine villain. Our strikers can’t stop scoring. And we are FOURTH in the Barclays Premier League. So, just when you thought the boo boys had finally disappeared, along came Frank Lampard. There are some fans here who will jeer absolutely anything. And as sure as the sky is blue, the Manchester City midfielder is certain to cop some stick this lunchtime. Now, I’m going to stick my neck on the line here and say that frankly, Lampard doesn’t deserve the abuse he gets. Like it or not, Lampard is a legend. A modern-day great of the game, he has scored 255 goals in over 850 appearances. He’s notched four this season already for City and struck 39 during his time at West Ham at that time, we were a selling positioning. United. club. Forget all the parting shots, And, whatever you do, just Be proud of that. It all started the move made absolute sense. keep your fingers crossed that right here. Like it or not, joining Chelsea he doesn’t score! The question is, does Frank was the best career move for Seriously, don’t waste your Lampard really hate West Ham? him. He went on to collect 106 energy booing Lampard. I don’t think so. Deep down, caps for England and his trophy Remember his Academy roots. the boy from Romford has cabinet speaks for itself – hence Or simply get behind our Claret and Blue blood pumping the song, ‘Frankie Lampard, he’s brilliant players instead. On through his veins. won more than you’. The truth current form, they deserve it. Why else would he offer Mark is, he has. After all, we have a genuine Noble his words of wisdom Despite proving he can still chance of beating the after he missed a penalty against cut it with the best, a lucrative champions today. Chelsea back in 2009? swansong in New York beckons. Come on you Irons! Noble said: “Frank came up Today will surely see Lampard to me after and said: ‘Make grace the great Boleyn Ground RIP GREAT UNCLE DON sure you take the next one and for the final time. LAST week, my family were left smash it in the back of the net’. As such, we have a final saddened by the sudden passing “I will never forget those chance to let bygones be of my Great Uncle Don. words.” bygones. Reconciliation? Don was one of life’s one-offs. Yes, Lampard left for Chelsea. Doubtful, although stranger A real charming man, he had an Yes, he was quick to kiss things have happened in infectious warmth about him. their badge at every possible football... just look at the table! Great Uncle Don He spoke fluent Spanish, loved opportunity. And yes, he’ll So, go ahead, boo Lampard if a good glass of Rioja, and he probably celebrate emphatically you must. But take a moment oozed West Ham. The man was if he or Manchester City score to appreciate him for the classy, Claret and Blue, through and today. quality professional that he is. through. But let’s be plainly honest, If the 36-year-old plays, Don was 59 and leaves his West Ham were never going fitness allowing, admire his beloved wife Marion behind. Will to keep a player like Frank impeccably-timed runs and we all truly miss him. Lampard. He was too good and, pay attention to his perfect Rest in peace, Don.

WHUFC.COM 55 003_WHUFC_MANC_CONTENTS.indd 1 23/10/2014 15:17 MEDIA COMMENT KEN DYER THE EVENING STANDARD CORRESPONDENT ENJOYS A CUP OF TEA WITH ONE OF WEST HAM UNITED’S UNSUNG HEROES

Shirley was asked think of one who I wasn’t keen to do a team-talk on and I’m not saying who that by then-manager in was – you’ll have to work it out 2006 for yourself! “I still occasionally see the old players when they come down to the training ground – people like Tony Cottee and Bobby Barnes. It’s good to see them again. “When I started it was an all- British squad but now, of course, they come from all over the world. They all sit down in here and eat the same thing though – I don’t think we’ve even got any vegetarians these days, one of the most recent FOOTBALL clubs tend to be was good. I still remember was probably Ian Pearce. transient places – players, the number of meals I had to “This current squad are fine. managers, medical staff, kit men, prepare back then – 26, it was. Kevin Nolan is a very good even visiting journalists, come “The dinners were pretty basic captain, Mark Noble is another and go as the years roll by. back then, shepherds pies, favourite of mine.” At West Ham though, down meat pies, that sort of thing – But what of Shirley’s famous at the club’s training ground certainly no pasta. team-talk? alongside the railway at “Gradually everything “It was before a game against Chadwell Heath, there has been changed, the food became Tottenham.” she remembers, one constant for almost 35 more nutritious – out went the “Just before we played in the FA years, a lovely lady very much in chips on a Friday. Spaghetti Cup Final. We had a sweep going a man’s world. Bolognese became popular. amongst the staff where we all Her name is Shirley Austin, “These days we have a salad tried to predict the scores. I won from Barkingside, and, together bar. There is a choice of meat or it one year and the following with a clutch of chefs through fish and a variety of vegetables. season Alan Pardew said that, if the years, she has been Back in the early days I had to he beat me, I had to do the pre- preparing food for West Ham’s order everything - the kit man match team talk but if I beat him, players ever since 1980. and I then used to go up to he would do the washing-up. I’ve known Shirley for all that Sainsbury’s and collect it. “He won so I had to do the time and although the hair may “Yes, we’re still in the same talk, had to read out the team be a touch greyer, the warm building but it has changed out for the match against Spurs. smile hasn’t changed at all. of all recognition. Everything I was doing OK until I got to Sitting down with her in the was on a smaller scale then, the strikers – “, players’ restaurant during a brief from the playing squad, the Bobby Zamora – ‘Terry’ respite before the lunchtime rush, management team, through to Sheringham.” You can imagine Shirley recalls her early days at the medical set-up. how that went down. West Ham – and the day in 2006 “Things are much more exact “I had to do a little speech – I when she gave the team-talk now, more scientific, a whole just told them to go out, do to the players before a London lot different to when Phil Parkes their best but not get injured just derby against Tottenham. used to have a tot of whisky before the Cup Final. It seemed “My mother-in-law, known before a game! to work because we won the to everyone then as Mrs I’ve seen a few managers game, although half the Spurs Austin, used to help out with come and go in that time and a squad had food poisoning! the catering in pre-season but lot more players. My favourite? “I still enjoy my job. I work the manager John Lyall, was Probably the first one – John five days a week, sometimes six looking for someone to cater Lyall. He was easy to speak to, a and a lot of the fun is still just for the youth team – and she real family man. Sam is similar in meeting people. volunteered me,” recalls Shirley. many ways – a good man and “Everyone is happier when “It suited me at the time. My someone who puts you at ease. we’re winning though so at the two girls, Dawn and Helen, “Almost all the managers have moment, as you can imagine, were growing up so the timing been good though – I can only the mood couldn’t be better.”

WHUFC.COM 57 MOOSE MEETS IAN ‘MOOSE’ ABRAHAMS CHATS TO FORMER WEST HAM UNITED, MANCHESTER CITY AND ENGLAND STAR TREVOR SINCLAIR

BEFORE introducing today’s kick I scored,” he began. “I didn’t Moose Meets with Trevor Sinclair, mind setting up other people, but I want to touch for moment on on that particular day, we were something many of us may have beating Derby 3-0 and I was forgotten. playing absolutely, shockingly, Last weekend I went to visit poorly and Sven-Goran Eriksson, Sylvia Diamond, pictured here who was the England manager, on the right with her daughter was in the stands. The lads were Rachelle. on fire and didn’t really need me Sylvia has been a West Ham but what I did, I did poorly. United fan all her life and is a “I just thought ‘I need something Season Ticket Holder, who has to put me in the England frame The midfielder been at all of our major games here’ and as the ball came over, scored 38 over the past 50 years. I judged the flight of it really well goals for West Ham United Sadly, illness means she may and I thought ‘I’m going to have a never again get to come to Upton go here’. I had a go and it went in Park, hear ‘Bubbles’ sung by our and from then on I think I was in TREVOR amazing fans, or watch a player every England squad. SINCLAIR score a goal wearing the Claret “So I was delighted to get the Born: 2 May 1973, Dulwich, and Blue shirt. goal, as I think it did change my England Sylvia told me how she was path and got me in the England Clubs played for: Blackpool cheered up by listening to our squad. It was annoying to know (140 apps, 16 goals), Queens win here three weeks ago against that if I hadn’t scored that goal Park Rangers (205 apps, 22 Queens Park Rangers on the radio. I might never have got into the Speaking to Sylvia made me Trevor enjoyed England squad.” goals), West Ham United (206 a good apps, 38 goals), Manchester realise two important things. The relationship with Trevor was adamant he was City (98 apps, 6 goals), Cardiff first is the power our Football Paolo Di Canio ‘rubbish’ that day, his word not City (26 apps, 2 goals) Club has not only to connect with Clubs managed: Lancaster people – people who might come City (assistant) and watch every week, but also International: England (12 caps) those who for whatever reason, be Honours: Division Four Play- it health, finance, travel restrictions Off winner (1991/92), UEFA or whatever, cannot be here. Intertoto Cup (1999) The second is that, compared Individual honours: First to our health, getting upset when Division PFA Team of the Year it does not go your team’s way is (1996/97) inconsequential. For the record Sylvia is my great aunt, and I hope today West Ham can put another smile on her face.

SPECTACULAR GOALS SO to Moose Meets… and I recently caught up with former West Ham, Manchester City and England midfielder Trevor Sinclair. Where else to start any conversation with Trevor than by talking about spectacular goals? Of course, he was the man who famously set up Paolo Di Canio for that goal against Wimbleon, while he also scored a brilliant scissor- kick himself against Derby. So, which was his favourite – the assist or the goal? “I have got to say the scissor

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made it easy for me to adjust. I always look back and think what a brilliant time of my life that was.” On his time at City, who he joined following West Ham’s relegation in 2003, Trevor is more modest! “I was rubbish at City, which was more to do with injuries and I was My great aunt Sylvia Diamond really gutted. I am really pleased (right) is a big Hammers fan for the fans, though, because they have been in the shadow of mine. “Any West Ham fan will tell Manchester United for so long, so you, I had some good games but it’s good for them to cheer City I had some poor games too and winning trophies and being in the that inconstancy was a really bad Champions League.” part of my game. But when I did play well, I did put in a few decent UNITED OR CITY? performances.” SO what about the game this And so our conversation drifted afternoon? on to that crossfield right-to-left After wins against Liverpool 40-yard ball for Paolo to score and Queens Park Rangers, does arguably the best goal in Premier Trevor think his old team West League history. Premier League table three times, In action for Ham can record a third straight “It’s football isn’t it? Offensively including a record-high of fifth in Manchester City home win by getting one over the at the Boleyn if you want to do something and 1998/99. In summer 1999, he was Ground champions? create something, more often part of the squad which won the “Why not?” asked Trevor, than not you have to make your UEFA Intertoto Cup. optimistically. “West Ham have moment off the ball and Paolo’s As he has already mentioned, a lot of pace going forward and moment was superb. We seemed Trevor’s form as a West Ham carry a threat, while the centre to have a good understanding on player earned him an England halves are growing in confidence. the football field and he made a debut against Sweden in West Ham have a good manager good run off the player, so I got November 2001. Seven months and great supporters at home, so my head up, got the ball out of later, injuries to Danny Murphy why not?” my feet and I felt ‘Yes, I can hit that and saw him While West Ham are taking on ball’. I never in my wildest dreams become an unlikely hero for Manchester City this lunchtime, thought he was going to finish it England at the 2002 FIFA World Trevor will be helping Lancaster first time with a scissor-kick volley, Cup finals in Japan/South Korea, City prepare for their Northern but he did and you have to tip your where he helped the Three Lions Premier League First Division cap to him, it was a great finish!” reach the quarter-finals. North fixture with Radcliffe So does Trevor agree with “I loved it at West Ham,” Trevor Borough. me, that Paolo’s goal against confirmed. “I had a great time Now 41, he is serving as Wimbledon that afternoon was there and it’s great to see the club assistant to his former QPR the best ever seen in the Premier doing so well again, and I hope to team-mate Darren Peacock at League? come back again soon.” the wonderfully-named Giant Axe “It’s one of them and I think Having been born just over stadium. his celebration, he was full of the River Thames in Dulwich, he While the eyes of the world charisma and full of style as Italians never found it hard to settle in east might not be on their game today, are, as he ran off, he kind of told London. we of course wish Trevor and everyone at the time ‘You’re never “The people welcomed me the Dolly Blues all the best this Trevor Sinclair going to see a better goal’ – and it so much – the players, the leading a warm-up afternoon! was a great finish.” management, the fans – that it at Lancaster City It is always great chatting to Trevor. I remember some brilliant WORLD CUP HERO performances he put in wearing a TREVOR’S time at West Ham was West Ham shirt and it was good to so much more than those two meet up with him again. goals, though. During the season, I’ll be The former Blackpool and speaking to other ex-Hammers Queens Park Rangers man spent and some players in the current five-and-a-half years in Claret and squad too in Moose Meets… Blue between January 1998 and If you have any suggestions of May 2003, scoring 38 goals in 206 who you’d like to hear from, you appearances. can contact me on Twitter During his time at the Boleyn @BroadcastMoose. Ground, Sinclair helped West Enjoy the game today and Ham to finish in the top half of the don’t forget COYI!

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AD-240x165-PL-Official Partners.indd 1 12/08/2014 00:51 HALF-TIME QUIZ HALF-TIME TEASERS TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF WEST HAM UNITED, MANCHESTER CITY AND FOOTBALL IN GENERAL AND SEE HOW MANY POINTS YOU CAN SCORE! Quiz Here are ten questions to start off with. Give yourself a point for every correct answer, but remember, you must get the answer completely right to earn a point!

1. What season did West Ham United last finish ahead of Manchester City? Who am I? 2. Which three former West Ham defenders went on to manage You have three clues to guess the identity of the Manchester City? mystery person! Give yourself five points if you get the correct 3. West Ham once beat Man City 6-1 home and away in the same answer from the first clue, three points from the Division One season, but during which decade did this happen? second clue and one point from the third clue! 4. Which midfielder joined West Ham from Manchester City in 1989, Clue 1: I have played in the top three tiers of and returned back to the Citizens in 1998? English football. Clue 2: I was released by Liverpool when I was 15. 5. How much money did spend to bring Academy graduate Kevin Horlock back to the Boleyn Ground in August 2003? Clue 3: I have played every minute of every league game for the Hammers this season. 6. Which England international goalkeeper has signed for both Score: /5 teams without playing a single league game for either? ■

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10. Which major sporting event was held at the City of Manchester Stadium in 2006?

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AUSTIN JAMES MENNA TOM ANN FACKERELL GOLDSMITH Happy 17th KELLY Congratulations Wishing my birthday TOM Happy on your mother, MENNA with love from 50th christening GOLDSMITH, Mum, Dad, Jane, birthday AUSTIN JAMES a very happy Mike, Grandma, to ANN FACKERELL, lots birthday for Granddad and KELLY a of love Nanny 18 October. John. lifelong and Granddad Woo Woo! She and my father are Season fan and Ticket Holders who travel from HUW, GWENYTH, ELLIW and Season MAX Northamptonshire for each home LLIFON EVANS Ticket Happy birthday game, lots of love, Jane x It is great to be here at last after Holder in the Bobby Moore Lower. MAX! Lots of supporting the Hammers for nearly Love from all her family x love Mum and JAMES SPINKS 50 years. From HUW, GWENYTH, Gavin. Happy eleventh ELLIW and LLIFON EVANS. Come KURT birthday to on you Irons! Hope you THOMAS NASH JAMES SPINKS, have a Happy eighth Season Ticket JOHN SIMMONS brilliant birthday to Holder in the We are sad to report that JOHN day KURT, THOMAS NASH, Alpari Stand. Love SIMMONS has recently passed Come on who was eight from Mum, Dad, away. John played for West Ham you Irons! on 23 October Amelia, Granddad, Karen and Patrick. as a youngster, but had to retire Love from and is enjoying his first season as through injury. He then went on to Daddy and a Season Ticket Holder in the Sir DANIEL RITSON become a scout for a number of Charlotte x Trevor Brooking Upper. and CATHERINE clubs including Birmingham City, NUNN Ipswich Town, Millwall, Norwich City BUTCH Huge and West Bromwich Albion. John Happy birthday congratulations was buried in Braughing, Bishop’s BUTCH and to DANIEL Stortford on 2 October. RIP. congratulations RITSON and on your half CATHERINE JOHN century! Enjoy NUNN on GOUGH your day – Mrs Butcher, Rachel, their recent Originally Danny and Split x engagement, we wish you both a Charlton every happiness, lots of love from all Athletic FREDDIE HARRIS DANNY WRAIGHT your friends and family. fan, JOHN A belated happy tenth birthday DANNY WRAIGHT is eight and GOUGH to FREDDIE HARRIS, have fun at is attending his first game today CALUM first saw the today’s match, lots of love from Mum, against Manchester City. TUCKER Claret and Dad, Harry and Tomkins the cat x Happy birthday Blues on 26 MELVIN SOLOMON CALUM December VAL NEWTON Happy 50th birthday to the best TUCKER who 1960, when Charlton’s home game Uncle to ex-Hammer Adam husband, dad and granddad MELVIN is eight. When was cancelled. Although they lost Newton, VAL NEWTON had been SOLOMON. All our love, Jane, Adam, tickets for 3-0, my father so much enjoyed going to West Ham for over 20 Katie, Hannah, Jay, Jack and Maisy x today’s game the game and West Ham’s style of Years. He was a lovely man and arrived, he was football that he began to support the will be sadly missed by all his family AARON KULAR over the moon, he really couldn’t Hammers. He stood for many years and friends, and all the West Ham A very happy birthday to AARON believe it! Calum loves football and in the West Bank and then became supporters from Slough and Windsor KULAR who will be turning ten on 3 his Dad and Granddad are lifetime a Season Ticket Holder. Now that who knew him well. November! supporters. His dream is to play for he has been given the final red card West Ham when he’s older. Love I am positive that he will still follow JOSEPH HOSLER from dad Toby. West Ham’s fortunes and be blowing Happy seventh birthday on 11 bubbles even from the celestial side October to JOSEPH HOSLER, love ARCHIE lines. RIP. Mummy, Daddy and Lewis. GREENAWAY A huge PETER AND GUY RODLIFFE Hammers ROBERT Happy 50th birthday for 11 October welcome Happy birthday to Alpari Lower Season Ticket to ARCHIE to PETER Holder GUY RODLIFFE, love Karen GREENAWAY and ROBERT, and children x who was born enjoy the on 2 July 2014 to mum Louise day. Up the NICOLAS Porter and dad Paul Greenaway. Hammers! Love all the family x TERRY MONAGHAN FREDERIKSEN Archie’s gramps Phil Porter has been TERRY MONAGHAN grew up in Happy birthday a keen Hammers supporter since the PAUL ATKINSON the West Ham area and followed NICOLAS ‘60s and he is now helping Archie on Keen football player and fan PAUL the Club in all of his 80 years of life. FREDERIKSEN his way down the Irons path. ATKINSON is here today with both He was an inspiration to everyone from Brondby his sons to celebrate his birthday. and cared for so many. Rest in peace in Denmark. He is really looking STEVE and He is a tough left-back who can use Granddad, love Harry. forward to today’s game. His ticket CARLY both feet and is a fantastic dad. Paul for the match is a gift for his tenth A big played against ex-West Ham player CHARLIE birthday, Love Michael. congratulations in his early playing days. Mum Claire, Dad Paul and sisters to STEVE and Libby and Phoebe would love to TONI CARLY, Season ROB wish CHARLIE a very happy tenth CONNOLLY Ticket Holders BOLTON Birthday for 29 October. Charlie Wishing my in the East Stand Happy 40th plays for Hitchin Town and his beautiful Upper, who birthday favourite player is Diafra Sakho. wife TONI were married ROB CONNOLLY on 3 October BOLTON, LEE a very happy birthday and happy 2014. Wishing you every happiness love from all Happy 30th birthday LEE. Thanks anniversary. A year ago today you for the future with love from your your friends for all your help over the years from made me the happiest man ever. big sister and all of the family. Happy and family x all your friends and workmates at Love you now and always X birthday for Monday, Carly! T.Cribb & Sons.

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DEVELOPMENT SQUAD The Development Squad kicked off their European campaign by losing an eight-goal thriller to Bilbao Athletic

NICK Haycock’s Development immediately through substitute The two teams line up for a photocall before kick-off Squad narrowly lost 5-3 to midfielder Kieran Bywater as Spanish side Bilbao Athletic he cut in from the right-wing in their first game of the new and curled a wonderful shot Premier League International into the top left-hand corner Cup. to make it 4-3. With regular U21 players such As the Hammers committed as Reece Oxford and Reece men forward in search of a Burke unavailable through last-gasp equaliser, Athletic injury and international duty sealed the victory as they respectively, Haycock named a broke down the right wing and young side including scholars Mario Barco’s diving header Manny Onariase and Josh Pask finally put the result beyond at centre-back along with U18 doubt. forwards Jordan Brown and SECOND HALF RALLY Djair Parfitt-Williams. THE Development Squad LEARNING CURVE The Hammers did not start rallied in the second half and SPEAKING after the game, well as a defensive mix-up created a number of chances, Haycock said: “It was a learning allowed Athletic striker Jorge yet they had little to show for curve for them. I thought four Luis Garcia to open the scoring their efforts until Elliot Lee of the five goals were easily after just two minutes. scored his fourth goal in three avoidable and I think we have However, Haycock’s men games in the 77th minute. to defend better as a team. responded brightly with Parfitt- The striker, who had worked “I’m disappointed. I said to Williams hitting the post before tirelessly throughout, was the boys in the dressing room Matthias Fanimo’s drilled cross rewarded as he pounced on if you score three goals, that was diverted past goalkeeper Moses Makasi’s knockdown to usually wins you a football Remiro by Unai Bilbao Arteta. finish from close-range. match. But we needed to The scoreline was not Lee’s goal put the wind in the score six and it doesn’t happen level for long, though, as the Hammers’ sails as they pushed at this level. visitors went ahead shortly to find an equaliser. However, “We don’t want to take after through Aitor Seguin their hopes of a comeback anything away from Bilbao Cid’s free-kick. The Spaniard’s were dashed in stoppage time Athletic because they are delivery evaded everyone in after Spiegel handled Sebastian a good side. They’re more the box and nestled into the Lletget’s high clearance, and experienced than we were, but far corner. the referee dubiously awarded that’s what the development Los Leones extended their a free-kick for a deliberate process is about. It’s about lead after left-back Urtzi Iriondo backpass. challenging young players at broke into the box and lashed a From the resulting free-kick, higher levels and seeing if they fierce shot – via a deflection – Garcia scored his second of can cope.” past Raphael Spiegel to make it the evening. One of the Development 3-1 before half-time. The Hammers responded Squad’s standout performers on the night was right-back 2014/15 BARCLAYS U21 PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION 1 Kyle Knoyle, who made his Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts third U21 appearance of the 1 Manchester City 6 3 2 1 13 8 5 11 season against the Spaniards. 2 Chelsea 5 3 2 0 10 5 5 11 The England U18 3 Manchester United 4 3 1 0 10 2 8 10 4 Southampton 6 3 1 2 11 9 2 10 international agreed with 5 Fulham 6 2 3 1 8 7 1 9 Haycock that mistakes cost 6 Liverpool 5 2 1 2 10 8 2 7 the Hammers dear, saying: “It 7 Sunderland 6 2 1 3 4 9 -5 7 was a good experience playing 8 Everton 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6 against European opposition, 9 Tottenham Hotspur 5 2 0 3 8 10 -2 6 10 Norwich City 6 2 0 4 10 13 -3 6 but I don’t think we started 11 West Ham United 6 1 2 3 6 10 -4 5 the game well enough. That 12 Leicester City 5 0 1 4 3 12 -9 1 then set the tone for the rest

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2014/15 Appearances and Goals

BU21PL BU21PL BU21PLC BU21PLC PLIC PLIC Player Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Jordan Brown 0 (2) - - - 1 - Reece Burke 5 - - - - - Kieran Bywater 6 1 - - 0 (1) 1 Leo Chambers ------ 5 - - - - - Matthias Fanimo 1 (1) - - - 1 - Janaai Gordon ------Jamie Harney ------Kyle Knoyle 2 - - - 1 - Elliot Lee 6 3 - - 1 1 Sebastian Lletget 5 - - - 1 - Sean Maguire* 0 (1) - - - - - Moses Makasi 0 (1) - - - 0 (1) - Nathan Mavila 0 (1) - - - - - Ravel Morrison* 1 - - - - - Paul McCallum ------George Moncur* ------Amos Nasha 0 (3) - - - - - Emmanuel Onariase 1 - - - 1 - Reece Oxford 6 - - - - - Lewis Page 3 (2) - - - 1 - Djair Parfitt-Williams - - - - 1 - Josh Pask 0 (1) - - - 1 - Dan Potts 3 - - - - - Diego Poyet 1 - - - - - Goalscorer Kieran Sadlier 2 (2) 1 - - - - Elliot Lee in Raphael Spiegel 6 - - - 1 - Blair Turgott 2 - - - - - action against Sam Westley 4 - - - - - Bilbao Athletic Danny Whitehead 4 - - - 1 - Adrian Wojcik Kosela 0 (1) 1 - - - - *Out on loan 2014/15 Fixtures and Results All fixtures are subject to change of the game. We suffered K/O Venue from individual errors too. We Date Opposition Comp got back into the game but it Result Scorers wasn’t enough. Sat 12 Jul 2-2 AFC Hornchurch PS J.Brown, Tombides “They were good, a typical Tue 15 Jul 2-1 Havant & Waterlooville PS Lee 2 Spanish side they were good in Sat 19 Jul 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk ASTC - possession and more technical Sun 20 Jul 4-2 RCD Espanyol ASTC Lee 2, McCallum, Cullen Wed 23 Jul 1-0 Sutton United PS Trialist than other teams we’ve played Tue 29 Jul 2-0 Braintree Town PS Lee 2 against.” Sat 2 Aug 0-3 Newport County PS - The Development Squad Tue 5 Aug 3-2 Woking PS Lee 3 returned to domestic action Fri 8 Aug 1-1 Aston Villa PS Gordon against Manchester United Tue 12 Aug 0-5 PSV PS - in the Barclays U21 Premier Mon 18 Aug 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur BU21PL Bywater League at Rush Green Stadium Fri 22 Aug 1-2 Southampton BU21PL Wojcik Kosela last night. A full report, reaction Sun 31 Aug 1-1 Manchester City BU21PL Sadlier and highlights can be found on Fri 12 Sep 0-4 Liverpool BU21PL - whufc.com and West Ham TV. Fri 19 Sep 1-1 Fulham BU21PL Lee West Ham’s next fixture in the Mon 29 Sep 2-0 Sunderland BU21PL Lee 2 Premier League International Wed 15 Oct 3-5 Bilbao Athletic BPLIC Own-goal, Lee, Bywater Cup will see Dutch side PSV Fri 24 Oct 7pm Manchester United BU21PL Rush Green Eindhoven visit the Boleyn Thu 6 Nov 1pm Norwich City BU21PL Colney Training Centre Ground on the evening of Wed 19 Nov 7pm PSV Eindhoven BPLIC Boleyn Ground Wednesday 19 November. Mon 1 Dec 7pm Chelsea BU21PL Rush Green Mon 8 Dec 7pm Fulham BPLIC Rush Green Mon 15 Dec 7pm Everton BU21PL Southport FC MATCH FACTS Mon 5 Jan 7pm Leicester City BU21PL Rush Green Premier League International Fri 9 Jan 7pm Tottenham Hotspur BU21PL Rush Green Cup, Boleyn Ground, Mon 26 Jan 2.30pm Southampton BU21PL Southampton FC Training Ground Wednesday 15 October 2014 Fri 6 Feb 7pm Fulham BU21PL Rush Green Mon 23 Feb 7pm Liverpool BU21PL St Helens RFC Development Squad 3 Mon 9 Mar 7pm Sunderland BU21PL Eppleton Own-goal, Lee, Bywater Fri 13 Mar 7pm Manchester City BU21PL Boleyn Ground Bilbao Athletic 5 Tue 7 Apr 7pm Manchester United BU21PL Leigh Sports Village Luis Garcia 2, Seguin, Iriondo, Fri 17 Apr 7pm Norwich City BU21PL Rush Green Barco Sun 3 May 1pm Chelsea BU21PL Aldershot Town FC Development Squad: Spiegel, Fri 8 May 7pm Everton BU21PL Rush Green Knoyle, Page, Whitehead, Mon 18 May 7pm Leicester City BU21PL King Power Stadium Onariase, Pask, Fanimo (Makasi Fri 8 May 7pm Everton BU21PL Rush Green 68), Lletget, J. Brown (Bywater Mon 18 May 7pm Leicester City BU21PL King Power Stadium 68), Lee, Parfitt-Williams Home matches in bold Subs not used: Boness, Nasha, Key: BU21PL – Barclays U21 Premier League, BU21PL C – Barclays U21 Premier League Cup, PLIC – Akinola, Diangana Premier League International Cup, PS – Pre-season match, ASTC – Absolute Sports Travel Cup

WHUFC.COM 67 ACADEMY 2014/15 ACADEMY Academy Manager and Head of Coaching and Player Development TERRY WESTLEY pens his exclusive column

DESPITE seeing our unbeaten That group there have done Anthony Scully who we have run ended at Fulham last particularly well in the early not talked about at all this weekend, I believe we have part of the season. season because he has been made a very positive start You can add to them young recovering from a torn thigh to the 2014/15 season as an Vashon Neufville at left-back, muscle. He is also being Academy. who is an U16 but has played Scan the QR looked at by the Republic of We have got a very strong in virtually every U18 game code to watch Ireland and England at age- base player-wise, with this season. He has just been West Ham TV group level. goalkeeper Sam Howes having picked for the Victory Shield highlights We have qualified for the U16 played for England U18s and squad for England U16s. Premier League International for our own U21 side this Joe Powell and Tunji Akinola Tournament, which is being season. He’ll be looking to have also played, so you’re played this weekend, and we extend his Development Squad getting U16 players in the U18 will give a number of U15 experience this season. team on a regular basis, which schoolboys an opportunity At centre-half, we have got they need to do. because we believe in fast- Manny Onariase and Josh They need to come into tracking our players. Pask, who give us a real base their scholarships next season It’s all about stretching to play off. Alex Pike has been with half their apprenticeship players to the limit and putting outstanding at right-back and already done. They need to be Terry Westley them in training sessions with is really pushing Kyle Knoyle ready for U21 football and, at the older ones and then, when and Sam Westley for that the age of 19, they want to be they make that transition to position in the U21s – there looking at the first team and Chadwell Heath and the first is a real duel going on there saying to themselves ‘You don’t team, they are more equipped which keeps everyone at their need to buy anybody because I to do it. best. am there or thereabouts’. We want them to be Up at the top, Jordan Brown You can add Reece Oxford to challenged each and every day. has done exceptionally well that list, who is still 15 but has If I look back at all the top for the U18s, holding the been selected for the England players who I worked with ball up, leading the line and squad for the European U17 Sam Howes is during their development, they pushing for place scoring in almost every game. Championship qualifiers, which in our U21 side all played up an age-group – Unfortunately, he has picked start today in Cyprus. Another , Paul Konchesky, up an injury that may keep him schoolboy, Jahmal Hector- Matt Upson, – out for a little while. Ingram, was in the squad but before going on to become full It was significant that neither unfortunately had to pull out internationals. he nor Josh played against through injury. In terms of football, that is Fulham and that took a little We have to look after Jahmal where we are at present. bit of the spine away from and manage his career. He will We had a Technical Board the team and made the game now have to rehab properly Meeting earlier this week and more even. and hopefully he will be back Sam Allardyce joined us and We missed a penalty at 0-0 training soon and U21 football showed a really strong interest and had a corner cleared off could come calling for him, in what we are trying to do at the line, so it could have been with Jordan out. the Academy. a different game if things had Reece has been superb for Each player has their own gone our way. us, but we have to monitor personal development plan All of the players I have just him in terms of how many tailored to their own physical, mentioned forced their way games he plays and that is why mental, educational, positional into the squad against Bilbao we gave him a breather for and other needs. In any elite Athletic in the Premier League the Bilbao match. To say we sport, players need a plan International Cup. missed a 15-year-old in an U21 so that they know what they They show the importance of match is some plaudit to how are doing every single day. having a spine down your team well he has done. Football training should not be who other people can play off. We also have the striker generic – we want to provide

68 WHUFC.COM 2014/15 BARCLAYS U18 PREMIER LEAGUE SOUTH 2014/15 Appearances and Goals Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Chelsea 9 6 1 2 32 17 15 19 Player BU21PL BU21PL BU21PLC BU21PLC PLIC PLIC 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 9 6 0 3 17 12 5 18 Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 3 West Ham United 9 4 4 1 19 11 8 16 Fatia Adebayo 1 (1) - - - - - 4 Arsenal 9 4 3 2 19 10 9 15 5 Leicester City 8 4 2 2 13 7 6 14 Tunje Akinola 5 - - - - - 6 Fulham 8 4 1 3 11 11 0 13 Jerry Amoo 3 - - - - - 7 West Bromwich Albion 9 3 2 4 16 16 0 11 8 Tottenham Hotspur 9 2 5 2 17 19 -2 11 Kieran Bailey 2 (5) 1 - - - - 9 Aston Villa 8 2 3 3 9 26 -17 9 Clarke Bogard 3 - - - - - 10 Southampton 9 2 2 5 16 15 1 8 11 Reading 9 1 2 6 11 23 -12 5 Oscar Borg 2 (2) 1 - - - - 12 Norwich City 8 1 1 6 7 20 -13 4 Jordan Brown 8 6 - - - -

Tim Brown 1 - - - - -

Marcus Browne 6 1 - - - - what every individual player needs on a daily basis. Matt Carter 1 (1) - - - - - With this approach, I hope it Grady Diangana 9 2 - - - - will give us the best possible Ross Elsom 1 - - - - - chance of producing players Sam Howes 5 - - - - - who can play first-team football for West Ham United. Kyle Knoyle 4 - - - - - Joseph Linley* 1 (3) - - - - -

MATCH FACTS Vashon Neufville 7 (1) - - - - - Barclays U18 Premier League, Emmanuel Onariase 8 2 - - - - Saturday 4 October 2014, American Express Elite Football Djair Parfitt-Williams 9 2 - - - - Performance Centre Josh Pask 4 1 - - - - Alex Pike 6 1 - - - - Brighton & Hove Albion 0 U18s 3 Joe Powell 1 (2) - - - - - Own-goal, Parfitt-Williams, Josh Pask has started Decarrey Sheriff 3 (3) - - - - - the season well J.Brown Noha Sylvestre 9 - - - - - U18s: Howes, Pike (Linley), Neufville, Akinola, Onariase, 2014/15 Fixtures and Results Browne, Sylvestre, Parfitt- K/O Venue Williams, Diangana, Borg Date Opposition Comp Result Scorers (Sheriff), J.Brown Subs not used: Powell, Kanu Sat 16 Aug 3-1 West Bromwich Albion BU18PL Parfitt-Williams, Diangana, Onariase Sat 23 Aug 0-0 Leicester City BU18PL -

Barclays U18 Premier League, Sat 30 Aug 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur BU18PL Brown 2, Onariase Saturday 11 October 2014, Little Sat 13 Sep 2-2 Chelsea BU18PL Browne, Brown Heath Sat 20 Sep 3-2 Southampton BU18PL Hector-Ingram, Brown, Bailey U18s 0 Sat 27 Sep 4-0 Reading BU18PL Pask, Diangana, Brown, Borg

Arsenal 0 Sat 4 Oct 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion BU18PL Own-goal, Parfitt-Williams, J.Brown U18s: Howes, Pike, Pask, Sat 11 Oct 0-0 Arsenal BU18PL - Onariase, Neufville, Browne, Sylvestre, Diangana (Bailey), Borg Sat 18 Oct 1-3 Fulham BU18PL Pike (pen) (Carter), Brown, Parfitt-Williams Sat 25 Oct 12noon Aston Villa BU18PL Rush Green Subs not used: Akinola, Sat 1 Nov 12noon Norwich City BU18PL Colney Training Centre Parsons, Sheriff Sat 22 Nov 12noon Leicester City BU18PL Training Ground, Leicester Barclays U18 Premier League, Sat 29 Nov 12noon West Bromwich Albion BU18PL Rush Green Saturday 18 October 2014, Sat 6 Dec 11am Tottenham Hotspur BU18PL Tottenham Hotspur Academy Motspur Park Sat 13 Dec 11am Chelsea BU18PL Little Heath

Fulham 3 Sat 17 Jan 12noon Southampton BU18PL Staplewood Training Ground U18s 1 Sat 24 Jan 11am Brighton & Hove Albion BU18PL Little Heath Pike (pen) Sat 31 Jan 11am Arsenal BU18PL Arsenal Training Centre

U18s: Howes, Pike, Akinola, Sat 7 Feb 11am Fulham BU18PL Little Heath Onariase (Powell), Neufville (Borg), Carter, Sylvestre, Sat 14 Feb 12noon Aston Villa BU18PL Bodymoor Heath Training Ground Diangana, Amoo (Bailey), Sheriff, Sat 21 Feb 12noon Norwich City BU18PL Rush Green Parfitt-Williams Sat 28 Feb 11am Reading BU18PL Little Heath Subs not used: Boness, score first. All fixtures are subject to change) Ham United (West Adebayo Home matches in bold Key: BU18PL – Barclays U21 Premier League, FAYC – FA Youth Cup

WHUFC.COM 69 Can he kick it?

Yes he can. Philip’s been with the West Ham United Kicks programme since he was 12. He’s gone from attendee to community role model through his passion for the Hammers.

Thank you Philip, you are the true spirit of the game.

Who would you thank? Barclays Football @BarclaysFooty

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JORDAN BROWN HAVING scored nearly 20 goals The forward in action for West Ham United U18s, against his former Second-year scholar striker Jordan Brown has made club Arsenal BORN: 10 November 1996, a terrific impact since his move London, England from Arsenal in summer 2013. POSITION: Centre forward Brown bagged 13 times last U18S APPEARANCES: 36 season as the Hammers finished GOALS: 19 second in the Barclays U18 Premier League South table dribbling and running at people. and his prolific strike-rate has That excites me. continued at the start of the “As a striker I always used present campaign. to look up three strikers in Like many players at the particular. , Academy of Football, Brown because when he was in the box first started playing football at a he was clinical, a great poacher. very young age as he grew up in , I don’t need to south west London. explain why. And finally the “I first started playing when Brazilian Ronaldo was a great I was about six,” he began. “I inspiration too.” played for a local team near While he is one of the where I lived in Osterley. “I was close to joining standout players at the “They had a few links to Norwich, but West Ham did Academy, Brown also has a Watford and Chelsea but it was it for me. The history of the maturity beyond his years, Arsenal that I was eventually club and their reputation for knowing he still has work to scouted for. I went round all developing young players do if he is to fulfil his dream of three clubs, but Arsenal was helped make my mind up.” playing Barclays Premier League the best decision for me at the Brown’s decision to join the football. time.” Hammers has paid dividends. “In the goals aspect it’s easier Soon after joining the The 17-year-old can vividly for me because I’m more Gunners, Brown moved to a remember his first impressions experienced. I’ve moulded into new position and has never of life at Little Heath. the team so hopefully I can looked back. “I came here to look round continue scoring goals. I want to “I was eight years old when and see what it was like, really. improve every day. I first joined. I started as a There’s a good bunch of lads “I could improve on my central midfielder but was soon here. There’s a higher tempo heading for sure. I’ve also been moved up to striker within a few to training and it’s more working on my hold-up play months.” competitive. That really excited which I think is improving.” For most footballers, playing at me.” As befits most regular Arsenal would be the pinnacle Since then, Brown has scorers, Brown has developed of their careers. However, continued his development a trademark goal celebration, Brown’s ambition is clear as he as a talented all-round No9. a Ballotelli-esqe folded arms explains his reasoning behind Describing his strengths, he routine. Brown says of the leaving Arsenal a little over a says: “I would say running in celebration: “I’m not sure really year ago. behind the defenders and where it came from, playing FIFA “I thought it was the right time playing off their shoulders. I think! It’s just of those things to move. I needed to make That’s one of my best attributes. that when I score, I want to act a decision about whether or I’m good at running at defenders like a boss. Everyone just runs not I was going to get played with pace too. to me. I’m thinking of a new regularly in the youth teams “I model my game on any celebration at the moment!” and eventually make it into their good player really, they might Given Brown’s current form, first team. You never know in not even be in my position. his new celebration is sure to football, but I thought it wasn’t Players like , he’s be witnessed up and down the very likely. a great player. He’s fantastic at county very soon.

WHUFC.COM 71 FA WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE SOUTHERN DIVISION 2014/15

LADIES Striker Vicky Kinsman is desperate to make a success of her second spell with West Ham United

WEST Ham United progressed talks to us and treats us. He just through to the second round of wants the very best for the Club. the Capital Women’s Cup with “The difference with him and a 5-3 penalty shootout victory other managers that I’ve played away at Tottenham Hotspur for is that they have all been Ladies last weekend. quite laid back when it comes One of their scorers in to missing training or not being that match was striker Vicky able to make a game. Julian is Kinsman, who re-joined the all or nothing in that respect.” Hammers in the summer after Kinsman netted her first goal last wearing the Hammers shirt in a friendly defeat away at ten years ago. C&K during pre- The striker, who was among season, before also scoring in the scorers as Sunday’s tie competitive matches against ended 4-4 after extra-time, Plymouth Argyle, Keynsham picks up the story of her return Town and Tottenham. to the Club. Looking back, Kinsman “I was playing for Barking revealed that since re-joining Ladies last season and we was hitting the gym a lot. I already Striker Kinsman the Hammers, the league has drew West Ham in the final of felt fit but there are two leagues says manager taught her a lot about how she Julian Dicks the Essex County Cup,” said difference between Barking and expects his has developed as a footballer Kinsman. “They beat us 5-1 but West Ham and the football is that players to give over the years. I remember looking around the much faster so I needed to make their all “Scoring my first goal against pitch that night thinking that if sure I was ready.” Basildon was a really good I worked hard enough, I could feeling for me. It was a local get myself into that team. ALL OR NOTHING game so I had my friends, family “I played for West Ham ten KINSMAN was one of five new and little boy all there to support years ago so I knew a few of the additions made by new manager me in their West Ham shirts, so I older faces and, after speaking Julian Dicks during the summer was glad to get a goal for them! to them, I said I’d come to pre- and the 28-year-old admitted “It’s definitely a relief to have season training and see how it that the way the former West got a couple more so far this goes. It obviously went well! Ham defender works shows just season. I knew that once I’d got “I feel that I have settled in fine how much he loves the Club. the first one, I’d be OK and the back at West Ham. The girls are “Julian has been there and pressure would be off a little! really friendly and full of banter done it,” continued Kinsman. This league is a lot quicker than so I felt comfortable from the “He is a West Ham legend so he I was used to and you don’t start. automatically gets my respect always get a lot of chances in a “I enjoyed pre-season; don’t get from the start. You can tell how game, so you need to make the me wrong I hate running but as much West Ham United means most of the ones you do get! I’d decided to take the step up, I to him through the way he “I know what Julian expects of me. I’m good at holding the ball 2014/15 FA WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE SOUTHERN DIVISION up and bringing others into play Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts so as long as I’m doing my job and 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 8 6 1 1 32 9 23 19 getting goals as well, I’m happy! 2 Portsmouth 8 6 1 1 22 9 13 19 “I think I used to be a pretty lazy 3 Charlton Athletic 8 6 0 2 34 11 23 18 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 8 5 1 2 21 11 10 16 player if I’m honest, but in every 5 West Ham United Ladies 8 5 0 3 15 10 5 15 single game for West Ham this 6 Tottenham Hotspur 7 4 1 2 15 12 3 13 season, I am playing for my shirt. 7 Lewes 8 2 1 5 10 14 -4 7 “I’ve realised that I need to 8 Plymouth Argyle 6 2 1 3 9 17 -8 7 believe in myself more. I am 9 Queens Park Rangers 6 2 0 4 9 16 -7 6 10 Gillingham 7 2 0 5 14 23 -9 6 good enough to play at this level 11 Copeswood (Coventry) 6 1 0 5 4 17 -13 3 and my performances so far this 12 Keynsham Town 8 0 0 8 6 42 -36 0 season have proved that!”

72 WHUFC.COM TOP-THREE TARGET 2014/15 Appearances and Goals WITH the Ladies’ season now two months in, the squad are L L LC LC FAWC FAWC LCC LCC beginning to learn more about Player Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals what they believe they are Jess Barling 2 - 1 - - - - - capable of this season, with Kinsman looking at the top end Ruby Baxter 4 (1) - 1 - - - - - of the table as a realistic target. Kelley Blanchflower 7 2 1 - - - 1 - “Now the season has got Katie Bottom 6 (1) - 0 (1) - - - 1 - underway, I definitely feel we April Bowers 3 (1) 1 - - - - 1 1 are capable of a top-three finish. There has not been a team that Alma Donohoe 1 (2) - 0 (1) - - - - - we have played so far that have Rian Humphreys 0 (1) ------been better than us, whether we Vicky King 8 - 1 - - - 1 - have won or lost, so we need to be more consistent. Vicky Kinsman 8 2 1 - - - 1 1 “Tottenham away in the league Zoe Lipley-Hinton 5 (1) 1 - - - - 1 - [a 2-0 win] proved that we Stacey Little 8 2 1 - - - 1 - should not be under-estimated Whitney Locke 1 (1) ------and a performance like that every week would guarantee Emily Masters ------0 (1) - taking all three points from our Sarah McCrea 8 5 1 - - - 1 2 games no matter who we play! Lily Mellors 1 (6) 1 0 (1) - - - 1 - “For me personally, I just want to play every week. It’s as simple Lindsey Morgan 2 (1) 1 1 - - - - - as that. Whilst I’m doing that Danica Revell 8 - 1 - - - 1 - and the team are getting results Nikita Runnacles 8 - 1 - - - 1 - on the pitch, I’m happy! Plenty Emma Sherwood 8 - 1 1 - - - - more goals would be nice too.” The Ladies sit fifth in the Abbie Solly 0 (1) ------FA Women’s Premier League South ahead of Sunday’s trip to 2014/15 Fixtures and Results

Copsewood (Coventry), where K/O Venue Date Opposition Comp kick-off is at 2pm. Result Scorers Sun 24 Aug 2-1 Queens Park Rangers L Morgan, Blanchflower MATCH FACTS FA Women’s Premier League Southern Sun 31 Aug 1-3 LC Sherwood Division, Thursday 2 October 2014, Thu 4 Sep 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur L McCrea Ware FC Tottenham Hotspur 0 Sun 7 Sep 1-0 Lewes L Little Ladies 2 Sun 14 Sep 0-1 Copeswood (Coventry) LFC L - Lipley-Hinton, Bowers Ladies: Runnacles, King, Revell, Little, Sun 21 Sep 5-2 Plymouth Argyle L Kinsman, Little, McCrea 3 Bottom, Bowers, Lipley-Hinton, Sun 28 Sep 0-3 Portsmouth Ladies L - McCrea, Blanchflower, Kinsman, Sherwood Thu 2 Oct 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur L Lipley-Hinton, Bowers Subs not used: Mellors, Baxter, Sun 5 Oct 4-1 Keynsham Town L Blanchflower, Mellors, McCrea, Kinsman Donohoe, Locke, Humphreys 4-4 (aet, won Sun 19 Oct 5-3 on pens) Tottenham Hotspur LCC1 Bowers, McCrea 2, Kinsman FA Women’s Premier League Southern Sun 26 Oct 2pm Copeswood (Coventry) LFC L Copsewood Sports & Social Club Division, Sunday 5 October 2014, Mill Field Sun 2 Nov 2pm Portsmouth Ladies L Havant & Waterlooville FC Ladies 4 Blanchflower, Mellors, Sun 9 Nov 2pm Cardiff City L Aveley FC McCrea, Kinsman Sun 23 Nov 2pm Plymouth Argyle L Elburton Villa FC Keynsham Town 1 Ladies: Runnacles, King, Revell, Little, Sun 14 Dec 2pm Charlton Athletic L Sporting Club Thamesmead Bottom, Lipley-Hinton (Baxter 75), Sun 4 Jan 2pm Keynsham Town L Keynsham Town FC Bowers, Blanchflower (Mellors 64), McCrea, Sherwood, Kinsman Sun 25 Jan 2pm Brighton & Hove Albion L Sussex FA Sub not used: Humphreys, Donohoe Sun 1 Feb 2pm Gillingham L Aveley FC

London Capital Cup first round, Sun 22 Feb 2pm Brighton & Hove Albion L Aveley FC Sunday 19 October 2014, Ware FC Sun 1 Mar 2pm Charlton Athletic L Aveley FC Tottenham Hotspur 4 Ladies 4 Sun 22 Mar 2pm Queens Park Rangers L Aveley FC Bowers, McCrea 2, Kinsman Sun 29 Mar 2pm Gillingham L Gillingham FC (AET, won 5-3 on penalties) Ladies: Runnacles, King, Little, Revell, Sun 5 Apr 2pm Cardiff City L Cardiff Athletics Stadium Bottom, McCrea, Lipley-Hinton, Sun 12 Apr 2pm Lewes L Aveley FC Mellors, Kinsman, Blanchflower, Bowers (Masters 111) (West Ham United score first. All fixtures are subject to change) Subs not used: Donohoe, Locke, Key: L – FA Women’s Premier League Southern Division, LC – FA Women’s Premier League Cup, Humphreys, Baxter FAWC – FA Women’s Cup – LCC – London Capital Cup – Home matches in bold

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STOKE CITY BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE OVER SATURDAY 1 NOVEMBER LAND 2014, 3PM AND MAP and is owned by Stoke’s Titanic SEA TO… Brewery and serves its Steerage, Iceberg, White Star, Plum Porter and Captain Smith’s. Captain John Smith went down with the Titanic and came from Stoke. There are four guest beers on tap as well and food is served all day. Don’t miss the WHERE ARE WE OFF TO? > CAN THE TRAIN TAKE Coachmakers Arms, 65 Lichfield BRITANNIA STADIUM, Stanley THE STRAIN? Street, Hanley, a superb pottery Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent, TRAIN services are quick and workers’ Victorian boozer, saved ST4 4EG regular between London Euston from demolition and serving and Stoke-on-Trent, with two Draught Bass as well as beers HOW BIG IS IT? direct services every hour taking from local micros, usually 28,383 under an hour-and-a-half to including a stout. *Roger Protz make the journey. Services edits the CAMRA Good Beer WHERE DO I SIT? leave Euston at .00 and .20 past Guide: 2015 edition just out, MARSTONS Pedigree (South) the hour, with much slower – £15.99. Follow him on Twitter Stand and cheaper – trains leaving at @RogerProtzBeer .46 past the hour. From Stoke HOW MANY TICKETS HAVE station, take a taxi. After the WHAT HAPPENED ON OUR WE GOT? game, fast trains leave Stoke at PREVIOUS VISIT? 2,900 Standard Tickets .12 and .50 past the hour. Adult WEST Ham United were return fares are £65.80. humbled 3-1 in the Premier HOW FAR IS IT? League on Saturday 15 March 174 miles 2014. After taking an early lead through Andy Carroll’s towering> HOW DO I GET THERE WHERE TO header, West Ham were pegged BY CAR? ENJOY A PRE- back when ’s TAKE the northbound M1 or MATCH PINT acrobatic effort flew in via Peter M11/A14 out of London to – WITH ‘THE Odemwingie. Austrian Marko the Catthorpe Interchange, GOOD BEER Arnautovic put Stoke in front on GUIDE’ EDITOR 69 minutes before West Ham’s ROGER PROTZ – penalty appeals for handball THE Glebe, 35 by Marc Muniesa were waved Glebe Street, is just a short away. Odemwingie made sure walk from the train station and of Stoke’s success when he where >the M6 begins. Follow offers Blonde and Slumbering converted Stephen Ireland’s the M6 for 71 miles to Junction Monk from the local Joule’s pass. 15, taking the sliproad left brewery as well as excellent pub to the A500 towards Stoke grub, including Staffordshire HOW ARE THEY GETTING ON on Trent/Newcastle-under- cheese platters. The Glebe has > NOWADAYS? Lyme. Go straight over the beautifully restored stained MARK Hughes’ side have roundabout and follow the glass windows and also made a solid start to the A500 Queensway for 1.7 miles. offers a traditional cider on 2014/15 campaign, capped by Take the sliproad left towards handpump. The Wheatsheaf, an outstanding 1-0 victory at Trentham Lakes/Fenton. At the 84 Church Street, is a popular Manchester City in late August. roundabout, take the second Wetherspoon’s outlet, with Stoke have also defeated exit onto the A50. After about the usual Greene King beers Newcastle United and Swansea 700 metres, take the sliproad but a range of ales chosen by City at the Britannia Stadium, left and turn right over the customers, often featuring the and host Southampton in the bridge – the Britannia Stadium local Lymestone Brewery. Food Capital One Cup fourth round is in front of you. A number of is served from 8am to 11pm. on Wednesday evening. paid-for car parks are situated in The White Start, 63 Kingsway, the streets around the ground. is based in the town centre

WHUFC.COM 77 BACKGROUND

BIG MATCH DETAILS TODAY’S MASCOTS MARCUS MORRIS TODAY’S referee will be Martin Atkinson. Chelsea and Liverpool, the 2011 FA Cup AGE: 7 A referee since the age of 16, final, the 2013 Championship Play-Off FAVOURITE PLAYER: Atkinson was promoted to the final and the 2014 League Cup final. ENNER VALENCIA Football League list of assistant Atkinson is refereeing West Ham for referees in 1998. In 2000, Atkinson the second time this season, having was promoted to the Select Group of been the man in the middle for our GEORGE EARTHY AGE: 10 assistant referees, allowing him to run 2-2 Barclays Premier League draw at FAVOURITE PLAYER: the line in Premier League matches. Hull City on 15 September. He also CHEIKHOU KOUYATE Atkinson joined the National List of took charge of Manchester City’s referees for the Football League at the opening-day win at Newcastle United start of the 2003/04 season before this season. HENRY WOODCOCK taking charge of his first Premier Last season, he took charge of four AGE: 11 League fixture on 20 April 2005 Hammers fixtures, including the final- FAVOURITE PLAYER: MARK NOBLE when Manchester City entertained day defeat at Manchester City that saw Birmingham City. the hosts crowned champions. The 44-year-old has refereed a host In all, Atkinson has refereed West SONNY FENWICK of high-profile fixtures, including the Ham in 24 Premier League matches AGE: 10 2006 FA Community Shield between and four FA Cup ties. FAVOURITE PLAYER: MARK NOBLE

JACK BUTTON AGE: 9 FAVOURITE PLAYER: ADRIAN

BEN GORDON AGE: 10 FAVOURITE PLAYER: MATT JARVIS

ARCHIE FITZGERALD AGE: 11 FAVOURITE PLAYER: MARK NOBLE

HENRY FITZGERALD AGE: 9 FAVOURITE PLAYER: STEWART DOWNING

ISAAC MARTIN AGE: 8 FAVOURITE PLAYER: MAURO ZARATE THE FIXTURES STATISTICS BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE (2014/15 season – Barclays Premier THOMAS NASH SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER League only) AGE: 8 Matches refereed: 7 Liverpool v Hull City (3pm) FAVOURITE PLAYER: Yellow cards shown: 31 MARK NOBLE Southampton v Stoke City (3pm) Red cards shown: 0 Sunderland v Arsenal (3pm) Penalties awarded: 1 Swansea City v Leicester City (5.30pm) AWAY MASCOT West Ham United v Manchester City (12.45pm) DANIEL MCCRUM West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace (3pm) AGE: 12 FAVOURITE PLAYER: SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER SERGIO AGUERO Burnley v Everton (1.30pm) Manchester United v Chelsea (4pm) Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United (1.30pm) *To add your child’s details to the Mascot waiting list, please email MONDAY 27 OCTOBER [email protected] or call 0871 091 1811 (calls cost 10p/ Queens Park Rangers v Aston Villa (8pm) min plus network extras)

78 WHUFC.COM STATISTICS 2014/15

WEST HAM UNITED SQUAD STATISTICS 2014/15 (Correct up to Saturday 18 October 2014)

2014/15 season (sub appearances in brackets) West Ham United Career (inc sub appearances) (inc sub appearances) BPL FAC COC

Player Born Nat Former club Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

2. Winston Reid 3/7/88, North Shore, , New Zealand NZ FC Midtjylland (Den) 8 - - - 1 - 113 6 195 9

3. Aaron Cresswell 15/12/89, Liverpool, England Eng Ipswich Town 8 - - - - - 8 - 226 13

4. Kevin Nolan 24/6/82, Liverpool, England Eng Newcastle United 1 (3) - - - - - 122 31 558 111

5. James Tomkins 29/3/89, Basildon, England Eng Derby County (loan) 6 - - - - - 192 7 200 7

7. Matt Jarvis 22/5/86, Middlesbrough, England Eng Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (1) - - - - - 69 6 366 43

8. Cheikhou Kouyate 21/12/89, Dakar, Senegal Sen RSC Anderlecht (Bel) 5 - - - - - 5 - 250 9

9. Andy Carroll 6/1/89, Gateshead, England Eng Liverpool ------40 9 201 54

10. Mauro Zarate 18/3/87, Haedo, Argentina Arg Velez Sarsfield (Arg) 4 1 - - 0 (1) - 5 1 324 94

11. Stewart Downing 22/7/84, Middlesbrough, England Eng Liverpool 8 1 - - 0 (1) - 46 2 460 44

12. Ricardo Vaz Te 1/10/86, Lisbon, Portugal Por Barnsley 3 - - - 1 - 60 19 179 37

13. Adrian 3/1/87, Seville, Spain Spa Real Betis Balompie (Spa) 8 - - - - - 34 - 128 -

14. Ravel Morrison+ 2/2/93, Wythenshawe, England Eng Queens Park Rangers (loan) 0 (1) - - - 1 - 25 5 77 14

15. Diafra Sakho 24/12/89, Guediawaye, Senegal Sen FC Metz (Fra) 5 (1) 5 - - 1 1 7 6 133 55

16. Mark Noble 8/5/87, , England Eng Ipswich Town (loan) 6 1 - - 0 (1) - 295 34 313 35

17. Joey O’Brien 17/2/86, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Ire Bolton Wanderers 3 - - - - - 92 3 179 5

18. Carl Jenkinson 8/2/92, Harlow, England Eng Arsenal 2 (3) - - - - - 5 - 75 1

19. James Collins 23/8/83, Newport, Wales Wal Aston Villa 2 (1) - - - - - 123 5 318 17

20. Guy Demel 13/6/82, Orsay, France CIv Hamburger SV (Ger) 3 (1) - - - 1 - 80 1 366 15

21. Morgan Amalfitano 20/3/85, Nice, France Fra Olympique Marseille (Fra) 3 (2) 1 - - - - 5 1 356 23

21. Mohamed Diame* 14/6/87, Creteil, France Sen Athletic 0 (3) - - - 1 - 79 7 253 21

22. Jussi Jaaskelainen 19/4/75, Mikkeli, Finland Fin Bolton Wanderers - - - - 1 - 60 - 405 -

23. Diego Poyet 8/4/95, Zaragoza, Spain Eng Charlton Athletic 1 (1) - - - 1 - 3 - 26 -

24. Carlton Cole 12/10/83, Croydon, England Eng Chelsea 3 (2) 2 - - - - 268 67 363 84

30. Alex Song 9/9/87, Douala, Cameron Cam Barcelona (Spa) 4 (1) - - - - - 5 - 321 11

31. Enner Valencia 11/1/89, San Lorenzo, Ecuador Ecu Pachuca (Mex) 5 (2) 2 - - 1 - 7 2 147 43

32. Reece Burke 2/9/96, Newham, England Eng None - - - - 1 - 2 - 2 -

33. Dan Potts 13/4/94, Barking, England Eng Portsmouth (loan) - - - - 1 - 13 - 24 - + Out on loan *No longer at West Ham United West + Out on loan *No longer at

BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE 2014/15 Winston Reid Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Chelsea 8 7 1 0 23 8 15 22 2 Manchester City 8 5 2 1 18 8 10 17 3 Southampton 8 5 1 2 19 5 14 16 4 West Ham United 8 4 1 3 15 11 4 13 5 Liverpool 8 4 1 3 13 12 1 13 6 Manchester United 8 3 3 2 15 12 3 12 7 Arsenal 8 2 5 1 13 11 2 11 8 Swansea City 8 3 2 3 11 10 1 11 9 Tottenham Hotspur 8 3 2 3 10 11 -1 11 10 Stoke City 8 3 2 3 8 9 -1 11 11 Hull City 8 2 4 2 13 13 0 10 12 Aston Villa 8 3 1 4 4 12 -8 10 13 Everton 8 2 3 3 16 16 0 9 14 Leicester City 8 2 3 3 11 13 -2 9 15 West Bromwich Albion 8 2 3 3 10 11 -1 9 16 Crystal Palace 8 2 2 4 11 14 -3 8 17 Sunderland 8 1 5 2 8 15 -7 8 18 Newcastle United 8 1 4 3 8 14 -6 7 19 Burnley 8 0 4 4 4 13 -9 4 20 Queens Park Rangers 8 1 1 6 6 18 -12 4 (Correct up to Monday 20 October 2014)

WHUFC.COM 79 FIXTURES & RESULTS 2014/15 Date Opposition Comp KO/Res Scorers Att Away Referee Pos Pts Starting XI Substitutes JULY Sat 12 Stevenage PSM 2-2 Jarvis 84, Downing 90 3,811 1,394 Darren Deadman - - Adrian O’Brien Cresswell Reid Chambers Poyet Noble Nolan © Vaz Te Morrison McCallum All (46) unless stated: Jaaskelainen, Demel, Collins, Tomkins, Kouyate, Diame, Whitehead (Cullen 80), Jarvis, Downing, Lee Wed 16 Ipswich Town PSM 0-0 - 8,976 1,920 Darren Deadman - - Jaaskelainen Demel Cresswell Collins Tomkins Kouyate Noble © Diame Jarvis Downing Cole All (46) unless stated: Adrian, O’Brien, Page, Reid, Chambers, Poyet, Cullen, Nolan, Vaz Te, Lletget, Zarate (McCallum 78)

Wed 23 Phoenix (in Auckland) FUT 1-2 Zarate 70 19,183 - Peter O’Leary - - Jaaskelainen Demel (68) Cresswell (78) Collins (68) Reid © Kouyate (60) Noble (71) z Nolan Jarvis (71) Diame (81) Cole (60) Downing (60), Zarate (60), O’Brien (68), Tomkins (68), Poyet (71), Vaz Te (71), Potts (78), Whitehead (81), Adrian, Howes Sat 26 Sydney FC (in Wellington) FUT 1-3 Petkovic 51 (og) 30,968 - Nick Waldron - - Adrian (81) Demel (13) O’Brien (72) Collins Reid © Noble (68) Diame (68) Nolan Downing (81) Jarvis (59) Cole (46) Cresswell (13), Zarate (46), Vaz Te (59), Poyet (68), Whitehead (68), Potts (72), Fanimo (81), Howes (81), Jaaskelainen AUGUST Sat 2 Schalke 04 SC 0-0 (won 7-6 on pens) - - Guido Winkmann - - Jaaskelainen O’Brien Potts z Collins Tomkins (46) Kouyate (54) Poyet Nolan © Downing (79) Fanimo (54) Cole (82) z Reid (46), Lletget (54), Diame (54), Vaz Te (79), Lee (82), Adrian, Cresswell, Jarvis, Zarate, Cullen, Noble, Jenkinson, Nasha, Whitehead, Burke Sun 3 Malaga CF (in Gelsenkirchen) SC 0-2 - - - Arne Aarnink - - Adrian Jenkinson (61) Cresswell Burke Reid (78) Noble z © Whitehead Diame (46) Jarvis Vaz Te Zarate Cullen (46), Nasha (61), Potts (78), Jaaskelainen, Kouyate, Lletget, Downing, Lee, Poyet, Fanimo Sat 9 SAMPDORIA MBC 3-2 Noble 45+1 (pen), Diame 77, Burke 90 13,693 611 Robert Madley - - Adrian Tomkins Collins (76) Reid Downing Cresswell (31) Kouyate (57) Noble (85) Nolan © Zarate (46) Cole (76) Potts (31), Vaz Te (46), Diame (57), Lee (76), Burke (76), Poyet (85), Jaaskelainen, Cullen Sat 16 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR BPL 0-1 - 34,977 2,973 Chris Foy 18th 0 Adrian O’Brien (62) Cresswell Reid Collins z Kouyate z Noble Nolan © Downing Vaz Te (68) Cole (81) Demel (62) Diame (68) Valencia (81) Jaaskelainen Burke Poyet Zarate Sat 23 Crystal Palace BPL 3-1 Zarate 31, Downing 34, Cole 62 24,242 2,882 Mark Clattenburg 8th 3 Adrian O’Brien z Cresswell Reid z Tomkins z Kouyate Noble © Downing (90) Vaz Te Zarate (83) Cole (68) Sakho (68) Poyet (83) Diame (90) Jaaskelainen Demel Morrison, Valencia Tue 26 SHEFFIELD UNITED COC2 1-1 (4-5 pens, AET) Sakho 40 28,930 1,385 James Linington - - Jaaskelainen Demel Potts Reid © Burke Poyet Diame Morrison (98) z Vaz Te (79) Sakho (63) Valencia Downing (63) Zarate (79) Noble (98) Spiegel Oxford Page Lee Sat 30 SOUTHAMPTON BPL 1-3 Noble 27 34,907 2,199 Mike Dean 11th 3 Adrian O’Brien z Cresswell z Reid Tomkins Kouyate Noble © Downing Zarate (57) Vaz Te (58) Cole (79) Morrison (57) Diame (58) Valencia (79) Jaaskelainen Demel Poyet Sakho SEPTEMBER Mon 15 Hull City BPL 2-2 Valencia 50, Sakho 67 21,275 1,262 Mike Atkinson 13th 4 Adrian Demel (76) Cresswell Reid z Tomkins Kouyate Noble © Downing Zarate (62) Sakho (87) Valencia Song (62) Jenkinson (76) Amalfitano (87) Jaaskelainen Collins Vaz Te Cole Sat 20 LIVERPOOL BPL 3-1 Reid 2, Sakho 7, Amalfitano 88 34,977 3,016 Craig Pawson 8th 7 Adrian z Demel (61) Cresswell Reid z Tomkins Kouyate z Noble © Song (69) Downing Sakho Valencia (76) Jenkinson (61) z Amalfitano (69) Collins (76) Jaaskelainen Zarate Vaz Te Cole Sat 27 Manchester United BPL 1-2 Sakho 37 75,317 2,502 Lee Mason 13th 7 Adrian Demel (65) Cresswell Reid Tomkins Poyet (75) Song © z Amalfitano (61) Downing Sakho z Valencia Cole (61) Jenkinson (65) Nolan (75) Jaaskelainen Collins Vaz Te Zarate OCTOBER Sun 5 QUEENS PARK RANGERS BPL 2-0 Onuoha 5 (og), Sakho 59 34,907 2,241 Anthony Taylor 7th 10 Adrian Jenkinson Cresswell z Reid Tomkins z Song © Amalfitano Downing Zarate (76) Sakho Valencia (85) Nolan (76) Jarvis (85) Jaaskelainen Burke Cole Lee Poyet Sat 18 Burnley BPL 3-1 Sakho 49, Valencia 54, Cole 70 18,936 2,945 Kevin Friend 4th 13 Adrian Jenkinson Cresswell Reid z Collins Song Noble © Amalfitano Downing Sakho Valencia (59) Cole (59) Nolan (83) Jaaskelainen Burke O’Brien Jarvis Vaz Te Sat 25 MANCHESTER CITY BPL 12.45pm NOVEMBER Sat 1 Stoke City BPL 3pm Sat 8 ASTON VILLA BPL 3pm Sat 22 Everton BPL 3pm Sat 29 NEWCASTLE UNITED BPL 3pm DECEMBER Tue 2 West Bromwich Albion BPL 8pm Sun 7 SWANSEA CITY BPL 1.30pm Sat 13 Sunderland BPL 3pm Sat 20 LEICESTER CITY BPL 3pm Fri 26 Chelsea BPL 12.45pm Sun 28 ARSENAL BPL 3pm JANUARY Thu 1 WEST BROMWICH ALBION BPL 3pm Sat 3 Third round FAC Sat 10 Swansea City BPL 3pm Sat 17 HULL CITY BPL 3pm Sat 24 Fourth round FAC Sat 31 Liverpool BPL 3pm FEBRUARY Sat 7 MANCHESTER UNITED BPL 3pm Tue 10 Southampton BPL 7.45pm Sat 14 Fifth round FAC Sat 21 Tottenham Hotspur BPL 3pm Sat 28 CRYSTAL PALACE BPL 3pm MARCH Tue 3 CHELSEA BPL 7.45pm Sat 7 Sixth round FAC Sat 14 Arsenal BPL 3pm Sat 21 SUNDERLAND BPL 3pm APRIL Sat 4 Leicester City BPL 3pm Sat 11 STOKE CITY BPL 3pm Sat 18 Manchester City BPL 3pm Sat 18 Semi-final FAC - Sat 25 Queens Park Rangers BPL 3pm MAY Sat 2 BURNLEY BPL 3pm Sat 9 Aston Villa BPL 3pm Sat 16 EVERTON BPL 3pm Sun 24 Newcastle United BPL 3pm (All fixtures are subject to change)

DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION Yellow cards: Reid (4), Adrian, Cresswell, Kouyate, O’Brien, If a player accumulates five cautions in first-team competitive matches between the opening day of the season and 31 December – including Tomkins (2), Jenkinson, Morrison, Sakho, Song (1) any first-team competitive matches played on that day – in the same season, he will be suspended automatically for a period covering one first-team match. If a player accumulates ten cautions in first-team competitive matches between the opening day of the season and the second Sunday of April in the same season, he will be suspended automatically for a period covering two first-team matches. Red cards: Collins (1)

80 WHUFC.COM Date Opposition Comp KO/Res Scorers Att Away Referee Pos Pts Starting XI Substitutes JULY Sat 12 Stevenage PSM 2-2 Jarvis 84, Downing 90 3,811 1,394 Darren Deadman - - Adrian O’Brien Cresswell Reid Chambers Poyet Noble Nolan © Vaz Te Morrison McCallum All (46) unless stated: Jaaskelainen, Demel, Collins, Tomkins, Kouyate, Diame, Whitehead (Cullen 80), Jarvis, Downing, Lee Wed 16 Ipswich Town PSM 0-0 - 8,976 1,920 Darren Deadman - - Jaaskelainen Demel Cresswell Collins Tomkins Kouyate Noble © Diame Jarvis Downing Cole All (46) unless stated: Adrian, O’Brien, Page, Reid, Chambers, Poyet, Cullen, Nolan, Vaz Te, Lletget, Zarate (McCallum 78)

Wed 23 Wellington Phoenix (in Auckland) FUT 1-2 Zarate 70 19,183 - Peter O’Leary - - Jaaskelainen Demel (68) Cresswell (78) Collins (68) Reid © Kouyate (60) Noble (71) z Nolan Jarvis (71) Diame (81) Cole (60) Downing (60), Zarate (60), O’Brien (68), Tomkins (68), Poyet (71), Vaz Te (71), Potts (78), Whitehead (81), Adrian, Howes Sat 26 Sydney FC (in Wellington) FUT 1-3 Petkovic 51 (og) 30,968 - Nick Waldron - - Adrian (81) Demel (13) O’Brien (72) Collins Reid © Noble (68) Diame (68) Nolan Downing (81) Jarvis (59) Cole (46) Cresswell (13), Zarate (46), Vaz Te (59), Poyet (68), Whitehead (68), Potts (72), Fanimo (81), Howes (81), Jaaskelainen AUGUST Sat 2 Schalke 04 SC 0-0 (won 7-6 on pens) - - Guido Winkmann - - Jaaskelainen O’Brien Potts z Collins Tomkins (46) Kouyate (54) Poyet Nolan © Downing (79) Fanimo (54) Cole (82) z Reid (46), Lletget (54), Diame (54), Vaz Te (79), Lee (82), Adrian, Cresswell, Jarvis, Zarate, Cullen, Noble, Jenkinson, Nasha, Whitehead, Burke Sun 3 Malaga CF (in Gelsenkirchen) SC 0-2 - - - Arne Aarnink - - Adrian Jenkinson (61) Cresswell Burke Reid (78) Noble z © Whitehead Diame (46) Jarvis Vaz Te Zarate Cullen (46), Nasha (61), Potts (78), Jaaskelainen, Kouyate, Lletget, Downing, Lee, Poyet, Fanimo Sat 9 SAMPDORIA MBC 3-2 Noble 45+1 (pen), Diame 77, Burke 90 13,693 611 Robert Madley - - Adrian Tomkins Collins (76) Reid Downing Cresswell (31) Kouyate (57) Noble (85) Nolan © Zarate (46) Cole (76) Potts (31), Vaz Te (46), Diame (57), Lee (76), Burke (76), Poyet (85), Jaaskelainen, Cullen Sat 16 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR BPL 0-1 - 34,977 2,973 Chris Foy 18th 0 Adrian O’Brien (62) Cresswell Reid Collins z Kouyate z Noble Nolan © Downing Vaz Te (68) Cole (81) Demel (62) Diame (68) Valencia (81) Jaaskelainen Burke Poyet Zarate Sat 23 Crystal Palace BPL 3-1 Zarate 31, Downing 34, Cole 62 24,242 2,882 Mark Clattenburg 8th 3 Adrian O’Brien z Cresswell Reid z Tomkins z Kouyate Noble © Downing (90) Vaz Te Zarate (83) Cole (68) Sakho (68) Poyet (83) Diame (90) Jaaskelainen Demel Morrison, Valencia Tue 26 SHEFFIELD UNITED COC2 1-1 (4-5 pens, AET) Sakho 40 28,930 1,385 James Linington - - Jaaskelainen Demel Potts Reid © Burke Poyet Diame Morrison (98) z Vaz Te (79) Sakho (63) Valencia Downing (63) Zarate (79) Noble (98) Spiegel Oxford Page Lee Sat 30 SOUTHAMPTON BPL 1-3 Noble 27 34,907 2,199 Mike Dean 11th 3 Adrian O’Brien z Cresswell z Reid Tomkins Kouyate Noble © Downing Zarate (57) Vaz Te (58) Cole (79) Morrison (57) Diame (58) Valencia (79) Jaaskelainen Demel Poyet Sakho SEPTEMBER Mon 15 Hull City BPL 2-2 Valencia 50, Sakho 67 21,275 1,262 Mike Atkinson 13th 4 Adrian Demel (76) Cresswell Reid z Tomkins Kouyate Noble © Downing Zarate (62) Sakho (87) Valencia Song (62) Jenkinson (76) Amalfitano (87) Jaaskelainen Collins Vaz Te Cole Sat 20 LIVERPOOL BPL 3-1 Reid 2, Sakho 7, Amalfitano 88 34,977 3,016 Craig Pawson 8th 7 Adrian z Demel (61) Cresswell Reid z Tomkins Kouyate z Noble © Song (69) Downing Sakho Valencia (76) Jenkinson (61) z Amalfitano (69) Collins (76) Jaaskelainen Zarate Vaz Te Cole Sat 27 Manchester United BPL 1-2 Sakho 37 75,317 2,502 Lee Mason 13th 7 Adrian Demel (65) Cresswell Reid Tomkins Poyet (75) Song © z Amalfitano (61) Downing Sakho z Valencia Cole (61) Jenkinson (65) Nolan (75) Jaaskelainen Collins Vaz Te Zarate OCTOBER Sun 5 QUEENS PARK RANGERS BPL 2-0 Onuoha 5 (og), Sakho 59 34,907 2,241 Anthony Taylor 7th 10 Adrian Jenkinson Cresswell z Reid Tomkins z Song © Amalfitano Downing Zarate (76) Sakho Valencia (85) Nolan (76) Jarvis (85) Jaaskelainen Burke Cole Lee Poyet Sat 18 Burnley BPL 3-1 Sakho 49, Valencia 54, Cole 70 18,936 2,945 Kevin Friend 4th 13 Adrian Jenkinson Cresswell Reid z Collins Song Noble © Amalfitano Downing Sakho Valencia (59) Cole (59) Nolan (83) Jaaskelainen Burke O’Brien Jarvis Vaz Te Sat 25 MANCHESTER CITY BPL 12.45pm NOVEMBER Sat 1 Stoke City BPL 3pm Sat 8 ASTON VILLA BPL 3pm Sat 22 Everton BPL 3pm Sat 29 NEWCASTLE UNITED BPL 3pm DECEMBER Tue 2 West Bromwich Albion BPL 8pm Sun 7 SWANSEA CITY BPL 1.30pm Sat 13 Sunderland BPL 3pm Sat 20 LEICESTER CITY BPL 3pm Fri 26 Chelsea BPL 12.45pm Sun 28 ARSENAL BPL 3pm JANUARY Thu 1 WEST BROMWICH ALBION BPL 3pm Sat 3 Third round FAC Sat 10 Swansea City BPL 3pm Sat 17 HULL CITY BPL 3pm Sat 24 Fourth round FAC Sat 31 Liverpool BPL 3pm FEBRUARY Sat 7 MANCHESTER UNITED BPL 3pm Tue 10 Southampton BPL 7.45pm Sat 14 Fifth round FAC Sat 21 Tottenham Hotspur BPL 3pm Sat 28 CRYSTAL PALACE BPL 3pm MARCH Tue 3 CHELSEA BPL 7.45pm Sat 7 Sixth round FAC Sat 14 Arsenal BPL 3pm Sat 21 SUNDERLAND BPL 3pm APRIL Sat 4 Leicester City BPL 3pm Sat 11 STOKE CITY BPL 3pm Sat 18 Manchester City BPL 3pm Sat 18 Semi-final FAC - Sat 25 Queens Park Rangers BPL 3pm MAY Sat 2 BURNLEY BPL 3pm Sat 9 Aston Villa BPL 3pm Sat 16 EVERTON BPL 3pm Sun 24 Newcastle United BPL 3pm

KEY PSM = PRE-SEASON MATCH BPL = BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE z = YELLOW CARD UNUSED SUBSTITUE FUT = FOOTBALL UNITED TOUR COC = CAPITAL ONE CUP z = RED CARD FIRST SUBSTITUTE SC= SCHALKE 04 CUP FAC = FA CUP + = OWN-GOAL SECOND SUBSTITUTE MBC= MARATHONBET CUP HOME MATCHES IN CLARET THIRD SUBSTITUTE

WHUFC.COM 81 THE NAME GAME

Origin – you are from Buenos Arena – what is the best ground Aires, so can tell us a bit about you have played at? O your home city? A I think the Bird’s Nest Olympic It’s a beautiful city. It’s very big, it’s stadium in Beijing, China where I almost as big as some European played in the Italian Supercoppa for countries! I really love it. I also really Lazio against Jose Mourinho’s Inter like London, it’s also very big with in 2009. We won 2-1 in front of lots going on. It’s one of the most nearly 70,000 fans. important and beautiful cities in the world. Twitter – who is the most interesting person you follow on Zinger – what is the best goal T twitter? you have scored in your career? My wife, because she is the most Z A particularly beautiful and important thing in my life. I actually important goal was when I scored have two accounts so when I first in the 2009 Coppa Italia final victory joined West Ham people didn’t know against Sampdoria for Lazio. We went which one to follow. But now they on to win the cup! know and I have received lots of nice messages. Anger – what makes you angry? In football, I get angry when I Eat – if you were cooking to A miss a good chance to score. impress, what would you make? THE In life, when people shout for no EI would go with seafood ravioli reason. with a tomato and cream sauce. I like to cook! Reality – if you had to go on a reality show TV show, what NAME R would it be? It’s impossible, I would never go on any of those shows, not for all the money in the world. I don’t mind GAME doing selfies and I like twitter but not FORWARD MAURO television shows. ZARATE ANSWERS A SELECTION OF QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE LETTERS OF HIS FAMOUS NAME

Music – who is your favourite artist? M I really like rock music, especially Argentine rock and also more upbeat stuff such as reggaeton.

Advice – what is the best piece of advice you’ve been given in A your career? The best piece of advice I’ve been given is to always fight for my aims.

Unawares – what is the worst practical joke that has ever been Uplayed on you? They put a dead bird in my socks when I was at Velez Sarsfield in Argentina. I can’t say what I did to get them back for it!

Rule – if you could change a rule in football, what would it be? R I would change the rules about taking a penalty. As it stands you have to run up and take it, but I would allow the players to dummy it or be more creative.

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• 2 CB WINSTON REID • 1 GK JOE HART THE OFFICIALS • 3 FB AARON CRESSWELL • 3 FB BACARY SAGNA REFEREE MARTIN ATKINSON • 4 M KEVIN NOLAN • 4 CB VINCENT KOMPANY • 5 CB JAMES TOMKINS • 5 FB PABLO ZABALETA ASSISTANT REFEREES • 7 W MATT JARVIS • 6 M FERNANDO STEPHEN CHILD • 8 M CHEIKHOU KOUYATE • 7 M JAMES MILNER PETER KIRKUP • 9 F ANDY CARROLL • 8 M SAMIR NASRI FOURTH OFFICIAL • 10 F MAURO ZARATE • 10 F EDIN DZEKO CRAIG PAWSON • 11 W STEWART DOWNING • 11 FB ALEKSANDAR KOLAROV • 12 F RICARDO VAZ TE • 12 W SCOTT SINCLAIR ATTENDANCE: • 13 GK ADRIAN • 13 GK WILLY CABALLERO RESULT: MAN OF THE MATCH: • 14 M RAVEL MORRISON • 15 W JESUS NAVAS • 15 F DIAFRA SAKHO • 16 F SERGIO AGUERO • 16 M MARK NOBLE • 18 M FRANK LAMPARD • 17 FB JOEY O’BRIEN • 20 CB ELAQUIM MANGALA • 18 FB CARL JENKINSON • 21 W DAVID SILVA • 19 CB JAMES COLLINS • 22 FB GAEL CLICHY Scan this QR Code with your • 20 FB GUY DEMEL • 25 M FERNANDINHO smartphone to access whufc.com! • 21 W MORGAN AMALFITANO • 26 CB MARTIN DEMICHELIS • 22 GK JUSSI JAASKELAINEN • 29 GK RICHARD WRIGHT THE NEXT HOME MATCH WEST HAM UNITED • 23 M DIEGO POYET • 33 CB MATIJA NASTASIC V ASTON VILLA • 24 F CARLTON COLE • 35 F STEVAN JOVETIC BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE SATURDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2014, • 30 M ALEX SONG • 38 CB DEDRYCK BOYATA 3PM • 31 F ENNER VALENCIA • 42 M YAYA TOURE

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ADRIAN HART COLLINS REID KOMPANY DEMICHELIS JENKINSON CRESSWELL SAGNA CLICHY NOBLE FERNANDO LAMPARD SONG AMALFITANO NAVAS SILVA MILNER DOWNING SAKHO VALENCIA AGUERO Scan this QR code 45 minutes before kick-off to view today’s teamsheet

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