V MANCHESTER CITY, BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE, SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER 2014 Principal Sponsor of West Ham United
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WELCOME TO THE BOLEYN GROUND 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 Sam Allardyce 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 Teddy Sheringham 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/ twitter.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 Manuel Pellegrini, 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 Gary Speed 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 WHUFC.COM 05 08.11.14 3PM West Ham United v Aston Villa Saturday 8 November 3pm Kids and Over 65s from £25 Adults from £43 whufcboxoffice.com 0871 529 1966 Ticket Office, Boleyn Ground, E13 9AZ (Calls to 0871 529 1966 cost 10p per minute plus network extras) 003_WHUFC_MANC_CONTENTS.indd 1 23/10/2014 08:32 CAPTAIN’S NOTES KEVIN NOLAN THE CAPTAIN ON OUR IN-FORM FORWARDS, RAHEEM STERLING 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 Alex Ferguson the top few.