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Untitled-7 1 03/01/2017 11:57 CLUB PERSONNEL Chairman: David Sullivan Chairman: David Gold Vice-Chairman: Karren Brady CBE Chief Financial O cer: Andy Mollett Non-Executive Director: Daniel Svanstrom Non-Executive Director: Daniel Harris Honorary Life President: Terence Brown WEST HAM UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB, Club Solicitor: Henri Brandman Club Secretary: Andrew Pincher LONDON STADIUM, QUEEN ELIZABETH Managing Director: Angus Kinnear OLYMPIC PARK, LONDON, E20 2ST Executive Director, Marketing and Communications: Tara Warren Commercial Director: Felicity Barnard Chief Operating O cer: Ben Illingworth WELCOME TO YOUR Head of Human Resources: Michele Gull 2016/17 OFFICIAL FOOTBALL PERSONNEL PROGRAMME… First Team Manager: Slaven Bilic First Team Assistant Manager: Nikola Jurcevic 5 Joint-Chairman First Team Coach: Edin Terzic First Team Fitness Coach: Miljenko Rak 7 Slaven Bilic Goalkeeper Coach: Chris Woods Academy Manager and Head of Coaching 9 Mark Noble & Player Development: Terry Westley First Team Coaching Assistant: Julian Dicks 13 E20 News Head of Medical & Sports Science: Stijn Vandenbroucke Head Doctor: Dr Tamim Khanbhai 16 Foundation First Team Doctors: Dr Jon Korgaonkar and Dr Justin Yeoh Club GP: Dr Sean Howlett 19 Around the Park Head Physiotherapist: Dominic Rogan Head of Performance Analysis: Jamie Osman 21 Social Hammers PROGRAMME PERSONNEL 26 Andy Carroll Editor: Rob Pritchard Contributors: Leo Tyrie, Marc Isaacs, Joe Bookbinder, Matt Riggs, Liam Ray, Ken Dyer, Matty Lawless, Ian ‘Moose’ Abrahams, 45 Manchester City Matt Lowen, Steve Blowers, Steve Marsh, Stuart Allen, John Northcutt, Alex Bennett, Robert Wheeler 62 Ken Dyer Photography: Getty Images, Gri ths Photographers 67 Matty Lawless @WestHamUtd 69 Moose’s Heroes westhamunited 72 Premier League 2 @westham 74 Academy @westhamunited 79 Ladies @westham 80 Fans Designed and published by PROGRAMMEMASTER Ltd 92 Statistics 96 Final Whistle Telephone: 020 7121 5000 permitted anywhere within the London Managing Director: Lee Berry EMERGENCY Stadium and this includes the use of Art Editor: Mark Jardine PROCEDURE electronic cigarettes. 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The game was of course After reaching the quarter- severely affected by the early finals last season I know how dismissal of Sofiane Feghouli disappointed Slaven and the and everybody could see it was players felt that they were not a sending off. Thankfully the unable to reach Wembley and decision has been overturned we would love to make amends and he will be available this for that. evening. I would like to welcome the I don’t blame the referees players, officials and supporters as they are under so much from Manchester City, and after pressure and face the most recording a memorable double difficult job in football. over the former Premier League But I strongly believe that champions last season, I am the introduction of video hoping to see another famous We had some best of all was seeing us defy all technology would avoid a victory this evening. fantastic the odds to beat Arsenal with Sir situation like this occurring and moments in Having played Chelsea and the FA Cup last Trevor Brooking’s famous goal. I it would help our top officials Manchester United in the EFL season still remind him every time I see make the right decision. Cup earlier in the season, we him and will probably do the Mike Dean does not want are certainly not getting the same again this evening! to make the wrong call and kindest of draws, but with the Slaven will have to make we need to help the referees. live television cameras here this some changes as two of our Anyone who was watching evening, I am sure it is going to players have now departed for an immediate replay of the be another big night under the the Africa Cup of Nations, but challenge could see it was not a lights at London Stadium. on a positive note it was great sending-off and they would be Despite the tough task facing to see Pedro Obiang back in able to tell him that in seconds. us, there is no reason why we the team and he put in another I feel very strongly about this cannot beat Manchester City. outstanding display against and it is obvious the benefits it We have most of our key players Manchester United. would bring to our game if this back from injury and on our day I have been a big fan of Pedro was introduced. we are good enough to beat since the day he arrived at the We could have gone on to any team in the top flight. Club and he is proving to be a win if Sofiane had stayed on the Slaven showed last season fantastic signing. He is a terrific pitch, but I thought the players what this competition means athlete and I would now love to still produced an amazing to him and he understands the see him get on the scoresheet. display against the odds. history of the FA Cup. I am delighted that we are I hope we can have more luck West Ham have always had welcoming back some of this evening and enjoy another a great association with the the team who recorded a magical night under the lights. tournament and there are memorable FA Cup win over Enjoy the game. countless memories, including Manchester City back in 2006. winning the trophy back in It will be great to see some of 1964, 1975 and 1980. the old faces and we would I have been fortunate enough certainly settle for a similar to see all three victories and the result. @WestHamUtd westhamunited @westham 05 MANAGERS NOTES SLAVEN BILIC IN ASSOCIATION WITH blog.betway.com The manager looks ahead to tonight’s Emirates FA Cup third round visit of Manchester City HELLO everybody. The big decisions went I would like to welcome you all against us on Monday to London Stadium for tonight’s Emirates FA Cup third-round tie with Manchester City, and in particular Pep Guardiola, his staff and players. We had a good run in this competition last season and we would love to do it again this year. I will certainly never forget our victory over Liverpool at the Boleyn Ground, with Angelo’s header and the celebrations which followed. We seem to be drawing the big teams all the time in the cup competitions, with Leicester City, Liverpool and Manchester United last the major reason we lost.