West Ham’s Sam Allardyce considers signing El Hadji Diouf
• Striker available for free after being released by Blackburn• Allardyce has managed Diouf at Blackburn and BoltonSam Allardyce is considering signing El Hadji Diouf for West Ham United on a free transfer. Allardyce is assessing the forward's fitn...
West Ham’s hopes of signing Carlos Tevez likely to come to nothing
• Manchester City unwilling to pay large part of Tevez salary• Sam Allardyce keen to sign Argentinian on loan dealWest Ham's hopes of signing Carlos Tevez on loan appear likely to be dashed with Manchester City unwilling to pay the large proportion...
Hammers clinch sweet deal
West Ham United have announced the emergency signing of Arsenal’s back-up goalkeeper Manuel Almunia as a replacement for first-choice stopper Robert Green, who will be sidelined for almost six weeks due to a knee injury. Almunia, who currently ranks third in the Gunners’ pecking order behind the Polish duo of Wojciech Szczesny and Lukasz Fabianski,...
West Ham in talks over Parker move to Tottenham
• 'There is some dialogue going on,' says Sam Allardyce• Harry Redknapp is long-standing admirer of England midfielderTottenham are in talks with West Ham over the potential transfer of the midfielder Scott Parker, the Hammers manager, Sam Allardyc...
Big Sam demands promotion
West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce has called on his players to live up to their reputations and deliver an instant bounce-back to the Premier League. The Hammers were unlikely relegation victims last season, but are among the favorites for promotion as the new season kicks off this weekend. “We are the favorites, the big boys...
West Ham’s promotion dream is safe is my hands, says Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce's self-belief allows no doubt about West Ham's immediate return to the Premier LeagueSam Allardyce bows his head, closes his eyes and rubs his forehead for a good 10 seconds. The memory alone is headache-inducing. "I was a raging bull, an...
Sam Allardyce aiming for promotion in first season as West Ham manager
• Allardyce says he has backing of West Ham owners• 'By the end of the year we'll all be blowing bubbles'Sam Allardyce is often mocked as a manager with ideas above his station, so it perhaps surprised his detractors when he agreed to descend to th...
Sam Allardyce seeks English players for West Ham’s promotion challenge
• Manager wants six to eight new players• David Gold wants club to start favouritesSam Allardyce believes that West Ham United's best chance of being promoted back to the Premier League at the first attempt lies in signing as many English players a...
David Sullivan dismisses West Ham takeover rumours as ‘nonsense’
• Manager Sam Allardyce told not to worry about reports• Tony Fernandes said on Twitter that he was bidding for clubThe West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has told the club's new manager, Sam Allardyce, not to worry about rumours of a takeover...
West Ham takeover talk intrudes on Sam Allardyce unveiling
• Sam Allardyce stunned by reported Tony Fernandes bid• New manager pledges to 'play the West Ham way' Sam Allardyce had been West Ham United's manager for precisely eight hours when first notice of the funhouse he has taken over was served. While ...
Team Lotus owner Tony Fernandes announces bid for West Ham on Twitter
• Malaysian Formula One team owner says 'offer has gone in'• Sam Allardyce 'bemused' by possibility of club's saleTony Fernandes, the Team Lotus Formula One owner, has claimed he has made an offer to buy West Ham United from David Gold and David Su...
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