Overdue and A Club Anew

The Hammers have gone through a season and a half since my last post. Relegation has happened, Scott Parker is playing for Tottenham, as painful as that is the beloved Irons are in good position. Maybe this move to the second tier of English Football was good for the club, as hard as that is to say, all of the new faces, and promise of future stars pledging to the club has made me a happy Hammer.

Jack Collison, and James Tomkins are locked up and have pledged their future to playing at the Boleyn Ground. Kevin Nolan and Matthew Taylor have added depth and experience to a young club. And fresh faces following both the Summer and January transfer windows have added young talent like Ravel Morrison, Nicky Maynard, and Samuel Baldock.

And following the last two games, a victory over Millwall and a draw against fellow Promotion chasers Southampton, both in which the Hammers were down to 10-men for the majority of the match. There is a surge of joy coming from this writer of the Irons he loves so much he listens and watches from thousands of miles away.

More to come soon.

COME ON YOU IRONS!!!!

WEST HAM WINS!!!

The Mighty Hammers take three points from a match for only the second time of the season.

Thanks to goals from Valon Behrami, Victor Obinna, and Scott Parker West Ham was able to overcome Wigan Athletic 3-1 on Saturday at Boleyn Ground.

Robert Green also almost came away with a clean sheet, but the late minute gimme goal couldn't be avoided.

While the Irons are still at the bottom of the table, they are coming into form of late.

West Ham will have a formidable task in facing Manchester United in the semi-finals of the Carling Cup. A win would go down as one of the greatest in the record books.

The match is on Wednesday. It is going to be a huge component to this young season

WEST HAM TILL I DIE!!!

West Ham Draws Blackpool: Not a Good Showing for the Hammers

West Ham draws Blackpool nil all.

Thanks to shotty shooting, and a lack of finishing in front of the goal from both sides, this match ended scoreless.

The only real positive is Carlton Cole played in a sub role in the match, after just going off injured the Wednesday game prior.

Also Mark Noble came back and played after missing two matches after an appendectomy from a bout of apendicitis.

West Ham will travel to Anfield on Saturday to take on Liverpool. Who are struggling this year.

Come On you Irons!

ReCap

Sorry I've been crazy busy lately.

Here's a recap of recent West Ham action.

The mighty Hammers fell in the 86th minute away at Arsenal when Alex Song drove a dagger into the hearts of the West Ham faithful but heading a ball past Robert Green for the only goal in a one to nil Gunner victory. The Hammers missed out on a much deserved point but their form begins to pick up from this match on.

Next the Irons traveled away to Birmingham to take on "The David's" former club. West Ham went up two nil, but Birmingham scored two goals late in the match to force the draw. West Ham deserved the three points for their play in the first 60 minutes but the last third of the match belonged all to the boys of Birmingham.

Then on this past Wednesday West Ham played host to newly promoted West Bromwich Albion. The Hammers fell early after Luis Boa Morte pushed a player in the box and WBA's Peter Odemwingie made the penalty kick. The savior of West Ham Scott Parker smashed the ball into the top right corner of the net. Making it 1-1 at the break.

West Ham scored in the 50th on a pk which Frederic Piquionne fired into the net. The lead was short lived because in the 71st Ibanez Pablo nudged a header past Green off of a beautiful cross from Chris Brunt to give WBA a share of the spoils.

The Hammers will host Blackpool today in a crucial match where the Hammers desperately need the full three points. Which could possibly move them out of last in the table.

West Ham til I die!

Carling Cup Magic

West Ham met with Stoke at the Boelyn Ground this past Wednesday night to face the Potters in a Carling Cup tie for a bid into the quarter finals.

Kewayne Jones hit early taking a cross from Joey Barton and beat Mark Stetch to give Stoke an early lead within the first five minutes of the match.

The Hammers held after, but failed to score a goal with several chances clearing the crossbar. With the match being a stalemate into the half West Ham was down 1-0.

Much of the same continued after Howard Webb blew the whistle to start the second half. Both sides went back and forth with possession creating few chances.

It wasn't until good ol' Scott Parker was able to equalize the match in the 84th minute by beating Asmie Begovic, pushing the match into extra time.

The Irons Manuel Da Costa drove in another goal in the extra time and newboy Victor Obinna sent the match out of reach for the Potters by slotting in another in the 118th minute.

West Ham awaits who they will face in the quarter final and will play at Arsenal this weekend.

West Ham fail in the Second Half to Visiting Newcastle

West Ham looked to put the visiting Magpies away in the opening minutes with a 12th minute Carlton Cole goal. But the newly promoted Newcastle side didn't go away and actually seemed to settle in after they gave up the goal.

In the first half it was Kevin Nolan for the Magpies with a left booted shot into the right corner of the net to level the playing field. After attempts from both teams the score stayed level going into the half.

When the Hammers came out the team seemed in disarray. Matthew Upson went off with an injury in the 52nd minute, just after he had fought back from one to play this week. Herita Ilunga came on for him, but the presence of the West Ham second in command was clearly missed when Newcastle took the lead.

On a beauty of a cross from Joey Barton Andrew Carroll headed the ball past a helpless Robert Green from four yards out smashing it into the net. On the play Manuel Da Costa essentially conceded the goal himself by letting Carroll have a free attempt at the ball when he simply went the wrong way.

The Irons couldn't seem to get the ball in past the Magpie defense all of the second half, while Newcastle was able to keep the pressure up even after Carroll's goal.

After the ref blew the whistle to signal the end of the game Avram Grant couldn't wait to get off the pitch after the miserable second half he witnessed from his side.

West Ham remains at the bottom of the table and fans are starting to have their doubts again.

The Hammers will play Stoke City at home this upcoming Wednesday the 27th in their Carling Cup match.

And then next Saturday will travel to Arsenal to face Arsene Wegner's Gunners for their Premier League clash.

Now more then ever. COME ON YOU IRONS!!!

West Ham Rally at Wolves

West Ham United traveled away to play against the Wolverhampton Wanderers this past weekend in a early battle to avoid relegation.

The Hammers went down early in the first half when Matthew Jarvis sent a shot into the top corner past a diving Robert Green. The Irons held off the home side to push into the half with only a one-goal deficit.

When the second half whistle blew West Ham came out with more pace and attack then the previous half. Victor Obinna won a penalty and in the 53rd minute Mark Noble sent it home to even the scores.

Near the conclusion of the match the Hammers looked to have won the match until the referee blew his whistle to signal a controversial hand-ball on the touch of Frederic Piquionne before he blasted it into the net for the late winner.

At the conclusion of that controversy the ref blew the final three blasts to signal the end of the match.

While it wasn't the three points the Hammers looked to take from Molineux, the point was a fair result for the match.

West Ham next plays at the Boelyn Ground against newly promoted Newcastle United on Saturday the 23rd of October.

Come on you Irons!!!