By Sportingintelligence 25 October 2011 A diverse group of West Ham fans, split on whether the club should leave Upton Park, have launched a campaign to encourage the club’s owners to consult season ticket holders on any move. The campaign website is linked here, and the organisers have made a written request to the owners for […]
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Manchester United’s high five start doesn’t point to the title – yet
By Brian Sears 23 September 2011 In the 20-year history of the Premier League, only six teams, including Manchester United this season, have ever accumulated winning sequences as long as five straight matches at the start of a season. But despite United’s five straight wins this term – against West Brom, Tottenham, Arsenal, Bolton and […]
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Hammers hope and Wigan wish: history points to decent days for w-w-w-worried clubs
By Brian Sears 6 May 2011 These are w-w-w-worrying times for West Ham, Wolves and Wigan, who occupy the bottom three places in the Premier League before this weekend’s games, if not for West Brom under Woy, sorry Roy, Hodgson, who has lifted his team to safety. Woy’s boys could even storm into the top […]
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Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and City maintain goal rush towards record
By Brian Sears 8 April 2011 With 72 games remaining in the Premier League this season before the matches on Saturday and Sunday, an average of three goals per game would see a record level of scoring this campaign, the 19th season in the League’s history. Overall so far this season the rate works out at 2.77 […]
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For the drop? History says West Brom, Wigan and Birmingham
By Brian Sears 29 March 2011 Just 82 Premier League games remain to be played this season, and it’s great fun trying to predict the outcome. Using historical results based on previous Premier League meetings, sportingintelligence has projected the end-of-season table for 2010-11. The full explanation of how we reached our conclusions is elsewhere today. […]
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Arsenal and Manchester United alone have Cup pedigree in Prem League era
By Brian Sears 10 March 2011 Six of this season’s FA Cup quarter-finalists have never made it as far as the semi-finals in the Premier League era (since 1992), which might suggest they’ll care significantly this weekend and field their strongest teams. We can but hope. Those six are Birmingham and Bolton, who meet on […]
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W…W…W… winning is good but West Ham, Wigan and Wolves want a point per game
By Brian Sears 3 February 2011 What do West Ham, Wigan and Wolverhampton all have in common aside from all beginning with the 23rd letter of the alphabet and all being current occupants of the Premier League’s relegation zone? They are also the only three Premier League sides so far unable to muster a point […]
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Why Everton should relish the visit of Grant’s generous West Ham
By Brian Sears 21 January 2011 Everton prepare to host West Ham on Saturday knowing the Hammers bottom of the table with one measly away win this season. But more than that, the London side have provided more points for Everton than any other opponents in the history of the Premier League. (See table below […]
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IN DETAIL: West Ham threaten judicial review call over Tottenham stadium decision
By Nick Harris 2 January 2011 West Ham have accused the Premier League of ignoring their own rulebook because the League have said they won’t oppose a move by Tottenham from north to east London if Spurs’ bid for the 2012 Olympic Stadium is successful. West Ham will seek a judicial review if Spurs get […]
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Aaaagggghhhh!. Not Anfield! Why West Ham are averse to visiting Liverpool
By Brian Sears 19 November 2010 West Ham rest at the foot of the Premier League table, glancing nervously upwards. They catch sight of their next hurdle. Oh no. Surely not. Of all the places they don’t want to go on Saturday at tea-time it’s Anfield. And where are they going? Yes indeedy; red peril […]
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