james anderson

I have, on a previous occasion, mentioned the story my Uncle Tommy used to tell, of the day, way back in the early 1930s, when,…

The Hammers have not had a good record against Manchester City recently, an appalling record in fact. Since the start of the 2008/09 season, the…

When West Ham entertain Leicester City on Friday evening, they will be renewing a rivalry that goes back a long way. Ninety-eight years, in fact,…

The last week has seen so much press and television coverage of the arrival of David Moyes as Hammers’ manager that it is easy to…

In reporting the sacking of Slaven Bilic, the ‘East London & West Essex Guardian’ noted that David Moyes was likely ‘to become just the Hammers’…

When the draw was made for the next round of the Carabao Cup, pairing us with Arsenal, away, I was not best pleased. But, upon…

It is far too early to reflect on the long-term significance of last week’s  0-3 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion. Over the years, there…

On 30th November 1960, the ‘Evening Standard’ began what it described as ‘the story in picture form of WEST HAM UNITED’. Over the next few…

In my last ‘idle thoughts’ musings, I wrote of the fascination of old football memorabilia; programmes, handbooks, newspaper articles which could waft you back through…

“Twelve months ago the West Ham United Football Club came into being.  A palpable idea was attached to it, and it rang in the ears…