Archive for January, 2010
An elbow, yes. But it was poor
There seems to be so much to talk about at the Boleyn these days…unfortunately not all good. In hopefully a couple of posts I will cover my thoughts on all of the takeover (including Karren Braidie), old saggy chops and his schemes to become the least original wheeler deeler football has ever seen and of [...]
Football blogger meetups in London, Birmingham and Manchester
The football blog network that I work for, FootballUnited.com, are sponsoring a series of football blogger meetups across the country in February. We’re hosting three of them; one in Birmingham, one in Manchester and one in London and all football bloggers are welcome to join us for these events. When I say sponsoring, we’re basically [...]
Charity auction: ’83-’85 AVCO shirt signed by Sir Trev. 100% money raised to charity
Just a quick note – amidst all this weeks press conferences, takeover talk and breaking news, I came across this Ebay auction. It’s for a 1983-1985 AVCO home shirt which is signed by Sir Trevor Brooking If you’re a regular reader on my blog, you’ll know I like to run fundraisers once in a while [...]
Close of play – Gold and Sullivan come out on top. No pun intended.
It it finally looking like this whole “ownership” saga has come to a close. Reports coming from the Daily Mail are that Gold & Sullivan have purchased a percentage (which they believe to be 50%) of the club for £105M. some might compare our current situation with, say, moving from Burnley to Bolton. But anyway. [...]
Fernandes confirms himself out of the running
In my attempt to keep you up to speed with the sale of our club, here’s the latest update Tony Fernandes has confirmed himself as out of the running as a buyer with this tweet: “Deal lost on west ham. Hopefully new owners protect what’s good. We gave awesome deal and new ideas to rejuvenate [...]
Bets suspended on Zola being next to get chop
For me, it makes for pretty gutting reading, but all bets on Zola to be the next manager to be sacked have been suspended because of unusual betting patterns. According to this source, one London based customer was “looking to place a five figure sum” when the price was 5-1 The spokesman for William Hill [...]
Sold to the Italian? What we want/need? [POLL]
I ‘ve just been reading reports from KUMB.com that according to an Italian website, Massimo Cellino has beat the other bidders in the race to buy West Ham If I’m honest, it’s probably my least favoured of the potential bidders – and if it is true, I’d be particularly disappointed I think. After everything that [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Tony Fernandes being shown round Upton Park
I’ve just heard from several sources (contacts + TalkSport) that Tony Fernandes is being shown round Upton Park and Chadwell Heath as we speak (although this depends on when you read this!) Again believing of rumours is entirely your discretion, but I’m reporting what I’m hearing! IRONS
Don’t be fooled – it’s from the Mirror
One of the most recent stories to have been published regarding our takeover bid is from the Sunday Mercury, a local Birmingham rag It looks promising. There are claims of “Icelandic owners agreed to sell a 50% stake in the Premier League side” and that “the £50million deal is still subject to formal ratification but [...]
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