Rooney see’s red as England qualify

WAYNE ROONEY was sent off as England settled for a draw with Montenegro last night.

Fabio Capello’s men started the night brightly going 2-0 up after half an hour, Manchester United’s Ashley Young opened the scoring followed by former team mate Darren Bent who increased the lead early on.

Hammers seal McCartney loan capture

WEST HAM have made their sixth summer signing of the transfer window with the recruitment of Sunderland defender George McCartney on a season long loan deal.

The Northern Ireland international left back spent two seasons at Upton Park during the seasons of 2006 – 2008 before his move to the stadium of light. During his time in East London, McCartney was voted runner up Hammer of the year by supporters, making 71 appearances for the Hammers.

Transfer Latest: Bolton in for Keane?

BOLTON WANDERERS are considering making an offer for Tottenham forward, Robbie Keane as they look to strengthen the squad ahead of the new season.

The Spurs striker has been out of favour at White Hart Lane of late and is looking for regular first team football. Keane, 30 spent the second half of last season on loan at West Ham United where he failed to prevent the Hammers from relegation.

Lions sign Henderson

SHEFFIELD UNITED forward Darius Henderson has agreed to join Championship side, Millwall for an undisclosed fee.

The move has seen the 29-year-old leave Bramall Lane as the club look to lighten the wage bill prior to relegation last season.

Di Matteo is the man

CHELSEA have confirmed the appointment of former West Brom manager, Roberto Di Matteo as the clubs assistant manager.

The former Chelsea midfielder will work alongside newly appointed manager Andre Villa-Boas. The decision comes after Villa-Boas’ preferred choice, Vitor Pereira was confirm as his successor at Porto.

Terrific Tevez to stay?

MANCHESTER CITY captain Carlos Tevez has revealed to manager Roberto Mancini that he intends to remain at the club next season.

The Eastland’s skipper showed what an asset he is to the club by bagging a brace in last night's 3-0 win over Stoke City. Tevez is now level on goals with Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov with 21 goals as the race for this seasons Golden Boot gets under way.

22/12/10 - Scott Parker in store

A HAMMERS hero gave West Ham fans a boost before Christmas by appearing at the Liberty Romford club store on Tuesday.

Scott Parker took time out over the busy Christmas period to meet fans and sign merchandise. The two-time West Ham player of the year spent more than two hours in the store making sure that all fans that braved the cold weather got their chance to have souvenirs signed. 

Relegation Blues

ALEX McLEISH admitted his side are in for a battle to stay in the top flight yesterday after losing at home to Fulham.

Birmingham suffered a 2-0 defeat at St.Andrews, after Brede Hangeland attacked from two set pieces heading home in the first ten minutes and later in the 49^th minute. Mark Hughes Fulham side controlled the game and were on a high after coming off of an undefeated run, this confidence showed through the team with both Bobby Zamora and Andy Johnson causing problems up the field.  

Transfer Latest: - Kaka to the Prem?

THE FORMER world player of the year is rumoured to be unsettled at Real Madrid and this has attracted the interest of major Premier League clubs.

The Brazilian cost £60million when he transferred from AC Milian to the Spanish giants, since then he has struggled with fitness and found it difficult to feature in manager Jose Mourinho’s starting eleven with the likes of Mesut Ozil and Angel Di Maria featuring in midfield.

Van-Tastic

THE BATTLE for fourth place has been decided, now the battle for fifth looks over as Tottenham get the points over Liverpool at Anfield yesterday.

Liverpool fans hoped to mark the appointment of permanent manager Kenny Dalglish by clinching the fifth Premier League spot and getting the three points on Sunday. The party was spoiled by a strong Tottenham side with an eye for goal and an on form Rafael Van der Vaart.

Harry Redknapp’s side commanded the first half with quick passing football and intelligent moves from midfield from the likes of Croatian wizard Luka Modric. Modric’s pace and vision had supplied the ammunition to the majority of Tottenham’s first half attacks, with balls finding Aaron Lennon on the wing and Peter Crouch to good effect.

Wembley Winners

MANCHESTER CITY finally ended 35 years of hurt by lifting the FA Cup at Wembley stadium yesterday.

Yaya Toure leathered home the only goal of the game to see off Stoke City. The late goal came in the 74^th minute after an end to end cup final, Man City were the better team and created vital chances, taking the game to Stoke.  

Roberto Mancini’s team started the brighter side and kept the ball, using the width of the pitch to good effect. The first half saw Man City come close, Mario Balotelli’s effort was saved and later Carlos Tevez’s effort was palmed away by a determined Tomas Sorenson. The Danish keeper was a busy man in the first 45 minutes and did well to keep his side in the game after David Silva missed a clear cut opportunity before half time. Stoke City did not seem to come out and spent too much of the game containing the opposition rather than forcing them on the back foot.

End of the season entertainers.

As the end of the season fast approaches, I have taken time out to solute my personal players of the season from the Premier league and the football league.
This season has maintained the high reputation of English football and has been one of the closest and most entertaining seasons for quite a while. As a result, there are many contenders for player of the season.

Starting at the Npower League 2, there have been a number of stand out performers with the likes of Clayton Donaldson (Crewe) and Craig Davies (Chesterfield) hitting over 20 goals this season. However, my player of the season has to be Ryan Lowe; the Bury forward has been inspirational for the Shakers this season and scored 27 goals. Lowe’s contribution has been a rocket projection for his side and has seen Bury finally gain league 1 status after a spell of ten years in the fourth tier. Lowe, 32, beats Gillingham’s Cody McDonald to my player of the season prize, though McDonald is a close runner up and at the age of 24 is definitely a prospect for the future.

West Ham duo train with England

SCOTT PARKER has started training with the England squad prior to the Euro qualifier against Wales on Saturday.


The West Ham player of the year joint up late with Capello's squad after suffering a family bereavement, his Dad, Mick Parker sadly passed away, our thoughts are with Scott and his family.

Parker joins West Ham team mate Robert Green at the England camp at London Colney as the duo look to feature in Saturdays fixture.

FA Cup 5th Round - West Ham 5 -1 Burnley

Highlights from West Hams 5 - 1 win in the FA Cup 5th round over Burnley.

Olympic stadium

WEST Ham United was announced the preferred bidder on Friday afternoon as smiles were rightly plastered across the faces of club chairmen David Gold and David Sullivan. The decision means West Ham will occupy the stadium after the 2012 London Olympic Games.

The move marks a highly significant part in the clubs history, who have been at the Boleyn Ground since 1904. The decision to move signifies the clubs attempt to develop with a target to compete with the top six clubs in the Barclays Premier League as well as across Europe.