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We Are West Ham Podcast

We Are West Ham

Join Will Pugh & James Jones for a weekly dose of West Ham chat, with regular guests including ex-players, opposition views and well-connected journalists. New episode every week!

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82:48

252. New year soul searching as West Ham top the...

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2024/01/05

Well, well, well! Since our last podcast, West Ham have beaten Man United and Arsenal and draw at home to Brighton, topping the Premier League's festive form table in the process. It's a run of form that sees us sit 6th in the table going into 2024 and has many who were calling for David Moyes to be sacked wondering whether they'd pinned their flags to the correct mast. This week, Will goes solo due to James being tied up elsewhere, as he goes full blown Moyes love-in following recent results, with

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77:03

251. Poor squad management, or just a poor squad?

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2023/12/21

Having put in two very good performances against Freiburg and Wolves, West Ham approached the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Liverpool at Anfield with some confidence. But all that confidence was removed instantly when the starting XI was announced, with David Moyes making a number of changes to his starting XI. Clearly he has one eye on Saturday's Premier League clash against Manchester United. The performance that followed complimented the line-up. Poor, weak and no up to standard. It was no

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25:14

Opposition View: Wolves, with Dan Baylis from Wolves...

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2023/12/15

After comfortably dispatching Freiburg to top our Europa League group on Thursday night, David Moyes' men return to Stratford on Sunday to take on Gary O'Neil's Wolves. Wolves have been inconsistent with their results so far this term, beating the likes of Tottenham and Man City but losing to Sheffield United and Crystal Palace, and have only won two games on the road this campaign. West Ham will want to get back to winning ways domestically after being thrashed 5-0 by Fulham last weekend, and a win

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93:48

250. Typical West Ham as recent performances make...

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2023/12/12

If ever there was a three-day period that defined the term 'Typical West Ham', that was it. The win at Spurs was as unexpected as it was wonderful, only for us to completely ruin any confidence or optimism that result provided by going to Fulham and getting thrashed 5-0. Only West Ham, right? There are reports of a sickness bug making its way through the squad, which is being attributed to such a poor performance at Craven Cottage, but does it still warrant such an embarrassing result? If the

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22:27

Opposition View: Fulham, with Isabelle Barker from...

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2023/12/08

It's a third London Derby in a week for West Ham and there's a lot more confidence ahead of the trip to Craven Cottage after that fantastic 2-1 victory over Spurs on Thursday night. Fulham are also in good spirits after they thrashed Nottingham Forest 5-0 at home earlier this week. Joining us on the Opposition View this week is friend of the show and huge Fulham fan, Isabelle Barker, who gives us her views on Marco Silva's Cottagers this season. Remember, if you love what we do then PLEASE leave us

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124:04

249. The Big David Moyes Debate

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2023/12/05

West Ham are unbeaten in five games in all competitions, but three of those games relied on last-minute Tomas Soucek winners and the draw with Crystal Palace on Sunday was a hugely winnable game given the Eagles' lack of intensity going forward. So despite going unbeaten, fans are beginning to get more and more restless with David Moyes' approach. That led to James and Will having a very long and intense debate about his future at the club. James understands why fans are getting frustrated and are

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41:21

Opposition View: Crystal Palace, with Max Matthews...

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2023/12/01

West Ham are on a run of four wins in a row in all competitions and now face a London Derby against Crystal Palace on Sunday, knowing that another victory will put them in a really strong position to continue competing for a top-seven Premier League finish this term. Joining us this week is friend of the show and huge Palace fan, Max Matthews, from The Athletic, who gives us the full lowdown on his beloved Eagles ahead of this weekend's London Stadium clash. Remember, if you love what we do then

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76:33

248. Soucek's Divin intervention as West Ham get away...

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2023/11/28

We all knew David Moyes would start Danny Ings against Burnley despite knowing it should be Divin Mubama who got the nod instead. For the first 85 minutes of the game it was so obvious that the decision was very wrong, and it was underlined, bolded and italicised when Mubama threw himself at a near-post Kudus cross and forced Dara O'Shea to divert the ball into the back of the net to make it 1-1. Soucek's second constructive late winner ensure we came away with all three points. But surely now,

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25:13

Opposition View: Burnley, with Joe from Turfcast

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2023/11/23

The international break is finally over and now we can look ahead to Saturday's visit to Turf Moor as West Ham take on newly promoted Burnley in the Premier League. The Clarets have the second-worst defence in the Premier League this season, conceding 30 goals, so there is hope that David Moyes and his players will go to Turf Moor looking to take full advantage of that, especially if Jarrod Bowen is passed fit to play after picking up a knock while on international duty with England. After beating

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247. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail

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2023/11/21

It is absolutely no surprise that we risk going into the busy festive period without a 'proper' striker. Michail Antonio's injury while on international duty with Jamaica means he could be out for months, leaving just Danny Ings and Divin Mubama as our only recognised strikers in the squad. One barely looks interested when he does get on the pitch, the other is only a teenager and has just 35 minutes of Premier League football to his name. Jarrod Bowen has been utilised there recently but that's not

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65:29

246. A blend of Di Canio, Payet and Arnautovic as...

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2023/11/14

Two wins in four days puts us back in control of our Europa League group and in the top-half of the Premier League table. The 1-0 win over Olympiacos on Thursday night wasn't pretty, but it was a much-needed win all the same. Then the 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest on Sunday was exciting and arguably more in need given our poor run of form in the league up to now. Now it's another international break, the last one of 2023, and we head into it with a lot of confidence. We travel to Burnley in two

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27:55

Opposition View: Nottingham Forest, with Rich Ferraro...

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2023/11/10

After beating Olympiacos on Thursday night, West Ham turn to the visit of Nottingham Forest on Sunday and will be looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League as well. Joining us this week is Rich Ferraro from 1865: The Nottingham Forest Podcast, who gives us the lowdown on his beloved Forest and discusses the likes of Jesse Lingard, their away form since promotion back to the top flight and how he thinks this game will go. Note: This podcast was recorded BEFORE West Ham's 1-0 victory

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102:04

245. "You should've signed for a big club!"

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2023/11/06

If ever there was a four-day period that summed up West Ham perfectly, it was the one we've just had. We comfortably thrashed quadruple winners-elect, Arsenal, on Wednesday night with a thoroughly enjoyable 3-1 victory at London Stadium, knocking them out of the Carabao Cup and preventing Declan "I want to win it all" Rice from 'winning it all.' We then followed that up with a 3-2 defeat at Brentford where, despite going into the break 2-1 up, suffered from having a striker on the pitch who just

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27:59

Opposition View: Brentford, with Mike from the Ealing...

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2023/11/03

It's a funny ol' game, isn't it? Just days after losing at home to a struggling Everton side, West Ham go on to thrash Arsenal at home in the Carabao Cup to bring some positivity back to east London after a torrid run of three defeats in a row. Now we travel to Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. We've lost all four of our previous top-flight meetings with the Bees and have scored just one goal, although we did beat them on their own patch in the FA Cup last season. Joining us

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123:09

244. Th-INGS can't get much worse after seven hellish...

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2023/10/30

The thrashing by Aston Villa felt like one of those days when you just had to brush it off as a bad day at the office, but having followed that result up with back-to-back defeats to Olympiacos and Everton, all the positivity from a solid start to the season has been well and truly dampened. The team selection in Athens had many fans scratching their heads and the performance that followed led to heads in hands, while the starting XI to face Everton was arguably the one everyone has been calling for

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38:29

Opposition View: LIVE FROM ATHENS! - Olympiacos, with...

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2023/10/26

West Ham take on Olympiacos in Athens tonight knowing that a win will put us within touching distance of making it three European group stage wins in as many years. We had labelled Freiburg away as arguably our toughest fixture of the group stage this season but we made relatively light work of that one. Tonight, in Athens, will also be a test but we definitely have enough about us to take all three points back to east London with us. Will speaks to Kostas from the Gate 7 International Podcast, who

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39:35

BONUS: Are West Ham fans in Athens in danger of...

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2023/10/25

West Ham face Olympiakos in Athens on Thursday night in our third Europa League Group A fixture, where a win would put us firmly in control and within touching distance of winning a European group for the third consecutive season. But against the backdrop of what is sure to be a great game and a memorable experience for those going, is the ongoing threat of violence from Olympiakos' ultras. They made headlines at the weekend when clashes with rival fans of Panathinaikos caused their derby match to

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117:50

243. A day trip to Birmingham, led by Michail Antonio

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2023/10/24

We don't get thrashed very often, not since David Moyes returned to the club almost four years ago. In fact, we've only lost by 3+ goals and conceded 4+ six times in 190 matches. That's pretty good going. Sunday's thrashing at the hands of Villa was fully deserved, too. They were better than us, hungrier than us and more clinical than us. No complaints from us, other than the fact there were several poor performances throughout the team, not least Michail Antonio who looked like he was just there

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80:34

242. No time for pumpkin picking as West Ham prepare...

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2023/10/18

Now that the international break is over, James and Will are back ahead of Sunday's hugely anticipated trip to Villa Park. With both sides having ambitions of finishing in the top-seven this season, this is going to be a huge test and will give us some indication of what we might be able to achieve this term. Avoiding defeat away from home, especially at Villa Park, will be a good result, but all three will send a huge message to the other clubs who have the same ambitions as we do. Given the break,

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110:31

241. A well deserved point v. PGMOL as VAR continues...

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2023/10/10

Fans were told VAR would make football better but instead, it appears to be doing its very best to make it worse with every passing game. It was our turn (again!) last weekend to suffer from inept and not-for-purpose officiating, that could've been cleaned up by the use of VAR, but they're still hellbent on only helping sub-standard referees in only very specific incidents in the game. That cost us against Newcastle, in what was a very good performance that warranted all three points, let alone a

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