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January 10, 2022 167: Leeds double whammy & the FA Cup run begins
West Ham continued their perfect start to 2022 with a reasonably comfortable 2-0 win against Leeds at London Stadium in the third round of the FA Cup.

Manuel Lanzini continued his superb run of form and opened the scoring in the first-half before Jarrod Bowen sealed the win in the closing stages.

And the great day got even better for the Hammers who were draw against National League North side Kidderminster Harriers in the fourth round.

Will Pugh is joined by James Jones to react to the Leeds win with the help of SunSport’s Kieran Benn who also looks ahead to the Whites’ second visit to the London Stadium in eight days.

Marcelo Bielsa’s men arrive in East London again on Sunday - this time in the Premier League - with David Moyes’ men hoping to keep the pressure on the top-four.

But before all that, Norwich turn up on Wednesday in the fixture that has been rearranged from last year after it was postponed because of Covid.

Broadcaster and Canaries fan John Cushing dials in to chat all things Carrow Road and look ahead to that clash.

The boys make also make their Betway charity bets.

And they wrap things up with a look ahead to West Ham Women’s game at Tottenham this weekend with the Daily Mail’s women’s football correspondent Kathryn Batte.

There’s then time for some final thoughts before the boys say goodbye for another week.

Thanks for listening.

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1 hr 46 min
January 06, 2022 166: New year, same ol' massive West Ham
West Ham started 2022 in perfect fashion with a 3-2 away win at Crystal Palace after capping of 2021 with equal success at Watford.

Will Pugh and James Jones return for the first time this year to chew the fat on all things West Ham over the festive period.

The boys look back at the Southampton defeat on Boxing Day before the two superb away wins that followed.

And that is followed by a review of their Betway charity bets over the Christmas break including a winner in the Palace game!

The January transfer window has opened and West Ham are said to be in the market.

Will reveals the Hammers are in for Everton’s Lucas Digne as well as the fact the club have cash to spend in the window and expect to sign a striker.

The lads also run through some other options including having their say on whether controversial Flamengo striker would be a good fit in David Moyes’ team.

That is before Darren from the LS11 podcast dials in to look ahead to Sunday’s FA Cup third round game against Leeds at London Stadium.

And then there’s some final thoughts from the boys before they say goodbye for another week.

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1 hr 46 min
December 27, 2021 165: The best 12 months for decades - 2021 in review
West Ham United have just had the best 12 months in living memory.

European qualification, their highest Premier League finish since the 90s, and some giant scalps along the way.

Some stars have cemented themselves as cult heroes and in Declan Rice, Hammers fans have an icon they’ll remember forever.

Will Pugh and James Jones are here for the last time in 2021 to look back on an unforgettable year of football for their beloved Hammers.

From the near-perfect start in January and Jesse Lingard’s arrival to sealing that sixth place spot.

The historic Euros and England’s run to the final with Rice at the heart of it making Hammers everywhere oh-so-proud.

And when you thought it couldn’t get any better, David Moyes’ men kicked off the 2021-22 campaign in scintillating fashion – roaring to third in the Premier League and winning their Europa League group with a game to spare.

Granted the year has finished with the worst run of form the team has been through in 2021, but bigger picture, it’s been a whirlwind dream that Irons fans can all be proud of.

The lads recorded this show on Christmas Eve after the Tottenham defeat in the League Cup so don’t know what happened in the Southampton match.

They run through the year month-by-month, game-by-game before handing out their end of year awards.

It’s been a blast this year and they’ll be back at it in January.

Thank you so much for all your support in 2021, it’s been phenomenal and we are both really grateful.

We both hope you have a fantastic new year and look forward to the show getting back on the road in 2022.

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2 hr 28 min
December 20, 2021 164: Spur(s)ed on by pain in the Arsenal
West Ham United lost 2-0 at Arsenal last Wednesday thanks to a combination of a much-changed Hammers team and the ref Anthony Taylor.

Vladimir Coufal was sent off for two ridiculously soft yellow cards and after that, David Moyes’ men weren’t able to fight back from 1-0 down.

In fact they let Emile Smith Rowe in to wrap up the points for the home side after Gabriel Martinelli had put them 1-0 up.

The Irons looked like they had a good chance to bounce back with a home game against Norwich on Saturday but it was postponed after a Covid-related request from the Canaries.

Will Pugh was at the Emirates and he is joined by James Jones to look back at that game as well as to look ahead to West Ham’s next two fixtures – Tottenham away in the Carabao Cup and Southampton at home on Boxing Day.

Daily Express sports editor and huge Spurs fan Alex Milne dials in to chat all things Lilywhites with Antonio Conte having turned them around since taking over from Nuno Espirito Santo.

And the Evening Standard’s West Ham correspondent, and massive Saints fan, Jack Rosser also joins to look ahead to that Southampton clash.

The lads make their Betway charity selections after failing to pick a winner for the Gunners game.

They look back at a decent League Cup win and a solid transitional year for West Ham Women under Ollie Harder.

All of that before saying goodbye for 2021.

There will be a pre-recorded review of the year show that goes out between Christmas and new year but this will be the last ‘proper format’ show of the year.

Thank you so much for all your support this year, it’s been phenomenal and we are both really grateful.

We both hope you have a fantastic Christmas and look forward to the show getting back on the road in 2022.

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1 hr 58 min
December 14, 2021 163: So much love to Isla, boring Burnley and Gunning for Arsenal
The We Are West Ham podcast has a slightly different feel this week thanks to work commitments and the Hammers’ game vs Arsenal slap bang in the middle of the week.

So this is part one of a two-part episode this week.

Will Pugh and James Jones start with the heartbreaking news from Isla Caton’s mum Nikki that they’ve stopped treatment and beautiful Isla does not have too long left with us.

She has been an inspiration to us here on the podcast and thousands, if not millions, of people – particularly West Ham fans - around the world.

We send Isla and her family all the love, thoughts and best wishes we possibly can and hope that every single one of our listeners does too.

Isla’s just giving page is still running as the family try to raise some more cash in order to make her last days, weeks and hopefully months as magical and memorable as they can.

Please donate HERE if you can.

After a sad but meaningful start to the podcast, the lads go on to discuss Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Burnley which Will had the misfortune of going to.

And then sports news editor at SunSport and huge Arsenal fan Dan Cutts dials in to have a chat with Will ahead of Wednesday’s huge battle for the top-four at the Emirates.

The lads round of with the Betway charity bets for the Gunners game before saying goodbye until later in the week.

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54 min
December 07, 2021 162: All hail King Arthur the Chelsea slayer. Long live the King.
West Ham United's dream season just keeps going as the Hammers beat Chelsea 3-2 at the London Stadium

They also made it nine games without a victory against Brighton since the last podcast but we won't talk about that.

Actually Will Pugh and James Jones do talk about both of those games and much more in this bumper episode of the pod.

The lads hail King Arthur Masuaku and his goal against the Blues, rue that ridiculous record against the Seagulls make their Betway charity bet selections and then look forward to the next two games this week.

They start with Thursday's dead rubber Europa League game against Dinamo Zagreb at London Stadium before Joe from the Turfcast dials in to chat about Sunday's visit to Turf Moor in the Premier League.

The boys finish up with a look ahead to West Ham Women's trip to Everton on Sunday before some final thoughts and saying goodbye for another week.

And there is also some bonus content ahead of the Burnley game right at the end.

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2 hr 32 min
November 30, 2021 161: Europa done, City no fun & Brighton and Chelsea to come
West Ham United won their Europa League group with a game to spare having beat Rapid Vienna last Thursday. Imagine saying that three years ago.

It was a fairly flat affair with no fans in the stadium but Mark Noble scored in Europe for the Hammers which is fairytale stuff.

But the positive feeling didn't last long as David Moyes' men went to a snowy Etihad and lost 2-1 on Sunday.

Will Pugh and James Jones are back again to discuss the last two games as well as to look forward to two huge Premier League encounters against Brighton and Chelsea - both at London Stadium.

Tom the Seagulls fan dials in before long-time friend of the show Stamford Chidge joins in for a double-header opposition view.

The lads also make their Betway charity bet selections before saying goodbye for another week.

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2 hr 8 min
November 24, 2021 160: Hunted by Wolves before Rapid & City
It's not often West Ham United can look back on a defeat and feel quite content.

To be fair, it's not often the Hammers have to look back on a defeat at all these days, such is the superb job David Moyes is doing.

The 1-0 defeat at Wolves last weekend was deserved, so there are no complaints from James Jones and Will Pugh on this week's podcast.

The likes of Michail Antonio in particular felt the effects of travelling thousands of miles on international duty.

But one thing we can be sure of is the team's ability to bounce back quickly from defeat and they've got a good opportunity to do that on Thursday night against Rapid Vienna in the Europa League.

It's so disappointing fans won't be there to see it but the blow of having supporters banned by UEFA was softened slightly by Austria going into another national lockdown this week, meaning the game will be played behind closed doors.

All of that and much more is discussed on this week's show, as well as West Ham Women's huge 1-0 victory over Spurs with Kathryn Batte from the Daily Mail.

Ahead of Sunday's trip to the Etihad, the lads are joined by David Mooney from the Blue Moon Podcast to get the lowdown on Man City for this week's Opposition View chat.

And the lads talk through their Betway Charity Bet selections ahead of the weekend, with a couple of very, very attractive bets with decent odds!

Lastly, we'd like to apologise for yet another delayed delivery of the podcast.

Life has got in the way a little bit recently but we're still doing our very best to bring you all the show you seem to enjoy so much!

Thanks so much for listening and welcome to any new listeners who've joined the party in recent weeks!

You can follow the podcast here:

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The lads can be found @WilliamPugh_ and @ByJamesJones.

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1 hr 58 min
November 17, 2021 159: UEFA away fan ban spoils Vienna Europa party
Well for the first time in what seems months, the We Are West Ham boys have something negative to talk about.

After 150 ticket-less West Ham supporters stormed the turnstiles at the Hammers' last Europa League away game at GENK, Uefa have fined the club and banned away fans from their next European fixture - Rapid Vienna away.

That has left the 1,700 ticket holders plus hundreds more Hammers fans planning to head to Austria for the celebration out of pocket to the tune of hundreds of pounds on money spent on flights and hotel.

West Ham have criticised Uefa for the timing of the announcement and decided not to appeal having seen evidence.

Will Pugh and James Jones are directly affected having booked flights and accommodation and the lads do not hold back when giving their opinion on the parties concerned.

Having not had a chance to discuss last week, the chaps give their thoughts on Daniel Kretinsky's £180million investment into the club.

The lads also make their Betway charity bets ahead of West Ham's visit to Molineux on Saturday.

And Dan from the Wolves 77 club pod joins the lads to chat about the game as eighth-placed Wolves go into the game in middling form.

Will and James look back at West Ham Women's 2-2 draw against Reading when the girls threw away a lead AGAIN!

All that before some final thoughts and the usual dollop of banter and peeks behind the curtain.

Thanks so much for listening - last week's pod made our top three most listened which is superb.

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1 hr 41 min
November 09, 2021 158: West Ham are MASSIVE everywhere they goooo!
West Ham are massive everywhere they goooooooo!

Are the Hammers ever going to lose again?

A 2-2 draw away at Genk confirming qualification to the knockout stage of the Europa League before a historic win amid a phenomenal atmosphere against Liverpool at the London Stadium ending the Reds’ nine month unbeaten run.

Will Pugh is back to join James Jones after his week off and the boys are positively glowing as they look back on two more superb matches that fans will and should remember forever.

The lads run through the 3-2 Liverpool win – the good West Ham goals, the bad refereeing decisions and the ugly way Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp go about their business.

The Genk game is analysed too – particularly Said Benrahma’s superb performance and the poor man who lost a finger when celebrating a West Ham goal.

And the superb atmosphere created by the travelling masses.

The lads look back at the Betway charity bets from the Liverpool game.

And they take a moment to have a more general peek at the latest West Ham news including the Hammers' players overlooked for the latest England squad, Angelo Ogbonna’s knee injury and where Declan Rice could improve his already superb performances.

The boys also take a minute to read out a few recent comments and reviews they have received from you loyal lovely listeners before they look back at West Ham Women’s 4-0 defeat to Arsenal and ahead to their game against Reading.

They wrap up with some final thoughts before saying goodbye for another week.

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2 hr 20 min

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