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March 25, 2020 78: The show must go on - despite lockdown, coronavirus and a silly hat
Coronavirus has seen football wiped out across Europe and the Premier League is no different.

The English top flight is suspended until April 30 but the football blackout is expected to continue well beyond that date.

But while the country is locked down and West Ham remain home from training, the boys try to bring a bit of light relief and Hammers chat during these uncertain times.

James Jones and Will Pugh are joined by Charlie Hawkins as the three conduct the show via Skype video link for the first time.

The Evening Standard's Jack Rosser also joins in the fun from his front room to give a valuable look behind the scenes at London Stadium.

David Moyes, Jarrod Bowen, seat relocation and relegation clauses are all on the agenda before the return of the quiz for week 22.

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1 hr 4 min
March 18, 2020 77: Coronavirus & Ilie Dumitrescu's art gallery
During an unprecedented time in peacetime Britan, and even the world, football has taken a back seat while we all try and survive the Coronavirus pandemic.

But that hasn't stopped there being a number of pressing talking points, not least what the sport should do for the rest of the season. Should they play behind closed doors? Should they follow Karren Brady's lead and just null and void the campaign? Should we just end the season with the league tables as they are?

Either way, West Ham will be affected and that's what the boys discussed on this week's show, albeit from the comfort of their own homes as Charlie was forced to self isolate on his own in the studio.

James Jones and Will Pugh spoke in depth about what the pandemic means for football, West Ham, Leyton Orient's FIFA tournament and, as always, they did the Mystery West Ham Rogue Players Quiz, which involved some interesting trivia about Ilie Dumitrescu.

With a VAR check deciding the winner, it's fair to say James has a lot of work to do in the quiz!

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52 min
March 11, 2020 76: Antoni-oh-no! - ft John Moncur
West Ham lost 1-0 at Arsenal on Saturday and Michail Antonio fluffed three clear cut chances before Alexandre Lacazette got the Gunners' 78th minute winner.

The Hammers showed heart and desire for the third game running but just as they did at Liverpool they walked away empty handed.

Will Pugh and James Jones discuss any positives to be taken away from the Emirates and West Ham legend John Moncur joins the lads to give his views on the Irons and #GSBOut.

Jarrod Bowen and Jeremy Ngakia get mentioned in dispatches and one of the lads reveals David Moyes is from a new continent no one has heard of before.

Sam from the Wolves 77 pod calls in to talk Europa League, coronavirus, and Sunday's game.

And of course the rogue players quiz is back so can Will make it a world-record five win streak or can James finally stop the rot to level things up at 10-10 again?

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49 min
March 04, 2020 75: Saint Jarrod slays Saints & fans' right to protest
West Ham put Southampton to the sword on Saturday after thousands of fans took part in a pre-match #GSBOut protest march against David Gold, David Sullivan and Karren Brady.

Jarrod Bowen opened the scoring on his first Hammers start while Sebastien Haller and Michail Antonio notched the final two to secure David Moyes' second win since he took charge... again.

Will Pugh and James Jones are back in the studio after their superstar appearance on Sunday night's Match of the Day 2 (still available on iplayer), and Tom Edwards also makes an appearance.

The lads discuss all of that before previewing the Arsenal game ahead of Saturday's trip to the Emirates.

The rogue players quiz is a dead heat at 9-9 after a mammoth comeback from Will in recent weeks.

Marc Rieper is still the shout of the season but listen in to see if James can stop the rot.

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52 min
February 26, 2020 74: A successful week for West Ham's goal difference
It was a week of two very different performances against two of the best teams in world football and we only came out of it three goals worse off.

The 2-0 defeat to Man City involved a very defensive approach while the 3-2 loss at Anfield came via the sort of attacking, positive and meaningful performance we've been craving from the team all season. In truth, we deserved to take something from Anfield but an uncharacteristic performance from Lukasz Fabianski ensured we left empty-handed.

Perhaps the highlight of our season will be the 14 minutes in which we were winning away at Liverpool.

And that's the main focus of this week's show as, in Will Pugh's absence, James Jones and Charlie Hawkins review the last two defeats and then look ahead to this weekend's massive six-pointer against Southampton at London Stratford.

The boys also discuss recent fan protests, the ineffective use of Sebastien Haller and the impressive introduction to first-team football for Jeremy Ngaki.

And finally, Will does join us on the phone for the Mystery Rogue Players Quiz where he looked to go level with James again!

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53 min
February 18, 2020 73: Wave goodbye to Winston & perils of prediction ft Sam Inkersole
West Ham were without a game this week but Uefa stepped in to ensure Man City were handed extra motivation ahead of Wednesday night's clash at the Etihad.

City's FFP breach saw them handed a two-year Champions League ban and some Hammers fans kindly suggested West Ham also refuse to play in the competition for two years in a noble act of solidarity.

Will Pugh and James Jones are back to discuss this as well as Winston Reid's departure to MLS side Sporting Kansas City on loan.

Football.London’s West Ham correspondent Sam Inkersole also chipped in with a large dash of Irons insight.

And the boys chat #BeKind and its place in football before having a look at another potential thrashing with a trip to Anfield on the horizon.

The rogue mystery players quiz is back as Will looks to continue his red hot form.

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52 min
February 11, 2020 72: Local businessmen owners and Ollie Holt's 'apology'
West Ham managed to prolong the inevitable on Sunday as Storm Ciara saw their game with Man City postponed.

It's been rescheduled for February 19 but is that a good or bad thing?

Will Pugh and James Jones discuss the looming thrashing at the Etihad as well as the continued press backlash against West Ham.

Oliver Holt used his Mail on Sunday column to unload both barrels at the board in the wake of the club's extraction of an apology from Sky and Sunday Supplement.

The boys look at how sincere his Holt's scathing apology really was and dissect Steve Lomas and Tony Gale's message to fans urging them to halt protests and "get behind the team".

Kevin Nolan also returned to the club and the boys discussed the recent takeover rumours amid the #GSBOut campaign.

The rogue players quiz is back as always as Will looks to overturn his 9-6 deficit.

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51 min
February 05, 2020 71: Press backlash after Sunday Supplement debacle
You really can't write it at West Ham.

At a time when a bit of positive PR would have done David Gold, David Sullivan and Karren Brady the world of good, the Hammers decide to issue the first legal complaint Sky Sports' Sunday Supplement programme has ever had.

The seemingly petty nature of the challenge at a time when there are surely more important things to worry about - like impending relegation from the Premier League for example - sparked a thoroughly unsurprising backlash from the mainstream media.

The Guardian's Jonathan Liew called the club a "shambles" and the Telegraph's Matt Law suggested "everyone has their hands in the till" on the show and this clearly rankled.

But now the great and the good of British sports journalism has come out in force against West Ham's board who seemed to be defending their egos and little else.

Well Will Pugh, James Jones and Tom Edwards put all that to rights as well as reviewing Liverpool and Brighton, previewing Man City and of course doing the rogue players quiz.

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51 min
January 29, 2020 70: Shambolic ownership, woeful football and transfers
A few years ago we were promised a "world-class stadium and a world-class team."

Today we have neither, and the realisation that the board have averaged a net spend of just over £20m a season on transfers over the last 10 years just goes to show how little they are committed to making that promise a reality.

The truth is, while they may not be committed to it, they're also very clearly incapable of making it happen, hence the even louder calls for them to step aside and allow someone with a bit more clout to take this club forward.

On this week's show, James Jones and Will Pugh discuss all that and more, as well as review the shambolic FA Cup defeat to West Brom, the final few days of the transfer window and preview the upcoming games against Liverpool and Brighton.

Despite the depressing nature of life as West Ham fans, the lads do try and make it as upbeat as possible this week.

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1 hr 5 min
January 22, 2020 69: GSB Out & and other depressing stuff - Featuring Danny Gabbidon
Last weekend the protests went by without incident and will have caught the attention of those responsible for taking our great club to where it is - nowhere.

Will they react? Will they even listen? Well, given the current transfer window innactivity there's a chance they won't. But we have to keep making a noise or we're going to be stuck here forever.

On the pitch, the Everton game wasn't exactly brilliant but at least we didn't lose. If anything, it only further highlighted how thin and slow our squad is, but there doesn't seem to be much in the way of reinforcements before the transfer window shuts next week.

On the show this week, James Jones, Tom Edwards and Charlie Hawkins reviewed the Everton game, slammed the current owners (obviously) and discussed our chances against Leicester City and West Brom this week. As always, there isn't a great deal of positivity on the show but the lads still have a laugh along the way.

Additionally, former Hammer Danny Gabbidon joined us on the phones to discuss Moyes' chances of success at the club and what he believes the future holds under Gold and Sullivan.

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52 min

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