We Are West Ham Podcast

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November 06, 2019 58: The West Ham Way (Modern Edition)
Much has been made of The West Ham Way in recent years.

The older generation of football fans will know that it did once exist, while modern-day football fans scoff at the idea of football existing before 1992.

Yet what we are currently seeing is the modern edition of The West Ham Way.

Definition: Win when you're supposed to lose, lose when you're supposed to win. Be inconsistently inconsistent. Occasionally show signs of promise, always revert to the norm soon after.

So this week, James Jones and Will Pugh dragged themselves to the studio to have a real good moan about the modern-day West Ham Way, while they were also joined by regular studio guest Tom Edwards.

Discussion points include Felipe Anderson's work rate, the unacceptable performance against Newcastle, Manuel Pellegrini's future, the Burnley game this weekend and much more.

And of course, James and Will went head-to-head again in the We Are West Ham Quiz. If anything, it's the most exciting competition involving West Ham (fans) this season.

Warning: This is a very negative episode.

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51 min
October 30, 2019 57: Pellegrini IN! - Featuring Jonjo Heuerman
West Ham were blunted by the Blades on Saturday which opened the door to some bizarre calls to sack Manuel Pellegrini.

Now James Jones and Will Pugh don't agree on much but there was ferocious agreement in the studio that anyone who harked back to the Sam Allardyce or David Moyes days after the Sheffield United draw is a dross merchant.

Jonjo Heuerman also joined the lads to talk about his inspiring 'Upton Park bricks' project and the fantastic work he is still doing for the Bobby Moore fund.

The Daily Star's Aaron Stokes gave his view on Newcastle's visit to London Stadium.

And of course the rogue West Ham players quiz was back in competitive action with the guys reunited in the studio for the first time in two weeks.

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51 min
October 24, 2019 56: Swords drawn for Blades visit - Featuring John Moncur
After the worst performance of the season at Everton, the postmortem started in severe fashion as the boys tried to dissect what went so badly wrong.

John Moncur helped shine a light on the disastrous showing and revealed the names of the "world class" players he played with at West Ham.

Manuel Lanzini and Felipe Anderson are supposedly the best players at the club but are they pulling their weight at the at the moment?

All of that before a look ahead to Saturday's HUGE clash against Sheffield United - the first Premier League game against the Blades since Tevez-gate.

Will Pugh is back after his very own international break but jury service means James Jones' was replaced by the opinionated Tom Edwards who tried to knock Will of his perch in an exhibition version of the rogue West Ham players quiz.

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52 min
October 16, 2019 55: Is the Academy of Football back? - Featuring Tony Carr
The international break has given us the perfect chance to reflect on the first couple of months of the season.

The defeat to Palace was frustration but not the end of the world and the boys will no doubt be up for putting it right when they visit Goodison Park this Saturday.

But while James Jones and guest Danny Lewis discussed our chances against Everton this weekend, a large part of this week’s show was dedicated to West Ham’s youth players, who have been very impressive of late.

A 16-game unbeaten came to an end with a defeat to Cheltenham in the EFL Trophy, and the Development Squad’s star players are really getting the recognition they deserve.

Anthony Scully won the PL2 Player of the Month for September, Nathan Holland is being touted for a first-team call-up this season and Conor Coventry is, hopefully, on the verge of a well deserved improved contract.

And while all that goes on, Declan Rice is representing England and Grady Diangana is smashing it for West Brom in the Championship.

So, is the Academy of Football back? We got club legend Tony Carr on the show to find out what he thinks of the academy’s recent success and it’s fair to say he’s very excited for the future.

Also on this week’s show, the boys discussed Fabianski’s injury woes and what to expect at Everton this weekend.

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51 min
October 09, 2019 54: What Big Team Mentality? - Featuring Geoff Pike
Despite the defeat to Crystal Palace last weekend, we've still enjoyed a good start to the season. We've lost just two of our opening eight Premier League fixtures and we're currently 8th in the standings - not too bad, eh?

However, James Jones believes all the talk about Manuel Pellegrini instilling a big team mentality at the club needs to stop publically, as it's harder to accept defeats when in the lead against the likes of Palace at home.

William Pugh obviously disagrees and loves Pellegrini's mindset, which made the opening stages of this week's show very interesting indeed.

Also on the show this week, the lads spoke to former Hammer Geoff Pike about the first couple of months of the season and they also had a chat about what our expectations should be between now and May.

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50 min
October 02, 2019 53: The week that summed up West Ham United
If there was ever a week that summed up our club, it was last week.

In typical West Ham United fashion, we followed up a dominant 2-0 victory over Manchester United with a 4-0 defeat in the Carabao Cup to Oxford United before taking a very respectable point from 2-1 down at Bournemouth to go 3rd in the Premier League.

It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who has supported the club long enough to know this isn't anything out of the ordinary, but it doesn't take anything away from the fact it's still unacceptable to lose so heavily against lower league opposition.

Still, we're unbeaten in the league since the opening day of the season and have a huge chance to really consolidate our top six bid with victory over Crystal Palace at home this weekend.

James Jones and William Pugh discussed it all in this week's show, as well as debated the impact Lukasz Fabianski's injury may have on the side's fortunes, and Andriy Yarmolenko's outstanding form in recent weeks.

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50 min
September 25, 2019 52: This is the West Ham we were promised
Manuel Pellegrini's 'Big Team Mentality' is beginning to shine through, and that win over Man United last weekend suggested it's here to stay.

Last season we saw glimpses of it but suffered from inconsistency, which prevented us from making a serious challenge for a top-seven finish. So far this season, though, we're showing signs that we're more than capable of competing.

On this week's show, James Jones and William Pugh waxed lyrical about the victory over Man United and asked why the Hammers haven't received much credit for what has been an impressive start to the season.

Also on the agenda was the build-up to the Oxford and Bournemouth clashes this week, discussion on whether Arthur Masuaku should come straight back into the team for Aaron Cresswell and the boys clash over who they would prefer to have in the starting XI each week: Andriy Yarmolenko or Michail Antonio?

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50 min
September 19, 2019 51: The de-throning of King Arthur
West Ham were lucky to escape Villa Park with a point in the end on Monday.

Especially after King Arthur Masuaku's second-half red card - which strangely made the team play better.

That was the general consensus on the show this week.

Sebastien Haller seemed disinterested and immobile while Andriy Yarmolenko will want to forget his night in a hurry.

But after a slow start Declan Rice really came into the game while Manuel Lanzini showed no signs of the 10,000 mile round trip to Texas he made during the international break.

James Jones is still away so ever-present William Pugh and the returning Tom Edwards dissected the game and looked ahead to Manchester United at home on Sunday with some confidence.

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50 min
September 04, 2019 50: Manuel Pellegrini's Big Team Mentality has arrived!
We heard a lot about it last season but didn't see a great deal of it. But so far this term, Manuel Pellegrini's Big Team Mentality seems to have finally arrived.

The performance against Norwich last weekend was almost a complete one, with Felipe Anderson, Manuel Lanzini, Andriy Yarmolenko and Sebastien Haller combining on several occasions to really show the world how far we've come since Pellegrini arrived in East London.

And that was the bulk of this week's conversation between James Jones, William Pugh and Charlie Hawkins as they dissected what's been good about West Ham so far this season and then looked ahead at what we're capable of achieving if we can consistency to our game.

Also on this week's show, the boys discussed Arthur Masuaku's continued growth as West Ham's best left-back, the decision to sell Chicharito without being able to replace him and the chances of going far in the league cup after the professional victory over Newport County last weekend.

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Note: As it's the international break now, the boys are having a break of their own and will be having next week off. We'll see you in two weeks!

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49 min
August 28, 2019 49: Mark Noble statue, League Cup ambitions and more - Featuring Steve Jones
West Ham advanced to the third round of the Carabao Cup last night after a professional 2-0 win against Newport County to make it two wins on the bounce.

Prior to that victory, We Are West Ham's James Jones and William Pugh discussed with Charlie Hawkins the Hammers' first Premier League win of the season and the impact Mark Noble made against Watford at the weekend - does he deserve a statue?

Sebastien Haller got off the mark with two goals against the Hornets and he certainly exhibited positive signs with his overall performance.

Both Jack Wilshere and Pablo Fornals also got their first goals for the Club last night as the Hammers ran out comfortable winners to put themselves in the pot for the next round, with the draw taking place tonight.

The lads spoke to former West Ham forward Steve Jones about the importance of taking cup competitions seriously, Manuel Pellegrini's influence and more.

As always, James and Will battled it out in a highly-competitive quiz with everything at stake and it made for an excellent listen.

A preview of the forthcoming Norwich City clash on Saturday concluded the talk, so make sure to get this in your ears and as always, enjoy the show!

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