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The Band-Aid effectMonday, 15th January 2018
by Tim Alexander
''West Ham has long been in the business of what my best friend refers to as the 'Band-Aid Effect'. ..''
Mark Noble: the renaissance manMonday, 15th January 2018
by Trevor Twohig
''After a terrific victory such as the weekend's visit to Huddersfield, West Ham fans should rightly feel pleased as punch this morning. ..''
Huddersfield Town v West Ham UnitedFriday, 12th January 2018
by Preview Percy
''Twelve days into the year and unbeaten. Time for a cheerful contribution from Preview Percy one might have thought. Er, looking through his thoughts on this weekend's trip to Huddersfield, maybe not...... ..''
Shrewsbury Town v West Ham UnitedSaturday, 6th January 2018
by Preview Percy
''The FA Cup. Full of romance and tradition, it's the oldest cup competition in the world. So it's quite apt that we have Preview Percy, the oldest preview writer in the world on board. You will probably need to look elsewhere for romance & tradition though.... ..''
Spurs 1 - 1 West Ham (And Other Ramblings)Friday, 5th January 2018
by HeadHammerShark
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West Ham 2-1 West Brom (And Other Ramblings)Thursday, 4th January 2018
by HeadHammerShark
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Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham UnitedWednesday, 3rd January 2018
by Preview Percy
''We're working Preview Percy hard this week. Well it keeps him off the streets. For the third time this season overall, and the second time at Wembley, here's his look at Tottenham Hotspur. Just pray we don't get them should we progress in the FA Cup this weekend.......''
West Ham United v West Bromwich AlbionMonday, 1st January 2018
by Preview Percy
''It's a brave man who tries to wake up Preview Percy on New Year's Day. Especially when he is angry. And after Bournemouth as you can imagine he's not exactly in the calmest of moods. But wake him we did. And here's his resulting look at the visit of West Brom.......''
A year to forget...Monday, 1st January 2018
by Paul Walker
''It’s now over, the worst year I can recall in West Ham’s history. I don’t know about you lot, but I couldn’t wish 2017 further away!..''
Bournemouth 3-3 West Ham (And Other Ramblings)Friday, 29th December 2017
by HeadHammerShark
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Match of the Day - or is it the Muppet show?Wednesday, 27th December 2017
by Paul Walker
''The question is, after another weekend of claret and blue fury, do we at West Ham have a persecution complex or does everybody just hate us? ..''
AFC Bournemouth v West Ham UnitedSunday, 24th December 2017
by Preview Percy
''The good news: It's the last Preview Percy column of the year. The bad news: He'll be back for 2018. Here's his look at the Boxing day trip to Bournemouth. Merry Christmas! ..''
Not fit for purposeFriday, 22nd December 2017
by Paul Walker
''So Manuel Lanzini will be watching with us tomorrow, no doubt shuffling about on the bench clutching professional footballers’ latest accessory of choice, a hot water bottle...''
West Ham United v Newcastle UnitedFriday, 22nd December 2017
by Preview Percy
''It's not that Preview Percy hates Christmas as such. It's more a case of him hating, well, everything really. Here he takes time out from the laying of anti-personnel mines as a precaution against carol singers to take a look at the visit of Newcastle United. God bless us one and all........''
Arsenal 1-0 West Ham (And Other Ramblings)Thursday, 21st December 2017
by HeadHammerShark
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Stoke 0-3 West Ham (And Other Ramblings)Monday, 18th December 2017
by HeadHammerShark
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Arsenal v West Ham United - League Cup Quarter-FinalSunday, 17th December 2017
by Preview Percy
''It's the League Cup when teams traditionally rest players and give understudies a run-out. We don't do that here at kumb.com. We only have Preview Percy. Sadly......''
West Ham 0-0 Arsenal (And Other Ramblings)Friday, 15th December 2017
by Headhammershark
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Stoke City v West Ham UnitedFriday, 15th December 2017
by Preview Percy
''If Dickens hadn't already beaten Preview Percy to it we are pretty sure that the grumpy one would have invented the phrase "Bah Humbug!" Here he takes time out from shouting abuse at carol singers to have a look at this weekend's visit to Stoke.......''
Hard to beat, now make us difficult to stopThursday, 14th December 2017
by Graeme Howlett
''David Moyes may have put a stop to West Ham leaking unnecessary goals - but now he has to find a way to start scoring them again...''
West Ham United v ArsenalTuesday, 12th December 2017
by Preview Percy
''You would think that maybe last weekend's result would have cheered Preview Percy up a bit, wouldn't you? Sorry to disappoint - the best we can manage is "slightly less grumpy". Here's his look at Wednesday night's visit of Arsenal......''
West Ham 1-0 Chelsea (And Other Ramblings)Monday, 11th December 2017
by HeadHammerShark
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Put a sock in it, Mr SullivanMonday, 11th December 2017
by Paul Walker
''Privately, David Sullivan surely realises what a lucky, lucky boy he is after that remarkable, far-reaching interview he gave to the Guardian’s Jacob Steinberg ahead of the magnificent victory over Chelsea...''
West Ham United v ChelseaFriday, 8th December 2017
by Preview Percy
''Now we have finally got the details of the New Year fixture list one question remains: Who is going to tell Preview Percy that we need three of these in six days come the turn of the year? While we work out how we are going to break the news to him here's his look at this weekend's visit of Chelsea......''
Repeat, repeat, repeatMonday, 4th December 2017
by Paul Walker
''Two games on the road, as different as chalk and cheese - and that is the real problem facing David Moyes as he tries to turn West Ham into a proper, competitive, football team again...''
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