Once again, West Ham did a West Ham by losing a game that had 0-0 written all over it. Except, against Man Utd, it was because of a controversial VAR call in the 93rd minute and a severe lapse in concentration. The 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford hurt more than it has done in the past. The Hammers are no strangers to losing there, but to do so in such fashion and at the expense of our position in the Premier League's top four was a tough one to take. But despite that, David Moyes' men look forward to...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 169
West Ham did a West Ham against Leeds and lost 3-2 at home just a week after dispatching them with ease in the FA Cup. They also beat hapless Norwich 2-0 at home since the last We Are West Ham podcast but even that left a slightly flat feel given the countless fluffed chances. Jarrod Bowen continued his excellent form with three goals in two games but he bizarrely felt the need to apologise to fans on social media after missing a sitter which would have made it 3-3 against Leeds at the death. Wi...
Jan 17, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 168
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 wi...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 167
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 Januar...
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 166
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 a...
Dec 27, 2021•2 hr 28 min•Ep. 165
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 Satu...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 164
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 – particula...
Dec 14, 2021•53 min•Ep. 163
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...
Dec 07, 2021•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 162
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...
Nov 30, 2021•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 161
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 t...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 160
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 m...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 159
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...
Nov 09, 2021•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 158
West Ham Women have enjoyed a strong to the season having gone unbeaten in all competitions since their opening weekend defeat to Brighton. Such form sees them placed 6th in the WSL right now, but they travel to a rampant Arsenal Women side who have a 100% record in the league so far this term and have scored 19 goals in the process. The Gunners have world class players all over the pitch but the one that stands out is Vivianne Miedema, who already has nine goals in nine appearances in 2021/2022...
Nov 06, 2021•21 min•Ep. 157
As promised, we're bringing you this week's Opposition View as a separate episode this week due to both Will and Reece being away, leaving James to find a way of delivering you all the bits of the podcast you enjoy! Joining James this week is The Redmen TV's very own Ste Hoare, who gives us the lowdown on what West Ham fans can expect from Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool on Sunday afternoon. It's a huge top-four Premier League clash between two teams who are both flying in Europe, in the quarter-finals...
Nov 05, 2021•19 min•Ep. 156
It just keeps getting better and better and better, doesn't it? After a quality week that saw us beat Everton, Genk and Spurs, David Moyes' side have continued such massive form by knocking Manchester City out of the Carabao Cup and thumping Aston Villa at Villa Park. This week, though, we're bringing you something a bit different on the We Are West Ham Podcast. With Will and Reece both off, James has been left to man the fort and find a way of still bringing you the podcast you know and love. S...
Nov 02, 2021•32 min•Ep. 155
Weeks at West Ham don't get much better than that, do they?! After winning at Goodison Park, David Moyes' men followed up with a comfortable 3-0 win over KRC Genk in the Europa League before beating Spurs 1-0 at London Stadium to climb back into the top four. We're running out of words to describe how good our football team has become under the Moyesiah. Three wins in a week, zero goals conceded, six points clear at the top of our Europa League group and sitting pretty in the top four of the Pre...
Oct 26, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 154
What a way to return to 'proper' football! After a two week international break, West Ham got their upcoming hectic fixture schedule off to the perfect start with a 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park. Angelo Ogbonna was the match-winner with around 15 minutes to go as all our possession and huffing and puffing paid off in the end, and it took us straight back into the Premier League's top-six, which is fast becoming home for West Ham. Still a bit weird, isn't it? Now we face a busy run of fix...
Oct 18, 2021•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 153
West Ham are almost through yet another international break, but thankfully James Jones and Will Pugh are at your service once again to make things a bit more interesting. With no fewer than eight players out on international duty, it's great to finally see West Ham's superstars getting recognition on the international stage, albeit with the added anxiety of them all returning injured and prepared to get back to the more important job of keeping up our strong start to the season. That's more imp...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 152
It was a weird week for West Ham. After comfortably brushing aside Rapid Vienna in the club's first-ever home Europa League group stage match, David Moyes' side conceded a a 94th-minute goal to newly-promoted Brentford at London Stadium in the Premier League. But despite the negative thoughts that inevitably follow a defeat - especially in those circumstances - we must not lose sight of the fact West Ham are still having a really good season. It was only the Hammers' second defeat in all competi...
Oct 05, 2021•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 151
West Ham won two fantastic back-to-back away games since the last podcast. A first win at Old Trafford in 14 years followed by a dramatic late winner at Leeds thanks to Michail Antonio. The Carabao Cup win at Man Utd was somewhat dampened by immediately drawing Man City in the next round but the 1-0 win thanks to Manuel Lanzini's early goal was a stunning achievement nonetheless. That was followed by an important 2-1 win at Leeds which the travelling fans loved. But West Ham have no time to rest...
Sep 28, 2021•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 150
In one of the most dramatic and heartbreaking ends to a football match in living memory, David Moyes' decision to sub on Mark Noble to take a last minute penalty against Man Utd backfired in dramatic fashion on Sunday. The Hammers legend hadn't warmed up and was thrust into the action at London Stadium to try and make it 2-2 after ex-West Ham man Jesse Lingard had oh-so predictably broke Hammers hearts - coming off the bench to complete the Red Devils' comeback after Said Benrahma and Cristiano ...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 149
West Ham United play their first ever Europa League group stage game away at Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday. And the Hammers cap off a historic week by welcoming a Cristiano Ronaldo led Manchester United to the London Stadium on Sunday. It all comes after a dull 0-0 draw at Southampton in the Premier League where Michail Antonio’s stupid sending off means he will miss the Red Devils’ visit. But the point means David Moyes’ men are unbeaten in their first four Premier League games and are sitting reas...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 148
Not long now before the return of 'proper football' as the latest round of World Cup qualifiers take centre-stage. West Ham have no fewer than 10 players out on international duty, including our three newest recruits - Kurt Zouma, Nikola Vlasic and Alex Kral. Declan Rice has obviously grabbed most of the headlines after scoring in the 4-0 win away at Hungary and winding up the Hungarian ultras in the process, while Antonio made his international bow for Jamaica in a 3-0 defeat to Panama last wee...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 147
West Ham are still in the Europa League group stage! It's not a dream. And that was proved by Friday's draw when the Hammers were picked to play against Dinamo Zagreb, Genk and Rapid Vienna. It's an exciting time to be a West Ham fan and even Saturday's slightly disappointing 2-2 home draw with Crystal Palace couldn't put a dent in most Hammers' positive vibes. So imagine how they felt when the club actually made three signings in the last week of the transfer window! Kurt Zouma arrived from Che...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 146
WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE! WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE! That's right, after thrashing Newcastle on the opening weekend of the season, the lads followed it up by THRASHING Leicester City in front of a packed London Stadium on Monday. Two games played. Eight goals scored. Top of the Premier League. WE ARE MASSIVE! What's more, Michail Antonio is now the club's all-time leading Premier League goalscorer, Said Benrahma just keeps getting better and better, and Pablo Fornals put in arguably his best perf...
Aug 24, 2021•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 145
West Ham legend Tony Cottee joins the lads for the ENTIRE two hour show as he steps in as the third member of We Are West Ham. The Hammers icon opens up about his departure from Sky Sports after 20 years, answers questions surrounding his involvement with the PAI Capital takeover bid, reveals his concerns over the lack of summer transfers and looks ahead to his old club Leicester's visit to the London Stadium on Monday night. West Ham got their season off to a perfect start with a 4-2 win at St ...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 144
The We Are West Ham podcast is back! Will Pugh and James Jones said goodbye to Tom Edwards over the summer but say hello to an exciting new Premier League campaign. The boys will be back producing weekly shows with special guests and features as they attempt to take the podcast to new heights in 2021-22. Messrs Gold, Sullivan, Moyes, Rice and Noble et al will hopefully be trying to do the same to West Ham United as they look forward to a fully fledged European campaign. Still no outfield players...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 143
Will Pugh and James Jones stop by for their last informal chat of the summer break. The lads cover West Ham’s transfer activity. Stop laughing. Lingard, Milenkovic, Pereira and Zouma come up. Manuel Lanzini and Conor Coventry’s future in the side gets analysed. As does West Ham’s goalkeeper situation after Alphonse Areola’s arrival. The takeover story involving PAI Capital has developed since the last podcast which the boys evaluate. And they wrap up with a summary of the Irons’ pre-season campa...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 142
Will Pugh and James Jones stop by for another quick chat in the middle of the summer break. The lads cover England’s Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy at Wembley that Jonesy was lucky enough to attend. West Ham’s wonderful new kit gets a mention as do Michail Antonio, Said Benrahma and Pablo Fornals’ shirt number switches. The lads run through some of the recent transfer rumours – namely Jesse Lingard’s return from Man Utd, Tammy Abraham’s potential arrival from Chelsea and the prospective departu...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 141
Will Pugh and James Jones stop by for a quick chat in the middle of the summer break. The lads cover Jonesy's goal at London Stadium, his ticket to the Euros final and his blue tick on Twitter. England's historic run to the Euro 2020 final gets a mention as does Declan Rice and his future. Podcasts will be every fortnight from here until the beginning of the season when normal weekly service will resume. Hope everyone's doing ok. You can follow We Are West Ham on Twitter HERE . The lads can be f...
Jul 10, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 140
