Finally, the good karma gods were shining down on us as VAR ruled in our favour in the 3-1 victory over Fulham on Sunday. Gianluca Scamacca may or may not have handled the ball before deftly looping the ball over Bernd Leno to put us 2-1 ahead in the second-half, but VAR arguably made the right call by awarding the goal due to it not being a clear and obvious error. Finally, that rule has been used properly! The victory makes it three in three in all competitions and provided further evidence th...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 33 min
It turns out losing to West Ham was just too embarrassing for the Wolves that they decided to sack Bruno Lage just 24 hours later. It was a big, confidence-boosting win on Saturday. Not just for the entire squad but for Guianluca Scamacca and Jarrod Bowen in particular as they both opened their Premier League accounts for the season. Now we embark on a busy October, starting with Anderlecht away in the Europa Conference League this Thursday before welcoming Fulham to London Stadium on Sunday. Th...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 47 min
International breaks rarely fill fans with excitement and joy and this one was true to form as England were RELEGATED from their Nations League group after a 1-0 defeat in Italy. Flashbacks of relegations at the hands of Birmingham and Wigan were rife amongst the Hammers fanbase as the painful experience of relegation returned for many of us. But all is not lost. Mark Noble has returned to the club as Sporting Director, presumably to save the day. His first job will be to get back in that dressi...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Is this the beginning of the end for David Moyes at West Ham? We certainly hope not, but after two incredibly fun seasons since his return, we started this season with just one win from seven Premier League games and have only scored three goals. Yes, we're unbeaten in the Europa Conference League but that's not really the issue here. Moyes' stubborn team selections, strange substitutions and reluctance to give most of the summer signings more than 30 minutes a game in the league is beginning to...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 26 min
It has been a terribly sad and emotional past few days, not just in the United Kingdom but across the world. The passing of Queen Elizabeth II last Thursday was tough to take for so many. To those who adored her the most, she was an incredible woman who represented a beacon of hope and happiness throughout her 70 years on the throne. Her passing was confirmed just a couple of hours before West Ham were due to host FCSB in the Europa Conference League, but it was decided the game would still be p...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 44 min
We've all seen it. We all know it was a complete and utter disgrace. But where do we go from here? VAR's existence in the Premier League is becoming more and more laughable with each passing weekend, and the last few days have arguably been its most comical. It wasn't just us who were robbed though, as Newcastle, Everton and Arsenal can all feel cheated by the very thing that is supposed to prevent controversial and incorrect decisions being made by referees in the modern era. On this week's sho...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 43 min
Finally we're off the mark! Our first win and first goal of the Premier League season came at Villa Park on Sunday but, had Steven Gerrard's team been a bit better than they are, it could've been a completely different story. David Moyes opted to start with five at the back but following a turgid opening 45 minutes, he decided to revert to the tried and tested 4-2-3-1 formation and suddenly things began to happen. Said Benrahma came on at half-time and instantly gave us some energy and intent go...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 47 min
Once again we've failed to beat our bogey team, Brighton & Hove Albion. Not only that, we were comfortably beaten by them at home to make it three defeats from three without scoring at the beginning of this new Premier League season. It's getting a bit boring now, isn't it? David Moyes' players practically went missing on Sunday and have now left us rock-bottom of the Premier League - how depressing! But last week we did pick up our first win of the season in the Europa Conference League as ...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Sometimes it's just not your day, and that was definitely the case on Sunday as we lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. An unfairly disallowed goal, missed penalty, wrong decision not to send off a Forest defender and hitting the woodwork three times? Yeah, it just wasn't our day. James and Will give their views on all the big talking points from Sunday's defeat while we're also joined by ex-Premier League referee Mark Halsey, who gave his verdict on all the big refereeing decisions...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 41 min
The lads return this week to look back at the 2-0 defeat to Manchester City on the opening weekend of the 22/23 Premier League season, after Erling Halland made very easy work of our makeshift defence. We appear to have gone from being a club with a striker curse to one with a defender curse as David Moyes was forced to pair Ben Johnson with Kurt Zouma at the back after Craig Dawson was ruled out with a thigh strain and Issa Diop supposedly refused to play ahead of his reported move to Fulham. S...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 16 min
West Ham's pre-season is done and now we can finally look ahead to Sunday's first game of the season against Premier League champions Manchester City. The squad is no where near ready, with at least four new faces required before we can truly say we've fully strengthened this summer, but at least we can finally look forward to welcoming meaningful football back into our lives. On this week's show, our first proper one of the 22/23 campaign, James and Will mostly look ahead to the City clash and ...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 9 min
After over a month off to recharge their batteries, James and Will are back to get the We Are West Ham Podcast underway for the new season. Having missed out on a huge chunk of the summer, the lads catch up with some obligatory mundane chat, including James' story how he managed to get third-degree burns on a stag do in Spain and Will's hatred of proper tennis but love for the exhibition type. Then the real discussion begins, as the lads discuss pre-season so far and, of course, all the latest t...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 18 min
First of all, sorry we're late! We recorded this episode way back on the 31st May but since then, life's got in the way a little bit. We've both been on holidays and work has been a bit mental for the both of us - it is the beginning of the transfer window after all. But we're finally bringing you our annual season review, where we break down everything that happened throughout what eventually turned into one of the most memorable seasons of our lifetimes. That run to the Europa League semi-fina...
Jun 20, 2022•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 187
West Ham’s home fans bid an emotional farewell to club legend Mark Noble on Sunday on the same day the Irons earned an excellent point against champions in waiting Man City. Jarrod Bowen scored a fantastic brace to cap of an excellent campaign before Jack Grealish and a Vladimir Coufal own-goal saw City level. Lukasz Fabianski pulled off a brilliant save to deny Riyad Mahrez from the penalty spot late on to deliver a result and a performance to match the emotion of the occasion as Noble said goo...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 186
West Ham bid farwell to Hammers legend Mark Noble this weekend in an emotional day at London Stadium. Will Pugh and James Jones are back to discuss it as well as looking back to the Europa League defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt and the win at Norwich. The lads make their Betway charity bets after Jonesy finally lands a winner! Ste Tudor joins for the Manchester City opposition view. And the boys look back to West Ham Women's' last game of the season against Arsenal as well as discussing Paul Konch...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 185
Just like last week, things have been a bit up the air for myself and Will but we couldn't go a week without bringing you the Opposition View. This week, we host Manchester City in a game with so much riding on it for both clubs. Victory for us will all but guarantee European football again next season and will put us in a great position to leapfrog Man United into the top six. For City, three points will all but guarantee them yet another Premier League title. And then there's the not-so-small ...
May 13, 2022•28 min•Ep. 184
Will Pugh reports live from Frankfurt and chats to Basti Red from the Eintracht Frankfurt podcast in the Massif Central bar. That's right, the West Ham are Massif bar. History has already been made and the mindblowing journey continues Thursday night. Drink it in. And of course David Moyes’ mighty Hammers can do it. Come on you Irons. You can follow the podcast here: Twitter: @ We Are_West Ham . Facebook: We Are West Ham podcast . Instagram: @ WeAreWestHamPod The lads can be found @WilliamPugh_ ...
May 04, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 183
West Ham lost 2-1 at home to Arsenal on Sunday. It came after a Europa League semi-final first leg defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt at London Stadium last Thursday. But Will Pugh and James Jones refuse to be downbeat ahead of Thursday’s massive second leg in Germany. The excitement is palpable as Will prepares to head to Frankfurt and the lads also let themselves imagine what it might be like to see Mark Noble and Declan Rice lift the trophy. The boys look back to the last two games as well as look...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 182
West Ham lost 1-0 at Chelsea on Sunday in oh so frustrating fashion. Craig Dawson was sent off as he gave away a late penalty which Jorginho missed before Christian Pulisic bagged the winner at Stamford Bridge. But do Hammers fans really care with a Europa League semi-final first-leg against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night? Will Pugh certainly doesn’t on this week’s pod but James Jones is far more conservative. Bastian Roth from the Eintracht podcast dials in to give an opposition view ahe...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 181
West Ham United Football Club are in the semi-finals of the flipping Europa League! It was 1976 the last time this flipping glorious amazing wonderful club hit such heights and thanks to David Moyes and his mighty fine men, we have made it there again. West Ham's 3-0 win in Lyon was one of the most magical, wonderful, amazing, emotional nights in many fans' lives and that much is certainly true of We Are West Ham hosts Will Pugh and James Jones. The lads made their way to Lyon and sung and cheer...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 180
Just hours before the biggest game in West Ham’s recent history, James and Will are in the middle of Lyon chatting about our incredible Europa League journey, our chances against Lyon and much, much more! Come on you Irons. You can follow the podcast here: Twitter: @ We Are_West Ham . Facebook: We Are West Ham podcast . Instagram: @ WeAreWestHamPod The lads can be found @WilliamPugh_ and @ByJamesJones . WATCH the show and subscribe to We Are West Ham’s YouTube channel HERE . You can buy us a bee...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 179
West Ham returned from the international break with a bang as they saw of Everton 2-1 at the London Stadium. Poor old Frank Lampard. Aaron Cresswell's delightful free-kick opened proceedings, Mason Holgate equalised before Jarrod Bowen bounced back from his injury with the winner. Michael Keane was sent off and the Hammers wrapped it up. Will Pugh and James Jones discuss that and Thursday's huge Europa League quarter-final home leg against Lyon. The lads make their Betway charity bet selections....
Apr 05, 2022•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 178
West Ham United beat Sevilla 2-0 at home to win 2-1 on aggregate to reach the Europa League quarter-finals in one of the most historic iconic nights the London Stadium has seen. Tomas Soucek and Andriy Yarmolenko scored to inflict Europa League giants Sevilla's first defeat by an English team ever in the competition. It was magical and the atmosphere cemented London Stadium's place as our home. What a night. Will Pugh and James Jones wax lyrical about one of the greatest nights in the club's his...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 177
The least we were hoping for ahead of last week's Europa League clash in Seville was to still be in it when we welcome the La Liga giants to London Stadium this week. A 1-0 defeat to Sevilla means we have a huge opportunity to make history at London Stadium and secure our place in the Europa League quarter-finals this week! As you all probably know by now, Will spent much of last week in Seville, soaking up the sun, sinking plenty of beers and simply enjoying the atmosphere as West Ham put on an...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 176
West Ham United play away at Sevilla on Thursday night in the first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie. For many fans around the world that may seem a trivial, even boring achievement. Not for West Ham. For true supporters of West Ham United, those who have endured so much, for so long, Thursday's game represents something they have for decades deserved. For the years under Allardyce and Grant, the heartbroken days where we were torn away from Upton Park against our will, the shite transfer ...
Mar 08, 2022•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 175
After a month or so of mediocre performances and signs that West Ham's top-six challenge might be on the verge of collapse, things are suddenly looking promising again. Last week's Europa League draw saw us matched with LaLiga giants Sevilla in the last-16 and then we secured a huge win over top-six rivals Wolves at London Stadium on Sunday. The draw is literally the stuff of dreams. No one could've imaged we'd be preparing to face six-time Europa League champions Sevilla in the last 16 of the c...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 174
West Ham United could only draw 1-1 with Newcastle on Saturday as the wheels continue to fall off after a promising start to the season. Craig Dawson continued to be the Hammers’ biggest goal threat but Joe ‘loves a goal against West Ham’ Willock levelled for the struggling visitors. Will Pugh is joined by James Jones to look back at another disappointing home performance as West Ham’s top-four hopes were all but distinguished. However, it’s not all doom and gloom as the lads pulled in ANOTHER B...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 173
This week saw West Ham finally started to escape from the shadow of the Kurt Zouma cat-kicking shame. No thanks to Will Pugh and James Jones of course who spent much of the previous week on national TV and radio stations discussing the topic. And on the pitch it didn’t get much better, in fact it got worse. Another sloppy performance at Leicester saw the Hammers needing a late Craig Dawson elbowed equaliser to rescue a point. The boys react to the game but Will in particular remained in a good m...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 172
It was just another week at 'same ol' West Ham', wasn't it? It started with Declan Rice having to come off the bench to save us from the biggest upset in FA Cup history against sixth-tier Kidderminster Harriers. And it ended with an underwhelming 1-0 victory over Watford at home. In between, we had the not-so-small matter of Kurt Zouma drop-kicking and slapping his cat. The decision to play Zouma against Watford 24 hours after said cat video emerged on social media led to widespread outrage from...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 171
West Ham fans around the world were heartbroken to learn of Isla Caton's passing last week as supporters from many clubs came together to pay tribute to the little princess. Her brave battle, along with her mum Nikki and the rest of Isla's family, against neuroblastoma over the past few years has captured the hearts and minds of the fanbase and produced some heartwarming and inspiring stories. Isla may no longer be with us in body, but she will stay with us in our minds and in our hearts for dec...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 170
