Well, well, the money men aspired to be ‘the new Chelsea’ when they arrived at Manchester City and to a certain extent, it looks as if they could go one better. No, I haven’t been struck down with early onset dementia, I’m not imagining them climbing anywhere near the top four, but certainly in terms [...]

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Gianfranco Zola has pointed to our vulnerability at defending set-pieces as a way for his West Ham side to get a result against us today and he certainly won’t be the only manager to do so, with the world and his wife all too aware of our defensive frailties this season. Gone are the days [...]

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Venue: Upton Park Date: Sunday, 20 December 2009 Kick-off: 1600 GMT   Thirteen years after Carlo Ancelotti sold Gianfranco Zola to Chelsea, they come face to face as managers with our trip to Upton Park this afternoon. Zola’s West Ham come into this game with some pretty poor results behind them, having lost their last [...]

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