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West Ham United

Odds: 500/1

Last Five Seasons

2005/06 - 9 (Premiership), 2004/05 - 6 (Championship, Promoted), 2003/04 - 4 (Championship),
2002/03 - 18 (Premiership, Relegated), 2001/02 - 7 (Premiership).

2005/06 Cup Progress

FA Cup Final vs Liverpool (n) - misplaced 3-1 on penalties with the chalk up 3-3 after spare event.

Carling Cup Third Round vs Bolton Wanderers (a) - gone astray 1-0.

Top Goal Scorer 2005/06: Marlon Harewood (striker) - 16 goals.

Players In

Tyrone Mears (Preston North End - £1,000,000), John Paintsill (Hapoel Tel Aviv - £1,000,000), Jonathan Spector (Manchester United - £500,000), Carlton Cole (Chelsea - Undisclosed), Lee Bowyer (Newcastle United - Free)

Players Out

Elliott Ward (Coventry City - £1,000,000), Carl Fletcher (Crystal Palace - £400,000), Shaka Hislop (Dallas - Free), Darren Behcet (Yeovil Town - Free), Chris Cohen (Yeovil Town - Free), Petr Mikolanda (Mlada Boleslav - Free), Yaniv Katan (Maccabi Haifa - Loan), Trent McClenahan (Released), Darren Blewitt (Released), Matthew Read (Released), Sekou Baradji (Released).

West Ham United enjoyed a thriving original period of time aft in the top getaway by securing a 9th situated finish and as well UEFA Cup football game subsequent their expression in the FA Cup critical.

Impressive campaigns from some top aspiration player Marlon Harewood and account sign language Dean Ashton, who fixed the club in January, have seen the double act joined to else clubs but both seem concentrated on outstanding at Upton Park. Harewood was coupled with a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur, patch Ashton was associated beside Newcastle United successive the position of Alan Shearer.

Manager Alan Pardew hasn't misplaced any key players and has supplementary to the unit in clip for a tougher confront next period in England and in a foreign country. He more Carlton Cole from Chelsea to an simply terrifying offensive procession up after the 22 twelvemonth old unsuccessful to launch himself at Stamford Bridge.

Defenders were high on the manager's craving record during the summer, with Ghana protector John Paintsil incoming from Hapoel Tel Aviv in a £1 a million accord. Paintsil, who is practiced at some straight pay for and in fundamental defence, vie in all cardinal of Ghana's World Cup matches and signed a cardinal time period written agreement.

Preston North End right-back Tyrone Mears signed for an first £1 million fee which could boom to £1.9 million, depending on domesticated and contingent England appearances while Manchester United nipper Jonathan Spector married for an introductory fee of £500,000. The 20 yr old American fagged last period of time on debt at Charlton Athletic having ready-made merely viii appearances since ahorseback to Old Trafford in 2003.

Verdict

West Ham will discovery close time period a more tougher proposition next to the added strain of UEFA Cup field game. If they survive to bread and butter hang on of Harewood and Ashton and Carlton Cole starts firing, they could cured hold their top 10 defences subsequent May.