The West Ham United Courier
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at West Ham United
Taty Castellanos was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Real improvement from Luca Williams-Barnett at West Ham United
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Luca Williams-Barnett is 18, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at West Ham United
6 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad23 Aug 2027
A late step up for Josh Dasilva
At 28 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.
Market23 Aug 2027
Richard Marshall steps up from the West Ham United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Richard Marshall has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Matthew Scott joins the West Ham United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Matthew Scott is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
Robert Edwards steps up from the West Ham United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert Edwards has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market23 Aug 2027
Simon Clarke steps up from the West Ham United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Simon Clarke has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match21 Aug 2027
West Ham United come up short against Bournemouth
Bournemouth left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- Squad Tomáš Souček falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom A promise the West Ham United board did not keep
- Player ratings Off the pace: Jarrod Bowen