We Are West Ham Podcast

West Ham take on Olympiacos in Athens tonight knowing that a win will put us within touching distance of making it three European group stage wins in as many years. We had labelled Freiburg away as arguably our toughest fixture of the group stage this season but we made relatively light work of that one. Tonight, in Athens, will also be a test but we definitely have enough about us to take all thr...

West Ham face Olympiakos in Athens on Thursday night in our third Europa League Group A fixture, where a win would put us firmly in control and within touching distance of winning a European group for the third consecutive season. But against the backdrop of what is sure to be a great game and a memorable experience for those going, is the ongoing threat of violence from Olympiakos' ultras. They m...

We don't get thrashed very often, not since David Moyes returned to the club almost four years ago. In fact, we've only lost by 3+ goals and conceded 4+ six times in 190 matches. That's pretty good going. Sunday's thrashing at the hands of Villa was fully deserved, too. They were better than us, hungrier than us and more clinical than us. No complaints from us, other than the fact there were sever...

Now that the international break is over, James and Will are back ahead of Sunday's hugely anticipated trip to Villa Park. With both sides having ambitions of finishing in the top-seven this season, this is going to be a huge test and will give us some indication of what we might be able to achieve this term. Avoiding defeat away from home, especially at Villa Park, will be a good result, but all...

Fans were told VAR would make football better but instead, it appears to be doing its very best to make it worse with every passing game. It was our turn (again!) last weekend to suffer from inept and not-for-purpose officiating, that could've been cleaned up by the use of VAR, but they're still hellbent on only helping sub-standard referees in only very specific incidents in the game. That cost u...

After a strong performance in the 2-1 win over SC Freiburg on Thursday night, a much different and harder test awaits us at London Stadium on Sunday. Newcastle have become a force to be reckoned with since their takeover and have followed up their break into the top four last season with an unbelievable return to Champions League football this term, drawing 0-0 with AC Milan at San Siro before thr...

As routine victories go, you don't get much more routine than the 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Saturday. It was one of the most comfortable three points we've had in some time, but there were still 'some' question marks around David Moyes' initial approach to the game, with his starting XI raising some eyebrows, especially James'. It came just a few days after a far less routine victory agains...

After losing two on the bounce in the Premier League, many will be looking at a home game against newly-promoted Sheffield United as the perfect opportunity to get back to winning ways and continue our bid for a third top-seven finish in four seasons. The Blades are fresh off the back of an 8-0 drubbing at home to Newcastle, which will add to the inevitable confident swagger amongst the fanbase he...

If you're a fan of TV shows such as The Office, The Inbetweeners, Ashes to Ashes, Eastenders and The Bill, then you'll know all about this week's Claret & Blue View guest - it's David Schaal! Schaal is more commonly known as Jay's Dad from The Inbetweeners. Still, he's also enjoyed an esteemed acting career, playing roles in the aforementioned shows as well as on the big screen, in movies such as...

3-1 seems to be the trending scoreline these days, with our 4th and 5th 3-1 scorelines of the season coming in the past week. First, it was a win over Backa Topola in the Europa League before losing by the same scoreline at Anfield against Liverpool on Sunday. There's LOADS to unpack in this week's pod, with reaction to those two games before a sneak preview of this week's Claret & Blue View with...

On this week's Opposition View we're joined by Henry Jackson from This Is Anfield to discuss all things Liverpool. From the Reds' start to the season to almost losing Mohamed Salah to transfer speculation surrounding a potential move for Jarrod Bowen, we cover it all in this week's Oppo View episode. As always, Henry gives us quality insight on his beloved Liverpool. Finally, if you love what we d...

There's absolutely no shame in losing to this Man City side, so there's absolutely no negativity in this podcast from us. If anything, there were so many positives to take from the defeat and if we had managed to hold out and take something from the game then no one would've been able to complain. It was a good performance but ultimately we were beaten by one of the best teams in world football, i...

It's a clash of the Champions of Europe, the unbeaten, title challengers and good friends. Saturday's visit of Man City represents many things, and it could see either West Ham go top of the league or Man City make it five wins from five at the start of the season. Joining us this week is big friend of the show, Ste Tudor, from the 93:20 Podcast, to give us everything we need to know about City ah...

With the international break almost behind us, we can once again look ahead to our next fixture. This weekend, it's Man City's turn to try and end West Ham's unbeaten start to the season. Indeed, City are also unbeaten at this point, so this is kind of like an early season clash of two very serious title hopefuls. Kind of. On this week's Claret & Blue View, broadcaster, journalist and huge West Ha...

This is all a bit fun, isn't it? It's our best start to a Premier League season for over 20 years and when you consider three of our opening four games of the season have been away from home, it's even more impressive that we're unbeaten and sitting nicely in the top four of the Premier League going into the first international break. Whatsmore, we've finally learned our opponents for this season'...

Despite the impressive start to the season, a trip to newly promoted Luton Town is by no means a formality for West Ham. It's Luton's first Premier League game at Kenilworth Road after having to play their opening two games of the season away from home due to improvements being made to the ground, meaning the atmosphere is likely to be bouncing under the lights on Friday night. We know all too wel...

WE'VE FINALLY BEATEN BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION FOOTBALL CLUB IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE! At the 13th time of asking, we've managed to finally take three points from Brighton in the top-flight. What a feeling, and what a result after a thoroughly impressive performance from the team at the AMEX. Three really well taken goals ensured we took all three points back to Stratford and went top of the Premier Lea...

No one saw that coming, did they? Our 3-1 victory over Chelsea came as a bit of a surprise, especially as it ensured both James and Will were left with egg on their faces after the full-time whistle. James has been very vocal about his lack of trust in Alphonse Areola to save penalties, but he duly delivered against the Blues. Similarly, Will has always struggled to warm to Michail Antonio and was...

A 1-1 draw to kick-off the new season wasn't entirely unexpected, but it was still hugely underwhelming just a few months after thrashing Bournemouth 4-0 on the same patch of grass and, of course, winning the Conference League. Some might see it as two points dropped, others will see it as a good point away from home. Either way, we've got a long way to go if we're to return to the standards that...

We're back! After a summer off, in which we did do a few little bits from Down Under (including a live show in Adelaide), James and Will are back for yet another season of the We Are West Ham Podcast. This week we discuss the summer transfer window, which has been simply unacceptable from West Ham's point of view, the recent rumours and then preview Saturday's trip to Bournemouth for our first Pre...

Will continues his tour of Down Under by chatting to some West Ham fans in Jonny Fox's Bar, Perth. The lads discuss their love for the club, their favourite ever players, what their hopes are for next season and LOADS MORE! 🍻 Buy us a pint: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Wearewestham 🎧 Subscribe: https://podfollow.com/we-are-west-ham-podcast 📱 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeAre_WestH...

After a month off, we're back! Will is over in Perth for West Ham's pre-season tour Down Under, while James is at home in Sunny Suffolk after a week in an even sunnier Spain, and there's SO much for us to discuss on this week's pod! Declan Rice has FINALLY finalised his move to north London where, despite saying he wanted to win it all, he almost certainly won't win it all - both James and Will ma...

WE DID IT! West Ham United have ended their 43-year wait for major silverware and are now the proud holders of a European title following the 2-1 victory over Fiorentina in Prague on Wednesday night. It was arguably the best possible way to win a final - Jarrod Bowen's 93rd-minute goal right in front of the passionate West Ham faithful will live long in the memory of every single fan who was lucky...

So this is it. The last time James and Will sit down to chat before West Ham embark on a first European final for 47 years. The next time you hear from us, we could either be Europa Conference League champions and looking ahead to another campaign of Europa League football. Or we could be entering a summer of unknown, with key players potentially looking for an exit due to defeat and a lack of con...

So that's the Premier League season done and dusted, and a 14th-placed finish isn't the worst thing in the world, especially if we go on and win in Prague next week. West Ham's average Premier League finish is 12th, so it was a slightly below-average league campaign, but all of that becomes irrelevant if we win silverware and qualify for next season's Europa League. This week, James and Will share...