When Gianfranco Zola took over at West Ham I wonder if he was aware that the very next day the club's main sponsors, XL, would go bust, and a week later they would be ordered to pay £30 million compensation to Sheffield United? Zola has been assured that money will be made available, if required, in the January transfer window, but I wonder if he is really reassured? Click to continue reading...

1. Finally...

A lot of us thought this day would never come. For months now we have all battled against lowered expectations, increasing frustration and even a progressively diminished appetite for one of those things we hold most dear.

But then came the news we've all been waiting for. Click to continue reading...

This blog has in the past been critical of Curbishley's reign at Upton Park and it would be fair for me to comment on the latest event in East London.

The reason for the firing appears to me to relate solely to the West Ham United transfer policy. This summer, the club cut Freddie Ljubgberg and sold Anton Ferdinand, while nobody of significance was brought into the club from outside. Click to continue reading...

The first managerial departure of the season came today as Alan Curbishley resigned his post as West Ham manager. Curbishley had been at or near the top of the list of managers speculated to go, along with Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan, so this bit of news shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.

However, the reason for it is very interesting. Click to continue reading...

IT'S arguably come as no shock that Alan Curbishley has quit West Ham. The crows over the 50-year-old have been circling for some time and the sale of Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney to Sunderland seems to have been the last straw. But one thing his departure has certainly drawn to the attention is the black [. Click to continue reading...

...but Curbishley is. Curbishley quits as West Ham boss Alan Curbishley has resigned as manager of West Ham because of a lack of control over transfer policy. Curbishley tendered his resignation on Wednesday and it was accepted by owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson. The final straw for the 50-year-old had been the enforced sales of Anton Ferdinand and George [. Click to continue reading...

Seems the close of the player transfer window was also the opening of the manager door. First Kevin Keegan (maybe) parted ways with Newcastle yesterday, and now Alan Curbishley has resigned at West Ham Utd. Curbs has been under pressure from West Ham for the team's perceived poor performance last season (even though they finished [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Abdoulaye Meite (West Brom), Valon Behrami (Lazio), Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson (HK Kopavogur), Georg Grasser (Grazer AK) Notable departures: George McCartney (Sunderland), Anton Ferdinand (Sunderland), Richard Wright (Ipswich Town), Bobby Zamora (Fulham), John Pantsil (Fulham), Nolberto Solano. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: George McCartney (West Ham), Anton Ferdinand (West Ham United), Djibril Cisse (Marseille, loan), David Healy (Fulham), Andrew Davies (Southampton, loan), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Abdoulaye Meite (West Brom), Valon Behrami (Lazio), Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson (HK Kopavogur), Georg Grasser (Grazer AK) Notable departures: Anton Ferdinand (Sunderland), Richard Wright (Ipswich Town), Bobby Zamora (Fulham), John Pantsil (Fulham), Nolberto Solano. Defender to return to Stadium. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Anton Ferdinand (West Ham United), Djibril Cisse (Marseille, loan), David Healy (Fulham), Andrew Davies (Southampton, loan), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Click to continue reading...

Chelsea defender Paulo Ferreira is heading across London to West Ham United to complete the formalities of a move to the Hammers. The Portuguese international has struggled to nail down a first team place in the Chelsea first team since the arrival of fellow countryman Jose Bosingwa at Stamford Bridge this summer. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Abdoulaye Meite (West Brom), Valon Behrami (Lazio), Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson (HK Kopavogur), Georg Grasser (Grazer AK) Notable departures: Anton Ferdinand (Sunderland), Richard Wright (Ipswich Town), Bobby Zamora (Fulham), John Pantsil (Fulham), Nolberto Solano. Hammers going after Djourou Many. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Anton Ferdinand (West Ham United), Djibril Cisse (Marseille, loan), David Healy (Fulham), Andrew Davies (Southampton, loan), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Click to continue reading...

Days after losing Anton Ferdinand to Sunderland, Alan Curbishley has decided to make a move for an Arsenal defender with great potential. Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! WEST HAM have reportedly lined up Arsenal defender Johan Djourou as a replacement for Anton Ferdinand. Although the 21-year-old Swiss international has earmarked . Click to continue reading...

West Ham have reportedly lined up Arsenal defender Johan Djourou as a replacement for Anton Ferdinand. Although the 21-year-old Swiss international has earmarked this season as his breakthrough at the Emirates, he has fallen down the pecking order following the arrival of Mikael Silvestre from Manchester United. Click to continue reading...

West Ham assistant boss Mervyn Day has defended the club's decision to sell Anton Ferdinand. The 23-year-old defender moved to Sunderland in an £8million deal this week, but that was swiftly followed by reports the board had undermined boss Alan Curbishley who reportedly wanted to keep the player. However, Day insists it was best for all parties [. Click to continue reading...

Anton Ferdinand jumped ship from West Ham to Sunderland this week. James Milner turned in a transfer request at Newcastle United, presumably so Aston Villa can snap him up before the transfer window ends. Dimitar Berbatov is reported to be holding 'crisis talks' with Tottenham officials who themselves are waiting for Pavlyuchenko to sign (or [. Click to continue reading...

The sale of Anton Ferdinandto Sunderland was confirmed today by the club for an undisclosed fee (rumours estimate his sale cost the Black Cats between £6-8 million). The club website reports that Anton's move was "in the best interest of the club", something that I find hard to believe unless they are speaking in purely [. Click to continue reading...

James Milner was on top form for Newcastle last night as they beat Coventry City 3-2 in the Carling Cup, but the young English winger doesn't see his future being at Newcastle and so has decided to hand in a transfer request. This news will no doubt be frowned upon by Keegan and all the [...] Click to continue reading...

By JAMES CLARKIt's not the fact that we're losing Anton Ferdinand (pictured) to Sunderland, per se. He was always a raw-but-talented defender. In many cases, his penchant for scoring goals seemed to outweigh his talents for stopping goals at the other end, at least in the Premier League. Remember, his best days with Hammers were when he partnered Elliot Ward and helped us win promotion in 2004-05. Click to continue reading...

All signs seem to indicate that Anton Ferdinand is heading to the Northeast to play for Sunderland. A move that I think is bad business by West Ham who seem anything but solid at the back, but the board wants to thin the squad and I guess Ferdinand is part of that cull. Surprising news though [...] Click to continue reading...

After fighting back the possibility that West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand could bolt for Sunderland this summer with the season in full swing, it appears that Alan Curbishley has finally been resigned to the realisation that Anton is on his way out the door. West Ham boss Alan Curbishley admits ... Click to continue reading...

Anton Ferdinand is on the verge of a move to Sunderland after West Ham accepted a bid for the defender. Black Cats boss Roy Keane has been linked with the 23-year-old for the past few weeks. And it finally appears that a fee - believed to be in the region of £8million - has been agreed with [...] Click to continue reading...

West Ham are reportedly stepping up their interest in Marseille defender Gael Givet as they seek to replace Anton Ferdinand. London-born Ferdinand is in talks with Sunderland over a possible move after the Hammers agreed a bid - believed to be in the region of £8million - from the Wearsiders. But with Danny Gabbidon, James Collins, Jon [. Click to continue reading...

Roy Keane's summer signings don't appear to have ended with the news that West Ham have accepted an £8 million offer for the 23 year old central defender. West Ham had been keen for Ferdinand to sign a new deal at the club, but it appeared that Anton was looking elsewhere and now Sunderland have made [. Click to continue reading...

Sunderland Football: Keano's proving a slippery Black Cat as Tottenham are stunned

So Sunderland football and the FA Premier League do mix! Roy Keano is beginning to show signs of not only being a fierce man motivator, but a real canny mover in the transfer market as well.

His Sunderland football side has been beefed up with proven Premiership players this year, and boy does it show, and with Anton Ferdinand another likely arrival you really can't see Sunderland and Keano boys struggling in the Premiership this year. Click to continue reading...

A String of media reports this morning claim West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is on the verge of completing a move to Sunderland. Most of the national papers this morning, including the Telegraph claim that Hammers boss Alan Curbishley is willing to cash-in on the 23-year-old, with the Black Cats reported to be willing to [. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham are set to miss out on West Ham United defender Anton Ferdinand, with Sunderland nearing a deal for the former England under-21 international. The player has been linked with a whole host of moves over the past week or so, but it is now understood that he could complete a move to the Stadium of Light by this evening. Click to continue reading...

Media reports have once again linked West Ham striker with a move to Sunderland. The Black Cats, who are reported to be tracking Hammers defender Anton Ferdinand, are according to the Sun weighing up a £5million move for former Chelsea frontman. boss Roy Keane is planning a £5 million bid for West Ham striker Carlton Cole. Click to continue reading...

According to this source, Tottenham are looking to sign an unhappy West Ham star! Why not join the debate at the COS forum? Spurs are monitoring West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand after the east Londoners rejected a £6million bid from Sunderland. Tottenham sporting director Damien Comolli is a huge admirer of Ferdinand, the . Click to continue reading...

Shevchenko will apparently return to AC Milan on a loan for at least a season, a move which would probably suit all parties involved (especially Milan). The Shevchenko rumours have been persistant ever since the Ukranian arrived at Chelsea, and its about time that he went back to Italy as it just wasn't working out [. Click to continue reading...

There is still lots of talk in the gossip columns about Anton Ferdinand, but so far that is all it is - gossip. Then there is more talk about Pinto, a player who has been linked with West Ham on and off all summer... West Ham will hold talks with Chilean striker Sebastian Pinto, with a [...] Click to continue reading...

Roy Keane is planning a £15million triple swoop for Anton Ferdinand, Benni McCarthy and Michael Ball.(The sun)Sunderland manager Keano is waiting to hear if West Ham defender Ferdinand fancies a move to Wearside after Hammers boss Alan Curbishley accepted an £8m bid.Former England Under-21 star Ferdinand, 23, is considering his options and will give Sunderland an answer within the next 48 hours. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham have today made initial enquiries about West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand. The England under-21 defender has been linked with a whole host of exits from Upton Park this summer, with Sunderland also said to be interested. (Daily Mirror)

It is thought that Ferdinand, 23, would prefer to stay in the capital and Spurs boss Juande Ramos is ready to make a £8 million bid for the player. Click to continue reading...