Craig Bellamy, oft-injured West Ham striker and captain of Wales, is ascending to new heights in an effort to stay fit. Or at least that's what he's trying to make his body believe. The Wales captain Craig Bellamy has installed an altitude tent in his home and is sleeping in it in an [...] Click to continue reading...

Dean Ashton's ankle injury may not be as serious as originally feared, but Craig Bellamy is almost certain to miss Saturday's Premier League clash with Newcastle United. The West Ham United striker was initially expected to be sidelined for between three and four weeks after spraining his ankle in training on Monday. 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.

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Photo from the Telgraph via the AP.

First batch of match reviews from the past weekend. The final batch will be up tomorrow morning. Note there won't be a second full match review as I was unable to see Sunderland v Manchester City in full.

Everton v Portsmouth: Jermain Defoe's two goals and assist see Portsmouth go away and get an emphatic 3-0 victory at Goodison Park.

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West Ham 4 Blackburn 1 (Premier League) A Late goal blitz ensured West Ham made it an unhappy return to Upton Park for Blackburn boss Paul Ince. The Hammers were holding on to a 2-1 lead deep into stoppage time when goals from Craig Bellamy and Carlton Cole sealed an empahtic scoreline for the hosts. Click to continue reading...

West Ham should have Mark Noble, Scott Parker, Matthew Etherington and Lucas Neill back in the squad for tomorrow's clash with Blackburn, while Craig Bellamy could also make a shock return to action. The Wales forward has been missing for three weeks with a hamstring injury but is said to have impressed on his return to [. Click to continue reading...

West Ham have denied that striker Craig Bellamy will be leaving the club. Rumours surfaced this morning linking the Wales forward with an £8.5million move to Manchester City. City boss Mark Hughes, who managed Bellamy at both Blackburn Rovers and the Welsh national side, did make an inquiry over the availability of the 29-year-old but it was [. Click to continue reading...

Following rumours that started circulating this morning in some rags around the country, West Ham's Chief Executive Scott Duxbury issued the following statement: "West Ham United have absolutely no intention of selling Craig Bellamy. "He is under contract and is committed to the club. Craig remains a very important part of our plans for the future. Click to continue reading...

Not many confirmed transfers in the past few days, the only one worth reporting about is Jacobsen signing on a 1 year deal at Everton, which hardly sounds exciting. Jacobsen is a Denmark international defender, and becomes Everton's first and probably only signing of the summer. And the fact that he's been signed on a [. Click to continue reading...

Dean Ashton....dint pass much

2007/8 Review

West Ham survived a slew of injuries to record a tenth place finish in the Premiership. After their escapology act of the previous season it was a decent achievement, although not so exciting. Star player Dean Ashton returned after missing the entire 06/07 campaign with a broken ankle and helped fill the gap left by the departure of Carlos Tevez to Manchester United. Click to continue reading...

We thought it'd be fun to pick our all-star injury football team featuring those Premier League players that always seem to be injured. Thanks to the EPL Talk readers who participated in last weekend's EPL Talk Chat for the idea. Chris Kirkland Gary Neville Mikael Silvestre Jonathan Woodgate Ledley King Owen Hargreaves Kieron Dyer Tim Cahill Craig Bellamy Michael Owen Louis Saha Subs: Andy Johnson Mark Viduka Tim Cahill Valeri Bojinov Emile [. Click to continue reading...

West Ham striker Craig Bellamy will be out of action for at least four weeks. The 29-year-old suffered a hamstring injury in the Irons' 5-3 pre-season friendly win at Ipswich Town on Monday. The Wales captain has since had a scan on his injured right leg - and he is expected to be out of action for [. Click to continue reading...

Suffolk police have received four enquiries from members of the public in connection with an alleged incident involving West Ham striker Craig Bellamy during Monday evening's friendly at Ipswich Town. The Wales skipper was injured midway through the first half of the Irons' 5-3 win at Portman Road and immediately substituted. Click to continue reading...

Despite sporting a very classy new tattoo sleeve on his left arm, Craig Bellamy is still an unpleasant piece of work; it's cute that he wants to be as street as D. Beck, but ultimately he's just a shit. This week then the West Ham striker continued on his mission to alienate as many people in the UK as humanly possible, after getting involved in a row with Ipswich fans as he was substituted at Monday night's game. Click to continue reading...

Something to read from the safety of your bulletproof bra... The best of Bellamy (Who Ate All the Pies?) Ola Rafael (Real Madrid Offside) Dish Network says adios to GolTV (The Beautiful Game) The (talented) Fallen Out With Fergie XI (The Spoiler) Overseas Poles (Poland WCB) Some brilliant satirical stats (The Gaffer) The "giddily bullish transfer market" of European footy (Time) Click to continue reading...

Football To You readers seem to believe that QPR will be heading for the premiership this season with them currently leading the vote on who will win the Coca Cola Championship. QPR have recently signed Real Madrid starlet Daniel Parejo on loan. The midfielder had been linked with a move to Arsenal but was snapped up by Iain Dowie. Click to continue reading...

We know that Craig Bellamy is not all bad. While the Welshman has an unbelievably fiery temper and a propensity to swing a golf club in the direction of a team-mate, it should also be considered that he has set up a foundation in Sierra Leone to help disadvantaged children. ... Click to continue reading...

Craig Bellamy will find himself on the sidelines for the start of the season after limping out of West Ham's 5-3 victory over Ipswich. The Welshman was substituted after 24 minutes and his frustration was clearly evident as he proceeded to kick an advertising hoarding before exchanging words with a fan on the sideline. Click to continue reading...

Craig Bellamy is under investigation (again), this time for a row with a West Ham. Here are six of his best bust-ups Click to continue reading...

Craig Bellamy is under investigation (again), this time for a row with a West Ham. Here are six of his best bust-ups Click to continue reading...

IPSWICH town council moved to reassure the public today that they would be safe after Ipswich suffered its most scariest verbal abuse attack in more than a decade. The incident happened after West Ham striker Craig Bellamy was substituted during their 5-3 victory over Ipswich Town at Portman Road last night. Click to continue reading...

New £5million signing Valon Behrami is expected to make his West Ham debut in tonight's pre-season friendly at League One Peterborough United. The versatile 23-year-old Swiss international, who arrived from Italian giants Lazio last week, is set to be joined in the Hammers line-up by striker Craig Bellamy and England defender Matthew Upson. Click to continue reading...

America's Major League Soccer All Star XI defeated West Ham United 3-2 in a preseason friendly. Dean Ashton was the standout performer of the match as he notched both of West Ham's goals. Carlton Cole partnered Ashton up top and was largely ineffective throughout the match, stressing the need for a healthy Craig Bellamy. Click to continue reading...

Alright ladies and gentlefellow, the mid-season time is here. You know that means, time to prove to the world our best players are pretty darn good. This year's opponent is West Ham United, an English Premier League club from East London. It happens to be brother Hillcrest's favorite team, so he's a little torn tonight. Click to continue reading...

The Daily Mail reports that Man City boss Mark Hughes has faced up to the fact that Jo is swanning off to the Olympics and just witnessed Benjani get himself crocked, so he's planning a bid for Craig Bellamy. As Bobby Zamora predicted when he left West Ham, his ... Click to continue reading...

West Ham and Man City look set to battle it our for the signature of former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse according to reports in today's papaers.
Man City fans woke up to the news this morning that Zimbabwean international Benjani will be out for the first month of the season with a thigh strain. Click to continue reading...

INJURY-PRONE wastrel Kieron Dyer today announced that he is fit again and therefore determined to pick up his next injury. Dyer has been sidelined for the last 11 months after breaking his fragile little leg against Bristol Rovers in the Carling Cup. The West Ham winger has played around 10 minutes of football in the last [. Click to continue reading...

Word on the street is that Man City boss Mark Hughes is looking to raid West Ham for two former Blackburn Rovers players. The Sun reports that Hughes is sniffing around The Boleyn Ground with the express intention of luring Craig Bellamy and Lucas Neill up north. MARK HUGHES ... Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's long serving left-back John Arne Riise is believed to be discussing a possible 6m euros (£4.75m) move to Serie A side AS Roma. The AS Roma website states that the club have been given permission by Rafa Benitez to discuss personal terms with the 27-year-old Norwiegan international player. Click to continue reading...

Craig Bellamy is not a particularly nice man. In the last six years, he has hit team-mates with steel chairs and golf clubs, been acquitted of racially abusing a night club bouncer, and even been cleared of assaulting women in two separate incidents. This small melting-pot of Welsh rage now faces his latest shame having being accused of attacking a charity worker in Africa this past weekend.

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More class from Craig...

SOCCER bad boy Craig Bellamy faces fresh shame after it was claimed he attacked a charity worker in Africa.

Shocked witnesses said the striker went into a rage after losing money in a casino following an all-day drinking session.

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This story is not related to AEK, but its a worthwhile read.  Good man that Craig Bellamy. Click to continue reading...

Say what you like about Craig Bellamy (feel free to sum it up in six words!), but the Welsh hot-head of a striker is not all bad. Yes, he might have beaten John-Arne Riise up with a golf club while at Liverpool and OK, he might have had a heated exchange of words with a [...] Click to continue reading...

The Hammers are about as mid-table as you can get in the Premier League this season, despite splurging a load of cash on transfers last summer and during the January transfer window. While it's clear that they have been unfortunate with injuries, perhaps they should have considered that the likes of Craig Bellamy, Scott Parker [. Click to continue reading...