West Ham Fans Born to be Claret and Blue

It has been a long time coming but West Ham United find themselves topping a league table for the first time since the third week of Hammer's second season back in the Premiership under the guidance of the current Newcastle manager Alan Pardew.
Unfortunately the 'catch up' situation with displaced leaders Southampton will now be reversed because of the frankly bizarre insistence of the police that the match against Ipswich be played on Tuesday evening!

Portsmouth: Henderson, Mokoena, Pearce, Ward, Ben Haim, Halford, Mullins, Lawrence, Norris, Kitson, Futacs
Subs: Ashdown, Webster, Williams, Huseklepp, Benjani
West Ham United: Green, O'Brien, Tomkins, Reid, McCartney, Diop, Noble, Nolan, Faubert, Collison, Cole
Subs: Faye, O'Neil, Lansbury, Baldock, Carew

Sheffield Wednesday: Weaver, Otsemobor, Semedo, Bennett, O'Grady, Batth, Lines, R.Johnson, Tavernier, J.Johnson, R.Jones
Subs: Bywater, Lowe, Morrison, Beevers, Prutton, Palmer, D.Jones
West Ham United: Boffin, O'Brien, Reid, McCartney, Potts, O'Neil, Lansbury, Collison, Sears, Baldock, Carew
Subs: Green, Tomkins, Bouba Diop, O Lee, Hall, Montenegro, Nouble

West Ham are heading the chase for Huddersfield's Jordan Rhodes, Co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan are using their combined personal wealth to outbid both Celtic and Everton! Hammers and Leicester are fast becoming the Manchester Cities of the Championship, their ability to completely out muscle other clubs financially has been the subject of some debate by the football league, new legislation next season would see clubs having to adhere to a strict fiscal policy that has to be self supporting.

West Ham United: Green, Faubert, Reid, Tomkins, McCartney, Diop, Noble, Collison, Nolan, Baldock, Cole
Subs: Boffin, O'Brien, Lansbury, Carew, Nouble

Derby County: Fielding, Brayford, Roberts, Bryson, Barker, Shackell, Ball, Bailey, Green, Tyson, Ward
Subs: Legzdins, Buxton, Davies, Robinson, Priskin

West Ham United: Green, O'Brien, Reid, Tomkins, Potts, Diop, Noble, O'Neil, Lansbury, Piquionne, Nouble
Subs: Baldock, Cole, Carew, Sears, Hall

With only hours to go before the transfer window opens, speculation is rife as to who Big Sam and the Two Davids will be able to entice to the Boleyn Ground. The Club has made a £3million bid for Huddersfield's Jordan Rhodes, he is the most talked about young player outside the Premier League.

Birmingham City: Myhill, Murphy, Caldwell, Ibanez, Burke, N'Daw, King, Beausejour, Fahey, Spector, Wood
Subs: Doyle, Ridgewell, Mutch, Zigic, Redmond

In times of trouble, in times of wealth and health, West Ham United has been a constant in so many of our lives. It would be so easy to seek the short term benefit and fiscally driven 'instant success' that the Icelandics briefly promised, but we are West Ham United!