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Well it all went horribly wrong:Reading Matejovsky 61 1 - 2 Birmingham Fahey 19 Phillips 60… Read More

Valon Behrami could be out for up to a month after injuring his calf during last night's 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford.Behrami damaged his calf when breaking down the flank in the closing momen… Read More

Alan Curbishley is set to sue West Ham United for constructive dismissal.The former Hammers boss walked out of the club at the beginning of last month in disgust at the board's policy of sel… Read More

The fuse on the powder keg relationship between Manchester City and Carlos Tevez was lit and went up with a furious bang in Munich this week as the cash rich Citizens slumped to a 2-0 defeat… Read More

When Alan Curbishley stepped down as manager of West Ham, many names were linked with the vacant job. Of these names, two Italians were listed to be in the running: Roberto Donadoni, who was… Read More

England compete in a cordial this evening that is well pointless and meaningless. Austria have merit as an opponent but whoever is responsible for scheduling a game on the Friday before the… Read More

Arguably one of the most competitive and entertaining leagues in the world, the Barclays Premier League attracts some of the world’s biggest and best players with the offer of huge f… Read More

Arguably one of the most competitive and entertaining leagues in the world, the English Premier League attracts some of the world’s biggest and best players with the offer of huge fi… Read More

Arguably one of the most competitive and entertaining leagues in the world, the English Premier League attracts some of the world’s biggest and best players with the offer of huge… Read More

The Criterion CollectionThe Who definitely are not raining love on a recently announced film that's been labeled a sequel to the 1979 film based on the band's classic rock opera Quadrophen… Read More

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has admitted that he treats the club’s money as if it was his own.The Gunners boss, who is notorious for being shrewd in the transfer market, also confe… Read More

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has admitted that he treats the club’s money as if it was his own. The Gunners boss, who is notorious for being shrewd in the transfer market, also con… Read More

Another day and another sacking in the Premier League. Mike Phelan was sacked last night from Hull City presumably for getting the most out of a very poor squad and actually putting up a fig… Read More

Millions pounds have been lost across the country as people continue to still place money on Alan Curbishley returning to the Premier League in a managerial capacity but more to the point wh… Read More

That gives a whole new meaning to the Makelele role, doesn’t it? The Chelsea legend, the guy that was N’Golo Kante before N’Golo Kante, the player that made Frank look good… Read More

The headline no West Ham United fan wanted to read: “Mark Noble rejects big-money move to China.” No, it wasn’t that. “Simone Zaza turns down opportunity to reprise r… Read More

Ivan Rakitic's absence from Barcelona's team-sheet on Sunday has alerted the media to a possible switch to Man City.Guardiola Targeting RakiticManchester City manager Pep Guardiola i… Read More

Finalmente se confirmó esta gran noticia para todos los fanáticos del rock. The Who, una de las agrupaciones británicas más sobresalientes de la historia, ll… Read More

Brighton and Hove Albion have just been promoted to the Premier League! Hooray! The Seagulls haven’t been in the top division of En… Read More

A list of some fantastic artist events coming up in the month of May, submitted by the ArtWeb community: A Painter, A Printer and A Potter Contemporary artists in a variety of medi… Read More

The suspense is no more and neither is the title race. There’s hardly anything to look forward to in the Premier League, but that’s been the case for most of the mid-table teams… Read More

May is a great month for travel, with festivals celebrating everything from the original bungee jumpers to pretty elephants participating in temple fairs. Because some of the best places to… Read More

There is already less than two months until the Championship season gets underway but, already we are seeing some big changes at multiple Championship clubs as they look to appoint brand new… Read More

A former Premier League manager approached us here at Tales and asked that we publish his diaries, so he could show the public what life is like out of the game. His only request was that he… Read More

As if there isn’t enough hilarity in our written word. We’ve decided to put it in your ears too. Join Eion Smith of Pan the Pundits infamy and Bob Priestley who wishes he was Ala… Read More

I try to keep these weekly jaunts through Premier League history somewhat interesting and this week is up there. Well, for the nerd in me. See, the 1999/2000 season was a wacky one. Leeds we… Read More

Its international week this week so we might as well give bad management an international flavour. We have examined some of the worst managers in Premier League but now its time to turn our… Read More

A lot of Shakespeare’s work has the character known for deceit, backstabbing, double-crossing and being a bit of a half-wit killed off in the denouement. Leicester City’s bo… Read More

Things are going rather well for Wolves at the moment. The midlands side are flying high at the top of the Championship are playing some great football. If a Wolves fan casts their mind back… Read More

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While I anticipated my qualm this week to be with Birmingham – who, don’t get me wrong, failed to score yet again last weekend – it was in fact West Ham who started to get… Read More

‘Inevitable’ was as misused a word this week as ‘irony’ usually is. So, it was ‘inevitable’ that video assistant referees (VARs) would cause ‘contro… Read More

Cult hero Argentine striker Carlos Tevez remains one of the most decorated players in history to represent West Ham United, doing so for one season, the memorable 2006/2007 campaign. But, wh… Read More

In the 23rd Volume of our weekly Classic Match series, we delve deep into the archives once more to relive a memorable West Ham United encounter from down the years, this time around it come… Read More

Legendary former West Ham United striker Tony Cottee has heaped praise on Hammers forward Javier Hernandez, stating that the Mexican is “the best goal-scorer,” in the team but th… Read More

Whether you refer to him as “John Paintsil” or “John Pantsil,” the Ghana national team legend was a popular figure in East London, wearing the famous Claret & Blu… Read More

So you wake up tomorrow morning and you’re the chairman of West Bromwich Albion. Back on home soil tomorrow #TheHawthorns #WBALEI #PremierLeague #PL #WBA A post shared by West B… Read More

On Saturday, Wolverhampton Wanderers won promotion back to the first division for the first time since their back-to-back relegations of 2012 and 2013. They’re a bit of a mad club y&rs… Read More

Monday 27th March 1989 League Division Two (nka Championship)Crystal Palace 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 HT: 2-0 Att: 14,384 Wright 18; Bright 35 (pen), Bright missed pen 38, Wright missed… Read More

Alan Curbishley has admitted that he has been left perplexed by Maurizio Sarri’s handling of N’Golo Kante at Chelsea FC this season. The Blues boss has been opting to play Kante… Read More

West Ham United hero Jack Collison is set to leave the club for a second time. West Ham announced the departure of their Under 18s coach on their official website. Collison is taking up a my… Read More

Nigel Reo-Coker's West Ham United career was something of an enigma. The midfielder has only just turned 35 but has spent the last six years in the footballing wilderness. It is a world away… Read More

Speculation has been rife about the future of West Ham United boss Manuel Pellegrini. A host of managers have been linked with replacing the Chilean in the Hammers hotseat. A run of seven ga… Read More

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band will play April 23 at Northern Kentucky University’s BB&T Arena, across the Ohio River 7 miles south of the Dec. 3, 1979, concert site, where… Read More

According to a report from ESPN, West Ham want to sign Ashley Young from Manchester United this month. It now appears that the 34-year-old is heading to Inter Milan in a £1.5 million d… Read More

Brighton striker Glenn Murray suggested that he could feel the tension emanating from the West Ham fans when his team played at the London Stadium on Saturday, when speaking on The Mond… Read More

Nigel Pearson can become the fourth English manager to complete a Premier League double over Manchester United, after Chelsea's Glenn Hoddle (1993/94), West Ham's Alan Curbishley (2006/07) a… Read More

Former West Ham United hero Dean Ashton has finally laid long-standing rumours to rest. Ashton was adored by Hammers fans who hailed him the best striker they had seen in decades when he sig… Read More

Julien Faubert explained why he rejected a move to Glasgow Rangers in favour of joining West Ham 13 years ago, when speaking exclusively to the Athletic. The now 36-year-old spent five years… Read More

Former West Ham United, Aston Villa and Newcastle United star Nolberto Solano has been arrested. The world is in the midst of a battle against the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 has seen foo… Read More

Charlton have endured 13 long years outside the Premier League, more time than they actually spent in it. The club has yo-yoed between the second and third tiers of English football since th… Read More

Paolo Di Canio was an enigma both as a player and as a person during his time in English football. He had moments of magic on the pitch like the incredible volley for West Ham against Wimble… Read More

Gareth Southgate has come under increasing pressure in recent months and, despite showing glimpses of form against Germany, his future as England boss is looking questionable. Whilst So… Read More

Unai Emery Sets Impeccable Premier League Record Against Manchester United. Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery has set an impeccable record in the premier league following his victory over Ma… Read More

REVEALED: Where Frank Lampard’s seven-match dropping streak with Everton and Chelsea places him in Premier League historical past, with Daniel Farke effectively forward on 16&helli… Read More

There is an article just waiting to be written and it concerns highly regarded nineties and noughties managers who either vanished without a trace or whose career fell off a cliff. Alan Curb… Read More