Summary
LESS than six months ago,Alan Pardew was leading a West Ham team out for their first major cup final in 26 years. The talk was of a side brimming with confidence and young English talent, led by a young English manager, who had announced the club's bigtime return by finishing ninth in the Premiership.
In the FA Cup final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, they came within a Steven Gerrard wondergoal in stoppage-time of ending the domination of the major trophies by England's big four clubs.See the full content of this document
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What's Gone Wrong with Pardew's Heroes?
As Pardew's team prepare for a match today against Blackburn which at least one of his players believes is as significant as the memorable game they lost to Liverpool in May, the West Ham manager's dignity is about the only thing which remains intact after a fall from grace dramatic even by the standards of West Ham.
Now the only story in town is the sor...See the full content of this document
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