Freddie Ljungberg : Into The Unknown

Alladyce Sacked

West Ham have terminated the contract of manager Sam Allardyce with immediate effect.
East End owner David Sullivan claims to have been led down the garden path by Big Sam and told reporters:
"We found out on Twitter that he is a dirty Northern Bastard".
Co owner David Gold claims Allardyce failed to reveal his northern background during the interview:
"He has tucked us up proper. We thought he was as cultured as us".
Karen Brady, who is on holiday in The Maldives, is relieved that the board have acted swiftly:
"Allardyce's failure to disclose his interests in breeding pigeons and eating mushy peas has given us no choice".
Lifelong Hammer fan and Twitter user Ed Butt blames the influx of foreigners for ruining his club:
"#onmeheadson ed butt..
Zola was a wop. Avram was a four by two. Allardyce keeps ferrets. End of".

Good luck mate

Great update man, good start to the story. will be following

Managerial Options

David Gold will consider his final three-man shortlist for the West Ham manager's job over the weekend with Neil Lennon remaining favourite to replace Sam Alladyce at Upton Park.

The Hammers chairman has interviewed the Celtic manager twice in the past week and also met the Porto coach Vítor Pereira and former Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick having worked through a list of candidates.

Rangnick is understood to have impressed in his interview but Lennon, who has informed the Celtic Board of his intention to leave the Scottish club, has long been favourite to succeed Alladyce and a deal is expected to be complete early next week.

However sources in Sweden say they saw Karen Brady meet Freddie Ljungberg in an Italian restaurant and they were there for many hours and consisted of Brady phoning other people believed to be David Gold and other Hammer Officials

2013-06-06 08:40#109394 Glenn T : Good luck mate

Thank You

2013-06-06 08:41#109395 edu1878 : Great update man, good start to the story. will be following

Thanks

Luca Toni joins West Ham for 1.8 Million

The 32-year-old is surplus to requirements at Fiorentina after falling out with coach Vincenzo Montella.
A statement from Fiorentina said: "In a discussion Luca Toni asked the board of Fiorentina tosell him to West Ham for personal reasons.
"He wants, through regular games in the Premier League, to still realise his main goal of taking part in the 2014 World Cup with the Italian national team."
Toni's move comes as little surprise, with the Italian saying publicly on numerous occasions that he wanted to leave Fiorentina following a breakdown in relations with Montella.

West ham still remain manager less but Freddie Ljungberg is now the bookies favourite for the job and is expected to be appointed within the next 48 Hours

Ljungberg Appointed Manager

Former Arsenal and West Ham midfielder Freddie Ljungberg has been appointed manager of West Ham
Ljungberg, 36, who also had a spell at Seattle, retired as a player in October after finishing his career with Shimizu S-Pulse.
The Swede said: "I am very flattered by this offer, given that I don't have any bigger experience as a coach.
"I look forward to it and we'll see where I can take this."

At Arsenal he won 2 FA Cups , 3 league titles and Community Shields

Freddie's First Interview

How did your underwear modelling go down in the dressing room?

You had to ask that! My pictures were printed off and put up at the training ground - in the toilets, the diner and I was everywhere. There was a lot of banter going on. In the end, I ordered in a few boxes of the underwear for the players and after that they were quiet. It was all a bit of fun.

When will Arsenal win a trophy again?

I would love to say this year but probably not. They have got new players but they have to keep their best ones [which they have not been doing]. If they sold some of the squad players then so be it, but don't sell your best ones.

Who was the best player you have played with?

I have to say Dennis Bergkamp. He had so much talent and ability but he never showboated it. He did it for the team. He never felt the need to show that he could do this or that for the fans. That's something I really respected - he always wanted the best for the team.

Who was your toughest opponent?

Zinedine Zidane. In the same way as Bergkamp, there was always a purpose to what he did. I loved the way he played. They may have both looked calm but they had this enormous winning mentality.

Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? And why?

They are both great but I would say Messi. If you look at Ronaldo he is probably as good as it gets physically to be a football player. He has the height, speed and weight. He does shoot a lot and, for me, with the ball as it is now it can move whereas in my day the ball didn't move so those shots would not go in. When you look at Messi he doesn't have that physique and it is just pure talent to play football. He doesn't go for the long-range shots because he is so good that he can get so close to the goal that he can just roll the ball in.

When you look at results, who do you look out for?

Always Arsenal. I know it's a boring answer but that's it. I hope they can challenge for the title this season. They have talent but my worry is that you need a big squad to win the Premier League. When the winter months kick-in with a lot of games, and you need to rotate, you need your squad players to be just as good as your starting XI.

What was the highlight of your career?

Winning trophies are highlights. Also, the connection I have with Arsenal fans. On a personal note, I won the Premier League player of the year award [in 2001-02]. That hasn't happened to other Swedish players and was nice for me.

And the low point?

We had a great team for many years at Arsenal but in the Champions League on a few times somehow we conceded an away goal in the last minute. You think you are through and it is all happy days and then someone scores and you can't get back. In a short, not winning the Champions League was my low point.

Which sporting icons would you invite to dinner?

Socrates if he was still alive. He was my idol when I was young. My dad gave me his shirt. Mike Tyson as well. I loved watching Tyson box and it would be nice to talk to him to see what he is like as a human being and the problems he had. Also, Carl Lewis.

Do you follow Joey Barton on Twitter?

Absolutely not.

Do you see the point of Twitter?
I'm not a big user of Twitter but my problem is that there are a lot of people using my name and communicating with former team-mates of mine. I got a lot of calls once after a story on Twitter that said I had agreed to be the manager of Arsenal! I was like, 'no, no, no'.
What's the best bit of banter you have heard?
In the old days at Arsenal, there was amazing banter with the English players. For the first two years, I didn't understand a word.

What are your ambitions for this year at West Ham

I want to keep them up and help them survive in this great league and maybe get to a final of a cup.

We Love You Freddie!!!
Because You Got Red Hair!!!
We Love You Freddie!!!
Because You're Everywhere!!!
We Love You Freddie!!!
You're Arsenal Through & Throooouuugh!!!

Sorry about that. Good luck mate. First question in that interview, straight in there with the modelling haha. Luca Toni's an interesting signing. Not seen that often.

p.s. Your second from last question in Freddie's interview didn't come out as planned.

2013-06-06 09:51#109412 Gladbach : I can not take anymore im leaving guys sorry but its just too annoying to write and play

I guess I was a few mins late :s

Great start mate!