Sam Allardyce speaks out over the current unrest in the Premier League

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Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, believes that lifetime bans and modern technology combined are the only way to put a stop to fan unrest that continues to occur at the Barclays Premier League matches.

This week many calls have been made to put netting in areas of the grounds that allow fans to be seated close to the players. The hope is that the netting could help prevent some incidents from occurring such as Rio Ferdinand getting a cut above his eye after being hit by a coin that was tossed at him at the Manchester game from an opposing fan.

However Allardyce believes that netting will just encourage fans to get rowdier and get around it. ON the other hand he believes that lengthy bans and video footage will be a more powerful deterrent since they will teach fans that abhorrent behavior will not be accepted.

He explained that the more they utilise CCTV to weed out fans that are acting out and continue to ban fans for life the more they will reduce the chances of this type of thing occurring again. Allardyce added that you do not want to have to cage in people, but that only adds to anger on fan’s behalf.

David Beckham will not be playing at West Ham United

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David Beckham will not be playing at West Ham United David Beckham’s stellar career is clearly not over yet, but he won’t be returning to his ‘roots’ in the east end of London, despite continuing efforts on the part of David Gold, co-owner of West Ham United.

Beckham, who is currently under contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy, has given no indication that he’s interested in Gold’s offer, and Gold told reporters on Sunday that he has given up on the idea of the big name signing.

Gold said he thought West Ham would have been an ideal place for the English star to end his career, but that Beckham is apparently planning to “move on” and the Hammers will have to do the same.

Earlier this summer, England manager Fabio Capello indicated that Beckham’s international career was over after his Achilles injury kept him out of the World Cup.

Recently, however, it seems that Capello has rethought his decision, and will be giving the English champion some more time for full recovery.

West Ham jockey to use Olympic stadium

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West Ham jockey to use Olympic stadium The West Ham United team is still hopeful that after the London 2012 Olympic Games they will be able to call the Olympic Stadium home.

Currently West Ham plays at Upton Park, but they are working on a joint bid that will allow them to call the £537m venue in Stratford home along with Newham Council sports interests.

Monday was the deadline for any hopeful tenants to officially note their interest in the Olympic Park Legacy Company.

A spokesman for West Ham United stated that they hope they soon will get to the chance to meet with officials for discussions about what may or may not be possible.  The spokesman added that they are excited about the idea and cannot wait to move forward.

He also stated that they have already had many positive discussions with Essex Cricket about also holding Cricket games at the field as well as discussions with UKA about how the field could be used for athletics in general with the additional potential to hold rugby, festivals, and concerts at the location.

He closed by stating that they realize the great potential the stadium holds for the community as a central location for all types of sports and events but at the same time plan to leave the stadium as unaltered as possible keeping it the same height but potentially extending the roof so that it will be able to offer full cover to seats during football games.