The mass exodus of the ‘Big Names’ from the Emirates Stadium continues just weeks after the departure of Thierry Henry, Freddie Ljungberg has left to join West Ham for a nominal fee that could rise to around £3million, the same fee that Arsenal paid for him seven years ago when they bought him from Halmstads.

The 30 year-old Swede said his decision was made easy after Thierry henry left for Barca. Ljungberg also said that the ambition of the Irons board was greater than the board at the Emirates Stadium.

Ljungberg has not been in the best form, of late he has been injured more often than he has been fit. A player of his stature will bring something to the restructured squad and as a rotational player he could be kept fit enough to contribute enough to help guide the side to success. Being an international captain and a regular in the champions league should demonstrate he has the composure and talent that the claret and blue lacked at times last season.

Welsh captain Craig Bellamy has joined East London club West Ham United as they prepare for life after Tevez. With the Argentinean poised to move to the North-West Hammers manager Alan Curbishley is trying to build a squad that he hopes will not struggle as much to remain in the Premiership.

West Ham United are Craig Bellamy’s fifth club in three-years and he has signed a five year deal and he has pledged his long term future to the Irons.

Bellamy has cited his lack of opportunity at the club he supported as a boy as his reason for moving on to West Ham where he believes he can play every week. The arrival or Fernando Torres on Merseyside would have further restricted Bellamy’s opportunities at Anfield. However he needs to remember that West Ham are not short of a striking talent either. West Ham fans will breathe a sigh of relief now that they have landed a seasoned premiership player who is an international captain with Champions League experience for a fraction of the price that they were prepared to spend on a comparatively inexperienced Darren Bent.

West Ham United have sold their club captain for £8.5 million to Aston Villa. There had been rumours about the England Under-21 captain’s future after he submitted a transfer request at the end of last season.

There was a changing room bust up that caused a rift between the player and the club. The press put the team’s poor performance on the pitch down to the fall out between the captain and the club, the player felt he was “hung out to dry” by the club.

Reo-Coker was delighted to sign the new four year deal with Villa, glad to get away from the grief at West Ham and overjoyed to be working under Martin O’Neill.

The independent arbitration panel have delivered the hammer blow that has sealed the Blades participation in the Coca-Cola Championship next season.

Sheffield United appealed following the meagre £5.5 million fine West Ham received following a breach of Premier League rules regarding the ownership of Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez. However the independent arbitration panel upheld the decision made by the Premier League indicating that the original decision was neither ‘irrational or perverse’.

The Blades will consider their next steps, which could involve further appeals or law suits after their legal team digest the decision of the arbitration panel. It seems certain that Sheffield United will be playing for a place in the Premier League rather than playing in the Premier League, they may eventually receive some kind of compensation.

West Ham United needed at least a point from their game with the Premiership Champions in waiting if they were to remain in the top flight. Alan Curbishley would have to work the same magic he worked in his first game in charge of the Hammers if he was to get a result at Old Trafford.

United with one eye on the FA Cup Final next week, seemed a little reluctant enter full blooded challenges. Although they did have a number of chances that threatened the West Ham goal, however Rob Green with the help of his defence was more than a match for the Red Devils efforts.

West Ham had their opportunities too and it was man of the moment Carlos Tevez who broke the deadlock before half-time. The Argentinean was tireless and chased a breaking ball toward the goal line near the edge of the six yard box. He managed find a way past Edwin Van Der Sar in the Manchester goal from the acute angle to put the relegation strugglers in the lead.

United were unable to find a way back in to the game, but with the FA Cup next week and celebrating to do they seemed content with the performance they put in.

The controversy will rage on well in to the summer, but Hammer of the Year Carlos Tevez did what was required of him. He will no doubt be off to sunny climbs for the summer, the question is will he return to England? If so which club will he be at?

Newcastle United manager Glenn Roeder has dismissed newspaper reports that Kieron Dyer is to be transferred to Tottenham in the Summer Transfer Window. The Toon manager will have to sell to generate revenue to re-invest in his squad, after spending heavily last year with little or no reward as a result.

Should Roeder change his mind, Dyer would have to adjust his wage expectations as he currently earns more than twice as much as Spurs highest earner Robbie Keane. If he is to join former Newcastle team mate Jermaine Jenas at Spurs.

Not having to pay his £80k a week would allow Roeder to bring in a couple of less injury prone players on a more moderate salary, effectively strengthening the Newcastle squad on the cheap.

Spurs need to shed a few midfielders themselves but if they were to add to their ranks, Dyer may not fit the profile that Spurs are after. Director of Football Damien Comolli looks to sign young emerging talent, or slightly older players who do not look for the world on a plate as part of their contract demands.

Should West Ham United get relegated or if the Premier League terminate his registration, Carlos Tevez could be the missing lynch pin between the Spurs midfield and forwards that has been missing since the departure of Carrick to Manchester United. The Argentinean has been West Ham’s best player this season, single-handedly trying to keep them in the Premiership. His runs, range of passing and shooting ability are the missing ingredient that the Spurs midfield mix is missing. Tevez can also be drafted in to a more advanced role and could fill the shoes of Defoe or Mido should they leave during the summer.

Hammers fans wanted their players to show some fight and that is exactly what they got. West ham were two goals to the good by half time. Even though Spurs looked the more threatening it was the hammers who were on the score sheet firstThe first a top class volley from Nobel after a deft knock down from Carlos Tevez. Tevez turn from creator to scorer for the second. Guiding a free kick into Paul Robinson’s net. Spurs should have

Spurs manager Martin Jol worked his magic during the break, his side came out for the second half even more determined to get on the score sheet. Huddlestone played Lennon through and he was needlessly brought down in the box by Lee Bowyer. Former Hammer Jermain Defoe slotted the resulting spot kick past Robert Green.

Spurs were level ten minutes later, Berbatov broke down the right and whipped a cross in to the box, Aaron Lennon appeared to volley it with his heel back in to the path Tainio who volleyed Spurs level.

Alan Curbishley brought on Zamora and with his first touch of the ball he headed West Ham back into the lead with just five minutes left on the clock. Martin Jol gave a debut to French starlet Adel Taarabt who made an immediate impact in midfield. He made a run through the West ham defence and was brought down on the edge of the box by Anton Ferdinand. Dimitar Berbatov lined up the free-kick which was in a similar position to the one Tevez scored in the first half. The result was similar too as the ball was directed into the top corner, not even having Koncheski on the line could stop Spurs drawing level for a third time.

West Ham went in search of a winner, but Tottenham attacked on the break, Stalteri put Defoe through his shot could only be deflected into the path of Stalteri who put Spurs in the lead for the first time in the 96th minute.

Hammers fan Joe Chapman has indicated his level of disgust at the performance of West Ham United this season, by posting an online petition calling for the club to scrap the “Hammer Of The Year” award.

Chapman has cited the “lack of effort and despicable attitude” of the players as the reason for the call to abandon the competition. Within hours of posting the petition online there were over a thousand signatories.

On the Hammers forums man supporters are threatening to vote for Dean Ashton in protest if the award goes ahead. Ashton has yet to play a game this season following an injury while on England duty last summer. If you wish to lend your support to the Hammers fans and tell their players that they should be trying harder click the link above and sign the petition.

Alan Curbishley has received the same dreaded vote of confidence that his predecessor Alan Pardew was given by the new West Ham board. Pardew has since been installed in Curbishley’s old club Charlton Athletic.

Curbishley has spent a considerable sum of the Icelandic consortium’s investment money in an attempt to keep the Hammers in the top flight. So far it seems that this has been in vain as the introduction of the new players has not had the desired effect on results.

On his return to the Valley Curbishley would have wanted a better score line. His side finished three nil down at half time, to goals from Ambrose, Thomas and Darren Bent. Bent returning to Pardew’s squad after a lengthy period on the treatment table.

The second half was no better for West Ham as Jerome Thomas scored his second and his teams fourth, to seal Charlton’s Emphatic win over fellow relegation strugglers to close the gap on Wigan.

Finally the on-off saga of the transfer of Javier Mascherano from West Ham United to Liverpool is over. It required a little intervention from world football’s governing body FIFA in order for the mover to happen.

Mascherano had been registered with and played for two clubs in 12 months, which is the maximum allowed. However FIFA ruled that the seasons were not concurrent and that Mascherano would be allowed to move to Liverpool. This had to be agreed by the Premier League and today they have given the Merseyside club the green light, and Mascherano will be available for the Champions League game against Barcelona.