West Ham 4 - 2 Reading: Strong finish to the season

Nolan celebrating the first of his three goals 

Regardless if you are a fan of Sam Allardyce or not, finishing 10th in the premier league in your first season back, is quite some feat. Our 4-2 win over Reading cemented our top-half finish, which has left smiles on all of those connected to West Ham United F.C. Our home record was pretty much solid throughout. Season ticket holders got to see a triumphant win over Chelsea as well as two near wins against the champions. Our only downfall was our performances away from home.

I am really happy for Kevin Nolan. He was our top scorer this season with 10 goals. It feels good to have a captain who instils stability amongst players. Admittedly, he doesn't have the ability to pass or tackle, but you cannot deny his finishing ability. With his goals today, he became one of the eleven players to score a hat-trick this season in the premier league.

Sam's arrival brought us a solid defence. Our hammer of the year, Winston Reid, and James Collins have been meritorious. One area we need to work on in this transfer window the midfield. We still lack creativity and we must bring in a natural right winger. 

West Ham United vs Reading: Official lineups

West Ham United: Jaaskelainen, Demel, O'Brien, Collins, Reid, Noble, Diame, J Cole, Nolan, Vaz Te, Carroll

Subs: Henderson, Taylor, Tomkins, Collison, O'Neil, Paulista, Maiga

Reading: McCarthy, Gunter, Kelly, Gorkss, Morrison, Karacan, Guthrie, McCleary, Robson-Kanu, McAnuff (c), Pogrebnyak.

Subs:Taylor, Pearce, Mariappa, Akpan, Carrico, Blackman, Le Fondre.

Two new West Ham signings within the next week?

According to David Sullivan's son, we are expected to add two new players to our ranks within the next week. One of them is most likely the Romanian left-back, Razvan Rat. We have been linked to Rat for quite some time now, and it is rumoured that he will be attending today's match against Reading. 

The other player is a bit of a mystery. There have been some rumours about us wanting to snatch up Carroll as quickly as possible, so you just never know! If it is not the Geordie, hopefully it is a natural right winger. 

Who do you think the two players are? Please leave a comment below

West Ham United vs Reading: Our pre-match report

Kick Off: 16:00

Referee: Mike Dean

Ground: The Boleyn

West Ham United

With the latest rumours circulation, Carlton Cole could have played his final game for West Ham as he will not be featuring today due to suffering tonsillitis. 

James Tomkins could be back into contention after missing out on the sidelines for the past three weeks. George McCartney is still out with his ongoing knee injury. 

Previous match:  Everton 2 - 0 West Ham united 

Current table standing: 10th

Top Scorer: Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll - 7*

Most Assists: Ricardo Vaz Te and Joey O'Brien - 4*

Lies, Greed and Misery: The summer transfer window is fast approaching

With the last match of the season right on our doorstep, the summer transfer window is fast approaching. It is supposed to be a time of excitement and anticipation. But for me, all it does is bring a bucket load of of hassle. Don't get me wrong. It is during the transfer periods that this websites' views reaches its peak. Fans of every team are so excited at the thought of 'the next big thing' arriving at their beloved club, that our websites views shoot through the roof. A good time for the site, but also an antagonising period for a lot of fans. 

Every single day we are going to be linked to players, players that every sane fan knows we have no chance of capturing. But for reasons unknown, we will still hold onto that glimmer of hope. Social media giant, Twitter, is by far the worse offender of the transfer window nonsense. Every day, a new twitter account materialises from out of nowhere, claiming to be a ITK 'In The Know' and has reliable sources.