Claret and Blue In My Blood (Free subscription) | yesterday
What a great performance by the whole team today. Everyone was a defender when they needed to be. How’s Dean Ashton going to fit into this team, I wonder!! Apart from Parker’s slip early on and LBM’s amazing miss, we had no faults – and even LBM can be forgiven – he was just off the bench. I thought Franko’s choice of formation was a his typical 4-4-2 away formation – probably Clarke’s influence here...
Hammered (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
The Daily Mail claim that Celtic want to take West Ham's Craig Bellamy on loan and that West Ham will let him go to get him off the wage bill. The second part of that sentence is the clue that The Daily Mail have moved in with the fairies again. With Dean Ashton out for what looks like most of the season it is incredibly unlikely that West Ham would loan out Bellamy. Mind you when did The Daily Mail...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
The Dutch surgeon who operated on Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer has been consulted by West Ham striker Dean Ashton. read more
BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
West Ham striker Dean Ashton makes a return visit to former club Crewe to pay tribute to the Alex academy.
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
West Ham United striker Dean Ashton has warned that he could miss the rest of the season, as he continues his recovery from recent ankle surgery. The 25-year-old England international has been reported to be aiming for a return to action by March,...
The Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
GIANFRANCO Zola faces a massive injury headache ahead of Saturday's Premier League trip to Middlesbrough after Valon Behrami was forced off with a calf injury during last night's 2-0 defeat at Manchester United. The Swiss international joined Dean Ashton, Mark Noble, Scott Parker and Kieron Dyer on the sidelines when he was stretchered off a [...]
footy247 (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
For those who have made the trek up the M1 and then M6, there is little comfort when it comes to team selection, deprived of the services of Carlton Cole and of course Dean Ashton, Gianfranco Zola has got to make do with what he has. read more
The Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
WEST Ham striker Dean Ashton has revealed that reports suggesting he could return by March next year are false, and that he could be kept out for the remainder of the season. The 24-year-old has been out of action since the side's 3-2 defeat by West Brom after injuring the same ankle that saw him [...]
The Sun (Free subscription) | 25/10/2008
WEST HAM star Dean Ashton could be out for up to six months with an ankle injury
Hammered (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
Dean Ashton has been discussing his latest ankle surgery on his official website . In the article Ashton seems to be hinting that he won't be back until the very end of this season, if that, " The papers have said I´ll be returning in March but I don’t know where they have got that from. I haven’t been given a date myself yet. It´s more a case of it being at the end of the season and I´ll be really...
West Ham Fans (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
On the face of it the signing of 32 year old out of contract striker Diego Tristan was a no brainer for Gianfranco Zola, strapped for cash and without the services of Dean Ashton for the considerable future, the Hammers manager had little option other than to sign the Spanish player who once lit up La Liga with his electric performances for Deportivo La Coruna. read more
footy247 (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
On the face of it the signing of 32 year old out of contract striker Diego Tristan was a no brainer for Gianfranco Zola, strapped for cash and without the services of Dean Ashton for the considerable future, the Hammers manager had little option other than to sign the Spanish player who once lit up La Liga with his electric performances for Deportivo La Coruna. read more
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Injuryplagued West Ham striker may have to spend another season on the sidelines following ankle surgery.
Hammered (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Various newspapers are reporting that Dean Ashton could be out of action until April after having surgery on his left ankle. Ashton will be on crutches for six weeks. It is hard to know if the rumours are just speculation as the official West Ham website seems to be staying silent over his injury.
Newcastle United Mad (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Allegedly FOUR Newcastle managers (Sir Bobby Robson, Graeme Souness, Glenn Roeder and Kevin Keegan) have all tried to sign injury-prone Dean Ashton.
