ANYONE who reads The Guardian will be familiar with John Crace’s ‘Digested Reads’, where the journalist takes a well-known book and compresses it down to six or seven hundred words, a process that tends to isolate the good — and bad — aspects of the tome in question (try his filleting of Philip Roth’s ‘Exit Ghost’ for a taster).

TOTTENHAM boss HarryRedknapp insists the FA Cup is important to him this season but is still preparing to make changes to his starting XI for today’s clash against Peterborough.

WITH Steven Gerrard talking of his “hunger” for the league title and manager Rafael Benitez close to agreeing a new contract, this is probably not the time for West Ham to be trying to end a 45-year wait for a win at Anfield.

WEST HAM are never slow in honouring their heroes. The bronze monument outside Upton Park bearing the statues of Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters is a fitting tribute to the club’s golden age, but another figure may soon have to be squeezed onto the plinth.

The Icelandic businessman behind the takeover of West Ham has vowed to bring the good times back to the club – and to keep faith with manager Alan Pardew.

West Ham are urging supporters to observe a minute’s silence before tonight’s FA Cup final rehearsal against Liverpool in memory of former manager John Lyall.

BOBBY CHARLTON wants FIFA to act in an effort to stop the game being marred by ugly scenes of players rounding on referees.

Liam Mackey talks to Liverpool legend and recently sacked Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness.

Alan Pardew has challenged Matthew Etherington and West Ham’s clutch of rising stars to aim for a place in England’s World Cup squad.

THE Football Association have scrapped thousands of copies of a DVD claiming to feature the best post-war England internationals as it did not include a single black player.

The Football Association has apologised after a DVD which claimed to feature the greatest post-war England internationals did not include a single black player.

West Ham manager Harry Redknapp was delighted to hear that his midfield trio were included in the England squad.