zola hopes to hammer out deal for new striker after losing injured franco

... lacking firepower: gianfranco zola is running out of fit strikerswest ham have seen dean ashton retire through injury and leading scorer carlton cole and luis boa morte sidelined for months with knee injuries

west ham's icelandic connection drawing to a close

... what has been remarkable is the fact that west ham, following the meltdown of the icelandic economy and the collapse of gudmundsson's business empire, have managed to avoid administration, have traded with relative stability and have survived – and in some, counter-intuitive, ways thrived – through a series of dramas and crises not all of their own making: from the carlos tévez saga to the premature retirement of dean ashton

west ham manager zola rues loss of striker franco

... lacking firepower: gianfranco zola is running out of fit strikerswest ham have seen dean ashton retire through injury and leading scorer carlton cole and luis boa morte sidelined for months with knee injuries

west ham manager gianfranco zola to keep faith in youth for arsenal fa cup clash

... sears has been at selhurst park all season and was expected to remain there until the summer but the suspension of guillermo franco, and injuries to carlton cole, luis boa morte and zavon hines, plus dean ashton's retirement, have left the west ham manager short of attacking options

liverpool confirm that glen johnson has medial ligament tear

... the 20-year-old was due to stay at selhurst park for the entire season, but west ham's manager gianfranco zola has seen his attacking options hit by injuries to carlton cole, luís boa morte and zavon hines, as well as dean ashton's retirement

robert green's error gives bolton a welcome lift

... including his 21 minutes here, dyer, 30, has played in only 66 matches in the past five seasons and while the recent retirement of dean ashton, his 26-year-old former team-mate, had extra poignancy because of his even more tender years, dyer’s chronic history — including a broken leg — entitles him to almost equal sympathy

arsenal to seek compensation from dutch over van persie

... newcastle striker owen was injured against sweden at the 2006 world cup west ham are also reported to be seeking recompense from the fa following the retirement of dean ashton who suffered a career-ending ankle injury in an england training session in 2006, but the premiums are huge

should dean ashton sue wright-phillips?

... you might have heard, that sadly, west ham striker dean ashton has at 26 had to call and end to his playing career due to an injury ... its a sad story, ashton was rising to the top of his game, and he’d worked a way into the england squad and its a shame to see any player have to bow out well before his time ... the injury, according to ashton came from a tackle from shaun wright-phillips while the two were on england duty, and now ashton is thinking of sueing the manchester city winger ... on balance, i don’t think ashton should sue really

birmingham 1 west ham 0- lee bowyer haunts hapless hammers

... ' west ham's dean ashton forced to retire from football at just 26dean ashton: i may never run again, admits retired west ham strikerbirmingham city fc

alan smith: liverpool's fernando torres will tear into arsenal

... a dying breed commiserations to dean ashton ... a fit ashton scoring goals in the premier league might have given fabio capello something to think about ahead of the world cup