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James Sarfas

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James Sarfas is a sport journalist who is interested in football across all levels of the pyramid. Alongside writing for Rising East and his blog which he uses for writing about lesser-known issues in world football (https://jamessarfas.wordpress.com/), James has also worked for non-league club Concord Rangers in a Media Manager capacity. James currently reports on West Ham United and their U23 side, Dagenham & Redbridge, Charlton Athletic and non-league football for Rising East.

Profiling: Billy Bonds

When you think about the legends of West Ham United, the likes of (Sir) Bobby Moore, Sir Geoff Hurst and Sir Trevor Brooking immediately...

Chelmsford And Gloucester Play Out Bore Draw

Chelmsford City's automatic promotion push took a hit this weekend in a 0-0 draw away to Gloucester City. The Clarets now sit six points behind...

Chelmsford Reign Victorious In South London

Chelmsford City extended their good run of form in front of a healthy crowd of 2,826 at Dulwich Hamlet's Champion Hill ground on Saturday. Following...

Hammers Fail To Overcome Steely Huddersfield

West Ham United left it late to claw back a draw at Huddersfield Town's John Smith's Stadium. Both David Wagner and Manuel Pellegrini named unchanged...

East London Does Non-League Day

Non-League Day swept across east London this weekend with boosted attendance figures and varying results. Brisbane Road Expects Leyton Orient recorded their highest attendance of the...

East London Non-League Round Up

A number of East London clubs were in action once again this weekend, with differing results. In the National League, second placed Leyton Orient kept...

Hammers ready for claret and blue showdown

An out-of-sorts West Ham United side will face Burnley, who are enjoying their best season since the 1973-74 campaign, this weekend in a 3pm...

Charlton Outclassed by Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Town ran out 2-0 winners against a lacklustre Charlton Athletic side in front of the biggest attendance of the season at The Valley...

Charlton Welcome Shrewsbury for Promotion Clash

Second-place Shrewsbury Town visit The Valley to face play-off hopefuls Charlton Athletic on Saturday. The League One sides have yet to meet this season following...

Seagulls See Off The Hammers In Style

A beleaguered West Ham United side fell to a demoralising 3-1 away defeat at the hands of Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, piling...

Hammers Hoping To Shoot Down The Seagulls

West Ham United make the trip down the south coast on Saturday to face Brighton & Hove Albion, with hopes to banish the ignominious...

Hornets Sting Boro As League Tightens Up

Greenwich Borough had the chance to close the gap on the top two, but suffered a disappointing 2-0 defeat against Horsham in the Isthmian...

Greenwich Ready to Send Out A Message

Greenwich, who sit third in the Isthmian Division One South, drew 1-1 against Walton Casuals on Tuesday evening thanks to a last minute Travis...

Red Mist Descends As Tower Hamlets Crash Out of FA Vase

The game got off to a scrappy start, perhaps owing to the poor conditions, however on 15 minutes the game sprung into life. Wide-man...

In-form Charlton Beat Brave Truro

Charlton Athletic progressed into the second round of the Emirates FA Cup with a 3-1 win against a resilient Truro City at The Valley...

Clarets Cup Triumph As Urchins Crash Out

Chelmsford City showed huge character on a bitter evening in Upminster, as they defeated AFC Hornchurch 3-2 in the Essex Senior Cup on Tuesday. Chelmsford...

Urchins Vying For Blood Ahead of Clarets Cup Test

Hornchurch will be eager to quash their recent poor form that has seen the side lose their last two matches against Dereham Town and...

East London Rivals Cancel Each Other Out

The Daggers began the early stages in a rather sloppy fashion, but the home side grew into the game. The first chance went in the...

Titanic Tussle Awaits East London Rivals

Leyton Orient are set to make the short trip across East London to face fellow non-Leaguers Dagenham & Redbridge in the FA Cup fourth...

Young Hammers Impress

West Ham United U23s eased to victory against Fulham in the first ever development match played at the London Stadium on Monday night. Goals...

London Stadium Beckons For Young Hammers

  West Ham United’s U23 side are set to take on cross-city rivals Fulham in the first ever youth team match at the London Stadium...