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    Your view: Hammer exodus?

    By Dominic Raynor

    Tuesday, May 13, 2003

    Less than 24hrs after West Ham United had been relegated from the Premiership the first of their young stars clambered for the Upton Park exit and Jermain Defoe handed in a written transfer request. The highly-rated England Under-21, who joined the Hammers from Charlton in 1999, felt that life in Division One one would do nothing for his fledgling career and made his escape bid. 'As much as I love West Ham United I feel that now is the right time for me to move on in my career,' the striker sa ...

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