From the Boardroom - David Gold

Joint-Chairman David Gold looks ahead to a big week for the Hammers and welcomes back two of the Club's biggest ever legends

This is a big week coming up with a London derby against Arsenal on Saturday shortly followed by the FA Cup quarter final replay against Manchester United on Wednesday.


We have to put our bodies on the line and the manager will play the strongest team in both games. This is an amazing opportunity to do something special.


We start with another huge game in the Premier League and with a bit of luck we could easily have four more points on the board.


After the drama that unfolded against Chelsea with the last minute penalty, we then had another incident against Crystal Palace last weekend when Cheikhou Kouyate should never have been sent-off and that cost us dearly.


The big decisions are going against us at the moment and it has been the same in the Chelsea and Manchester United games. But what goes around comes around and I am expecting a lot of luck to come our way in the remaining games!


It was great to see Manuel Lanzini on the scoresheet once again and we know he is a special player.


We also saw another wonder goal from Dimitri Payet and he keeps growing in stature. There is no doubts he is the best free-kick taker in the world at the moment and he has a special relationship with our supporters.


We hope Dimitri can carry that on when we face Arsenal on Saturday and few could forget our famous win over the north London club on the opening day which was the catalyst for our whole season.


The result at Emirates Stadium stunned everyone in the game and it was the first time we had managed to come away with a victory during my tenure at the club.


It was a convincing 2-0 result and was a great performance from everyone, including young Reece Oxford who made a real name for himself on his Premier League debut.


There was no luck attached to the win and we won the game on merit. I think everyone started began to dream after that result and they were proved right as we followed that up with away victories over Liverpool and Manchester City and we are now challenging for a top four finish.


It would be remarkable if we could pull off another famous double over one of the best teams in the Premier League this afternoon.


A victory would keep our aspirations of a European place alive and Arsenal still have a slim hope of winning the title so it is a big game for both clubs.


We still have so much to play for. European football beckons now and we would love to see the club play in the Champions League.


We will be honouring two of the Club's greatest-ever players at the game when Sir Trevor Brooking and Billy Bonds make a return to the Boleyn Ground.


They are both unquestionably true legends and will always be loved by everyone at the football club.