![West Ham fan-favourite James Collins set for shock return – three months after he was released by email West Ham fan-favourite James Collins set for shock return – three months after he was released by email](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/08/COLLINS.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1200&h=800&crop=1)
West Ham fan-favourite James Collins set for shock return – three months after he was released by email
![West Ham United's James Collins during the Premier League match at London Stadium Stock Photo - Alamy West Ham United's James Collins during the Premier League match at London Stadium Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/M0DE65/west-ham-uniteds-james-collins-during-the-premier-league-match-at-M0DE65.jpg)
West Ham United's James Collins during the Premier League match at London Stadium Stock Photo - Alamy
![James Collins informed by West Ham that he is being released in the cruelest way possible | JOE.co.uk James Collins informed by West Ham that he is being released in the cruelest way possible | JOE.co.uk](https://img.maximummedia.ie/joe_co_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/james-collins-informed-by-west-ham-that-he-is-being-released-in-the-cruelest-way-possible.jpg)
James Collins informed by West Ham that he is being released in the cruelest way possible | JOE.co.uk
![Heartbroken' James Collins confirms West Ham departure after 11 years | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard Heartbroken' James Collins confirms West Ham departure after 11 years | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard](https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/05/23/15/jamescollins230518a.jpg?width=750&auto=webp&quality=75&crop=750%3A1110%2Csmart)
Heartbroken' James Collins confirms West Ham departure after 11 years | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
![James Collins makes jaw-dropping claim about West Ham player he says was more gifted than Dimitri Payet - Hammers News James Collins makes jaw-dropping claim about West Ham player he says was more gifted than Dimitri Payet - Hammers News](https://www.hammers.news/static/uploads/25/2019/10/GettyImages-958102534.jpg)
James Collins makes jaw-dropping claim about West Ham player he says was more gifted than Dimitri Payet - Hammers News
![Heartbroken' James Collins confirms West Ham departure after 11 years | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard Heartbroken' James Collins confirms West Ham departure after 11 years | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard](https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/05/23/16/jamescollins230518b.jpg?width=1200)