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Posted on 21 March 2018. Tags: east london, News, skysports, west ham united fc, whispers
West Ham are pleased with the outcome of the meeting between David Sullivan and the West Ham United Independent Supporters Association which was held at the co chairman’s Essex mansion on Tuesday. Observers at the meeting believe progress was made between the two sides and the results are due to be published via the WHUISA […]
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Posted on 21 March 2018. Tags: News, premier league, west ham, west ham news, westham, westham news, whispers
Hammers Martin Samuelsen has pulled out of international duty with Norway’s under-21s due to illness. Samuelsen was in line to make his seventh and eighth appearances for the Norwegians, who face Italy in a friendly later this week and Israel on Tuesday in a European Championships qualifying match. But the West Ham player who is on loan […]
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Posted on 21 March 2018. Tags: News, transfer gossip, whispers
Inter Milan have rejected an initial bid of 13.7 million Euros from West Ham for Joao Mario according to reports in the Italian media. Website FCInterNews.It claims the Hammers paid a loan fee € 1.2 million to keep Mario until the 30th June this year but since made an offer of 12 million pounds to make the […]
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Posted on 21 March 2018. Tags: football news, latest football news, News, premier league, sky sports, whispers
West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady will star in her own TV show on ITV next month called ‘Give it a year’ With an unfortunate title and very unfortunate timing, the programme will see Brady set tough targets for new businesses only to return one year later to see what progress they have made. Outside of her directorship at […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: argentina, article, facebook, london, madrid, News, russia
West Ham’s London Stadium is in line to host two Major League Baseball games between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in June 2019. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is keen on the idea.
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: east london, football news, News, whispers
Letters and emails sent between West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have been exclusively obtained by Claret and Hugh through a freedom of information request received today from the Mayor’s office. The letters and email correspondence date between January 2017 and January 2018 and show the clear frustration by West Ham with […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: News, online soccer news, super sunday, whispers, whtid
West Ham Co-Chairman David Sullivan met with supporters this morning at his Essex mansion. Sullivan met with two committee members from the West Ham United Independent Supporters’ Association (WHUISA) alongside a representative from the Football Supporters Federation (FSF). WHUISA have promised to publish full minutes from the meeting in the coming days. A statement from their official […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: argentina, author, charts, goals, london, Moore Than Just a Club, olympics, transfer news
Cult hero Argentine striker Carlos Tevez remains one of the most decorated players in history to represent West Ham United, doing so for one season, the memorable 2006/2007 campaign. But, what made his short spell in East London so special? How did his colourful career develop after he left the Boleyn Ground? And more importantly, where is he now? Carlos Tevez The future world-beater was born in the Argentine city…
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: News, premier league, upthehammers, upton park, whispers
Saint Etiene’s Jonathan Bamba will wait on West Ham’s Premier League fate before committing himself to the east end! The 21-year-old comes out of contract in the summer after being tracked by the Hammers this but admits his future remains in doubt. With the club unwilling to meet his demands, a free transfer can be expected. […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: football news, News, west ham, west ham world, westham news, whispers
Phil Parkes believes no player will be more would up to take three points from Southampton and Stoke City than a certain Mark Arnautovic. The former Hammers keeper remembers very well the hell on earth handed put to the £25 million record signing was put through by his former fans at the Bet 365 Stadium […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: author, birds, columnist, facebook, game, Moore Than Just a Club, podcast
Where were all the voices that cried foul? Where was the sabre rattling tribes that stood firm and would not let this pass? The West Ham fans were sold a dream, convinced that better days would finally come…but all that came to pass was a roll in the hay with mutton dressed as lamb and a feeling of unbridled abuse. “For God’s sake, Mrs Robinson. Here we are. You got me into…
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: charity, democratic, facebook, italian, Moore Than Just a Club, preview, united-states
The fourth International break of the 2017/2018 domestic football season is upon us, but it’s not all bad news, plenty of West Ham United’s International stars will be in action over the next seven days across four continents of the globe, let’s look at who they are and who they are going up against. Starting on home soil, Gareth Southgate decided to call up just one of David Moyes’ squad to represent the Three Lions…
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: career, european, facebook, london, Moore Than Just a Club, podcast, sports news
Democratic Republic of Congo International left-back Arthur Masuaku was sent off in an Emirates FA Cup fourth-round defeat to Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium for spitting on opposing midfielder Nick Powell back in January. As a result, the man who had become a fan favourite over the few months before his dismissal, was handed a six-game that will see him return to action in the Premier League visit of Southampton to the London …
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: hammers news, News, online soccer news, west ham united fc, westham, whispers
David Sullivan will not nbe attending tomorrow night’s friendly match against Dagenham and Redbridge which he and the directors arranged in a bid to raise finds for the struggling National League outfit. With new security measures being introduced, the co chairman has agreed not to attend the match which kicks off at the Chigwell Construction Stadium […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: coyi, football news, News, super sunday, upthehammers, westham news, whispers
Joao Mario insists he’s still doing his best to make an impression at West Ham after a mediocre start to life in claret and blue. As reported here yesterday (Mon) it is now highly unlikely the Portuguese midfielder will land a permanent deal at the end of the season. But that won’t stop him trying […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: feature story, games, gold, green, podcasts, power, West Ham United, west ham world
As we enter the final international break of the Premier League season, we have created a Premier League best XI from this campaign – according to the Sky Sports Power Rankings season chart.
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: News, sports news, westham news, whispers
Major League Baseball is coming to the London Stadium with the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox set to play each twice in the summer of 2019. The matches are tabled for June 29-30 to fit in with British Athletics’ summer plans for the venue. While the proposed games are yet to be finalised, […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: News, super sunday, whispers
The London Assembly Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee will tomorrow question two of the key decision makers associated with the London Stadium, who were in post before the London 2012 Olympics took place: David Edmonds CBE, former Chairman, LLDC and Neale Coleman CBE, former Deputy Chairman, LLDC will both be present to give evidence to the GLA committee about why […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: cricket, facebook, games, green, racing, West Ham United
Having come closer than close last season, Sky Sports readers are dead on course to predict the Premier League’s top six – having called runaway leaders Manchester City to capture a first title in four years.
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: News, online soccer news, sky tv, westham news
Chicharito is all ready to step up to the plate ahead of the World Cup finals in the United States at the end of this month. Hernandez will be part of the El Tri squad for friendly international matches with Iceland and Croatia and the striker is looking forward to representing his country again after […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: boxing, cycling, nfl, racing, transfer gossip, West Ham United
The new F1 season gets underway this weekend – but what would the cars look like if they were painted in Premier League club colours?
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: News, westham fc, whispers
Declan Rice has told the Sun newspaper that fans have got every right to not be happy admitting the team have not been performing well in recent weeks. Rice told the tabloid “The fans pay their money and they’ve got every right to not be happy. We haven’t been performing in recent weeks. I’ve had a […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: coyi, News, premier league, super sunday, whispers
Controversial former Hammer Ravel Morrison looks to have finally turned his back on England and is ready to play for Jamaica. The one time Hammers miisfit is currently playing for Atlas in Mexico. And the 25 year old has now posted a letter on Instagram that appears to be the Jamaica Football Federation asking him […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: coyi, News, upthehammers, whispers
Declan Rice has revealed that former Chelsea defender John Terry has helped mentor him since he was released from Chelsea and he often meets up with him in Surrey where they both live. Rice told the Sun Newspaper “Me and John Terry are really good friends. When I got released from Chelsea, he gave me a […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: football latest, footy news, News, online soccer news, whispers
New deals for Manuel Lanzini and Declan Rice will need to wait until West Ham’s Premier League status is confirmed. West Ham wants to tie Rice down to a new deal worth around £25,000 a week. The 19-year-old is currently contacted until 2020 and is believed to be on £10,000 a week despite playing 23 senior […]
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Posted on 20 March 2018. Tags: footy news, News, west ham news, westham fc, whispers
League Two’s bottom club Barnet have sacked head coach Graham Westley and re-appointed former Hammer Martin Allen as their manager. Westley was in charge for just over two months after arriving on 15 January, but won only two of his 11 games in charge. The former West Ham midfielder Allen arrives for a fifth spell […]
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