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Ex-PL player Turgott used pensioner’s card to gamble £16k

Ex-West Ham winger Blair Turgott, now 23, is accused of withdrawing the cash before exchanging it for chips during a night at the Playboy casino in central London’s Park Lane.

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Of Noble Mice and Risen Men

John Steinbeck, in 1937, told the tale of George Milton & Lennie Small who searched for toil in the days of the Great Depression in the United States. Theirs was a friendship that nurtured a brotherhood and undying loyalty to each other until the day came where one would meet his fate for deadly transgressions but lacking intent of purpose. Mark Noble has led our club with grace, desire and passion…and what he lacked in pace and raw talent, he has …

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‘Good on the ball’, ‘Looks proper decent’ – West Ham fans want Championship star signed in the summer

West Ham fans are desperate for the club to try again in their attempts to sign Norwich City’s impressive attacking midfielder James Maddison. The Hammers had a £12m bid rejected in January for the 21-year-old, as per The Guardian, which left a lot of fans raging at the club’s continuous low bids for players. But […]

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Ex-PL player ‘used stolen card’

A former Premier League footballer gambled £16,000 at a Mayfair casino using a stolen card, a court has heard.

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Snodgrass And Villa Dealt Promotion Blow As Makasi’s Plymouth Continue Remarkable Run

It’s that time of the week once again, time to check in with West Ham United’s various different loan stars to see how they’ve been getting on at their various different clubs over the last seven days, this week, Robert Snodgrass’ Aston Villa tasted rare disappointment and Moses Makasi experienced double delight with Plymouth Argyle, plus much, much more. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) Off the back of a winning streak of seven in the Sky Bet Championship, the Scottish winger and…

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Patrice Evra drives a taxi to training

Evra has made a habit out of delivering his motivational videos to all of his Instagram followers this season, in an attempt to encourage people to take up a more positive outlook on life.

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Early Pask Strike Sees Young Hammers Topple PL2 League Leaders

A rare goal from the unlikeliest of sources in West Ham United Development Squad centre-back Josh Pask was enough to give Terry Westley’s men a shock victory away at high-flyers Liverpool in the Premier League 2 Division 1 on Saturday afternoon. The game’s only strike came in only the third minute of the affair, Pask getting himself on the end of a Marcus Browne delivery to beat Caoimhin Kelleher between the sticks and give his team …

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WATCH: Evra driving a London taxi!

Patrice Evra never ceases to amaze and he started his week by deciding to jump in the driver’s seat of a London taxi before training on Monday.

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West Ham to post record profits

West Ham will announce a record net profit as high as £25m in nine days time via the financial accounts are published at Companies House but remains cash poor. The Hammers earned TV money worth nearly £122m last season, up £35m from the last accounts thanks to the new Sky/BT TV deal. That applied to all […]

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Ogbonna pulls no punches

Angelo Ogbonna has made a big point about David Moyes and his backroom team which may cause more than a little discussion among fans. For the central defender claims the most important thing he has brought to the squad is discipline which of course may ask questions of the previous managerial team! Ogbonna has been […]

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Cresswell has a single aim

Versatile Aaron Cresswell’s ability to fill various defensive roles may give him an even better shout of making England’s World Cup squad this year. But at the moment he has only one aim – keeping the Hammers in the Premier League. At the weekend he returns to Liverpool and says: ““It’s a huge game every […]

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Moyes to finally get a look at exciting Irons prospect

David Moyes will be keen to get a look at exciting Hammers wing prospect Nathan Holland before the end of the season. Academy chief Terry Westley told ClaretandHugh that the exciting right winger will be back in training this week after a four month play off. And now the player has confirmed his return tweeting: […]

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West Ham promote performance analyst to run recruitment

According to a report in the Sun West Ham have temporarily promoted first team performance analyst Jordan Miles to the head of recruitment role previously held by Tony Henry. Jordan joined West Ham in the summer of 2016 from Ipswich Town where he was the First team performance analyst for five years between 2011-2016. Before that the […]

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On loan Hammer in World Cup trouble

Joe Hart’s disastrous West Ham loan spell has left his World Cup hopes in disarray and David Sullivan’s judgement into question again. After splashing out £120k a week in wages on the stopper Sullivan declared the England No 1 was the best goalkeeper with whom he had worked.” Soon after England World Cup hero Gordon […]

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Save our West Ham supporters club

An online petition has been set up for supporters to register a vote of no confidence in the Executive Committee of the West Ham United Supporters’ Club after it was revealed that some of the committee were in favor of the dissolution of the 70-year-old institution they govern for their own financial gain. A minority of […]

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Moyes sends McKinlay on spying trip

West Ham boss David Moyes sent assistant boss Billy McKinlay to watch Hibs and Scotland star John McGinn to Easter Road yesterday. The Hammers assistant boss watched the midfielder in the Hibees’ 2-0 victory over Aberdeeen. McGinn was regularly mentioned as a target during the winter window and  with just a year left on his […]

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Swans star a doubt for Hammers clash

Key Swansea defender Alfie Mawson could well be missing for their crunch clash with West Ham in two weeks. Mawson was very much on the Irons wanted list in the winter but the Swans were unwilling to entertain any sort of bid for the central defender. Now, the England under-21 international – having been picked […]

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New deal on way for highly rated young star

West Ham are hoping that Under 23 keeper Nathan Trott may be able to fill the No 2 role to Adrian at the club next season. The departure of Joe Hart – currently on around £120k a week at the Irons – will free up a minimum of around £90k in wages but should Trott […]

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Hammers eye “exciting” midfielder

 Saint-Etienne’s exciting midfielder Jonathan Bamba has become a target for the Irons – according to The Sun.. The 21 year old has been a target for Huddersfield and Palace but he is now apparently wanted by the Irons whom it is claimed want him to sign a pre-contract with his deal running out at the […]

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Pask eases fears at Liverpool

Josh Pask sealed a previous victory for the Under 23s with a third minute winner at Liverpool on Saturday afternoon and with it almost certainly guaranteed another season of Premier League Two Division One football. The young Hammers hadn’t won in four games and were without a clean sheet in three before the trip to […]

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FA Cup success brings reshuffle

The Iron’s clash with Manchester United at the London Stadium has been rearranged following Joese Mournho’s team reaching the the Emirates FA Cup sixth round. United were set to visit the east end on Sunday 18 March at 1.30pm, but their fifth-round win at Huddersfield Town on Saturday evening now makes that impossible following their […]

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Stunning victory as youngsters see off leaders

Josh Pask’s third minute goal gave the Hammers under 23s a brilliant victory over top of the table Liverpool in Premier League Two Division One. And the win all but secured the team’s place in the League for next season after their promotion last term. Pask (right) scored after the Liverpool defence had failed to […]

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Leyton Orient drops state aid claim against West Ham

Leyton Orient has decided not to pursue a claim of illegal state aid against West Ham’s rental of the former Olympic Stadium. US businessman and new owner of Orient, Nigel Travis allowed a complaint with the European Commission to lapse recently meaning the case against West Ham will finally be closed with the state aid […]

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Moyes makes defensive duo summer targets

David Moyes is determined to strengthen at central defence in the summer with West Brom’s Jonny Evans a priority target should the Baggies slip into the Championship. And he is also keen on fellow defender and Engllnd Under 21 Craig Dawson who signed a new three year deal with the club in 2017. Various top […]

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Where Are They Now? Lionel Scaloni

Argentine defender Lionel Scaloni was one of a rare and special few South Americans to wear the colours of West Ham United, doing so for a mere few months during the 2005/2006 campaign. But, how did he manage to make it into the club’s history books? Why did his spell in East London come to an impromptu end? And more importantly, where is he now? Lionel Scaloni Born in the Rosario region of Argentina in the year of 1978, a …

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Cresswell delighted with 20 from 12

West Ham have taken 20 points from their last 12 games and that has come as a surprise to Aaron Cresswell who has been perfooming well as the team has moved away from the bottom three. And the left back believes the team is more than capable of keeping their form going when it returns […]

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