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Posted on 09 February 2018. Tags: News, premier league, sky tv, skysports, upthehammers, westham fc, whispers
There will no bacon sandwiches on the menu for Patrice Evra at Rush Green training ground. According to a report in the Manchester Evening news in 2014, a bizarre row over bacon sandwiches in a lounge at Manchester Airport broke out between David Moyes and Patrice Evra before the pair jetted out for a Manchester United Champions […]
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Posted on 09 February 2018. Tags: News, porto, rodrigo battaglia, skysports, sporting lisbon, west ham world, westham news
West Ham had a scout in attendance as Porto beat Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Cup earlier this week, with Rodrigo Battaglia the likely object of attention. Portuguese media reported that the 26-year-old midfielder was a target for the Hammers in the last transfer window, with Sporting placing a €30 million price on his head. […]
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Posted on 09 February 2018. Tags: online soccer news, premier league, sam allardyce, West Ham United, west ham world, whispers
Sam Allardyce insists that Everton were never interested in West Ham’s new signing, Patrice Evra! The French left-back completed a free transfer to the Hammers earlier this week, with several reports claiming the Hammers beat the Merseysiders to his signature. However, Allardyce has now insisted that he did not even consider the former Manchester United […]
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Posted on 09 February 2018. Tags: News, transfer gossip, whispers
David Moyes is closing in on a free transfer for Augsburg defender Daniel Opare. African football website Soka25East.com claims the 27-year-old is out of contract after parting ways with German side two days ago following discipline issues. The former Ashanti Gold Star was prevented from leaving Augsburg during the January transfer which is believed to have […]
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Posted on 09 February 2018. Tags: football news, News, super sunday, whispers, whtid
Former Hammer Jimmy Bullard is the latest former player to criticise West Ham’s signing of free agent Patrice Evra. “Evra is an unbelievable name to have at the club, it’s just five years too late,”said Bullard on his betting blog. “He’ll bring a bit of experience and leadership with him but for me, I’d rather see some […]
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: cycling, games, podcasts, sports, upthehammers, West Ham United
Marko Arnautovic is back in training ahead of West Ham’s home match against Watford on Saturday.
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: coyi, premier league, skysports, upton park, whispers
Former Hammer Andre Ayew says African players are proud of themselves and although maybe an African player can be difficult French and English players can be difficult too. Speaking to Wales Online for the first time since the Tony Henry story Ayew said: “I just know that we African players are proud of ourselves, we […]
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: News, West Ham United, whispers
Patrice Evra claims David Moyes is the same man now as he was when he first met him at Manchester United – straight and honest. In a revealing interview with the official website the Frenchman declared: ” I have known the manager since we were in Manchester and since the first meeting we had there, we […]
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: alex song, News, online soccer news, patrice evra, West Ham United, whispers
West Ham have already shown that they know how to negotiate the free agent market! The Hammers secured the veteran Patrice Evra from Marseille earlier this week, the defender bolstering David Moyes’ options at full-back. However, we’re in desperate need of signing a midfielder, with Moyes’ options paper thin. Mark Noble and Joao Mario are […]
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: desktop, gold, podcasts, racing, West Ham United
Andre Ayew has defended African players after former West Ham director of recruitment Tony Henry questioned their attitude.
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: conversion, dating, education, guardian, homes, sky sports
Striker Andre Ayew has defended African players after former West Ham director of recruitment Tony Henry questioned their attitude.
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: already-placing, despite-west, News, premier league, russia-while, still-hanging
Despite West Ham’s Premier League status for next season still hanging by a thread, there will be a number of players in the squad already placing one eye firmly on this summer’s World Cup in Russia. While David Moyes continues his struggle to get the best out of a bunch of international footballers it won’t […]
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: angel, article, australia, coyi, madrid, science, west ham united fc
Striker Andre Ayew has defended African players after former West Ham director of recruitment Tony Henry questioned their attitude. It followed revelations about Henry by the Daily Mail.
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: birds, columnist, facebook, footy news, Moore Than Just a Club, premier league, West Ham United
Whenever being defeated becomes better than blaming those with entwined hands, it is as natural as a vote of confidence prior to impending severing of ties. We fans will be looking around, searching for culprits, identifying reasons and narrowing in on the minutia of when the season spiralled out of control. We may indeed get relegated, we may survive by the skin of our teeth or we may rise up to the heavenly heights of eleventh or thirteenth, …
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: article, copyright, france, Goal.com, News, patrice evra, south-africa
The veteran defender has linked up with the Hammers and hopes to bring “winning mentality” to the club after gracing the very top of the game
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: columnist, european, game, manager, Moore Than Just a Club, sky tv
In the seventeenth edition of our Classic Match series, we delve into the archives once more to relive with you a memorable match from down the years. This time around it features Saturday’s visitors to the London Stadium in the Premier league, Watford. Cast your minds back to the late spring of 2016, “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” by Mike Posner was at the very summit of the British Music Charts and Her Majesty Queen …
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: analysis, columnist, coyi, lottery, match preview, Moore Than Just a Club, podcast, premier league
Do you remember when the lottery was first launched? Just before the draw Mystic Meg gave her predictions of who’ll win the up and coming draw. “I can see that the winner of this week’s draw. The winner will be a man or maybe a woman” she would muse. “From the North or maybe The South.” What? “A young winner or possibly old.’ Okay she wasn’t that bad but like …
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: club news, game, london, Moore Than Just a Club, portugal, whtid
David Moyes’ West Ham United yesterday afternoon announced that they had completed the signing of 36-year-old French defender Patrice Evra on a short-term contract. Evra, who played under the Scottish manager during his time with Manchester United, has been a free agent since being fired by French side Olympique Marseille last autumn in the wake of lashing out at a fan before a Europa League game against Vitoria SC. Despite him still being under a ban …
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: east london, football banter, football news, transfer news, whispers, whtid
Marko Arnautovic has returned to training with the first team this week and there are hopes he could be available for selection on Saturday as West Ham face Watford at the London Stadium. Arnautovic was pictured in training today in an official West Ham United Snapchat video alongside new recruit Patrice Evra. The Austrian has been […]
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: augsburg, east london, News, premier league, west ham, whispers
West Ham could look to sign Daniel Opare on a free transfer in the summer, after he was told to find a new club by Bundesliga side Augsburg. The right-back is currently in a major dispute with the German side, and reports had claimed that he was sacked after violating the club’s code of conduct. […]
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: charity, design, french, game, Moore Than Just a Club, tickets
In this week’s edition of our weekly throwback segment, we hear from Jessica, 20, and a relatively new member of the Claret & Blue Army, about one of her first experiences at the London Stadium, a London derby to remember in autumn 2016. “My second West Ham game that I was lucky enough to attend was against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup. It was half term and just a normal day as far…
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: football news, premier league, uefa champions league, west ham news, whispers
David Moyes has been nominated for the Premier League Manager of the Month award! The West Ham boss features in a line-up also comprising Swansea City’s Carlos Carvalhal, Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola, Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe, Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and Tottenham boss Maurico Pochettino. The Hammers were unbeaten throughout January, beating […]
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: News, skysports, super sunday, westham fc, whispers
I would not be the least bit surprised to see emergency left back Patrice Evra line up at left back with Aaron Cresswell employed in the Arthur Masuaku role on Saturday afternoon against Watford. With Arthur Masuaku’s disgusting moment of madness coming just before the close of the window on January 27 and little time […]
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: cricket, cycling, gold, news story, sports, West Ham United
Patrice Evra’s increasing age means West Ham could struggle to get much out of the 36-year-old on his return to the Premier League, says Craig Bellamy.
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: hammers news, News, online soccer news, sky sports, westham news, whtid
Honest Patrice Evra – in his first in depth interview – has made it clear that words for the camera are all well and good but that the hard part comes when he pulls on the Hammers shirt for match action. And thankfully he veered around claiming to be 100 per cent fit and ready […]
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Posted on 08 February 2018. Tags: east london, News, upton park, west ham united fc, whispers
Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter has made it clear he is unhappy with the Cherries and wants a move after becoming the first player the Hammers moved for in the winter transfer window. The 28 year has made it clear he wants out of the south coast club unless he gets first team football and his […]
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