Croatian Legend Davor Suker can widely be regarded as one of the highest quality players to ever don the famous Claret & Blue, a true World Footballing great if there ever was one. But, how did a star of his magnitude end up playing at Upton Park? How did the UEFA Champions League winner’s time in East London pan out? And where is he now? Davor Suker Born in the former Yugoslav…
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Where Are They Now? Davor Suker
Posted on 11 November 2017.
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Brady reveals sacking Bilic was ‘hardest’ decision
Posted on 11 November 2017.
West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady revealed the sacking of Slaven Bilic was among the hardest decisions the club’s board has made in the last 25 years.
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The truth on Slaven Bilic signings
Posted on 11 November 2017.
Karren Brady told Sun readers today that the club invested £100m in transfers during Slaven Bilic’s time at West Ham which has caused puzzlement among some supporters trying to do the sums. In fact, the figure is closer to £151m with over £75m sold in the same period leaving a net spend of £75m. Here […]
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Brady’s Bilic column horrible in the extreme!
Posted on 11 November 2017.
Not good enough Karren Brady – in fact pretty horrible in the extreme! My associate Sean Whetstone yesterday gave a piece of advice to the West Ham board including the suggestion that the vice chairman stopped writing her column in The Sun. This morning we all found out why he felt that way when she […]
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Spurs in Lanzini link
Posted on 11 November 2017.
Speculation that Spurs boss Maurico Pochinetto is monitoring Manu Lanzini has arisen this morning as the January window approaches. The story in the Mirror claims the Argentintian boss is an admirer of his countryman since he scored against Spurs two seasons ago! It’s never a surprise to read these reports since Everton and Liverpool were […]
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Chicharito Hamstring scare
Posted on 11 November 2017.
Javier Hernandez appeared to pull up with a hamstring injury on 51 minutes into his international match last night. Chicharito won his 99th Mexico cap in El Tri’s friendly 3-3 draw with Belgium.
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Diafra Sakho scores again
Posted on 11 November 2017.
West Ham striker Diafra Sakho scored as Senegal secured a 2-0 victory in South Africa to book their place at next summer’s FIFA World Cup in Russia. The Hammer opened the scoring in Polokwane on 12 minutes with an own goal from Thamsanqa Mkhize making it 2-0 before half time. Fellow Hammers Cheikhou Kouyate played […]
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‘Payet was Bilic’s downfall’
Posted on 11 November 2017.
West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady claims Slaven Bilic never recovered from Dimitri Payet’s acrimonious departure from the club and eventually “ran out of ideas”.
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Brady breaks silence on Bilic sacking
Posted on 11 November 2017.
West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady has broken her silence on the sacking of Slaven Bilic. Writing in her Sun football diary she says: “WHEN we told Slaven Bilic we didn’t want him to stay as manager of West Ham, it was clear he was not going to argue with the decision. No one likes to […]
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West Ham boss David Moyes promises players ‘clean slate’
Posted on 11 November 2017.
West Ham’s new manager will look to make his mark in the transfer market after Christmas, but the Scot has not had a chance to look at all of his squad yet, with the majority away on international break.
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HOT OR NOT: Burnley keeper Nick Pope is in startling form
Posted on 11 November 2017.
It’s Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail’s IAN LADYMAN reveals what’s been making him feel warm and what’s been leaving him cold this week.
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Martin ‘Mad Dog’ Allen returns with his latest column
Posted on 10 November 2017.
MARTIN ALLEN: The detractors are straightaway criticising David Moyes as West Ham manager. It seems whatever the club’s owners do is not good enough.
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Angry Arnautovic’s extraordinary outburst
Posted on 10 November 2017.
Marko Arnautovic has bitten back hard at the knockers who have dubbed him a waste of space since his move to the London Stadium The Austrian international is well known for taking no prisoners and snarled: “Most of them have no work, probably no life and no idea.” But he told Laola1. “I respect every […]
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Moore than just a Podcast Ep10: Moyes Addresses The Media
Posted on 10 November 2017.
This week on A Week In The World Of West Ham United, Luke discusses the ins and outs of a very busy few days in East London, and we hear every word from David Moyes’ first Press Conference in charge at The London Stadium. The post Moore than just a Podcast Ep10: Moyes Addresses The Media appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .
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Moyes gives his end of week squad report
Posted on 10 November 2017.
David Moyes rounded off his first week’s training with the West Ham squad and gave a firm thumbs up to all of them. And he made it clear that every player was on a new page saying: It’s a clean slate for the entire squad. They’ve all worked very hard this week and responded in a […]
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Before Moyes …names in and out of Bilic frame
Posted on 10 November 2017.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers was very much part of West Ham’s thinking as the club considered possible replacements to succeed Slaven Bilic. David Moyes was always high on the Hammers wanted list, but the club looked into a list of possibles before plumping for the 54 year old Scot. Former Liverpool boss Rodgers is currently […]
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West Ham’s Marko Arnautovic hits back at Gary Neville
Posted on 10 November 2017.
Marko Arnautovic has defended his West Ham United form, having responded to criticism from former Manchester United full-back Gary Neville.
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What will be next for Slaven Bilic and his backroom team?
Posted on 10 November 2017.
It has now been five days since the dark Monday morning in which Slaven Bilic and the majority of his loyal Coaching Staff were sacked by the Owners of West Ham United, David Gold, and David Sullivan. But, surely this can’t be the end of a successful Managerial Career for the Croat and his bright Coaches? What could be his next move and where will he end up? With plenty of options on the table, today, we attempt to answer that question…
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10 Things: England and West Ham: Did anyone mention 1966?
Posted on 10 November 2017.
10 Things you may not have known about West Ham’s influence over the England team through the years 1. 41 Players have been picked for England while playing for West Ham, most did not make 20 caps before either leaving West Ham or never being picked again. Bobby Moore is West Ham’s most capped England player with 108 caps, while 23 of the 41 players won 3 caps or less in their time with the Hammers. 2. George William Webb was the first …
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Goodbye Slaven, Welcome David
Posted on 10 November 2017.
So with a heavy heart, we say goodbye to Slaven, without doubt a decent man, full of integrity and dignity but even his most ardent of supporters could see the writing was on the wall. West Ham are in serious trouble here, the club has no plan, no identity and the team is lacking fight, organisation and most worryingly basic fitness. This is not what we expected when we left Upton Park, the…
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‘What did he do as a coach?’ – Arnautovic hits out at Neville
Posted on 10 November 2017.
The Austria international attacker believes that the ex-England man should “stay on TV” after his failed foray into management
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Rice confirms training ground reports
Posted on 10 November 2017.
Declan Rice has confirmed many reported coming in from the training ground that training has really taken off at Rush Green . ClaretandHugh has received numerous messages this week that the intensity has been stepped up considerably and that the players not on international duty were revelling in the high energy approach under introduced under new […]
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A Clean Slate
Posted on 10 November 2017.
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Top award for young Declan
Posted on 10 November 2017.
The brilliant teenager won the award not only for his performances representing the Hammers’ under-23s, but for his display against Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup as well as one appearance in October the Premier League, against Crystal Palace. It’s a timely hint to David Moyes that this is a young man who has to […]
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Advice to the West Ham board
Posted on 10 November 2017.
Poor results on the pitch for West Ham have led to an inevitable return of anti- board feelings and London Stadium discontent. Much good work was done by the club last season to fix new stadium teething issues and atmosphere but a toxic atmosphere and a winter of discontent is once again returning. The same can […]
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Three Daves roll dice on biggest gamble
Posted on 10 November 2017.
David Moyes has entered ‘Last Chance Saloon’ and failure at West Ham – his sixth club – will almost certainly end his career at the highest level. In terms of gambles, David Sullivan and David Gold have rolled the dice on their biggest yet – failure will finish Moyes and plunge the club into the […]
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