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Carroll gets ‘soft’ fine for red card

Andy Carroll will be fined around £45,000 for his red card against Burnley at the weekend. Reports that the striker will be hit with a two week wage fine are incorrect and the Geordie’s indiscretion instead will be hit with a fine which represents a pretty lenient punishment given the severity of the crime. There […]

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Zabaleta slams Carroll elbowing as “nasty”

Pablo Zabaleta has slammed Andy Carroll and branded after his double elbowing at Turf Moor as ‘nasty.’ The Hammers right-back has had no hesitation in joining the attack on the big centre-forward who now misses the match against Brighton and Hove Albion on Friday. Carroll got the rocket from Zaba for the elbows on James […]

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West Ham’s Zabaleta slams team-mate Carroll for ‘nasty’ red card

The Argentine was not prepared to defend his colleague following a dismissal that left his side facing an uphill battle at the weekend

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West Ham defender Pablo Zabaleta raps ‘nasty’

Andy Carroll is facing a sizeable fine after Slaven Bilic left Turf Moor furious at his striker for two needless bookings inside 99 seconds. West Ham were leading when he got himself sent off.

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Premier League fans’ verdict: Kevin De Bruyne is main man

PREMIER LEAGUE FANS’ VERDICT: The Premier League returned following the international break and we were treated to a number of thrills and spills.

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Gambling nearly cost me my marriage and children

JOHN HARTSON: For 10 years a certain firm I won’t name even laid on a corporate table at Cheltenham races for me to bring 10 friends. I didn’t have to leave my seat all day.

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Obiang turns out for West Ham Ladies

Pedro Obiang showed his support for the West Ham Ladies this afternoon as they took on Coventry Ladies at Rush Green stadium. The West Ham midfielder was a surprise supporter standing by the side of the pitch flanked by two security guards. However, the security guards didn’t need to bother as the crowd of around […]

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POLL: Bilic gets a massive striker message from fans

West Ham fans have sent a clear message to boss Slaven Bilic that he must play a twin spearhead against Brighton and Hove Albion on Friday. And they have made it overwhelmingly clear who the two players up top must be! ClaretandHugh offered fans 10 possibilities on who should take up the front positions in […]

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Hammers confident they will sign top prospect

West Ham are confident that superb young prospect Domigos Quina is set to sign his first professional contract with the club next month. Talks between the club and his advisers have been going on for several weeks and so far have proceedeed without any hitches. Quina is unable to sign a professional contract until he […]

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Will anyone crash the top six?

Watford climbed up to fourth place with their 2-1 win over Arsenal on Saturday, but are they the club with the best chance of gatecrashing the Premier League’s top six this season?

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Oxford told he can tread the Harry Kane route to glory

CandH Exclusive Hammers academy boss Terry Westley has told Reece Oxford he can be taken back into the body of the academy and grow into a Hammers great within the club. Speculation has arisen over the 18 year old’s future since he moved to Germany on loan but Westley has no doubts about his potential […]

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Humble hat-trick hero speaks plus all the goals

Humble London Stadium hat-trick hero Antonio Martinez told West Ham TV cameras “Yeah I feel delighted after today, I am really happy to get my first hat-trick this season but I think the most important thing today is the team work and the performance. I am proud of everyone. Everyone played perfectly. I think we […]

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Kouyate anger …but praises Irons fans to the skies

Cheik Kouyate is a very angry young man after seeing two points go down the ‘swanee’ at Burnley but  reckons the Irons fans always show themselves to be “the best fans in England.” The Senegal international made no attempt to hide his fury at yesterday’s results declaring: “We are so angry because it’s possible to take […]

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So costly! Hammers lost points time and again in the last five minutes – the horrible stats

West Ham have missed out on ten Premier League points in 2017 and three points already this season by conceding goals in the final five minutes of a match. 11 February 2017 v West Brom  McAuley scored in the 94th minute to make it 2-2.  2 points lost! 11 March 2017 v Bournemouth King scored his […]

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Young striker grabs first Hammers LS hat-trick

Academy boss Terry Westley was delighted to see one of his own become the first Hammer to score a London Stadium hat-trick and told Toni Martinez: “You won’t take that ball off him!” The young Spaniard sent a timely message to Slaven Bilic that he’s ready to step up to the first team and an […]

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Allardyce speaks out on Carroll red card

Former Hammers boss Sam Allardyce – the man who insisted on bringing Andy Carroll to the Hammers – reckons his £18 million signing has become a victim of the “soft” game. Speaking on Sky Sport’s Goals on Sunday programme he said: “You are [going to get in trouble] today because it’s a soft game today isn’t it. […]

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Slaven Bilic: Marko Arnautovic has made a slow start

Arnautovic arrived from Stoke in the summer for a fee worth up to £25million but the Austrian playmaker has yet to make much of a down payment on that.

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Hammers U23s thump four past United

Irons u23s 4 Man Utd u 23s 2 Toni Martinez was on a goal charge as the Hammers completed a great six goal win over Manchester United’s under 23s. And Declan Rice returned with a top performance as skipper after missing out on a squad place for the seniors against Burnley yesterday. Despite the visitors […]

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Boss Bilic defends pricey winger’s slow start

Slaven Bilic has been defending the slow start made by his record signing Marko Arnautovic. Despite an improved performance – and with just 10 men – there was little coming down the left side from the Irons against Burnley. With Aaron Cresswell out of sorts again and and Arnautovic offering very little offensively, the team […]

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West Ham’s Red Card villains under Slaven Bilic

BBC Match Day of the match revealed that West Ham has the most red cards in the Premier League with twelve sent off since Slaven Bilic took over at the start of the 2015/2016 season. Although to be fair at least four of those red cards were rescinded on appeal. West Ham has had 71 […]

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Arnautovic ‘has made slow start’

Slaven Bilic admits record-signing Marko Arnautovic has made a “slow start” to his West Ham career.

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Poll: Who can replace Andy Carroll?

With Andy Carroll reckless sending off Slaven Bilic will be forced to choose a new combination up front when West Ham face Brighton at the London Stadium next Friday. In today’s Claret and Hugh poll we ask who should replace Andy Carroll up front and what formation should be played? With Andy Carroll unavailable for […]

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Live Blog: West Ham United U23s vs Manchester United U23s PL2 Matchday Ten: Live From The London Stadium

11:30 AM: First-teamers Sam Byram, Declan Rice, and Edimilson Fernandes could all feature today, Team News in 30 minutes. 11:20 AM: If you are bored and waiting for kick-off here in Stratford, be sure to check out our Match Preview here: http://www.moorethanjustaclub.com/match-preview/match-preview-west-ham-united-u23s-vs-manchester-united-u23s-premier-league-two-division-one-matchday-seven/. An empty looking Press Lounge this morning. More to follow………… 11:00 AM: …

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Bilic is learning ….but perhaps a little too slowly

Slaven Bilic is learning albeit a little too slowly for many of us! I understand that sounds pompous and I apologise  but I simply couldn’t find another way of putting things after yesterday. Mark Noble’s absence from the 90 minutes is the first time we can truly say he was dropped – no mysterious injuries, […]

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Fans wade into Carroll – “it was down to him alone”

Andy Carroll’s sending off for a double elbowing at Burnley has gone down like the heaviest lead balloon of all time among the fans. The Hammers 10 men were caught five minutes from time to be deprived of three points and Carroll’s two minutes of madness are being seen as the reason why. Here’s how […]

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Slaven Bilic angry with Andy Carroll

Post-match Slaven Bilic told TV camera he was angry with Andy Carroll in picking up two yellow cards in two minutes saying a player of his experience cannot do that. Bilic told a reporter “Of course I’m angry with Carroll. He’s a very experienced player. It wasn’t deliberate but a player of his experience, you cannot do that […]

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