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Posted on 30 September 2017. Tags: News, sky tv, westham fc, whispers
Slaven Bilic has warned the Premier League to start feeling afraid of the Hammers! With the exception of James Collins and Pedro Obiang he has everybody available for the match against Swansea including key man Manu Lanzini. And he said: “With Manuel back we have all our attacking options and that wasn’t the case a few […]
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: amsterdam, article, facebook, madrid, mexico, News
Slaven Bilic has begged his West Ham players to work hard and get the win he needs against Swansea, though they may have to do so without Javier Hernandez, who is facing a fitness test.
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: hammers news, News, sky sports, sky tv, upthehammers, whispers
The club has written to hundreds possibly thousands of West Ham supporters who bought Commemorative Champions Stones at the London Stadium up to 18 months ago telling them they will need to wait until six months until they are finally installed meaning they will be installed two years after their order in some cases. The […]
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: half-resurgence, hammers, london stadium, match preview, tactics
West Ham return to the London Stadium on Saturday for a crucial encounter against Swansea City. Despite a late second half resurgence, the Hammers lost a gallant fight against a rampant Spurs side last weekend. As disappointing as it appeared, there were some good points to be taken from the defeat. The back three looked […]
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: international, Moore Than Just a Club, westham
In this week’s Episode of A Week In The World Of West Ham United, we discuss Derby Day defeat to Spurs, Chris Darwen gives us his Theory of Hammerlution and there is another treat for fans of Slaven Bilic. The post Podcast M6: Irons Falter On Derby Day As Chris Darwen Hammers The Hammers And Bilic Talks Pre-Swansea appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: article, australia, cricket, madrid, microsoft, science, upton park
Ahead of this weekend’s action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: australian, french, game, latest football news, Moore Than Just a Club, turkey, west ham world
Robbie Slater 1995-1996 A National Champion while still in his teens, Slater first caught the eye of Nottingham Forest in the early 80’s before eventually securing a move to Anderlecht in 1989. The Belgian side were one of the bigger teams in Europe at the time and the industrious midfielder struggled to make an impression on the first team and so moved on to French club Lens in 1990. Lens were languishing in the second tier of French football…
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: facebook, jordan, Moore Than Just a Club, online soccer news, premier league, super sunday
Swansea are next up for West Ham and this is a must-win game for the Hammers. Swansea are a team that West Ham have to beat at home and we cannot let our fragile confidence affect us in this fixture. Michail Antonio’s absence is a huge blow for West Ham, his directness and forcefulness will be missed. I will stick with Carroll from the start and keep Hernandez on the bench…
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: european, london, match preview, Moore Than Just a Club, portugal, transfer gossip, westham fc
On Matchday Seven of the 2017/2018 Premier League season, we welcome Swansea City to Stratford, as pressure mounts on Slaven Bilic for a must-win clash. We come into the tie off the back of a Derby Day defeat to Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur but have some welcome off-field boosts to boast of. Whereas, Paul Clement’s Swans also tasted a home loss last weekend at the hands of Marco Silva’s Watford, balancing the odds perfectly for a thriller come tomorrow afternoon. When?…
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: action, calendar, columnist, football banter, football latest, Moore Than Just a Club
As European Football stole all of the attention this week, we can now gladly focus back on the Premier League and more specifically Matchday Seven, as we host Swansea City in a must-win encounter as the league leaders travel to North London for a tantalizing clash. Huddersfield Town vs Tottenham Hotspur (Saturday 12:30 PM) In one of the weekend’s most intriguing affairs, Spurs travel to face the Terriers at The John Smith’s Stadium …
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: latest football news, News, West Ham United, whispers
The Icelandic’s have finally sold their remaining ten percent shareholding of West Ham United to an American investment firm called The Blackstone Group. The firm boast they have $371billion assets under their management. As part of the sale of shares, Albert ‘Tripp’ Smith joins the board of West Ham directors to over rsee the new […]
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: east london, News, transfer news, whispers
Manu Lanzini and Michail Antonio face rigorous training ground fitness tests this afternoon (Fri) before they are finally included in tomorrow’s match day squad for the match against Swansea City. Both players have been training with the first team but Slaven Bilic will insist that they are pushed to the limits ahead of the game. […]
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: boxing, desktop, News, news story, sky sports, sports, transfer news, West Ham United
Reece Oxford is to return to West Ham after cutting short his loan at Borussia Monchengladbach, according to Sky sources.
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: analysis, football latest, Moore Than Just a Club, podcast
Slaven Bilic’s tactics have been quite confusing to most fans recently with the most confusing obviously playing Javier Hernandez out of position by playing him at left or right wing. Many fans including myself thought it was bizarre how when Michail Antonio got injured against Tottenham last Saturday he brought on Andy Carroll instead of the straight position swap for Andre Ayew who later made an appearance. At the early stage of the…
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: coyi, health, london, science, transfer news, upthehammers
The Hammers lost their first three matches of the season, conceding 10 goals, but with Slaven Bilic’s job supposedly on the line they beat Huddersfield and drew at West Brom.
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: transfer news, videos
Read the original post: Slaven Bilic’s Pre-match Press Conference in full
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: amsterdam, australia, game, madrid, westham
It was the joy of six for the big boys last weekend and after half a dozen games the top of the table has a familiar feel – it’s beginning to look a lot like the Premier League. Here’s our latest picks.
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: east london, News, west ham, whispers
Sometimes you just have to trust people because there is absolutely nothing else you can do! So it is this weekend with the return of Manu Lanzini and the reported fitness of Michail Antonio after leaving the action against Spurs in the 28th minute last weekend. Already the forums are full of doubts and anxieties […]
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: east london, News, sky sports, whispers
Research has shown that the average Premier League football fan ducks-out of home games seven minutes and 37 seconds early to avoid the hustle and bustle of leaving the stadium and the inevitable traffic getting away from the ground. The findings, from money saving website Voucherbox.co.uk, reveal that the average Premier League fan missed eight goals […]
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: hammers news, News, super sunday, westham, whispers
Slaven Bilic’s odds against being the next Premier League manager to leave have lengthened over the past couple of weeks but remain too short for his own comfort. At one stage after the appalling opening trio of games, he was close to or odds on to get the boot but four points since has obviously […]
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: Arsenal, carlo ancelotti, coyi, juventus-silva, lukas-podolski, westham
Today’s rumours are on the hoof Spanish assist-machine David Silva is believed to be flattered by interest from Milan , who spent €175m on an overhaul during the summer, but are currently languishing in seventh place in Serie A, already six points off the pace set by Napoli and Juventus. Silva has two years left on his contract at Manchester City but is dilly-dallying on inking an extension and…
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: hammers news, News, whispers
Spurs have officially confirmed they will not be opening the Wembley upper tier for the Carabao Cup, fourth round against West Ham on Wednesday 25 October. The statement confirms the news that Claret and Hugh broke last week and it means West Ham are likely to be allocated an away allocation of 5,000 for the league cup […]
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: football latest, News, whispers
Former Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola has claimed the team needs to be performing far better under Slaven Bilic. Zola – who managed the club between 2008-2010 said: “I think it’s a club that deserves to always be in the top half of the table, in my opinion. “They have great supporters and a very good […]
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: News, sky tv, whispers
West Ham may earn no money from the League Cup game against Spurs next month. EFL rules mean the Hammers are entitled to 45% of the gate money after expenses of opening the stadium have been factored in. Spurs will restrict the stadium to 51,000 but will still pay £300,0000 in rent for the game. […]
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: News, sports news, super sunday, transfer gossip, whispers
Slaven Bilic has finally admitted that the constant pressure over his job has got to him at various times. It’s the first time the manager has reacted against the non stop speculation over his position after suffering it most of last season and this. With bookies installing sacked Carlo Ancelotti as at just 10/1 to […]
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Posted on 29 September 2017. Tags: east london, News, super sunday, upton park, West Ham United, westham fc, whispers
Pundits Mark Lawrenson and Paul Merson have both predicted a West Ham 2-0 win over Swansea tomorrow. Lawro writing on the BBC website said: “West Ham did well to get back into the game in their 3-2 defeat by Tottenham last week, but the scoreline probably flattered the Hammers a bit. Swansea also lost, at home to […]
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