A man has been jailed following his conviction for an attempted robbery which involved a high speed chase along busy roads. Jack O’Brien of Dagenham was convicted at Basildon Crown Court on Friday, 1 September, and sentenced for six years for attempted robbery. Police were called at around 12:45hrs on Wednesday 2 November 2016, to reports […]
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Video footage of Andy Carroll high speed chase revealed
Posted on 01 September 2017.
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Hammers launch third kit
Posted on 01 September 2017.
West Ham have officially launched the Club’s new Third kit for the 2017/18 season. The design recreates the first-ever strip worn by the Hammers in the 1900/01 Southern League season – the Club’s first as West Ham United – and is adorned with the first known crest to appear on a West Ham jersey, from the […]
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Benitez feels indebted to West Ham
Posted on 01 September 2017.
The Telegraph again links Rafa Benitez as a future manager of West Ham. They say that although Benitez will not quit Newcastle at this stage, he has been left disillusioned by the blatant lack of ambition this summer and his long-term future on Tyneside is in serious doubt. Indeed, should West Ham sack Slaven Bilic […]
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Man jailed for trying to steal footballer Andy Carroll’s £22,000 watch
Posted on 01 September 2017.
Jack O’Brien was on motorbike when he pulled alongside West Ham striker’s Jeep in north-east London and demanded watch A serial thief has been jailed for attempting to steal the Premier League striker Andy Carroll ’s £22,000 wristwatch in a drive-by robbery. Jack O’Brien, 23, was on a motorbike when he swooped on the England player’s Jeep Wrangler near Hainault, north-east London, as Carroll was driving home from West Ham ’s training ground last
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Not so Happy Hammer!
Posted on 01 September 2017.
Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction! A non-runner in the 7f handicap horse race 3.20pm at Chelmsford yesterday was called The Happy Hammer! The race was eventually won by Sakho’s agent horse who was called ‘Siege of Boston’ at 9/2. Agent Mark McKay explained to At the Races TV that he arrived 10 minutes before […]
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Man guilty over Carroll robbery bid
Posted on 01 September 2017.
A man has been found guilty of attempting to rob Premier League striker Andy Carroll of his £22,000 wristwatch in a drive-by heist.
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Diafra Sakho joins list of bizarre deadline day stories
Posted on 01 September 2017.
Diafra Sakho did his best to steal the limelight with his whirlwind adventure from Rennes back to West Ham via Chelmsford Racecourse, but he is not the first bizarre tale from bygone deadline days.
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Premier League clubs spend record £1.4bn on players
Posted on 01 September 2017.
Premier League clubs spent a record £1.4bn on transfers this summer, with the net spend of £665m further cementing the English top flight’s place at the top the European football money tree.
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Armed robber, 22, is found guilty
Posted on 01 September 2017.
The West Ham striker, 28, was targeted as he drove his green Jeep Wrangler and was forced to pull a U-turn and then smashed into at least 10 cars during his escape, Basildon Crown Court was told.
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West Ham striker Diafra Sakho returns to training
Posted on 01 September 2017.
Sakho went AWOL by flying to France in an attempt to force a transfer to Rennes by passing a medical without his club’s permission. He then turned up at Chelmsford racecourse on Thursday.
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PL smashes summer spending record
Posted on 01 September 2017.
The Premier League broke its own summer spend record during the August transfer window, which came to an end at midnight on Thursday.
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Diafra Sakho returns to training ground
Posted on 01 September 2017.
Diafra Sakho has returned to Rush Green training ground this morning after an absence of two days after his trip to France. A club insider confirmed to the news to Claret and Hugh this morning saying “Yes he is training today” Sakho will sit down with the manager to clear to air before resuming training. Bilic […]
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Summer signings: Hits or misses?
Posted on 01 September 2017.
The transfer window has closed but which signings will be hits and which will be misses? Have your say here.
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Ravel Morrison leaves Lazio to join Mexican side Atlas
Posted on 01 September 2017.
Former Manchester United and West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has signed for Mexico side Atlas from Lazio on a one-year loan deal.
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Transfer window verdict: how the Premier League clubs fared
Posted on 31 August 2017.
A record amount of money was spent in the window following the latest Premier League TV contract, but some of the most publicised deals didn’t materialise The summer-long Alexis Sánchez saga twisted at the very last, with Arsenal relaxing their absolute not-for-sale stance. Manchester City made their move only for Arsenal to fail to get Thomas Lemar and the status quo endured. Arsenal will now pray Sánchez …
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Tottenham U23 7-2 West Ham U23
Posted on 31 August 2017.
Kazaiah Sterling scored twice as Tottenham’s Under-23s thrashed West Ham United on Thursday night in Stevenage. Tottenham’s Alfie Whiteman also had a night to remember.
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Joe Hart defended by England boss Gareth Southgate
Posted on 31 August 2017.
Southgate has leapt to Hart’s defence and confirmed the under-fire keeper will continue as England’s No 1. Hart’s position has come under scrutiny, particularly after June’s draw in Scotland.
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Sakho’s whirlwind Deadline Day
Posted on 31 August 2017.
Few players will have had a whirlwind transfer Deadline Day experience quite like Diafra Sakho.
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Hammers keep hold of Sakho
Posted on 31 August 2017.
Diafra Sakho will not be leaving West Ham despite spending two days trying to push through a move, say Sky sources.
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Hammers ready to hit Sakho hard!
Posted on 31 August 2017.
Diafra Sakho will tomorrow meet Slaven Bilic at the Rush Green Training Ground and should he choose not to turn up will be fined a week’s wages – £27k. And that would come on top of the £54k the club will take from him his monthly pay cheque for his trip to France which resulted […]
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Financial details of the transfer window revealed
Posted on 31 August 2017.
A senior source close to the club has revealed the true investment this summer spending insisting claimed transfer fees received this summer or wages released have often been inflated in media reports while inbound wages of new players were often under estimated. Given the chance to reveal the true figures the senior source revealed: Summer […]
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Last minute Barca demand kills Gomes deal
Posted on 31 August 2017.
Exclusive by Hugh Southon West Ham tonight missed out “at the death” on a deal that would have brought Barcelona’s Andre Gomes to the London Stadium. The Spanish giants changed an agreed deal at the last moment to include a clause which was entirely from left field with next to no negotiating time left. The […]
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Time ticks on Sakho at Hammers
Posted on 31 August 2017.
Diafra Sakho faces an anxious wait in the final minutes of Deadline Day after telling West Ham officials why he wanted to leave, according to Sky sources.
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Sakho saga continues at the London Stadium
Posted on 31 August 2017.
The wantaway Senegal striker met briefly with West Ham club secretary Andrew Pincher late this evening despite being told no directors were available to meet with him and there was no point in coming in. Pincher again confirmed to the striker in person his previous phone conversation from the afternoon that no directors were present […]
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Jaaskelainen makes India switch
Posted on 31 August 2017.
Veteran goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen has joined Indian Super League [ISL] champions Atletico Kolkata.
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Top trending summer transfers
Posted on 31 August 2017.
As the summer transfer window draws to a close, we reveal the most popular deals and rumours on Twitter…
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