David Prutton is back with his latest predictions ahead of the second round of the Carabao Cup this week.
Posted on 21 August 2017.
David Prutton is back with his latest predictions ahead of the second round of the Carabao Cup this week.
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Posted on 21 August 2017.
Avram Grant 2010-2011 Avram Grant always seems like a lovely bloke but he is comfortably the worst West Ham manager in living history. Having taken Portsmouth down the year before he became West Ham manager, the man who Chelsea players described as having idea’s 25 years behind the times came into the hot seat replacing Gianfranco Zola. While not a blue-ribbon side the club still had some very good players with Parker, Green. Ba, Noble and others at his disposal West Ham…
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Posted on 21 August 2017.
West Ham’s under 23s grabbed victory with an amazing comeback at Spurs. It gets no better than to beat the north Londoners on their own manor and whatever words Terry Westley gave the bys after break worked the oracle big time after they went in two down. But within 15 minutes they had turned everything […]
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Posted on 21 August 2017.
Monday is dragging and the Hammers have conceded SEVEN in just two games. I think we need cheering up, no? Luckily Nigel has been hard at work searching West Ham social media accounts for anything that might make you lot smile. And this is what he has found… The post Mock the West Ham Week Episode 4: We need a smile, don’t we? appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .
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Posted on 21 August 2017.
Marko Arnautovic… love him or hate him, you can’t deny the stupidity and arrogance this man poses. West Ham fans found this out the hard way in their game against Southampton at St. Mary’s. Already trailing the game by an early goal from Manolo Gabbiadini and the perhaps debatable and possible sending off from captain Mark Noble it looked as if the game couldn’t get any worse. Marko Arnautovic is known for picking up bookings and…
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Posted on 21 August 2017.
It’s now time to take a look at how some of our young Academy starlets have fared at their loan clubs in the past seven days, as Josh Cullen and Reece Burke enjoyed more Sky Bet Championship action and Reece Oxford came close to getting his first taste of the Bundesliga. Reece Burke and Josh Cullen (Bolton Wanderers) Bright young Hammers prospects Reece Burke and Josh Cullen are continuing to impress fans at the Macron Stadium, as…
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Posted on 21 August 2017.
Ref Watch is here to debate a number of the weekend’s controversial talking points from the second round of Premier League fixtures.
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Posted on 21 August 2017.
West Ham have dismissed speculation that Andy Carroll will be loaned to Newcastle or any other club. But were there to be a firm offer for the striker to come in before the window closes the club would consider the possbility of a permanent move. Speculation arose over the weekend that Rafa Benitez may attempt to […]
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Posted on 21 August 2017.
Keith Hackett will have done absolutely nothing to redeem his tattered reputation among Hammers fans with long memories after laying into Marko Arnautovic following his red card dismissal at Southampton. It was HACKETT’S disgraceful decision which saw Tony Gale sent off in the 1991 FA Cup semi final against Nottingham Forest at Villa Park – […]
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Posted on 21 August 2017.
Winston Reid’s calf injury looks set to keep the defender out of action for the weekend match against Newcastle. The medical staff took the injury seriously enough to stretcher the central defender off during the warm-up at Southampton which Slaven Bilic later revealed was indeed a calf rather than a new hamstring problem. Reid’s injury […]
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Posted on 21 August 2017.
West Ham are reported to be showing a big interest in Lorient forward Abdul Majeed Waris. Despite earlier claims that the spending is close to coming to an end, the Mail is reporting that the 25 year old is on the club’s radar. However, both Bromwich Albion and Burnley are also keen on the Ghana […]
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Posted on 21 August 2017.
Slaven Bilic is taking the positives from the game against Saints as he bids to leave the bottom of the table. He has never been in that position before and declares: “I would like to change it and not to be that way, but to be fair, although I am very disappointed, we’re going to take […]
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Posted on 21 August 2017.
JAMIE REDKNAPP: After four long years, it looks as if we are finally seeing the Manchester United of old. There has been very little joy at Old Trafford in recent times.
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
ADAM CRAFTON AT ST MARY’S: The unfortunate punchline is Slaven Bilic’s West Ham, who have now conceded 91 goals in their last 50 Premier League games and were once again hospitable visitors.
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
You can’t fault either the never say die attitude of our fans or indeed the ability to invent new lyrics for an already catchy tune. In this clip we have a group of fun-loving Hammers fans on the train singing the new Javier Hernandez song led in chorus by the man (@block141whufc) who penned this […]
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
Spurs fans had a very bad day on their opening home fixture of the season at Wembley today (Sun) beaten 2-1 by Chesea at Wembley. That of course was very well received by the Hammers fans who to put it politely don’t enjoy the best of relationships with the mob from North London. But we […]
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
David Gold could have a very embarrassing moment if he bumps into any of Jose Fonte, Robert Snodgrass or Andre Ayew around the club tomorrow. Both the ageing central defender and £20 million midfielder/striker had nightmares against Southampton yesterday at Southampton. Snodgrass meanwhile was again absent amid informed speculation of an imminent move away from […]
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
West Ham will not up their offer for William Carvalho despite several reports today that they are about to do so. Various British media outlets in reporting that Sporting Lisbon have turned down a Hammers bid – which was well known last week – are now claiming wes are ready to “re-open talks” when in […]
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
West Ham are close to signing William Carvalho, according to Sky sources.
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
Here is my first vlog of the season and it wasn’t exactly what I had planned for my first video of the new campaign. As ever I left home full of hope on what was a sunny day at the south coast and I was reasonably confident having enjoyed our 3-1 win at the same […]
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
Referee Lee Mason decided not to punish the Irons skipper after he flew into the Saints’ summer signing, leaving an extremely visible mark on the £18million man.
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
Ya gotta love Michail Antonio – as honest off the pitch as he is on it. And his response to the official website inquisitor after the game yesterday was typical as he declared: “I don’t really know what you want me to say!” Michail was his all action self returning as though he’s never been […]
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
It’s time to take a look at some of the overriding Talking Points from our 3-2 defeat at The St Mary’s Stadium yesterday afternoon, as we continued our 100% losing start to the 2017/2018 season. Fans Fume at Ill-Tempered Arnautovic Hammers’ fans were left bitterly disappointed and angry by the repulsive antics of club record signing Marko Arnautovic as his needless dismissal ultimately cost us a result against Mauricio Pellegrino’s men. Just after the …
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
Yesterday’s defeat on The South Coast confirmed our worst start to a Premier League season since 2010, but who were the main protagonists of our downfall against The Saints? And who were the shining lights in an otherwise dark defeat? As we take a look at how each featuring squad member ranked out of ten at The St Mary’s Stadium. Joe Hart: 6/10 It is never ideal for an England No1 to let in seven goals in your first two games for your new…
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
Club-record signing Marko Arnautovic saw red in a first-half moment of madness, as a late Charlie Austin penalty was enough to give Southampton a thrilling 3-2 victory over us at The St Mary’s Stadium yesterday afternoon. The encounter, which was a tale of two halves, also Javier Hernandez’s first goals in Claret & Blue, but not even they were enough to stop Mauricio Pellegrino’s men notching a contentious …
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Posted on 20 August 2017.
Ok, if a smile was ever needed it’s NOW. And Nigel Kahn provides it in the form of his fourth of his Mock The WHU Week videos where this week Karren Brady becomes perhaps the major victim. Absolutely no prisoners are taken as Nigel casts a sardonic eye over the week which started and ended […]
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