West Ham new boy Sead Haksabanovic has his eyes on a first team place ….and as soon as possible. The 3 million euros signing was in great form during his first appearance against Swindon Town in the Checkatrade Trophy and said: “It felt good to be on the pitch in a West Ham shirt for the first […]
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Sead drops hint to Slav
Posted on 17 August 2017.
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West Ham chairman David Sullivan working 20 hour days
Posted on 16 August 2017.
Karren Brady has lifted the lid on the ‘incredibly stressful’ summer transfer window at West Ham — by revealing club chairman David Sullivan ‘is working 20 hours a day’.
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West Ham: Andy Carroll closing in on Premier League return
Posted on 16 August 2017.
EXCLUSIVE BY KIERAN GILL: Slaven Bilic will have to decide whether to risk the striker for their trip to Newcastle in two weeks but the Hammers boss is likelier to wait until after the international break.
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Brady: 17 clubs wanted early window
Posted on 16 August 2017.
West Ham vice chairman Karren Brady says 17 of the 20 Premier League clubs in March were “broadly in favour” of the summer transfer window ending before the start of the season.
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London Stadium Seating relocation revealed
Posted on 16 August 2017.
London Stadium seating contractors Project 7 construction have published a video to show how the lower tier seats move from football mode to music concert mode. The video shows seven rows of seats removed from the East stand before the West stand is pushed back section by section on air skates. The north and south lower stands […]
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DG’s strong view on earlier summer window closure
Posted on 16 August 2017.
David Gold finds himself in “personal” approval with the Premier League’s proposal that the summer transfer window should close on the opening day of the new season. The issue has been put on the agenda for the next meeting of Premier League chairmen on September 7 and sources close to the negotiations are confident that […]
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Young Hammers March To Victory In The West Country
Posted on 16 August 2017.
Terry Westley’s bright young U23’s put in a fantastic display at The County Ground to defeat Sky Bet League Two side Swindon Town 2-3 in the opening game in Group C of the 2017/2018 Checkatrade Trophy. The starlets were boosted by the inclusion of club debutant Sead Haksabanovic to the starting Xl, who was signed for £3 million from Halmstads BK last week. However, they were still without captain Declan Rice who is on first-team …
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West Ham goalkeeper Joe Hart gets new armband tattoo done
Posted on 16 August 2017.
West Ham goalkeeper Joe Hart has got some new ink and it’s very similar to Paulo Dybala’s. Hart becomes the latest footballer to bear an armband tattoo with 6 others having similar.
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Bargain Basement Bacca finally moves
Posted on 16 August 2017.
Villarreal have confirmed the signing of former West Ham transfer target Carlos Bacca from AC Milan on loan for the season with a view to a permanent move. Villarreal have the option to sign the player next summer for a knockdown price of €15.5 million (£14.1m), with the initial loan costing the La Liga outfit €2.5m (£2.2m). Bacca’s […]
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Where are they now? 90s Wingers
Posted on 16 August 2017.
Kevin Keen 1983-1993 Something of a teenage prodigy in his early career, Keen joined the Hammers from Wycombe in 1983. He represented his country and youth level on numerous occasions eventually making his first-team debut in 1986 having helped the reserve team win the Combination League the preceding year. Keen would experience two relegations and two promotions during his time with the club and would feature in both the League Cup and FA …
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Hammers scout Jimenez
Posted on 16 August 2017.
West Ham sent scouts to Portugal on Monday night to watch Benicia’s Raul Jimenez claims Portuguese media outlet www.ojogo.pt today. They claim foreign scouts from Manchester United, Spurs, Aston Villa, Montpellier and Anderlecht were also present. From Portugal, FC Porto, Sporting, Aves, Tondela, V. Setúbal and Rio Ave sent scouts to watch Benfica beat Chaves 1-0. […]
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The Loan-Report: Duo Impress For Bolton
Posted on 16 August 2017.
Let’s take a look at how some of our young Academy starlets fared at some of their loan-clubs over the weekend, as Reece Burke and Josh Cullen impressed for Bolton, and Reece Oxford continued his quest for a first-team place in Germany. Reece Burke and Josh Cullen (Bolton Wanderers) Young duo Reece Burke and Josh Cullen continued to impress Bolton Wanderer’s boss Phil Parkinson, as The Trotters drew 1-1 with Millwall at The Den. Cullen, who …
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Hammers lay down law to Lisbon on Carvalho
Posted on 16 August 2017.
West Ham are today playing a waiting game as Sporting Lisbon consider their latest offer from William Carvahlo. The Portuguese club have been regularly moving the goal posts throughout negotiations and the Irons have laid down the law saying they have made their final offer.. The Hammers have twice believed the deal is about to […]
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I can take the despair. It’s the hope I can’t stand.
Posted on 16 August 2017.
John Cleese in clockwise best describes how it is being a West Ham fan, going to Old Trafford is never an easy prospect, but three draws in last four visits there said to me we are not the push overs we have been in the past. At 6 o’clock on Saturday though, it was the fact I had hope before the game kicked off that left a bad taste in my mouth. I have witnessed worse defeats there …
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London Stadium hospitality shortlisted for awards
Posted on 16 August 2017.
West Ham hospitality restaurants Arnold Hills, The Royal East, and the Great Briton suites in London Stadium; have all been selected by industry experts for prestigious international awards. Portview Fit-Out designed and created the suites. The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards is a globally recognised competition dedicated to the design of food and beverage spaces. This […]
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Your Shout: Man United, Bilic, Carvalho & More
Posted on 16 August 2017.
Here we are back again with the latest edition of ‘Your Shout’ which gives our fans opportunity to give their views on the latest happenings at West Ham United. As expected high on the agenda is the 4-0 drubbing at Old Trafford, Javier Hernandez’s debut and the prospect of more signings heading our way. Mr B […]
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London Stadium not obliged to provide draft beer
Posted on 16 August 2017.
London Stadium owners E20 Stadium say their agreement with West Ham does not require draught beer to be provided. The concessionaire agreement with the Hammers has a comparable club clause which is defined as leading football clubs with London as their registered home address which has a capacity at their home ground of more than, 40,000. […]
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London Stadium transformation underway
Posted on 16 August 2017.
Work is now underway to convert the London Stadium back to football mode following the completion of 2017 IAAF World Championships on Sunday. Stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP are contractually obliged under the contract with West Ham to return the stadium to football mode by August 25. E20 Stadium say: “All four of the stadium’s stands […]
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London Stadium capacity increase remains at stalemate
Posted on 16 August 2017.
West Ham still haven’t reached agreement with Stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP to increase the football capacity to 60,000 or 66,000. ClaretandHugh understands no formal request has been made by operators London Stadium 185 to increase the London Stadium football capacity to 60,000 for this season. Operators LS185 will need to make a formal request to […]
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Top pundit calls for Noble to be dropped
Posted on 16 August 2017.
Leroy Rosenior has repeated his belief that Mark Noble’s day is done as a regular first teamer. The former Hammer – and big pal of Claretandhugh – has made it clear in the past on this site that he reckons the captain can now longer expect automatic selection. And he has again declared that Noble’s […]
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How the U23s performed v Swindon -man by man
Posted on 16 August 2017.
Trott – Not called upon for anything spectacular but solid when needed to be and great save at end to keep 3-2. 8 Pike – Fairly solid throughout, probably our best defender of the four. 6 Akinola – Couldn’t defend crosses, specially aerially but good playing the ball out from the back. 5 Pask – […]
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Samuelsen stars in great victory
Posted on 16 August 2017.
By Jack Lebeau Follow Jack on Twitter @JackLebeau66 West Ham U23s overcame an awful performance from the referee to beat League Two side Swindon 3-2 in the Checkatrade Trophy at the County Ground last night. Goals from Samuelsen, Makasi and Kemp for West Ham settled the tie deservedly in West Ham’s favour with the Norwegian grabbing […]
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Your club’s record attendance…
Posted on 16 August 2017.
Tottenham could break the Premier League attendance record at Wembley on Sunday. But what is each Premier League club’s highest attendance?
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West Ham midfielder set to be the next player axed this summer
Posted on 15 August 2017.
West Ham United sold Sofiane Feghouli to Galatasaray yesterday and another winger could be about to follow him out of the exit door at The London Stadium. According to a report by The London Evening Standard, Robert Snodgrass is a strong candidate to face the axe before the summer transfer window shuts in just over […]
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"That’s a winning team in my book" – West Ham fans react to starting XI for the Swindon clash
Posted on 15 August 2017.
West Ham United’s under-21 side face a real challenge tonight as they prepare to take on Swindon Town in the Checkatrade Trophy. Competing in the group stages of the competition, the young Hammers come up against the senior Swindon Town side, who compete in League Two. Ahead of the game, the Irons have announced a […]
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West Ham turn to 25-year-old after suffering blow in pursuit of his international team mate
Posted on 15 August 2017.
According to The Mirror, West Ham United’s move for William Carvalho has hit a stumbling block. The Sporting Lisbon midfielder is keen to move to West Ham and the deal was thought to be close. However, Sporting CP are now increasing their demands and West Ham are subsequently growing increasingly less patient. The 25-year-old is […]
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