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Official: Hammers Season ticket price freeze confirmed

West Ham have officially announced that they will be freezing season ticket prices for those renewing for the 2017/2018 campaign. Season ticket holders have been given a deadline of 31st May to renew with club claiming the season ticket waiting list has now grown to an incredible 55,000. The club will also give every season […]

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Snoddy’s agony

Robert Snodgrass has revealed he played through the pain barrier only to suffer bitter defeat anyway against Bournemouth. He received 10 stitches after suffering a knee injury against Chelsea and then fell awkwardly after coming on against the Cherries. He said: “I twisted my ankle and stretched my ligaments but we only had defenders and […]

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Irons line up new stopper deal

West Ham have reportedly triggered an option to keep Adrian at the club. With the 30 year old’s  deal due to run out at the close of the campaign the club and Slaven Bilic are keen for him to remain at the London Stadium. The Spaniard hasn’t been involved in any first team action since […]

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Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe bans himself from watching MOTD

KIERAN GILL AT THE VITALITY STADIUM: Bournemouth secured their first win in 2017 on Saturday when a Joshua King hat-trick saw off West Ham at the Vitality Stadium.

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Irons linked to new PL right back target

West Ham United are tonight being reported as being ready to make a move for Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta just a few days after being linked with another City right back Bacary Sagna. The Mail claims that Slaven Bilic has been alerted to 32-year-old Zabaleta after it became known that he is weighing up […]

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Hammers confirm Reid deal

West Ham have this evening confirmed that Winston Reid will be given a new £70k plus a week contract in the summer. Reid has seen his wages eclipsed by Jose Fonte’s arrival and the club are ready to offer him parity and beyond to reflect his value to the club. And a similar deal will […]

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Carroll slams Irons “terrible performance”

Andy Carroll has joined co chairman David Sullivan in condemning the Hammers squad for yesterday’s performance at Bournemouth brutally admitting: “It was a terrible performance from us.”   The striker – who was anonymous himself for the most part – declared: “We didn’t really get going and their two penalties could have really finished the game, […]

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Angry Sullivan makes position clear

David Sullivan is a very unhappy man and is openly discussing team situations “that cannot go on.” He has gone public on the club’s official site to make things clearer that before declaring: “”I was very disappointed and frustrated with the manner of our defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday. “We went down there determined to […]

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Frustrated West Ham supremo Sullivan calls for Hammers to bounce back against Leicester

West Ham joint chairman David Sullivan has spoken of his disappointment and frustration after the Hammers lost 3-2 in their Premier League game against AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium yesterday. And Sullivan is adamant that Slaven Bilic and his players must redouble their efforts to bounce back for the reverse against Eddie Howe’s men on the south coast. And they get the chance to do when the Hammers take on Leicester City at the London…

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Take the London Stadium Questionnaire

West Ham co-chairman David Gold said last Wednesday “I think the majority of fans are happy with the Stadium given the alternatives and if all goes to plan it will be the biggest in London. dg” On the back on Mr Gold’s statement, Claret and Hugh ran a poll to ask West Ham supporters the very […]

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Time to give this Iron REAL game time

Let’s think a little about Andrew Ayew as the nasty cloud of post Bournemouth dust starts to settle a little. Here’s the club’s £20 million record signing – sanctioned by the manager as part of what is a transfer window think tank collective – unable to get a start in the first team. Now this […]

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Talking points from Bournemouth, Payet speaks about why he left and Hammers after Zabaleta and Gray

Bournemouth stats Let’s begin by running through the stats from yesterday afternoons 3-2 defeat down on the South Coast at the hands of Bournemouth. Possession: Unlike many other League games this season, we were not on top in terms of possession at the Vitality Stadium. The hosts had the edge in terms of keeping the ball with 52% possession to our 48% possession. Shots on and off target: The game was not without its fair share of goal mouth action with the…

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Bournemouth steward. Sign him up!

West Ham away fans were pleasantly surprised by a Bournemouth steward who clapped along with Hammers songs during yesterday’s 3-2 defeat. One life long West Ham supporter called Bez posted the video below  on social media of the unnamed steward joining in with ‘West Ham’s Claret and Blue Army’   Bez tweeted out “Why can’t we […]

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Sullivan: We must do better

West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan insists manager Slaven Bilic and his side must improve following their 3-2 defeat at Bournemouth .

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David Sullivan urges West Ham to improve Bournemouth loss

West Ham joint-chairman David Sullivan voiced his frustration after the Hammers were beaten 3-2 on Saturday in the Premier League by a Bournemouth side previously without a win in 2017.

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Still totally fed up? …here’s the perfect answer

I had to find some sort of antidote to the worst West Ham performance in a long time before I started writing this morning. When you wake up feeling totally and completely gutted on a Sunday morning something has to be done so for the first time in a long long time I sat down and […]

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32 is the Magic Number

Everyone loves a new striker turning up at their club. Sure a towering centre back or a workman like midfield dynamo can be just as important to your team’s success on the pitch but nothing gets the blood pumping like the thought of a 20+ goal a season talisman pulling in your club colours. Which means West Ham fans must be in a permanent state of euphoria right now as they’ve seen 32 brand new strikers walk thought the …

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Stadium owners promise to review London Living Wage

Gathering outside the London Stadium last week, campaigners from The East London Citizens Organisation (TELCO) delivered a letter calling on stadium owners, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to pay all workers at the London Living Wage of £9.75 per hour. The action follows discussions with security staff and caterers at the ground by charity […]

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West Ham show interest in Man City defender Pablo Zabaleta

West Ham United boss Slaven Bilic has been alerted to the fact that 32-year-old Pablo Zabaleta is currently weighing up his future with his current City deal up at the end of the season.

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West Ham’s No 1 striker target named…not Sturridge!

Michy Batshuayi remains very much at the top of the Hammers summer hit list to replace Andy Carroll as the club’s No 1 striker Despite him having become a total Chelsea misfit  Slaven Bilic still has a very high regard for the Belgian front man he tried so hard to sign last summer. And there […]

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Gold’s generous Irons rating

Co-chairman David Gold has generously rated West Ham’s pitiful display at Bournemouth as a 6/10, despite us losing the lead and giving away two sloppy penalties. DG has probably given the side three more points than us at CandH could manage if pushed to give our verdict on this truly horrible performance He took to Twitter […]

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Antonio names cause of Bournemouth blues

Michail Antonio has put West Ham’s Bournemouth Blues down to a lack of composure. Speaking on the official site after the game he said: ““It was a dramatic game, but a frustrating one for us. It was end-to-end stuff and we should have stayed a bit more composed when we went into the lead – […]

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Same old issue keeps biting Irons on the bum!

Nothing has changed – the problems that have been at the root of all our issues this season come back now and again to haunt us as they did today at Bournemouth Tonight is not a night for wearing claret and blue tinted spectacles and attempting to convince myself or anyone else that everything will […]

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Goal scorer Antonio dismisses injury fears

Goal scorer Michail Antonio with a strapped up shoulder spoke to West Ham TV after The Hammers lost 3-2 away to AFC Bournemouth. Antonio admitted his shoulder was sore but insisted it was nothing to stop him from playing Leicester City next week.

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Bilic: Hard to lose like that

West Ham United’s 3-2 loss to Bournemouth was hard to take after the visitors has appeared set for a hard-earned point at the Vitality Stadium, according to manager Slaven Bilic.

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Slav’s reaction to Cherries defeat

Continued here: Slav’s reaction to Cherries defeat

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