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Posted on 04 January 2017. Tags: hammers chat, hammerschat, leroy, News
Turkish website Fanatik claims Besiktas are very close to signing Jonathan Calleri on loan for the remainder of the season. The article says Besiktas have made an agreement with Calleri’s holding club Deportivo Maldonado for €4m and now 23-year old is close to joining the Turkish club. Besiktas’ president Fikret Orman is convinced that Calleri […]
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Posted on 04 January 2017. Tags: article, australia, News, olympics, upton park
Watford and West Ham have interest in Brentford striker Scott Hogan but have yet to make formal offers for the 24-year-old. Reading were rebuffed with a £7million proposal last week.
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: hammerschat, leroy, News, super-mc, whispers-fans
Sunderland have knocked back West Ham’s move for Jermain Defoe – and insisted he is not for sale claims John Cross in the Daily Mirror. Mirror Sport say West Ham have now made official contact with the Black Cats and are willing to pay £5m for the 34-year-old striker but the approach was immediately rebuffed. This […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: forum-leroy, hammers, hammerschat, leroy, sky sports, upthehammers, whispers
West Ham have told the Football Association they will appeal against the red card shown to Sofiane Feghouli during Monday’s defeat to Manchester United. Feghouli was sent-off after 15 minutes by arrogant referee Mike Dean for a 50/50 tackle on Manchester United defender Phil Jones as the Hammers lost 2-0 at the London Stadium. Replays show […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: article, boxing, christmas, football latest, microsoft, west ham united news
CRAIG HOPE: He is the maverick referee at the eye of the storm and one best known for theatrical gestures, dummying the ball and even celebrating his own officiating.
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: fans forum, hammers, match reports, online soccer news, super-mc, transfer news, whispers
Sam Allardyce will attempt to bring James Collins to Crystal Palace over the January transfer window a source close to Croydon based club has revealed. Ginge and Big Sam are known to very close and Allardyce will use that friendship to help win over the Welsh man. Collins is out of contract in the summer […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: acting, boxing, brazilian, microsoft, west ham
MARTIN SAMUEL: The last Spanish coach called Pep who came here didn’t think much of English football, either. Pepe Mel lasted 123 days and won three games in 17, before West Brom sacked him.
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: fans forum, hammers, leroy, premier league, super sunday, super-mc
A London Stadium steward can be seen joining with Manchester United fans chanting a Cantona song yesterday. It is the latest proof of a disconnection between the home West Ham fans and stewards. ClaretandHugh understands there are a large number of the one thousand plus stewards who support Manchester United and this incident was told […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: forum-leroy, hammers chat, sports news, west ham united fc, whispers
Chelsea are monitoring Michail Antonio, sources close to the player have told ESPN. The Blues are in the market for attacking reinforcements after selling Oscar, and Antonio’s versatility has brought him to the attention of Blues boss Antonio Conte. He impressed Conte in West Ham’s EFL Cup win over Chelsea earlier this season and could […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: forum-leroy, hammerschat, leroy, match reports, News, super sunday, whispers-fans
The Manchester United fan who suffered a heart attack and passed away at the London Stadium yesterday has been named as Ronnie Greenwood. The 71 year-old man lived in a small village called Whitworth just outside Rochdale was attending the match with his best friend Gerry but collapsed at the back of the Sir Trevor […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: forum-leroy, leroy, match reports, News, whispers, whispers-fans, whtid
Former Hammer François Swat Van der Elst was taken to hospital after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday, Belgian media reported on Tuesday. 62 year old Van der Elst is currently in intensive care and is kept in an artificial coma. His condition is critical and he is constantly monitored. “Francois had an operation because […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: east london, hammers news, podcasts, sky sports, West Ham United
West Ham have had no approach for Michail Antonio and the club have no intention of selling the winger, Sky Sports News HQ understands.
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: hammers chat, leroy, News, west ham world, whispers-fans
Darren Randolph believes the boys are ready to bounce back big time on Friday night in the FA Cup third round tie against Manchester City. Having suffered defeats against Leicester City and Manchester United, and deserving much more, the team remain in good nick after a truly gutsy performance on Monday in particular. But that defeat […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: hammers, hammers chat, leroy, News, whispers, whispers-fans
Tony Cascarinio’s verdict in the Times newspaper today featured a headline of ‘It’s time for Dean to go’ He says enough is enough and the 48 year old is past it. ClaretandHugh have started an online petition to sack Mike Dean to stop him inflicting his decision on other football teams. The petition says: “Premier League referee […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: aston-villa, guardiola, jones-on-monday, sofiane, West Ham United
• Referee to take charge of Cup match after Sofiane Feghouli controversy • West Ham have appealed against red card for challenge on Phil Jones Mike Dean will take charge of the FA Cup tie between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa on Sunday, despite the condemnation that has followed his decision to send off West Ham United’s Sofiane Feghouli for a challenge on Manchester United’s Phil Jones on Monday. Related: Pep Guardiola’s winter of discontent is nothing…
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: forum-leroy, hammers chat, leroy, News, super-mc, whispers, whispers-fans
West Ham have tonight poured cold water over reports suggesting that a player plus cash deal could be on the cards as Marseilles eye a move for Dimi Payet. Reports in the French media have claimed Marseilles are willing to throw in a player exchange, with either one of wingers Bouna Sarr and Romain Alessandrini […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: hammers chat, hammerschat, match reports, News, whispers-fans
Former top flight referee Graham Poll doesn’t agree with the suggestion that Mike Dean seeks the limelight but admitted Feghouli’s challenge was not worthy of a red card. “Replays showed that both players were equally culpable as Jones wrapped his legs around Feghouli’s,” Poll wrote in the Daily Mail. “Such decisions are crucial and […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: championship, football feeds, latest-moves, premier league, sport, westham
• West Ham also interested in signing former non-league striker • Hogan has scored 14 goals from 25 Championship appearances Watford have offered an initial £8m for Brentford’s Scott Hogan, with West Ham also interested in the 24-year-old fomer non-league striker. Watford manager Walter Mazarri is keen to strengthen his forward line having seen his side score just 23 goals in 19 Premier League matches so far this season. Related: Transfer window …
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: claudio-bravo, football feeds, hammers news, Southampton, transfer-window, West Ham United
Conor Hourihane could do a job for Sunderland or Middlesbrough and Manchester City should be bidding for Virgil van Dijk and Ederson Moraes By Martin Laurence for WhoScored? , part of the Guardian Sport Network It takes any goalkeeper time to readjust to a new league but Claudio Bravo’s first few months at Manchester City have been poor enough for a number of keepers to be linked with his position. If Pep Guardiola does…
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: author, dimitri payet, Goal.com, kenya, ligue 1, olympique de marseille, perform desk, south-africa
Speculation that the highly-rated forward could return to Stade Velodrome from West Ham has been laughed off by the ex-France international
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: africa, coyi, Goal.com, man utd., News, premier league, sofiane feghouli, west ham
The Algerian was controversially sent off against the Red Devils, a decision the Hammers have now appealed against
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: games, golf, hammers news, News, podcasts, West Ham United, westham news
West Ham will appeal the red card picked up by Sofiane Feghouli in the 2-0 defeat to Manchester United on Monday.
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: africa, boxing, brazilian, game, hammers news, microsoft
West Ham have told the Football Association they will appeal the red card shown to Sofiane Feghouli during the 2-0 defeat by Manchester United.
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: arts, autos, BBC Sport Online, cricket, earth, football banter, nature, whtid
West Ham will appeal against the red card shown to Sofiane Feghouli during Monday’s defeat by Manchester United.
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: article, brazilian, christmas, health, West Ham United
The old adage goes that you don’t notice the best referees. Try telling that to Mike Dean. His harshest critics would argue that being in the spotlight is just how this Premier League official likes it.
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Posted on 03 January 2017. Tags: east london, fans forum, hammerschat, match reports, News, whispers
Popular Youtube football channel Copa90 have produced a video about West Ham’s move to London Stadium and a perceived loss of identity. Perhaps the poignant part of the video is at the end when the interviewer asks at the end “What is the one thing you need to do to make it better? The fan […]
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