Mystery surrounds the fate of the three remaining John Lyall gates outside the Boleyn ground. Three gates were unceremoniously removed without notice on Monday much to dismay of some West Ham fans who were hoping to have their picture taken next to them on the last day of the season. It had been assumed that […]
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BoleynGateGate – The mystery deepens
Posted on 16 March 2016.
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Rio leads Legends in Mooro farewell game
Posted on 16 March 2016.
Rio Ferdinand will lead his nation for the last time when England Legends take on Germany at the Boleyn Ground! Rio has agreed to captain a host of Three Lions stars of days gone by in a unique Farewell Boleyn fixture on Monday 2 May at 4pm. Tickets for a game which will include such […]
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Exactly how would you like Dimi to fall LVG?
Posted on 16 March 2016.
Top ClaretandHugh blogger Pete Ellis has been casting his ironic eye over the weekend events at Old Trafford and clearly can’t handle some of the stuff coming out of the Manchester United camp but finds it impossible to suppress a grin. As we all know, Sir Alex Ferguson loved a good bottle of red and […]
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Hammers set to do Lanzini deal
Posted on 16 March 2016.
West Ham are set to conclude the signing of Manu Lanzini “very soon.” A precise time was withheld by our top source when approached by ClaretandHugh this morning but we were told: “You can expect it to be very soon.” The contract will be signed at around £8 million and has only been on hold […]
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West Ham haters forced to eat humble pie
Posted on 16 March 2016.
Social media is a wonderful thing when you can time hop back to see what people were saying about West Ham before the start of the season and before Olympic Stadium tickets went on sale. My favourite tweet is from Niall Harbison posted on 1st July last year. “Football chairman are egotistical idiots. (West ham + […]
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Less than 500 seats left at the Olympic Stadium
Posted on 15 March 2016.
One West Ham supporter received the following Email from West Ham this week. Presumably the supporter is the West Ham priority waiting list. “Dear Supporter, Please see the attached stadium map. IF you have yet to purchase seats for the 2016/2017 season please contact me urgently. We only have Band 4 seats available at £499 […]
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Dimitri Payet didn’t conjure up the best free-kick of the season on the spot against Manchester United… the West Ham star would’ve worked on it,…
Posted on 15 March 2016.
MARTIN SAMUEL: Sir Alex Ferguson had a special look of contempt for those who built elaborate theories around Cristiano Ronaldo’s free-kick technique.
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Five ambitious transfers West Ham should consider this summer
Posted on 15 March 2016.
Only a few months left in the season and then the transfer rumour mill restarts, linking every in-form Hammer a ‘big’ English club… Huh? What’s that? Oh, sorry! I’ve just had a flashback to five years ago! Let’s fast forward to June 2016… the new TV revenue comes into effect next season, which means every
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Marquee Irons signing? Here’s the reality
Posted on 15 March 2016.
West Ham are not likely to be making a marquee signing this summer as is being speculated across the national and social media. It has been widely reported that the Hammers are ready to splash out anything up to £25 million on one player simply because they are moving to a new stadium. But players […]
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United last visitors to Upton Park
Posted on 15 March 2016.
West Ham face Manchester United in their final match at Upton Park, live on Sky Sports 1HD , following Premier League fixture changes.
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Remember the departed Irons
Posted on 15 March 2016.
West Ham will be hosting a special memorial service at the Boleyn Ground on Sunday 20 March at 10.30am to remember all those Hammers fans who sadly will not be able to join us on the journey to the Club’s new Stadium on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The service will especially commemorate all those loved […]
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Manchester United will be final visitors to Upton Park before West Ham move to the Olympic Stadium, as Premier League announce rescheduled fixture…
Posted on 15 March 2016.
The Hammers had been expecting Swansea to be the final visitors to the famous ground prior to their switch to the Olympic Stadium this summer but the honour will now fall to United.
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Irons announce final game date and rivals!
Posted on 15 March 2016.
West Ham United’s Final Farewell to the Boleyn Ground will be the Barclays Premier League fixture against Manchester United on Tuesday 10 May. In a statement on www.whufc.com the club say: ‘The Hammers were originally due to take on Swansea City in their final home game at their historic home of 112 years, but the […]
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Iron may get a surprise contract offer
Posted on 15 March 2016.
Exclusive Joey O’Brien has emerged as a more likely candidate to earn a new permanent contract in the summer than Alex Song. Despite getting little first team action, the Irish defender is seen as a decent squad option at wages of around £15k – £20k than Song at around £50,000. O’Brien was with the squad […]
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Hammers reschedule Manchester United game
Posted on 15 March 2016.
West Ham United have rescheduled their home Premier League game against Manchester United.
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Five more PL fixtures on Sky
Posted on 15 March 2016.
The Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton and Arsenal’s home match with West Brom will be shown live on Sky Sports in April.
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Reid’s Chelsea hopes
Posted on 15 March 2016.
Winston Reid is sounding confident he’ll be fit for the Chelsea match. The central defender was taken off during the course of the match against Manchester United after he had felt some discomfort to his hamstrings. But the player gave a relatively upbeat report on his condition today declaring that hopefully he would be better […]
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FAN’S VIEW: Magical Payet takes West Ham up a level
Posted on 15 March 2016.
Supporting West Ham United at the moment is a bit of a whirlwind with games coming thick and fast and positive talking points coming out of seemingly every game.
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The feeling you get when Payet bangs one in
Posted on 15 March 2016.
The feeling you get when Payet bangs one in from 30 yards#wevegotpayethttps://t.co/zo4yMpEPJG — West Ham Social (@WestHamSocial) 14 March 2016 Share This:
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Carroll happy to be part of Slav’s headache
Posted on 15 March 2016.
Andy Carroll is a fully paid up member of the Dimitri Payet fan club declaring: “You always think he’s going to score when he puts the ball down (for a free kick). Payet’s amazing goal from a 30 yard set piece has been the talk of football since the Manchester United game and the striker […]
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Leicester City are ruthless in front of goal, topping the Premier League’s conversion chart
Posted on 15 March 2016.
Claudio Ranieri’s men beat Newcastle United 1-0 on Monday night, scoring from their only shot on target. It follows the trend of the entire season, with the Foxes ruthless in front of goal.
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Kane tops Power Rankings
Posted on 15 March 2016.
Tottenham striker Harry Kane has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings after scoring twice in Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Aston Villa.
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N’Golo Kanté to Mattia Destro: what Europe’s top signings teach us about how to spend
Posted on 15 March 2016.
Almost £3bn was shelled out by clubs from Europe’s top five leagues last summer, but what makes a good transfer these days? We look at the best signings in these leagues in search of clues on how to find value in the market The summer of 2015 saw a 10% rise in money spent on transfers by clubs from Europe’s top five leagues to take the total to a staggering €2.93bn . With…
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Carroll’s treble dream
Posted on 15 March 2016.
Andy Carroll aims to bury a disappointing season with a triple dream. The injury-ravaged striker reckons it’s possible that this could be the best experience of his career as he looks at a treble to die for. He said: ““I have three things to aim for with the club pushing for top four, the FA […]
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2016 Premier League table
Posted on 15 March 2016.
Leicester City have been the strongest performers in the Premier League in 2016, having earned 24 points since the start of January.
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Video blog: Gonzo and Geo take an emotional look at the Boleyn and re-live their lives as Hammers
Posted on 15 March 2016.
The boys from Hammers Chat are providing some high interest video blogs – the highlight being the trip from the Boleyn to the Olympic Stadium. Now the lads have laid their Irons credentials on the line in this latest video blog which will make great viewing for all followers. Here they take an emotional look […]
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