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Barnet complete Brown signing

Barnet have completed their second signing of the summer with defender Jordan Brown joining from West Ham United.

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West Ham United offer £6m for Norwich striker Grant Holt

West Ham United have upped their bid for striker Grant Holt to £6million and hope a £4million payment up front will convince Norwich to sell.

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Clube Braga – 10th August

Final game of our pre-season warm up games – Champions league qualifiers Clube Braga – away in norhern Portugal

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West Ham want Chamakh

I rate him Marouane Chamakh could be heading to West Ham United this summer. Having secured an instant return to the Premier League last season, Sam Allardyce is now looking to bolster his attacking options ahead of the new campaign. Chamakh joined Arsenal on …

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Hammers set to up Holt bid AGAIN!

West Ham are being tipped to make a final offer of £6million to Norwich in an attempt to capture Canaries skipper Grant Holt. The striker is known to be top of Sam Alladryce’s transfer wish list this summer, after Holt made …

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The Palace/WHU/McCormack theory

So this is my theory. Palace as we know are pretty much skint but it would appear they have come into a bit of money because McCormack isn’t going to go for little money he is going to go for silly money. Palace are being strongly linked to …

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Hammers set for SC Braga test

West Ham United will take on Portuguese side SC Braga in their final pre-season fixture

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A Turkey To Turkey

So Julien Faubert has found a new home then and, appropriately, our former turkey is off to Turkey. I am sure he will find his level there, just as he did at Real Madrid, flat on his back on the substitute’s bench. It’s bloody hot in Turkey …

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Birmingham Appoint The Wrong Clark!

So Lee Clark has finally been appointed. His kids leaked the news apparently but everybody knew anyway, didn’t they? Poor guy looks to have one hell of a job on his hands. He was unlucky to be shown the door at Huddersfield but you have …

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Jack goes back to his roots

Jack Collison has attended a ground-breaking ceremony at the club he played for as an Under-9

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Alladryce to test Canaries resolve

West Ham are being tipped to make a final offer of £6million to Norwich in an attempt to capture Canaries skipper Grant Holt.

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English Football Needs A Successful Take Over Of Leeds United

It may seem a strange thing for a West Ham fan to say, especially a West Ham fan who has confessed a loathing for everything associated with Leeds United, but there’s no getting away from the fact that Leeds belong in …

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Elmohamady & McCartney – Uninspiring In The Extreme!

I’m not sure about you, but I’m increasingly worried by the “quality” of players we are being linked with. Gold has said we can expect as many as four signings this summer and it is still not clear if that four included Jussi and the, as yet not confirmed…

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Hall aiming for England double

Rob Hall is looking to add a EURO Under-19 winner’s medal to the Under-17 gong he won in 2010

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Back pages on June 27: BBC could lose Olympics TV deal

The BBC could lose their exclusive Olympics TV deal and Andre Villas-Boas set to join Spurs. Read the headlines from the national newspapers on Wednesday, June 27.

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Dresden game set for sell out!

More than 27,000 tickets have been sold for the Hammers’ pre-season match at SG Dynamo Dresden

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Chelsea 2 West Ham 3 Italian Magic!

Back to the days when Italians could really play! God knows how Woy’s England would have coped with Di Canio and Zola! The game is remarkable because of the contribution of the two Italians. Di Canio scores twice – and his first is truly …

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West Ham United take Brescia to CAS over sale of Alessandro Diamanti

West Ham United are going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport next week to try to recoup £1.5million they claim Brescia owe them for forward Alessandro Diamante following his £2m move in 2010.

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Hammers target Nathan blue boy Redmond

Like our very own Noble (claret in the blood) Redmond is blue throughout so will take some convincing to leave. Birmingham City wonderkid Nathan Redmond is being eyed up by West Ham United. The club’s young player-of-the-season could be ripe for the picking…

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Spotlight on Street Photography Blogs

Public places, candid snapshots, fleeting moments captured. That’s what street photography is all about, and the following eight blogs do it beautifully: Jimmy on the Run 365 From the Archive Über die Webbographie Sami Alramyan Without an H Perpetuum Mobile A Walk with My …

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Hammers target talented Spanish defender Botia

West Ham are linked to Sporting Gijon’s 23yr old defender Alberto Botia. Botia started out in Barcelona’s famous La Masia youth academy but because of their dream team couldn’t break into the squad. Barca sent him to Sporting Gijon for a …

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Leeds United’s Bates Buying Time In Takeover Talks

So, according to the latest press statement, an interested party is carefully inspecting the books with a view to purchasing Leeds. Of course, a confidentiality agreement prevents Leeds from revealing who the would be purchaser might be. Now, the bid may be 100% legitimate but it does seem amazing…

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Marc-Vivien Foé (1 May 1975 – 26 June 2003) R.I.P.

Nine years ago today – Marc-Vivien Foé died. As some of you may remember, signed the same day as Paolo Di Canio , possibly the best double signing in our history (& I include Carlos Tevez & Javier Mascherano here)?

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Dyer kitted out for new season

Hammers fan Danny Dyer cannot wait for the 2012/13 Barclays Premier League campaign to start

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West Ham linked with Blues youngster

West Ham are reportedly preparing to make a £1 million for Birmingham City starlet Nathan Redmond.

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Transfer latest: Karim El Ahmadi poised to join Aston Villa

Simon Jones is Sportsmail’s man on the inside of all the major transfer moves this summer. Don’t miss your daily Insider instalment here for June 26.

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