There are stories, there are non stories, then there are those stories which leave you breathless with embarrassment at their audacity and of any media choosing to publish them. The latest appeared in the once great newspaper called The Times – now owned by an Australian who doesn’t need to be named – before being […]
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Shabby Times is a Twitter ExWHUemployee loser
Posted on 14 September 2018.
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‘Agents do nothing but suck tons of money out of football’ – West Ham owner Gold calls for crackdown
Posted on 14 September 2018.
The Hammers chief insists that the role of representatives in transfers is too critical, and believes they must be stopped
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Pellegrini plays down leaked Hammers team reports
Posted on 14 September 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini has insisted he is not angry about reports that West Ham starting line-ups are being leaked.
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Wilshere sidelined for Everton trip
Posted on 14 September 2018.
Jack Wilshere will miss West Ham's Premier League trip to Everton after picking up an ankle problem in training.
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Hart: I respect Guardiola’s honesty, but not his opinion
Posted on 13 September 2018.
The 31-year-old says he has no problem with his former manager and would return to the England team at the first chance
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Premier League clubs inflating attendance figures are quoting ticket sales
Posted on 12 September 2018.
MATT LAWTON – CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER: A number of Premier League clubs have been accused of providing inflated figures for their attendances.
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Pictured: 112 years of history reduced to a block of flats… how Upton Park has been transformed
Posted on 12 September 2018.
New pictures taken this week show how West Ham's former home Upton Park is now nothing more than flats and building sites.
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Rice shows off Diop battle scars
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Declan Rice has been showing off the scars of battle on his Instagram account. And they appear to demonstrate how tough training has become at Rush Green this week as the Hammers go in pursuit of their first win of the season at Everton on Sunday. He received some nasty scarring after mixing it with […]
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Hammers to cash in at Everton despite THAT record
Posted on 12 September 2018.
It’s always wise to take injury news with a pinch if salt at this time of the week. Football cubs and their local reporters play some silly games as they try to hide the likely team from the opposition but it really does seem this time that Everton have some pretty damaging issues for Sunday’s […]
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Reid on the mend
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Winston Reid is still some way from a full recovery after surgery eight weeks ago. The long serving defender suffered a knee injury against Swansea last seasonand remains in a knee brace. Issuing a report on the New Zealander head of medical Richard Collinge said: “Winston Reid is in a knee brace and he’s eight […]
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Four Irons games the key to Rice’s international future
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Declan Rice’s critical Ireland or England international choice could rest on the next four West Ham games. The teenager is strongly fancied to return to the side at Everton on Sunday and should he play and hold his place for the upcoming games against Chelsea, Manchester United and Brighton, his final international destination will be […]
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Happy Lanzini so glad to be back
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Manu Lanzini couldn’t be happier to be at the club he loves with a passion admitting he has missed absolutely everything at West Ham. Speaking to the official site he said: “I missed West Ham, I missed the players, all the West Ham staff and the training ground, so I’m happy to be back. “Now, I […]
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Everton’s Coleman concern after Ireland captain suffers stress fracture
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Martin O'Neill has confirmed the full-back picked up the injury against Wales, and both club and country are waiting to learn the severity
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International break a blessing in disguise for West Ham after tough start, says Michail Antonio
Posted on 12 September 2018.
The international break arrived at just the right time for struggling West Ham United. according to winger Michail Antonio. The Hammers have lost all four of their Premier League games so far.
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West Ham’s attendances ‘over 12,000 LOWER than official figures’
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Premier League clubs have been exaggerating their attendances by as much as 12,000 spectators, new figures have revealed, with champions Man City among those exposed.
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Lanzini returns to West Ham
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Manuel Lanzini has returned to West Ham's training ground to step up his rehabilitation from knee surgery.
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Carroll gets a good report
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Andy Carroll has received a good report from West Ham’s head of medical as he continues to head towards a return to the first team reckoning. ClaretandHugh has brought regular recent reports declaring that the striker could be back in action by November and head of medical Richard Collinge’s latest comment on the player suggest […]
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Where are the missing 12,500 season ticket holders?
Posted on 12 September 2018.
The BBC freedom of information request on Premier League attendance figures confirms what many of us already knew. Although West Ham sell out each game with an average official attendance of 55,309 over 12,500 are missing each game despite having bought a ticket to attend. The BBC figures reveal: West Ham: Newham council says the average […]
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Poll result: Should Irons pay £300k for claret carpet
Posted on 12 September 2018.
A big majority of West Ham fans have told the club to forget about paying £300k a year for a claret surround at the London Stadium. The Hammers have been involved in an ongoing series of rows with owners E20, none more emotional than the carpet which would give a feeling of ‘home’ to the […]
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Lanzini steps up recovery
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Manuel Lanzini has returned to West Ham’s training ground as he steps up his recovery following knee surgery over the summer.
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Antonio explains why things have been “muddled up”
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Michail Antonio is determined to show the form he displayed during his first two years at the club and is convinced he’s getting closer to it. He knows he needs a bit of time but is convinced he is soon going to be bang back on the case. Speaking to the official site he said: “I […]
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Hammers attendance figures don’t tally
Posted on 12 September 2018.
West Ham’s average attendance last season was 42,779 – 12,530 fewer than the club’s average figure of 55,309. That is according to figures obtained by the BBC who sent a Freedom Of Information request to relevant police forces and local councils for all 20 Premier League teams. They asked whether they held figures for the actual […]
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Brooking pinpoints the problem areas
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Trevor Brooking is as concerned as any other Hammers fan at a start which has left us winless. And he has made it clear that currently there are problems from back to front with the Hammers set-up. Speaking to Love Sport Radio he said: “It is worrying because defensively we’ve conceded 10 goals, we’ve only scored two and […]
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LLDC spend £250 million in five years
Posted on 11 September 2018.
Quango London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has cost taxpayers £250 million in gross expenditure during the last five years. Wages and pension costs – for less 150 employees – have cost just under £72m of that since 2013 with an increase of £2m in the last year. Below we list where the money’s gone whilst […]
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Brady accuses LLDC of incompetence
Posted on 11 September 2018.
West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has accused their London Stadium landlords of financial incompetence.
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Brady letter published by London Assembly
Posted on 11 September 2018.
The London Assembly has tonight published a letter sent to Chair of the London Assembly Tony Arbour. The letter reads: “Dear Chair, I am writing to you following London Legacy Development Corporation Chairman Sir Peter Hendy’s letter to you of yesterday’s date, which I read following its issue to the national media. First and foremost, […]
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