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Posted on 04 July 2018. Tags: coyi, farewell-boleyn, hammers chat, whispers, wordpress-org
West Ham are expecting to take a big hit on Jordan Hugill when he finally walks away from the club after having had little chance to show what he’s got. His only real Hammers outing was in a fund raiser for Dagenham and Redbridge last season when, whilst failing to inspire, the former Preston and […]
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Posted on 04 July 2018. Tags: farewell-boleyn, footy news, News, videos
Nathan Holland will be aiming to complete a West Ham breakthrough that’s been regularly predicted over the next four weeks. The youngster hits his 20th birthday on June 20 – the perfect time to make a real impact at the club where he has become an under 23 sensation. Academy boss Terry Westley once described […]
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Posted on 04 July 2018. Tags: east london, fans forum, match reports, News, wordpress-org
Former England and West Ham player Sir Trevor Brooking has told Good Morning Britain that Gareth Southgate has been spot on and thinks, whatever happens, he will be England boss for at least the next four years. Former England and West Ham player Sir Trevor Brooking says Gareth Southgate has been spot on and thinks […]
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Posted on 04 July 2018. Tags: academy news, farewell-boleyn, footy news, hammers chat, match reports, whispers, wordpress-org
Pedro Obiang has bigged up his new manager Manuel Pellegrini while talking to the official website. Obiang told WHUFC.com “I remember him because he was the manager of the Villarreal of dreams with [Juan Roman] Riquelme and with Diego Forlan, who scored a lot of goals and he came to play in Atletico Madrid when […]
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Posted on 04 July 2018. Tags: academy news, fans forum, farewell-boleyn, westham, westham fc, whispers, wordpress-org
Reports in Italy claim that West Ham are closing in on a loan deal for Napoli striker Roberto Inglese. Il Mattino says West Ham are keen on taking Inglese on loan from Napoli. The striker was signed from Chievo for €10m a year ago, but remained with them on loan for the rest of the season as part of that […]
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: academy news, fans forum, farewell-boleyn, hammers chat, News, upthehammers, videos
The Hammers are tonight being linked with Borussia Monchengladbach centre-back Jannik Vestergaard by Sky Sports. Whilst Southampton have apparently held talks with the player, the Hammers are in the hunt for a defender who was part of Denmark’s World Cup campaign. Vestergaard is a no messing defender who at 25 is at the perfect age […]
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: fans forum, football latest, hammers news, transfer gossip, videos, wordpress-org
Manuel Pellegrini is facing two important weeks as he assesses who stays and who goes from the Hammers squad. With the exception of those who have been involved int World Cup action plus Marko Arnautovic – who was playing for Austria in June and has been given extra time off – the new boss will […]
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: fans forum, meta-register, sports news, videos, whispers
Manuel Pellegrini and his backroom staff have put the Hammers through their paces for the first time in Switzerland on Tuesday morning. Having arrived in the Alpine nation on Monday evening, the players took to the training pitch at the home of local Swiss 3. Liga club FC Bad Ragaz. Pellegrini gathered the 30-man group together […]
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: australia, football latest, hammers news, racing, science
The Irons were treated to a stunning backdrop, training in the foreground of the Alps in Bad Ragaz, eastern Switzerland. Their first pre-season fixture will take place on Sunday afternoon.
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: facebook, footy news, gold, sky sports, sports, super sunday, west ham news, West Ham United
Southampton are one of a number of Premier League clubs interested in Borussia Mochengladbach defender Jannik Vestergaard, according to Sky sources.
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: academy news, farewell-boleyn, meta-register, News, whispers, wordpress-org
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, former Hammer Joao Mario has interest from Everton and Bournemouth. The Portuguese spent the second half of last season on loan at West Ham which technically finished 4 days ago but despite an initial interest in retaining him, the Milan based newspaper report they are no longer interested while reporting […]
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: academy news, hammers chat, match reports, videos, westham news, wordpress-org
Reports in Italy claim they West Ham have submitted a formal bid for Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic. The report on Tuttomercatoweb.com claims Serie A clubs including Roma, Juventus and Napoli are also tracking the midfielder as well as several unnamed Premier League teams but says the Hammers are the only club to submit an official offer. […]
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: farewell-boleyn, football news, News, sports news, upton park
West Ham are today being linked with Nice striker Alassane Plea with the suggestion being they are in a battle with Newcastl for his signature. However, with pressing matters at the back and in midfield it seems unlikely that director of football Mario Husillos is following through on the player as a matter of urgency. […]
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: barcelona, desktop, east london, france, West Ham United, westham fc
Our friends at Football Whispers have scoured Europe’s news outlets to bring you all the headlines from the continent.
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: academy news, fans forum, football news, hammers chat, meta-register, super sunday, whispers
Manuel Pellegrini and the West Ham first team squad plus invited Academy players touched down in Switzerland yesterday early evening. The West Ham private chartered jet from People’s Viennaline airline took off London Stansted airport arriving at St. Gallen Altenrhein Airport which 45 minutes away from their hotel by coach. The squad are staying in the Grand […]
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: gold, green, nfl, premier league, sky sports, West Ham United
Newcastle are in talks to sign Nice forward Alassane Plea, according to Sky sources.
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: fans forum, farewell-boleyn, hammers chat, videos, whispers, wordpress-org
Mark Noble says West Ham players are ready to get down to work at the start of their pre-season training. Speaking to WHUFC.com before flying to Switzerland yesterday Nobes said: “All the lads have come back fresh from the summer break and are all ready to get down to work” “It’s my 15th pre-season as […]
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: coyi, farewell-boleyn, hammers chat, latest football news, News, westham news, whispers
West Ham United – always at the centre of transfer speculation across Europe it seems – are now reported to have tabled an ‘official offer’ for Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic. The 24 year Croatian is usually deployed as a central midfielder or deep lying play maker but having been under-used – in his terms […]
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: football banter, hammers, joseph anang, the-headlines, transfer rumours
West Ham have caught the headlines with a number of defensive additions already this summer but the latest news comes closer to home. Football.London report that highly-rated goalkeeper Joseph Anang has signed a three-year deal with the Hammers in his first professional contract. The deal means that West Ham now have four goalkeepers signed as part […]
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: deadline, football banter, jordan hugill, the-first, transfer rumours
West Ham are likely to offload a number of players in the market this summer that Manuel Pellegrini decides are surplus to requirements and one of the first departures could be a striker. Jordan Hugill has managed just 22 minutes of Premier League football after his Deadline Day acquisition from Preston in January and Pellegrini […]
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Posted on 03 July 2018. Tags: hammers, services, summer, transfer news, west ham news
West Ham are ready to bolster their attacking lines after focusing on defensive reinforcements so far this summer but a stern fight is set to occur on the marker. The Sun states the Hammers are locked in a transfer tussle alongside newly-promoted Fulham for the services of OGC Nice striker Alassane Plea. 25-year-old Plea starred in […]
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Posted on 02 July 2018. Tags: latest football news, meta-register, super sunday, whispers, wordpress-org
Lazio president Claudio Lotito has made it clear that Felipe Anderson and any other players will be sold on his terms … and nobody’s else’s. The Hammers have been in talks for weeks over Anderson and the Lazio supremo has now made his first public announcement which doesn’t sound like great news for the Hammers. […]
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Posted on 02 July 2018. Tags: fans forum, News, sky sports, transfer gossip, westham
By Allen Cummings Interesting to read the news update on C&H this morning that Javier Hernandez had bleached his hair blonde prior to the game against Brazil. It’s not the first time it’s been done in the World Cup of course, as Sean pointed out. The whole Romanian team did it back in 1998 […]
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Posted on 02 July 2018. Tags: article, boxing, health, News, science, sky tv
West Ham, Everton, Southampton and Leicester all opened their doors to the first-team as new signings and new managers got a taste for their new surroundings on Monday.
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Posted on 02 July 2018. Tags: coyi, fans forum, News, sports news, west ham news, whispers
West Ham’s Head of Medical Richard Collinge has explained the screening tests the West Ham players undergo on their return to training after their summer holidays. Collinge told WHUFC.com “It’s a busy morning for us on our first day back as, prior to going to Switzerland, we want to screen all the players to give […]
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Posted on 02 July 2018. Tags: brazil, colleges, events, fashion, mexico, the hammers, west ham news
Javier Hernandez’s World Cup adventure with Mexico is over, after they were beaten 2-0 by Brazil this afternoon thanks to goals from Neymar and Roberto Firmino.
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