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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: football news, News, whispers
Murdered West Ham Season Ticket Holder Sami Sidhom will be remembered tomorrow on the 18th-minute mark of the match with supporters inside the London Stadium joining in with one-minute applause. The club will put up a photo of young 18-year-old Sami on the big screens after consultation with his family but the applause will be fan-led […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: News, super sunday, westham fc, westham news, whispers
Results have not gone West Ham’s way this afternoon. A defeat for Stoke against Liverpool would have relegated them but they pulled off a miraculous point at Anfield against all the odds and can still overtake West Ham by winning their last two games against Palace and Swansea. Both West Brom and Southampton both won earning […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: latest football news, News, sports news, upton park, westham, whispers
20/West Brom are just still alive but on a life support system despite beating Newcastle at St James. 28 points Matches to come: Spurs (h) Palace (a) 19/ Stoke need six points assuming those up to 36 points lose all their upcoming games 30 points Matches to come: Palace (h), Swansea (a) 18/ Saints beat […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: footy news, hammers news, News, sports news, whispers
A group of West Ham Supporter facebook groups plan to march and protest tomorrow in advance of the West Ham v Manchester City game at the London Stadium. Calling themselves the United Supporters’ Protest group. One of the online posters promoting the new march says “Supporters of West Ham are a broad church, different people […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: coyi, News, transfer gossip, upton park, whispers
Declan Rice could well be moved into midfield against Manchester City tomorrow with James Collins understood to be close to fitness. We understand that the veteran defender faces another test tomorrow after pulling out at the last minute for the Arsenal match when not feeling entirely comfortable with his injury. It’s fair to admit that […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: hammers news, News, whispers
Declan Rice has responded in wonderfully professional manner to any recent criticism by claiming that David Moyes has been “excellent to me.” And as he heads for possibly his biggest test yet in the Premier League he has pledged to put everything he has learned this season into practice against Man City at the London […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: coyi, News, upton park, whispers
Stuart Pearce has told the Hammers squad they should be relishing upcoming fixtures – however challenging they appear to be. Nobody displayed more guts, courage and skill on the pitch than ‘Psycho’ and he told the squad: “We’re going into an exciting period, for me. We’re playing two fantastic teams in the Manchester clubs, who […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: footy news, News, whispers
Fulham’s victory over Sunderland last night poured more cold water over Hammers hopes of landing two priority targets this summer. Both Tom Cairney and Ryan Frederick are right at the top of a David Moyes list of potential signings but with the Cottagers winning 2-1 and returning to the top two, hopes grow dimmer. However, […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: News, premier league, whispers
Well of course you would expect nothing different and no real discussion by him but Mark Lawrenson if nothing else is the master of the predictable. In discussing our game against Citeh he recalls Sunday’s defeat by Arsenal paying no heed to the first 82 minutes but merely observing “West Ham lost heavily against Arsenal […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: hammers news, News
So we arrive on the eve of what appears to the eve of what appears to be a Mission Impossible and the nerves are jangling. Before even thinking about tomorrow my mind returns to Boxing Day – a dreadful afternoon as I travelled back from the Christmas break – listening to those closing seconds from […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: coyi, News, sky sports, upthehammers
Manchester City look likely to welcome back Fernandinho for Sunday’s clash against West Ham United. The Brazilian international suspended for two games – could replace Ilkay Gundogan as the Hammers look for possibly the shock result of the seasonfor a place in the starting XI. Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of the trip to […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: News, premier league, whispers
Pep Guardiloa insists that he intends to show total respect for the Premier League by taking every game very seriously despite having won the title by a country mile. That will start at the London Stadium this weekend when the runaway winners arrive in the east end for a game which David Moyes insists is […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: News, sky tv, whispers
David Moyes admits he’s facing the toughest job in the world in planning for a win over Manchester City but absolutely no stone is being left unturned as he goes for it. And in a relatively in depth interview with the official site he has made it clear that it will be impossible to achieve […]
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Posted on 28 April 2018. Tags: david-moyes, east london, experience-been, online soccer news, premier league, sport
Alan Pardew, Mark Hughes, Sam Allardyce, David Moyes and Roy Hodgson have all been given jobs this season so why has a manager with more Premier League experience been ignored? By Sean Cole for The Set Pieces , part of the Sport Network The frequency with which old hands have been given jobs in the Premier League this season has been remarkable. Alan Pardew, Mark Hughes, Sam Allardyce, David Moyes and Roy…
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Posted on 27 April 2018. Tags: city, columnist, coyi, health, london, super sunday
David Moyes has spent this week teaching his West Ham squad how to play without the ball because he knows Manchester City will dominate it on Sunday.
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Posted on 27 April 2018. Tags: footy news, News, premier league, west ham, whispers
ClaretandHugh Facebook Group member Mike Miler has provided a great old picture which makes a bit of a mind bender for passionate older Irons. Looking at this lovely old image of the 1958 team will bring back some wonderful memories and Mick BELIEVES he knows them all from top to bottom but isn’t 100 per […]
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Posted on 27 April 2018. Tags: australia, enabled, football latest, golf, News, science, west ham united news
We had plenty of winners last week, including a 28/1 acca capped off by Arsenal beating West Ham on Sunday. Here’s the best bets this weekend in the Premier League and across the card.
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Posted on 27 April 2018. Tags: News, sky tv, sports news, whispers
David Moyes wants more from Marko Arnautovic’s form “and how I have got him playing well” but reckons he has another level in him because – “he’s that good.” Speaking at his press conference ahead of the Manchester City game he said: “Marko has been terrific for us and if he wants to keep that up […]
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Posted on 27 April 2018. Tags: boxing, coupons, cricket, golf, health
Spanish goalkeeper Adrian is reportedly unhappy at playing second fiddle to Joe Hart again, having reclaimed his spot from the England man earlier this season.
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Posted on 27 April 2018. Tags: cycling, desktop, gold, podcasts, racing, sports news, West Ham United
Listen to the latest edition of the Premier League Prediction Show podcast as Paul Merson joins Max Rushden to predict this weekend’s Premier League results.
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Posted on 27 April 2018. Tags: latest football news, news story, premier league, racing, west ham news, West Ham United, westham
Everton, West Ham and Leicester are among the clubs interested in signing Middlesbrough captain Ben Gibson this summer.
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Posted on 27 April 2018. Tags: coyi, latest football news, News, whispers
David Moyes is continuing to blank most long term Hammers questions on the basis that he can’t say anything much until we are safe from relegation. Among the issues which have been given a swerve are of course his own and Javier Hernandez’s futures and today Declan Rice’s new contract – although actually that’s a […]
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Posted on 27 April 2018. Tags: education, events, footy news, photos, sky sports, upthehammers, westham fixtures
West Ham boss David Moyes has challenged Adrian to oust Joe Hart and win his place back until the end of the season.
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Posted on 27 April 2018. Tags: article, cricket, health, News, science
England head coach Eddie Jones has once again turned to football in a bid to bolster his sporting knowledge as he continues to prepare for England’s summer tour of South Africa.
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Posted on 27 April 2018. Tags: australia, coupons, health, premier league, sky tv, west ham united news
Get the latest team news and stats ahead of the Premier League clash between West Ham and Manchester City at the London Stadium.
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Posted on 27 April 2018. Tags: fans-dance, joseph j jones, likes, speaking in tongues, sweet-caroline, the-likes
Music and West Ham kind of go hand in hand. Walk in to most pubs in and around Stratford and East London on a matchday and you’ll no doubt find a DJ spinning off the classics as hundreds of Hammers fans dance and sing along, almost always to the likes of Sweet Caroline, The Cockney […]
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