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An MP has today declared the Irons should be forced to play behind closed doors if there are repeats of the incidents which marred last night’s great victory over Chelsea. “None of these problems were unforeseeable given the nature of the stadium,” said Mark Field MP. He told the Evening Standard: “Within the next 14 […]

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A Chelsea fan – clearly keen to have his five minutes of fame before the BBC cameras – waded into Hammers supporters after the over-hyped incidents in the Trevor Brooking last night. With daughter Victoria,8, he spoke of their terrible ordeal by coins – and how many times she had been hit by them. He […]

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West Ham and Operators London Stadium 185 have released a statement to say they are close to identifying 200 individuals  who will receive London Stadium bans. ” West Ham United and London Stadium are finalising the identification of 200 individuals who will receive stadium bans having been involved in incidents of disorder during West Ham’s EFL […]

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Cheik Kouyate’s unbelievable goal to open last night’s scoring gave the Irons their first step towards the quarter finals and he could barely believe it’s quality when he looked at it after the match. He said: ““I saw my goal after the game and it was an unbelievable. I spoke with Dimi and said it […]

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West Ham have landed something of a financial bonanza by getting Manchester United in the quarter finals of the EFL Cup. Clubs take 45 per cent of the gate receipts and in our case with 74k plus possible at Old Trafford we can expect to reap around three quarters of a million plus the likliehood […]

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The FA have confirmed they have launched a probe into the crowd disturbances at the stadium last night (Wed) But they will assess evidence and speak to both clubs before deciding to bring any charges. An EFL spokesman added: “We are currently liaising with both clubs, the Football Association and Metropolitan Police as they look […]

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Read the original: Irons 2 Chelsea 1 – Highlights and goals

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West Ham are being put on trial by media who appear to have hung, drung and quartered us after crowd disturbances in the final few minutes  of a magnificent EDL Cup vitory over Chelsea last night (Wed). But all many not be as it seems and later this morning Sean Whetstone our associate editor here […]

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West Ham United and London Stadium partners unreservedly condemn the behaviour of individuals involved in incidents during this evening’s fixture with Chelsea. Whilst quickly brought under control, the Club, in line with its clear zero tolerance policy, will work closely with London Stadium 185, the Metropolitan Police Service and Chelsea to identify the individuals involved.  London […]

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West Ham’s fantastic victory over Chelsea tonight was the defining moment of our season so far. I – like many others – have believed a victory would see the season turn and for the stadium to start feeling more like home. So sadly, some idiots made sure the hope of ‘home’ was perhaps still a […]

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Slaven Bilic has played down the “massive rivalry with Chelsea ” hype by declaring: “It is not like we are playing Millwall.” But  he added of the team’s attitude to the game: “I don’t want them to be calm, no, no. I want them to be focused and up for it but at the same time […]

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Met Police Superintendent Jonathan Williams has confirmed to ClaretandHugh that pubs have been requested to stop serving alcohol ahead of tonight clash with Chelsea. He told us: “I have asked a number of public houses to stop serving drinks an hour before tomorrow night’s game. We know that alcohol contributes to anti social behaviour and want […]

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Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi has revealed that he could have become a Hammer.Iwobi  is currently keeping out likes of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lucas Perez, but the 20year old has revealed how he could have been turning out for us if things had been different. GETTY He said “Arsenal and West Ham were interested in me and Chuba […]

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There appears to be a chance that Andre Ayew may make his return against Chelsea tomorrow night (Wed). According to a retun in the London Evening Standard the Hammers “could be boosted by striker Andre Ayew returning to his squad for the first time since the opening match of the  season — also against Chelsea.” Ayew, […]

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London Stadium caterers Delaware North will be running an early bird promotion to encourage fans to get to the ground early tomorrow night before West Ham face Chelsea in the EFL cup. Stadium doors open at 5.45pm tomorrow night, a full two hours before kick off and draft beer will be on special offer at […]

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Hammer Dimitri Payet has been nominated for the 2016 Ballon d’Or awards, he is only the forth West Ham player to have been nominated following Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst. Payet, who also won West Ham’s Hammer of the Year award and the Player of the Year gong at the London Football Awards last […]

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Our podcast partners MooreThanJustAPodcast are back with another episode to discuss the last gasp win over Sunderland. An update on the formation of the new relaunched West Ham United Independent Supporters Association, a policing update ahead of the game against Chelsea in the cup and the common sense victory over the premium rate lines after […]

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The Irons are scouting Millwall defender Mahlon Romeo ahead of a possible £1.5 million January move. We have reportedly sent scouts to check out the player three times – the latest on Saturday against Fleetwood during the London outfit’s 2-1 victory. The right-back, 21, began his career with Arsenal before dropping down the divisions to […]

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A strict ‘no alcohol ‘ policy will be imposed on fans outside the London Stadium at tomorrow night’s EFL match against Chelsea. And the London Stadium operators have told fans to arrive early as incresed security will be operating for the biggest match yet seen at the club’s new home. Police will be deployed inside […]

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Sunderland manager David Moyes moaned and groaned over the weekend that Calleri was in  an offside position in his opinion when the 94th minute goal was scored and his team were unlucky to lose at the London Stadium. Moyes who has lost seven games on the trot told reporters: “The match official thinks it’s onside, I definitely […]

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West Ham have been linked once again with striker Mauro Icardi from Inter Milan following his high-profile falling out with the club’s ultras. The Argentina international is a figure of hate at the San Siro after claiming in his autobiography that he would bring over 100 criminals from his homeland to ‘kill members of the Curva Nord’. Inter […]

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Wednesday evening brings the first real challenge of stewarding and policing outside the London Stadium. Many of the stewarding and segregation issues have now been resolved within the stadium but some risks remain outside the stadium particularly post match as both sets of fans mix after they leave the area. Stewards and security is the sole […]

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Stan Collymore was one of the more high profile problem players at Liverpool, Aston Villa and Leicester City during his time in the game. He was involved in numerous off pitch incidents at Anfield, managed seven goals for Villa in 46 appearances and became one of four players sent home from La Manga at the […]

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Wow. . . .  what an end to the day. It’s always funny seeing fans come running back into the stadium when they’ve heard the crowd roar. Well done Winston Reid. There were some issues getting into the ground before the game due to everyone being searched and not enough stewards doing the searching so […]

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Guest post by PC Hammer The meeting was well attended by around 75 people. The West Ham United Supporters Club (Social Club) was represented by its Chair and two committee members. An agreement was made, in principle, to set up a West Ham Independent Supporters Association (WHISA). Such an association was already in existence but […]

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Winston Reid topped off another great performance with a precious goal and then demanded more and more points from the Irons. Reid  was in commanding presence at the back – barking orders and being a real team leader – before coming up with the goal that set off wild celebrations around the stadium. And the […]

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