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It was confirmed late on Sunday evening by West Ham United that two of David Moyes’ Assistants have been formally appointed in the form of former England U21 Manager Stuart Pearce and former Baggies Boss Alan Irvine. The pair, who are expected to be joined by current Sunderland Caretaker Manager Billy McKinlay later in the week, took their first training alongside Moyes yesterday morning. Although, as many as seven first-team players…

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Please note, this was recorded  before West Ham came back from 2-0 at Wembley. But, we are sure our editor’s opinion won’t have changed that much… This week on A Week In The World Of West Ham United, Luke trawls over all the goings on in the last seven days in East London and looks ahead to the weekend’s first-team and U23 action, as Chris Darwen Hammers The Hammers whilst smugly soaking up the …

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A first-half red card for Hammers forward Andy Carroll marred what would have been a respectable victory at Turf Moor on Saturday as Chris Wood netted a late header to rescue the hosts Burnley. Slaven Bilic’s Boys had seized an early lead through Michail Antonio before Carroll saw red and Wood converted an 85th-minute leveller to save the home side from what would have been a second defeat …

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Aaron Cresswell believes a rich run of form for West Ham could hand striker Andy Carroll a place in England’s World Cup squad next summer. Hammers left-back Cresswell, who made his first Three Lions start in Sunday’s 1-0 win in Lithuania, reckons Carroll has all the qualities to tempt boss Gareth Southgate in to giving him a berth for the Russia tournament, if he he can stay fit. Injury-prone Carroll is poised to lead the line for Slaven Bilic’s charges when…

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I’ve seen a lot of comments on social media suggesting that those who booed West Ham this weekend against Swansea are “plastic fans” and didn’t deserve to go to the game and back the team. How can they be plastic fans? I have only been a season ticket holder at the club for five years and over the past few games it has been perhaps the most frustrating to watch West Ham play. Our excuse last season for …

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  A remarkable late winner from forward Diafra Sakho was enough for Slaven Bilic’s Hammers to steal a vital three points at The London Stadium on Saturday afternoon, a win that may just have saved the Croat’s Job. The visitors, Paul Clement’s Swansea City, were devastated to concede so late after putting up a stern and respectable performance, but have now slumped to three defeats in four Premier League Games. …

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A shocked West Ham fan has sparked debate on social media after claiming she was searched under the cup of her bra by a steward before a game at the London Stadium. The Hammers supporter says she was intimately frisked as she attended the Carabao Cup victory over Bolton at the venue midweek. And her observations of how she was treated led to other fans revealing details of other seemingly inappropriate searches. One young woman was…

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Player Ratings: West Ham United vs Huddersfield Town: Premier League Match Day Four 12th September 2017 Let’s take a look at how each featuring squad member performed in last night’s 2-0 victory over Huddersfield Town, as goals from Pedro Obiang and Andre Ayew restored harmony in East London. Joe Hart: 7/10 There is no doubting that yesterday evening’s encounter was the England No1’s easiest game in Claret & Blue so far, as he kept his first clean sheet for the club…

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Match Report: West Ham United vs Huddersfield Town: Premier League Match Day Four 12th September 2017 A fluky effort from Pedro Obiang and a late Andre Ayew poach proved enough to ease the pressure on Slaven Bilic in Stratford last night, as we picked up our first points of the Premier League campaign against David Wagner’s men. Bilic opted for an experimental five at the back formation for his must-win mission, and it would succeed in keeping an in…

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Joe Hart has told West Ham supporters that Slaven Bilic’s players have a duty to perform for them when the Hammers host Huddersfield in the Premier League on Monday. Bilic, under mounting pressure after his side suffered three top flight defeats away from home at the start of the campaign, is desperate to oversee a victory at the London Stadium. And Three Lions keeper Hart says he and his team-mates are under no illusion as to…

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Exciting Nigerian winger Victor Obinna will be best remembered for his superb spell at Upton Park during the 2010/2011 season, as he was the shining light in an otherwise dark Premier League campaign. But, how did his flair and goals almost keep us afloat in the Top-Flight alone? Just how did the rest of his journeyman like career pan out? nd where is he Now? The electric attacker started his footballing…

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In this week’s podcast Luke discusses the possible ins and outs as the transfer window has the curtains almost completely closed and mentions the fact that there was a victory over The Robins and The U23’s Spurs triumph. He also looks ahead to this weekend’s trip to The North East and has a look at which Hammers have made the cut for their International Teams. The post Moore Than…

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Monday is dragging and the Hammers have conceded SEVEN in just two games. I think we need cheering up, no? Luckily Nigel has been hard at work searching West Ham social media accounts for anything that might make you lot smile. And this is what he has found… The post Mock the West Ham Week Episode 4: We need a smile, don’t we? appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .

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I was honestly never that optimistic that I’d be sat here writing a first post season kick off article laden with superlatives about our performance at Old Trafford. Even with the undisputable strengthening of the squad that has taken place in recent weeks, it was always going to be an uphill battle from minute one, and so it proved. One thing I was hopeful of, which proved to be in vain, was that the clubs support would acknowledge the good…

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Our third-consecutive defeat at Old Trafford yesterday-afternoon was certainly one for Hammers’ fans to forget in a hurry, but who performed the worst and which players were to blame? As we take a look at how each featuring squad-member ranked out-of-ten at Old Trafford. Joe Hart: 7/10 It was a difficult debut afternoon for Joe Hart at the Ground of his former bitter rivals, but the jeers of the crowd are not…

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U23’s overcome by Billericay A bright young Hammers U23 side that included two-trialists and a number of U18 starlets were beaten 3-1 by Isthmian League Premier Division side Billericay Town at The New Lodge on Tuesday night. The hosts, who have made headlines by signing the ex-Liverpool duo of Paul Konchesky and Jermaine Pennant, were too strong for the youngsters as Terry Westley’s men were condemned to defeat in …

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Hammers land young Montenegrin star It was announced by the club late-last night that we have completed the signing of Sead Haksabanovic from Swedish outfit Halmstads BK. The attacking-midfielder is already a full-international for his native country of Montenegro at the tender age of 18 and is considered to be one of the brightest young talents in Europe. The deal was confirmed to be in the region of £3 million and …

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Emmanuel Omoyinmi 1995-2000, 2 (11) Apps Manny is probably one the most remembered names from the late nineties side but unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. A product of the youth team, Manny struggled to establish himself in the team despite his promise. He did score twice against Crystal Palace in 1998 but its final game for the club for which he will be remembered. West Ham were in the midst of quite …

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U23’s draw European clubs Terry Westley’s bright young U23 side will face the likes of Benfica, Villarreal and Tottenham Hotspur in the Group Stage of next season’s Premier League International Cup. The starlets qualified for the tournament with their PL2 Division Two Play-Off Final victory over Newcastle United, which also promoted them to Division One. The competition is set to give the young squad vital experience for their future career and will see them make trips to …

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Once again, Nigel is back with his hot take of the last week in the Hammers’ world. There appears to be a Scottish flavour to it today… Enjoy! The post Mock the West Ham Week Episode Two appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .

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Fletcher joins Boro It was confirmed yesterday by Gary Monk’s Middlesbrough that they have completed the transfer of our young striker Ashley Fletcher. The former Manchester United man has joined The Championship for a fee of around £6 million, after agreeing personal terms at The Riverside yesterday. Fletcher made 21 appearances in all competitions under Slaven Bilic last season, scoring only once in The League Cup defeat away at Old Trafford. The 21-year-old also played a key part for The…

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So folks, one of our new writers Nige appears to have a bit of YouTube talent too. It feels only right that we should point you in the direction of his work each week on MTJAC. I mean, he nails it really doesn’t he? Even if you don’t agree with his views, they are definitely conversation starters. Check out his first weekly episode of Mock the West Ham Week… And if you liked that, check out …

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Chicharito targeting success Our new-signing Javier Hernandez is aiming for a long and successful period with us, as he revealed in his first interview since joining from Bayer Leverkusen. The former Manchester United forward was keen to express his want to gain a victory at his old-stamping ground Old Trafford when we face Jose Mourinho’s men on the opening day of next season. “Chicharito” had this to say …

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Things are really beginning to hot up as far as our pre-season is concerned with some exciting transfer activity confirmed and our first 2 friendlies successfully negotiated. After weeks of speculation that we were a club with no money, Joe Hart finally became our 2nd acquisition from Manchester City this week with a 1 year loan deal agreed. Apparently there is no clause that allows us to make the signing permanent, which means that after 12 months, Hart could conceivably walk …

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“You want a heart. You don’t know how lucky you are not to have one,” said the Wizard of Oz. As the news circulates of our recent loan signing of Joe Hart, I wonder if he’ll be an upgrade on the two goalkeepers we already have. Adrian and Randolph didn’t have great seasons last year, but who did in the claret and blue? Hart isn’t exactly coming off the back of his best season …

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Hammers fly out to Austria Slaven Bilic flew his first-team out to Austria yesterday as our pre-season tour of Europe began. The squad are returning to the site of our friendlies against Rubin Kazan, Slovacko and Karlsruher SC before the start of last season. However, Hammers fans will be hoping that we fare better this time, as we only picked up one win out of three games in …

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