Head of Medics Gary Lewin is certainly not having an international break as he and his team continue to work hard to get the squad up to full fitness in time for Burnley. And speaking to the official site he has given an update on the position concerning key players. He reports: “These two weeks […]
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Lewin’s injury update
Posted on 05 October 2017.
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Legend Pele’s West Ham Mooro tease
Posted on 05 October 2017.
Legendary three-time World Cup winner Pele has teased West Ham fans that he could have teamed up alongside close friend and adversary Bobby Moore in claret and blue. Pele resisted the advances of Europe’s finest clubs in the 1960s and 70s to stay with his beloved Santos, before a stint with New York Cosmos, and […]
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Big thumbs down from Hammers for Christmas Eve football
Posted on 04 October 2017.
A Claret and Hugh poll on whether football should be played on Christmas Eve has received massive thumbs down with nearly 87% of supporters saying football should not be played the day before Christmas. With 1,274 voting, 1,108 (86.97%) said No football should not be scheduled on that day and only 166 (13.03%) said Yes they had […]
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Bilic admits he has a big problem looming
Posted on 03 October 2017.
Slaven Bilic knows that he will have unhappy members of the squad as more and more players return to full fitness. Manuel Lanzini is set for a permanent place in the team and Michail Antonio will be fully over groin injury when the international break ends. It’s a refreshing problem to know that once all are […]
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WATCH & VOTE: PL Goal of the Month
Posted on 03 October 2017.
Leroy Sane? Kevin De Bruyne? Harry Kane? Watch our pick of the Premier League goals from September and vote for your favourite.
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Bilic ‘until end of season’ story backed
Posted on 02 October 2017.
Well connected West Ham reporter Darren Lewis has confirmed that Slaven Bilic will get until the end of the season as West Ham manager. Only last night ClaretandHugh made it clear there is no desire to send the Croat on his way despite the regular claims that he is under pressure. And this morning Lewis […]
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England really can take on the world… don’t laugh
Posted on 01 October 2017.
ALAN PARDEW: Harry Kane’s record speaks for itself and then you can add the likes of Jamie Vardy, Raheem Sterling and Adam Lallana when fit, so these are exciting times.
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How we rated the Irons against Swansea
Posted on 30 September 2017.
Niall McDonald hands out the marks Hart: Saved the only shot Swansea got on target. Showed us all what Pep was talking about with his distribution 4 Zabaleta: I wonder what he makes of all this 5 Reid: Lots of sideways and backwards passing, although not the only guilty party 5 Fonte: Comfortable in the […]
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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic admits he is used to pressure
Posted on 29 September 2017.
The Hammers lost their first three matches of the season, conceding 10 goals, but with Slaven Bilic’s job supposedly on the line they beat Huddersfield and drew at West Brom.
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Football rumours: West Ham to replace Slaven Bilic with Carlo Ancelotti?
Posted on 29 September 2017.
Today’s rumours are on the hoof Spanish assist-machine David Silva is believed to be flattered by interest from Milan , who spent €175m on an overhaul during the summer, but are currently languishing in seventh place in Serie A, already six points off the pace set by Napoli and Juventus. Silva has two years left on his contract at Manchester City but is dilly-dallying on inking an extension and…
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Cresswell ready to achieve ultimate ambition
Posted on 28 September 2017.
West Ham United duo Joe Hart and Aaron Cresswell have been named in the England squad for the Three Lions’ final two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. And Cresswell immediately put his ultimate ambition on the line saying: “The main aim for me is to play well this season and go to the World Cup. “It’s […]
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Lanzini return target set
Posted on 26 September 2017.
Manu Lanzini looks ready to make his long delayed return to action on the bench at Burnley after the international break. There have been reports that he could even be involved against Swansea at the weekend but that looks impossible despite the midfielder continuing to train well. Slaven Bilic is desperate to inject Lanzini’s pace […]
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Westley’s U23’s Hold On For Vital North-East Triumph
Posted on 25 September 2017.
Goals from Antonio Martinez and Martin Samuelsen ensured a win of huge importance over The Black Cats at The Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground yesterday lunchtime, as we ended a run of three consecutive defeats with a huge win. On a weekend where the First-Team were so narrowly edged out by Tottenham Hotspur at The London Stadium, our Hammer starlets held out for their own narrow victory. The youngsters had raced into a two-goal lead before the half-hour…
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Report: Hammers look at managerial names
Posted on 24 September 2017.
West Ham are this morning reported as having added German coach Thomas Tuchel (right) to that of Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri should they sack Slaven Bilic. The 44 year old Tuchel managed Borussia Dortmund for two years. In his first season at Dortmund, Tuchel led the club to the quarter-final stage of the Europs League where […]
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West Ham boss Bilic braced for crunch match with Swansea
Posted on 23 September 2017.
West Ham’s home fixture with Swansea City next Saturday assumes massive importance for under-pressure manager Slaven Bilic after a fourth defeat in six Premier League games.
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Another fine mess “Oliver” …and it cost us dearly
Posted on 23 September 2017.
Referee Michael Oliver got one of one of the most obvious penalty decisions so wrong at lunchtime and again it cost the Irons dearly. I hate the “we wuz robbed” discussions after games but on this occasion there can be no argument that we were deprived of one of the clearest spot kicks possible. It […]
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Grandstand Irons finish but too little too late
Posted on 23 September 2017.
Irons 2 Spurs 3 Well I guess if you don’t really give it a go until you are three down then you can’t claim to have deserved to win. But it was so close to becoming a guts and glory affair for the Irons although Michail Antonio’s 28th minute exit affected the shape and probably […]
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Chicharito hands out assurances
Posted on 22 September 2017.
It is of course a PR job to have Chicharito explain he doesn’t mind where he plays so long as he’s playing but a decent attempt to show it’s business as usual in the dressing room! That the striker should claim what position he plays is immaterial can’t help but bring a small smile and that goals […]
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Hammers scout Bologna duo
Posted on 22 September 2017.
West Ham are reportedly tracking Bologna pair Simone Verdi and Adam Masina. Italian website Tutto Mercato claims West Ham have set their sights on landing both Verdi and Masina in the January transfer window and have been regularly scouting the pair. Verdi is able to operate out wide or as a forward and he has […]
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Hammers support Mexican relief
Posted on 21 September 2017.
West Ham will auction all match-worn shirts from Saturday’s London derby against Tottenham with all the money raised going to those affected by the Mexico earthquake.
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Bilic’s Carroll love-in a low percentage goals affair
Posted on 19 September 2017.
By Dave Gilbert It seems a foregone conclusion. If Andy Carroll is fit, Andy Carroll starts! I can see Slaven Bilic making his the first name on the team sheet regardless of how anyone else is playing or as we have seen,even if it means others not being in their right positions.To a certain […]
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Redknapp signals he’s finished with management
Posted on 18 September 2017.
Former Hammers boss Harry Redknapp admits he has probably given his last ever team talk and training session as a manager! The 70 year old was axed at the weekend after leading Birmingham to their sixth defeat of the season. And when asked by BBC Radio 5’s Sportsweek programme if he would be looking for […]
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Andy Carroll is always a threat
Posted on 18 September 2017.
Slaven Bilic says Andy Carroll is always a threat but he needs more games under his belt. Speaking to WHUFC.com he said: “Andy (Carroll) is always a threat and he was good in the air and also with stopping the balls and laying it off to the flanks, we put a lot of balls in where […]
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West Ham have the last laugh over Everton
Posted on 18 September 2017.
Everton have proved that the size of your transfer spending over the summer doesn’t guarantee success on the pitch as they lost their fourth game in a row over the weekend conceding twelve goals without scoring a single goal. The Merseyside club spent £143m in the summer after receiving £96m the other way for Lulaku, Deulofeu […]
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How we rated the Irons v Albion
Posted on 16 September 2017.
Hugh hands out the points after a dreary bore draw at the Hawthorns Hart: Absolutely nothing of any consequence to do. Not his fault but therefore only a 5 Zabaleta: Neat, tidy, composed and clever. Defended well and tried to make things happen 7 Reid: With Albion showing little attacking intent there […]
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Irons earn point but Hernandez worry goes on and on
Posted on 16 September 2017.
West Bromwich Albion 0 Hammers 0 I won’t be waiting for the video of this game to come out! It was about as dull as it gets but the upside first…it’s another clean sheet although it must be added that it was against a team with no real attacking ambition with their first shot on […]
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