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Manuel Pellegrini is set to reassure Chicharito  he is very much in his plans should he finally accept the job as West Ham manager. The Hammers boss in  waiting is a big fan of the striker and would have had him under his international wing had he accepted the job as the Mexico’s nation’s team […]

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West Ham are preparing a three year contract for Manuel Pellegrini on an annual salary of around £10 million a year with the deal set to be agreed over the next 48 hours. The 64 year old will meet the board for the first time tomorrow evening with the details set to be put into […]

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West Ham is interested in recruiting Malaga sporting director Mario Husillos as their replacement Head of Recruitment according to a report in the Daily Mail. Pellegrini and the Argentine worked well together at Malaga before the 64-year-old arrived at Manchester City in 2013. Husillos’ future at Malaga is said to be unclear following the club’s relegation […]

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(1) In his playing days Pellegrini was a genuine one-club man, spending his entire career playing as a defender for Universidad de Chile between 1973 and 1986. Pellegrini’s decision to retire from playing football came after he tried to clear a high ball inside his own box, but was out-jumped by a 17-year-old player from […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is expected to take the first available flight out of China today following his team Hebei China Fortune’s final game against Chonqing Lifan before a seasonal break (kick off 12.35). The timing of the Hammers move for the former Manchester City boss looks perfect given the break with the campaign kicking off again on […]

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West Ham’s head of Fitness Nick Davies has left West Ham, less than six months after being appointed. Davies left Norwich last June, following four years at the club to help improve the squad fitness. He had previously been Head of Sports Science at Charlton and Birmingham and also served the Hammers during a previous spell […]

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West Ham’s decision to spend big on either Manuel Pellegrini or Rafa Benitez as their next manager means they and won’t see much change out of around £25 – £30 million over a two year deal for either. Manuel Pellegrini – currently on €18 million net – is understood to want out of China and […]

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A report in the Spanish media today claims that West Ham goalkeeper Adrian gave the West Ham board an ultimatum that he wanted to leave if David Moyes was to stay in charge after the Summer. Spanish media outlet Estadiodeportivo says Adrián made it clear to the club that if Moyes continued he would look […]

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If Manuel Pellegrini is appointed as West Ham manager next week his first signing could well be his old player Yaya Toure.  The Chilean manager is expected to land in London on Monday for talks with the Hammers with a possible announcement on or before Wednesday. Toure previously put his stamp on Man City’s 2013/14 […]

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It hasn’t taken long for the discussion to start  without anybody yet having been appointed as the new West Ham boss. It seems that in our perfect world it is now a straight fight between Rafa Benitez and Manuel Pellegrini. Many have already made their minds up so ClaretandHugh – with help from Wiki – […]

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West Ham are making progress in getting Manual Pellegrini in front of David Sullivan for an interview to become the next West Ham manager. But the former Manchester City boss is currently still in China although it looks likely he will be arriving in England to consider the possibility of taking over at the London […]

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Fresh reports have emerged out of Chile overnight that Manuel Pellegrini could be announced as the next West Ham manager on Monday. Pellegrini has been in charge of Chinese Super League outfit Hebei China Fortune for the past two years, failing to achieve similar success to his time at Manchester City at the Etihad. However, according to Chilean […]

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David Sullivan has used the club’s official website to claim the club is entirely confident of appointing a “high profile” manager. And he adds that he can explain that the chosen one will have a “proven record in Premier League and European football.” In an unusual move, the co chairman announced the club expects to […]

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Claudio Ranieri has given himself a chance of becoming a shock late managerial candidate for West Ham with his departure from Nantes today. The former Premier League Leicester City boss has parted company with French Ligue One outfit after leading them into tenth place last season. And with the Hammers very much in the market […]

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Pedro Obiang has apologised to the Hammers fans for the suffering they were made to endure last season. But he was delighted to step onto the pitch again for the final heart-warming result against Everton on the final day. Speaking to West Ham TV the midfielder said: It was a perfect way to end the season. […]

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West Ham have set a Wednesday May 23 deadline to have their new boss in place. With Paulo Fonseca out of the frame the club seem now to be focused on bringing in either Unai Emery or Rafa Benitez as their next manager after allowing David Moyes and his backroom team to walk away. Manuel […]

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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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What a performance …what an incredible victory …what a game changer in our season – we were magnificent! I’m gonna be quite honest about this with you. I don’t like being wise after the even or hearing the words “told you so.”I had big doubts as to whether the manager could get it right after […]

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Top ClaretandHugh blogger RICH SPRENT is excited! The performance against Chelsea was as perfect as it gets and here he  discusses where we are, what we are about and the system which has so much going for it. Forget £20m 20 goal strikers. Actually forget ANY of that terminology! It’s clear that with the personnel […]

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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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The Hammers wasted no time in issuing a statement immediately after the game making clear that the trouble which flared at the end of the game will have devastating consequences for the individuals involed. The statement made it clear that once identfied culprits will be banned for life …and from the size of the melee […]

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Trouble flared halfway down the Trevor Brooking Stand behind the Irons goal towards the end of tonight’s game with segregation seemingly at the bottom of the problem. Fans met on the walkways and both police in riot gear and stewards were involved in calming things down as they looked to spill into serious trouble. They […]

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We are on our way to meet United at Old Trafford. That’s the Irons ‘reward’for a magnificent victory over Chelsea tonight but with the confidence now sky high and the Hammers truly on their way there’s no fear factor. City squeezed through in their game against City this evening whilst we were as good as […]

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