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West Ham fans at the ClaretandHugh Facebook group have been responsing to the news that Dimi Payet has signed a new deal to 2021. Here’s what some of them are saying:   O We don’t get to reduce players wages when their form dips or if they are injured. I don’t really understand why a […]

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• West Ham do not have the power to veto a groundshare • Karren Brady stated in 2014 the club would have said no to such a scenario West Ham do not have the power to veto a groundshare at the Olympic Stadium and such an agreement is still possible, according to the London Legacy Development Corporation. The LLDC finance executive, Geraldine Murphy, told an information tribunal that a groundshare could happen “if the teams co…

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• BBC documentary claims club is effectively getting venue rent free • ‘We are more than paying our way,’ say West Ham A significant amount of West Ham’s running costs at the Olympic Stadium will be paid for by the taxpayer once the Premier League side move into the venue next year , according to a BBC documentary. The documentary alleges a number of facilities and services at the £700m…

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• Online foreign exchange broker entered insolvency on Friday • Club believed to be owed £4m on three-year deal West Ham United are in “advanced discussions” with potential new shirt sponsors after their main commercial backer went bust for the second time in six years. The online foreign exchange broker Alpari entered insolvency on Friday morning as a result of the Swiss National Bank’s shock move to decouple from the euro, …

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Also featuring: Helicopters and yachts, Brendan Rodgers, and what happens when you insult Tomás Boy 1) Russia 2018s head Alexey Sorokin floating a new tough line on racism : While there are individual outbreaks of these undesired tendencies, it cannot be regarded as a trend in our country. 2) Russias sports minister Vitaly Mutko : Why should we be singled out? A lot of dark-skinned players play in Russia. I dont really see any problems. Continue reading…

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The 2012-13 accounts of all 20 top-flight clubs and what the figures say about their health Wages of players and staff now hits record £1.8bn Financial figures for 2012-13, for the 20 clubs in the Premier League during 2012-13. All details from the published annual reports at Companies House. Net debt is as stated in the accounts; debts minus cash held at the bank. The separate categories of turnover are rounded down or up…

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• Despite record revenue the club lost £3.5m • Hammers’ wage bill rose to £56.2m from £41.6m West Ham United’s net debt has increased to £77m and the owners, David Sullivan and David Gold, have loaned the club another £10.5m to try to secure their Premier League status. The club’s annual accounts for the year ending 31 May 2013, when they finished 10th in the Premier League, reveal that…

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West Ham United have signed Roger Johnson from Wolves on loan until the end of the season, according to Sky sources.

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