West Ham are drawing up a list of candidates to take over from Slaven Bilic after the disastrous events of Friday night and Brighton. The club knows it has a serious problem and is quickly looking at limited options but the promotion of Terry Westley as even a temporary replacement while the club looks at […]
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Hammers look at veteran boss as caretaker
Posted on 21 October 2017.
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Oh dear -how we rated the Irons v Brighton
Posted on 20 October 2017.
Hugh has the shocking job of rating the West Ham players – let’s get this over FAST Hart: Isolated for first by some shocking defending , beaten – perhaps a tad too easily for the second – and spot kick sealed his awful night 4 Zabaleta: Until a wild challenge led […]
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Bilic: Adrian a top professional
Posted on 19 October 2017.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says he can understand why back-up goalkeeper Adrian has said he may look for a move in January.
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Bilic optimistic on Hernandez
Posted on 19 October 2017.
Slaven Bilic says he is expecting forward Javier Hernandez to be fit for the Friday Night Football clash at home to Brighton , live on Sky Sports Premier League from 7pm.
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West Ham Team News
Posted on 19 October 2017.
Andy Carroll is serving a one-match ban for his sending-off against Burnley, otherwise, Slaven Bilic has almost a full squad to choose from for Friday night’s game against Brighton. The only fitness doubt heading into the game is James Collins continued recovery from an ankle injury and Javier Hernandez who suffered a knock on Tuesday […]
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Brighton Team News – Set to miss four key players
Posted on 19 October 2017.
Brighton will be without defender Shane Duffy, who has a groin strain, while Davy Propper is also out with a thigh problem. Steve Sidwell is a long-term absentee, and is not set to be back in action until November due to a back injury. Striker Tomer Hemed is serving the final game of a three-match ban, […]
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Statement released ahead of Brighton clash
Posted on 19 October 2017.
Pride of Irons – West Ham United’s official LGBT supporters group – have issued the following statement ahead of the Premier League encounter against Brighton and Hove Albion on Friday 20th October, fully endorsed by the club: “This Friday we welcome Brighton and Hove Albion to East London for what will be our first meeting […]
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Germans confirm Oxford clause
Posted on 18 October 2017.
Borussia Moenchengladbach Sporting director Max Eberl has told The Times that it makes no sense for Reece Oxford to return early from his loan in Germany. Eberl said: “To me, it would make no sense for Reece to go back in December. The example for him is Christensen — not an English player, but another […]
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Martinez winds up his Brighton selection chances
Posted on 18 October 2017.
Toni Martinez is a humble young man who keeps his thoughts very much to himself as a rule! He is already seen as a fine example to youngsters growing up in the game as a result of that along with his goal scoring feats for Hammers under 23s . But after becoming the first Hammer […]
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West Ham rumoured target to be offered new contract
Posted on 17 October 2017.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is looking to offer Jack Wilshere a new four-year contract to stay at the Emirates. A report in the Daily Mirror says Wenger has been so impressed that a new four-year contract offer is in the pipeline for the 25-year-old. The Arsenal midfielder and boyhood West Ham fan has yet to […]
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Humble hat-trick hero speaks plus all the goals
Posted on 15 October 2017.
Humble London Stadium hat-trick hero Antonio Martinez told West Ham TV cameras “Yeah I feel delighted after today, I am really happy to get my first hat-trick this season but I think the most important thing today is the team work and the performance. I am proud of everyone. Everyone played perfectly. I think we […]
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Live Blog: West Ham United U23s vs Manchester United U23s PL2 Matchday Ten: Live From The London Stadium
Posted on 15 October 2017.
11:30 AM: First-teamers Sam Byram, Declan Rice, and Edimilson Fernandes could all feature today, Team News in 30 minutes. 11:20 AM: If you are bored and waiting for kick-off here in Stratford, be sure to check out our Match Preview here: http://www.moorethanjustaclub.com/match-preview/match-preview-west-ham-united-u23s-vs-manchester-united-u23s-premier-league-two-division-one-matchday-seven/. An empty looking Press Lounge this morning. More to follow………… 11:00 AM: …
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Bilic gives his verdict on Christmas Eve game
Posted on 13 October 2017.
Slaven Bilic has no big feelings about the Irons playing a Premier League match on Christmas Eve. It is now highly unlikely the Irons will be pitched against Newcastle United on December 24 but it appears it wouldn’t be much skin off the manager’s nose if it were to happen. In his pre-Burnley presser he […]
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Angry Bilic leaps to defend his player
Posted on 13 October 2017.
Slaven Bilic has waded into Joe Hart’s critics making a blistering attack on them in one of his most outspoken attacks for a long time. Hart has barely put a foot wrong in an England shirt but continues to be at the centre of complaints from fans who don’t believe him to be worth the […]
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Hammers youngster can make his mark
Posted on 12 October 2017.
Slaven Bilic is convinced that Reece Oxford will live up to expectations in Germany this season. The teenager has failed to appear for Borussia Monchengladbach since joining on loan but Bilic insisted the youngster is good enough to impress during his time away and then establish himself as a first-team player at the London Stadium. […]
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From Non-League Warrior To Premier League Superstar: The Rise Of Michail Antonio
Posted on 10 October 2017.
Ten years ago to this very day, Michail Gregory Antonio was preparing for an FA Trophy Third Round Replay against Chipstead with his Tooting & Mitcham United side. Today, we map the progress of Antonio from the Isthmian League Division 1 South to the Premier League in just eight years and explain why he is such an integral part of Slaven Bilic’s starting Xl. Having featured for Tooting until the end of October 2008, …
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Shortest and tallest PL XIs
Posted on 10 October 2017.
Gordon Strachan claimed Scotland have a genetic height deficiency after failing to qualify for the World Cup – but what would the shortest and tallest Premier League XIs look like?
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Reece Oxford release clause revealed
Posted on 10 October 2017.
German magazine Kicker claim West Ham has a release clause to bring home Reece Oxford in January should they want to. Kicker says there is a contract clause in which West Ham could end the one-season loan early to bring the 18-year old back to England. The clause could be activated of Oxford does not reach […]
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The day Parkesy told Macari to stop gambling
Posted on 09 October 2017.
Phil Parkes remembers the day when former boss Lou Macari turned to him and said: “You should stop drinking because it’s a bad example to the kids.” But he got a very quick reply from the goalkeeper who said: “I can stop drinking at any time but I’ll stop now if you agree to stop […]
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In defence of Sullivan Junior
Posted on 09 October 2017.
Over the weekend Graeme Souness stuck the boot into Jack Sullivan claiming his comments on club business on Twitter was “unacceptable.” The Sky pundit told the Sunday Times: “Look at the West Ham situation, where you have Jack Sullivan, son of the owner David Sullivan, on social media criticising the manager’s selections, substitutions and signings. […]
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Hammers won’t go back for summer target
Posted on 08 October 2017.
West Ham will refuse the temptation to make another summer move for Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud after doing their best to bring him to the London Stadium in the summer. There has been some speculation that with our interest in Theo Walcott now well known, the Hammers could decide to go in for Giroud as part […]
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Chicharito scores
Posted on 07 October 2017.
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Hammers go head to head with Arsenal for right back
Posted on 06 October 2017.
West Ham are said to be tracking Sporting CP right-back Cristiano Piccini according to reports on Desporto in Portugal today. Spanish club Real Betis sold Piccini to Sporting CP in May this year for €3m with a percentage of the fee going to Fiorentina. The Italian wing-back joined Betis in 2014 on-loan before signing permanently from Fiorentina in the summer of […]
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Antonio is honoured at the London Stadium
Posted on 06 October 2017.
Michail Antonio has become the latest Hammers hero to be honoured with a giant hanging shirt bearing his name and number at the London Stadium. The 27-year-old gets a shirt as reigning Hammer of the Year just as Payet was displayed last season until his departure. Antonio’s number 30 shirt was unveiled this week alongside […]
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Hornets join Hammers in race for defender
Posted on 05 October 2017.
West Ham – having scouted SPAL defender Francesco Vicari – have now been joined by Watford who ran the rule over the centre back at a recent game. Hornets scout Paolo De Toffol looked the player over at the Stadio Paolo Mazza in Ferrara on Sunday following a visit by Hammers scouts a few weeks […]
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Poll: Fans vote on which striker should be sold!
Posted on 04 October 2017.
A big majority of West Ham fans would prefer the club to sell Andy Carroll this January rather than Diafra Sakho. Just under 50 per cent voting in a new poll want to see the Geordie gone before any of the other strikers with just over 10 per cent preferring a Sakho departure whilst 37 […]
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