It’s not exactly been the season Hammers fans were expecting but it’s getting better all the time. But despite all the various pressures visited on manager Slaven Bilic from a new stadium to Dimi Payet the boss remains top man with the vast majority of fans. After a ClaretandHugh blog praised the manager for his […]
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Tough season but fans hail ‘King Slav’
Posted on 17 February 2017.
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Slav hears FA verdict
Posted on 15 February 2017.
Slaven Bilic has been hit with an £8,000 fine by the FA for his microphone throwing outburst. The Mirror reports Bilic slammed the TV audio equipment to the ground following Gareth McAuley’s last minute equaliser. Assistant Nikola Jurcevic has also been fined the same amount for misconduct after being sent to the stands after a […]
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Gold regrets Payet fee
Posted on 15 February 2017.
West Ham co-owner David Gold says his only regret about selling Dimitri Payet was the price.
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Noble makes his future clear
Posted on 14 February 2017.
Mark Noble has made it clear he wants to end his career at West Ham declaring: ” I’ve still got a contract until I’m 33 and thinking about playing for another football club would be funny – I think Steven Gerrard said that as well,” Speaking to the official site he said: “Walking around […]
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Fans would agree with sanctions for non attendance
Posted on 12 February 2017.
Seventy one percent of West Ham fans would back sanctions to West ham season ticket holders who don’t regularly used their seats during a season. Thousands of season ticket holders are missing from each league game with real attendances for the Arsenal home around 6,000 lower than the stated figure and the Stoke City home […]
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Rewind: All the goals and action v Albion
Posted on 12 February 2017.
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Slav sounds a warning
Posted on 11 February 2017.
Slaven Bilic has warned of the care and caution with which the Irons must approach today’s game against West Brom. In an extensive summary of the opposition strengths the manager declared: “If you lose the balls in areas where you shouldn’t lose them against West Brom, they can be lethal. A lot of people say […]
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Pulis faces defensive dilemma against Irons
Posted on 10 February 2017.
Tony Pulis faces a defensive dilemma with central defender Jonny Evans available for tomorrow’s match after hobbling off in the 3-1 win over Hull at the beginning of January. In his absence, Jonas Olsson started the matches against Derby and Tottenham and of late Craig Dawson has impressed in his favoured position alongside Gareth McAuley. Dawson, who […]
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Lawro’s Hammers change of mood
Posted on 10 February 2017.
Mark Lawrenson appears to have adopted a far softer line with the Irons this season and reckons “we are showing what a good team they are “now the Dimitri Payet saga is over.” And is assessing their chances against West Brom tomorrow (Sat) he says: “Both teams are ticking along nicely in the top half […]
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Gareth Southgate will check out West Ham’s Andy Carroll
Posted on 07 February 2017.
EXCLUSIVE: England manager Gareth Southgate will be at the London Stadium on Saturday with West Ham striker Andy Carroll hoping to do enough to earn another call-up.
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Stadium caterers to sample the best Ribs in London
Posted on 07 February 2017.
West Ham season ticket holder Mark Gevaux, better known as the Rib Man for his succulent baby-back pork-rib meat stuffed into floury buns and topped with a lava-like splodge of his own hot sauce with a X-rate name hopes to move to the London Stadium very soon. Nicknamed the “godfather of street food”, Gevaux spent […]
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Which one of these three Hammers has done best?
Posted on 07 February 2017.
If the Hammer of the year was voted for now only between these three West Ham players who would get your vote based on performances this season so far? Player Stats: Pedro Obiang 17 League appearances 1 Goal 1 Assist 5 Yellows Winston Reid 21 League appearances 2 Goals 2 Assists 6 Yellows 1 Red […]
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Stadium owners closer to naming rights deal
Posted on 05 February 2017.
London Stadium owners E20 are closer to concluding a naming rights partner but nothing has been confirmed or signed at this stage ClaretandHugh have been told. West Ham have the rights of final approval but not the negotiation. Spurs, Chelsea and E20 are all chasing the same potential sponsors to get the best deal for their […]
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One picture worth a million words
Posted on 04 February 2017.
More: One picture worth a million words
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Southampton 1-3 West Ham: Irons show strength of character
Posted on 04 February 2017.
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT ST MARY’S: For the briefest of moments, it looked like it was all going wrong again, as Andy Carroll trudged off the pitch on the same old march of the damned.
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“Embarrassed” Leroy slams ‘clueless’ Irons
Posted on 03 February 2017.
I saw the bad old days return at the London Stadium on Wednesday night and I’m not buying into all the “Manchester City were brilliant so we have to accept the result” stuff. There has been far too much inconsistency from the team this season and although five wins from seven ahead of the game […]
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Ayew knocked out of African Cup of Nations
Posted on 02 February 2017.
Hammers Andre Ayew has been knocked out of the African Cup of Nations in tonight’s semi-final. Ghana were two nil losers to Cameroon who now progress to Sunday’s final against Egypt. Ayew played all ninety minutes but was not able to cancel out the two goals scored by Cameroon in the second half. Former West […]
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Fonte pleads for Slaven not to be blamed
Posted on 02 February 2017.
Jose Fonte has told Hammers supporters the club’s latest humiliation is entirely down to the players who failed to follow the manager’s instructions. The £8m signing says the blame must be laid firmly at the players explaining: “We worked on a game plan during the week and when the game started we did not apply it. […]
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Frank Lampard retires
Posted on 02 February 2017.
Former Hammer, Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has retired, bringing to an end a 21-year professional career which started at West Ham. The 38-year-old, who spent last year with New York City in Major League Soccer in the US, announced his decision on social media on Thursday. Lampard made 649 appearances for Chelsea and won […]
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Man Utd v Hull City LIVE scores: And EPL results
Posted on 01 February 2017.
Following the failures of the top four to win on Tuesday, Manchester United and Manchester City will hope to take full advantage from their mid-week Premier League fixtures. Follow live here.
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Just one question over Irons line-up for City
Posted on 01 February 2017.
The Hammers team appears to pick itself for tonight’s match against Manchester City with Slav likely to name the same team as beat Middlesbrough at the Riverside 3-1 apart from Jose Fonte at central defence. Angelo Ogbonna has undergone successful surgery but is of course out for the rest of the season and the former Southampton […]
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Slav turned down £100,000 per week defender
Posted on 31 January 2017.
Slaven Bilic decided against a late move for former Juventus defender Martin Caceres – because the 29-year-old free agent wants £100,000-a-week says Darren Lewis in the Daily Mirror. West Ham were offered the chance to take the centre-back today but the Irons are among a number of clubs that have decided against it. Caceres has […]
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Reading sign Oxford and Mutch on loan
Posted on 31 January 2017.
Championship side Reading sign West Ham defender Reece Oxford and Crystal Palace midfielder Jordon Mutch on loan.
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Hammers replace Payet mural
Posted on 31 January 2017.
West Ham have revealed they are in the process of replacing the mural of Dimitri Payet outside the London Stadium ahead of Wednesday’s clash with Manchester City.
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Payet does not owe West Ham fans an apology says Bilic
Posted on 31 January 2017.
Slaven Bilic insists Dimitri Payet does not owe West Ham fans an apology. The Frenchman sealed a £25million move return to Marseille this week, leaving a sour taste in the mouths of supporters.
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West Ham give fans exchange offer for unwanted Payet kits
Posted on 30 January 2017.
Dimitri Payet is no longer a West Ham player – and their fans can’t wait to get him off their backs after the Hammers offered to exchange kits bearing the Frenchman’s name.
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