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Manager Slaven Bilic has dropped a big hint he may dive into the Janary transfer market to compensate for the loss of players to the African Nations Cup. Sofiane Feghouli, Senegalese pair Cheikhou Kouyate and Diafra Sakho and Ghana international Andre Ayew are all expected to join up with their respective countries for the three-week […]

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West Ham have officially confirmed that Reece Oxford has signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract on his 18th birthday. Despite strong interest from some of the biggest teams in the country including Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal, Oxford was thrilled to pledge his long-term future to the Hammers says the official club website. Oxford told […]

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Mark Noble’s first-half strike was enough for West Ham to secure a vital 1-0 victory over Burnley at the London Stadium on Wednesday night.

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West Ham are very hopeful that a third key player will return to the team on Wednesday evening when Burnley are the visitors. Cheik Kouyate will have a late fitness test on his groin injury but the backroom staff are confident the defender/midfielder will be ready to take his place in the team. And that […]

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David Sullivan has congratulated the team and said both the players and Slaven Bilic can take a lot of pride from their Liverpool achievement. Speaking to the official site the co chairman said: ” I think we are all feeling more positive about our season.  I was impressed with the spirit and togetherness shown by the […]

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Former Liverpool stars Jamie Redknapp and Jamie Carragher paid tribute to the Hammers for a “really big performance” at Liverpool. Redknapp – commenting on Sky Sports where he was acting as a match pundit said: “Make no mistake. I was expecting them to be beaten comfortably but they showed real togetherness and it was a […]

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Former Hammers favourite Ian Bishop reckons Slaven Bilic has to start lighting fires under a few players and claims he is the right man to sort out our current issues. Bish — who made 255 appearances for the club from 1989 until 1998 — said: “West Ham are a bit like Humpty Dumpty right now […]

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Reports claiming  Dimi Payet has a £15 million buy out clause in his contract are 100% false. The story appeared in The Times this morning (Sat) saying the Frenchman could leave for the fee if the club were relegated That was immediately denied by the highly placed Hammers Insider making his return to the scene, […]

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Liverpool are set to recall defender Joel Matip for our visit to Anfield after he missed last week’s defeat at Bournemouth with an ankle injury. And England midfielder Adam Lallana is pushing for a start having made his comeback from a groin problem as a substitute on Sunday.  Daniel Sturridge has been ruled out of […]

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This is the story of Dylan Tombides. The young West Ham footballer who’s brave battle with testicular cancer inspired the Foundation in his name and left a legacy that aims to educate and raise awareness, throughout the football community and beyond. Dylan was raised in Perth, Western Australia and from a very early age, football became […]

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This week KUMB.com released the result of a poll from their online forum which revealed that only 34% of  London Stadium West Ham season ticket holders plan to renew their seats at the end of this season. 544 voted in their poll with 35% saying they would definitely renew at the end of the season, […]

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So, we are just over 48 hours away from Anfield and another utterly crucial confrontation for Slaven Bilic and the squad. The manager’s position has been examined like never before since the Arsenal humiliation and he surely can’t afford another major loss. After all that has gone on a display of grit and real determination […]

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West Ham are transitioning into a new chapter of its existence and to say we are in an unsettled state is an understatement. As a club, a fan base and a family, we are in a major period of change. We have changed location, we have moved into a bigger stadium and our physical presence […]

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• Leaked documents show entities are all registered at building on Tortola • Offshore funds to be banned by Premier League from 2018 Entities set up in the British Virgin Islands by companies representing José Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo share the same address as two companies which are to be banned in their present form from providing loans to Premier League clubs, documents have revealed. Over the weekend, the Portuguese agents company GestiFute denied that clients including the Manchester…

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Hammers hero Tony Cottee has entered the Slaven Bilic debate and told the board: “Don’t panic and pull the trigger – you have to stick with your man.” He  added: “Yes, there are many problems but I see nobody out there who can come in and sort things and it will do far more harm […]

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David Gold has agreed that to place a stone in honour of Jack Howard at the London Stadium would be a really “nice idea.” Twelve year old Jack – always unfailingly smiling in the most desperate of  circumstances – really put things into perspective as he staged his valiant but, finally, losing battle against cancer. […]

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West Ham are eyeing a shock loan move for Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini in January, according to London Evening Standard. With growing injury concerns surrounding a number of key players and a hugely disappointing start to the 16/17 Premier League campaign, Slaven Bilic is expected use the January transfer window to reinforce his squad. […]

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    By Rich Sprent     Look up the definition of ‘Intensity’ and you will be given a list: Strength, power, potency, concentration, eagerness, energy as well as zeal, emotion and passion are all mentioned. That the manager of an under performing Premier League club has come out and described that his players lack […]

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West Ham fans have voted strongly that the club stick with Slaven Bilic as their manager despite the horrendous current problems. ClaretandHugh launched a multi-answer poll which aimed to accurately assess the manager’s position in the eyes of the fans after they were kicked out of the EFL Cup at Old Trafford before suffering a […]

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Slaven Bilic – having publicly criticised the lack of the intensity of players in training – may now be forced into shake- up of his backroom staff. Whilst the manager is responsible for tactics, formation, man management, team selection and identifying transfer targets, he relies heavily on first team coach Edin Turzic and his No […]

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Slaven Bilic offered an apology for the five-goal ‘humiliation’ at the hands of Arsenal and for the lost-intensity which he believes has now plunged West Ham into a relegation scrap.

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Arsene Wenger is ready is reignite interest in the West Ham star with a concrete bid when the transfer window opens, having lost Santi Cazorla for three months

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Arsene Wenger has warned that it will take years for the London Stadium to feel like home for the Hammers. “It takes a few years, because you have to make memories and build a little history,” Wenger said. “We moved from the marble hall at Highbury; it was full of history, and suddenly you move […]

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Many will be keeping an eye open for Andre Ayew’s name tomorrow afternoon as the Hammers prepare to take on Arsenal. ClaretandHugh reported last night the manager had placed the player on an intensive training regime for the week as he wasn’t considered to be up to peak fitness which, to put it mildly, seemed odd. […]

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Arsene Wenger has revealed the French full-back will be sidelined for a while with a “severe hamstring injury”, while Giroud faces a late fitness test

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Despite Slaven Bilic admiring he is feeling the pressure of lingering around at the wrong end of the table, the bookmaking fraternity believe he’s a safe bet to keep his job. Despite a 4-1 humiliation at Old Trafford, the Hammers boss who was a favourite for the axe earlier in the campaign is now set […]

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