Not many no more about West Ham FA Cup success that Frank Lampard snr – a winner in 1975 and 1980. Frank was an Irons star for 18 years between 1967 and 1985 making 551 appearances for 18 goals before becoming assistant boss to Harry Redknapp. And in a rare interview with Steve Stammers in […]
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Lampard snr: No one will fancy Irons Cup clash
Posted on 21 February 2016.
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West Ham simply have no excuse against Blackburn on Sunday
Posted on 19 February 2016.
This FA Cup journey could be our best chance to yet to get to Wembley as there have a number of potential favourites already eliminated from the competition, like Premier League leaders Leicester City, while the likes of Chelsea and Man City have been drawn together. A victory against Blackburn will see us into the
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This lad can become the next Payet
Posted on 18 February 2016.
David Gold believes the Irons are fixed up for years to come in the creativity area of the team. Dimi Payet maybe the current hero but the co chairman reckons the rise of Martin Samuelsen is set to give the club bags on invention and subtelty for years to come. And with Manu Lanzini also […]
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England v Germany Boleyn game for Mooro?
Posted on 16 February 2016.
Claret and Hugh understands the club are looking into the possibility of staging an England XI v Germany XI match at the Boleyn Ground before the season ends to commemorate the contribution Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst made in winning the World Cup in 1966 fifty years ago. A crowd of 93,000 spectators – […]
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Zarate sent off for love bite
Posted on 15 February 2016.
Former Hammer Mauro Zarate was sent off after grabbing and possibly biting Inter Milan’s Jeison Murillo by the neck on Valentine’s day evening. However Zarate claims he was punched twice during the scenes that marred the end of Fiorentina’s 2-1 win on Sunday night. After Khouma Babacar scored the winner in stoppage time, Zarate initially refused […]
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Jack makes Noble ‘testimonial’ decision
Posted on 15 February 2016.
Jack Collison claims he “can just about get out to play ” in Mark Noble’s Testimonial on March 28. Having retired from the game because of a knee injury Jack will turn out in the game even if it turns out to be for short time. Speaking to the ClaretandHugh interview section of MooreThanJustAPodcast tonight – […]
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Bilic makes a pledge
Posted on 15 February 2016.
Slaven Bilic has given an assurance there will no repeats of last season with the Hammers sliding down the table. The draw at Norwich, following the defeat at Southampton, has set up the spectre of an end of season similar to last year when we sunk after a brilliant start. The Irons of course started their fall […]
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Noble’s disappointed with a point
Posted on 14 February 2016.
Skipper Mark Noble is annoyed the Irons didn’t leave Carrow Road with a win but understands how much the Liverpool match took out of the team. He told whufc.com: “Especially after the midweek game, the lads put in everything to get the point, which was so important for us after being 2-0 down. “Sometimes you’ve […]
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Jack Collison forced to retire aged 27 after persistent knee injuries
Posted on 13 February 2016.
• Former West Ham and Wales midfielder dislocated kneecap in 2009 • Collison had been playing at Peterborough and will now focus on coaching The former West Ham and Wales midfielder Jack Collison is retiring from football at the age 27 because of persistent knee problems . After making 121 appearances during an injury-hit time at West Ham, the midfielder moved to Peterborough in the summer hoping to kickstart his career. Collison made 12 appearances for…
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Samuelsen future – what the fans think
Posted on 12 February 2016.
Young Hammer Martin Samuelsen produced a brilliant performance for Peterborough United against West Brom earlier this week in the Fourth Round FA Cup replay. He was all over the place running the show and despite a missed spot kick n the penalty shoot out got rave reviews from pundits and fans alike. Posh director of […]
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Hammers talk on OS investment rumours
Posted on 12 February 2016.
West Ham have responded to speculation that whoever gains the naming rights to the Olympic Stadium is ready to invest in the club. The rumour has been circulating on social media and various websites for some time but there is no agreement in place with anyone at this stage. It’s no secret the Davids have […]
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Farewell Boleyn: Ince beats Liverpool
Posted on 08 February 2016.
Liverpool v west ham in Cup clashes don’t leave may happy mmories – 2006 remains particularly raw! I can remember being at the 1981 League Cup Final games, where yet again we payed above ourselves but again came up short. Howev, on a November night back in 1988 West Ham faced Liverpool in a league […]
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Hammers fingers crossed for Koeman ‘curse’
Posted on 06 February 2016.
It would be pitching it too high to claim that Slaven Bilic is on a revenge mission at Southampton. But missing out to Ronald Koeman as January’s manager of the month earlier this month gives a nice little ‘grudge match’ plot to the game at St Mary’s. Co chairman David Gold mind you looks at […]
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Leroy on the Saints Austin Factor
Posted on 06 February 2016.
It’s going to be very interesting to see whether Ronald Koeman goes with Charlie Austin this evening. I understand the former QPR striker is fit and given the long reported on/off transfer history with West Ham it could be a fascinating sub plot. It’s a game we really will enjoy. I know that for a fact […]
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QUIZ: Top of the Stats
Posted on 04 February 2016.
It’s that time of the week when we test how much attention you paid to the latest round of Premier League fixtures with our Top of the Stats quiz.
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Barca showpiece OS opener looks non starter
Posted on 04 February 2016.
Hopes that Barcelona would agree to playing a pre-season friendly at the Olympic Stadium took a knock this morning as negotiations with the Catalan giants founder. Reports arose yesterday evening that the opening fixture at the Olympic Stadium could be ” an amazing pre-season friendly against the mighty Barcelona.” And it’s true that the club have been […]
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O’Brien delighted to be back
Posted on 01 February 2016.
Joey O’Brien wants to put his latest injury nightmare behind him and play a role in West Ham’s push for Europe.
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West Ham’s James Tomkins posts photo of clash with Liverpool’s Joe Allen in FA Cup
Posted on 31 January 2016.
James Tomkins has shown off his war wounds yet again after a clash of heads in the FA Cup fourth round 0-0 draw at Liverpool on Saturday evening left him needing 13 stitches.
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West Ham striker Nikica Jelavic set to join Ramires in moving to China once Emmanuel Emenike completes switch to Upton Park
Posted on 31 January 2016.
West Ham United striker Nikica Jelavic will be the latest Premier League name heading to China once Nigerian striker Emmanuel Emenike completes his loan move from Fenerbahce.
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Liverpool facing nightmare fixture pile-up after drab FA Cup stalemate with West Ham means side will face NINE games in 29 days
Posted on 30 January 2016.
Jurgen Klopp faces another fixture nightmare after his weakened Liverpool team could only draw with West Ham on Saturday, forcing a replay in their FA Cup fourth round tie.
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Liverpool 0-0 West Ham: Reds face replay after bore draw
Posted on 30 January 2016.
The hosts made 10 changes to their starting line-up but both teams must do it all again after cancelling each other out
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What is West Ham’s strongest midfield?
Posted on 28 January 2016.
Following on from my previous article, which was published earlier today about our best back four, in this piece I choose our strongest midfield. As I believe the 4-2-3-1 formation is our strongest, I am playing two holding midfielders, with an attacking midfielder and a left and right wing. Holding Midfielders Again, there are a few players with worthy shouts to this position, but the pairing I’m going for are Cheikhou Kouyate and the captain…
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Draw ‘not bad’ but not what we wanted, admits Pellegrini
Posted on 23 January 2016.
The Manchester City boss believes both teams showcased their attacking potential in an end-to-end game at Upton Park, with Enner Valencia and Sergio Aguero netting twice each
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Ten young footballers to watch out for in 2016
Posted on 23 January 2016.
From the latest kid off the block at Tottenham to the next John Stones via Teddy Sheringham’s protege, here our 10 young players set to make their mark Mauricio Pochettino is not always given to effusiveness, so it caught the attention when he spoke almost evangelically about one of Tottenham’s young prospects in December. “He is a special boy, a special player,” said Pochettino of Onomah, who had just made his first …
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Give Obiang time
Posted on 22 January 2016.
Despite not being in the team consistently this season new comer Pedro Obiang has certainly made an impression on the fans however they seems to be a very split opinion on the Spaniard. From the games I’ve watched Obiang has been very impressive and only seemed to be off the pace in the games where the whole team were. The West Brom game was a prime example where the midfielder put in a great performance and was one of our best …
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New striker deal done
Posted on 21 January 2016.
No I’m not an ITK’er but the news has broken that the selfish one has gone and we’d only ok that if we have a player in place to replace him. I’m guessing that Nigerian is a step up…
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