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West Ham desperately needs a striker for this coming season and not one in one or two season’s time. There appears to be an uproar among fans that West Ham let Everton get one over of them with the imminent the signing of Nigerian kid Henry Onyekuru who was often linked in the media with […]

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Slaven Bilic will make no decision over Ashley Fletcher’s future until he has sorted out his own striker comings and goings. We understand that the manager remains uncertain of the former Manchester United youngster and is unready to make snap decisions. Huddersfield have registered an interest in the player but the manager is adopting a […]

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West Ham fans appear to have become increasingly frustrated with the lack of transfer business so far this summer but in reality, we are no different from the majority our Premier League rivals. London teams Chelsea, Spurs and Crystal Palace have yet to sign a single player this summer while Arsenal have one just free transfer […]

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West Ham will insist on a 50 per cent buy back clause should they be successful in winning the race for Manchester City starlet Kelechi Inheacho. But they are seriously unhappy at closing a deal which could see City decide to insist on his return next summer or any window after it should the striker […]

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If the beating heart of a football club has always been the supporters, the stadium a team calls home must be its body. Sportsmail takes a look back at some of the major stadium switches

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Enner Valencia’s adventure with West Ham appears to be coming to an end very soon as he prepares for a return to the Mexican Liga MX. Sources close to Valencia say the Ecuador international could joining Mexican outfit Tigres UANL after agreeing on personal terms with them this weekend but his former club Pachuca are also said keen […]

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Reports that West Ham are eyeing a move for Portugal keeper Rui Patricio this summer can be dismissed. The stopper is also being linked with Watford but as CandH have reported on several occasions this summer, the club is keeping faith with its current keepers. The 29-year-old Patricio helped Portugal to the Euro 2016 title […]

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The defender, 34, will hang up his boots following an unsuccessful spell at West Ham, where he only played three Premier League matches.

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David Sullivan is hoping a West ham fan supplies the information which leads to the ‘The Essex Spiderman,’ who attempted to burgle his home, being arrested and successfully prosecuted. The club’s co-chairman has put up a £25,000 reward after the attempted burglary which actually saw the intruder make a successful into his home. Sullivan told […]

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Joint-Chairman David Sullivan has offered a £25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of a serial burglar, dubbed the Essex Spiderman. The individual is alleged to have committed over 50 burglaries in the Essex area since Christmas 2016, spreading across Chigwell, Ongar and Brentwood, targeting mostly watches and jewellery. The serial offender attempted to burgle Sullivan’s house […]

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West Ham have confirmed that their second fixture of the 2017/18 Premier League season, against Southampton, has been reversed and will now be played at St Mary’s on the weekend of Saturday 19 August. The switch means that Southampton will visit London Stadium in the corresponding home fixture on Saturday 31 March, 2018. With an […]

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Super Slav has suggested that we don’t need to sign any midfield players and when you look at what is currently available you can kind of see where he’s coming from. There may be room for one wide player apparently but according to an official source on the West Ham web-site several weeks ago, we are looking at 2-3 signings max and we already have one new acquisition. As we are in desperate need of a striker…

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Over the years us West Ham fans have been treated to many cult heroes, but none quite like Carlton Cole. Today we ask just where is the former England star now? Carlton George Cole began his career as a youngster on the books of Claudio Ranieri’s Chelsea, making his debut as a substitute to club legend Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in April 2002. Cole impressed in this career-starting time and Ranieri described the young…

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West Ham are the 6/4 bookies favourites to sign Oliver Giroud before September. West Brom and Marseille are second favourites at 8/1 with Lyon, Monaco and Inter Milan at 12/1. Bet Victor list odds of 16/1 for the 30-year old Arsenal striker to join Lazio, AC Milan, Roma, Everton, Leicester, Southampton and Newcastle, while you […]

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West Ham’s new head of medical services Gary Lewin is delighted the Hammers are putting fitness ahead of finance his summer. The Arsenal head physio believes that the choice of an Austrian training camp is perfect  for the squad explaining: “It is the choice for a lot of Premier League clubs now, mainly because it’s […]

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Manchester City are set to hold out for a £25 million minimum fee for Hammers target Kelechi Iheanacho. The City academy product is the more likely permanent arrival than Chelsea’s Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi at this stage with the striker position at Stamford Bridge remaining confused. Iheanacho signed a new contract signed last year, the club […]

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The Boleyn Ground Memorial Garden was in a sorry state today when West Ham season ticket holder Nigel Kahn paid his respects to Green Street. Developers had promised to keep the garden in good order as part of the original agreement when the land was sold to Galliard homes for £38m, that responsibility was passed on to […]

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West Ham are ready to cut their losses on Enner Valencia by taking a 50 per cent loss on the striker. The Ecuador international cost the Hammers £12 million but with two years left on his deal reports have emerged that Porto are ready to give him a route out of his Hammers hell. Slaven […]

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West Ham have been selected to play Manchester United on Saturday 12th August as their first game of the 2017/2018  Premier League season but fans should probably not book non-flexible train or plane tickets such yet or book non-refundable hotel rooms. Sky and BT are unlikely to announce which games will re-schedule until the beginning of […]

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West Ham United have recently been linked with a move for Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud. The Mirror are reporting that West Ham are ready to make a transfer move after learning that Olivier Giroud is frustrated with being a bench option for Arsenal. If this rumour is true, West Ham should definitely be ready to make […]

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Hammer Havard Nordtveit has told Norwegian website Dagbladet that he cannot rule out a return to Germany. He is quoted in Dagbladet as saying  “Currently, I let the speculation lie. I still have four years left on my contract with West Ham. I relate to it and I’m getting ready to participate in preparations for the new season. […]

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The 2016-17 Premier League season was the fifth successive one for West Ham since their return to the top flight. What follows are some of the important numbers for the season. 12 wins The team reverted to normal this season by picking up 12 league wins. Since returning to the Premier League in 2012-13 they have won 12, 11 and 12 games in the following seasons. Making last years 16 wins was the outlying stat. 45 points This was the second lowest points return from a season …

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West Ham’s Managing Director, Angus Kinnear left his role at the Irons today to take up a similar role at Leeds as their new managing director starting from tomorrow. The move comes as part of Andrea Radrizzani’s takeover of the Championship club. “Angus has an excellent track record at Arsenal and West Ham and I am […]

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West Ham have been valued at £491m by US Forbes Magazine which makes them the 15th most valuable football club in the world. Manchester  United take number one spot valued at £2.85bn with Manchester City in the fifth spot valued at £1.61bn. Arsenal grabs the sixth place at £1.49bn, Chelsea is seventh at £1.42bn and Liverpool […]

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West Ham have categorically denied any interest whatsoever in Mexican winger Jurgen Damm. The Mexican was widely reported to be in talks with the Hammers after the story first appeared in the unreliable Sun. And as explained by ClaretandHugh in a recent report, the club simply aren’t looking at midfielders given the urgent need to […]

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West Ham are set to play Premier League rivals Manchester City in a  pre-season friendly at the 9,800-seat Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík, Iceland this July. According to local source RÚV, KSÍ, the Icelandic Football Association, is in talks with a foreign company to rent Laugardalsvöllur for a friendly. KSI chief, Klara Bjartmars, confirmed that talks have […]

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