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West Ham United manager David Moyes has hinted at which country young defender Declan Rice will choose to represent Internationally as the centre-back is illegible to play for both Republic of Ireland and England. Rice recently made his senior International debut for Martin O’Neill’s Ireland in a friendly defeat to Turkey and has turned out for both nations at youth level, being born in London but qualifying through his ancestry to appear in green and white. The charge was …

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West Ham United manager David Moyes has stayed calm about the excellent form of Austrian attacker Marko Arnautovic and his team’s hopes of Premier League survival after Saturday’s crucial victory over Mark Hughes’ Southampton at London Stadium. Arnautovic netted twice as the Hammers downed the Saints in East London and here is what Moyes had to say about his showing in his post-match press conference, which MooreThanJustAClub were fortunate enough to be in. “I just wanted…

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Whether you refer to him as “John Paintsil” or “John Pantsil,” the Ghana national team legend was a popular figure in East London, wearing the famous Claret & Blue between summer 2006 and summer 2008. However, what famous mistake overshadowed his time at the Boleyn Ground? Why did things never really work out for the defender with West Ham? And more importantly, where is he now? John Paintsil The future professional footballer was born in June 1981 in Berekum…

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Those fans coming away from the match on Saturday at the London Stadium in which West Ham hosted Southampton, could hardly be blamed for harbouring a sense of bewilderment after witnessing such a display from the reps of the claret and blue. It was less a justification of doubting Thomas’s but rather a vindication of reality that much of the fans have come to terms with over the last couple of seasons. The sense of …

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Let’s analyse West Ham United player performance from Saturday’s first Premier League victory in nearly two months over Mark Hughes’ Southampton at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon as goals from top-scoring Austrian Marko Arnautovic and Portugal International Joao Mario lifted David Moyes’ Hammers up to 14th in the Top-Flight standings. Joe Hart: 7/10 Retaining his starting place in front of Spaniard Adrian San-Miguel, the England man, who…

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When the new Premier League season started, I was rather hopeful in West Ham’s chances of proving that we are indeed a solid team to play against. However, as we started with poor results and even worse performances, I got ready to endure another difficult year as a Hammers’ fan. Generally speaking, we possess a rather talented team with a unique mix of exuberant youth players and more composed experienced ones. With a forward line-…

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West Ham have given further details of the enhanced security measures put in place for Saturday’s Premier League game against Southampton at the London Stadium.

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The first International break of the year and the fourth of the domestic season has come to an end and it’s now time to find out how West Ham United’s ten International stars fared with their respective nations over the week as Marko Arnautovic continued his red-hot form on the International stage and Javier Hernandez reached a special landmark with his nation. Manuel Lanzini (Argentina) The playmaker received his first call-up in close to a year by manager…

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In the 23rd Volume of our weekly Classic Match series, we delve deep into the archives once more to relive a memorable West Ham United encounter from down the years, this time around it comes in the form of an away victory that triggered one of the club’s greatest-ever runs, exactly 11 years ago to the month. Cast your minds back to the early spring of 2007, “Shine” by Take That was at the very summit of the…

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Let’s take an in-depth look at West Ham United player performance from yesterday evening’s #SaveTheDaggers friendly victory over John Still’s National League Dagenham & Redbridge at the Chigwell Construction Stadium as David Moyes’ Hammers reigned supreme to the tune of 1-3. Adrian San-Miguel: 8/10 Coming in to replace Joe Hart, the Spanish shot-stopper did himself no harm when it comes to regaining his Premier League place, pulling off a string of impressive saves in both halves and not being at fault…

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Where were all the voices that cried foul? Where was the sabre rattling tribes that stood firm and would not let this pass? The West Ham fans were sold a dream, convinced that better days would finally come…but all that came to pass was a roll in the hay with mutton dressed as lamb and a feeling of unbridled abuse. “For God’s sake, Mrs Robinson. Here we are. You got me into…

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Football is increasingly run by mediocre people infected by politics and commerce, yet fans still cling to it as a distraction from real life On 27 June 2016, four days after the EU referendum , England were beaten 2-1 by Iceland in the knockout stages of the European football championships. It was a remarkable display of collective paralysis and the corrosive consequences of fear. Nearly two years later, the country does not appear dissimilar: less than the sum of its …

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For the better part of this season and the last, I have yearned for players to rise to perform at their best and display a maturation of the potential we always hoped was there. Mostly, the fans have been disappointed with individual performances, certainly any peaks have spiked only for brief periods but flat lining again as the players and team failed to take stock and gather any kind of momentum. There were obvious failings in the last campaign, however Bilic …

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In the 22nd Volume of our weekly Classic Match series, we delve into the archives once more to bring you another memorable West Ham United match from down the years, ahead of the Emirates FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend, we relive the time the club reached that stage 12 years ago. Cast your minds back to the late spring of 2006, “No Tomorrow” by Orson was at the very summit of the British Music Charts and the English national team were…

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West Ham fans arrived at the London Stadium on Saturday last to spur on the team to better performance and result, to march in protest and to remember a fallen hero some 25 years past. It was meant to be so much Moore but the spectacle was anything but and it was hardly befitting his great memory. In all of the hullabaloo it seems many had forgotten what the day was supposed to be about. There were videos …

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The blame game is the folly of those who would stand, stare and sneer without any inward reflection. The West Ham woes are a collection of failings that may have coincidental sources but none are so grand to be identified as solitary causes. “We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your…

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West Ham United manager David Moyes has sent a unified message to his supporters after mass protests marred Saturday’s Premier League defeat to Burnley at the London Stadium. In the final 25 minutes of the must-win clash, protesters, who have been unhappy with the way that the club has been being run over the last 18 months, invaded the pitch no fewer than four times, bringing the game to a halt in several occasions. Some invaders…

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After another enthralling long weekend of Premier League action, Matchday 30 to be precise, it’s now time to look back at all of drama of the last few days as David Moyes’ West Ham United slipped to a third consecutive defeat and Pep Guardiola’s league leaders took another huge stride towards an early title coronation. The weekend’s football was kicked-off at Old Trafford live on Sky Sports on Saturday lunchtime with the renewal of a classic North …

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I often wonder about the oddities in life, take time to consider the absurdities and try to rationalise what I witness but also to find comfort and humour within it all. For…if we cannot laugh in the face of petty tyrannies then we are lesser men and our legacies will be unstructured, wispy and dull. “I want to grow. I want to be better. You Grow. We all grow. We’re made to grow…

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West Ham Independent Supporters’ Association’s vice chairman says a breakdown in dialogue with fans over the running of the club led to Saturday’s protests.

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MARTIN SAMUEL – CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: For West Ham, this is an existential crisis. The club cannot turn backwards to Upton Park, and they cannot move forward at the London Stadium.

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• Club face investigation from FA after fans invade pitch • West Ham co-owner David Sullivan hit by coin in director’s box Sir Trevor Brooking has admitted West Ham’s security situation could be “out of control” after the ugly scenes which marred the club’s 3-0 home defeat to Burnley at the London Stadium on Saturday. West Ham are facing an investigation by the Football Association after a series of pitch invasions and …

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West Ham supporters have a right to protest against their owners David Gold and David Sullivan, the Daily Telegraph’s Chief Football Writer Sam Wallace told the Sunday Supplement .

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RALPH ELLIS AT LONDON STADIUM: West Ham will face an FA inquiry after toxic scenes in Stratford — and it could even mean them being forced to fight relegation behind closed doors.

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Chris Wood came off the bench to score twice and assist Ashley Barnes in a 3-0 victory over West Ham amid fan protests.

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Being a West Ham supporter is never easy and as the saying goes if it’s fixed break it certainly resonates with the mighty Hammers. After the shambollic performance against relegation rivals who were considered dead certs for relegation a short while ago we find ourselves stuck in the middle of a relegation dog fight. Leapfrogged on Saturday by the flying Swans. Our stay in The Premier League is looking far from certain. The proposed March and the verbal abuse of joint owner…

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