Louis van Gaal takes his Manchester United side to face the Hammers on Tuesday night in what will be the last-ever official game at Upton Park before their summer relocation into the Olympic Stadium.
Posted on 09 May 2016.
Louis van Gaal takes his Manchester United side to face the Hammers on Tuesday night in what will be the last-ever official game at Upton Park before their summer relocation into the Olympic Stadium.
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Posted on 09 May 2016.
Slaven Bilic has told his West Ham players to embrace the emotion of their final match at Upton Park. The Hammers stars were put through their paces during training on Monday.
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Posted on 09 May 2016.
As the Hammers get set to bring 112 years at Upton Park to a close, some fans are wondering whether their identity will remain. However, 100-year-old Mabel Arnold is sure she knows the answer.
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Posted on 09 May 2016.
West Ham captain Mark Noble has been speaking about his early memories of the Boleyn Ground to Sky Sports News as part of their LIVE coverage at the stadium all day. “When we played in the FA Youth Cup here, we would pretend we were first-team players.” said Noble “Then another time, I was sitting […]
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Posted on 09 May 2016.
West Ham is offering individuals or companies to become a patron of the West Ham Academy for £3,000 per year. The details say: Play your part in our future success by becoming a Patron of our world-famous Academy of Football. With the provision of your support as an Academy Patron, you will personally make a […]
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Posted on 08 May 2016.
LEE CLAYTON: West Ham supporters on the melting Underground heading to the final Saturday game at the Boleyn Ground were discussing pathways to their new Stratford home.
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Posted on 08 May 2016.
Hammers Reece Burke and Josh Cullen will face Millwall in the League 1 play-off semi-finals it has been confirmed today. The West Ham on-loan youngsters helped Bradford City secured their fifth place in League on Sunday as they beat Chesterfield 2-0 at home. Both started the match as the Bantams finished League in the play-off places […]
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Posted on 08 May 2016.
Mark Noble has called on West Ham to ‘put things right’ when they face Manchester United in the final game at Upton Park on Tuesday night.
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Posted on 08 May 2016.
Some West Ham supporters got carried away at the last Saturday at the Boleyn Ground after 112 years. This video posted a fan called Joey defended the scences saying “Not allowed to have a laugh at football anymore apparently” One fan didn’t see the funny side posting “Yeah let’s rip up our stadium & sing […]
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Posted on 08 May 2016.
Sir Geoff Hurst may be one of the most celebrated figures in West Ham’s history but he has vivid memories of painting the Boleyn Ground and rolling the Upton Park pitch. Hursty – in an Daily Mirror story – explained: “I was involved for a long time as me as a player. I painted the stands, rolled […]
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Posted on 07 May 2016.
Downing joined Middlesbrough for £5.5million in a deal last August with an extra £1.5m agreed on condition of Middlesbrough’s promotion to the Premier League.
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Posted on 07 May 2016.
Manager Slaven Bilic admitted that he and the lads were stunned by this afternoon’s events at the Boleyn as we collapsed to bad defeat on the last Saturday inside the old stadium. He told www.whufc.com: “It was a very bad result for us and it shocked us. We didn’t expect it. At the beginning it […]
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Posted on 07 May 2016.
Match verdict Irons 1 Swans 4 It was a total and complete Hammers mess from top to bottom and for the first time this season the fingers are pointing straight at the boss! It’s hard to criticise a man who has got virtually everything right during this wonderful season but this afternoon was his worst […]
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Posted on 07 May 2016.
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT UPTON PARK: West Ham crashed to defeat in the final Saturday fixture to be staged at Upton Park as Swansea City ran out comfortable 4-1 winners.
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Posted on 07 May 2016.
West Ham’s top-four hopes suffered a blow after they were beaten 4-1 by Swansea on Saturday in the penultimate game to be played at Upton Park.
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Posted on 07 May 2016.
A very expressive David Sullivan gives an interview on this remarkable season. Much of it can be read on the official site – from where this video comes – but we suggest you take a look at this as David’s face is more mobile probably than ever before. He makes some great points and as […]
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Posted on 06 May 2016.
JAMIE CARRAGHER: It’s the time of year when we recognise the great and good we have seen and, with one week of the campaign remaining, I wanted to use this column to hand out my awards.
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Posted on 06 May 2016.
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic will be without his No1 for fixtures against Swansea, Manchester United and Stoke as they hunt for a potential Champions League or Europa League place.
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Posted on 04 May 2016.
Guests at the gala West Ham player awards have told Claret and Hugh that Alex Song and Joey OBrien were noticeably missing last night from the London Hilton event in Park Lane despite being listed on the main table plan as each hosting a table for some of the 1,200 guests who had paid up […]
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Posted on 04 May 2016.
With the Premier League season drawing to a close, MailOnline has teamed up with Betway to offer the chance of winning a pair of tickets to watch Swansea’s visit to West Ham on Saturday.
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Posted on 04 May 2016.
Former Hammer Joe Cole will leave Coventry City at the end of the season to play in the United States it has been revealed. The 34-year-old will join North American Soccer League side Tampa Bay Rowdies in Florida when his current short-term deal expires. But he will be playing in the NASL, a level below […]
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Posted on 04 May 2016.
West Ham season ticket and born and bred cockney, Nigel Kahn has created his personal video tribute with memories of the Boleyn Ground with less than a week before the final game against Manchester United next Tuesday night. After 112 years years we will be saying goodbye next week in what is sure to be […]
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Posted on 03 May 2016.
The Hammers bring the curtain down on 112 years at the Boleyn Ground, prior to their move to the Olympic Stadium, when they face Manchester United on Tuesday night.
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Posted on 02 May 2016.
Cheik Kouyate and co chairman David Gold are as one – Mark Noble deserves an England call-up. His two penalties last weekend and another brace this made the point once again that the captain should surely get an outing in the international shirt. Saturday’s fellow goalscorer Kouyate said: ““First of all, Mark is a leader. […]
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Posted on 02 May 2016.
Our partners Blowing Bubbles Magazine have produced a magnificent tribute to the Boleyn in the commemorative issue which is OUT ON THURSDAY! The issue will become a collector’s item and includes: O Special wrap front cover O Leading writers penning their fondest memories of visiting the ‘Old Lady’ O Derby, Southampton and Sunderland supporters discussing […]
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Posted on 01 May 2016.
By Pete Ellis I know all about knee jerk ‘Jerks’ because I have been one in past years. Yep, I have put my size 12s on and firmly laid the boot into West Ham in the past after another underwhelming performance. But honestly, really, what can you say when some of my […]
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