Sean Whetstone, George and John Bucci plus Nigel Kahn are back on the West Ham podcast Moore Than Just A Podcast Season 7 Episode 3 to discuss the Slaven Bilic Condundrum in addition to the Cheltenham town League cup win and Newcastle Premier League loss. Claret and Hugh founder Hugh Southon joins us on the phone […]
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West Ham Podcast: The Slaven Bilic Conundrum
Posted on 30 August 2017.
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Report: Hammers in move for central defender
Posted on 29 August 2017.
The Hammers have made a late bid for Valencia defender Aymen Abdennour. They are trying to persuade him to turn his back on a move to Zenit St Petersburg and instead move to the London Stadium and the Premier League. However, the Tunisian is reported to have completed a medical with Zenit and appears to […]
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Report: Palace eye up Irons central defender
Posted on 28 August 2017.
Crystal Palace boss Frank De Boer is reported to be eyeing up West Ham central defender Jose Fonte as he bid to relieve the pressure on his job after just three games The Dutchman has overseen three straight defeats for zero goals since taking over from Sam Allardyce who quit the game at the end […]
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Irons replacement plans as Bilic crisis grows
Posted on 28 August 2017.
West Ham could turn to Academy chief Terry Westley as a caretaker boss ahead of making attracting an appointment until the end of the season in the event of Slaven Bilic being axed. As reported elsewhere on the site, the manager is safe for now but has just three or four games to turn around […]
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Premier League RESULTS: Newcastle vs West Ham and more
Posted on 26 August 2017.
Newcastle bagged their first Premier League points of the season in style with a 3-0 win over West Ham. Relive all the action as it happens with Sportsmail’s live commentary.
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West Ham pull out of Carvalho deal
Posted on 25 August 2017.
West Ham have pulled out of a deal to sign William Carvalho from Sporting Lisbon, according to Sky sources.
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Sakho/Lazio: The truth
Posted on 25 August 2017.
West Ham have rubbished all suggestions that Diafra Sakho is a target for Lazio or any other club this transfer window. The Senegal striker has begun the season looking fit and ready to play his part in the Hammers season and is not for sale. Reports coming from the respected Gazetta Della Sport claimed that […]
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Youthful Hammers Progress To Round Three At Whaddon Road
Posted on 24 August 2017.
Two first-half goals in the space of three minutes from Diafra Sakho and Andre Ayew helped us to overcome a stern Cheltenham Town side at The LCI Rail Stadium last night to book a place in the Draw for The Carabao Cup Third Round. Slaven Bilic made as many as seven changes to the side that were beaten at The St Mary’s Stadium last Saturday, but the team still …
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Carabao Cup roundup: Wolves stun Southampton while Burnley win derby
Posted on 23 August 2017.
• Last season’s finalists crash out at home against Championship side • Lancashire derby marred by crowd disturbances at Ewood Park Last season’s runners-up are out of the Carabao Cup as Southampton were stunned 2-0 at home by the Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers. Southampton, who lost 3-2 against Manchester United in the Wembley final in February , fell at the first hurdle this time. Danny Batth headed in Ivan Cavaleiro’s corner in the 67th minute and substitute Donovan Wilson made it 2-0 with …
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‘Ginge’ named top man as Irons grab first win
Posted on 23 August 2017.
Cheltenham Town 0 West Ham 2 Birthday boy James Collins was named man of the match which probably wasn’t a true reflection of a game which which finally saw the Irons get a much needed win under their belts. It was never THAT easy but late first half goals from Diafra Sakho – slowly coming […]
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Report: New striker on Hammers radar
Posted on 21 August 2017.
West Ham are reported to be showing a big interest in Lorient forward Abdul Majeed Waris. Despite earlier claims that the spending is close to coming to an end, the Mail is reporting that the 25 year old is on the club’s radar. However, both Bromwich Albion and Burnley are also keen on the Ghana […]
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How we rated the Irons v Saints
Posted on 19 August 2017.
Hugh hands out the marks for the boys on a disappointing afternoon Hart: Even by his experienced standards this is a Hammers baptism of fire behind a dodgy defence. A daft punched clearance didn’t generate great confidence and I can offer no more than the average mark 5 Zabaleta: Committed the offence for the […]
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Hammers must avoid more “emergency” buys
Posted on 19 August 2017.
The fates of Robert Snodgrass and Jose Fonte tell a significant story and serve as a timely reminder of how important it is to get this summer’s signing policy spot on. It’s also perhaps as well to bear in mind that before blaming the boss for bad picks there weren’t too many of us who […]
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Slaven Bilic must scrap this formation and adopt a more sensible approach v Southampton
Posted on 19 August 2017.
While most West Ham supporters are still bemoaning the bad loss at Old Trafford last week, we must now move on and look at important issues which must be employed in order to gain our first win of the season. While our opponents, Southampton, did not cover themselves in glory against Swansea, they have a […]
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London Stadium not obliged to provide draft beer
Posted on 16 August 2017.
London Stadium owners E20 Stadium say their agreement with West Ham does not require draught beer to be provided. The concessionaire agreement with the Hammers has a comparable club clause which is defined as leading football clubs with London as their registered home address which has a capacity at their home ground of more than, 40,000. […]
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Report: Hammers plan B if Carvalho deal fails
Posted on 15 August 2017.
A report in a Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Notícias bizarrely claims that West Ham have offered Sporting Lisbon €30m (£27.2m) for both Adrien Silva and João Palhinha if the deal for William Carvalho can not be completed. A Sporting Lisbon source told Jornal de Notícias that the rumour was ‘completely false’ but the paper have decided to […]
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Reid calls for ‘mistakes’ remedy…we’ve heard this before!
Posted on 15 August 2017.
Winston Reid is expecting much better from the Irons at Southampton but admits that the team still has to learn from its mistakes. It’s a mantra we have heard for so long so if it’s starting to wear a wee bit thin I hope the big fella at the back may understand . That the […]
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Old Trafford mission impossible without Big Three
Posted on 14 August 2017.
Disappointed? Yes of course. Dejected and despondent – absolutely not! Let’s be honest we really didn’t expect anything from yesterday and to be frank the game went very much as I would have expected other than the first half hour when the Hammers did better than okay particularly early on when there was plenty of […]
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West Ham make improved offer of £29.5m for Carvalho
Posted on 14 August 2017.
West Ham hope to make progress on their pursuit of Sporting Lisbon’s William Carvalho after the Portuguese club’s Champions League tie with Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday.
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Bilic: I expected more
Posted on 13 August 2017.
Slaven Bilic says he “expected more” from his West Ham side after they fell to a 4-0 defeat at Manchester United in their opening Premier League game.
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Sorry Slav but four at the back doesn’t work
Posted on 13 August 2017.
CandH’s Leon Hyde – currently studying for his Uefa A licence – takes a look at today’s tactics and makes some suggestions on how he reckons the Hammers can function a lot better than they did at Old Trafford today. The headline says it all – four at the back simply doesn’t work! Seeing the […]
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Feghouli departs
Posted on 13 August 2017.
West Ham winger Sofiane Feghouli is on a flight to Turkey to complete a £4m move to Turkish club Galatasaray. The 27-year-old posted a picture of himself on a plane to Istanbul on Instagram on Saturday as he prepares to depart West Ham after just a single season at the London Stadium. Yesterday he posted on twitter […]
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Slaven demands 100 per cent from start
Posted on 13 August 2017.
Slaven Bilic has made it clear this is a season of big expectations and ambition for his Hammers as we head for Old Trafford. Speaking in a column to the official site he declared: “We are all optimistic, and we have good reason to be so. We have been training well, we have kept the […]
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London Stadium to pay London Living Wage
Posted on 13 August 2017.
London Stadium owners E20 Stadium which is funded by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and Newham Council will pay all subcontractors at the London Stadium including stewards, catering staff and cleaners the London Living Wage of £9.75 per hour this season. They hope to have the new pay deals in place for West Ham’s first […]
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Villa deny Snodgrass made up rumour
Posted on 10 August 2017.
Owner and Chairman of Aston Villa Dr Tony Xia says rumours about his club’s interest in Hammer Robert Snodgrass are made up. Reports in the Sun yesterday claimed Bruce was ready to offer Snodgrass an escape route. TalkSPORT presenter Sam Matterface said on social media “(Steve) Bruce just told me “no money to buy someone […]
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Throwback Thursday: 2012: An Irish Hammer’s Dream Is Realised as Brighton Are Hit For Six
Posted on 10 August 2017.
In this week’s edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we speak to Tom, 18 and a lifelong Hammer as he recounts a stunning victory from the 2011/2012 season. “Growing up in Ireland as a Hammers fans is understandably a very individual experience, 380 miles from my spiritual home of Upton Park. My Claret & Blue blood came from my grandfather, who was born and bred a Hammers fan in London’s East-End, he would always show me old videos and DVDs of greats like Bobby…
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Howard Webb explains why he thinks VAR Michael Oliver was WRONG to make penalty call which led to Erik ten Hag’s Man United sacking
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Howard Webb admits VAR was WRONG to send David Coote to pitchside monitor over West Ham’s winning penalty against Man United in game that got Erik ten Hag sacked – as referee chief urges officials to ‘make own judgement’
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West Ham star Michail Antonio misses Jamaica’s clash with the USA after losing his PASSPORT, reveals boss Steve McClaren
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Jarrod Bowen scores within SECONDS after coming off the bench during England’s clash with Ireland – as West Ham star bags with his first touch in Nations League game
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Chelsea LGBTQ+ supporters group lash out at ‘hateful comments’ directed at Sam Kerr and her fiancee Kristie Mewis after announcing they are expecting their first child
