Today, the Premier League officially released its fixture list for the upcoming 2017/18 season. West Ham United will be competing in the Premier League and fans were eagerly anticipating the announcement of our fixture list before 9am this morning. Having looked at our fixture list, West Ham fans were less optimistic. There are tough periods […]
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“Never get an easy first game” – West Ham fans react to Premier League fixture list
Posted on 14 June 2017.
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West Ham set to reverse fixtures
Posted on 14 June 2017.
The fixture list shows West Ham were due to play Southampton at home at the London Stadium on Saturday 19th August but the IAAF World Athletics Championship will have only finished days before the scheduled match. Officially the game is listed to be re-scheduled but in reality, West Ham will ask Southampton to agree to […]
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The “£1m West Ham boardroom”
Posted on 12 June 2017.
Supporters on a guided tour of the London Stadium are regularly told that a private West Ham board room cost £1m to decorate and furnish with art but the room is strictly out of bounds to non-board members. The area which is said to be off limits to staff, visitors and operators London Stadium was designed by David […]
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West Ham plotting loan-to-buy deal for Premier League goalkeeper
Posted on 12 June 2017.
According to The Sun, West Ham United will submit an offer to sign Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart on loan ahead of next season. It is believed that the deal will be an initial season long loan with an option to make it permanent next summer. Joe Hart reportedly wants to stay in the Premier […]
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Gaffes galore show Irons big requirement
Posted on 12 June 2017.
I make no bones about this. Despite recently taking up the option on Adrian’s contract, the Hammers goalkeeping situation is more than a bit worrying! At a distance it’s easy to forget the gaffes that led to the dropping of Adrian before Darren Randolph began to look like a one man horror show towards the […]
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West Ham target Iheanacho: I want to stay and fight for my Man City spot
Posted on 10 June 2017.
The Hammers are interested in landing the striker, Goal understands, but he is keen to remain at the Etihad Stadium
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Hammers target opens up on terms he requires
Posted on 10 June 2017.
Hammers and Gooners target Henry Onyekuru has explained he could turn his back on both clubs as he bids for serious playing time. The Irons have been strongly linked with the Nigerian who hit the net 22 times in Belgium for KAS Eupen and said: “The first and most important thing for a player is to […]
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West Ham pre-season to be low key
Posted on 09 June 2017.
West Ham won’t be travelling thousands of miles or playing in flashy tournaments against big named teams pre-season. Slaven Bilic has told the board he isn’t interested in commercially attractive offers for West Ham to play in Asia or America and has instead requested the squad will stay in Europe to prepare. West Ham will next […]
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Irons still favourites as queue forms for striker
Posted on 09 June 2017.
Michy Bashuayi is a wanted man but needs Chelsea to sign a new striker before he knows whether he will be on the move. With Diego Costa set to move on after being told he is no longer wanted Chelsea are now believed to be set to pay around £90 million for Romelu Lukaku. West […]
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West Ham should consider alternatives to reported £25m transfer bid
Posted on 05 June 2017.
Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has been linked with a £25m move to West Ham this summer, but is he really the answer to West Ham’s supposed goalkeeping problems? Our current goalkeeping set up is on par with the Premier League standards. Adrian stands out because he is charismatic and passionate on the field and delivers good […]
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West Ham United is removed from London Stadium
Posted on 05 June 2017.
The process to take down the large 47m long illuminated West Ham United sign made up of 3 metre letters has begun today at the London Stadium in preparation for the Athletics world championships in August. WHUFC.coom confirmed today: “For the duration of the IAAF events this summer, London Stadium will become a ‘clean stadium’ – a […]
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Hammer on a German wanted list
Posted on 05 June 2017.
Havard Nortveidt is a wanted man! The Hammers are more than ready to allow the Norweigian to move given their plentiful supply of midfielders and hope to get a minimum transfer fee of £4 million. And according to the well respected German media outlet Kicker a queue of Bundesliga clubs are ready to move in for […]
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London Stadium supporter migration underway
Posted on 03 June 2017.
The relocation of Season Ticket Holders in the London Stadium is now fully underway. Season ticket holders who registered to migrate to alternative seats received an email yesterday with details of the process and their allocated time slot. The email from the club says: The relocation window is open until Thursday 15th June and there are […]
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KPMG snub West Ham in football report
Posted on 02 June 2017.
West Ham have been excluded in a recent report of The 32 European elite of football clubs in terms of valuation. Eight clubs from the Premier League were included including Everton, Leicester City, Spurs, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal but the Hammers were snubbed. The selection criteria was as follow 1. Clubs […]
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Olympic Stadium to become football only venue
Posted on 02 June 2017.
Berlin’s Olympic Stadium — where Jesse Owens won four gold medals and Usain Bolt broke two world records will soon lose its running track and athletics field under renovation plans. Plans were announced last week that the German iconic venue will be converted into a football-specific stadium for Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin. The famous blue running track will be gone after it hosts the 2018 […]
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Greatest XI: The Goalkeepers
Posted on 02 June 2017.
West Ham broke the World Record Transfer fee for a Goalkeeper to bring Phil Parkes to Upton Park but, it wasn’t without risk as he was known to have serious knee problems. John Lyall was not deterred and Parkes went on to serve the club with distinction for the next 11 years. A key member of the 1980 Cup winning side and the famous boys of ’86 team which pushed the great Liverpool side close for the title in …
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Hammers explain Tadic ‘position’
Posted on 02 June 2017.
West Ham hold only a minimal interest in Southampton winger Dusan Tadic and the player is certainly not on the Slaven Bilic priority list. The club have been credited with an interest in the national press this week but in fact the Hammers are far keener to bring in their out and out strikers. With […]
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Bilic keen to blood the youngsters
Posted on 02 June 2017.
Slaven Bilic is ready willing and eager to blood the club’s youngsters. West Ham has been regularly accused of not giving the academy products a chance but the manager has made it clear he is ready to do so. He said: “Josh Cullen had a fantastic season at Bradford. Reece Burke went to Wigan but unfortunately […]
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The London Stadium £28m overspend
Posted on 02 June 2017.
A report presented to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) Investment Committee on 9th May shows the real depth of losses being racked up by the London Stadium public body owners. The LLDC March 2017 Management Accounts which can be found here shows the public body spent £35.54m on the London Stadium in the financial year […]
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Batshuayi slams fake news on possible loan move
Posted on 01 June 2017.
Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi slammed the interview claimed by Het Niuwsblad. The article quoted Batshuayi as saying: “Honestly, I’m not trying to think too much [about my future]. It will be up to the board and the coach to decide. I’m the player, I go where Chelsea send me.” In response to the article, Batshuayi wrote […]
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Update from Iheanacho’s agent on transfer
Posted on 31 May 2017.
Kelechi Iheanacho’s Nigerian agent, Olumide Olowu says there is no current agreement between West Ham and Manchester City for his client but he would be happy to accept a contract as long it is up to his standards. In an email dated today seen by Claret and Hugh his agent says: “There has been no agreement […]
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Cressie gets ready to up his game
Posted on 30 May 2017.
West Ham’s strength in the left back position has been demonstrated again following Aaron Cresswell’s England call-up. Cressie may not have enjoyed the greatest season of his career but improved considerably towards its climax to ensure that England boss Gareth Southgate . He may well have had our back-up left back Arthur Masuaku to thank […]
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West Ham enquire about German international striker
Posted on 30 May 2017.
West Ham have enquired about RB Leipzig striker Davie Selke, according to German Magizine Kicker. The report claims that the player’s agent Akeem Adewunmi is said to be in the UK this week to try in an attempt to seal a deal to the Premier League. The German magazine says that Swansea City are the likeliest […]
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No capacity increase request made so far
Posted on 25 May 2017.
No formal request has been made by operators London Stadium 185 to increase the London Stadium football capacity to 60,000 for next season the operator has confirmed. Operators LS185 will need to make a formal request to Newham’s Safety Advisory Group (SAG) to increase capacity but have not done so to date. The Safety Advisory Group […]
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Big doubts over big two
Posted on 25 May 2017.
West Ham have accepted there is little chance of the club being able to move Andy Carroll on this summer whilst they have no alternative but to hope Diafra Sakho can truly get himself fit. The club is frustrated at having two front men on their books who cost over £100k together in wages who […]
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WATCH: PL Showboats of the Season
Posted on 25 May 2017.
We look back at some of the best skills of the 2016/17 Premier League season, featuring Eden Hazard, Paul Pogba and more.
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