Influential West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet is not just a flair player and has shown a ‘gritty’ side to his game by not neglecting his defensive duties, team-mate Michail Antonio has said.
Posted on 25 February 2016.
Influential West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet is not just a flair player and has shown a ‘gritty’ side to his game by not neglecting his defensive duties, team-mate Michail Antonio has said.
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Posted on 24 February 2016.
Sam Allardyce’s return to the Boleyn this weekend means absolutely nothing to me other than the need to ensure we collect three points and remain in the chase for a place in Europe. So much has changed for the better since he left that his appearance in the opposition dug-out affects me not at all […]
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Posted on 24 February 2016.
The author of the best Bobby Moore autobiography ever – Bobby Moore The man in full – has kindly donated three copies of his fine work as competition prizes for ClaretandHugh readers on this special day. Matt Dickinson’s Mooro masterpiece is now recognised as the most exhaustive and complete work on the great man and […]
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Posted on 22 February 2016.
David Gold believes the club has an outstanding chance of getting Chiek Kouyate’s red card overturned. The co chairman is a cautious man in making big judgement calls of this kind but is clearly pretty well assured in his mind that the possibility of an FA fine is well worth the risk on this occasion. […]
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Posted on 21 February 2016.
See the original post here: FA Cup draw LIVE!
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Posted on 17 February 2016.
You really do have to hand it to our fans. Once again they have shown themselves to be the most devoted in the land as FA Cup weekend approaches at Blackburn Rovers. This is a game being shown live on the box yet every one of the 7,200 tickets for the fifth round game has […]
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Posted on 16 February 2016.
West Ham has sold all 7,200 tickets for Ewood park this Sunday. Son of the chairman, David Sullivan Junior confirmed the news this evening on twitter by saying “We’ve sold out 7,200 ticket allocation for Blackburn, 5 days in advance. Bare in mind it’s a 4/5 hour trip and on TV. Best fans going ⚒” […]
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Posted on 15 February 2016.
Nikica Jelavic has joined Chinese second division club Beijing Renhe in a deal worth £4million. The Croatian only arrived at West Ham at the start of the season in a deadline day switch from Hull.
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Posted on 14 February 2016.
Jack Collison has become a massive Michail Antonio fan. The Hammers cult hero – who has gone through more than most during his time in the game – announced his retirement on Saturday. And tomorrow evening he will appear in the ClaretandHugh interview section of MooreThanJustAPodcast when among much else he will discuss the impact […]
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Posted on 13 February 2016.
Norwich manager Alex Neil announced he was changing his blueprint in the run-up to this match, concentrating more on his own team’s attacking qualities and worrying less about the opposition. Just over an hour into the game, that new positivity was paying off in spectacular style, as a fine strike from Robbie Brady and neat finish from Wes Hoolahan looked certain to have ended a horrible run of six consecutive defeats in all…
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Posted on 12 February 2016.
Reports from France suggest Spurs are in advanced talks to sign West Ham’s summer target striker Michy Batshuayi. The 22-year-old has scored 21 goals in 46 appearances for Marseille and was subject to intense speculation in the January transfer window linking with West Ham, Stoke, Newcastle as well as Tottenham. Despite Marseille’s insistence they want to […]
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Posted on 11 February 2016.
West Ham forward Dimitri Payet has signed a money-spinning new deal worth up to £35million. The Frenchman’s bumper package is the most lucrative in the club’s history.
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Posted on 09 February 2016.
An unnamed Chinese club are prepared to pay £38m to sign West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet, according to Sky sources.
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Posted on 08 February 2016.
Slaven Bilic admits West Ham may have to offer Dimitri Payet an improved contract to ensure he stays at the club.
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Posted on 08 February 2016.
Manu Lanzini and Diafra Sakho have “outside chances” of being included in the squad for tomorrow evening’s FA Cup replay against Liverpool. But it’s far more likely the top duo will return to the fray against Norwich at Carrow Road on Saturday. Both players have been training with the first team squad for several days […]
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Posted on 06 February 2016.
I really wouldn’t have wanted to be a West Ham player this evening given the clear mood of Slaven Bilic when he appeared before the cameras. After missing a very big opportunity on the south coast this was one very unhappy Croat who whilst refusing to point fingers looked like a man who’s lost a […]
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Posted on 05 February 2016.
Slaven Bilic has made it clear: A huge stadium in itself is no key to success and it certainly doesn’t mean West Ham Unite will have arrived. He reckons that will only happen when the club enters Europe adding: ” ‘I don’t even know which division Billericay are in but I remember when I was playing […]
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Posted on 03 February 2016.
The striker could return from three weeks out with a hamstring injury in the Hammers’ Premier League match at the weekend
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Posted on 03 February 2016.
West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan has confirmed he would have signed QPR striker Charlie Austin for the £4m price tag Southampton paid for him.
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Posted on 31 January 2016.
As the January transfer window creaks shut, we look at the closing times across the continent…
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Posted on 30 January 2016.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic praised No 2 goalkeeper Darren Randolph for earning his side a replay after the goalless FA Cup fourth round draw at Liverpool.
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Posted on 26 January 2016.
Crystal Palace are rivalling West Ham to sign Fenerbahce striker Emmanuel Emenike, Sky sources understand.
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Posted on 25 January 2016.
West Ham say any ground share of their new Olympic Stadium ground would be “impossible” without their agreement.
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Posted on 23 January 2016.
An Enner Valencia double twice gave the Hammers the lead but the Argentine star was on hand to rescue a point for the visitors, keeping them within three points of Leicester City
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Posted on 21 January 2016.
The Argentinian striker, who joined the Hammers in the summer of 2014, had fallen out of favour with Hammers boss Slaven Bilic. He has joined Fiorentina for a fee believed to be £1.6million.
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Posted on 21 January 2016.
Slaven Bilic reckons clinching Sam Byram’s signature proves he is already planning for next season. West Ham boss Bilic landed Byram yesterday in a £3.7million deal from Leeds.
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