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Slaven Bilic has denied the suggestion he is too nice to drag West Ham out of their losing run and up the Premier League table.

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This morning the Sun newspaper claimed that Bacary Sagna has reportedly snubbed a move to Brighton in favour of joining West Ham or Leicester. The French international was released by Manchester City at the end of last season and is currently a free agent. The report followed a claim by French newspaper L’Equipe who said that he […]

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Slaven Bilic was asked about his version of why he turned down two players offered to him. David Sullivan made an official website statement after the transfer window closed in which he said “Grzegorz Krychowiak and Renato Sanches were both offered to the manager before their switches elsewhere, but he told us that he is […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed there was no “on the carpet” meeting with David Sullivan following the Newcastle defeat and that he has never been told his job is under threat. The mainstream media had declared that he had been summoned to a special meeting with the co chairman although ClaretandHugh claimed through its own sources […]

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West Ham Supporters flags have been relocated to the West Stand next to Club London West Ham have confirmed this afternoon. The club introduced the supporter flag initiative last season to help with the look and feel of the new stadium. Stadium operators have now installed new LED mid tier advertising screens where the flags hung […]

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Operators London Stadium 185 are thought to have appointed former Arsenal groundsman Sion Bennett as the new head groundsman of the London Stadium.  Bennett is the current deputy groundsman at the former Olympic Stadium joining the grounds staff team last March after six years at the Emirates Stadium as Assistant Groundsman for Arsenal. Before Arsenal, he was […]

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has denied claims by the club’s co-owner David Sullivan that he turned down the chance to sign Renato Sanches during the summer transfer window.

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed West Ham will be without Manuel Lanzini and Edimilson Fernandes on Monday night to face Huddersfield but is hoping that Andre Ayew will recover from a thigh injury he picked up on international duty. Slav wrote in his London Evening Standard Friday column “Although we will be without Manuel Lanzini, Edimilson […]

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Slaven Bilic has used his London Evening Standard column to speak about William Carvalho for the first time. Slav writes:  “The other thing which has dominated the last week or so has been our attempt to sign William Carvalho from Sporting Lisbon, an attempt that ultimately failed. There has been much said and written since. […]

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Slaven Bilic has used his Friday London Evening Standard column Slaven Bilic to defend himself by replying to comments by Danny Gabbidon that he appeared to have thrown in the towel after the latest defeat. Slav wrote: “I understand that Danny Gabbidon — a former West Ham player — wrote in an article that it looked as […]

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Get the latest team news and stats ahead of the Premier League clash between West Ham and Huddersfield on Monday at the London Stadium.

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Sky Pundit Paul Merson expects a West Ham win on Monday but says he wouldn’t be surprised if Huddersfield walked away with all 3 points! He told Sky Sports: “Slaven Bilic needs a win. It’s West Ham’s first home game of the season and the fans will be turning up expecting the team to put […]

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Tyre brand MRF Ltd have become the first sleeve sponsor of West Ham ahead of the Club’s first home game of the 2017/18 Premier League season.  MRF’s logo will feature on the left sleeve of the iconic claret and blue shirt, with this season being the first where top flight clubs can create brand partnerships to advertise […]

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Former Hammer turned pundit Tony Gale says Bilic is the right man for the job and that the board are to blame for our current problems. “It’s the players that have got to do it for Bilic on Monday night, it’s a pressure game against Huddersfield, a real pressure game and they’ve got to rise to the […]

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Slaven Bilic will face the press for the first time since the transfer window closed on 31st August. The pre-match press conference is scheduled for 1.30pm at Rush Green training ground this afternoon. He is likely to He is likely to grilled over his relationship with the owners after David Sullivan appeared to throw him […]

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Paul Ince has waded into David Sullivan after his official website comments which appeared to throw Slaven bilic under a bus! The  Hammers joint chairman claims  Bilic turned down the chance to sign highly-rated potential midfield alternatives Renato Sanches and Grzegorz Krychowiak who joined Swansea and West Brom instead. Former Hammer Ince said: “I really […]

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Operators London Stadium 185 have announced a new security search process this season which will be implemented for the first time on Monday evening for football crowds. The Statement says “As part of our shared commitment to enhancing the matchday experience for supporters at London Stadium, LS185, working in partnership with West Ham United, have […]

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SECRET SCOUT: This week our expert has chosen to focus on West Ham United youngster Dan Kemp. Kemp was selected for the Toulon Tournament earlier this summer.

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Planned protests at the London Stadium on Monday night Huddersfield  game appear to be suffering from a shortage of on line funding. A social media twitter account called @WestHamAction-  with 186 followers-  has set a £1,000 fund raising target but at this moment £60 has been raised @ https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/westhamaction The fund raising page says “Weʼre raising £1,000 […]

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To say the Hammers and Sporting Lisbon are at war is putting it mildly! David Sullivan has produced an e mail published in which an offer appears to have been made. Sporting’s president Bruno Carvalho has hit back since and appears ready to report us to Fifa for an illegal approach. Here’s what the fans […]

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Premier League clubs have voted to close next summer’s transfer window before the season starts. Managers have complained that the ability for players to move when the season is under way causes disruption to their squads and preparations. From next season, the window will close at 5pm BST on the Thursday before the Premier League season […]

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Cheikhou Kouyate and striker Diafra Sakho could play in a World Cup qualifier replay in November after FIFA ordered Senegal’s result with South Africa should be scrapped. The qualifier will be played again after the referee, Joseph Lamptey was found guilty of match-fixing in a game which saw South Africa win 2-1 last November. Lamptey has now […]

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Amid all the e mails drama this morning one critically important question has remained unanswered – who’s gonna play on the left side of midfield against Huddersfield Town? With Andre Ayew and Manu Lanzini injured and Marko Arnautovic serving out the last game of his suspension there is no naturally left sided player available. So […]

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The Daily Mail claim today that West Ham could face another season of disruption at the London Stadium in 2022 due to a bid for the European Athletics Championships. UK Athletics chief executive Niels de Vos told the Sport Industry Breakfast event he intends to take advantage of a clause in West Ham’s concessionaire agreement allowing […]

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The team behind Birmingham’s bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games want to expand Alexander Stadium saying it would provide a positive sporting legacy for the city. The Perry Barr venue is home to Birchfield Harriers, one of the country’s best-known athletics teams, and hosts several national and international events, including the UK Championships, team trials and […]

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Sporting Lisbon have stepped up the row with West Ham to the ultimate level and are reported set to register an “illegal approaches” charge against us to FIFA in the William Carvalho affair. Sky sources in reporting Sporting Lisbon’s latest move add that West Ham are currently pursuing legal action against Sporting’s communications director, Nuno […]

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