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Slaven Bilic has discussed his pending hip operation for the first time publicly. Speaking in his own London Evening standard column he revealed: “I have been asked a few times about my up-coming hip replacement operation. “The reason I haven’t talked about it is not because of a privacy issue — I have absolutely no problem […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman has broken silence on Wednesday’s raid of 30 HMRC officials at the London Stadium and Rush Green. Brady wrote in her Sun football diary for Wednesday: “THIS morning West Ham FC provide documentation to HMRC in relation to player transfers as part of a wider probe in football. This was the extent […]

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Former Hammer Demba Ba is the player whose transfer believed to be at the heart of the football tax probe as he allegedly pocketed nearly £1million for image rights when he joined Newcastle on a “free transfer” after leaving West Ham according to a report by the Sun.  Ba’s cash was part of a £2million fee […]

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West Ham have given their survival hopes a real boost in recent weeks, embarking on a three-match unbeaten run. Five points in three games has seen the Hammers open a seven-point advantage over the relegation zone but Slaven Bilic’s side are still not mathematically safe. A difficult trip to Stoke City awaits this weekend and […]

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You wake up thinking it will be a slow news day and then Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper The Times runs a very old Michail Antonio story. The new twist was that  he’s fallen out with the board because he isn’t happy at the treatment of his hamstring injury before slipping back into the ancient line that […]

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Michail Antonio is staying at West Ham beyond the summer, a club source has told Sky Sports News HQ .

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West Ham have flatly denied a Times story from this morning in which it is claimed Michail Antonio is attempting to force his way out of the club. It was declared that Michail’s relationship with the board had broken down over the treatment of his hamstring injury and that he was unhappy that such as […]

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A report in this morning’s Times claims that that Michail Antonio has issues with West Ham over his current injury and contract situation. The injury angle is the only new element of the story and we will of course be checking the story out during the course of the day with our usual sources and […]

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So Andy Carroll is missing again and Diafra Sakho with just half an hour behind him looks likely to start for the Hammers tomorrow. Here’s the truth the Hammers board will surely know by know we can’t go on like this. And that means at the end of the season they have to assess every […]

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Mark Lawrenson continues to irritate and yes I know it’s a childish reaction but there we are – can’t help it. It’s not merely that he is again predicting a West Ham defeat tomorrow – that’s honestly no surprise. Almost a given these days. It’s more a case of him not giving a single reason […]

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The Hammers look to be set for frustration as they move for Brighton keeper David Stockdale. The Mirror are reporting this morning  that he will knock back both ourselves and Leeds  by signing a new two-year contract with the newly promoted Premier League outfit.. Stockdale has been one of the stars of the south coast […]

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Slaven Bilic has refused to rule out a summer move for Daniel Sturridge and has admitted: “We are going to see. We have our list of strikers.” At one stage during an interview the Irons boss described the Liverpool front man as “unbelievable” adding: ““They have a lot of quality there and I don’t like […]

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The England international has been linked with a move away from Liverpool, with the Hammers boss praising the striker before the transfer window opens

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Slaven Bilic has made it clear publicly his squad are banned from gambling following Joey Barton’s 18-month suspension for placing 1260 bets. Bilic said: “I haven’t reminded them. The players know it is a rule, like the rule that you can’t use your hands on the pitch. “You can’t be involved in any sort of […]

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Slaven Bilic refuses to write off the threat of relegation but claims squad confidence is growing. Speaking at his weekly pre-match presser he said: “No, I don’t feel safe from relegation. Only when you are mathematically safe, you are safe. That’s the only truth. “Maybe 38 points will be enough and people will say ‘what […]

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Wednesday’s HMRC investigation into Newcastle, Chelsea and West Ham dealing with Marseille has seen former Newcastle midfielder Sylvain Marveaux arrested. French newspaper Le Parisien report that their information is that they know of three football agents being arrested along with Marveaux and all four taken in for questioning as part of the all-encompassing investigation. One […]

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The former Newcastle striker missed West Ham’s goalless draw with Everton last weekend with a recurrence of groin injury picked up against Sunderland, impacting his return.

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Sources close to the investigation, which also involves West Ham United and Chelsea, said Sylvain Marveaux was currently in custody and ‘answering questions’ after being detained by police.

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  Billy Bonds has revealed his pride at being inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame. The Club’s record appearance holder and former manager was bestowed the honour this week along with several other famous names in English football – including former Wales midfielder and manager Gary Speed, former Hammers and England midfielder […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed the absence again of Andy Carroll for Stoke away this weekend saying it has come too soon for the crocked striker. Speaking at his pre-match press conference.  “Mark Noble is definitely going to be back in the squad on Saturday Unfortunately, it doesn’t look as if Andy Carroll is going to make the […]

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Former West Ham manager slammed HMRC as the most corrupt business in our country during undercover footage which eventually lost him the England manager job last year. Allardyce, who has previously been investigated for his tax affairs and his involvement in a £450m tax scam and a £275m tax fraud, told reporters, “The most corrupt […]

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Rumours that West Ham could suffer a points deduction or even demotion from the Premier League along with newly promoted Newcastle are extremely wide of the mark. Social media went into overdrive yesterday suggesting a possible points deduction or exclusion from the Premier League for the Hammers. The rumours were fueled by a Sun newspaper story which claimed: “West […]

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We’ve been here before haven’t we?  …well publicised Inland Revenue warrant executions  ( commonly known among some of us with a bent for melodrama as “raids”) accompanied by the drumbeats of maximum HMRC publicity! They couldn’t have made much more noise about it could they and the question “Why?” is easily answered – the HMRC occasionally […]

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West Ham’s top brass are tonight relaxed after a day of  high drama which saw HMRC officers stage swoops on the London Stadium and Rush Green Training Centre. The 30 or so officers arrived at 8 am but after nearly 12 hours there have been no arrests and not a single laptop, PC or portable […]

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Today’s raids by HMRC officials on West Ham and Newcastle could be the first of many as the Taxman targets football club and footballers in a new public campaign. In a bid to tackle tax issues relating to players’ image rights, the Treasury initiated a specific football compliance project earlier this month, and has announced […]

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In March West Ham announced a London Stadium Priority relocation window as part of the Season ticket renewal process to allow supporters move seats for next season. With the season ticket renewal deadline fast approaching on 31st May the relocation window will open on Thursday 1st June and will close on Thursday 15th June. West Ham will […]

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