Up The Hammers – Latest West Ham United FC News

They say a week is a long time in football …aa Irons it often feels  like a decade writes PETE ELLIS. Inevitably, every time we take a step forward, we end up doing a moonwalk that Jacko himself would have been proud of. Poor old Andre Ayew. He is the record breaking transfer that lasted […]

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The subject of West Ham’s finances and question debt has been raised again after the chairman’s son Jack Sullivan claimed the club was still £100m in debt. Speaking on twitter Jack posted “The club is still 100m in debt!!! Both Daivd’s haven’t taken a penny out of the club and have but in 30 million […]

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West Ham are hoping to bring Wifried Bony to the club and have already inquired about his availability. But it would only be on a loan deal until January as the player is moving on from Manchester City to China in the new year. Report emerged this morning  the Hammers were interested in the player […]

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West Ham captain Mark Noble admits he is still getting used to the club’s new location – after he accidentally drove to Upton Park instead of the Olympic Stadium.

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The temporary lime green covering across the running track was ripped up on Thursday morning and the final touches of replacing it with astro turf which better matches the colour of the Desso grassmaster pitch is being completed in time for the Sunday afternoon kick-off at 4pm. Claret and Blue tarpaulins has also now been installed […]

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Bilic looks certain to have Dimi Payet and Havard Nordveit available for the clash against Bournemouth at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sun) after both suffered minor knocks. However, Cheik Kouyate looks likely to be ruled out with a thigh injury although hopes are high the midfielder powerhouse will be ok for the match at Manchester City […]

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Dimitri Payet could be rushed back into West Ham’s team to face Bournemouth on Sunday as Slaven Bilic counts the cost of his side’s already-hectic schedule.

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West Ham Vice Chairman, Karren Brady has told former Hammer Trevor Sinclair it is West Ham’s ambition to win the league after moving to the London Stadium. She was asked on Football Focus which is broadcast at 12.10pm today she was asked if we want to emulate Manchester City who won the league within ten years […]

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West Ham are weighing up whether to make an emergency move to cover the injury to Andre Ayew or rely on a renewed Diafra Sakho to return fully fit and motivated after the international break. The Hammers injury crisis is worse than any other Premier League side and the board know they may be forced […]

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West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has spoken to Sky Sports Patrick Davison about the London Stadium ahead of the Hammers’ first premier league encounter  at Stratford and revealed there are now 50,000 people on the waiting list for season tickets. “It was very important to bring our past with us to our future, and you can see […]

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Mark Noble found hmself at Upton Park instead of the London Stadium before his first game at the new home. However, he now knows his way to the stadium and the short cuts involved thankfully. He said: “It’s really weird when you drive past the turn-off you used to take. I got it wrong the first […]

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Staff at West Ham United have voiced concerns over stewarding and security arrangements at the London Stadium before the club’s first Premier League game at their new home against Bournemouth on Sunday claims the Times newspaper on Friday. The Times says they have learnt that the number of stewards on duty at the stadium this weekend […]

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AFC Bournemouth have sold out their away allocation of 2,800 tickets for the Premier League game with West Ham this Sunday at the London Stadium. Adults have paid just £30 while concessions pay £25 as part of the league £30 cap on away tickets all season. With the London Stadium  capacity limited to 57,000 this […]

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The Met police has published a debrief report into its handling of the last game at the Boleyn Ground between West Ham and Manchester United. Hammers fans were demonised in the press following images of broken windows on the Man Utd team coach were flashed all around the world. The Met Police summarise lessons learnt along with […]

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The allocation of 3,000 away tickets for Manchester City on Sunday 28th August at the Etihad has failed to sell out to priority points holders on Thursday and Friday. The allocation of 3,000 for Chelsea away tickets sold out in a matter of hours meaning only those with 4 priority points or more could grab […]

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West Ham’s early season form is leaving Irons fans entirely unimpressed and there has been a reaction to move Michail Antonio from right back to left wing as was the case in the Europa Cup clash. Here’s how Claretandhugh facebook members @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have responded to some lack lustre displays O I cant figure it, Tore […]

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Big congratulations to ClaretandHugh follower George Evans from the London area who emerged as the winner of a pair of tickets we put up for grabs in association with Betway for the game against Bournemouthon on Sunday. George answered the question: “Who scored the final goal in the match last year when we lost 4-3 […]

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Slaven Bilic says his West Ham players will get ‘no hours off’ after arriving back from their Europa League trip to Romania at 5am on Friday morning.

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The weary West Ham squad returned to the country in teh early hours of the morning and will get no respite ahead of the game against Bournemouth on Sunday. Manager Slaven Bilic revealed at his pre-Sunday presser: “We are all in!  Some guys who played yesterday are having regeneration, and the guys who stayed here […]

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Andre Ayew could be facing between two to four months out depending on whether he has surgery, says West Ham boss Slaven Bilic.

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Slaven Bilic has admitted he won’t be rushing into the transfer market to replace Andre Ayew declaring: “I’m not a big fan of that.” And he added: “We have to get on  without moaning or crying about it. It’s not ideal – he could be out for two and half months or four months. We […]

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Carlos Bacca has confirmed he will remain at AC Milan following interest from West Ham this summer.

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Ok we’re back to the Premier League and in this video the lads from Hammers Chat are taking a really keen look at the Sunday game against Bournemouth. A major point to emerge is the ongoing worry over the full back position and Slaven Bilic is even told to “learn from his mistakes.” Everybody is […]

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Slaven Bilic believes the Irons should have put last night’s game and the tie to bed and as a result isn’t deliriously happy with life.Speaking to the official site he said: “We should have scored and put the game to bed, but we didn’t and it’s 1-1 so we’re not happy with the result, but […]

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Mark Noble refused to be downbeat following what most saw as a disappointing Europa Cup draw in Romania last night. The captain scored the precious goal which makes us big favourites for the return leg but admits the squad were disappointed at the outcome. But he declared: “You don’t just turn up on a pitch like […]

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The second edition of Nigel Kahn’s matchday fanzine 6 foot 2 is now on line and comes highly recommended from ClaretandHugh. Catch it here: http://read.magazine.live/6-foot-2/data/3901/reader/reader.html?t=636071835494760898#!preferred/0/package/3901/pub/3904/page/0 Nige has assembled a great team and brings his own retro look at the Hammers whilst ensuring that he is bang on the money with current events. Along the way there […]

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