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What an appointment Slaven Bilic is turning out to be. There were many skeptical people when he was given the nod ahead of a host of candidates, but the Croatian has been a revelation. Let’s discuss on the pitch issues first, before going onto his qualities off it. Hammers fans crave good, attacking football. They

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After the 5-1 thrashing of Blackburn on Sunday we move into the FA Cup quarter finals to face Man United at Old Trafford. This time last year, at the same stage in the competition, we lost 4-0 to West Brom! How times change… I think it shows how far we have come as a club

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I don’t need to tell you how much of an impact Dimitri Payet has had since he signed for West Ham in the summer. I don’t even need to tell you how good he is, because we all know he’s a special talent. He seems to excite us all each and every week with his

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It was certainly a memorable away day for myself, putting five past a poor Blackburn outfit, with Dimitri Payet stealing the show once more. Greeted by high winds and the smell of Burgers, there was a real sense of optimism amongst the fans outside the ground, not only to win, but to progress to the

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That was a fantastic result, even if it was against a below par Blackburn Rovers, a club previously managed by Big Sam, who in fact would have wished for him to stay considering their position in the bottom half of the second tier. This weekend we see Big Sam’s first return to the club since

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This summer will see the European Championships take place in France and in what should be a thrilling tournament, a handful of West Ham United players will be hoping to feature as their nations battle to lift the trophy in Paris come July. Andy Carroll – England Much has been made of Andy Carroll’s England

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• Arsenal will play Watford at home if they can beat Hull in fifth-round replay • West Ham face trip to either Manchester United or Shrewsbury Town Chelsea have been given a difficult away tie at Everton in the FA Cup quarter-final in the only confirmed all-Premier League clash in the sixth round draw, after the London sailed past Manchester City 5-1 on Sunday. Related: FA Cup sixth round draw – as it happened Continue reading

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Midfielder has 11 games for club and country and second child on the way as he makes up for lost time on Old Trafford margins Bright-eyed, fresh-faced and straight-backed, Corry Evans positively radiates health and fitness. Given his impending schedule, such vitality seems not so much a good thing as an absolute necessity. Evans, who is 25, is not the type to slump or mooch but even he leans, albeit …

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This FA Cup journey could be our best chance to yet to get to Wembley as there have a number of potential favourites already eliminated from the competition, like Premier League leaders Leicester City, while the likes of Chelsea and Man City have been drawn together. A victory against Blackburn will see us into the

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• Carroll suffered adductor injury in Premier League draw at Norwich • Injury-plagued striker had only just returned from treatment table Andy Carroll is back on the treatment table and will miss Sunday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie at Blackburn. The 27-year-old had just returned from a month out with a hamstring problem when he suffered an adductor injury after coming on as a substitute during last weekend’s 2-2 draw at…

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In my opinion, I think it would be a bad move for the club to let Andy Carroll go this summer. We all know he has had his injury problems, but if he is managed well, as Sir Slaven seems to want to do, he can be a vital member of our starting XI in

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West Ham trio Dimitri Payet, Slaven Bilic and Adrian, alongside the Moore Family Foundation project, have been nominated for awards at the 2016 London Football Awards, which won’t come as a surprise to many. Following an incredible season for the Hammers so far, the awards evening could see West Ham collect three of the eight

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When you think of West Ham under Bilic so far, what springs to mind? Dimitri Payet? Attractive football? Winning at Anfield? Winning at the Emirates? That Chelsea win? The phrase ‘be careful what you wish for’? They all add up to what has already been a very exciting season so far under our new boss.

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Football isn’t just a sport, it’s an art. The way in which football has developed over the years means we are arguably more and more appreciative of the sport’s technical brilliance and individual artistry than ever before. And it’s that very artistry that has inspired Art of Football‘s latest collection. In a series of gorgeous prints

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• We have the quality to avoid last season’s slump, says manager • Russell Martin highlights Norwich City ‘positives’ for relegation fight This time 12 months ago West Ham United, then of course managed by Sam Allardyce, were eighth in the Premier League with a game in hand on most of the teams above them. They were also in the fifth round of the FA Cup, preparing to take on West Bromwich Albion. It …

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During the past week or so, attention has focused on the memorable FA Cup win over Liverpool, transfer issues relating to Dimi Payet and speculation over how we may finish in the Premier League as the last big challenges in March and April approach. It is of interest to note some of the news emerging

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He’s signed! All those rumours of a £38m bid from some random club in China are just a distant memory now the club have confirmed Dimitri Payet has signed an improved contract which keeps him in claret and blue until 2021. He has been the Premier League’s signing of the season by a country mile

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We all know how dangerous Dimitri Payet is from set pieces.  He’s already scored a free kick this season and has also assisted a few goals from dead ball situations over the course of the season. So when the Frenchman stepped up to whip a ball in to the box in the dying seconds of Tuesday

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Four games. Three wins. Zero losses. Seven goals scored. I think it’s fair to say we’ve owned Liverpool this season, probably for the first time in any of our lifetimes. We’ve been a thorn in their side, disrupted their season made dominated their nightmares. And Angelo Ogbonna’s 121st minute winner against the Reds at the

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West Ham’s legendary snapper Stevie Bacon is going through a particularly difficult time but remains optimistic about his and West Ham’s future. Confined to a bed in a room in his ‘wheelchair unfriendly’ house, Stevie knows life will never be the same again after having had his lower left limb amputated in October last year

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Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp says his team are not the Premier League’s ‘sunniest’ side after losing 2-1 to West Ham United in the FA Cup on Tuesday. Klopp says the team are not content with their recent results, but says there are positives to take from their performances Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp complains about referee in Cup defeat to West Ham Continue reading…

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It’s Liverpool again, and Jurgen Klopp has admitted he’ll be fielding a similar squad to the one that held us to a 0-0 draw last month. If he keeps his word then you have to fancy us to make it three wins from four against the Reds this season, especially at home and under the

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Another clean sheet and, most important, another win for Southampton. Victor Wanyama’s avoidable sending-off in the 54th minute meant they had to withstand a barrage of West Ham United pressure but the resurgence of Ronald Koeman’s team since the turn of the year shows no sign of abating thanks to Maya Yoshida’s early goal. This victory made it 13 points from the last 15 and suddenly a top-six place is in Southampton’s sights. They have still not conceded since Fraser Forster made…

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Dennis Arthur Leatherbarrow will turn 82 in May, on the same day West Ham play their last ever game at the Boleyn Ground. Born in East Ham, he has been a Hammer all his life and experienced things as a fan I’ll probably never experience. His love for the club has been passed on to

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Mark Noble’s testimonial is going to some occasion. The final testimonial at the Boleyn Ground for a player who has given their blood, sweat and tears to the club for his entire career – and several of the club’s biggest heroes all coming together one final time on the hallowed turf before we move to

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This is probably the first season in a while where picking West Ham players for your Fantasy Premier League team actually worth it. Clean sheets, goals all across the team, assists from the likes of Dimitri Payet, Manuel Lanzini and Michail Antonio almost a guarantee every week. But recently one West Ham player has emerged

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