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West Ham United striker Jordan Hugill has stated his desire to stand out in this evening’s fundraising friendly with National League side Dagenham & Redbridge at the Chigwell Construction Stadium. The 25-year-old was signed from Championship Preston North End on January Transfer Deadline Day but has seen his playing time limited to just two Premier League substitute appearances so far, an away loss to Brighton & Hove Albion and home win over Watford, both in February. Before…

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The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and E20 have already irked West Ham over the stadium’s capacity and continued refusal to change the running track cover.

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By Blowing Bubbles Editor David Blackmore When the then Newcastle and England midfielder Kieron Dyer joined West Ham in 2007, it was supposed to be the start of great things for the player and the club, but a career-threatening injury in just his second appearance meant his life took a very different turn. In many […]

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Hammers Martin Samuelsen has pulled out of international duty with Norway’s under-21s due to illness. Samuelsen was in line to make his seventh and eighth appearances for the Norwegians, who face Italy in a friendly later this week and Israel on Tuesday in a European Championships qualifying match. But the West Ham player who is on loan […]

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady will star in her own TV show on ITV next month called ‘Give it a year’ With an unfortunate title and very unfortunate timing, the programme will see Brady set tough targets for new businesses only to return one year later to see what progress they have made. Outside of her directorship at […]

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Saint Etiene’s Jonathan Bamba will wait on West Ham’s Premier League fate before committing himself to the east end! The 21-year-old comes out of contract in the summer after being tracked by the Hammers this but admits his future remains in doubt. With the club unwilling to meet his demands, a free transfer can be expected. […]

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Controversial former Hammer Ravel Morrison looks to have finally turned his back on England and is ready to play for Jamaica. The one time Hammers miisfit is currently playing for Atlas in Mexico. And the 25 year old has now posted a letter on Instagram that appears to be the Jamaica Football Federation asking him […]

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West Ham will not be moving to make Joao Mario’s move permanent in the summer should they remain in the Premier League. The midfielder has been disappointing since arriving on a loan in January and ClaretandHugh understands there is no chance of the club meeting a transfer fee of around £26 million. His performances have […]

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West Ham are outsiders of the  relegation fighting clubs to take the drop. The High Street bookies are never very far wrong on such issues – they can’t afford to be – and the odds makers give the Irons a realistic chance of staying up over the likes of Stoke, Southampton and Huddersfield. Indeed, the […]

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The Blowing Bubbles team asked me some tough questions based on the March edition of their monthly magazine and as expected the replies we’re not exactly uplifting. In what is perhaps the toughest period West Ham have faced in recent years we look at exactly what has got us into this mess. Protests, stadium, ownership, […]

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SKY pundit Charlie Nicholas believes West Ham will join West Brom and Huddersfield in relegation this season Writing on the Sky Sports website  Nicholas writes: Three down: West Brom, Huddersfield, West Ham  “I agree that West Brom have gone, not many would argue with that right now. Then, given I’m going for Crystal Palace to […]

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The London Stadium Stadium Safety Advisory Board which met yesterday has said it would while it accepted the troubles last weekend were caused by a small minority of fans it would seriously consider forcing West Ham to play behind closed door effectively banning all fans. In a Statement released on WHUFC.com last week the SAG […]

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In this week’s edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we hear from John, 40 and a lifelong West Ham United supporter and Season Ticket holder about the magic of an FA Cup run. “Long campaigns in football’s oldest competition are often underestimated these days, with league and other competitions being prioritised, that certainly seems to be the case in the Premier League anyway. I’m too young really to remember my team’s…

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West Ham players returned to Miami beach this afternoon after training all morning but decided to keep their clothes on this time after intense media attention when they sunned themselves on Tuesday afternoon after training.  Andy Carroll, Mark Noble, Declan Rice, Aaron Cresswell and Jordan Hugill were all photographed by paps as they ventured out […]

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Yesterday radio station Talk sport claimed that West Ham would pay for a beefed-up police presence at the London Stadium to prevent any repeat of the trouble which marred Saturday’s defeat to Burnley. They said ‘In light of this violence, West Ham have insisted that police officers be deployed inside the ground for the five remaining home […]

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The Hammers captain has called upon the club’s fans to help ensure their Premier League survival over the next few weeks

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David Moyes’ West Ham United sit 16th in the Premier League table after Saturday’s defeat to Burnley , a mere three points off the bottom three with eight matches of the campaign remaining, here’s five reasons why they can beat the Top-Flight drop. Home Advantage Of the Hammers’ aforementioned eight matches to go of the 2017/2018 term, five of those will be played at their home of the London Stadium, thus giving them plenty of opportunities to pick up points at home. …

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The Hammers are deep in the relegation mire, fans are rebelling and it is a wonder the club did not foresee this turn of events

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• Club working with police after trouble during defeat by Burnley • West Ham will also ask courts to issue blanket banning orders West Ham have vowed to issue life bans to the fans who invaded the pitch during Saturday’s 3-0 defeat by Burnley. The Premier League match at the London Stadium was marred by four separate pitch invasions as well as protests against the club’s board as hundreds of supporters congregated…

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“West Ham will appoint an experienced director of football at the end of the season in a bid to head off criticism from fans of their recruitment strategy” claims the well connected Ken Dyer in the London Evening Standard. Last month David Moyes said in the London Standard “We’ve put together some plans, we are going […]

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Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan says West Ham fans are kidding themselves if they think fixing the London Stadium will fix things for West Ham. He said on Kick Off: “West Ham fans will tell us they’ve been sold a lie because they’ve been sold a vision which isn’t manifesting itself. That vision at […]

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I often wonder about the oddities in life, take time to consider the absurdities and try to rationalise what I witness but also to find comfort and humour within it all. For…if we cannot laugh in the face of petty tyrannies then we are lesser men and our legacies will be unstructured, wispy and dull. “I want to grow. I want to be better. You Grow. We all grow. We’re made to grow…

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A report in the Daily Telegraph says West Ham will demand to take over stewarding of the London Stadium. Chief football writer for the broadsheet Jason Burt writes  “West Ham United will demand to take over the stewarding of the London Stadium after co-owner David Sullivan was struck in the face with a coin during […]

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“There weren’t sufficient stewards and they couldn’t really cope” Sir Trevor Brooking told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Sportsweek programme this morning. “The club are obviously going to have to look at things with the local police and make sure that trained stewards and police are in place — you’re almost looking at it and saying: […]

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It’s funny how the optimist inside of us often surfaces despite all of the available evidence. There was no reason for me to expect a victory against Burnley given our respective recent form and league standings. Sean Dyche is a manager in the ascendancy and ours is one who has failed in his last three […]

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Reports that West Ham could face up to a ten point deduction or up to three home games behind closed doors have been described as far-fetched by a source close to the FA this evening. The Football Association said it would be seeking observations from West Ham as well as awaiting the match referee’s report. West Ham […]

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