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Posted on 17 October 2017. Tags: News, premier league, upthehammers, whispers
Reports are coming out of Portugal tonight that Sporting Lisbon are trying to beat off fresh West Ham advances on William Carvalho by offering the defensive midfielder a new deal. The want him to agree to a one year extension which would keep him at the club until 2021 whilst pushing the release clause in […]
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Posted on 17 October 2017. Tags: columnist, heroes, international, Moore Than Just a Club, podcast, premier league
As domestic football finally made its return after The International Break, it is that time of the week again to check in with our Hammer loanees at their various clubs both in England and across the continent. It would be a joyful weekend at last for Reece Burke and Josh Cullen but quite the opposite for Robert Snodgrass and another dull Sunday for Reece Oxford in Germany. Reece Burke and Josh Cullen (Bolton …
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Posted on 17 October 2017. Tags: News, premier league, West Ham United, whispers
West Ham is said to closely following the rising career of young attacking midfielder David Brooks at Sheffield United who is rumoured to be available for £10m this January. Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle and Everton are also tracking Brooks, who earned a call-up by Wales for their recent World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Ireland. The 20-year-old played for […]
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Posted on 17 October 2017. Tags: football banter, News, premier league, transfer gossip, whispers
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is looking to offer Jack Wilshere a new four-year contract to stay at the Emirates. A report in the Daily Mirror says Wenger has been so impressed that a new four-year contract offer is in the pipeline for the 25-year-old. The Arsenal midfielder and boyhood West Ham fan has yet to […]
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Posted on 16 October 2017. Tags: football latest, goals, london, Moore Than Just a Club, premier league, season, slaven bilic
It’s now time to analyse all the main causes for discussion from Saturday’s eventful draw at Turf Moor, as Chris Wood struck to break Hammers hearts in Lancashire and leave us rooted to 15th spot. Fans Fume At “Liability” Carroll Over the past few weeks, many have called for the exile of forward Andy Carroll from the starting Xl after some shabby showings, but tensions came to the boil on Saturday at…
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Posted on 16 October 2017. Tags: academy news, News, premier league, sky tv, skysports, whispers
West Ham’s under 23s lifted themselves into third place behind the merseyside clubs Liverpool and Everton in Premier League 2 with their great 4-2 win over Manchester United yesterday (Sun). And given they have been without inspirational skipper Declan Rice until yesterday the newly promoted Hammers can be delighted with their brilliant start. They have […]
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Posted on 15 October 2017. Tags: football news, premier league, sports news, West Ham United, westham news, whispers
CandH Exclusive Hammers academy boss Terry Westley has told Reece Oxford he can be taken back into the body of the academy and grow into a Hammers great within the club. Speculation has arisen over the 18 year old’s future since he moved to Germany on loan but Westley has no doubts about his potential […]
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Posted on 14 October 2017. Tags: burnley, crystal-palace, nothing-classic, premier league, west ham united feeds
There are games that are defined by false nines. This was an afternoon that, for better and worse, revolved around old-fashioned target men. Long before Chris Wood headed Burnley’s equaliser, Andy Carroll had made a dramatic departure, sent off for two challenges that evoked earlier eras and invited suggestions of idiocy. His Burnley counterpart eventually ensured it cost West Ham and the points were shared in a game some …
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Posted on 14 October 2017. Tags: games, international, london, Moore Than Just a Club, premier league, season
In Game Week Seven of the PL2 season, Terry Westley’s U23s face the daunting prospect of welcoming Manchester United to East London on Sunday afternoon in what is surely the biggest game of the season. The young Hammers enter the clash off the back of Premier League International Cup disappointment at home to Villarreal, whereas, The Red Devils were defeated at home by Derby County last time out. When? The clash is scheduled to kick-off at 1 PM …
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Posted on 13 October 2017. Tags: our-attention, premier league, team news, the-intrigue, very-resilient
After the two week international break, we now focus our attention on the intrigue and excitement of Premier League football, in particular a trip to Burnley. Burnley made a fabulous start to the season when they beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. At present they occupy 6th position and have turned out to be very resilient […]
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Posted on 13 October 2017. Tags: football banter, hammers news, News, premier league, upton park, whispers
Slaven Bilic has waded into Joe Hart’s critics making a blistering attack on them in one of his most outspoken attacks for a long time. Hart has barely put a foot wrong in an England shirt but continues to be at the centre of complaints from fans who don’t believe him to be worth the […]
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Posted on 13 October 2017. Tags: copyright, Goal.com, kuwait, nigeria, premier league, slaven bilic, south-africa
The goalkeeper is an easy target and is unappreciated, according to the West Ham manager
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Posted on 11 October 2017. Tags: latest football news, News, online soccer news, premier league, whispers
In normal times it would look like a bit of a doddle…but very little is a doddle to West Ham at the moment. We face Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday , before welcoming Brighton to the London Stadium next Friday night and then heading off on the short trip to Selhurst Park for the London […]
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Posted on 11 October 2017. Tags: News, online soccer news, premier league, transfer gossip, whispers
Frank McAvennie reckons Slaven Bilic is giving off the appearance of a man “caught in the headlights” as he bids to get the Hammers right back on track. But he believes this weekend represents his biggest test so far in what’s proving a tough season given he has a near fully fit squad. Speaking exclusively […]
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Posted on 10 October 2017. Tags: News, premier league, transfer gossip, transfer news, whispers
Reece Oxford and Nathan Trott played their part in helping England U20s in a 4-0 friendly win over the Czech Republic at St George’s Park. Both young Hammers started for Keith Downing’s team at the National Football Centre in Staffordshire. Trott, 18, was making his second appearance at this level, while Oxford, also 18, earned his […]
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Posted on 10 October 2017. Tags: columnist, europe, football banter, goals, Moore Than Just a Club, podcast, premier league
Ten years ago to this very day, Michail Gregory Antonio was preparing for an FA Trophy Third Round Replay against Chipstead with his Tooting & Mitcham United side. Today, we map the progress of Antonio from the Isthmian League Division 1 South to the Premier League in just eight years and explain why he is such an integral part of Slaven Bilic’s starting Xl. Having featured for Tooting until the end of October 2008, …
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Posted on 09 October 2017. Tags: coyi, News, premier league, whispers
No sooner has an international break than the ‘Andy Carroll for England” bandwagon starts to roll. This time it’s Aaron Cresswell leading the charge by declaring that “of course he can” bag a 2018 World Cup spot. The same argument is presented every time – that the big man offers a different way of playing […]
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Posted on 08 October 2017. Tags: copyright, environment, Goal.com, mexico, premier league, russia, south-africa, west ham
The Mexico international only joined the Hammers in the summer but has already been linked with a January departure
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Posted on 08 October 2017. Tags: News, premier league, sky tv, skysports, whispers
The Hammers and Arsenal are this morning reported to be tracking Sporting Lisbon right back Cristiano Piccini. Despite relationships between the Portuguese club and the Hammers having been soured by the William Carvalho affair, there is a possibility that we will make a move for the 25 year old in January. The Irons are looking for […]
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Posted on 07 October 2017. Tags: footy news, News, premier league, skysports, whispers
Arthur Masuaku is being seen as a better bet for the left wing spot than £24 million record signing at the moment. Hammers fans voting in a ClaretandHugh poll have plumped for the back up left back to Aaron Cresswell on current form. We asked who was the best of the two on the left […]
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Posted on 07 October 2017. Tags: News, premier league, westham, whispers
The Premier League have called an end to money loaned against future TV money previously used by West Ham since 2013. “The clubs have agreed a new rule which will mean that any assignments of central funds can only be made to Financial Conduct Authority-registered lenders,” a Premier League spokesman has confirmed. In layman’s terms, […]
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Posted on 06 October 2017. Tags: analysis, columnist, facebook, Moore Than Just a Club, premier league, transfer news
It’s the International break (yawn), this week on A Week in the World of West Ham United. Luke discusses the boredom of a typical international break and reviews all of the action from last weekend. The post M7: International Football And A Yellow Submarine defeats The U23’s. appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .
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Posted on 06 October 2017. Tags: beatles, blues, european, Moore Than Just a Club, premier league, sports news
In this week’s unusual Friday edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we hear from Bill, 80, a lifelong Hammer about the time that West Ham United won the World Cup. “Born in the Royal London Hospital, just before the outbreak of World War II, the prime time of my life was dominated by a golden era and that was the Swinging Sixties. Elvis Presley and The Beatles were rocking, men were…
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Posted on 06 October 2017. Tags: News, premier league, whispers
West Ham are in a three-horse race to sign talented Ghana Under-17 defender Rashid Alhassan, GHANAsoccernet.com claim today. Hannover 96 and Chicago Fire in addition to West Ham are all said to keeping tabs on the highly rated young left-back. The 17-year-old has been linked to a host of clubs in recent weeks but the […]
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Posted on 06 October 2017. Tags: News, premier league, west ham, whispers
A brilliant double save was enough to ensure that Joe Hart collected the Man of the Match award from last night’s dreadful game between England and Slovenia. That was a morale booster for the Hammers keeper who has been under keen scrutiny since his move to the London Stadium but it’s not enough to keep […]
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