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West Ham United are in pole position to land Henry Onyekuru. The in-demand winger is set to fly to London to discuss personal terms and possibly undergo a medical, the Daily Mail are reporting. While West Ham are still discussing a fee with KAS Eupen for Onyekuru, it is believed that the East London outfit […]

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West Ham’s young winger Dan Kemp has spoken of his “pure joy” after England’s under 20s lifted the Toulon Tournament Title on Saturday. The youngster won the trophy via a penalty shoot out with the Ivory Coast at the end of the 1-1 draw with Sheffield United midfielder scoring the England goals before one minute into […]

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The 2016-17 Premier League season was the fifth successive one for West Ham since their return to the top flight. What follows are some of the important numbers for the season. 12 wins The team reverted to normal this season by picking up 12 league wins. Since returning to the Premier League in 2012-13 they have won 12, 11 and 12 games in the following seasons. Making last years 16 wins was the outlying stat. 45 points This was the second lowest points return from a season …

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Matthew Upson 2007-2011 144 Apps Matthew Upson was clearly a defender with a great deal of talent, signed from Birmingham for 6 million in January 2007 at a time when the club were struggling to survive in the Premier League, he injured his calf in the first half an hour of his debut and then came off after the first 10 minutes of his comeback against Spurs in 4-3 defeat that looked to have condemned the club to relegation. Upson did not feature again that season, but …

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West Ham and Arsenal target Henry Onyekuru is reported to have claimed he will only join a club where he is guaranteed first team football next season. The Irons are keen on the striker but it is extremely unlikely that boss Slaven Bilic will be ready to concede to such a demand. Meanwhile Sky Sports […]

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Some high powered targets are appearing on the West Ham radar – from the bookies anyway! Even Romelu Lukaku – who is apparently available at £80k – finds himself quoted at 50/1 for a move to the London Stadium which demonstrates just how out of touch the bookies so often are in their hunt for […]

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The future of the Hammers Social club will once be the topic of discussion this weekend. A  new General Meeting will be held this Sunday at 12.30pm in the Centenary Bar of the Castle Street premises. Only current members of the club are invited to attend the meeting and a full card check will take place on […]

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The summer transfer window opens for English clubs this Friday but in reality, most players, staff and agents remain on holiday following the end of the long football season in May. West Ham are no different with most players away with their families on holiday apart from those on international duty who will be given extra […]

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The chair of Newham’s London Stadium Safety Advisory Group (SAG) and the Met Police say they are generally supportive of West Ham’s ambition to increase capacity to 60,000 next season but have yet to receive a formal application for an increase from operators London Stadium 185. Shelia Roberts who chairs the safety group said in the SAG […]

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Some of West Ham’s greatest ever players have played at centre back for the Hammers through the years, Bobby Moore, Billy Bonds Rio Ferdinand are all quite rightly held up as Hammers legends, Below are a few players who shall we say didn’t quite reach legendary status in the claret and blue. Roger Johnson 2014 4 Apps I must admit that it does feel a little bit harsh putting Johnson in here, during his …

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James Collins feels better than ever and has suggested he may do a Teddy Sheringham and go on until he is 40! The Ginger Pele was outstanding when he returned to the team at the end of last season but with a year left on his contract – and at 34 in August – questions […]

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West Ham will see their £2.5m London Stadium rent increase by 3.5% from August in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI). The 99-year concessionaire agreement signed in March 2013 by West Ham United and owners E20 Stadium LLP sets out the increase each year based on the RPI figure set the Office of National […]

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If I’ve read once that we are after a right sided winger since the season ended I’ve read it half a dozen times and it’s time to put this stuff to bed. Now it may have escaped the attention of those writing the stories but Hammer of the Year, Michail Antonio – is among the […]

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It is no secret that West Ham United are looking to bring in a new goalkeeper this summer. It was a disappointing season for the two goalkeepers at West Ham. Adrian lost his place in the starting line-up after a number of high profile errors but Darren Randolph also showed frailties between the sticks. After […]

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West Ham broke the World Record Transfer fee for a Goalkeeper to bring Phil Parkes to Upton Park but, it wasn’t without risk as he was known to have serious knee problems. John Lyall was not deterred and Parkes went on to serve the club with distinction for the next 11 years. A key member of the 1980 Cup winning side and the famous boys of ’86 team which pushed the great Liverpool side close for the title in …

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Slaven Bilic is ready willing and eager to blood the club’s youngsters. West Ham has been regularly accused of not giving the academy products a chance but the manager has made it clear he is ready to do so. He said: “Josh Cullen had a fantastic season at Bradford. Reece Burke went to Wigan but unfortunately […]

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Antonio Conte’s men were rewarded for their successful campaign, while bottom side earned more than Leicester did for winning the league last year

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Arsenal need a midfielder, Everton should consider Jordan Pickford, Manchester City should invest in Alex Sandro and West Ham should sign Jermain Defoe By Martin Laurence for WhoScored? , part of the Guardian Sport Network The fact Arsenal need reinforcements in central midfield every summer shows they have failed to rectify an issue that has been holding them back for some time. They have been linked with a move for RB Leipzig’s Naby Keïta on numerous occasions…

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In this week’s edition of our weekly throwback segment we speak to Bill, 62 and a lifelong Hammers fan about European success in Claret and Blue. “All of my family are from the East End and are West Ham fans so naturally I followed suit and at a very young age and became a Hammer. However, my very first experience of watching my heroes was not to be at The Boleyn Ground. At the tender age of ten on…

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Kelechi Iheanacho’s Nigerian agent, Olumide Olowu says there is no current agreement between West Ham and Manchester City for his client but he would be happy to accept a contract as long it is up to his standards. In an email dated today seen by Claret and Hugh his agent says: “There has been no agreement […]

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Jack Sullivan, son of Joint-Chairman David, has been appointed managing director of  West Ham United Ladies. The move comes as ambitious plans are unveiled to get the Ladies promoted into the FA Women Super league within five years. New Ladies managing director Jack Sullivan told WHUFC.com: “This is a massive project of great importance to […]

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Zabaleta joins on a free It has been confirmed in the last few days that we have signed Argentine defender Pablo Zabaleta on a free transfer from Manchester City. The The two-time Premier League winner’s deal will keep him at The London Stadium until 2019 and makes him our first signing of the summer window, and it comes less than a week after the conclusion of the 2016/2017 season. The highly …

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Over two-thirds of supporters who voted in Claret and Hugh’s Bank Holiday poll believe West Ham should cut their losses on Robert Snodgrass and sell him if an offer comes in this Summer. Almost two thousand fans voted in the poll with 1,341 (67.97%) saying we should sell him and recover as much money as possible. […]

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West Ham Joint-Chairman David Gold has hit back at supporters that claimed we got Pablo Zabaleta on the cheap telling them There is no such thing as a ‘free transfer’. Signing on bonuses, large agent commission fees and larger wages are all common practice in so-called ‘free transfers’ and Zabaleta will have been no different. The […]

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Hammers hoping Zab can help land striker West Ham fans will be hoping that new signing Pablo Zabaleta will be able to help in their pursuit of Man City striker Kelechi Iheanacho. The 20-year-old Nigerian striker is close friends with Zabaleta and Bilic is hoping that he could help answer the goal scoring issues for this season. The Hammers scored 18 goals fewer in this campaign compared to the previous season and it was a major factor as to why they flirted…

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West Ham have officially announced their first signing of the summer on WHUFC.com later today. And it should come as no surprise that Pablo Zabaleta has signed a two-year contract after agreeing with the personal terms with the Hammers. Zabaleta earned £90,000 per week at Manchester City and his total package with the Irons is said to be similar […]

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