Max and Merse preview the weekend’s FA Cup games in the latest episode of The Fantasy Football Club Podcast.
Posted on 18 February 2016.
Max and Merse preview the weekend’s FA Cup games in the latest episode of The Fantasy Football Club Podcast.
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Posted on 17 February 2016.
Mark Noble is on target to break a new West Ham record for the largest ever attendance of a Hammers testimonial match. We understand that very few tickets remain for the match in honour of Nobes on the 28th March and the game looks set to sell out completely. Our source close to the ticket […]
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Posted on 17 February 2016.
David Sullivan has joined his co chairman David Gold in paying his personal tribute to the Irons fans. The fans have astonishingly snapped up the entire 7,200 tickets allocated by Blackburn for the fifth round FA Cup clash this weekend. And after DG had paid a massive tribute to them, Sullivan told the official site: […]
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Posted on 16 February 2016.
FA Cup replays could be scrapped and the competition turned into a midweek tournament in a dramatic shake-up of the competition. Plans being discussed by the Premier League may also see the League Cup semi-finals played over one leg instead of two. Representatives from the FA and Premier League have held talks in a bid to ease […]
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Posted on 15 February 2016.
Good character Norwich City 2-2 West Ham United West Ham travelled to Norwich who have just dropped down into the relegation zone, which certainly added an extra need for the home team. The first half was played at a fast pace, end to end with both team attacking each other but in general losing the ball before anything can develop. Neither team managed to create any real chances, with the Canaries not registering a shot on target in the entire …
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Posted on 13 February 2016.
The Hammers looked destined for a second straight league defeat as they trailed 2-0 to Norwich, but the manager was delighted with the mental strength they showed in drawing level
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Posted on 13 February 2016.
Norwich manager Alex Neil announced he was changing his blueprint in the run-up to this match, concentrating more on his own team’s attacking qualities and worrying less about the opposition. Just over an hour into the game, that new positivity was paying off in spectacular style, as a fine strike from Robbie Brady and neat finish from Wes Hoolahan looked certain to have ended a horrible run of six consecutive defeats in all…
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Posted on 12 February 2016.
Relegation is looking an increasingly likely prospect for Alex Neil’s Norwich. They take on an upwardly mobile West Ham side that will inevitably be buoyed by their dramatic FA Cup victory over Liverpool in midweek. To add to Norwich’s frustrations, midfielder Alex Tettey is suspended. However, West Ham have issues of their own to deal with as Cheikhou Kouyaté, Winston Reid and Joey O’Brien all miss out. The Norwich winger Matt Jarvis…
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Posted on 12 February 2016.
West Ham have responded to speculation that whoever gains the naming rights to the Olympic Stadium is ready to invest in the club. The rumour has been circulating on social media and various websites for some time but there is no agreement in place with anyone at this stage. It’s no secret the Davids have […]
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Posted on 12 February 2016.
So Dimitri Payet as landed himself a new Hammers deal worth over £100,000 week ( for the first year at least) and two camps appear to be arising over the wisdom and ethics of the decision. There are some who believe that it shows a mercenary attitude and that wages are more important to him […]
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Posted on 11 February 2016.
West Ham spent a total just under £86m in transfer fees assembling it’s current first team squad. Football website TransferMarkt.com who often Football website TransferMarkt.com says the current market value of the West Ham squad has increased to over £102m. Our completely Hammers biased valuation takes into account age of player, length of remaining contract, […]
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Posted on 11 February 2016.
The 28-year-old has enjoyed a superb season for Slaven Bilic’s side and has been rewarded with a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2021
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Posted on 11 February 2016.
Dmitri Payet is right at this moment (Thursday evening) “very close to signing an improved deal with West Ham United. As we reported via our insiders yesterday the brilliant midfielder has been presented with a variety of new contract options and is now in the process of bringing the short saga to an end. Speculation […]
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Posted on 11 February 2016.
The Hammers will look to rediscover top form in the league after a dramatic extra-time FA Cup fourth round win when they travel to the Canaries on Saturday
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Posted on 10 February 2016.
The Reds fell to a disappointing 2-1 FA Cup defeat at Upton Park, with a young, experimental team beaten by Angelo Ogbonna’s last-gasp extra-time header
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Posted on 09 February 2016.
The Premier League has unveiled its new logo, to be used from the start of next season.
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Posted on 08 February 2016.
The Reds boss says that his players will not shadow the Frenchman to the point of tracking his every move, but has acknowledged the talent the playmaker possesses
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Posted on 08 February 2016.
Answer a simple question and you could be off to Carrow Road to watch live Barclays Premier League football The Guardian has teamed up with Barclays, proud sponsors of the Barclays Premier League , to give away a pair tickets to Norwich City v West Ham United on Saturday 13 February, to thank one lucky home fan for the passion and support they show to their club. This season LifeSkills created with…
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Posted on 07 February 2016.
West Ham United boss Slaven Bilic admitted his team were gutted after falling to a 1-0 defeat at ten man Southampton in the Premier League.
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Posted on 07 February 2016.
Southampton’s win over West Ham included a fifth straight clean sheet for Fraser Forster, but England’s back-up stopper claims it’s not all down to his heroics between the sticks
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Posted on 06 February 2016.
Croatian manager Slaven Bilic was frustrated with the way West Ham started the game and then failed to take advantage of 10-man Southampton
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Posted on 05 February 2016.
Slaven Blic has turned a blind eye to Enner Valencia’s “demonstration of passion” when being subbed five minutes from the end of the 2-0 win over Aston Villa. We had suggested in a blog last night that the striker may pay a heavy price for what looked like a fit of pique but we were […]
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Posted on 05 February 2016.
Premier League chairmen yesterday failed to give any help to away fans by pegging the price of tickets at £30. The 20 clubs, despite being awash with money over the next three seasons (£5.1bn domestic and £3bn overseas), were divided by an 11/9 vote in favour at the end of the travelling away fans debate which took […]
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Posted on 05 February 2016.
The Hammers boss has warned that a move away from Upton Park will not solve all of the club’s problems, indicating that more improvements need to be made
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Posted on 04 February 2016.
Noble Inspired West Ham United 2-0 Aston Villa Anything but a win today would not be acceptable, that doesn’t often get said in the league but when the bottom place team visit that really should be the case. Our home record has been fantastic since the back to back home defeats at the start of the season, so a win here was quietly expected. From around the 3rd minute of the game, after a…
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Posted on 03 February 2016.
The striker could return from three weeks out with a hamstring injury in the Hammers’ Premier League match at the weekend
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