The Ginger Pele – like most of us – claims if someone had offered the squad a point before the Stoke City they would most likely have taken it. Speaking after the game he declared: “I think we’re happy with a point. I think if someone had offered us that before the game, we’d have […]
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‘Ginge’ happy as system beds down
Posted on 30 April 2017.
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Former Hammer conned pensioner out of seventeen grand
Posted on 28 April 2017.
Former West Ham youth player Blair Turgott is accused of conning an elderly man out of £17,000. Blair Turgott is accused of using the victim’s card to withdraw £16,936 in cash slips at the casino on Old Park Lane in London’s Mayfair. Turgott, who now plays for Bromley, then converted the slips to cash and […]
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Six Antonio facts which get to heart of the matter
Posted on 28 April 2017.
You wake up thinking it will be a slow news day and then Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper The Times runs a very old Michail Antonio story. The new twist was that he’s fallen out with the board because he isn’t happy at the treatment of his hamstring injury before slipping back into the ancient line that […]
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Michail Antonio: The financials
Posted on 28 April 2017.
Michail Antonio joined West Ham in September 2015 for £7.5m on a four-year contract said to be worth £25,000 per week at the time until the end of June 2019. His wages effectively doubled overnight when compared to the £12,500 per week he received at Nottingham Forest as he made his first jump to the Premier League in 2015. […]
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Report: ‘Antonio wants out of Irons’
Posted on 28 April 2017.
A report in this morning’s Times claims that that Michail Antonio has issues with West Ham over his current injury and contract situation. The injury angle is the only new element of the story and we will of course be checking the story out during the course of the day with our usual sources and […]
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Leroy: AC issue must be driving Slav insane
Posted on 28 April 2017.
So Andy Carroll is missing again and Diafra Sakho with just half an hour behind him looks likely to start for the Hammers tomorrow. Here’s the truth the Hammers board will surely know by know we can’t go on like this. And that means at the end of the season they have to assess every […]
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West Ham ace shares stunning goal on social media
Posted on 27 April 2017.
West Ham have always been regarded as a club that’s capable of developing prized young talent and the current set-up is exactly the same. One of the most highly-rated players amongst the Hammers’ youth ranks is U23 ace Nathan Holland, who signed from Everton earlier this season and has impressed since. Recently called-up to the […]
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Bilic confirms big West Ham return, striker remains out
Posted on 27 April 2017.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has shared the latest team news ahead of this weekend’s trip to face Stoke City. The Hammers enter the game on the back of three Premier League games without a loss, securing a safety blanket of seven points above the relegation zone. Although not mathematically safe from the drop, Bilic’s […]
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The Loan Report: Burke Makes Long Awaited Return and Cullen Shines For Bradford
Posted on 25 April 2017.
Enner Valencia – Everton Did not feature in the game against his parent club. Reece Burke – Wigan Athletic Burke made his first appearance since December in Wigan’s 0-0 draw with Cardiff, which put a dent in the Latics chances of surviving relegation to League one. Burke shone at right-back in the stalemate and spoke to Latics website after the game “It’s been frustrating to have been out for so long but that happens in football and you’ve…
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West Ham need to fight for £14m bonus
Posted on 24 April 2017.
West Ham will need to fight for every point to earn a bigger share of the new TV deal this season. Just four points separate 9th to 16th place in the Premier League table as it stands with West Ham currently in 14th place on 38 points. Each Premier place is worth £2m this year as a […]
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West Ham news: Slaven Bilic insists hip is not a problem
Posted on 23 April 2017.
Slaven Bilic could need up to six weeks to recover from his hip operation in the summer but West Ham’s manager has promised he will continue to conduct business ahead of next season.
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Saunders slams West Ham owners
Posted on 23 April 2017.
Dean Saunders has slammed West Ham owners for his perceived treatment of Slaven Bilic. Speaking on BBC TV Sport, Saunders said of Bilic “I think he has been treated awfully and it has undermined him and some of the bad results they have got have been down to the way he has been treated. I […]
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Youth success & Hammers eye Inzaghi
Posted on 23 April 2017.
Ladies beaten in historic fixture Our ladies side were well beaten by top of the table Spurs on a historic night at White Hart Lane. The fixture was the first and possibly even the last ever woman’s game to be played at the soon to be demolished stadium, Spurs were returning the favour as we played them at home in the last season at the Boleyn a year ago. The hosts were in rampant mood …
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Spanish interest emerging in Iron
Posted on 23 April 2017.
Adrian – who returned to first team action against Everton after 22 games on the sidelines is set to became a target for Spanish clubs this summer. The Hammers triggered an option to tie down the Spanish stopper for another 12 months in March and will discuss a new deal with the 30 year old […]
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Adrian: “We should have got more from the game”
Posted on 22 April 2017.
Adrian made his long awaited return to the first team after being “rested” for 22 and claimed: ” We could have got more from the game.” Speaking immediately after the final whistle he said:“We played very well in defence and had chances from set pieces. The game was a bit open in the second half, but […]
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Leroy: Dodgy Everton defence offers hope
Posted on 22 April 2017.
The Hammers will put out a patchwork team today but let’s get this right from the start, managers are paid to find solutions – that’s their job! Let’s get the obvious weak spot out of the way first – the right back position and for me the answer is fairly obvious. We need someone in […]
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Big day at the bottom as Irons look both ways
Posted on 22 April 2017.
West Ham will really need something from today’s game given the other fixtures which are being played around us. Slaven Bilic has claimed that we are looking both ways at the moment and it is is Hull and Swansea on whom most Hammers eyes will be fixed today once the result of our game is […]
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Lawro predicts stalemate at the London Stadium
Posted on 22 April 2017.
BBC football pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts stalemate at the London Stadium this stalemate this afternoon and with Lukaku’s record against I am sure many West Ham would take that scoreline. Lawro writes on the BBC website: ‘West Ham are another team who are clear of the relegation scrap, although the Hammers still have issues. For […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Hammers Chat gives you chance to win Antonio’s signed boots…and don’t miss this great interview
Posted on 21 April 2017.
ClaretandHugh’s partners Hammers Chat have landed a massive exclusive and we couldn’t be more delighted to sharing it with our followers. The best video boys in the business were invited to have a chat with the brilliant Michail Antonio by Pro Soccer Direct as they hosted their Umbro event. Gonzo and Geo though were left to […]
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Throwback Thursday: 2011
Posted on 20 April 2017.
In this week’s edition of our weekly throwback segment, we speak to Edward, 16, a West Ham season ticket holder on his special memories of the Boleyn. “It was Christmas day 2010 when I opened three very strange looking envelopes, that contained just three very small pieces of paper. The first informed me that I would have the latest West Ham kit. I looked at my Dad and he said “Well it’s on order”. I was a bit disappointed, but there was…
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West Ham boss denies claims of rift emerging with first-team ace
Posted on 20 April 2017.
West Ham moved nine points clear of the relegation zone last weekend following a 2-2 draw with Sunderland but the main talking point came from the tabloids. Reports in the wake of the draw suggested Hammers boss Slaven Bilic had clashed with striker Diafra Sakho, who was furious at not being selected for the starting […]
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Yes, it’s been a nightmare – so what next?
Posted on 18 April 2017.
Describing West Ham’s season as a “nightmare” devalues the word! It’s been a horror show played out in a new stadium an eight minute drive away and a million emotional miles from the departed Upton Park spiritual home. We all have a view on that – mine is that other avenues should have been explored […]
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Table-smashing Slav paid IKEA a visit!
Posted on 15 April 2017.
Fiery Slaven Bilic has joked that he had to visit IKEA after smashing furniture during some team-talks. Having all but lifted the threat of relegation he explained there has sometimes been carnage in the dressing room this season. He said: “I’ve had my moments, yes.” and laughed: “We have to go to IKEA.” Explaining his team-talks, Bilic […]
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Mystery of Diafra Sakho absence
Posted on 15 April 2017.
Diafra Sakho is missing from the squad which travelled to Sunderland a club insider has confirmed late last night but couldn’t explain the reason why. The official website listed the striker as hoping to be fit in their Sunderland preview which was published late afternoon yesterday. The website said “West Ham United face a number […]
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Sunderland’s “last throw of the dice”
Posted on 14 April 2017.
Mark Lawrenson is once again back in the old routine – predicting an Irons defeat at Sunderland. Discussing the Hammers he says: “They are one of several sides who have got 36 points, and look like they are safe. Sunderland are obviously in a completely different situation at the bottom of the table, 10 points […]
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Noble: We need one more win
Posted on 14 April 2017.
West Ham captain Mark Noble has claimed the Hammers need just one win to guarantee safety in the Premier League.
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