Gonzo just can’t help himself. Even when he hands the ‘mike’ to his daughter Chloe to interview young son Jakey for tomorrow’s game, there he is back seat driving and telling the little ‘un to face the camera. Jakey has very set ideas on precisely what’s wrong with the Irons – like the defenders, midfielders […]
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Gonzo’s kids on Arsenal game: “Carroll’s big and tall which is good ‘cos he can jump high and head goals at corners!”
Posted on 02 December 2016.
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Andy Carroll is back and ready to trouble Arsenal, says West Ham manager Slaven Bilic with striker set for return from four month lay-off
Posted on 02 December 2016.
Andy Carroll will be in the Hammers’ squad for Saturday’s late kick-off, a rematch of last season’s 3-3 draw which saw him net a hat-trick while single-handedly dragging his side back from the dead.
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Ayew’s Old Trafford absence explained
Posted on 01 December 2016.
Exclusive Andre Ayew was missing last night because he has been under an intense training regime which will continue throughout the week. The club’s record signing was fully expected to be involved at Old Trafford last night ( a good game for him to miss of course as things turned out) but instead he was […]
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Fletcher wants the shirt as AC gets ready
Posted on 01 December 2016.
Ashley Fletcher – the best Iron on view at Old Trafford in the 4-1 defeat – is desperate to hold onto the striker’s shirt against Arsenal at the weekend. He described his Old Trafford goal as “unbelievable” but even more importantly declared the team were determined to bounce straight back on Saturday. The 21 year […]
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Rooney to miss Everton return
Posted on 30 November 2016.
He was a teenage prodigy at Goodison Park, but will not be playing there on Sunday after a booking brought his tally up to five yellows for the season
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Hammers Striker exit rumoured in January
Posted on 30 November 2016.
Sevilla Fc is interested in taking Jonathan Calleri on loan for the second half of the season claims www.estadiodeportivo.com Sevilla had already been tracking the Argentine player before West Ham came in for him for a season long loan but the report claims they are ready to reignite their interest in offering him a way out […]
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Dimi Payet story doesn’t add up
Posted on 30 November 2016.
Andrew Dillion in the Sun newspaper is running a supposedly Exclusive claiming Dimi Payet is close to signing yet another pay deal! The story claims “DIMITRI PAYET is in line for a new deal at West Ham – just nine months after signing his last contract.The Hammers’ star man is the club’s highest paid player […]
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Slaven gives promising Andy Carroll update
Posted on 29 November 2016.
Slaven Bilic has given a hint Andy Carroll could be on the bench for tomorrow’s game at Old Trafford for the EFL quarter final against Manchester United but has promised if he does not make it he will definitely be ready for Saturday against Arsenal. Slav admitted Carroll sometimes feels discomfort after intense training but says […]
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Delighted Bilic gives his match verdict
Posted on 27 November 2016.
Slaven Bilic was delighted to take a point at Old Trafford but claimed it could have been more. Speaking after the game he said:: “It might have been more but it is a great point for us, especially as we played good. I have to praise the players, who showed character, commitment and quality, especially in […]
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How we rated the Irons v United
Posted on 27 November 2016.
Randolph: Immense – awesome with at least four outstanding saves. Had he not continually kicked long he’d have had a ten 9 Kouyate: No nonsense defending throughout and kept it tight down the right 7 Collins: Some fabulous blocks and looked as solid as it gets. Great performance 8 Ogbonna: Great all afternoon. Some fine […]
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Frustrated Randolph’s Rooney message
Posted on 27 November 2016.
Hammers keeper Darren Randolph has flatly denied all suggestions the squad aren’t backing their boss and that there are any issues in that area. Speaking ahead of the game against Manchester United this afternoon the Irons stopper said: “There is frustration. You look round the dressing room and see the squad we have and we […]
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Fans deliver damning AC verdict
Posted on 24 November 2016.
Andy Carroll’s injury was supposed to be a 6-8 week maximum job when he was limped out of action back in August. The manager said so and the player too. We are now heading for the end of November and there is no sign of the fella. As a result ClaretandHugh’s followers @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have […]
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Carroll: What on earth is going on?
Posted on 24 November 2016.
Andy Carroll’s ongoing injury problem are slowly if not already – getting beyond a joke. His continuing absence is an issue of huge frustration to everybody with his comeback being delayed beyond most reasonable expectations. ClaretandHugh has trawled through the various public promuncements from the manager and player following the striker sustaining the knee issue […]
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Obiang sends squad a message
Posted on 23 November 2016.
Pedro Obiang has told the squad to learn from their mistakes and press on at Old Trafford ths weekend. The midfielder says the squad needs to come back even stronger in Manchester. He said: “We were very upset in the dressing room after the final whistle. It was a great game and we tried everything to […]
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Bookies have faith in Slaven Bilic
Posted on 22 November 2016.
Slaven Bilic is a bookies outsider to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job. Bookmakers Paddy Power are offering a generous 14/1 as the next manager to get the sack. Unsurprisingly bottom of the table Swansea boss Bob Bradley is the the 2/1 favourite to get the sack followed by Sunderland gaffer […]
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Battling Hammers earn a point
Posted on 22 November 2016.
Terry Westley was pleased with the fighting spirit of his PL2 Hammers following a -1 draw with Blackburn Rovers at the Chigwell Construction Stadium. Martin Samuelsen, returning to the PL2 side for the second time in a month after his lack of game time at Blackburn, slotted in after great build-up play. Lewis Hardcastle equalised […]
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£238m Windfall tax due if owners sell up
Posted on 21 November 2016.
A New York investment bank recently valued West Ham at an incredible £1 billion which if true would mean that the owners would need to pay the stadium owners nearly £246m if they sold within the club next within the next four and a half years years. If the club is sold for £125m or […]
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Young star signs contract
Posted on 21 November 2016.
West Ham have announced that highly-rated midfielder Domingos Quina has signed his first professional contract. It will keep him at the club until 2019. Quina, 17, has attracted interest from a number of Europe’s leading sides but the former Benfica and Chelsea schoolboy has pledged his immediate future to the Irons. Quina has already attracted headlines […]
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Bilic: ‘ It’s just a matter of time before the luck turns’
Posted on 21 November 2016.
Slaven Bilic is looking on the bright side of life and declares: “We can be confident now.” The boss appears to have recovered quickly from the Spurs defeat and like most fans was very happy with what he saw for long periods. Speaking to the official site in his ‘Manager on Monday’ column he said: “I […]
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WATCH: The PL 150 club
Posted on 20 November 2016.
Jermain Defoe scored his 150th Premier League goal in Sunderland’s 3-0 victory over Hull City on Saturday.
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It’s a Nortveidt nightmare
Posted on 19 November 2016.
You do absolutely everything right and one person ruins it all. Sorry but it has to be said: Havard Nortveidt was entirely responsible for a defeat which was as hard to take as anything I’ ve known in a lifetime of watching the Hammers. The home side only got behind us twice such was the […]
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The most pointless WHUFC debate of the week
Posted on 19 November 2016.
Over-reaction and football are words that fit together very well indeed. Barely a day passes without some minor piece of nonsense dominating the headlines! Think Wayne Rooney getting rat ended and Jose Mourinho blaming the Football Association for not looking after him! Well, we won’t even consider personal responsibilty from an England skipper then and […]
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Lawro and Merson predict White Hart Lane misery
Posted on 19 November 2016.
BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts West Ham will lose 2-0 this evening to Spurs at White Hart Lane while his guest score predictor, 1980s pop star Rick Astley also predicts a Hammer loss of 2-1. Lawro tells the BBC website: “The contract situation at Tottenham concerning Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris is a really interesting one. […]
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Pochettino’s Spurs fitness update for Irons clash
Posted on 18 November 2016.
Spurs may have been playing a game of bluff and double bluff as they head into tomorrow’s clash against us. Earlier in the week there were apparenty emphatic reports that Dele Alli woudn’t make it but over the last few days he appears to have made some sort of miraculour near recovery. Discussing the club’s […]
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Better and better news on injury front
Posted on 17 November 2016.
Winston Reid and James Collins have both been given a clean bill of health by the West Ham medical staff and along with Diafra Sakho should be available for inclusion in the squad for Spurs. Head of Medical and Sports Science, Stijn Vandenbroucke, reports in his latest update that the trio have been given the all-clear […]
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Survey unimpressed with new Hammers
Posted on 17 November 2016.
A new survey of West Ham United’s summer signing appears to confrm the view of most fans – they really weren’t great. The Daily Mail has given a view on the club’s summer activity and is norably underwhelmed by our new arrivals although it comes up with what will be one surprise in the case […]
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