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Guest post by George Bucci from Moore Than Just A Podcast Thursday gave us the revelation that the man most West Ham fans thought of as a cult hero wants to leave the club and has told Slav he will never play for us again. There’s no question that this isn’t the professional or gentlemanly […]

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West Ham are still looking for a fee in advance of £30 million for disgraced Dimitri Payet. Despite the declarations by manager Slaven Bilic that he is not for sale the club are privately looking for offers at what they consider is the current value. And a top insider told ClaretandHugh this evening: “In the […]

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Slaven Bilic has thrown a lot more light on his decision to open up on the Dimitri Payet Affair explaining why he decided to let the news out at his presser ahead of the Palace match Writing in his weekly column for the London Evening Standard, Bilic said: ‘This situation with Dimitri has been developing […]

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Former West Ham DJ Leon Hyde called into Talksport Radio last night to elaborate on the personal problems which have been rumoured to be behind Payet’s reason to want to return to France. Leon told Andy Goldstein and Jason Cundy:“There is two sides to a story, and the other side I have been told is […]

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Celebrity West Ham Kriss Akabusi rang into Talksport radio to have his rant about the Dimtri Payet situation. The former Olympian told Talksport Sportsbar. “I am really ashamed of Dimitri Payet I thought he was a better man than that, a bigger man than than,a better professional than that. I don’t care what’s gone on, […]

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West Ham – according to The Mail’s Martin Samuel – had given Dimitri Payet time off to clear his headahead of yesterday’s revelations the player wants out of the club. In explaining the anger that motivated Slaven Bilic to reveal far more than had ever been intended about Payet’s position  Samuel writes: “One escape route […]

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Wikipedia have locked down Dimitri Payet’s page on their online encyclopedia after it was continuously vandalised by West Ham fans in the last 24 hours. Pictures of snakes have been posted along with accompanying text to vent their anger on his refusal to train or play for West Ham. His name was changed to ‘Snake in […]

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Slaven Bilic claimed yesterday that Dimi Payet had probably been tapped up. Slav told reporters “He’s probably been tapped up by some clubs or whatever,That is usual at this time of year.” Today French newspaper L’Equipe front page claims Marseille have agreed terms with the 29 year old former player which if true is in […]

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See the original article here: Video: Slav on Payet in his own words

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So it seems that Dimi Payet has developed a pain in the back …yeah and  the rest of us have one in the neck which is described by most doctors I know as “Payet’s Pox”. It’s absolutely amazing what happens in football isn’t it? No sooner has a player told a manager that he will […]

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Dimitri Payet has previous form in trying to force a move in a January transfer window after doing the same thing happened when he tried to force a move from Saint-Etienne to PSG. He later said he had no regrets over trying to force a move to Paris-Saint Germain during the 2011 winter transfer window. […]

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Insiders have told ClaretandHugh that it is a tough call whether to remove the giant Payet shirt inside the stadium and the Dimi Payet sign featuring his song outside the London Stadium before Saturday’s game against Crystal Palace. Payet’s refusal to play has caused anger amongst Hammers fans today and the fear is some of […]

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West Ham are set to hit Dimi Payet with a £250k fine as the first stage of their punishment against the hero turned bad boy. Two weeks wages is the maximum financial punishment that can be imposed under Professional Footballers Association rules and the Hammers will definitely hit the player to the max. We were […]

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Feel for Slav pic.twitter.com/M2J0MqPBOA — ⚒Steve O’Sullivan⚒ (@TheSullis) January 12, 2017 Slaven Bilic looks a broken man as he demonstrates that he is everything Dimi Payet is not – loyal, committed and passionate to this great club we all love. No manager could have ever had a tougher season than Slaven and now comes the ultimate […]

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West Ham are being reported as trying to complete a deal for Colombia defender Yerry Mina. The 22-year-old plays for Palmeiras in Brazil and is very highly regarded with Barcelona lining up a deal for next summer. But West Ham are interested and trying to see whether they could do a permanent switch or an […]

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Mark Noble may be approaching the most critical six weeks of his Hammers career… or less if Senegal are kicked out of AFCON earlier than expected. Big question marks have appeared over the captain’s contribution during the course of this miserable season and the recent high challenge at Leicester City which saw him hobble off […]

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Speculation that Chelsea are set to launch a raid on Michail Antonio are not new and were they to it will not happen anyway! David Sullivan has already made it clear that a new contract is on the way at the end of the season after the player signed a new deal last July. There […]

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Michy Batshuai is very much back on the Hammers radar. We reported last night that the Belgian striker is unhappy about the planned loan switch to Swansea and the Hammers have immediately been in touch with Chelsea. The player is keen on a move to the London Stadium and The Mirror’s Darren Lewis – with […]

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West Ham were banned from wearing Thames Ironworks special commemorative kit for the FA Cup defeat against Manchester City it has been revealed in the Sun newspaper. It has now been confirmed the Thames Ironworks outfit contravened FA regulations with Hammers vice-chairman Karren Brady tweeting: “It’s a shame as we love that kit.” The story claims West […]

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David Gold has told Twitter followers that he is recovering after being admitted to hospital. The co chairman missed the game against Manchester City and vice chairman Karren Brady then reported on Twitter he had  been admitted. But talking to a follower on Twitter who wished him well despite “differences” on occasions Gold replied: “Yes […]

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Jermain Defoe appears to have found a novel way of suggesting a move back to West Ham may be very much on his mind. Wearing  huge smile in an Instagram pic the former Hammer and Sunderland front man posted an image of himself and a model of ET in the famous bicycle scene of the […]

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Gonzo and Geo from our partners Hammers Chat are back on the case with a look at the latest gossip and controversies surrounding West Ham. In this video they discuss the various transfer activities currently taking place and of course the position of manager Slaven Bilic following the Manchester City defeat. Neither is scared to […]

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West Ham have issues an official website statement following what the club claims is an incorrect and misleading article in a national newspaper today. The statement reads: “Following an incorrect and misleading article in a national newspaper today claiming that West Ham United are struggling to fill London Stadium, the Club would like to clarify the position […]

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Big Sam Allardyce will present a haunting figure when he swaggers into the London Stadium with his relegation threatened Crystal Palace side at the weekend. Football is a game full of wicked ironies and sub plots and that will certainly be the case when the former Irons and England boss comes looking for points. For […]

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Simone Zaza has agreed terms for a loan move to Valencia with €16m option to buy – a 9 million drop on the fee West Ham would have been required to find. According to reports in Spain and Italy, Zaza has given the nod to join the La Liga outfit. It’s another loan deal with […]

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Roma are tonight reported to have reached an agreement with Sofiane Feghouli’s representatives on personal terms for their client, but still have to thrash out a deal with West Ham . Feghouli has failed to make a serious impact at the London Stadium and could join four others on their way out = Simone Zaza, […]

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