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Spurs have put their League Cup tickets against West Ham on 25th October on restricted general sale after it failed to sell out season ticket holders, members and those on the season ticket waiting list. With a reduced Wembley capacity of 50,835 and a sold-out allocation of 4,800 to West Ham, Spurs had just 46,000 tickets […]

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Slaven Bilic says he is happy to be unpopular with supporters if he believes he is making the best decision for the team.  Bilic told the press: “It’s better to be clapped than booed, but at the end of the day I have to trust my decisions. “Those decisions gave us what we wanted. But […]

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Andy Carrol has told WHUFC.com that his game is not all about goals after admitting it is a long since he scored. Carroll said “The last two weeks have been good. We won the last game, so it was nice to go into the international break on the back of a win. I feel very good. In training, […]

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It has been a very long International week, but the Premier League is back once again for Matchday Eight and it has some real treats in store this weekend, with a battle of giants at Anfield and our Hammers travelling to Turf Moor for an intriguing clash. Liverpool vs Manchester United (Saturday 12:30 PM) It is one of the world’s most-watched sporting events and we now have less than 24 hours to wait for The Reds to host The Red …

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Burnley will be without  Jonathan Walters, Nahki Wells and Dean Marney for our visit to Turf Moor tomorrow. Marney, out since January with knee ligament damage, and recent arrival Wells (foot) are being phased into the Under-23 set-up to continue rehabilitation but are still some way from fitness. Walters could be out for a couple […]

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West Ham are tonight being reported as trying to sign Andy Carrol Mark 11 – Hartlepool teenager Connor Simpson. The 17-year-old striker scored on his first senior start last month and is being likened to the Irons striker given  his 6ft 5 inches and the fact that he is left-footed. The story is published in The […]

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Pundit Michael Owen is tipping Burnley to collect three points against the Irons on Saturday afternoon in the clash at Turf Moor. The former Liverpool and England striker believes the Clarets will win by the odd goals but concedes the clash could has the look of a game that could go either way. He wrote […]

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Stuart Attwell has been announced as the Premier League referee for West Ham’s trip to Turf Moor this Saturday and the man in black hasn’t officiated the Hammers since the fateful day in 2009 when he wrongly dismissed Carlton Cole. As a young 26-year-old graduate he sent off the former Hammer in a Wednesday night […]

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Aaron Cresswell believes a rich run of form for West Ham could hand striker Andy Carroll a place in England’s World Cup squad next summer. Hammers left-back Cresswell, who made his first Three Lions start in Sunday’s 1-0 win in Lithuania, reckons Carroll has all the qualities to tempt boss Gareth Southgate in to giving him a berth for the Russia tournament, if he he can stay fit. Injury-prone Carroll is poised to lead the line for Slaven Bilic’s charges when…

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Slaven Bilic should have an entirely fit squad for the trip to Burnley assuming everybody returns from international duty intact. The manager will await the returning players before making his assessment but the latest news is that the three remaining in the treatment room should all be fit for Turf Moor but the manager may […]

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Graeme Souness has hit out at Jack Sullivan’s bulletins on Twitter as being unacceptable within the modern game. The Scotsman has had much to say in today’s Sunday Times and the hammers fans on ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum have not been slow in responding to the former Liverpool midfielder’s moans. O I think that they have […]

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Former Hammer David Cross has explained players of his generation were never 100% and were no more than 85% at best and often carried a niggle or two as if they didn’t play they wouldn’t get paid as much. In an hour-long special Moore Than Just A Podcast presenter Nigel Kahn interviews to David Cross about […]

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Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly decided to take a break from football, but the Arsenal job may tempt next Summer him according to reports in Italy. The former Chelsea boss was sacked after Bayern’s 3-0 Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. The 58-year-old has been predictably linked with West Ham but Italian website Mediaset […]

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Operators London Stadium 185 have published their financial accounts for their first full year of operation today.The accounts covering the financial year up to 31st December 2016 show a turnover of the French subsidiary of Vinci of £13.3m for the year 2016. They list their operating costs in managing the London Stadium as £8.4m leaving […]

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Cheik Kouyate battled through yesterday’ s game against Swansea City after suffering a bout of sickness in the team hotel on Friday night. The midfielder may have been hit by the same bug which saw Marko Arnautovic miss the game despite silly internet and social media messages that he had been omitted following a row […]

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Manager Slaven Bilic is totally fed up with talking about the future of his job “on a weekly basis.” The manager admitted after today’s game: “I feel it. It didn’t start today. Those speculations, not only about me but there are always a few names and those names are changing. I told you. I’m only […]

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Slaven Bilic has this morning delivered a big boast in warning the Premier League to be frightened of our awesome array of front men. His bravery is laudable but the problem with boasts is that if they aren’t delivered on all hell can broke loose and the person concerned can find himself pretty vulnerable. With […]

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Jack Wilshere appears to have put stores of his desperation to join West Ham firmly in their place. The midfielder has been linked with a move to the London Stadium for months and had been reported as having instructed his agent to get him a deal. And it has been believed the Irons will be […]

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Swansea are next up for West Ham and this is a must-win game for the Hammers. Swansea are a team that West Ham have to beat at home and we cannot let our fragile confidence affect us in this fixture. Michail Antonio’s absence is a huge blow for West Ham, his directness and forcefulness will be missed. I will stick with Carroll from the start and keep Hernandez on the bench…

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Slaven Bilic’s odds against being the next Premier League manager to leave have lengthened over the past couple of weeks but remain too short for his own comfort. At one stage after the appalling opening trio of games, he was close to or odds on to get the boot but four points since has obviously […]

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Slaven Bilic has finally admitted that the constant pressure  over his job has got to him at various times. It’s the first time the manager has reacted against the non stop speculation over his position after suffering it most of last season and this. With bookies installing sacked Carlo Ancelotti as  at just 10/1 to […]

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Pundits Mark Lawrenson and Paul Merson have both predicted a West Ham 2-0 win over Swansea tomorrow. Lawro writing on the BBC website said: “West Ham did well to get back into the game in their 3-2 defeat by Tottenham last week, but the scoreline probably flattered the Hammers a bit. Swansea also lost, at home to […]

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West Ham and Tottenham have each been fined £20,000 after they admitted an FA misconduct charge and accepted the standard penalty.

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West Ham have already ruled out a move for sacked Carlo Ancelotti. No sooner had new of his sacking from Bayern Munich had emerged than some delusional speculation started that he would be perfect for West Ham. Well no doubt, as he would for many other League clubs, but the chance of him finding his […]

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West Ham have accepted the inevitable and will not be appealing the FA’s decision to charge the club with failing to control their players during the match between the Irons and Spurs on Saturday. A massive free-for-all broke out in the 95th minute and as a result the ruling body has charged both clubs. Referee […]

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This week the Moore Than Just A Podcast boys discuss the Bolton win in the League cup and the Spurs loss at the London Stadium.  Join Sean Whetstone, John Bucci and Nigel Kahn as they chat about the highs of lows of being a Hammer in the past seven days on the hour-long West Ham […]

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