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West Ham are tonight being reported as trying to sign Mexico striker Javier Hernandez – better known as ‘Chicarito.’ According to the Mirror, the former Manchester United striker is understood to be open to a return to England with the Irons ready to hand him he opportunity by meeting the £13 million release clause in […]

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The Times newspaper has named the 27-year-old midfielder Fabian Delph as a new target for West Ham this summer. Delph joined City from Aston Villa in the summer of 2015 for £8m. The former Leeds United star, who has failed to establish himself with City is under contract at the Etihad Stadium until June 2020. The […]

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Former three times Hammer of the year Scott Parker has announced his retirement from football The 36-year-old started his career at Charlton, before moving to Chelsea for £10m in January 2004. The midfielder enjoyed four seasons in East London between 2007-11, making 129 appearances, scoring 12 goals. “I have enjoyed so many incredible moments during […]

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Christian Dailly 2001-2008 Scottish International Dailly was signed by West Ham in 2001, and was ever present in the side that finished 7th in the 2001-2202 season. Dailly remained in the side through relegation and the two years spent in the Championship scoring the winning goal in the play-off semi-final against Ipswich in 2004. Dailly’s influence waned through his later years with the club but the fans always appreciated his hard work and honesty. Dailly left the club in 2007 and …

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We’re back with the third edition of our new show ‘Your Shout’ and we’d like for you to get involved in this fans opinions feature. All you need to join in is your camera phone and yourself, then simply record your views and send them to gonzohammerschat@gmail.com. In this episode we have a couple of […]

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Nordtveit departs Our Norwegian former midfielder Havard Nordtveit has moved to Hoffenhiem for a fee that is believed to be in the region of £8 million. The 26-year-old endured a tough start to life in The Premier League as injuries found him thrown in at the deep end of the Hammers midfield straight away. From there on in Nordtveit lost his starting place after several diabolical performances which coincided with the extremely poor start to…

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West Ham’s Memorial Garden has in Green Street has been tidied up again on Tuesday afternoon by Boleyn Ground developers following complaints of further neglect by supporters visiting it in recent days. Developers Barratt London has now agreed to provide better access to the garden through their own site team after concerns about the process to pre-book […]

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 Craig Shakespeare is plotting a £25million bid for Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, as Leicester prepare to spend big this summer claims the Telegraph. The new Leicester manager is prepared to better an offer made by West Ham for the Nigeria international. Iheanacho is free to leave the Etihad Stadium ahead of the forthcoming season, […]

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We’re back again to discuss the weeks goings on at West Ham United in our live show at 8:40pm this evening which you can view here on Claret & Hugh. Nordtveit, Reece Oxfords loan move to Germany, season tickets, the kit launch and of course all the transfer rumours will go under the microscope whilst myself […]

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Exclusive Phil Parkes has waded into the discussion over whether Joe Hart should be a realistic target for the Irons this summer and made his feelings crystal clear. Big Phil – who justifiably carries the title of “best goalkeeper in Hammers history ” for many issued a brutal assessment of the stopper in warning Slaven […]

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West Ham United have been heavily linked with an £8m move for Adama Traore recently. Middlesbrough were recently relegated from the Premier League and are due to compete in the Championship for the upcoming season. As a result, they are expecting to lose a number of players. Among those that could depart the Riverside is […]

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West Ham’s home kit for 2017/2018 has been officially launched by the club. The shirt was previously leaked in Thailand and went viral on the Internet. Supporters who pre-order have been offered  a 10% discount off all 2017/18 home shirts plus free UK mainland standard delivery to selected UK postcodes. The claret and blue kit […]

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West Ham have raised the cost of new season tickets for the coming season. Although 47,000 season ticket holders had their ticket prices frozen, 5,000 new season tickets at the London Stadium must pay an increased price range. Prices have risen above the rate of inflation seeing between a 5% and 6% added on to […]

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In the third part of our new series Geo talks with season ticket holders Nick and Tom as they discuss their experiences of the first season in West Ham’s new home.  

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Newcastle owner Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct website is undercutting West Ham’s official club store for the new away shirt by as much as sixteen pounds. The new away adult shirt retails for £55 on the official club store but adding a name to personalise it adds another £15 while delivery is £4.99 bringing the total […]

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Twitter was sent into frenzy last night after Bet Victor suspended bets on Adama Traore to West Ham. West Ham fan Jamie Norwood tweeted Bet Victor asking for a price on Adama Traore moving to West Ham. @SkyBet @BetVictor @Betfair Can i get a price on Adama Traore to sign for West Ham please? #RequestABet […]

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By guest writer Charlie Fellowes Slaven Bilic endured a turbulent past Premier League campaign with West Ham United, despite having enjoyed much success the season prior. Keen conversations are taking place on who the Hammers need this summer so may I add my two pennorth! The London club’s move to the Olympic Stadium from their […]

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West Ham have been selected to play Manchester United on Saturday 12th August as their first game of the 2017/2018  Premier League season but fans should probably not book non-flexible train or plane tickets such yet or book non-refundable hotel rooms. Sky and BT are unlikely to announce which games will re-schedule until the beginning of […]

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Hammers fans will be eagerly awaiting the publication of the 2017/18 fixture list and just as a reminder – if you didn’t already know -that will happen tomorrow at 9 am. From an Irons perspective the first games will be played away from home as  the World Athletics Championships will be held in the London […]

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Dave Sullivan has blasted news that Manchester bomb hero Steve Jones is homeless again on the streets. Publication LadBible.com claimed the Homeless Hero was back on the streets despite offers of help from West Ham Chairman David Sullivan and his son Dave Sullivan. In response to the fake news, Dave Sullivan Junior tweeted “He is […]

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Members of the Hammers Supporters Club have supported and agreed to a rescue package for the West Ham Supporters’ Club which was due to close its doors forever on 31st May. A brand new committee has been formed, membership has been re-opened and the club is now busy organising its future. Steve Midwinter is now […]

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Premier League clubs are announcing on Friday which players they are releasing now the 2016/17 season has finished.

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West Ham’s Managing Director, Angus Kinnear left his role at the Irons today to take up a similar role at Leeds as their new managing director starting from tomorrow. The move comes as part of Andrea Radrizzani’s takeover of the Championship club. “Angus has an excellent track record at Arsenal and West Ham and I am […]

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A Turkish media report claims Besiktas are interested in taking Enner Valencia on a season loan in the summer transfer window. The Ecuadorian international spent the last season on loan at Everton but they decided they wouldn’t be making a £10m offer to make his move permanent at Goodison Park. Slaven Bilic has no plans for next […]

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Many believe the Summer Transfer window does not open until 1st July but in fact, it opens this week for English and Scottish clubs. No English club is able to complete a signing until Friday, June 9th when the summer transfer window opens. The transfer windows across many of the other major European leagues, including […]

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England manager Gareth Southgate has revealed that his squad has returned from a top-secret trip to the Royal Marines’ Commando Training Centre. Southgate gathered his players and support staff in one of the national football centre’s dressing rooms, where a member of the Royal Marines informed them that they would immediately relocate to Devon for […]

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