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Former West Ham midfielder Diego Poyet has revealed his disappointment after a move to San Lorenzo was blocked by Argentinian Football Federation rules. The 21-year-old mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the Hammers on deadline day in a bid to find a new club. The son of former Sunderland manager Gus Poyet, revealed via his twitter account that […]

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Slaven Bilic has broken silence on the marque signings that got away over the summer but accepted he knew it would be difficult to sign any of them. Speaking Italian media outlet MilanNews he said “On our list were [Alexandre] Lacazette, [Simone] Zaza, [Carlos] Bacca and [Michy] Batshuayi, but I knew it would be difficult to […]

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Simone Zaza will not be taking over as the Irons penalty taker! The last time he was seen competitively was when he became a laughing stock in the the penalty shoot out against Germany when firing over the bar following a very dodgy stutteting approach. With Andre Ayew and Andy Carroll out injured, Zaza is […]

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By Pete Ellis on the Hammers week that was!   DAVID GOLD’S 80th With our joint chairmen turning 80 this week, it was nice to see that the Twitter abuse was toned down a notch in recognition of this milestone. Only Barry from Barking, and Steve from Southend had a bad word for DG, with […]

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West Ham will take their maximum 2,800 supporters to the Hawthorns on Saturday 17th September after they sold out their full allocation this week. The £30 tickets went on sale on Monday to priority points holders before going on sale to season ticket holders on Tuesday, Claret members on Wednesday reaching general sale on Thursday. […]

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The West Ham ticket office and their new partners Ticketmaster continue to be dogged with multiple teething issues since the move to the London Stadium. Delayed season ticket access cards, paper tickets, long telephone waiting queues on Premium rate numbers and technical problems with access cards are just some of the early problems to affect […]

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Slaven Bilic has poured contemot on the amount of cash being splashed in the transfer market dubbing fees as “crazy” but has admitted he would have signed Paul Pogba if he could have. Manchester United took Pogba back to Old Trafford for a world record fee after selling him for a humble  £800,000. And the […]

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We have no hesitation in doing this earlier than we should – congratulations on your eightieth tomorrow DG! And of course we have to say a huge “well done” on celebrating it by managing your first ever hole in one around the golf course in the grounds of your home. We as a site and […]

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David Gold has made it clear nothing less thn a win at the London Stadium at Watford on Saturday will be good enough. He really sees it as win or bust as the Irons bid to move on from a point a game status to at least a point and a half by winning. Speaking exclusively […]

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Dimi Payet starts – that’s the word from boss Slaven Bilic! Speaking to the media this morning the Irons boss declared: “I have just seen him before the press conference. He has not played for us since the opening game against Chelsea but he played 45 minutes for France in a friendly against Italy and then […]

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Top Hammers medic Stijn Vandenbroucke has given an upbrat report on the returning international players revealing that “we have not suffered any injuries and all  should be available for selection on Saturday against Watford. Head of Medical and Sports Science Stijn Vandenbroucke said: Dimitri Payet and Havard Nordtveit both played for their countries, France and Norway respectively, […]

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Simone Zaza’s Dad, Antonio has revealed his son’s last minute move to the Irons on loan happened as interest from Italian giants Napoli suddenly went cold. He said: “There was a strong contact with Napoli, then we didn’t hear from them, and they did not even explain why.” Zaza has been on the Hammers radar […]

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West Ham historically has been a club which has been ready to take on cast the cast offs from other London clubs of as they have headed into the twilight of their careers. ClaretandHugh argued those days were at an end if we could maximise our revenue with a 66,000 London Stadium capacity. No more […]

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Gotta love Ginge…as nice a man as he is a tough defender. The story of how he managed to smash a thunderbolt wayward shot into a young Wales fan during a warm up for the FIFA World Cup qualifying tie with Moldova at Cardiff City Stadium has been well told but loses nothing in the […]

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Diafra Sakho is well and truly on the comeback trail. It follows speculation the striker might have seen his West Brom move resurrected on transfer deadline day but that was never going to happen. ClaretandHugh was told a few minutes ago the player has come to terms with his life and is determined to make […]

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Alvaro Arbeloa has explained how why West Ham was a more attractive option for him than AC Milan – indeed why is was the best place on earth after a Real Madrid. The new right back – still a couple of weeks away from fitnes told how he was in advanced talks with the Serie […]

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We are running a book competition to win two copies of the excellent ‘Farewell to Upton Park’ which has been produced by Andy Hooper and the Daily Mail’s Lee Clayton. It’s a smashing homage to the Boleyn and all the pictures are exclusive and never seen before. To enter simply post your favourite picture (taken […]

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West Ham have once again borrowed against future income from the Premier League TV rights. Papers filed with Companies House in August show West Ham borrowed from a company called Rights and Media Funding Limited formally called JG Funding. In theory the Hammers could borrow up to £100m which drawn down and used like an […]

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Sofiane Feghouli has limped out of training today causing fears that he will not be fit for Watford on Saturday. Video footage published by West Ham’s official Snapchat channel shows the player pulling up and limping off at Rush Green only to immediately sit down on the sidelines clearly in distress. The 26-year-old has just […]

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Reece Burke has been told he has a long term future despite having spent last season and this on loan. The Academy product – having enjoyed a tremendous campaign at Bradford City last term – will be playing Championship football with Wigan this year hoping to make a difference to a club hovering just above […]

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Here is Hammers Chat’s transfer rating video where Geo puts Charlie on the spot to assess our summer dealings. He has a mere 45 seconds to comment on each of the new signings and predict whether they will flop or thrive.   Share This:

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Reece Oxford is locked into talks with the Hammers over a new contract. However, ClaretandHugh understands that there is no agreement with ‘Team Oxford’ claiming that at this stage there is no rush to do the deal given his current contract doesn’t run out until 2019. The Hammers know however that should the issue go […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman, Karren Brady gave her own views on standing at football in 2012 while writing her Sun football Diary In January 2012 Brady wrote: “Aston Villa are opening discussions with supporters’ groups over reintroducing standing areas at their home. Personally, I can’t think of anything worse than standing at a football match for two hours. […]

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Former Hammer Paolo DiCanio recreated the push which bought him fame in the nineties. A team of former Arsenal players reunited to take on AC Milan’s Glorie side for charity. Milan gave Paolo Di Canio a start, who provided one of the highlights of the afternoon when he and Nigel Winterburn recreated an infamous incident […]

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Slaven Bilic has spoken for the first time of his delight that the club has held on to Dimi Payet and hopes the top man can grow even stronger this season. Speaking to the official site the manager said: “It is key for us if he can produce his best form again. He has the […]

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