The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach is ecstatic with what he has seen so far from his players, as they sit joint-top of the Premier League with nine points
Posted on 28 August 2016.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach is ecstatic with what he has seen so far from his players, as they sit joint-top of the Premier League with nine points
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Posted on 28 August 2016.
Slaven Bilic is looking forward to putting out a very different West Ham team after the international break but praised today’s squad on their gutsy second half display at the Etihad. The West Ham boss decared: “We showed character, spirit and quality up front but the formation didn’t work in the first half. “We didn’t […]
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Posted on 27 August 2016.
On the face of it – having seen everything we think we need to see – you would have to be utterly crazy to back the Irons to get anything at Manchester City tomorrow. We have been poor – very poor – lethargic, injury hit and unable to pass their way into anything but quick […]
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Posted on 26 August 2016.
West Ham have vowed to ban for life the fans involved in violence which compounded their exit from the Europa League against Astra Giurgiu on Thursday night.
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Posted on 26 August 2016.
Join myself and Geo as we discuss all the transfer dealings following the Europa exit to Astra. Will Zaza be any good, should Samuelsen go out on loan, do we have too many midfielders and will we be able to offload a very downbeat Enner Valencia. All this and more discussed live at 8:30 […]
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Posted on 25 August 2016.
Match verdict There’s been something very wrong all pre-season and now into it. Injuries? Yes but tonight we saw a West Ham United performance entirely unrecognisable from anything we watched in 2015/16. Without any creative players of consequence on the pitch (and please please please don’t mention the name Tore) we saw two teams who […]
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Posted on 25 August 2016.
Slaven Bilic has revealed that Mark Noble misses tonights Europa Cup clash because “he felt a little something in training.” And the manager added: “He has played a lot of games in pre eason and we didn’t want to tae the risk because we believe he will be alright for the Manchester City game. “This […]
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Posted on 25 August 2016.
West Ham’s famous Insider has revealed this everning that the club are at “an advanced stage of negotiations to sign a top international forward.” ClaretandHugh reported this morning that our best source claims that will be Simone Zaza and should that turn out to be the case it will be a massive statement of intent […]
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Posted on 25 August 2016.
West Ham United loan Norwegian winger Martin Samuelsen to Blackburn Rovers for the rest of the season.
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Posted on 25 August 2016.
Pep Guardiola has ditched Joe Hart as he searches for goalkeeper to emulate Manuel Neuer’s role in his Bayern Munich team. But how good are the rest of the Premier League keepers with their feet?
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Posted on 24 August 2016.
The Irons are today being reported as having agreed a £5.5million deal to sign FC Sion midfielder Edimilson Fernandes. And according to The Guardian the Swiss midfielder, 20, is set to travel to London on Wednesday for a medical. Fernandes made 26 appearances in the Swiss Super League last season, scoring one goal. He also played […]
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Posted on 24 August 2016.
A new injury update from the club’s Head of Medical and Sports Science Stijn Vandenbroucke has revealed ‘ light at the end of the tunnel ‘ over Manu Lanzini and Diego Poyet whom he says will be available for selection “very soon.” David Gold, however, in a tweet, claims that the pair could well be available to […]
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Posted on 24 August 2016.
Michail Antonio was West Ham’s wing hero as they beat Bournemouth 1-0 on Sunday, but despite speculation about his position, it might not mark the end of his days at full-back.
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Posted on 23 August 2016.
Carlos Bacca has insisted he has no plans to join West Ham and has vowed to fire AC Milan back into Europe. The Colombia international has been linked with a move to the London Stadium.
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Posted on 22 August 2016.
West Ham chairman, David Gold has confirmed that Dimitri Payet and Manuel Lanzini should both soon return to action. Speaking on twitter late on Sunday night Gold “I am hopeful that Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet will play some part against Man City. dg” However he did confirm the news on Carroll “Andy Carroll will […]
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Posted on 21 August 2016.
West Ham striker Andy Carroll is ruled out by the club for between four and six weeks with a knee injury.
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Posted on 21 August 2016.
West Ham are looking to sign right back Darly Janmaat from relegated Newcastle, according to several reports in the media over the past few days. The Hammers are said to be desperate to provide back up to Sam Byram which if true should indicate Slaven Bilic has admitted defeat in his Michail Antonio right back experiment. West […]
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Posted on 19 August 2016.
The weary West Ham squad returned to the country in teh early hours of the morning and will get no respite ahead of the game against Bournemouth on Sunday. Manager Slaven Bilic revealed at his pre-Sunday presser: “We are all in! Some guys who played yesterday are having regeneration, and the guys who stayed here […]
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Posted on 18 August 2016.
We’ll be reviewing the away trip to Astra 1 minute after the final whistle blows so join us for pure and biased West Ham analysis. Share This:
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Posted on 17 August 2016.
Slaven Bilic is set to name a very strong team as he bids to avoid any slip ups in Rumania tomorrow night (Thurs). The manager has already made it clear that he will be taking the Europa Cup very seriously and has backed that up by flying out for the first leg with a very […]
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Posted on 17 August 2016.
The Irons are reportedly leading the chase for Palermo’s Achraf Lazaar. The Morocco international is valued at £2.5million and the Hammers are believed to be closing in on a deal. The 24 year old has been linked with Monaco but is keen to continue his career in London and the Hammers like the versatile left-sided […]
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Posted on 16 August 2016.
West Ham striker Jonathan Calleri has welcomed the chance to impress in the Premier League on a season-long loan deal with Slaven Bilic’s side. Calleri trained with the club on Tuesday.
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Posted on 15 August 2016.
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte “did not see” match-winner Diego Costa’s challenge on West Ham’s Adrian but says the referee was right not to send him off.
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Posted on 15 August 2016.
David Sullivan has admitted to Claretandhugh that he is approaching our new season with mixed emotions. The co-chairman and chief shareholder has – with David Gold – presided over a busy summer transfer window and spent £42 million along the way. That – according to David Gold – has put us among the top seven […]
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Posted on 15 August 2016.
The boys are back in town with a new guest as Hammers Chat takes a look at the first clash of the season. Geo and his guests are talking a good game. Listen to their thoughts on how things may go tonight and the issues the game may present. Share This:
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Posted on 14 August 2016.
David Gold believes the Irons fans have won the right to be optmistic when they travel to Chelsea tomorrow – or anywhere else this season. Declaring the summer transfer activity as “incredible” he claims the club has had “a near perfect window” and explains that missing out on a top striker was because there […]
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