West Ham are reportedly keen on making a bold move for AC Milan forward Carlos Bacca.
Posted on 25 May 2016.
West Ham are reportedly keen on making a bold move for AC Milan forward Carlos Bacca.
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Posted on 24 May 2016.
Olympic Stadium owners, E20 LLP have announced that new behind the scenes stadium tours will start in early August with online booking available from July. However, West Ham will receive no income from any of these tours and there is no profit sharing under the current concessionaire agreement. A statement on the www.london-stadium.com website says: “Much […]
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Posted on 24 May 2016.
Demand for Juventus friendly match on Sunday 7th August continues to grow with the club are confident that they will sell out all 54,000 tickets by the end of this week. A source close to the ticket office told Claret and Hugh at lunch time “We expect a sell out most likely by the end […]
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Posted on 18 May 2016.
Former Hammer Paolo Di Canio is believed to have personally recommended Bournemouth’s Matt Ritchie to Slaven Bilic. A source close tpo the club told us: “Paolo knows the player well having managed him at Swindon and recommended him strongly to the boss.” Ritchie signed for Bournemouth at the beginning of 2013 on a three-and-a-half year deal for a […]
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Posted on 18 May 2016.
West Ham wonderkid Reece Oxford has poured cold water over reports he has rejected a new contract. Sky Sports News HQ reported on Tuesday that the 17-year-old had rejected an improved contract, fuelling speculation he would be leaving the club. Arsenal were reportedly interested in signing the youngster back in December, with MirrorFootball claiming the Gunners
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Posted on 17 May 2016.
A cache of unique pieces of footballing history will be up for auction from Wednesday as West Ham begin to sell off memorabilia and furnishings from the Boleyn Ground.
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Posted on 17 May 2016.
According to the reliable WHUFC Youth blog, several of the clubs U21s and second year scholars will depart the West Ham Academy in the summer. In addition to Elliot Lee who has already confirmed he is leaving, Leo Chambers, Jaanai Gordon, Nathan Mavila, Amos Nasha, Ross Elsom, Tim Brown, Clarke Bogard and Matt Carter will all leave […]
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Posted on 17 May 2016.
Claret and Hugh understands less than fifty percent of the 52,000 Olympic Stadium season ticket holders took up the option by Monday’s midday deadline to buy tickets for the Juventus friendly game on Sunday 7th August. Season ticket holders were asked to pay between £31-£51 per adult ticket for what was billed as the first […]
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Posted on 17 May 2016.
ADRIAN DURHAM: One of the best books I’ve read this season has been Sam Allardyce’s autobiography ‘Big Sam’. Like the man himself, it’s gritty, brutally honest and it’s quite ‘sweary’.
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Posted on 16 May 2016.
Who was your Premier League player of the season? Sky Sports can now reveal the contenders for the PFA Fans’ Player of the Season awards.
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Posted on 16 May 2016.
A final final farewell to the Boleyn in the form of a West Ham Ladies v a Celebrity X1 remains on hold despite a vote that it should go ahead. The organisers held a poll on the official site – after complaints from a section of fans that the Manchester United game should have been […]
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Posted on 15 May 2016.
Following that disappointing finale Slaven Bilic told the BBC: “Basically, the most important thing today was to win no matter how and that we didn’t do. We’re disappointed to lose sixth place in the last game of the season. “But it was still a great season for us. It makes us proud. “I’d like to congratulate Stoke – they took their […]
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Posted on 14 May 2016.
Oxford, 17, is regarded as one of the brightest prospects in the Premier League and he has attracted strong interest from Manchester City and Arsenal ahead of the summer transfer window.
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Posted on 14 May 2016.
Karren Brady’s admission that Chelsea have inquired about ground sharing the Olympic Stadium “in 2018″ will not be kicked into touch without a second thought from West Ham. The vice chairman revealed in her Sun column today (Sat) hat she had shown Chelsea officials around the OS adding: “I have very good relations with Chelsea […]
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Posted on 14 May 2016.
Police probing disorder before and during the match on Tuesday evening have released images of four men they want to identify. Kick-off at the Boleyn Ground was delayed by 45 minutes after the congestion and bottle throwing incident with United entering the ground half an hour before the scheduled kick-off. When the game eventually did begin, […]
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Posted on 13 May 2016.
View post: Farewell Boleyn part three
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Posted on 13 May 2016.
West Ham look set to be playing European football next season after a superb showing this term under manager Slaven Bilic. Before then, though, the Irons are on a pre-season tour of the United States.
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Posted on 12 May 2016.
West Ham have been told they will have to pay 40 million euros for Marseilles striker Michy Batsuhayi. And the club is now reconsidering its position as that’s way above what they were planning to splash out on the striker. Some hard negotiations are going on with several strikers but the Batsuhayi option is well […]
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Posted on 12 May 2016.
We don’t want to go. I know that. I want to stay at the Boleyn Ground, but I also want the progress that is likely to come from moving to the Olympic Stadium. If we could take both, I would be happier than anyone can imagine, but we’re more likely to succeed in Stratford. So,
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Posted on 12 May 2016.
Michy Batshuayi will leave Marseille this summer it has been revealed today in the French media. The Belgian striker has been in excellent form this season, scoring 22 goals and providing 9 assists in the French Ligue 1 and domestic cup competitions. Marseille’s financial problems mean they are under great pressure to sell Batshuayi and […]
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Posted on 11 May 2016.
Manchester United’s attempts to snatch a Champions League spot for next season will take centre stage in the final week of the Premier League season after Sky announced their games.
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Posted on 11 May 2016.
West Ham players, staff, fans and celebrities were locked into the Boleyn Ground last night around midnight as the police enforced a complete lock-down of the stadium ahead of the departure of the Manchester United team coach. Supporters, players and staff were told they were unable to leave the ground until a replacement coach from Reptons […]
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Posted on 11 May 2016.
David Gold watched horrified as events unfolded in Green Street ahead of the Manchester Unitd coach being attacked last night And he told ClaretandHugh exclusively: We were watching from the balcony and we apologise to the Manchester United players, manager and all officials of the club. It is unacceptable.” Whilst the club isn’t responsible for […]
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Posted on 11 May 2016.
Louis van Gaal’s knack for escapism has been a pronounced feature of the season but on a wild night in east London, when West Ham United yelled farewell to their home of 112 years, the Manchester United manager could not summon the trick when he needed it so sorely. Related: Manchester United coach ‘smashed up’ on way to Upton Park Related: Goodbye bash at Upton Park has its downside after the fiesta at Leicester Related: West Ham v…
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Posted on 10 May 2016.
David Sullivan has hit out at Manchester United’s late arrival and claimed they should have made better arrangements to get to the Boleyn. United arrived at 7.10 pm with Rooney claiming Hammers fans had smashed the team coach windows but Sullivan was more concerned at the delay to the kick off. Speaking on Sky Sports […]
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Posted on 10 May 2016.
David Gold – speaking on behalf of the fans everywhere – is thrilled to see Mark Noble and Andy Carroll close in on possible European Finals squad places. England manager Roy Hodgson named the pair on his standby list as possible replacements should any of the front line players become injured over the last one […]
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