The West Ham hotel based at the Boleyn Ground will close it’s doors today for the last time when guests check out at 11am this morning. Built in 2001 with the new West Ham which was opened by the Queen, the three-star hotel has 60 rooms which doubled as corporate boxes on match days. Originally the […]
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Boleyn Ground closes it’s doors today
Posted on 12 June 2016.
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Dimitri Payet’s France team-mates shower praise on West Ham player
Posted on 11 June 2016.
• Patrice Evra, Bacary Sagna laud Payet’s winning goal against Romania • Front page of L’Equipe read simply ‘Payet Saves the Party’ At West Ham they have been singing his name all season and Dimitri Payet’s France team-mates have now joined the chorus of praise after he spectacularly got them out of jail in their Euro 2016 opener, predicting the confidence gained from his first season in the Premier League would translate to the biggest international stage. The front page …
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West Ham girl to lead out England at Euro 2016
Posted on 10 June 2016.
Eleven-year-old West Ham fan and player Laura Fairey from Benfleet has won a “once in a lifetime opportunity” of walking out with Roy Hodgson’s England team when they face Slovakia in Euro 2016 on Monday 20th June after winning a competition run by Kia Motors and The Sun newspaper. Laura was lucky enough to be […]
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Last ever ball kicked at the Boleyn Ground
Posted on 09 June 2016.
This week saw the final pitch event to be staged at the Boleyn ground. The charity match in aid Isala’s smiles and the Jackson’s smile foundation was played on Monday evening at 7pm. The flyer for the event proclaimed “Be the last EVER spectators of the FINAL game ever to be played at West Ham’s Upton Park!” […]
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Hutchinson ‘agrees’ Hammers deal
Posted on 08 June 2016.
Reports in Turkey are claiming that West Ham have reached an agreement with Besiktas for midfielder Atiba Hutchinson.
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“We look better with Collins at the back”
Posted on 05 June 2016.
Big Ray Winstone knows what he’s on a bout when it comes to the Hammers and here he discusses what he reckons we need this summer. This frst appeared on West Ham FC Tv and is well worth a watch! Share This:
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Sakho keen to resolve future
Posted on 04 June 2016.
West Ham striker Diafra Sakho wants a swift resolution on his future, Sky sources understand.
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Rare pics: When Mooro met Muhammad
Posted on 04 June 2016.
I have had many sporting HEROES but really only two “idols” – Bobby Moore and Muhammad Ali… and as I write I unashamedly admit there have been tears in my eyes as the second of them has passed on. Let’s not make a comparison between the two. Bob was essentialy a private man of real […]
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Transfer Chat – Looking at the big stories
Posted on 03 June 2016.
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Oxford..the agent.. and other int£re$ts
Posted on 02 June 2016.
By Pete Ellis Agent provocateur or merely a football agent? If you were to name the two biggest transfer sagas of recent years, the chances are the Raheem Sterling move to City and th Saido Berhinho non move to Spurs would be right up there. Raheem believing he was […]
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Should he stay or should he go? Fans respond
Posted on 02 June 2016.
The constatnt rumour-mongering over Reece Oxford’s future has become one of the more annoying issues of recent weeks as Manchester Unted continue to be linked with a bid. The idea that United or anyone other club would pay £10 million or more seems pretty absurd but still the chattering goes on. Here’s what fans […]
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Clock ticking on Lacazette bid
Posted on 02 June 2016.
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas claims the club will refuse any bid for Alexandre Lacazette from July onwards, irrelevant of the fee offered. “If on 28th August, we are offered €80m for Alexandre Lacazette, he will not leave,” Aulas told French newspaper L’Equipe. ‘However, if he comes to me in the days to come, because he has an […]
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Irons ‘Insider’ shouldn’t give up day job
Posted on 01 June 2016.
I’m still trying to work out exactly why West Ham’s ‘Insider’ – who now and again appears on the official website – decided to do so today. Indeed he or she does so under the sub head: ‘The Insider brings you exclusive insight into the behind-the-scenes goings on at West Ham United… But apart from […]
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Sulivan pledges top signings
Posted on 01 June 2016.
David Sullivan has pledged to fin top calibre players this summer decaring: “We have done well with our signings and we hope we can sign a few more this summer who will do equally as well or better. “We know that we need a top striker which is the hardest thing to sign. We need a […]
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Milan 2016: a dream realised for 32 youth football teams – video
Posted on 01 June 2016.
The day before the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, 32 youth teams from different countries took part in the Football For Friendship International Street Soccer tournament in Milan. The West Ham United Foundation, serving underprivileged children, took eight young Hammers, aged 12-14, to take part. Also involved were teams from Algeria, Argentina, China and Syria, who spoke to the Guardian about travelling to Italy and what playing in the tournament means The Football for Friendship programme…
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Residents fight to keep Booby Moore statue
Posted on 01 June 2016.
Local Newham residents have started a petition to Newham mayor, Sir Robin Wales asking for the World Cup sculpture containing Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst to be left on the corner of Green Street and Barking Road. The petition by Cecilia Welsh says: “We request that the World Cup Sculpture/Bobby Moore statue stays where […]
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Hammers give Oxford update
Posted on 30 May 2016.
West Ham were today insisting they have received no offers for Reece Oxford. The Mail ran a story on line declaring that the Irons are bracing thmselves for a £10 million plus bid from Manchester United. But our top source at the club told us a few minutes ago: “There has been no bid and […]
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DG confirms an iconic move
Posted on 30 May 2016.
David Gold has confirmed that the famous World Cup statue will be taken to our new home in Stratford. Several Twitter followers were concerned that the iconic statue (pictured above) would be left behind but Mooro and the boys will be given a place of honour with the OS. Commenting on Twitter the co chairman […]
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Irons move in on French striker
Posted on 29 May 2016.
West Ham are understood to be in for Toulouse striker Martin Braithwaite whose 12 goals played a major part in keeping the French club up this season. And the goals came despite him figuring mainly in a wide role. Braithwaite has a year left on his contract and the Irons have been scouting him throughout […]
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Spurs won’t be sharing the Olympic Stadium
Posted on 28 May 2016.
An official announcement by the FA today confirms a deal has been struck between Spurs and the FA on the hiring of Wembley Stadium A statement on the www.theFA.com website says “The Football Association and Tottenham Hotspur FC today confirm an agreement has been reached for the Premier League club to host its European fixtures […]
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Sullivan lays out his summer plans
Posted on 27 May 2016.
David Sulivan has wound up the summer guessing game by delaring “we hope to sigh a few more this summer.” The club co chairman – who is now director of football in all but name – has spoken to the official site about his plans for the close season. He said: “We have done well […]
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Hammers “excellent” midfielder deal
Posted on 26 May 2016.
ClaretandHugh has learned that West Ham did an extraordinary piece of business in convncing midfielder Havard Nordtveit to join the club on wages of around £35k a week. The former Borussia Moenchengladbach man joins the club on July 1 with the Hammers reportedly beating off off competition from several top European outfits to land their man. Nordtveit, 25, […]
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Batsuhayi talks on his future
Posted on 26 May 2016.
Michy Batsuhayi has revealed that he may be leaning towards a Premier League move this summer. The striker though is refusing to give any hint of where he may finally end up as West Ham, Spurs and various other PL clubs watch the Belgian striker. The player is now with his national squad ahead of […]
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Black Lion hopes fans will still come to historic pub
Posted on 25 May 2016.
The Black Lion pub in Plaistow hopes fans will still make the East End pub part of their pre or post match ritual when West Ham move to the Olympic Stadium in August. The famous pub was once the regular drinking establishment of Bobby Moore and Sir Geoff Hurst. Hurst recently said “My most cherished memory […]
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Juventus match restricted to 54,000
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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Andy Carroll helps the homeless
Posted on 23 May 2016.
West Ham striker Andy Carroll pulled over on his boys holiday road trip in Texas, USA to give a homeless man by the side of the road drinks, food and towels. A video posted on the 27 year old’s personal social media account shows the lads laughing as they hand over over bottles of water, […]
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