Who is Wayne Rooney’s favourite opponent? Have the Manchester and Merseyside clubs ever all finished in the top four?
Posted on 11 January 2017.
Who is Wayne Rooney’s favourite opponent? Have the Manchester and Merseyside clubs ever all finished in the top four?
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Posted on 10 January 2017.
In his article in the Daily Mail on Monday 9th, which was subsequently and bizarrely shared on the club’s official site despite its critique of both the fans and the club’s transfer policy, Martin Samuel made the following statement: “The negativity felt by the locals towards West Ham’s new stadium is a contradiction anyway. On one […]
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Posted on 09 January 2017.
Slaven Bilic has revealed that the Hammers “have to come back ” from the massive Manchester City defeat against Crystal Palace this weekend. And in his Monday column on the official website he says: ““The same players played really well a few days ago, with ten men. “We showed how we could defend as a […]
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Posted on 04 January 2017.
West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady seems to have changed tactics and is engaging with fans on twitter in an attempt to win them over in a new charm offensive. Answering supporters questions on twitter Brady first set the record straight on the London Stadium naming rights. “These rights are not ours to sell as […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017.
Darren Randolph believes the boys are ready to bounce back big time on Friday night in the FA Cup third round tie against Manchester City. Having suffered defeats against Leicester City and Manchester United, and deserving much more, the team remain in good nick after a truly gutsy performance on Monday in particular. But that defeat […]
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Posted on 03 January 2017.
Olivier Giroud and Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s scorpion kicks lead a list of stunning goals scored in the Premier League so far this season, but who netted the best? Sportsmail team of reporters cast their votes.
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Posted on 31 December 2016.
With West Ham unlikely to break the bank in January, Bilic would consider Republic of Ireland international Long who has only been used sparingly by his manager at St Mary’s Claude Puel.
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Posted on 31 December 2016.
David Gold doesn’t believe the Irons got what they deserved this afternoon at Leicester and that we were worth at least a point. The co chairman told ClaretandHugh: “We carried the game to them throughout the second half. It was clear we needed a cutting edge of course but we really did deserve something form […]
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Posted on 31 December 2016.
Leicester pull six points clear of the relegation zone as Islam Slimani’s header ends West Ham’s three-match winning run.
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Posted on 31 December 2016.
Valencia manager Cesare Prandelli has stepped down just three months after taking charge. The shock resignation has come two days before the transfer window opens and now puts Simone Zaza’s loan move to Valencia in serious doubt! Juventus had provisionally agreed a similar deal with Valencia to the one that brought Zaza to West Ham […]
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Posted on 30 December 2016.
Who is the greatest Hammer of all time? Who would make your top 10? Or even your top 25? These are just a few of the questions Blowing Bubbles Monthly has attempted to solve as it kicks off 2017 with a countdown of the 40 greatest Hammers of all time. A panel of influential West […]
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Posted on 29 December 2016.
Jermain Defoe will have to put in a transfer request to push through any move to West Ham – and even then Sunderland may block it claims Simon Jones in the Daily Mail this afternoon. Earlier today Slaven Bilic refused to dismiss speculation that West Ham are interested in the 34 year old saying:”He is […]
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Posted on 29 December 2016.
Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri has called Saturday’s clash with West Ham one his side “have to win” The Foxes are just three points and two places above the Premier League relegation zone after only one victory in nine games as they prepare to host the Hammers on Saturday. Ranieri told reporters during his pre match […]
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Posted on 29 December 2016.
Slaven Bilic has spoken about former Hammer Jermaine Defoe during his pre- match press conference this morning but refused to dismiss the rumour that West Ham are interested in signing the 34 year old striker, who was born in Stratford. Slav told reporters “He is a very good player of course, the way he is […]
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Posted on 27 December 2016.
Andre Ayew’s first goal ‘heroics’ from a yard are unlikely to keep him in the West Ham line-up for the trip to Leicester City at the weekend. Slaven Bilic has admitted that the club’s record signing is not yet up to full speed but was forced to use him for Manu Lanzini at his former […]
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Posted on 26 December 2016.
The BBC are tonight reporting that Red Bull have denied all reports they have any interest interest in West Ham ….just as we told you this morning. Under the headline “Irons takeover story a load of “red bull” our story totally rubbished the tale in The Sun. You can read our report here: http://www.claretandhugh.iean havnfo/irons-takeover-story-a-load-of-red-bull/ The […]
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Posted on 26 December 2016.
Slaven Bilic is calling for more fluidity and movement at the Liberty Stadium this afternoon. He has been looking back at and reviewing the criticisms of the performance against Hull and has made his position clear on his expecations. He told the official site: “A lot has been said about the performance against Hull in […]
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Posted on 25 December 2016.
Michail Antonio is the clear winner of the latest CandH poll to discover the fans favourite of the season so far. The brilliant Michail has led the Christmas Day vote from the start until the end. increasing his advantage as it went into the last two hours. In the end the club’s key player and […]
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Posted on 24 December 2016.
Bob Bradley admits Swansea will have to pay close attention to Andy Carroll when West Ham visit the Liberty Stadium on Boxing Day.
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Posted on 21 December 2016.
Mark Noble admits things aren’t flowing yet but maintains the confidence is now returning to the Hammers squad. He makes no excuses for a couple of lucky victories over Burnley and Hull but explains:: “It’s starting to come back for us. Dimi could have had a couple of goals on Saturday . “Points breed confidence […]
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Posted on 19 December 2016.
Karren Brady took a dig at Spurs during the BBC Apprentice final by calling them cheap! The West Ham vice-chairman could not resist the chance to have a dig at Lord Sugar’s club during the final last night, broadcast on BBC1 on Sunday night. It came in the boardroom during a discussion about potentially selling a product […]
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Posted on 19 December 2016.
Michail Antonio insists that contrary to the views of many, the penalty award against Hull was fully justified. Explaining the incident leading up to Mark Noble’s successful spot kick, he said: “The ball was in the air, I out-strengthened Huddlestone. I took a touch to swing and hit but he’s held my leg. Some people […]
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Posted on 18 December 2016.
Dimi Payet is still so incensed with Cristiano Ronaldo he has banned his kids from mentioning the player’s name. Dimi is still struggling to get over the fact that the French lost the final to Portugal in Paris. Payet played for 58 minutes and produced a clumsy challenge on the former United player and the […]
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Posted on 17 December 2016.
Mike Phelan admits Hull should have been out of sight long before West Ham stole a 1-0 win to leave the Tigers bottom of the Premier League.
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Posted on 17 December 2016.
West Ham must return to playing with a four-man backline if performances on the pitch are to get better. Slaven Bilić first switched to three at the back for West Ham’s away fixture against Crystal Palace in October, after picking up just one victory from the Hammers’ seven opening fixtures. The change of system brought […]
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Posted on 16 December 2016.
West Ham joint Chairman has defended the club on the ticket exchange scheme. Gold was responding to a message from a West Ham fan called Pete Andrews who said “Why was there so many empty seats last night DG? Thought we had 50k on the waiting list !!” The chairman replied “There is 66k capacity at […]
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