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Cheltenham Town manager Gary Johnson has challenged his players to enhance their reputations against us as the Hammers make their first visit to Whaddon Road. He said: “West Ham need a result and I am sure they don’t care who it’s against or how it comes. I am sure they will be putting out a […]

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Sead Haksabanovich could make his first appearance in a West Ham shirt at Cheltenham Town tomorrow night in the televised League Cup match on Sky. The young Swede – who cost us £3 million – has been included in the travelling party which is travelling to  Gloucestershire . Having impressed in the recent win over […]

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Keith Hackett will have done absolutely nothing to redeem his tattered reputation among Hammers fans with long memories after laying into Marko Arnautovic following his red card dismissal at Southampton. It was HACKETT’S  disgraceful decision which saw Tony Gale sent off in the 1991 FA Cup semi final against Nottingham Forest at Villa Park – […]

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Manchester United kicked the day off in style with a 4-0 win at Swansea and there was plenty more drama on a busy day of Premier League action.

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Charlie Austin snatched a stoppage-time winner from the penalty spot as Southampton beat 10-man West Ham United. Austin sent Joe Hart the wrong way as Mauricio Pellegrino clinched his first win as Southampton manager in dramatic crescendo. After going two goals behind, Javier Hernández had rolled back the years with two poachers finishes to very nearly get the Hammers off the hook. Southampton had sailed into a two-goal lead, thanks to Manolo Gabbiadini and a Dusan Tadic penalty, before West…

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We’re joined by Freddie from the longest running Southampton fanzine and Youtube Fan channel ‘The Ugly Insider’ as he gives us all the info that we need to know about the low scoring Saints as we ask . . . . . . Who Are Ya?  

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Michail Antonio believes Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho should be allowed to leave the club for Barcelona. And his controversial view appears to conflict with that of his boss Slaven Bilic has offered his sympathy to bosses with players seeking to force their way out of long-term contracts. The Dimitri Payet Affair appears to be raising its head […]

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Leroy Rosenior has repeated his belief that Mark Noble’s day is done as a regular first teamer. The former Hammer – and big pal of Claretandhugh – has made it clear in the past on this site that he reckons the captain can now longer expect automatic selection. And he has again declared that Noble’s […]

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According to The Mirror, West Ham United’s move for William Carvalho has hit a stumbling block. The Sporting Lisbon midfielder is keen to move to West Ham and the deal was thought to be close. However, Sporting CP are now increasing their demands and West Ham are subsequently growing increasingly less patient. The 25-year-old is […]

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A report in a Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Notícias bizarrely claims that West Ham have offered Sporting Lisbon €30m (£27.2m) for both Adrien Silva and João Palhinha if the deal for William Carvalho can not be completed. A Sporting Lisbon source told Jornal de Notícias that the rumour was ‘completely false’ but the paper have decided to […]

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Galatasaray paid West Ham €4.25m for the permanent transfer of Sofiane Feghouli which converts to around £3.86m it has been officially revealed today. Feghouli has put pen-to-paper on a five-year contract with the Turkish giants who are paying him €3.85 million in wages per year earning him just over £67,000 per week. He will earn an additional €75,000 (£68,000) […]

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West Ham are likely to get an away allocation of 1,100 for the 7,000 capacity LCI Rail Stadium in the second round tie with Cheltenham Town in the league cup. Away supporters will be given the Hazlewoods Stand which houses 1,100 supporters. Tickets went on sale yesterday to home supporters who will pay £16 for adult terraces […]

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Ref Watch returns to debate a number of the weekend’s controversial talking points from the opening round of Premier League fixtures.

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Our third-consecutive defeat at Old Trafford yesterday-afternoon was certainly one for Hammers’ fans to forget in a hurry, but who performed the worst and which players were to blame? As we take a look at how each featuring squad-member ranked out-of-ten at Old Trafford. Joe Hart: 7/10 It was a difficult debut afternoon for Joe Hart at the Ground of his former bitter rivals, but the jeers of the crowd are not…

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Portuguese newspaper ‘the Record’ claims that Marseille have shown late interest in William Carvalho. However, the report the player still has his heart set on West Ham and the Premier League and they are unlikely to persuade him to move to France. The paper claim Sporting Lisbon’s president is still demanding €38m (£34.5m) plus €5m (£4.5m) […]

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Manchester United 4 West Ham 0 The sum of all our fears came to past as Mourinho’s mob took us to the cleaners and back again. Ok, we didn’t expect much but we certainly didn’t believe that we would be second or third best to every ball and manage just one shot on target. Yes, […]

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Manchester United and West Ham are the last clubs to get their Premier League campaigns underway when they face off at Old Trafford to wrap up Sunday’s action. Follow live here.

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Diafra Sakho looks set for a place on the bench at Old Trafford tomorrow as the Irons open their 2017/18 campaign against Manchester United. ClaretandHugh can confirm that the striker is with the 20 who have travelled to Manchester and that he is likely to find his way into the final 18. The Irons line […]

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West Ham winger Sofiane Feghouli is set to complete a £4m move to Turkish club Galatasaray, according to Sky sources.

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Slaven Bilic was quizzed about Carvalho, Jota and Adrian during yesterday’s pre-match press conference. Asked whether the club were close to completing a deal to sign Carvalho Slav answered: “I don’t know but I know he is a good player and a lot of clubs have interest in him since he came on, not the market, but the […]

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Irons under 23s 0 Everton under 23s 0 Michail Antonio put in a great shift as the Hammers under 23s held last years Premier League 2 Division 1 champions to a 0-0 draw at Dagenham and Redbridge. The Hammer of the Year saw a header and left foot drive fly wide and hammered the ball […]

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West Ham are ready to go back in with a second 30 million euros offer for William Carvalho after Sporting Lisbon rejected their opening offer. The Irons had opened their negotiations with a 27 million euro bid which was around £10million euros short of the midfielder’s  release clause. Having had that turned down, the Irons […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed that five senior players will miss the Premier League opener on Sunday, with Michail Antonio, Manuel Lanzini, Cheikhou Kouyate, Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho still working their way back to fitness. On Andy Carroll on Slav said: “Andy is a bit further behind but not a lot. At one stage in […]

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From title hopefuls to relegation candidates, three-time Premier League winner Martin Keown runs you through all you need to know about the runners and riders.

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West Ham are interested in signing Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, according to Sky sources.

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Ok we have caught up! Here’s the latest Mock the WHUFC Week video from Nigel Kahn in which everybody and everything at West Ham is seen as suitable for satirical treatment. Once again the ITKs get the full blast of the edgy stuff which is on view here. We make no apologies for showing all […]

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