Darren Randolph admits he is very wary of the striker who may be back in a Hammers short next season. Jermain Defoe is a big favourite to return to the East end with the bookies but the Irons keeper has his mind on the events at Sunderland tomorrow (Sat) rather than anything hence. Discussing the […]
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Randolph on a Defoe mission
Posted on 14 April 2017.
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Odds of these players joining West Ham in the summer
Posted on 13 April 2017.
There are still six games to play this season but that has not stopped bookies giving odds on selected players who might join West ham in the summer. Top of the list is Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe. The Hammers are the favourite’s to bag him on a free transfer with odds of 13/8 of him rejoining […]
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Striker sorry he missed out on “perfect goal”
Posted on 12 April 2017.
Jonathon Callieri is sorry he didn’t score the “perfect goal” against Swansea but wants a chance from the start against Sunderland at the weekend. The front man volleyed wide after a piece of Lanzini magic last Saturday and said: “I was close to scoring a goal, maybe I would have scored that goal on […]
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Tyler’s stats: Four in 10 minutes
Posted on 12 April 2017.
Martin Tyler presents the best stats ahead of the next round of Premier League fixtures.
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Hammers clear on Bilic future
Posted on 11 April 2017.
Sky Sports News HQ are reporting this afternoon that West Ham United would be interested in Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic (above) if they decided to relieve Slaven Bilic of his job this summer. The Serbian who led Watford to promotion in 2014-15 has the Cottagers within two points of the Championship ply off places and […]
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Nolan backs Bilic to stay
Posted on 10 April 2017.
Former West Ham skipper Kevin Nolan has backed Slaven Bilic. Speaking on Talksport Weekend Sportsbar Nolan said: “Listen, Slav is a great fella and he is the man to get them out of it. There’s no one else. “I speak to the lads quite regularly and they’re disappointed by what’s going on at the minute, but […]
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Cheikhou Kouyaté hits only goal as West Ham United sink Swansea City
Posted on 08 April 2017.
This week Slaven Bilic told his players that they must leave their egos in their beds if West Ham were to survive in the Premier League. Whether that was the decisive factor in the 1-0 win over Swansea that now leaves an eight-point gap between them and the bottom three is unclear, but the sighs of relief around the London Stadium at full-time could have knocked over the Orbit sculpture just outside. A Cheikhou Kouyaté …
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Bilic tells players to “leave their egos in bed”
Posted on 06 April 2017.
Slaven Bilic has called for unity ahead of West Ham’s relegation showdown with Swansea City on Saturday, demanding his players ‘leave their egos in bed at home.’ The Mail reports that while he refuses to accept the team are in a ‘do or die’ situation, and acknowledges their destiny remains firmly in their own hands, he […]
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Bilic lays it on line as Swansea mega match approaches
Posted on 06 April 2017.
Slaven Bilic has admitted it is “very, very vital” the Irons beat Swansea this weekend. This is the second game of the four from which David Sullivan said two wins were “vital” ahead of the vote of confidence in Bilic before the team lost to the Gunners. Now Bilic has declared: “A win in this […]
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Honest ‘Ginge:’ It’s the biggest West Ham game in years
Posted on 06 April 2017.
James Collins has admitted the squad’s confidence is low but declares: ” We know we can play well, as we did when we beat them [Swansea] 4-1 earlier in the season.” And he added: ““It’s a massive game, the biggest at West Ham for many a year because, if we don’t win it, we’re sucked right into […]
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Who takes buck for these player buys? Fans speak out
Posted on 06 April 2017.
West Ham became the seventh highest spending club in the last summer transfer window and have spent a further £15 million in the winter. Yet they have hurtled into mega relegation trouble. ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum members have been offering their views on who’s responsible. O Both Bilic and the board have to go. Fancy parting with […]
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Noble: “The biggest game we’ve had for a long time”
Posted on 05 April 2017.
Mark Noble has told the fans the squad need them like never before on Saturday afternoon at the London Stadium. He said after the Arsenal defeat: “We need the fans on Saturday for sure, all of them in full voice and let’s hope we can reward them and give them a little bit of something […]
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Striker return looks set for tonight at Emirates
Posted on 05 April 2017.
Diafra Sakho looks to be on his way to Arsenal this evening as he takes the first steps on his comeback since undergoing surgery on his back injury. All the training ground vibe suggests that the player has won his “let me play ” battle and will be included in Slaven Bilic’s squad of 19 […]
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Slaven: “Wilshere a great player at a great age”
Posted on 04 April 2017.
Slaven Bilic has admitted that Jack Wilshere is “a great player at a great age” but has refused to elaborate any further on speculaton that the Irons will make a summer move for the Arsenal midfielder. The former England man was strongly linked to the Irons in speculation yesterday along with the possibility of Bournemouth […]
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Pundit slams West Ham owners, predicts key decision after Arsenal match
Posted on 04 April 2017.
West Ham United enter a midweek clash with Arsenal on the back of four consecutive Premier League defeats, which has raised fresh concerns on the future of manager Slaven Bilic. The Hammers publicly backed the Croatian boss after the weekend’s defeat to Hull City but Bilic, who is set to enter the final 12 months […]
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Hammers striker ‘target’ on long deal
Posted on 04 April 2017.
West Ham United are being reported as holding an interest in signing former Blackburn Rovers striker Anthony Modeste this summer. However, the simple fact remains that the club’s priority targets at this stage continue to be Michy Batashuayi and Jermain Defoe. Whilst admitting that Modeste -who made nine Premier League appearances for Blackburn in […]
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We’re not going down – Swansea are!
Posted on 03 April 2017.
Ok with the anxieties, paranoia and sheer fear reaching epidemic proportions let’s all try to calm it a bit and look at the realities of our position. Taking a very short term view and based on bookies likely odds, the gap between ourselves and Hull City is set to narrow to three points tomorrow but […]
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Whining Payet’s new departure excuse
Posted on 03 April 2017.
Dimitri Payet is again re-writing his “why I left West Ham script” as he bids to explain away one of the most unprofessional departures in the history of the game. He has said in the past that it was for personal reasons, because he needed to return to France and because the style of play […]
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Slav ponders double Arsenal decision
Posted on 03 April 2017.
Michail Antonio is ready to return to the Hammers team for the clash against Arsenal on Wednesday night but manager Slaven Bilic may decide to ensure he is withheld until the utterly crucial match against Swansea at the weekend. But Mark Noble looks likely to regain the armband – handed to Andy Carroll on Saturday – […]
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Uncertain times ahead as Hammers get dragged into relegation battle
Posted on 03 April 2017.
Well, at least the end of the season is going to be interesting for us West Ham fans. I watched the 2-1 defeat to Hull yesterday, and half of me couldn’t believe we had just lost to one of the worst teams in the Premier League, while the other half insisted that this is West Ham and anything can happen. After every match, I give the players ratings out of 10. What is worrying is just how many…
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Sakho’s pleads: “Let me play”
Posted on 02 April 2017.
Diafra Sakho has made it clear he wants to be back on the pitch “in early April.” The striker has been badly missed in a season where goals have been in desperately short supply declared confidently: ” “I feel I’m ready to play. I’ve already asked to play before, but I think the medical team wanted […]
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WATCH: Hull 2-1 West Ham
Posted on 01 April 2017.
Andrea Ranocchia’s late winner earned Hull another crucial home win in the fight to preserve their Premier League status and heaped more pressure on West Ham boss Slaven Bilic.
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Fans speak out: “This just can’t go on”
Posted on 01 April 2017.
Slaven Bilic suffered his fourth successive defeat against Hull City and the Hammers relentless slide toards the bottom continues unchecked. Here’s what ClaretandHugh followers at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have to say. O He should go tonight O Wish we could break the modern day era and keep him. Rather have a guy who cares for the club than […]
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Slav: “I love my job but it’s very complex”
Posted on 01 April 2017.
Slaven Bilic is loving his job as manager of this great club. Despite all the pressure he has been talking anbpout his life in the game and what makes him tick as the manager. Speaking to the official site he said: “The job of a football manager is like any job. It has a lot […]
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Slav’s big selection hint
Posted on 31 March 2017.
Slaven Bilic has dropped a heavy selection hint in Robert Snodgrass’ direction as the former Hull top scorer heads back to his old stomping ground. Discussing Snoddy’s arrival he said: “He started really well for us and is a player that we wanted.He has got everything, a great left foot, not only for set pieces but […]
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West Ham fan revealed as secret money lender
Posted on 31 March 2017.
A new book has named a West Ham fan Michael Tabor, who once tried to buy the Hammers as one of world football’s biggest money lenders. The 75-year-old was born in Newham and educated at East Ham Grammar school. Tabor, part of the John Magnier-led Coolmore Stud organisation, filled the void when Investec bank withdrew […]
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