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West Ham United will play their last ever game at Upton Park on 10 May. We’d like you to share your favourite memories of 112 years at the ground It’s the end of an era for West Ham United on Tuesday 10 May. The game against Manchester United is not only the last home game of this season, but a final farewell to the Boleyn Ground as the club prepare for a new existence at …

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West Ham have made an early move to sign Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi by offering a club record £31m for his services, according to Guardian Sport. Slaven Bilic enquired about his services during the January transfer window but was told the striker was not interested in a move until the end of the season. But

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In March 2013, West Ham United were awarded a 99-year lease to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London. And on 10 May, the Hammers will play their final match at Upton Park. As they prepare to move after 112 years of history and memories, fans whose lives have revolved around the old stadium, the Boleyn Ground, reflect on what will be lost How West Ham struck the deal of the century with move In numbers: West Ham’s deal…

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Lyon president Jean Michel Aulas has said he would like to keep West Ham top transfer target Alexandre Lacazette. Lyon striker Lacazette has also been linked with a summer move to Barcelona, but the president insists he would like him to stay on. Aulas told reporters: ““I would like to keep Alexandre Lacazette. I have […]

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Not to be undone by his manager Slaven Bilic, Cheik Kouyate was captured on camera singing and seemingly worst for wear at last night’s Player Awards at the London Hilton in Park Lane. Team-mates Diafra Sakho and James Tomkins spot a camera as Kouyate sings “We’ve got Payet“ and suggest he quietens down but undeterred he breaks into […]

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West Ham and Swansea City are interested in Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony, according to the Daily Star. The Ivorian hitman signed for City from the Swans last year for £25m but has struggled for form and playing time at the Etihad ever since. The Daily Star claims Swansea want to bring him back to

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Dimi Payet was a FIVE times winner as he picked up five awards at the Hammers Player of the Season awards last night. He scooped: O Player of the season; O Players player of the season; O Signing of the season, O Goal of the season; and top goalscorer on a hugely successful evening for […]

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Firstly, congratulations to Leicester City for being the most honest team to win the Premier League. They proved that money is not the solution and that by getting a good manager in, and working hard as a team, you are good as anyone on the day. They have been brilliant and there are 13 other

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West Ham has announced they will host a special celebratory event to mark their final game at the Boleyn Ground after next Tuesday’s match against Manchester United. The fixture will be the Hammers’ final game at their home of 112 years. The game and the subsequent 30-minute closing ceremony are set to be broadcast to […]

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West Ham are recruiting for a new ‘Head of Media Relations’ to manage the press and media team next season. The current Hammers Head  of Press and Media, Paul Stringer is leaving to join the Premier League in two weeks time after a four year stint with the club while his predecessor, the former West […]

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So Leicester City may have won the Premier League but West Ham lead the London Derby table this season over our London rivals Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Crystal Palace. Share This:

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Alexandre Lacazette now looks certain to be leaving Olympique Lyonnais this summer with the Premier League his clearly favoured option. ClaretandHugh reported earlier today that talks between the player’s agent and his advisers appeared to becoming more positive although sources at the club continue to insist nothing has yet been formally agreed. However, we have […]

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Join the Hammers Chat team for live analysis of our game away to West Brom. Just click on the video link below 1 minute after the referee blows his half-time whistle and join the lads for some biased West Ham fan opinion.     Share This:

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West Ham may be on their way to the showpiece stadium of British sport as a new home and sitting in a lofty sixth place in the Premier League but they haven’t forgotten their roots. For last week a new clutch of highly promising youngsters were signed as the club strengthened from the bottom up. […]

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ClaretandHugh is delighted to announce that it has entered into a formal partnership with the top Hammers fanzine Blowing Bubbles Monthly. We have been working together informally for several months but with the season now coming to an end we have decided to join forces as we approach the dawn of a new Irons era. […]

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West Ham are very much in the market for a new right back in the summer transfer window. They have added the position to the priority signing list along with a striker as they bid to strengthen and double up in all positions. The Irons are determined to join the Premier League elite and know […]

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Former West Ham and Chelsea winger Joe Cole has given us his #One2Eleven of England stars he has played with.

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One of Slaven Bilic’s oldest friends reckons the West Ham boss will one day go onto manage “one of the great clubs in world football.” Thirty three year old Darijo Srna is captain of Shakhtar Donetsk and has known Bilic – who is working wonders with West Ham this season – since he was 10 years old. […]

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Sportsmail has had a look at every Youth Cup winning side from the last 20 years and picked out the players who appeared in the second-legs who went on to play in the Premier League.

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for almost the entire season then you’d know the club have made it very clear they’re in the market for a big name striker in the summer. This admission has led to a whole host of goal scorers being linked with a move to the Olympic Stadium in

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Exclusive There’s been a happy ending to the story of a terminally ill Hammer who – with only months to live  – will get his wish to attend the Irons last ever Boleyn game. Dying Hammer ‘Graham’s ‘ tragic story was posted on Facebook by Sue Nash who asked for it to be shared far […]

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I started supporting the Mighty Hammers in 1963 and my Dad had been supporting them for 30 years before that . I went to the 64, 65, 75, 80 and 2006 finals as well as every game at home and quite a few away games over the years.  I have seen some fantastic times at […]

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Reece Burke has drawn astonishing reviews at Bradford City after a hugely impressive loan period at the club this season. The Bantams are sitting in the play off places in league One and much of that is down to the defender who has been performing like a colossus. Fans of the club appear to believe […]

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Newcastle United’s Moussa Sissoko is a summer target for the Hammers according to the Sun today. The report confirms what Claret and Hugh have been saying for some time, namely that West Ham will not pursue a permanent deal for on-loan midfielder Alex Song from Barcelona at the end of the season. The Sun suggest that […]

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Journalist friend of Claret and Hugh, Darren Lewis claims ‘Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been offered to West Ham’. Writing in the Daily Mirror, Lewis writes : ‘The confirmation that the 22-year-old attacker is available this summer is sure to spark a scramble for his services.’ Oxlade-Chamberlain has 24 caps for England and last scored for the […]

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The FA have published fees paid to agents. The table  above shows total payments made by Premier League clubs to registered Intermediaries for the four-month period of 1st October 2015 to 1st February 2016. West Ham spent the fifth most on agents in the Premier League shelling out £2.69m in a four month period. Based […]

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