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Hugh Southon reacts at the end of an international fortnight which has felt like a decade or more It’s been a long and intensely slow news fortnight which appears to be closing with yet another sleepy time story from the Sun.…well it would have to be them wouldn’t it. They have unashamedly recycled the ‘Walter […]

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Andy Carrol has told WHUFC.com that his game is not all about goals after admitting it is a long since he scored. Carroll said “The last two weeks have been good. We won the last game, so it was nice to go into the international break on the back of a win. I feel very good. In training, […]

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By CandH associate editor Sean Whetstone Slaven Bilic has almost a full squad to choose from when West Ham face Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday and all eyes will be on his first choice of striker. The Croatian appears to favor Andy Carroll despite the striker giving away two goals and picking up yellow cards […]

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Tony Cottee refuses to budge from the opinion that Diafra Sakho is the best all round striker at West Ham United. And stats released on the official site show the Sengalese striker has the best strike rate of any Irons front man in Premier League history. It reveals that Sak has scored 17 top-flight goals […]

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Speculation that West Ham could be ready to sell teenage defender Reece Oxford in January has arisen tonight following a Slaven Bilic comment aimed at keeping the teenager’s feet on the ground. The Hammers boss made what the Mirror claim was an “ill advised public sideswipe at the 18-year-old defender.” Their interpretation of the remark came […]

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International team-mates Winston Reid and Chris Wood enjoyed a successful with New Zealand when winning in Japan 2-1. Reid wore the captain’s armband and Wood scored and Hammers skipperr knows no will be lost between the pair at Turf Moor tomorrow (Sat). Reid has had a good think about Wood and the Clarets explaining: “We […]

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Slaven Bilic and a squad of 19 players are travelling up to the north west in pursuit of a win over Burnley tomorrow. And as the manager said at his presser, James Collins is the only notable absentee but analysing the squad it looks as though either Declan Rice or Angelo Ogbonna will be the […]

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London Stadium caterers Delaware North have revealed a loss of £1.6m in financial accounts published earlier this week. Delaware North Companies (UK) Hospitality Services Limited runs stadium catering for Arsenal, Derby County, Charlton, Fulham as well as the London Stadium said £1.3m of income came from the London Stadium in the first four months of […]

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A recent Freedom of Information request to London Stadium owners E20 has revealed West Ham have yet to pay business rates for the Club store, ticket office, boardroom, players lounge and office space they lease from the stadium owners. In an official FOI response from E20 they confirm: “West Ham has not paid E20 for […]

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West Ham hero George Parris says sorting out how to accommodate strike duo Javier Hernandez and Andy Carroll is key to lifting the team out of their early season sluggishness. Speaking exclusively to Blowing Bubbles, Parris said manager Slaven Bilic faced a challenge but once he got that right, the whole team would benefit. Parris […]

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Former Hammers hero Trevor Sinclair is hoping and believing that the match at Burnley tomorrow (Sat) is the  perfect chance for Arnautovic to announce himself to the fans. And Sinclair also believes the 28-year-old could become the big player in the Hammers squad to see them make a strong finish. Sinclair declared: I was excited […]

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Former Hammer Ashley Fletcher says he has improved as a player since leaving West Ham in the Summer. Speaking to Middlesborough official club website he said “It’s always good as a young player to go out and get league experience,t he success I had there was fantastic and had a big impact on my career […]

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Confident Andy Carroll claims he and Chicharito can play up front in a 4-4-2.” The pair have partnered one another up front for just 78 minutes as a twin strike force so far this season but the target man believes the pair of them can prove a hit.   Despite the awful display against Swansea AC […]

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Slaven Bilic believes he may be able to name his dream team for the match at Burnley tomorrow (Sat). The Hammers boss is as close as it gets to having a fully fit squad and said: “When, during last summer, we sat down and made our plans for this season, we had in our minds […]

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West Ham would be ready to listen to offers for £20 million signing Andre Ayew in January or next summer. The former Swansea star has been used in a variety of positions over 40 appearances and has yet to show that he will seriously impact on the team. He has managed seven league goals over […]

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Slaven Bilic has waded into Joe Hart’s critics making a blistering attack on them in one of his most outspoken attacks for a long time. Hart has barely put a foot wrong in an England shirt but continues to be at the centre of complaints from fans who don’t believe him to be worth the […]

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Burnley will be without  Jonathan Walters, Nahki Wells and Dean Marney for our visit to Turf Moor tomorrow. Marney, out since January with knee ligament damage, and recent arrival Wells (foot) are being phased into the Under-23 set-up to continue rehabilitation but are still some way from fitness. Walters could be out for a couple […]

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A Premier League study claims that the average ticket prices in the Premier League this season works out at £32 and over 50 per cent of all fans are paying less than £30 per match. The conclusion comes as a result of the league’s second annual pricing survey which is based on data collected from […]

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Burnley boss Sean Dyche has nailed the difference between the Clarets and West Ham as he prepares for the game at Turf Moor tomorrow. But he admits he has been surprised by his team’s start to the season declaring: “”I think it’d be unrealistic for me to say that I knew that [start to the […]

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West Ham are this morning reported to be tracking PSV Eindhoven wideman  Steven Bergwijn. The youngster – 20 today – is also being watched carefully by Spurs and Bournemouth after becoming a regular in the PSV first team since last season. He has represented his country at every level, apart from the full national team, after […]

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Slaven Bilic generally leaves little doubt in anybody’s mind about plans for a weekend match – until today perhaps! His press conference ahead of the game against Burnley provided more questions than answers and try as I may I find myself no wiser about the likely team for the weekend now than before he opened […]

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West Ham are tonight being reported as trying to sign Andy Carrol Mark 11 – Hartlepool teenager Connor Simpson. The 17-year-old striker scored on his first senior start last month and is being likened to the Irons striker given  his 6ft 5 inches and the fact that he is left-footed. The story is published in The […]

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Controversial pundit Mark Lawrenson is playing it safe with the Irons this weekend. Perceived by many as being anti Hammers Lawro reckons the team should be higher up the table but says:  ” I think that will happen now the likes of Manuel Lanzini are returning to fitness.” And he adds: “The constant speculation over Slaven […]

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West Ham have three very winnable games in front of them and ClaretandHugh wanted to know from its followers how they believed the team will fare. We asked how many points readers thought they would pick up from excursions against Burnley this weekend, Brighton next Friday and away at Crystal Palace following that in our […]

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Slaven Bilic is convinced that Reece Oxford will live up to expectations in Germany this season. The teenager has failed to appear for Borussia Monchengladbach since joining on loan but Bilic insisted the youngster is good enough to impress during his time away and then establish himself as a first-team player at the London Stadium. […]

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Slaven Bilic has applauded Sean Dyche for the trasformation he has brought about at Burnley this season. The Hammers boss – discussing the Clarets at his pre-match presser – reckons everything that has happened at Turf Moor is down to  the Clarets boss. He said: ” If you ask which team has beat Chelsea, Everton and […]

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