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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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Winston Reid’s calf injury looks set  to keep the defender out of action for the weekend match against Newcastle. The medical staff took the injury seriously enough to stretcher the central defender off during the warm-up at Southampton which Slaven Bilic later revealed was indeed a calf rather than a new hamstring problem. Reid’s injury […]

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West Ham are reported to be showing a big interest in Lorient forward Abdul Majeed Waris. Despite earlier claims that the spending is close to coming to an end, the Mail is reporting that the 25 year old is on the club’s radar. However, both Bromwich Albion and Burnley are also keen on the Ghana […]

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Slaven Bilic is taking the positives from the game against Saints as he bids to leave the bottom of the table. He has never been in that position before  and declares: “I would like to change it and not to be that way, but to be fair, although I am very disappointed, we’re going to take […]

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Spurs fans had a very bad day on their opening home fixture of the season at Wembley today (Sun)  beaten 2-1 by Chesea at Wembley. That of course was very well received by the Hammers fans who to put it politely don’t enjoy the best of relationships with the mob from North London. But we […]

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David Gold could have a very embarrassing moment if he bumps into any of Jose Fonte, Robert Snodgrass or Andre Ayew around the club tomorrow. Both the ageing central defender and £20 million midfielder/striker had nightmares against Southampton yesterday at Southampton. Snodgrass meanwhile was again absent amid informed speculation of an imminent move away from […]

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West Ham will not up their offer  for William Carvalho despite several reports today that they are about to do so. Various British media outlets in reporting that Sporting Lisbon have turned down a Hammers bid – which was well known last week – are now claiming wes are ready to “re-open talks” when in […]

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Here is my first vlog of the season and it wasn’t exactly what I had planned for my first video of the new campaign. As ever I left home full of hope on what was a sunny day at the south coast and I was reasonably confident having enjoyed our 3-1 win at the same […]

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Ya gotta love Michail Antonio – as honest off the pitch as he is on it. And his response to the official website inquisitor after the game yesterday was typical as he declared: “I don’t really know what you want me to say!” Michail was his all action self returning as though he’s never been […]

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Ok, if a smile was ever needed it’s NOW. And Nigel Kahn provides it in the form of his fourth of his Mock The WHU Week videos where this week Karren Brady becomes perhaps the major victim. Absolutely no prisoners are taken as Nigel casts a sardonic eye over the week which started and ended […]

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West Ham are this morning reported to be tracking out-of favour £30 million rated Barclona midfielder Andre Gomes. It’s claimed that club representatives are due to meet the 24-year-old’s agent this week to see if a deal is possible. It seems likely that the club will be negotiating a loan in the first case with […]

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Declan Rice’s in the first team arrival raised another question over Slaven Bilic’s tactical approach yesterday afternoon. It’s an issue that has been raising its head at various times since he chose to play Michail Antonio at right back claiming he could become one of the best in the league. Yesterday we saw yet another […]

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Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is considering a sensational swoop for Andy Carroll …according to the The Mirror at least! The injury ravaged striker is apparently emerging as an option for his former club with claims that he could be set for an “emotional”, season-long loan on the cards. There is little hard detail in the […]

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Javier Hernandez took a swipe at referee Lee Mason following the Hammers heartbreak defeat at St Mary’s this afternoon. Charlie Austin’s winning spot kick made Chicharito’s brace meaningless but the Mexican was full of praise for the side which battled bravely with 10 men for an hour. He said: “When you are running most of […]

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  Hugh hands out the marks for the boys on a disappointing afternoon Hart: Even by his experienced standards this is a Hammers baptism of fire behind a dodgy defence. A daft punched clearance didn’t generate great confidence and I can offer no more than the average mark 5 Zabaleta: Committed the offence for the […]

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Marko Arnautovic has issued an immediate apology to Hammers fans after his reckless challenge and sending off at Southampton this afternoon. The Hammers were forced to battle for an hour with the left winger back in the dressing room and but for a last minute pealty would have saved the game via two goals from […]

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David Gold was quick to give his post match verdict after the Irons were deprived of a battling point by a last minute penalty. Ref Lee Mason had no second thoughts about pointing to the spot after a Zabaletta nudge in Yoshida’s back but at  best it was a very soft penalty to give. Gold […]

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Southampton 3 Irons 2   It started going wrong befkick off when Winston Reid was stretchered off after injuring himself in the warm-up. It went downhill from there before the Hammers were forced to stage a 10 man battle for an hour and were deprived of a brave point by a last minute penalty! They […]

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“It’s a massive game on Saturday after the big defeat against Manchester United. It wasn’t our best game. After the second goal we probably lost confidence as a team and knew the game was over and we conceded two late goals. “We need to work and be mentally strong enough, even if we are losing […]

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The fates of Robert Snodgrass and Jose Fonte tell a significant story and serve as a timely reminder of how important it is to get this summer’s signing policy spot on. It’s also perhaps as well to bear in mind that before blaming the boss for bad picks there weren’t too many of us who […]

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Karren Brady has made it crystal clear West Ham will be voting in favour of the tranfer window closing earlier next summer. The clubs vote on the issue at the next Premier League meeting next month and she has revealed in her Sun column why the Hammers are going with the new proposal. She backs […]

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One big question dominates my thinking as we head to Southampton this afternoon: Will Slav be brave enough to  give Declan Rice his full first team debut. That he was ready to throw him on for half an hour against Manchester United at Old Trafford is encouraging but I can’t convince myself he will do […]

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West Ham Joint Chairman was asked to define what the next level is for West Ham on the back of promises back by the board that the move to the London Stadium would help us move to the next level and the original seven-year plan for Champions League football;. Speaking to Claret and Hugh Associate […]

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West Ham are watching their hopes of signing Willim Carvalho slowly slipping away and now rate their chances of doing a deal ith Sporting Lisbon at less than 50/50. Like interested clubs before them they are finding the Portuguese outfit almost impossible to deal with and one of our key insiders declaring: “It’s harder than […]

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Winston Reid has today penned a new deal with the Irons which will keep him at the club until 2023. The central defender has agreed a deal which will potentilly keep him in east London for another six years and a total of 13 in all. Commenting to the official site he said: “I’m very […]

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West Ham Chairman David Gold has set the record straight on how transfer dealings are conducted at the club insisting the board go after Slaven’s transfer targets and only bring in young players at their own expense. Speaking to Claret and Hugh Associate Editor Sean Whetstone on the MooreThanJustAPodcast Hammers podcast Gold said of his role […]

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