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Chicharito will wear the No. 17 shirt for West Ham it was revealed last night as his favourite number 14 is occupied by Pedro Obiang. The Mexican opted for the number 17 on his back instead. In a Spanish language article on WHUFC.com Chicarito explained his love of the number 14 but said he has done equally well […]

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West Ham’s assistant boss Nikola Jurcevic admits the Hammers were not at their best during the game against Altona 93 but reckons Javier Hernandez was the “plus point” from the game! Giving his view after the match he said: “He spent a few days with us and played about 20 minutes which was very important for him […]

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Altona 93 3 Irons 3 You don’t really want to read too much into pre-season matches because a very poor set of results can often be followed by a top start. Any player will tell you that. The opposite is also true! However, when a Premier League team is undone by a level four German […]

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West Ham target Badou N’Diaye has completed a medical at Galatasaray and is set to sign for them reports claim today. A ClaretandHugh’s senior source previously confirmed him as a summer target saying: “We like him and we and we do need a midfielder.” The Hammers were willing to pay £8.5million for N’Diaye, who plays his football for […]

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Bolton Wanderers have confirmed the double signing of Reece Burke and Josh Cullen on loan from West Ham. The duo move to Macron Stadium on deals until January and are reunited with Phil Parkinson having both enjoyed temporary stints with Bradford City under the Whites manager.   Speaking to bwfc.co.uk after joining the club, 20-year-old […]

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Carlton Cole has slammed his latest manager  Persib Bandung  Umuh Muchtar who claims he plays ” very badly ” in comparison to other players who have joined the club. CC moved to Asia in March but now looks set for the axe after failing to score. Cole, however, claims he has only played twice in […]

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No player in the world genuinely looks forward to, never mind enjoys, pre-season. And  any of them say anything different they are lying – after a long summer break the prospect of sweating your conkers off under the eye, notably of a new head of medics, Gary Lewin is not exactly the sort of thing […]

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The mystery of a West Ham mural in the process of creation in Priory Road, East Ham has been resolved. The work of art on the side of  Fish and Chip shop in Barking road depicts Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking. The creation is the work of Norwich based artist David “Gnasher” Nash who founded Gnashers Murals. […]

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Bookmakers have been creating odds of West Ham chances and prospects in the Premier League which starts in less than two weeks time. West Ham to win the Premier League Best odds:  Skybet 500/1  Worst Odds: Ladbrokes 200/1 West Ham to finish in the top four Best odds: Skybet 50/1  Worst odds: William Hill 33/1 […]

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The Hammers will tonight take on Altona 93 in a match which should show how far they have come in pre-season and give a further clue on how we may line up for the new season. With Javier Hernandez and Winston Reid possibly involved ib cameo roles, the Hammers are starting to look in decent […]

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The Hammers received a welcome boost as Chicharito, Winston Reid, Diafra Sakho and Manuel Lanzini all took part in a full training session yesterday and appear to be stepping up their fitness as the new season approaches. All three have been included in today’s match day squad against Altona 93 but it remains to be […]

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Diafra Sakho is back and training with the first team but do the fans want him after the troubles he has suffered over the past year or so. Here  ClaretandHugh Facebook followers @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ give their views on a striker who at his best is a real handful but has been unavailable for so long. Is it […]

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A new West Ham mural is the process of being created on the corner Priory and Barking road in the shadow of the nearly demolished Boleyn Ground. The mural depicts loyal Hammers servants  Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking on the side wall of the Fish and Chip shop along the Barking road.

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Slaven Bilic has declared he doesn’t expect any more exciting West Ham signing in the current transfer window. He told the official site:“I don’t expect any more ‘exciting’ signings because you don’t want to be overbooked in certain positions. You have to respect your players and those who are number two, because you don’t want […]

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Chicharito, Manuel Lanzini and Diafra Sakho are all y unlikely to feature in tomorrow’s pre-season friendly against Altonaer FC von 1893 in Oberliga Hamburg state league which is the fifth level of German football. While the friendly will like a cup final for the local German side, West Ham will not want to risk their star players […]

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There’s been what I reckon is an unfair tendency to stick Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho in the same basket over the last 12 months or so. Ok, regular readers know I’m a huge fan of Sakho and the thought of the boy teaming up alongside Chicharito – given they both love to work defences […]

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David Gold’s hope that Diafra Sakho will be training with the first team today has become a reality. The co chairman declared in a tweet over the weekend that the striker SHOULD be back with the boys and the club has confirmed that with a picture on snap chat an hour ago. It shows the […]

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Declan Rice has grabbed his first team chance like few in a very long time and has led the way in bringing the famous Hammers academy back into very sharp perspective. The under 23s skipper, along with Nathan Holland and Josh Cullen, have been outstanding during pre season and he has now spoken of his […]

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It may be too early to be making too many serious observations about the new season but one thing is crystal clear, Pablo Zabaleta looks the most inspirational character we have had on a Hammers squad for some considerable time. There was a moment during the game against Werder Bremen when he was the victim […]

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Home Alone actor Macaulay Culkin was pictured with his god daughter Paris Jackson in a retro Dr Martens West Ham shirt while getting matching tattoos. Calkin became a Hammer while performing a run of shows at the Vaudeville Theatre in London when he became close friends with co-star Aidan Watts, who took him to  West Ham […]

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West Ham Co Chairman David Gold has revealed that Diafra Sakho should finally resume full training with the first team squad on Monday.  The Chairman messaged his Twitter followers on Sunday morning to say “Diafra Sakho should be back training with the first team on Monday. dg” Club staff say Sakho is fitter than anyone can […]

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It appears West Ham Chairman David Gold has had a change of heart when it comes to the Academy youngsters chances of breaking through. In May he faced wide spread criticism when he said “I think we all have to accept that it is extremely unlikely that a teenager will break into a PL team full […]

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It appears Robert Snodgrass will stay a Hammer after prospective championship clubs interested in him do not want to pay his £60,000 per week wages. The  Sun claims he is likely to stay put until the January transfer window. The Scotsman has been linked with interest from Championship clubs Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds, Middlesbrough […]

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According to French newspaper L’Equipe, Algerian international midfielder Ryad Boudebouz from Montpellier is being tracked by West Ham,  Newcastle, Lazio, Bayer Leverkusen, Sevilla FC and Besiktas. Despite his current unavailability until mid-August due to a knee injury,  Boudebouz is attracting interest from across Europe it is claimed. The 27-year-old had a successful season with Montpellier scoring 11 goals in 33 Ligue […]

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Marko Arnautovich marked his Hammers debt with a goal but was more delighted with the second which allowed Academy kid Toni Martinez to get his first ever in the first team. Speaking after the game the £24m record signing said: First of all, it was very good that I played the full 90 minutes. In the […]

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Last week’s signing of Javier Hernandez for £16m has bought West Ham’s summer spending to £36m in transfer fees or up to £45m when you factor in signing-on bonuses and agent fees and potential add ons. However, the sale of  Havard Nordveit for a reported £8m, Enner Valencia for £7m, Darren Randolph for £4.5m, Ashley […]

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