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It’s the latest edition of the fans opinion show ‘Your Shout’ and everyone seems to be eagerly anticipating the arrival of Mexico record goalscorer Javier Hernandez into the West Ham squad. There does not appear to be any negativity surrounding the transfer and Tom in particular believes that it will be the pivotal signing that takes […]

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Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam has warned Marko Arnautovic he has to improve if he is to be accepted by West Ham fans. “He will need to improve because he’s going to be the record signing, and the West Ham fans, they won’t take anything,” he told Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast on Talksport radio. “They won’t […]

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Slaven Bilic declared himself entirely happy with the run out against Fulham last night in teh team’s second pre-season friendly Reflecting on the match he said: “It was a good game for us. Again we treated it as a training test. We trained the morning before the game and it was quite hot, but we wanted […]

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Some players pen heart felt messages to fans thanking them for their support when they leave a club but Marko Arnautovic has decided to post an unusual photo with a gesture saying “London here I come” to his Instagram followers. The 29-year-old is expected to complete a medical today ahead of a £20m move to West Ham […]

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“It was a good game for us,” Bilic told WHUFC.com “Again we treated it as a training test. We trained this morning before the game and it was quite hot, but we wanted to stick to our schedule. “We played with two teams each half – only Josh Cullen and Moses Makasi had to play […]

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by Carl Sampson When West Ham appointed Slaven Bilic to take the club forward, they were clearly looking to finish higher than 11th in the league which was last season’s finishing position. The move to the Olympic Stadium was  tough but in fairness few clubs make immediate successful transitions to new stadiums without a hiccup. […]

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Watch Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho talk about former Javier Hernandez: “I think Chicharito will have twenty goals easy, even coming from the bench for the last 10 or 20 minutes, he will have 20 goals. He is a guy that naturally the ball comes, rebound here, rebounds there, boom – goal. The goalkeeper saves, […]

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Marko Arnautovic is set to complete a medical at Spire Roding Hospital to complete his move from Stoke City. A transfer fee of £20m is said to have been agreed with the Potters with a further £5m of add-ons dependent on performance indicators.   The 28-year old is said to have been offered a five-year deal and has […]

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With the imminent arrival of Arnautovic and Hernandez West Ham could take their potential summer spending to £110m in fees and committed wages. Javier Hernandez is likely to cost a transfer fee close £18m while Arnautovic will cost £20m plus up to £5m of add-ons. On top of this £43m is a large signing on fee for […]

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So it seems that David Sullivan has landed the crown jewel this summer with the club announcing Javier Hernandez has agreed terms and will  for a medical next week. The news came against all the instincts of many Hammers fans who expected another let down on the striker front but it now seems ‘The Little […]

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West Ham 2 Fulham 1 Manu Lanzini grabbed the first goal of pre-season, Ashley Fletcher walked in a second after the Fulham keeper Button tripped over some blades of grass, the Championship tam got one back later. Apart from that not much else happened! Ok, I know all about the fitness issues – which is […]

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The Hammers official site has just announced officially that Javier Hernandez and the club have agreed terms for his switch to the London Stadium. And they confirm that “the former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker will fly to London in the coming days to finalise personal terms and undergo a medical with the Hammers.” […]

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According to reports, West Ham goalkeeper Darren Randolph is poised to join Middlesbrough after they agreed on a £5m fee for his signature it is claimed this afternoon. Sports journalist Pete O’Rourke who broke the news says the player will now undergo a medical before the transfer is completed. A report yesterday suggested West Ham rejected £3.5m […]

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Sky Sports are catching up with us! ClaretandHugh reported much earlier today that Javier Hernandez is set to sign a deal with the Hammers next week after he returns from his holidays. Now within the last few minutes under a “Breaking News ” banner, SSN declare boldly: “West Ham have agreed a deal in principle to sign Javier […]

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In our latest ‘Your Shout’ the fans seem in a far more positive mood with the imminent arrivals of some high calibre players. The is the show which gives fans the opportunity to share their views on all things West Ham and we’ve had quite a bit of mobile phone footage sent to us over […]

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We appear to be days away from one of the most exciting West Ham signings in a long time when Javier Hernandez eventually becomes a Hammer. After the failed experiment with foreign players such as Simone Zaza and Gokhan Tore the board promised to focus on players with Premier League experience and I think they have […]

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Javier Hernandez now looks firmly on his way to West Ham as the club close in on their major striker signing of the season. There should be no late hitches in a deal that everybody associated with the club is now eagerly awaiting to happen. However, it is now likely that it will be next […]

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West Ham’s youngsters have been told to “get off on the right foot” and “make an impact from the start” if they are called on for tonight’s match against Fulham in the second Hammers pre-season friendly. Academy director Terry Westley was delighted with the way his youngsters performed in the opening pre-season against Sturm Graz […]

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Bayern Leverkusen are reported to want 20 million Euros which converts to around £17.7m for their top striker Javier Hernandez claims German newspaper BILD today. The newspaper says West Ham and Chicharito have already agreed on personal terms on a deal believed to worth up to  £145,000 per week to the player but West Ham’s offer […]

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West Ham has suffered an early injury blow to the start of their season with the news that Cheik Kouyate will be out of action for the beginning of the Premier League season. Speaking to Daily Mirror, West Ham boss Slaven Bilic confirmed Kouyate will face a spell on the sidelines until the end of August. Bilic […]

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The Africa Cup of Nations finals are set to be expanded to 24 teams and moved to dates in June and July but will continue to be held every two years after recommendations on the tournament at a symposium in Morocco on Wednesday. The decision must still be ratified by the Confederation of African Football’s […]

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Premier Sports TV has let down thousands of Hammers fans looking forward to watching tomorrow evening’s game against Fulham from Austria. The minor TV channel made a great marketing ploy out of the fact that they would be showing all our pre-season games including the London derby gathering many subscribers among our fan base as […]

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Slaven Bilic is a thrilled man as Joe Hart lands at West Ham after several days of hard negotiating. And the vast majority of Hammers fans have welcomed the siging across the social networks in what is clearly a big statement of intention from our club. Bilic told the official website: “I am delighted to welcome […]

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Since summarising my feelings on the Joe Hart deal last night and following a great discussion on the ClaretandHugh Facebook forum @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ I accept that despite the lack of “to buy option” this is good business by the club. Truth is of course that contracts and clauses mean very little these days and any number of […]

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West Ham goal keeper Adrian has shown his passion for the Hammers by hitting back at comments by West Ham Chairman David Sullivan on the official club website in which he said he was looking forward to being reunited with the ‘best goalkeeper’ he has worked with in Joe Hart. Adrian posted on his official […]

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Matthew Upson has rejoined West Ham in a coaching capacity to help out with the Academy youngsters. The former Hammers captain was spotted last night in West Ham training gear at Colchester with a notepad under his arm. He is understood to have a part time role with the Academy. Upson has kept close contact […]

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