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West Ham are now actively involved in chasing Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud. ClaretandHugh has been told the 30 year old striker is likely to cost around £20 million plus £100k a week personal terms. CandH’s forum followers at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have been discussing whther this is a good or bad deal for the club. O £100k a week […]

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West Ham have established that Olivier Giroud is keen to leave Arsenal and are ready to talk to the player once they get the nod . The Hammers have also discovered that personal terms of around £100k a week will be required plus a transfer fee of around £20 million for the 30 year old […]

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West Ham have cleared the London Stadium decks of everything other than “striker business” as the summer transfer season gets underway. Despite talk of Joe Hart and various midfielders interesting the club Slaven Bilic has his mind totally focused on front men. And we understand the club are ready to bringing in two front men […]

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Hammers fans will be eagerly awaiting the publication of the 2017/18 fixture list and just as a reminder – if you didn’t already know -that will happen tomorrow at 9 am. From an Irons perspective the first games will be played away from home as  the World Athletics Championships will be held in the London […]

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Gonzo is back from holiday and getting amongst the fans again. And here in the latest edition of ‘Your Shout’ he has a chat about all the issues that matter to the supporters and invites them to share their views via mobile phone. In this video we have a couple of scathing reviews on the […]

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Dave Sullivan has blasted news that Manchester bomb hero Steve Jones is homeless again on the streets. Publication LadBible.com claimed the Homeless Hero was back on the streets despite offers of help from West Ham Chairman David Sullivan and his son Dave Sullivan. In response to the fake news, Dave Sullivan Junior tweeted “He is […]

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Supporters on a guided tour of the London Stadium are regularly told that a private West Ham board room cost £1m to decorate and furnish with art but the room is strictly out of bounds to non-board members. The area which is said to be off limits to staff, visitors and operators  London Stadium was designed by David […]

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According to the latest dubious rumours coming our of Nigeria, West Ham had a bid rejected by Eupen for Nigerian striker Henry Onyekuru. Reports claim Hammers have had a £7m bid turned down for the 20-year-old because the Belgium club want to sell Onyekuru to a “more prestigious club” and the Hammers are not a […]

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Crystal Palace are set to join the Irons in the chase for Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, according to The Daily Mirror. Slaven Bilic has been linked with the Nigeria international for some weeks but despite not having a manager in place – which makes to the report a little hard to swallow Palace  are […]

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The London Stadium has been rated as the worst stadium for  atmosphere in the Premier League according to www.footballgroundmap.com A total of 1,688 visitors to former Olympic Stadium gave it just two and a half stars out of five for the atmosphere, just below the rating for the Emirates Stadium which was also on two a […]

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I make no bones about this. Despite recently taking up the option on Adrian’s contract, the Hammers goalkeeping situation is more than a bit worrying! At a distance it’s easy to forget the gaffes that led to the dropping of Adrian before Darren Randolph began to look like a one man horror show towards the […]

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West Ham’s young winger Dan Kemp has spoken of his “pure joy” after England’s under 20s lifted the Toulon Tournament Title on Saturday. The youngster won the trophy via a penalty shoot out with the Ivory Coast at the end of the 1-1 draw with Sheffield United midfielder scoring the England goals before one minute into […]

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West Ham are bracing themselves for a Newcastle advance on goalkeeper Adrian. Toon boss Rafa Benitez is expected to be one of the busiest managers in the transfer market this summer and has been eyeing the stopper despite him signing a new agreement with the Irons. Benitez wants up to six new signings and has […]

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West Ham’s Joint-Chairman David Gold row on social media over West Ham’s use of youngsters has continued on Sunday. Gold told one supporter who refused to let the subject drop  “It’s hard for a teenager to break into the first team and it becomes even harder as the first team gets better but they are, not […]

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Members of the Hammers Supporters Club have supported and agreed to a rescue package for the West Ham Supporters’ Club which was due to close its doors forever on 31st May. A brand new committee has been formed, membership has been re-opened and the club is now busy organising its future. Steve Midwinter is now […]

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West Ham are refusing to confirm that Henry Onyekuru may be on his way to the club this week. The Daily Mail claims that talks have progressed to the point where the young Nigerian could fly to London this week and take a medical with the Irons. Arsenal have been chasing the youngster but the report […]

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The secret is out – allegedly. Pictures if what is claimed to be the new Irons home kit for the new season are circulating on line and whilst we can’t vouch for their accuracy if true it ain’t bad at all. The kit is being so regularly “leaked” year on year that one wonders whether […]

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West Ham are reportedly close to signing of Henry Onyekuru with the Daily Mail claiming the Hammers have convinced the youngster to snub Arsenal. The report claims talks with the  are continuing over the fee which will be linked to the 20-year-old gaining his work permit. Onyekuru has apparently been convinced by West Ham that […]

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New reports that the Hammers are ready to launch a loan deal arrangement for Joe Hart are wide of the mark. The report claims that with Manchester City wanting the England keeper off the books, the Hammers are ready to launch a loan deal this term and pay the stopper’s £100k wages with a view […]

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West Ham are tonight being reported as ready to make a move for  Olivier Giroud. The striker has made it clear recently he won’t settle for another year with such limited playing time” at the Emirates. He fell out of favour last season when Alexis Sanchez was often preferred through the middle, and Arsene Wenger went […]

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Kelechi Iheanacho has cooled talk of him making a move to West Ham or anywhere else. The Manchester City striker has been linked with the Irons for several weeks and our insiders have made it clear he is a target. With the summer transfer market now open, serious talks can start but the Irons have […]

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Dedicated Hammer Pedro Obiang is returning to Rush Green “in a few days” to ensure he is 10 per cent fit for the pre-season. The midfielder explained: “I’m coming back to Rush Green to continue my fitness work in a few days because I have to work for to be ready for the fifth of July. […]

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EXCLUSIVE Claret and Hugh has learned this afternoon that reports linking Bertrand Traore with the club are some way wide of the mark. We reported this morning that reports had emerged in the general media claiming that the club were looking seriously in the youngster direction. He enjoyed a great season with Ajax on loan […]

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Hammers and Gooners target  Henry Onyekuru has explained he could turn his back on both clubs as he bids for serious playing time. The Irons have been strongly linked with the Nigerian who hit the net 22 times in Belgium for KAS Eupen and said: “The first and most important thing for a player is to […]

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West Ham  will consider Sam Byram’s long term future during next season following the arrival of hugely experienced Pablo Zabaleta. The £4 million signing from Leeds was believed to be a player for the following season when he arrived at the club in the 2016 transfer window but proved himself unable to step up when […]

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West Ham continue to keep their eyes focused on Chelsea as they look to sign the striker they so badly need. With Michy Batshuayi still very much on their minds, they are now also looking at £17million rated Bertrand Traore. They are reported this morning to be very much on the 21 year old’s case […]

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