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Hugh rates the Irons against Stoke and is in generous mood! Adrian: Couple of top saves and a calm and reassuring presence which helped the back line 6 Fernandes: Got forward well and looked fine defensively 6 Fonte: No compaints at all, he’s improving game on game 6 Reid: Educated and perceptive defending – cultured […]

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Stoke City 0 Irons 0 Absolutely no complaints about that performance which for the most part was disciplined and brilliantly well organised as the Hammers collected another precious point and second clean sheet on the trot. And but for some sensational goalkeeping from City keeper Jack Butland we would have walked away from the Bet […]

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Slaven Bilic has announced an unchanged team to face Stoke City meaning Mark Noble and Sam Byram will need to wait for their chance from the bench.  Winston Reid, Cheik Kouyate and Arthur Masuaku all passed late fitness tests to be included. However, as reported earlier both Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho did not board the team […]

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Diafra Sakho has nott made the away trip to Stoke. One West Ham supporter claimed he was nowhere to be seen at the hotel and official club photos of the dressing show he is the notable exception from named shirts hanging. A club source confirmed he has not made the trip saying “He is injured, unfortunately!” […]

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The Ribman of West Ham will be finally installed outside the London Stadium for the West Ham v Liverpool game. Ribman Mark Gevaux was finally able to agree terms of rent with London Stadium caterers Delaware North and satisfy heath and safety and strict food hygiene requirements to take up his pitch. The Ribman will […]

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West Ham are holding fast to their position that Michail Antonio is going nowhere this summer. ClaretandHugh was the first to reveal yesterday that the injured player has been offered a near double your money deal and that he was currently considering the terms. Various media reports put their own spin on things but essentially […]

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Norwegian airways has unveiled the latest in its series of British tail fin heroes, with Hammers and England Legend Bobby Moore set to feature on one of its B737-800 aircraft. The late West Ham footballer will be the fourth “hero” to be depicted on one of the low-cost carrier’s aircraft, following author Roald Dahl, pioneering […]

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Stan Collymore has predicted West Ham to earn another away point against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Hammers come into the Premier League clash having won just once in their last 10 matches under manager Slaven Bilic. Stoke are unbeaten against West Ham in the Premier League under Mark Hughes […]

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Slaven Bilic has discussed his pending hip operation for the first time publicly. Speaking in his own London Evening standard column he revealed: “I have been asked a few times about my up-coming hip replacement operation. “The reason I haven’t talked about it is not because of a privacy issue — I have absolutely no problem […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman has broken silence on Wednesday’s raid of 30 HMRC officials at the London Stadium and Rush Green. Brady wrote in her Sun football diary for Wednesday: “THIS morning West Ham FC provide documentation to HMRC in relation to player transfers as part of a wider probe in football. This was the extent […]

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Former Hammer Demba Ba is the player whose transfer believed to be at the heart of the football tax probe as he allegedly pocketed nearly £1million for image rights when he joined Newcastle on a “free transfer” after leaving West Ham according to a report by the Sun.  Ba’s cash was part of a £2million fee […]

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Former West Ham youth player Blair Turgott is accused of conning an elderly man out of £17,000. Blair Turgott is accused of using the victim’s card to withdraw £16,936 in cash slips at the casino on Old Park Lane in London’s Mayfair. Turgott, who now plays for Bromley, then converted the slips to cash and […]

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You wake up thinking it will be a slow news day and then Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper The Times runs a very old Michail Antonio story. The new twist was that  he’s fallen out with the board because he isn’t happy at the treatment of his hamstring injury before slipping back into the ancient line that […]

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Michail Antonio joined West Ham in September 2015 for £7.5m on a four-year contract said to be worth £25,000 per week at the time until the end of June 2019. His wages effectively doubled overnight when compared to the £12,500 per week he received at Nottingham Forest as he made his first jump to the Premier League in 2015. […]

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West Ham have flatly denied a Times story from this morning in which it is claimed Michail Antonio is attempting to force his way out of the club. It was declared that Michail’s relationship with the board had broken down over the treatment of his hamstring injury and that he was unhappy that such as […]

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A report in this morning’s Times claims that that Michail Antonio has issues with West Ham over his current injury and contract situation. The injury angle is the only new element of the story and we will of course be checking the story out during the course of the day with our usual sources and […]

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Mark Lawrenson continues to irritate and yes I know it’s a childish reaction but there we are – can’t help it. It’s not merely that he is again predicting a West Ham defeat tomorrow – that’s honestly no surprise. Almost a given these days. It’s more a case of him not giving a single reason […]

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Slaven Bilic has refused to rule out a summer move for Daniel Sturridge and has admitted: “We are going to see. We have our list of strikers.” At one stage during an interview the Irons boss described the Liverpool front man as “unbelievable” adding: ““They have a lot of quality there and I don’t like […]

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Slaven Bilic has made it clear publicly his squad are banned from gambling following Joey Barton’s 18-month suspension for placing 1260 bets. Bilic said: “I haven’t reminded them. The players know it is a rule, like the rule that you can’t use your hands on the pitch. “You can’t be involved in any sort of […]

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Slaven Bilic refuses to write off the threat of relegation but claims squad confidence is growing. Speaking at his weekly pre-match presser he said: “No, I don’t feel safe from relegation. Only when you are mathematically safe, you are safe. That’s the only truth. “Maybe 38 points will be enough and people will say ‘what […]

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Wednesday’s HMRC investigation into Newcastle, Chelsea and West Ham dealing with Marseille has seen former Newcastle midfielder Sylvain Marveaux arrested. French newspaper Le Parisien report that their information is that they know of three football agents being arrested along with Marveaux and all four taken in for questioning as part of the all-encompassing investigation. One […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed the absence again of Andy Carroll for Stoke away this weekend saying it has come too soon for the crocked striker. Speaking at his pre-match press conference.  “Mark Noble is definitely going to be back in the squad on Saturday Unfortunately, it doesn’t look as if Andy Carroll is going to make the […]

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Former West Ham manager slammed HMRC as the most corrupt business in our country during undercover footage which eventually lost him the England manager job last year. Allardyce, who has previously been investigated for his tax affairs and his involvement in a £450m tax scam and a £275m tax fraud, told reporters, “The most corrupt […]

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Rumours that West Ham could suffer a points deduction or even demotion from the Premier League along with newly promoted Newcastle are extremely wide of the mark. Social media went into overdrive yesterday suggesting a possible points deduction or exclusion from the Premier League for the Hammers. The rumours were fueled by a Sun newspaper story which claimed: “West […]

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We’ve been here before haven’t we?  …well publicised Inland Revenue warrant executions  ( commonly known among some of us with a bent for melodrama as “raids”) accompanied by the drumbeats of maximum HMRC publicity! They couldn’t have made much more noise about it could they and the question “Why?” is easily answered – the HMRC occasionally […]

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West Ham’s top brass are tonight relaxed after a day of  high drama which saw HMRC officers stage swoops on the London Stadium and Rush Green Training Centre. The 30 or so officers arrived at 8 am but after nearly 12 hours there have been no arrests and not a single laptop, PC or portable […]

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