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Rafa Benitez is refusing to do a Jaap Stam by putting the boot into Slaven Bilic as the Hammers search for an elusive victory to end their dismal run of form. Stam of course spoke of being flattered by speculation linking him with the Irons job and in so doing undermined the Hammers boss. But […]

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Adrian could be poised to make a first team return at Hull tomorrow as the Irons go in pursuit of their first clean sheet in nine attempts having conceded 17 goals along the way. Darren Randolph has come in for much criticism along the way with calls for the Spaniard to again regain the first […]

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David Gold has warned the Irons players they will need to be at their “very best” when tthey meet a Hull team totally on form at home over recent games. But the co chairman  expects the team to give a big response after recent setbacks saying: “Despite injuries we have a very talented squad and […]

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Slaven Bilic has dropped a heavy selection hint in Robert Snodgrass’ direction as the former Hull top scorer heads back to his old stomping ground. Discussing Snoddy’s arrival he said: “He started really well for us and is a player that we wanted.He has got everything, a great left foot, not only for set pieces but […]

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Just one stand remains standing at the Boleyn ground in Green street. The 5,000 seater East stand built in 1969 was first to go, followed by the 6,000 seat Sir Trevor Brooking stand built in 1995 which was formally the North Bank terrace. The 1993 Bobby Moore which held 9,000 supporters has also vanished without […]

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Diafra Sakho could be back in action next weekend against Swansea. The striker is insisting he is fit and Slaven Bilic is understood to be looking at including him in the squad for a crucial London Stadium clash. There had been hopes he would be ready to enter the fray for the game against Arsenal […]

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  West Ham’s powers-that be are looking for four points from the next three games as the ‘bricks in the wall’ they desperately required at this stage of the season. They are taking absolutely nothing for granted at Hull tomorrow where a team undefeated in seven games at home will see the arrival of the […]

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Aaron Cresswell can’t wait to start putting right the recent wrongs and is read to make Hull city suffer. The left back – like the rest of us has had to wait what seems like an eternity – but with the game just a day away he is set to get those desperately required three […]

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Slaven Bilic has declared he has no problem  with either David Gold or David Sullivan declaring their thoughts on social media and in the general media. Many have called for the pair to bring that  to an end after ­Sullivan said following the 3-2 loss at Bournemouth: “Slaven, the players and the staff all know we have […]

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David Gold has finally made the board’s position clear on Slaven Bilic! A media storm has been whipped up over recent days which has included Jaap Stam, Tony Gale, Tony Gale and Danny Gabbidon along with the pros and antis on social media as the debate over the manager’s future is hyped beyond any normal […]

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Wherever you stand in the Slaven Bilic debate there can be no discussion at all about the man’s class and ability to manage the best and worst of times! The most famous Rudyard Kipling quote of them all came to mind as I listened to him brush off the sacking rumours in his morning press […]

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Slaven Bilic chose every word very carefully but it’s clear Diafra Sakho is close to a return. The central striker rejoined the first team squad for training today after being with the under-21s and the manager spent some time discussing his immediate future. After all the negative press about him not returning this season ,Slaven […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed that captain Mark Noble will be back for the clash at the weekend against Hull City. Saturday. Speaking in hismorning presser the boss said: “Mark is back in training and he came back on Monday.He’s training so he should be in the squad. He’s been out for a couple of weeks […]

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Former Hammer Carlton Cole has signed for the Indonesian team Persib Bandung. The 33-year-old, who last played for the American team Sacramento Republic last year, has signed a 10-month deal with the club, with the option of an extension. He underwent a medical in Bandung on Wednesday and was officially presented by the club on […]

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Tony Gale has again been forthright in his views on all things Hammers and has joined his big pal Tony Cottee in calling on the club to get Jermain Defoe this summer. Gale has lashed into the the board recently telling them to “keep quiet” and  support the manager but now he has called for them […]

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West Ham are this morning being reported as holding an interest in Turkish striker Cenk Tosun – along with Spurs. The 25-year-old was seen last Friday scoring twice in the international team’s 2-0 win over Finland and whilst Spurs have watched him regularly throughout the season, the Hammers are understood to be on the case. West […]

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Former Hammers players are coming out in force to support Slaven Bilic after a series of veiled threats from the board. After Tony Gale’s attack on them earlier, David Gold, Davis Sullivan and Karren Brady are again being pummelled by another Irons former defender – Danny Gabbidon. And that comes on top of Tony Cottee’s […]

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Reports that West Ham will buy the London Stadium and turn it into a proper football stadium have been described as “very premature.” There are no current plans to make an offer to buy with the Irons happy to play a waiting game rather than make the first move. The club believes the stadium is already […]

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Havard Nortveidt has pushed himself into contention for a place in the Hammers line up against Hull this weekend following an impressive display for Norway in midweek. The midfielder has had little chance to perform in his natural role this season and has made just 11 appearances for the team at Premier League level. Most […]

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Jaap Stam has commented on the speculation that he is a target for West Ham should Slaven Bilic fail to turn around the club’s current poor form. And in doing so can probably expect to face some ‘lack of class’ criticism – certainly from us! We have no idea whether there’s any ‘previous’ between himself […]

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Slaven Bilic, former Hull City top scorer Robert Snodgrass and the West Ham squad will be entirely aware of the task they face when they travel to the KCOM Stadium this weekend. And make no mistake this game is no pushover despite the hosts sitting in 18th place with their t home fearsome pretty fearsome […]

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David Gold has welcomed the use of TV technology during last night’s international between France and Spain. The Hammers co chairman is a long time advocate of video refs claiming that such a system does not undermine refs but helps them. And given the number of dodgy decisions suffered by the Hammers in recent seasons […]

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Rafa Benitez is unsurprisingly being linked to the West Ham job should Slaven Bilic fail to turn things around at the club. The Spaniard was of course the board’s No 1 ‘pick’ to replace Sam Allardyce but he instead opted for Real Madrid when they moved late for him at that time. And according to […]

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The West Ham board have come in for some recent criticism for a poor season after the move to the London Stadium. The recent London Stadium survey said 32 percent thought the board were doing a Good or Excellent job, 40 percent thoughts their efforts were average while 28 percent thought they are doing a […]

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It is now official, West Ham has the best fans in England according to a poll of over 14,000 social media users. West Ham won the final of a FL92 Poll which started with all 92 clubs with the Hammers picking up 34% of the vote beating Everton into second place with 26%. Leeds and Sheffield […]

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Aaron Cresswell has suggested  the Hammers present points tally is proving unacceptable because of an over achievement last season. With just 33 to their name and a season defining four games ahead, Cressie has his own ‘take’ on the issues currently being faced by the club. At the same stage last season the Irons had […]

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