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West Ham has signed up two experienced players. Seventy-one year-old Billy Bonds from Woolwich, London can play right back, defensive midfield or centre back and has great leadership skills. He is described as a future captain and manager while 69-year-old Trevor from Barking can play on the right wing or the centre of midfield. They bring […]

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Rangers boss Stevie Gerrard wants to give James Collins a big summer move to Rangers according to the Scottish media. The 34 year does not see his Hammers release as end of career and would have to be interested in playing under the Liverpool legend. A move for Martin Skrtl – with whom the Rangers […]

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They call it the biggest prize in the world of football. Wembley hosts the Championship play-off finals this afternoon, with the winner of the play-off final set to receive at least £160m in revenue. That figure, which has been calculated by Deloitte and is spread over three years, could rise to £280m if either Aston […]

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  By Allen Cummings     Less than a week into his new job and speculation is already growing on social media and within the popular press as to the players Manuel Pellegrini might be looking to bring in to kick start his much anticipated West Ham revolution. Social media of course, where else, has […]

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West Ham have been touted as favourites to sign £18m Barcelona defender Marlon Santos reports in Spain claim. The Brazilian spent this season on-loan in France with Nice and is now a summer target for the Hammers. Mundo Deportivo says despite English media sources claiming interest from Leicester City, Barca insiders insist West Ham are now close to signing Marlon. Barca […]

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Manuel Lanzini only aim as a young boy was to play for the football team he supported as  a youngster and that was River Plate. He turned down a trial with Boca Juniors and was later rewarded when his dream was finally granted when he joined River Plate in 2002 aged just nine.  Now the […]

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The season has only been over for 12 days but the Hammers have been on the march since the final day victory over Sam Allardyce’s Everton. The arrival of Manuel Pellegrini has raised hopes sky high for next season but realistically how much can the new boss achieve in what looks set to become a […]

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Manuel Pellegrini wants to bring the under 23s into much closer contact with the senior squad and plans to have them training at Rush Green as he keeps an eye on their development. ClaretandHugh understands the new manager has started a review of the Academy and has been handed dossiers on every player under academy […]

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Fresh reports in Portugal suggest West Ham want to sign €30m Porto striker Moussa Marega. Correio da Manha claims that Wolves, Aston Villa and the Hammers are all interested in the forward and have been scouting the player. Marega scored 23 goals and eight assists in the Primeira Liga in 2017/18 as Porto ended their […]

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Manuel Pellegrini can’t wait to start managing the club in front of their “always special fans.” The new manager has much experience of the passion of the Irons supporters after his time in the Premier League with Manchester City. And speaking to the official site he declared: “I managed a lot of times against West Ham […]

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West Ham have unveiled the new Umbro 2018/19 Home and Away kits! To mark the launch of the I’m Forever campaign, which honours the lifelong loyalty shown to the Club by players and supporters alike, the Hammers invited a group of Hammers, past and present, to try on the new kit on for size. Two-time […]

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Winston Reid has delivered a heartbreaking farewell message to James Collins as the central defender’s time at the club comes to an end. With the club allowing Ginge to walk away in June, his defensive partner down the years has really shown his emotions in an Instagram post. He said: “Things don’t always pan out […]

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West Ham’s clear-out continued today as Manuel Pellegrini drew up his plans to bring in up to seven new players whilst several backroom staff found themselves making rapid exits from the club. The Telegraph is reporting tonight that the new manager is upping his player requirements from four or five to seven and that the […]

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So the club has confirmed that Ginge is on his way! It’s now been made official on the club website with the usual kind words we’ve all been used to reading down the years as great player after great player heads towards the sunset. The circumstances surrounding Ginge are no different to those who stirred […]

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West Ham have confirmed that the Ginger Pele will leave the club when his contract expires on June 30. The central defender – having made 214 appearances across two spells  – turns 35 in August and in his final appearance donned the captain’s armband for the last few minutes of the Hammers’ 3-1 Premier League win […]

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As the dust settles on the Pellegrini appointment one point appears to have remained overlooked ! By and large his arrival has been welcomed in a big way by Hammers fans although social media will always ensure  those with axes to grind will come across louder than those who are content. As a member of […]

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  Nigel Khan is a rare blogger these days but in this one off piece for ClaretandHugh he explains where he stands on the Pellegrini appointment, the ‘next level’ discussion, what he believes the fans need to do now and  more.   The appointment of Manuel Pellegrini as manager of West Ham can only be […]

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Manuel Pellegrini could try to sign Manchester City youngster Phil Foden on loan for West Ham, according to reports. The Daily Mirror amongst others claims the Chilean could be interested in the possibility of bringing the teenager in on loan. Foden made 5 Premier League appearances totalling 45 minutes for Pep Guardiola’s side over the course of the season. […]

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According to John Cross in the Daily Mirror West Ham have joined the battle to sign West Brom striker Salomón Rondón. 28-year-old Rondón is available for £16m thanks to a clause in his contract following West Brom’s relegation and they may have to sell to balance the books. West Ham’s interest comes from incoming boss Manuel […]

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A mistake on West Ham’s official club store yesterday evening has revealed the details of the new Hammers home and away shirts before their planned release on Friday. Descriptions of the two 2018/2019 shirts were briefly displayed on the club’s own website before they were hurriedly deleted. The new home shirt is described as Claret […]

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West Ham Chairman David Gold gave a 14-minute interview to Jim White on Talk Sport radio today covering a number of topics Asked by White if the club verbally told Collins he was being released before sending him an email, Gold said: “Oh absolutely. I spoke to James after the [Everton] game. What the league and […]

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Manuel Pellegrini will snub the recent tradition of involving an ex Hammer in his backroom team at the London Stadium. With the likes of Teddy Sheringham and Stuart Pearce involved under Sam Allardyce and David Moyes, it was possible that the Chilean boss may bring in another former Iron. But he clearly sees that as a […]

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West Ham will bid to offload their not so fab four to boost Manuel Pellegrini’s summer transfer kitty. The club are ready to wave goodbye to Sam Byram, Edimilson Fernandes, Jordan Hugill and Andy Carroll as they try to ensure the boss has around £1oo million to spend this summer. Injury-prone Byram and Carroll could collect […]

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West Ham are closing in on the signing of highly-rated teenager Luke Thomas. He could become the first signing of  Manuel Pellegrini’s reign although he has been regularly scouted for several months by the club. According to some sources a £1.2m offer has been lodged by the Hammers and the move could be confirmed in […]

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Former Hammers boss Alan Pardew may feel that salt is being rubbed into his Manuel Pellegrini wounds following the announcement that the 64 year old is to take over the role he once held. For it was back in 2014 that the now out of work Pards was forced to apologise to the man for […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has ensured that he has taken his delight at becoming West Ham boss to a wider audience than available on the club website where he gave his first interview. After detailing his hopes of bringing in more players and explaining how happy he is to join the club, he took to his Twitter […]

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