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Spanish move looks on for Irons striker

Sevilla are this morning being reported as ready to end  Jonathan Calleri’s West Ham nightmare. The Argentinian striker, 23, remains keen to  make a success of his loan from Deportivo Maldonado in Uruguay, despite having had no chance to impress since his arrival. He hasn’t  made a Hammers first team start despite the club having […]

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Tragedy hits Slaven Bilic’s former club

A twin bomb attack outside Besiktas’ new stadium in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, has killed 38 people and injured many more. A car bomb hit a police vehicle and a suicide bomber detonated a suicide vest in quick succession late on Saturday. The blasts occurred near the Besiktas stadium    after a match against Bursaspor which the […]

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Slav’s defence of signings rings hollow

I’m always prepared to admit that things can get lost in translation with foreign managers. However, even allowing for that, I found Slaven’s discussion on the new signings and how they would eventually come good bamboozling to put it mildly. Here’s what the boss had to say on the likes of Zaza, Tore, Feghouli, Nordtveidt […]

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West Ham drop into relegation zone

West Ham have dropped into the relegation zone this evening. Swansea City climbed off the bottom of the Premier League table with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over fellow strugglers Sunderland who replace them at the bottom of the league table. Swansea are now on 12 points which is the same as West Ham and Hull […]

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Hammers hit bottom three

The Hammers have plunged into bottom three for the first time this season after today’s results. Hopefully it wil only be a 24 hour thing but this evening the team sit in 18th place following some fierce scuffles among the relegation threatened clubs this afternoon (Sat). Swansea scored a big 3-0 victory over Sunderland to […]

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Bilic makes case for Irons flops

Slaven Bilic has defended the Hammers summer signing policy and believes they will all find their form. Virtually every summer arrival has taken stick as the team has struggled, notably Simone Zaza – who has failed to find the net in 11 appearances – and on loan Gokhan Tore. Only Edmilson Fernandes has escaped criticism […]

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Hammers still wait for response on striker

West Ham still haven’t completed a deal which will see the removal of an appearance clause from Simone Zaza’s loan deal and are hoping Naples will take the flop off their hands. Talks with parent club Juventus have been going on for several weeks but the club have yet to receive a definite response from […]

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Worldwide TV match coverage piles on huge pressure

Slaven Bilic and the West Ham squad simply cannot suffer another humiliation tomorrow afternoon. If last weekend was bad – and it was very bad – just imagine what reaction there will be given that this match is on TV and being shown across the world. A repeat of the sort of display we saw […]

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Bilic happy with squad’s attitude

Slaven Bilic has made it clear that he has been more than happy with the response from his players after last week’s Arsenal humiliation. The manager said: “I’ve had a great reaction from the players. You are disappointed, angry, frustrated but you have to get over it.” He and the players are heading for Anfield […]

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West Ham vow to improve supporter services

West Ham has vowed to improve and expand their supporter services department after complaints of lack of responses to supporter queries and feedback following the move to the London Stadium. The club has expanded the role of Supporter Liaison Officer (SLO) to recruit a Supporter Services Manager who will oversee an expanded department. They have recruited […]

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Bilic makes his position clear on striker link

Slaven Bilic has sent out a pretty clear message that he will not be moving for Daniel Sturridge this winter. The manager is not impressed with the Liverpool and England striker’s injury record and questioned whether the Liverpool striker remained a major talent. Bilic said: “He is a good player, one of the biggest talents if […]

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Amazing Irons fans show rock solid support

West Ham fans have shown themselves ready to support the club through thick and thin despite all the current problems. As some outlets hold polls to decide how many will renew their season tickets next season amid fears that fans are losing their passion, a clear answer has been sent to the box office. This […]

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Brady believes Bilic “100 per cent”

lo Karren Brady has revealed what we all were told last weekend – no crisis talks took place over Slaven Bilic’s position at the club. Writing in her Sun diary she explains her devastation over the result against Arsenal and declares: “I was mortified by yesterday’s  West Ham result but there will be no crisis […]

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Farewell Bobby – thanks for great memories

    By Pete Ellis     Today marks the end of Bobby Zamora’s football career. The Barking boy, a graduate of the famous Senrab boys club, announced that he will be hanging up his boots with immediate effect. The man that made his name at Brighton, and found his way to West Ham in […]

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Audio: The heart breaking story of Dylan Tombides

This is the story of Dylan Tombides. The young West Ham footballer who’s brave battle with testicular cancer inspired the Foundation in his name and left a legacy that aims to educate and raise awareness, throughout the football community and beyond. Dylan was raised in Perth, Western Australia and from a very early age, football became […]

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Bilic looks to the Bournemouth model as Reds await

Slaven Bilic hopes the Irons can do a Bournemouth over Liverpool on Sunday declaring: “They are an attack-minded side, but first of all you have to be solid and stop them creating and scoring.” He admitted the result last week when the Cherries came from behind to beat the merseysiders 4-3 he said: “Of course […]

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Bilic denies latest transfer rumour

Slaven Bilic was asked at this morning press conference whether West Ham will be busy in the January transfer window: Slav replied’: “We are going to concentrate on these five games until the end of the year and then we will give how active we are going to be but we are monitoring, we are […]

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Slaven’s injury news update

Slav told his pre-match press conference that Antonio and Cresswell are training should be back at the weekend but Kouyate will remain out until we face Burnley at midweek. Slav told reporters: “From the three players who got injured in the EFL Cup game, a couple of them should be back. Antonio and Cresswell are […]

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Leroy questions Noble’s form as Anfield beckons

We have to see a reaction on Sunday – we need to see lessons have been learned not only by the squad but by the manager too. I honestly can’t remember a situation where the boss of a Premier League team has put himself under as much pressure as Slaven Bilic managed last weekend when […]

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Season tickets: To renew or not

This week KUMB.com released the result of a poll from their online forum which revealed that only 34% of  London Stadium West Ham season ticket holders plan to renew their seats at the end of this season. 544 voted in their poll with 35% saying they would definitely renew at the end of the season, […]

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Irons favourite: “Excuses and inquests must stop”

Paul Merson’s miserable prediction the Hammers will be beaten at Anfield tomorrow has been countered by one of our own – the ever optimistic Phil Parkes. ClaretandHugh blogger Parkesy and top man of the 70s has told the boys to seriously go for it at Anfield on Sunday and defy the prophets of doom. And […]

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Bilic and boys facing crucial day on merseyside

So, we are just over 48 hours away from Anfield and another utterly crucial confrontation for Slaven Bilic and the squad. The manager’s position has been examined like never before since the Arsenal humiliation and he surely can’t afford another major loss. After all that has gone on a display of grit and real determination […]

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Massive flag planned for London Stadium east stand

Guest post by Tim Hoad West Ham season ticket holder Tim Hoad wants to create a massive flag for the London Stadium East Stand which is designed and funded by the fans. Below gives Tim gives us an update on his progress and a chance to vote on the final design. “I am been working […]

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Bilic’s sacking odds slashed

The bookies have slashed Slaven Bilic’s odds on being sacked from 11/1 to 2/1. Just last week the Hammers boss was fifth favourite behind Swansea’s Bob Bradley, Sunderland’s David Moyes, Mike Phelan (Hull) and Alan Pardew (Sunderland) for the sack. But since the 5-1 hammering by Arsenal and his post match outburst about a “lack […]

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Irons deny Payet Man United exit reports

Dimi Payet’s future remains locked into West Ham despite  rumours that Manchester United have been in contact with the Irons board. According to  French outlet Le10 Sport, the 29-year-old is a priority signing for Jose Mourinho and claim the two clubs have been talking. However, this particular media outlet is among the most unreliable in […]

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An Iron who has paid in a big way for errors

Former Hammers midfielder George Parris is hoping Adrian to come back better and stronger after being replaced by Darren Randolph. Parris believes Randolph was given an opportunity to stake a claim to be our permanent number one because of his performances for the Republic of Ireland. He insists it’s hard to choose between the two […]

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