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Hammer Reece Burke queued like any other West Ham away fan at Old Trafford on Sunday.  The 20 year is on loan to Wigan just twenty five miles down the road from Manchester but shunned the VIP treatment to join 3,000 fellow Hammers fans to watch the thrilling 1-1 draw. This is not the first […]

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Diafra Sakho has suffered a hamstring injury which is likely to see him miss games. David Gold tonight revealed the goal scoring hero of today’s game at Old Trafford but can’t say how long he will be missing from action. It’s dreadful luck on the player who has just returned from injury but no assessment […]

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Slaven Bilic was delighted to take a point at Old Trafford but claimed it could have been more. Speaking after the game he said:: “It might have been more but it is a great point for us, especially as we played good. I have to praise the players, who showed character, commitment and quality, especially in […]

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  Man United 1 Irons 1 It was often not easy to watch but in the end it all came right for an Irons side which looks better and better with every successive game. Even with no Winston Reid at the heart of defence Slav’s defensive set-up looked awesome and it was Darren Randolph who […]

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Randolph: Immense – awesome with at least four outstanding saves.  Had he not continually kicked long he’d have had a ten 9 Kouyate: No nonsense defending throughout and kept it tight down the right 7 Collins: Some fabulous blocks and looked as solid as it gets. Great performance 8 Ogbonna: Great all afternoon. Some fine […]

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Speculation that Manchester United are interested in Dimi Payet has started again this morning via The Mirror. It is of course no surprise that such a story should appear on the day we play them at Old Trafford and there are so many hedged bets in the piece it’s probably best not to take undue […]

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Slaven Bilic has indicated that Darren Randolph will be in goal again today declaring: “He deserved his chance, and it’s his position now.” Last time out, I made the decision to play Darren Randolph in goal, and of course it was my decision. He deserved his chance. Adrian took the decision like a true professional. […]

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Talks between West Ham and Simone Zaza are going well as the Irons look to revise the striker’s loan deal with the club. ClaretandHugh reported exclusively last night the Hammers are aiming to have the 14 game appearance clause removed so they can keep the Italian international until the end of the season after paying […]

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West Ham escaped dropping into the bottom three this afternoon by the skin of their teeth. Result just about worked out in their favour and despite Swansea scoring an incredible 5-4 victory over Alan Pardew’s struggling Palace, that wasn’t enough to drag the Irons further down. Hull City managed a 1-1 draw with West Brom […]

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West Ham are considering adding Jonathon Calleri to the list of outward bound players this winter. The striker is currently injured from an Under 23 match and could be sidelined for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury. But although the club haven’t yet made up their minds on the Argentine front man is […]

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West Ham’s bid to re-negotiate the terms of Simone Zaza’s loan could have benefits at various levels. It works at relieving the  pressure on the player to prove himself within a certain time frame and ensures that the £5 million splashed out isn’t halved by an early return to Juventus or elsewhere. Despite his lack […]

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News from the Manchester United camp is that  Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to return from suspension after missing the 1-1 draw with Arsenal having been booked five times. However, he played in the Europa League against Feyenoord on Thursday, when the likes of Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Wayne Rooney put themselves in line for inclusion against the […]

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Karren Brady may have given an insight into David Gold and David Sullivan’s sacking policy whilst avoiding any of those employed at West Ham! Writing in her Sun diary she says: ” There isn’t a chairman in the country  who likes to sack a manager. After all, to do so suggests he was wrong to appoint him […]

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Andy Carroll is ready to travel to Manchester today and is likely to be included in the  squad for the game at Old Trafford tomorrow. Slaven Bilic dropped a hint last night that the injury ravaged front man may now be called up for first team duty at some stage for the match. And ClaretandHugh […]

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Slaven Bilic has hinted that Andy Carroll could be in line for a surprise against Manchester United on Sunday. Carroll is only just back in training but the manager said: “He’s been training with us for three days. He came back after a long injury and he’s very close. He could be in the squad. We’re going […]

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It’s critical of course – every game is and has been since the start of the season. The Irons are off to Old Trafford on Sunday and once again words and expressions such as ‘season defining’ and the like come to mind. Will the Irons have taken a confidence shot from the match at Spurs […]

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By Pete Ellis Well that was fun wasn’t it. We out West Hammed ourselves at the Lane, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in the manner you only see in Roy of the Rovers. (For those under 35, think fifa17 ultimate team). Yep, we don’t just press the self destruct button, we hit it […]

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Exclusive  West Ham are currently locked in talks with Simone Zaza and his advisors with a view to removing the appearance clause from his current loan deal. Under the terms of the contract negotiated in the summer the 25 year old would have to be signed by the Hammers after 14 appearances. He has currently […]

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David Gold has lashed out an an Irons follower on Twitter who described a tweet he sent out as a “complete and utter lie.” The co chairman quickly defended himself against the usual unsavoury remarks often used by thoe using the social network when discussing attendances in the Premier Leaugu. It started with Gold quoting […]

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Slaven Bilic’s comments that Simone Zaza’ appearance clause – 14 and we are forced to buy him – won’t affect his decision to play him raised a smile eh? I remember him also announcing after the Stoke game that Adrian remained his number one and that you didn’t rest a keeper on one mistake or […]

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Slaven Bilic has seemingly started a mind games war with Jose Mourinho ahead of the two games at Manchester United. The Hammers boss has always given the self proclaimed Special One his due and did so again in his press conference ahead of the League game. But there was an edge to his comments as […]

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If you were Chiek Kouyate – 95 appearances for the club so far – you  may just be feeling a bit overlooked today (Fri) along with Pedro Obiang. For the arrival of the Hammers 2017 calendar sees Kouyate omitted although there’s room for on-loan Simone Zaza and infrequent first team central defender James Collins. Neither […]

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The home office have released their annual figures on football troubles in England and Wales including banning orders and arrests relating the last season 2015/2016 at the Boleyn ground. West Ham have a cumulative total of 44 banning orders in place although just six of these were added to in the last twelve months with […]

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Slaven Bilic admits he’s not fearful but is of course feeling the pressure of the team’s League position . Speaking at his morning presser ahead of the Manchester United game he said: “I feel the pressure of course, because we are not delivering and performing enough to get points to feel happy. But I see […]

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West Ham are joining the Black Friday Sales. In addition to the 20% off everything in the club store and website the Hammers are willing to offload players of the cheap today ;-). Andy Carroll was purchased for £17.5m but is available for £10m for one day only! That is a massive discount to those […]

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I’m worried – not about West Ham being relegated because there is too much quality in the team for that to happen. Yes, I know that has been said before and the worst has happened but I genuinely don’t see it happening this time around despite all the problems we are experiencing. No, what worries […]

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