Up The Hammers – Latest West Ham United FC News

Much has been made of last season’s signings and quite rightly so! Dimi Payet was of course totally stand out but Angelo Ogbonna, Manu Lanzini,  Michail Antonio at £8 million and £7 million respectively were among the best this club has ever made. But let’s go back a year and I remember very well reporting […]

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Cheik Kouyate is still living the dream after become the first ever London Stadium goalscorer. The brilliant midfielder grabbed a brace against Domzale and remains on a high as he approaches today’s prestige fiendly against Juventus.. He said: “I am so proud to have scored the first goal,. The game was very important for the club. […]

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Pre match kick off The London Stadium opens two hours before the 1pm kick off today for this event so the doors will open at 11am today. Doors will usually open 90 minutes before kick off for all other Premier League games. The opening ceremony is scheduled 12.30pm today to mark the official opening of […]

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West Ham transfer target, Carlos Bacca and his wife dined with his agent in Ibiza to decide on his future claim reports last night. Rumours that Bacca has flown to London this week are wide of the mark as he published a photo of himself dining with his agent. It is also claimed that Milan’s vice-president […]

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West Ham joint Chairman, David Gold says Dimitri Payet could be on the bench against Juventus today at the London Stadium and has a good chance playing against Chelsea for our first Premier League game at Stamford Bridge. Speaking on twitter Gold said “Payet could be on the bench tomorrow and has a good chance […]

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Angelo Ogbonna is thrilled to be welcoming his former club to the London Stadium for tomorrow’s massive prestige friendly as we officially kick off life in our new home. Juventus is about as big as it gets and Oggy couldn’t be happier to see the Italian giants providing the opposition in front of a capacity […]

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Reece Oxford is ready for the big step up to Premier League football this season. And ClaretandHugh has learned that the 17 year old’s progress was a factor behind the decision to allow James Tomkins to make his £10 million move across London to Crystal Palace. Oxford received rave reviews after the match against Domzale […]

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A brilliant new partnership on a new app will make every one of you an Irons rating expert for the forthcoming Premier League season. CandH has have been chosen by developers Zebrametrics as their exclusive West Ham partner. The app will allow you to have your say, rating players, the manager and the ref after each […]

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James Tomkins will face a battle to break up the Scott Dann-Damien Delaney partnership at Crystal Palace warns Paddy McCarthy, who called time on his Eagles career and his playing days when he hung up his boots this summer. The 33-year-old Dubliner who spent eight seasons at Palace said  “It is a good signing and a […]

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West Ham will take a look at Olympiakos left-back Arthur Masuaku as they look to bring in cover for the injured Aaron Cresswell, sources close to the club have told ESPN. The Hammers thought they had landed a replacement after agreeing a deal to sign Inter Milan defender Davide Santon on loan, but the move […]

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Diafra Sakho’s failed move to West Brom has left the Irons with a  signing dilemma! Manager Slaven Bilic has admitted that the striker failed a medical and we now understand Sak is keen to settle down under a new programe of fitness and rehab to ensure that he makes a complete recovery from his back […]

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West Ham have finally arrived in the big league and it’s the Rush Green Training headquarters that have proved it. Attracting top players to the club is now very much a reality with a facility which can compete with the best in the the Premier League. Nobody will come up front and say so publicly […]

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Mark Noble cannot wait to lead West Ham out for their first Premier League game at the Olympic Stadium against Bournemouth.  In an exclusive interview in August’s issue of Blowing Bubbles Monthly, which will be handed out for FREE to 10,000 fans going to the Juventus game on Sunday, the Hammers captain said that our […]

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Rumours are back that Carlos Bacca may have had a late change of heart in joining West Ham with one rumour that fresh talks wth his representatives are set to take place this weekend with the Hammers. According to Calciomercato.it, both West Ham and Milan are pushing for  a deal to be closed quickly, presumably […]

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The insider has confirmed another left back deal has fallen flat. We have already seen failed bids for Robbie Brady and Martin Olsson from Norwicj fail, now it appears a season loan deal for Inter Milan defender Davide Santon has gone pear shaped too. Sky Sports  earlier claimed that the Hammers have now scrapped the […]

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Nigel Kahn has been a critic of the move to Stratford from Day One and has never made any secret of it, fighting his corner constantly in declaring we should have stayed at Upton Park. But last night as he trekked into the new stadium we asked him to give us his feelings on his first […]

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Westfield shopping centre on West Ham Match Days Westfield Stratford City will open and trade as normal on West Ham match days, however there will be a crowd management flow in place to reduce overcrowding and help with ease of access. Please see below for more frequently asked questions from Westfield themselves. FAQs Q. Why […]

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By CandH associate editor Sean Whetstone The waiting was finally over as 53,914 spectators who smashed the West Ham home attendance record at our new home against a relativity unknown Slovenian team . Walking up to the London Stadium across the bridge felt like Wembley Wayand the game had a Cup final kind of feel […]

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David Sullivan has promised that life inside the new London Stadium will get better “game on game” but insists he was delighted with the opening night of football at the stadium. The co chairman and chief shareholder – speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh admitted: “I think we were all apprehensive regarding the views, atmosphere and sound levels […]

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West Ham co chairman David Gold admitted exclusively to ClaretandHugh this morning: “I lost it when I walked out into the stadium last night. “Beyond personal issues such as the birth of children and the like, walking into that cauldron of sound and hearing our amazing fans singing ‘Bubbles’ was the most emotional moment of […]

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Cand H Match verdict Irons 3 Domzale 0 (Hammers win 4-2 on aggregate) No complaints …job done and we move on in our European adventure. Having got off to a perfect start with that early goal from Cheik Kouyate and seeing him complete the frst brace of his career before the break, the Hammers could […]

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Kick Off from The London Stadium @ 1945 Follow ClaretandHugh’s live text reporting here   Domzale lead 2-1 on the first leg 1/Antonio charges forward brought down – no foul!!!!! 8/ Kouyate scores IT’S LEVEL ON AGGREGATE: Noble gets Valencia away down the left, he twists and turns before cutting the ball back to Byram and […]

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Exclusive David Gold admits he’s as excited today as he can recall in a lifetime. The co chairman is heading for today’s opening game at the London Stadium with huge optimism and unashamedly sounding like an X-Factor later stages competitor declaring: “I’m living the dream.” ClaretandHugh spoke to him exclusively this morning and his first […]

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West Ham fans who have not received their tickets for tonight’s game were this morning told to pick them up at the ticket office when they arrive at the stadium. The club are aware that some tickets may have been delayedbut have made the arrangement to ensure that nobody is left disappointed ahead of the […]

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This was the sight outside Westfields shopping centre this morning as preparations were made to direct people attending tonight’s game away from the centre itself. Access to the centre will  be barricaded off and the small entry to the shops will be manned by staff enforcing the no entry plan. A West Ham source told […]

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Sean has been out to the stadium this morning and sent a couple of images. Clearly a lot of work has taken place overnight and these early morning pics relly do represent the calm before tonight’s storm. Be loud…be passionate everybody – this is now home and we need to put this little Slovenian outfit […]

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