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The BBC decided to run a transfer soey over the weekend which amused many a West Ham fan. The BBC Sport boldly procaimed in their headline ‘West Ham are considering a move for Real Madrid and Colombia attacking midfielder James Rodriguez, 25, with the Spanish club wanting £67m’ According to Spanish publication Marca, West Ham […]

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Irons fans will to get their first TV look at the team tomorrow evening (Tuesday) when the boys go into action against Czech First League side FC Slovacko in the first match of the Austrian tour. The match is advertised as being shown on Premier Sports starting at 5 pm and we head into the game with […]

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West Ham are reported to be eyeing Inter striker Eder in reports in Italy. Eder signed  for Sampdoria in 2012 for a €3 million transfer  fee on a five-year contract. In January 2016. He joined Internazionale on a two-year loan deal which will be made permanent upon the fulfilment of certain conditions. He signed a contract that could keep him at […]

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West Ham has today been linked with uventus striker Mario Mandzukic. Tuttosport reports the Irons,  West Ham, Inter Milan and Napoli are all keen but the Irons may hold the edge because of Slaven Bilic’s relationship with Mandzukic. It was former Croatia boss Bilic who handed Mandzukic his international debut back in November 2007, and named […]

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AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani is set to hold crunch talks with the agent of Carlos Bacca over the striker’s lack of response to West Ham desire to buy him according to ​reports from Italy. The 29-year-old striker has a number of offers on the table but in recent interviews he claims he dreams of  Champions League football. […]

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Andy Carroll will be missing from action for up to a fortnight with a groin problem Jack Sullivan has today confirmed precisely what ClaretandHugh told you last week – that the big striker has issues with an ongoing groin injury. We reported that AC had headed straight for Spire Roding Hospital on his return from […]

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Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri is on the verge of joining West Ham on loan claims Brazilian sports website UOL Esporte. The report says Calleri received proposals from Inter Milan in Italy and Sevilla in Spain, but he has decided a move to England to join West Ham is in his best interests. The article says West […]

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The large illuminated sign reading “West Ham United” with letters 3 metres high has arrived at the London Stadium today on lorries. The new sign will stretch over 47 metres in length as part of the WestHamification of the former Olympic Stadium. An artists impression of what the finished sign will look like can be seen below. The ‘West […]

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Here it is – the ultimate Olympic Stadium tour. Hammers Chat front man Gonzo – in association with ClaretandHugh – used the Great Newham Run Day yesterday (Sun)  to take you behind the scenes of the incredible new home for us Hammers. With his son Jakey he shows you around everything there is to see […]

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Lazio and Swansea are still haggling with the Irons over a deal for Enner Valencia. The Mirror is reporting the story we brought you here last week this morning claiming the Italians see him as a replacement for Miroslav Klose. However, as we revealed the Serie A outfit are only keen on a loan deal […]

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  Spencer Owen will be playing at Wembley on September 2nd to raise money for the Bobby Moore foundation.   He has started an annual match at Wembley called ‘The Wembley Cup’ which is in it’s second year and will be featuring Robbie Fowler, Robert Pires and others yet to be announced.  Details below  http://www.wembleystadium.com/Events/2016/Wembley-Cup-2016/Wembley-Cup-2016 […]

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The West Ham Home Kit specular last night has received mixed reception on social media after it was streamed live on youtube and facebook but as the old saying goes you needed to be there to fully appreciate the event. My daughter and I were two of the lucky five hundred supporters to be invited […]

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The recent ‘he said, she said’ saga on whether Dimi told a journalist he staying 100% at West Ham is not the real story for me. What is is that he was allegedly at Folkestone Motorway  services on junction 11 of the M20 to buy and consume a Kentucky Fried Chicken meal. When Payet joined […]

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I have been one of big Diafra Sakho’s biggest supporters since he arrived at the club…love the bloke as a player. His virtues are well known and at his best he gives West Ham an entirely different dimenson. Talk to ex pros and they will tell you of his abilities to move defenders about, his […]

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Andy Carroll headed stright for Spire Roding hospital on Thursday morning after feeling some discomfort in his groin following the first close season run outs in America. ClaretandHugh has learned that the big striker is still conceerned about the issue and was checked out immediately on his return from the match against Carolina Railhawks. With […]

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Our partners Hammers Chat have popped inside the  Olympic Stadium to bring you an updated look around the new home. Here it is in all its splendour – looking truly great on a wonderfully warm summer day. Enjoy! COYI   Share This:

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It’s rare to find “a story that never was” in a footballing age when access to players is so tightly controlled. So when the quotes from Dimi Payet surfaced this week explaining how much he loved West Ham United and would 100 per cent be staying, we all danced with joy. At the time of […]

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Diafra Sakho has refused to travel with the first team squad for West Ham’s pre-season tour to Austria, according to Sky Sport sources today. The striker handed in a transfer request earlier this month after previously claiming a sickness bug prevented him from travelling to Seattle and North Carolina for West Ham’s US pre season […]

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West Ham have stressed this morning that “absolutely nothing” has changed in their pursuit of Carlos Bacca. Intense rumour-mongering yesterday suggested that the AC Milan striker  had turned the Irons down. But we reported last night (Fri) that the Irons considered that despite the media gossip they retained what was described to us as “a […]

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Enner Valencia’s possible switch to Lazio is still some way off despite intense speculation that he’s on his way to the club. ClaretandHugh has learned this morning that the Italian outfit like the player but would sooner do a season-long loan deal with  an option to buy. That is unacceptable to the Irons who want […]

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Sun Journalist, Justin Allen has defended his Payet 100% staying story claiming he did not make the quotes up. On hearing that Payet’s agent, Jacques Olivier Auguste claimed the interview is “pure inventions in the imaginations of a journalist” Allen took to twitter to defend himself. Justin tweeted last night “Just heard this. Yes, I am […]

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David Gold has made it clear the club are still working relentlssly hard to bring in new signings adding confidently: “There is still a long way to go before the transfer window closes.” The co-chairman speaking to the official site made it clear that David Sullivan is now is desperately keen to get players into […]

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West Ham are tonight refusing to give up hope they will sign Carlos Bacca from AC Milan. Stories have been doing the rounds all aftenoon on social media that the 29 year old Colombian has turned his back on a move to east London but the Hammers remain calm in the face of that speculation. […]

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Over 50,000 West Ham 2016/2017 season ticket holders at the London Stadium received an unexpected email today thanking them for their recent booking. Dear  xxxxxx Customer No: xxxxxxx Thank you for your recent booking from West Ham United. Please find your order details below: Booking Ref: Seated Client: xxxxx Membership:     Season Ticket Holder 2016/17 […]

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It may be the saddest picture we will ever publish  – the final goodbye to our fabulous old ground after one of the longest farewells ever. Our spiritual home – the theatre which has provided all of our best memories for as long as most of us can remember is now no more. Upton Park […]

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Sports Direct appear to have jumped the gun by selling the new West Ham  2016/2017 home shirt a full twenty fours before a big launch by the club at the new club store in Stratford. West Ham fan, Cameron Green from Southend posted images on twitter this afternoon showing Sports Direct selling the home shirt […]

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