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West Ham are tonight claimed to be one of four sides interested in in signing Benfica winger Franco Cervi. I know it’s only The Sun reporting it but they seem pretty well convinced that ourselves, Brighton, Newcastle and Swansea are all tracking the £20million-rated Argentine. Cervi is enjoying a decent season with the Portuguese club […]

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Angelo Ogbonna has reminded manager David Moyes of Declan Rice’s virtues following the manager’s dressing down of the young man. Speaking to the official site Dec’s fellow central defender said: “Dec has played for a long time this season and every time he’s played well. He’s a confident boy, and it’s just a misunderstanding and I’m […]

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Look I’m sorry to be stuck on the same discussion but those who have supported the manager’s very public criticism of Declan Rice – a 19 year old finding his way in the game and doing it brilliantly – need to ask themselves one question! Why didn’t he direct the same sort of words at […]

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Without any fuss, protests or over-reaction from the fans, Eddie Howe has steered Bournemouth away from the perilous relegation area they inhabited earlier in the season. The man plays exactly the type of football of which most Hammers fans approve but there’s a steel to the ‘get it down and play’ philosophy he has employed […]

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David Moyes appears to be hanging his hat on the belief that Joe Hart is a great goalkeeper. The West Ham manager was talking up the Manchester City loanee after the game which was undoubtedly another top effort from him. Moyes appears to believe he should remain the England No 1 at the World Cup […]

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David Moyes chose to give Declan Rice a public dressing down  for the mistake which led to the second goal against Arsenal. Was he right to do so? ClaretandHugh’s Facebook followers give their views O One mistake in five games were more used to one every 20 mins when ginge or Reid play O I’m […]

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I’ve just binned a piece I wrote on the David Moyes comments about Declan Rice’s boob for Arsenal’s second goal because I hadn’t seen the full transcript. Having done so I’m disgusted: Here it is: “Up until 81 minutes we were looking to be well worth of a point. We had defended well, we had […]

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Declan Rice has quickly described his feelings after the error of judgement between himself and Joe Hart which handed Arsenal a soft goal. The 19 year old had been in impressive form again until a fatal error which handed the Gunners their second goal as they led again after seeing an early goal equalised by […]

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Markho Arnautovic refuses to be too downbeat over the defeat at the Emirates this afternoon claiming “We can take many positives from the game.” After thrashing home a magnificent strike for his 10th goal of the season he said: “This is big disappointment for us, of course – and we have to keep going for […]

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Declan Rice comes under the spotlight today at the Emirates as Danny Leach watches him go through his paces against the Arsenal attack. 5 – Clears the ball down the line but Koscielny beats Arnautovic to the ball 7 – Heads away Xhaka corner for a throw in 9 – It is not clear between Rice, […]

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Arsenal 4 Irons 1 It was a brave performance for a long time before the Hammers simply fell apart in the face of some great football – helped by defensive blunders form the north Londoners. And at the end of it all the reality is that we remain six points clear of the bottom three […]

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Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang  – who formed Arsenal’s front pair against Newcastle last weekend – are unlikely to team up for this afternoon’s game against the Hammers. The Arsenal boss stated after the game that the partnership, which saw Aubameyang play on the left side of the attack, showed plenty of signs of promise. […]

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Arsenal at the Emirates and in need of points is a moment when we may be able to decide what David Moyes to is really all about. Many will believe they already know but I reckon this is something of a defining game as we come to it – if the truth’s know – more […]

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Inter Milan have told West Ham they want £28 million for loanee Joao Mario. However, the midfielder’s performances have been so patchy there is no chance of the Hammers paying even half of that after he has consistently failed to live up to David Moyes’ expectations. He has made eight appearances in the  scoring once […]

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David Moyes and West Ham are again being linked with Manchester United contract rebel Marouane Fellaini who reportedly has half a dozen clubs after him. Despite Jose Mourinho doing his best to keep the Belgium international, the midfielder has turned down a new deal at Old Trafford. The Mirror reports that Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Monaco, Besiktas, West […]

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In today’s ClaretandHugh poll we ask who should captain West Ham next season? The obvious choices are Mark Noble or Marko Arnautovic but maybe you think someone would do a better job. David Moyes has spoen regularly of the leadership qualities being shown by Arnie and the guy seems to have become one of us […]

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David Moyes is all set to snatch Jonny Evans from West Brom this summer and looks highly likely to move foe his central defensive partner Craig Dawson. The Hammers boss is also keen on Swansea’s Alfie Mawson having decided that he needs to strengthen in numbers at the back ahead of the new campaign. Evans, […]

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The Hammers go Gooner-hunting at the Emirates tomorrow with memories of Chicharito’s hit crossbar shot near the death in the final minute of the London Stadium game still fresh in their minds. Now – after young Reece Oxford’s fine performance in the 2015-16 win – his young and hugely impressive ‘successor’ Declan Rice is counting […]

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Fulham’s thumping victory at Millwall last night (Fri) was bad news for Irons boss David Moyes. The win, which ended the home team’s 17 match unbeaten run, pushed the Cottagers into the Championship’s second automatic promotion spot. And that could be almost the final nail in the coffin of his hopes of signing midfield prospect […]

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West Ham United’s Foundation are hosting a morning of footballing activities for local refuges and asylum seekers this morning, as part of Amnesty International’s Football Welcomes initiative. For the second successive year, 12 Premier League clubs, including West Ham celebrated the contributions made to football by players of a refugee background by participating in the […]

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Sky pundit and former Arsenal player Paul Merson expects his former club to beat the Hammers this weekend despite fielding a weakened side. Merson wrote in the Sky Sports website ‘West Ham have 35 points – meaning Southampton have to win three of their last five, that’s the way I’m looking at it. That’s a […]

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Arsenal have lost just once to West Ham in their last 21 meetings in all competitions (W16, D4) however, West Ham’s last two league wins over Arsenal have both come away from home: 2-0 in 2015 and 1-0 in 2007. The 2015 game under Slaven Bilic with goals from Kouyate and Zarate was memorable because of […]

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London Stadium owner E20 have published their latest board minutes from February 27th. The E20 board chaired by Nicky Dunn were updated on the progress of negotiations with Major League Baseball (MLB) playing in the London Stadium. The directors were told that an updated business case and costings from the concept design phase of the […]

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David Moyes was asked whether he will miss Arsene Wenger from the Premier League at yesterday’s press conference. Moyes told reporters: ‘I don’t know if missing him is the right words but real football people appreciate what he’s done and I think he is a proper football man, lives and breathes it, dedicated to his […]

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David Moyes has admitted that Andy Carroll will struggle to last 90 minutes as he fights for match fitness. Talking to reporters about team news Moyes said: “We have got a few back, Andy Carroll and Manuel Lanzini back. James Collins isn’t ready yet so probably we have got what we have at this moment in time. […]

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David Moyes has waded into the row over a potential director of football at West Ham.  The Hammers manager who has never worked under a Director of Football denied it was ever a  real possibility claiming it was always about a straight replacement for the former head of recruitment. Moyes told reporters at Rush Green this afternoon […]

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