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By Max Willow After an insipid performance against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup, West Ham return to the critical business of EPL football as they welcome Newcastle for Saturday’s afternoon clash. While we struggle to put together our best midfield unit, with Lanzini, Kouyate, Fernandes, and Nathan Holland all unavailable, we have sufficient strength and […]

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Adrian is grateful to David Moyes for returning him to first team action and is determined to repay him with further  confident performances. Speaking to the official matchday programme the stopper said: “Personally, it was really important for me to come back to the starting eleven for the Manchester City game, when Joe couldn’t play […]

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Mark Lawrenson recons David Moyes has got his mojo back and is totally on the warpath. The BBC pundit isn’t always the kindest when predicting the outcome of Irons games but is in no doubt the team will beat Newcastle this weekend. That of course could be bad news for us but none the less […]

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Former West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has been linked with a Premier League return to possibly manage Swansea City.  The Croatian has been installed by bookmaker Betway as the second favourite at 4/1 to take over in Wales after Paul Clement was sacked. Frank De Boer is the favourite at 2/1. Last week in his […]

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David Moyes is continuing to show interest in Bologna star Simone Verdi as he bids to bring in a right sided midfielder. Despite Vedi not pushing for a move from his club, the Hammers will continue to pursue a player they have been scouting over recent weeks. As reported here last night Moyes is also […]

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BBC Pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts a 2-0 West Ham victory before Christmas which raise the Hammers as high as 12th in the Premier League. Lawro told the BBC website: “West Ham are another team that have turned the corner. They have to be a bit careful here, because Newcastle are on such a bad run […]

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West Ham are being linked with Swansea City defender Alfie Mawson as Hammers boss David Moyes heads into the January transfer window. The story appears to have arisen from the West Ham boss showing a keen interest in the player when he was manager at Sunderland. Now, The Telegraph reports that whilst Swansea are in […]

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ClaretandHugh was approached early this morning to provide a piece for the London Evening Standard on what sort of points haul we though the Hammers would achieve over the next few games. We  were also asked for our thoughts on the transfer window and what sort of business we wanted to see done. Its nice […]

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Birmingham has today been named host city for the 2022 Commonwealth Games – the most expensive sports event to be held in Britain since the London Olympics of 2012. The city’s bid was the only one submitted to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) by the deadline of 30 September, after it was chosen ahead of […]

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Sam Byram is desperately trying to get himself back to full fitness as the team shows signs of going from strength to strength. The 24-year-old is desperate to show the new manager what he has to offer and is pushing hard for a return to full training. Current forecasts are that he will be back […]

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West Ham are keeping a keen eye on twenty four year old Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone. The stopper is on loan at Aston Villa with manager Steve Bruce ready to make his move permanent but the Hammers have scouted him regularly as they look to wave goodbye to Joe Hart in the summer. Johnstone […]

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Jack Wilshere has made it clear he is ready to remain at Arsenal which may come as a big blow to David Moyes. The Arsenal midfielder has been regularly linked with the Irons but it seems he is now ready to agree a new deal at the Emirates. Moyes has regularly spoken of his need […]

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West Ham want a minimum of £12 million for Diafra Sakho this winter. However, although the striker continues to be linked with the likes of West Brom and Cardiff City there remain doubts over his physical condition which will demand an exhaustive medical. Publicly, the Irons are allowing a figure of £15 million to be […]

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Olivier Giroud’s agent has opened the intriguing prospect of a possible January move for the Arsenal forward. Giroud was a target for the Irons in the summer but made it clear he was keen to stay at the Emirates and it became clear that the Hammers was not his ideal destination anyway. However, after starting […]

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West Ham’s hopes of landing Bournemouth’s Harry Arter have dimmed a little by manager Eddie Howe’s determination to keep his squad together this winter. Hammers boss David Moyes believes Arter may be the ball carrying midfielder he desperately needs as he bids to strengthen his unbalanced squad. But Howe has revealed that he is planning […]

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James Collins has revealed the reasons why why West Ham have performed so much better since the arrivl of David Moyes at the London Stadium. The veteran defender says: “We are miles different from where we were. Performances have got better and there have been a few clean sheets. That has bred confidence. “I thought […]

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Karren Brady says the London Stadium retractable seating disaster is not West Ham’s fault telling London Standard readers “West Ham never had any involvement in the choice of a retractable seating solution,”  She added: “Our only requirement has always been that the seats be brought as close as possible to the pitch. In 2013, LLDC proposed […]

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It’s been a long long time since West Ham could be proud of it’s academy! Some of us grew up in the days when the club could genuinely lay claim to the title of ‘Academy of Football’ but that was a long long time ago when football could claim to be truly community rather than […]

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David Moyes is unsure that either Sam Byram or Jose Fonte’s long term future at West Ham. The manager is currently thinking through the last stages of his January transfer window plans and is believed to be set on a radical shake up of the squad. The manager has been unable to look at either […]

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Winston Reid has declared it’s time to move on and look back on the positives from the game against Arsenal. The central defender made an impressive return to the defence and told the official site that were things to be pleased about despite the defeat. He said: The positive from Tuesday is that we limited Arsenal’s chances. “We […]

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The Daily Mirror claims that West Ham is hoping to hijack Everton’s move for Steven N’Zonzi. The two-times capped France international arrived at Gatwick airport today and reports suggest that both clubs hope to hold talks with him this week. Everton is believed to be in pole position to win the race to sign the […]

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Confirmation the alleged  bust-up involving Diafra Sakho and David Moyes has been  fabricated has been received by ClaretandHugh. There remains no question that the player wants out in January but the stories surrounding his alleged problems with David Moyes yesterday remain fiction! After asking more questions we have discovered that there’s agent activity going on […]

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There’s a horrible irony in the fact that whenever Andre Ayew appears on the official site following a game it’s usually to apologise. I’ll take that thought no further but it possibly speaks for itself! No difference this morning when the midfielder has been again saying sorry for a performance. He greeted the defeat at […]

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West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has responded to the Moore Stephens London Stadium report released 20 days ago. The Baroness writing for the London Evening Standard told London readers that West Ham faced unfair headlines and criticism over the stadium financial performance. Brady said that the Hammers won the stadium tenancy in a fair and transparent […]

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David Moyes admits he was disappointd that the Irons defence failed to clear the header which led to the game settling goal in last night’s match against Arsenal. He made it clear we should have done better and given the recent defensive performances most certainly wasn’t expecting such an error at the back. He told […]

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David Moyes is pondering a decision over whether to recall Reece Oxford to West Ham this winter. The manager has watched the 19 year old’s impressive performances over  the last couple of week at Borrusia Monchengladbach and given that he still has an option to bring him back may do so. Oxford has broken into […]

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