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David Moyes believes he is “possibly” a more ruthless manager now than earlier in his career but claims the ‘hairdryer’ treatment days are becoming a thing of the past. Speaking at his presser ahead of the Arsenal game the manager made it clear, however, that despite the stories of his tough regime he has had […]

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West Ham look to be facing a massive battle in their bid to prise central defender Liam Moore out of Reading. It’s been reported this morning that the Hammers again ran a check on the 24 year old during the Royals clash with Cardiff on Monday which ended in a 2-2 draw. David Moyes is […]

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David Moyes appears to have given the thumbs up to a move for Jack Wilshere in January Until now, the Arsenal midfielder – who could appear against the Irons tonight as a replacement for injured Aaron Ramsey – has been furstrated in his hopes for a move to the London Stadium. But Moyes is very […]

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BBC Pundit Mark Lawrenson thinks West Ham will earn a point tonight against Arsenal at the London Stadium by predicting a 1-1 draw at fulltime. Lawro told the BBC website “I thought West Ham did really well to hold on for their win against Chelsea because, watching the game, I thought they might have scored too early. […]

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While it is easy to blame Athletics for the London Stadium losses and problems, the reality is they are only responsible for around 50% of the losses this year. The cost of moving the seats this summer for the World Athletics Championships reached a record £11.8m against a budget of £10m but against total losses forecast […]

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Simon Stone from BBC has delved into the London Stadium problems in an article entitled “Why has London Stadium move been so problematic?” The piece attempts to chronicle the events which led to the announcement of the stadium losing £24m this year and the London Mayor saying he was taking it over and would renegotiate with West Ham. […]

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David Moyes is looking for an early killer goal against Arsenal as the Hammers enter the third  of their three really tricky games tomorrow night (Wed). Just as they did against Chelsea, the Hammers will be looking to strike early as they bid to make it six points from nine. The boss said: “If we can […]

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Michail Antionio has called on the crowd to turn up the volume as we head into our second London derby in five days. The Hammer of the Year is ready for action after running himself into the ground against Chelsea and declared: “The fans will have another important role to play – to make sure we […]

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Cheik Kouyate has given David Moyes a big boost by returning returned to training and could feature in tomorrow night’s derby against Arsenal at the London Stadium. The big midfelder  has been struggling with a hamstring injury and missed the win over Chelsea at the weekend but manager David Moyes believes a quick return may […]

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David Moyes has appointed a former West Ham employee as the new Head of fitness.  Nick Davies previously worked with West Ham under Alan Curbishley as Head of Sports Science between 2007 and 2009. He did the same job for Charlton Athletic for four years before joining the Hammers. He then moved to Birmingham City for […]

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Stuart Pearce is recognised as one of the most passionate individuals the game has seen over recent years so when he starts talking of the work ethic it’s just as well to start listening. And it seems the 55 year old former England defender is being forced to work as hard now as at any […]

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Pablo Zabaleta has called for passion and positivity as we head into the game against Arsenal. The brilliant Argentine has become a firm favourite with the fans and it is very much a two way thing as he calls on the supporters to do what they always do – give total backing Speaking to the […]

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Asked about the challenge of facing West Ham, Wenger told his pre-match press conference he expects it to be a tough game. “It will be [a tricky test] because they were unlucky against City and will be confident after Chelsea. They will be a tricky opponent.” Wenger claims that West Ham are in a better physical condition […]

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West Ham have flatly rejected speculation that Newcastle’s out of favour striker  Aleksandar Mitrovic is a target for the club in the January transfer window. The Mail had claimed the 23 year old, despite being bang out of favour with Rafa Benitez, is in David Moyes’ sights as a possible solution to the Irons scoring problems. They […]

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I don’t have to cast my mind back very far to find a player of whom Arthur Masuaku reminds me. The skill of this extraordinary Frenchman is quite unbelievable and it’s pretty simple to make a comparison. He came unhrealded and at half the price of Dimitri Payet yet is gliding past players in a […]

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CandH Exclusive David Gold hopes the mini West Ham revival becomes major when the Hammers enter their second London derby in five days at the London Stadium on Wednesday night. The co chairman admitted in this ClaretandHugh exclusive that his best bet ahead of the matches against City and Chelsea was two points maximum but […]

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West Ham players were the joint fourth team in the Premier League to cover the most distance last weekend. The Hammers and Huddersfield covered 72 miles while Bournemouth covered 72.1 miles and Chelsea & Spurs covered 72.2 miles each. West Ham captain Mark Noble was the Premier League player to cover the most miles over […]

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Mark Noble has pleaded with the fans to give new signing more time to show their real form before giving them a hard time. He understands it’s easier for him and other players to say that  explaining: “When you know players as people and you know their ability, you think something will click eventually.” Mark Arnautovic […]

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This Wednesday’s Premier League game against Arsenal is the third home game in a row at the London Stadium to go on general sale. With 52,000 season ticket holders and up to 3,000 seats allocated to away fans as few as 2,000 tickets can be available to supporters of which season ticket holders and Claret […]

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David Moyes has quipped that he reckons even the some refs are ” wee bit frightened” of Stuart Pearce …err actually maybe it wasn’t a quip! Psycho showed he had lost none of his old fire when smashing out at the ball from the touchline at the weekend as the Hammers battled to hold their […]

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David Moyes has given a fascinating insight into how he is getting the best from Marko Arnautovic describing the issue as a “tactical jigsaw puzzle” he has to make before every game. Speaking to the official site he said: “If we play with three at the back, as we did against Chelsea, it’s going to […]

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West Ham has taken the full allocation available to take at Wembley for their January 4th rescheduled London Derby against Spurs. The away allocation has been limited to 2,700 by the Wembley Safety Advisory group and as a result, the club have decided to suspend their new away ticket trial which gives 10% of the […]

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David Moyes has warned Joe Hart that his World cup ambitions MUST take second place to West Ham’s Premier League survival. The new manager has been as straight as a die since arriving at the club explaining that nothing will get in his way of steering the team to safety. And he has made it […]

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West Ham coach Stuart Pearce says Joe Hart is disappointed that he hasn’t been starting but says he is up for the fight to get back into the first team to improve his chances of selection for the world cup. Pearce told Talksport “He is disappointed that he hasn’t been playing. The nature or the game is if someone […]

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Jose Fonte was asked for his reaction to comments made by David Sullivan that his children begged him not to sign Fonte or Snodgrass. He replied: “It’s ignorance. I’m not going to say anything. It’s not going to change who I am. It’s not going to change what I do. I’m going to keep being […]

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A new company called Stratford East London Holdings Limited has been appointed as the new 35% owners of the London Stadium to replace Newham Legacy Investments owned by Newham Council. Newham Legacy Investments gave up their shareholding of stadium owners E20 Stadium and any rights to repayment of their £40m loan on 30th November as their appointment […]

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