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David Moyes faces a tricky dilemma as he faces up to his first game in charge of the Irons against Watford at Vicarage Road on Sunday( Sky Sports 4pm). For it looks a certainty that he will be without Michail Antonio who has admitted in interviews that he is entirely frustrated at not being on […]

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Javier Hernandez missed out on Mexico’s 1-0 win over Poland on Monday night through injury as he was withdrawn from the squad. The Mexican striker appeared to have suffered a hamstring issue and was helped off the pitch after pulling up in pain on 51 minutes and was unable to continue during his country’s 3-3 […]

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The Sun newspaper claim David Moyes will attempt to loan Danny Ings from Liverpool in the January transfer window. The 25-year-old striker is recovering his best form having had two knee operations since he moved to the Kop but the next step will be regular first-team football. Moyes is said to a big admirer of Ings […]

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Arthur Masuaku has slammed fake news reports linking him to move to one of four Serie A clubs in January. A report in Italy on CalcioNapoli24.it claimed Napoli, Juventus, AC Milan and Genoa wanted the wing-back and a person called Francesco Lingenti who they said was the player’s agent. In response to the report picked up by mainstream media […]

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Since David Sullivan and David Gold took over in January 2010 West Ham have spent £263.53m in transfer and loan fees for incoming players. The club have received £103.47m in return for selling players over the same period. They have paid agents a total of £37.62m over the same period. Net spent on transfers 2010-2017=£197.68m […]

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David Moyes’  will be looking for the Irons to cash in on an injury crisis and form slum at Watford when they  chasing their first away victory of the season on Saturday. Watford have not picked up a point since beating Arsenal with defeats to Chelsea, Stoke and Everton, dropping from fourth to ninth and […]

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Sporting Lisbon president Bruno de Carvalho will listen to West Ham and try to conclude a “soap opera” between the two clubs if a new offer is made for William Carvahlo in January. With Slaven Bilic possibly the major victim of the Portuguese/Anglo tragedy when the two clubs fell out in dramatic fashion as talks broke […]

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Stuart Pearce has spoken for the first time since returning to West Ham describing the opportunity as “too good to turn down.” And he has made it clear that “togetherness ” will be the key as the Hammers aim to climb to the table – kicking off the process at Watford on Saturday. Speaking to […]

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Gotta hand it to Mike Manera – a guy who truly represents the Hammers ” laugh at adversity” spirit. When everything is going tits up in the biggest possible way Mike  is always great for a laugh on a Monday afternoon and this one may be his best videos ever. He discusses that picking the […]

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Mischief making speculation that David Moyes will be sacked in favour of  former Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores next summer has been totally denied by West Ham. Inevitably the ‘story’ appeared in The Sun where it was claimed the Irons board have him as number one on their wanted list. But the Hammers immediately rapped […]

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Sunderland caretaker manager Billy McKinlay has quit the North East club to join David Moyes at West Ham. The Scot, who was handed the first-team reins alongside Robbie Stockdale after Simon Grayson’s departure, will link up with Moyes again as part of his backroom staff at the London Stadium.  McKinlay had joined Sunderland under Moyes […]

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Phil Parkes has called on the Hammers board for a return to the old days when club affairs were kept much quieter. Considered by many our best goalkeeper ever,  ‘Parksie’ told ClaretandHugh exclusively of his issues when agreeing to join and how John Lyall promised to keep any problems out of the public eye. Phil […]

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Arthur Masuaku claims AC Milan and Napoli are among Serie A clubs showing an interest in the Hammers left back. Francesco Lingenti reportedly told CalcioNapoli24.it.“I offered Arthur to Giuntoli (Napoli director of sport) three years ago, then two years ago and now he has probably got the idea, along with Juventus, Genoa and Milan,” “Of […]

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The small smiles arising on the grimly discontented Cockney faces are good to see. We had thought for a while there that the famous Hammers sense of humour had faded and died but no, thanks to our big mate Gonzo, those small smiles are developed here into a fabulous belly laugh. In this video we […]

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There was no more passionate and committed performer in any shirt -with the exception of Billy Bonds – than Stuart Pearce. Anybody who saw ‘Psycho’ play quickly realised his fierce competitive spirit, never dying passion and refusal to accept anything on anyone’s terms than his own, was the stuff of legends. He made 50 appearances […]

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David Moyes reckons we are going to love it if he can produce a West Ham team similar to the one he produced at Everton. The Scot led the Toffees to fourth once, two fifth places and two sixth spots plus an FA Cup appearance whilst having them qualify for the Europa Cup four times. […]

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Exclusive Chicharito’s hamstring injury – sustained while playing in the friendly international for Mexico against Belgium – once again raises a big question about the whole point of and reason for these games being included on the football calendar at all We’ll know within a day or two the extent of any damage the striker […]

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The West Ham United Independent Supporters’ Association (WHUISA) has written to its members about a long-running saga over Champions Stones which were ordered up to 18 months ago by some supporters but have yet to be delivered. WHUISA Chairman Paul Christmas wrote to members: “We are aware of a number of West Ham fans who […]

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West Ham is set to announce massive profits as much £80m early next year when financial accounts are published but in reality remain cash poor. The Hammers earned TV Money worth nearly £122m last season and London Stadium Ticket Sales will add up to £40m with up to £38m in the retail shop and commercial […]

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Sky Pundit Paul Merson has ripped into Andy Carroll saying West Ham are not too good to go down. Writing in the Daily Star Merson said “Andy Carroll said this week the players aren’t worried about going down because there is too much quality in the dressing room. I have got news for him – I […]

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Hammer Michail Antonio has given his thoughts on his new manager David Moyes live on BT Sport. “I have not been able to train under him but right now things are looking good to be honest, everything is quite intense, everything is quite different, he is out there, he is standing with the boys, he […]

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David Moyes has been discussing the team’s problems with his ‘inner sanctum’ of three senior players – Mark Noble, Andy Carroll and Pablo Zabaleta. He took them aside  during his first three days at the club and the Sunday Times reports he was delighted with their  “appetite to turn things round.” They insisted the players  are […]

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David Moyes has made it clear Chicharito will get a second chance to impress him when the serious business starts under his management reign. But it may take a little while to prove it as the Hammers medics get down to looking at the hamstring injury the striker sustained during the 3-3 friendly draw against […]

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The pundit we love  to hate – Robbie Savage – has delivered his verdict on the Irons decision to hand David Moyes the London Stadium gig. And he asks: “Do you want to play pretty football, and risk ending up in the Championship next season  or do you want to stay in the Premier League […]

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David Moyes will move for Everton right winger Kevin Miralles when the transfer window reopens in January. The West Ham boss and Tony Henry were responsible for identifying and signing the player during their time together at The Toffees. The Belgian was also a failed target for Sam Allardyce but the asking price of around […]

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Injury ravaged Liverpool striker Danny Ings is being linked with a highly unlikely loan move to West Ham in the January window. Ings – prolific at Burnley before joining the Reds – has suffered a double knee problem since arriving at the club making just three EFL League appearances in the last two seasons. And […]

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