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Slaven Bilic admits he is tempted to start Andy Carroll in West Ham’s visit to Newcastle on Saturday.

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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has no alternatives in mind following the breakdown of talks for Sporting Lisbon’s William Carvaho. Widespread suggestions that we are looking for other defensive midfielders are not true. Bilic had set his heart on the 25 year old but unless Lisbon have a pre-deadline day change of heart it’s not […]

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Declan Rice has assured those among us who have been worried that Slaven Bilic is playing him out of position that he has no issues at all with his midfield role. In fact in an interview with the official site he gives the impression that he actually prefers it to the central defensve role with […]

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Sir Alex Ferguson once claimed “attack wins you games, defence wins you titles” – but is that true?

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We have two videos to help get you in the mood for our Saturday trip to the North East as under fire manager Rafa Benitez welcomes West Ham to St James Park. Firstly we have our usual Talk a Good Game where we look at the fixture from a West Ham perspective and then welcome […]

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Raging Slaven Bilic has blasted Marko Arnautovic and admits he is still fumig at the £24million record signing’s sickening attack on Southampton’s Jack Stephens. Most knew that attitude and risk came with the former Stoke man’s arrival but Bilic hasrarely been seen so angry as he was during yestrday’s presser – banging the table with […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed that he will take “a really strong squad” to Cheltenham for tomorrow nights League Cup clash against the league Two side. But he hinted that Michail Antonio will be left behind saying: “Only with the players like Antonio – who came back after a long injury and played on Saturday – […]

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has called on his team to play ‘like it is the last game of our lives’ and kick-start the season with a Carabao Cup win at League Two Cheltenham.

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Declan Rice looks booked for his second start for the Irons at Cheltenham Town tomorrow evening in the League Cup clash. But hopes that young Nathan Holland may get his chance along wth Toni Martinez appear to have been ruled out by their involvement in the under 23s victory over Spurs yesterday. Manager Slaven Bilic […]

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Most football supporters feel emotionally gutted when their favourite team loses a game. Although we ended up losing an entertaining encounter to Southampton, for the first time in ages, I came away feeling quite positive. Most objective pundits have suggested that a draw would have been a fairer outcome in this match. I am sure […]

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West Ham’s under 23s grabbed victory with an amazing comeback at Spurs. It gets no better than to beat the north Londoners on their own manor and whatever words Terry Westley gave the bys after break  worked the oracle big time after they went in two down. But within 15 minutes they had turned everything […]

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West Ham will not up their offer  for William Carvalho despite several reports today that they are about to do so. Various British media outlets in reporting that Sporting Lisbon have turned down a Hammers bid – which was well known last week – are now claiming wes are ready to “re-open talks” when in […]

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“It’s a massive game on Saturday after the big defeat against Manchester United. It wasn’t our best game. After the second goal we probably lost confidence as a team and knew the game was over and we conceded two late goals. “We need to work and be mentally strong enough, even if we are losing […]

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London Stadium seating contractors Project 7 construction have published a video to show how the lower tier seats move from football mode to music concert mode. The video shows seven rows of seats removed from the East stand before the West stand is pushed back section by section on air skates. The north and south lower stands […]

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Villarreal have confirmed the signing of former West Ham transfer target Carlos Bacca from AC Milan on loan for the season with a view to a permanent move. Villarreal have the option to sign the player next summer for a knockdown price of €15.5 million (£14.1m), with the initial loan costing the La Liga outfit €2.5m (£2.2m). Bacca’s […]

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SIMON JONES – THE TRANSFER COLUMN: West Ham are increasingly confident of concluding a deal for Sporting Lisbon’s William Carvalho.

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Chicharito has told the Hammers players that they simply lost to a better team at Old Trafford and must now “improve and keep working.” The Mexican striker said: “Of course, it could have gone better for me and for us. Nobody wants to lose 4-0 on any pitch in the world, but they were a […]

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For Manchester United, it is difficult to see how their first game of the new season could have gone much better other than perhaps another goal or two to polish up their superiority. As it was, they shouldn’t be too greedy. Romelu Lukaku has wasted little time demonstrating why he became the club’s most expensive summer recruit and, on this evidence, it is shaping up to be a season of rich promise for José≈ Mourinho’s…

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The goalkeeper admits that going on loan is not ideal for him as he seeks “direction” for his future

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Slaven Bilic was quizzed about Carvalho, Jota and Adrian during yesterday’s pre-match press conference. Asked whether the club were close to completing a deal to sign Carvalho Slav answered: “I don’t know but I know he is a good player and a lot of clubs have interest in him since he came on, not the market, but the […]

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The latest round of announcements for rescheduled games in October and November mean that West Ham will play just three times at home at the London Stadium on a Saturday this year at the traditional kick-off time of 3pm! Swansea City on 30th September is the only confirmed 3pm Saturday game with just Chelsea and […]

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Chicharito, Joe Hart, Pablo Zabaleta and Marko Arnautovic are all set for their Hammers debuts at Old Trafford on Sunday. Slaven Bilic – in giving the news – added that Michail Antonio, Manuel Lanzini, Cheikhou Kouyate, Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho still working their way back to fitness. He said: “Most of the injuries we […]

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Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon

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Exclusive Sporting Lisbon boss Jorge Jesus has paved the way for William Calvalho to leave the club. And the Portuguese media are widely reporting that the 25 year old midfielder is now on his way to West Ham. ClaretandHugh confirmed earlier this afternoon the Hammers had made a record 30 million euros bid for the […]

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U23’s overcome by Billericay A bright young Hammers U23 side that included two-trialists and a number of U18 starlets were beaten 3-1 by Isthmian League Premier Division side Billericay Town at The New Lodge on Tuesday night. The hosts, who have made headlines by signing the ex-Liverpool duo of Paul Konchesky and Jermaine Pennant, were too strong for the youngsters as Terry Westley’s men were condemned to defeat in …

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West Ham have dropped down to Second Place finish in the Premier League Table of Season Ticket Affordability 2017/18. Fish4jobs has calculated how long it would take football fans to afford a season ticket at their local Premier League club for the 2017/18. The values were calculated based on the average hourly wage for that […]

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