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Manuel Pellegrini has ensured that he has taken his delight at becoming West Ham boss to a wider audience than available on the club website where he gave his first interview. After detailing his hopes of bringing in more players and explaining how happy he is to join the club, he took to his Twitter […]

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Save our Supporters Club are raising £15,000 to fund legal action against the Committee of West Ham United Supporters Club and prevent dissolution of the 70 year old institution. The Save Our Supporters Club Campaign (SOSCC) has announced plans to take legal action against the Committee of West Ham United Supporters club to prevent dissolution of the 70 […]

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Wow, what a day. The club decided to hit us with the news early this morning as many of the fans were heading for work (or in my case finishing one last bowl of Crunchy Nut) with sleep in their eyes. Clearly those sneaky elves in the West Ham media department had put their videos […]

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Trevor Brooking has told the fans to be patient and not expect miracles from new boss Maneul Pelelegrini overnight. Sir Trev – in an exclusive interview with ClaretandHugh – made it clear that he is delighted to see a world class manager arrive at the club declaring:: “The time to judge will be at the […]

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West Ham has given Hammers fans a big teaser of what the 2018/2019 home shirt looks like by publishing a photo of new manager Manuel Pellegrini holding up the new Umbro shirt to show the back of next season’s shirt. The mostly Claret shirt has the word IRONS on the neck with sky blue piping […]

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Manue Pellegrini’s former Manchester City keeper Willy Caballero could be on the new manager’s radar as he settles down to re-shaping the squad. The Hammers are in desperate need of a quality keeper and the manager’s former Malaga and City favourite fits the bill. The Chilean brought the stopper in form his former club Malaga […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is expected to bring his trusted backroom team to West Ham once his appointment is announced tomorrow. His long-standing right-hand man Ruben Cousillas from Argentina is likely to be Pellegrini’s assistant manager. Cousillas is a former goalkeeper who began his coaching career in 1991 after retiring from playing. He played for a number […]

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Hammer Reece Oxford has returned from Borussia Monchengladbach in Germany after his loan came to an end. Oxford announced the news on social media saying “My time at Borussia Monchengladbach has come to an end and I would like to thank all the staff, players and fans for supporting me and making me feel so welcome.  I’ve […]

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West Ham are preparing a three year contract for Manuel Pellegrini on an annual salary of around £10 million a year with the deal set to be agreed over the next 48 hours. The 64 year old will meet the board for the first time tomorrow evening with the details set to be put into […]

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West Ham United Supporters Club held their Emergency General Meeting at 12pm this afternoon at the Boleyn pub off Green Street but a vote to dissolve the club ended in chaos after the majority of those who turned up were barred from entry. The Executive committee of the 70-year-old institution has been trying to dissolve the club […]

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Len finally has HIS say on the manager situation. Remember, Len is just a cartoon character, and shouldn't be taken too seriously. pic.twitter.com/S6VSz031I0 — Canning Town Len (@CanningTownLen) May 19, 2018 It’s a big day for Canning Town Len – the most confused Hammer in the East End. The bloke with the golden verbals has […]

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If Manuel Pellegrini is appointed as the next West Ham manager next week he must be allowed to get on with the job without any interference. In February David Sullivan promised to take a back seat in recruitment by saying: “I want to set something in, a procedure, a set up that will long term deliver […]

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Everybody loves The Ginger Pete and everybody believes everything they want to believe. – that’s football But if ever you needed convincing there was a  media campaign against the Hammers you need only look to the headlines of their coverage of the Collins e-mail gate affair – notably by the red tops. It all arose […]

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Former Manchester United player Adrian Janujaz has revealed why he believes David Moyes has struggled at Premier League level after playing for him at Sunderland. And in so doing he seems to have identified all the issues that Javier Hernandez has struggled with at West Ham.” Moyes preceded his short Hammers spell as boss at […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is expected to take the first available flight out of China today following his team Hebei China Fortune’s final game against Chonqing Lifan before a seasonal break (kick off 12.35). The timing of the Hammers move for the former Manchester City boss looks perfect given the break with the campaign kicking off again on […]

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Reports have resurfaced today that Crystal Palace are planning to make a move for West Ham winger Michail Antonio over the Summer even though he remains injured. Palace are said to be willing to cash in on Wilfred Zaha getting up to £50m from Liverpool and would then move for Antonio who the London rivals greatly […]

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West Ham’s head of Fitness Nick Davies has left West Ham, less than six months after being appointed. Davies left Norwich last June, following four years at the club to help improve the squad fitness. He had previously been Head of Sports Science at Charlton and Birmingham and also served the Hammers during a previous spell […]

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That Manuel Pellegrini is on his way to London and expected to arrive on Monday for an interview at West Ham United is massive and for the first time in months I’m excited. There is no doubt  that the former Manchester City boss – and architect of same of the most beautiful football you could […]

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A report in the Spanish media today claims that West Ham goalkeeper Adrian gave the West Ham board an ultimatum that he wanted to leave if David Moyes was to stay in charge after the Summer. Spanish media outlet Estadiodeportivo says Adrián made it clear to the club that if Moyes continued he would look […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is currently earning 18 million Euros per year in China which converts to over £15.7m. That mega pay package makes him higher paid than any other current Premier League manager. Pep Guardiola is paid £15.3m annually closely followed by Jose Mourinho at £15m per season. Outgoing manager Arsene Wenger earns £8.5m, Jurden Klopp £7m […]

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Paulo Fonseca, who was interviewed for the West Ham manager’s job on Monday evening, has signed a new two-year contract at Shakhtar Donetsk. Shakhtar officially announced on Thursday night that the 45-year-old had committed his future to the club. Shakhtar president Rinat Akhmetov said on the club website: “Paulo Fonseca is at Shakhtar and I’m delighted […]

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West Ham are tonight as reported as being ready to make a formal approach for Rafael Benítez. According to The Guardian we are now giving serious consideration to triggering the £6m release clause in the Spaniard’s Newcastle contract. The report follows David Sullivan’s official website statement claiming the club would have a PL and European experienced […]

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David Sullivan has used the club’s official website to claim the club is entirely confident of appointing a “high profile” manager. And he adds that he can explain that the chosen one will have a “proven record in Premier League and European football.” In an unusual move, the co chairman announced the club expects to […]

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Unai Emery remains in the Hammers frame despite a lack of English which is hindering the club’s negotiations with top managers. Having seen Paulo Fonesca – interviewed on Monday – sign a new deal at Shakhtar Donetzk, the club are now working their way through a list of names which is also believed to include […]

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West Ham and London Stadium are this morning (Fri) reported as being close to finalising the identification of 200 individuals who will receive stadium bans following incidents of disorder during the club’s win over Chelsea. The club, operators, the Metropolitan Police and Chelsea are looking to work together in the investigation, with extensive CCTV footage being […]

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West Ham and Operators London Stadium 185 have released a statement to say they are close to identifying 200 individuals  who will receive London Stadium bans. ” West Ham United and London Stadium are finalising the identification of 200 individuals who will receive stadium bans having been involved in incidents of disorder during West Ham’s EFL […]

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