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Simone Zaza produced an outstanding stat during his performance against Palace at the weekend. For the frst time this season the Italian striker drew some much needed accolades from the Hammers fans as he attempts to show he is worth a £20 million move to the club. And the Daily Mail highlighted his performance as […]

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Slaven Bilic was thrilled with Simone Zaza’s display against Palace declaring: “That’s the Zaza I know from Italy.” The manager made a point of congratulating the 25 year old after the game and said: “He was different class. I told him after the game that this is the Zaza I know from Italy. The goals […]

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A plan to fund and erect a statue of Bobby Moore in his birth town of Barking is failing to attract backers to make the project a reality. A crowd funding page was launched six months ago by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham but has only managed to attract just 2% (£2,712) of […]

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Mark Noble hasn’t been slow to justfy the players night out after the win at Crystal Palace. And he has also been at pains to describe how much it hurt as the team received so much early criticism. The team were savaged  over their appalling defending – and of course the Slav-sanctioned night out – […]

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West Ham are keeping every option open on Simone Zaza’s loan spell and will make no quick decisions on the Italian international. Zaza – along with the rest of the team produced a good performance at Palace on Saturday – and is showed glimpses of what he is all about. The 25 year old worked […]

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More: Video: Mark Noble and Winston Reid interview

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World class penalty from Benteke pic.twitter.com/MTMYg5amwn — West Ham Social (@WestHamSocial) October 15, 2016   There was much talk that we were ging to buy him but in the end it was Palace who decided to shell out nearly £30 million for Christian Benteke. Quite apart from missing numerous chances the Palace centre forward managed […]

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Mark Noble was a relieved Hammers skipper as he declared after the 1-0 victory at Palace: “I’ve been the first to admit it – we have been bad this season and it is no good talking about injuries. Every club has them. “But players like Aaron Cresswell are so important to us as was shown […]

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Slaven Bilic was a changed man and it was so good to see him laughing and joking after the game. Told by studio pundit and former Hammers boss Harry Redknaopp what he was delighted to see the team win and loved the way he had set the tam up SB smiled and said: “Thanks boss…I […]

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Zaza has been the name on everybody’s lips this week – this is how various CandH Facebook Forum members saw the Italian’s first half against Palace.   O Thirteen minutes in and we look different. Better, more focused, playing with intent O Let’s hope Zaza is starting to  settle into the premiership. O Let’s give the guy […]

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 Rob Robinson – a passionate Hammer whose father Bill was assistant manager at the club – has  been addressing the thorny issue of the new stadium. Rob has been a CandH supporter since we arrived on the scne three years ago and are glad to have the opportunity of presenting his answer to the qustion: […]

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Straight talking Pedro Obiang reckons it’s time for the team  to make its own luck. The midfielder looks a certain starter this evening at Palace says: “The season is very long, we know that, and I would use the word ‘tough’ to describe it so far, but we have a good team and the club […]

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The Premier League have announced their fixture changes for December and January, with five changes for the Hammers.West Ham United’s home fixture against Arsenal remains on Saturday 3rd December, but will now kick-off at 5.30pm. The game at Liverpool the following weekend will now take place on Sunday 11th December with a 4.30pm kick-off. As […]

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Slaven Bilic claims reports which claim say Simone Zaza could be sent back to Juventus in January to avoid a permanent deal are false. The Juventus striker is on a seasonlong loan at a cost of €5m with an option to buy for another €20m if he plays 14 appearances. Bilic was asked in a Press […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed that Christian Benteke was indeed on the list of strikers he was interested in signing this summer but says we have got our strikers now. Ahead of this evening’s match at Selhurst Park the gaffer said the club had made tentative enquiries about the Belgian forward. However, Bilic  admitted it is was difficult […]

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West Ham United’s relationship with the Club’s first African partner was confirmed at a ceremony in Nigeria. In a statement on the official website the club revealed: ‘The Hammers agreed a historic partnership with Nigeria Premier League side FC Ifeanyi Ubah as part of the long-term agreement signed with the club’s principal investor Capital Oil and […]

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Former Irons boss Alan Pardew claims Slaven Bilic will know how to deal with his present problems better than himself! The Crystal Palace boss said: “He’s an experienced manager – an experienced international manager – and he’ll know how to deal with it. Better than I will. I have no doubt he’ll get it right […]

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Alan Pardew has no doubt that Slaven Bilic will turn the Irons form around. The former Irons boss – who takes Palace into action againt us tomorrow – made his point during the pre-match press conference. The club tweeted him as saying: “No doubt that Bilic will get it right sooner rather than later.” Meanhile […]

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Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew has confirmed that Scott Dann will miss tomorow’s clash with the Irons. The central defender has failed to recover from a hamstring injury which has seen him miss the last two Premier League outings. Hopes were high that the Palace skipper would make the game after missing the matches against […]

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I can see us coming away with something from Palace tomorrow. The international break came at a good time for the Irons and has given all the gloom and doom a chance to disperse a bit – they can start tomorrow with a clean sheet. The return of Aaron Cresswell will make a big difference […]

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Slaven Bilic looks set to forsake his normal safety first policy and throw Aaron Cresswell straight into the action at Slhurst Park tomorrow evening. The manager has generally re-introduced previously injured players slowly but seems in no mood to do that as the team looks for a big lift against Palace. He explained: that Creswell has […]

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They do say that when things are really rubbish getting your hair done is one answer. Now far be it from us to suggest that manager Slaven Bilic has been involved in such an exercise but he certainy appears to have undergone a bit of hair growth. Remember the brutal barnet he exhibited back in […]

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Mark Noble has told the fans that players care a lot more about results than many of them may imagine. Speaking at a time when our results could hardly be worse the Hammers captain told  Soccer Saturday: “A lot of fans around the country and I’m not just talking West Ham fans, think that: ‘Oh […]

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Slaven Bilic hasn’t completed his investigation into the player’s infamous night out but promises players will be punished if he finds them guilty of wrong doing. Despite the event taking place nearly two  weeks ago with an international break in between times the manager claims he hasn’t yet estalished the facts declaring bizarrely: “I can’t […]

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Slaven Bilic has brushed off suggestions that the London Stadium is responsbile for the team’s awful start to the season. And he has claimed that he would far sooner be meeting Crystal Palace at home this weekend than having to travel to Selhurst Park. Speaking at his presser ahead of the game he said: “The […]

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Trevor Sinclair has ointed the fingr straight at criticised Slaven Bilic for the club’s disappointing start to the new season. And speaking on The Premier League show he insists if West Ham don’t start picking up points quickly, the move to the London Stadium could prove disastrous. Sinclair said: ‘It’s clear West Ham are not […]

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